The moment the lid lifted and he saw what was inside, he couldn't help but gasp audibly in shock.
Sitting in the center of the box, cushioned on white silk, was what looked like a dried-up seed roughly the size of a baby's fist. It resembled an oversized sesame seed, wrinkled and brown.
"This is a legendary sesame seed?" Vogue said with obvious sarcasm, though his racing pulse suggested he had recognized what he was actually looking at.
Sean rolled his eyes, knowing full well that Vogue was joking. "Very funny. Let me explain what you're actually holding."
Mr. White spoke up in a serious tone, gently reaching over to lift the seed from its box with careful, reverent hands.
"This is called a Creation Seed," the elder explained quietly. "It's one of the rarest spiritual treasures in existence. This particular seed has the capability to grow an entire independent world inside the body of a cultivator who successfully bonds with it."
