Chu Yang's eyes started to sparkle when he saw the Emerald Clouse Stone and the Universal Azure Crystal.
The reason was simple – these two treasures were two out of the nine components required for the Nine Heavens Sword to condense into solid form. It was similar to the Creation Heavenly Crystal that he had obtained from the Nine Netherworld Ghost Monkeys' ancestral ground when he ventured deep into the Barren Expanses all those years ago.
His ancestor from Ethereal Mountain had obtained one such item by chance and passed it down through the generations ever since. However, not many people from the Ethereal Mountain knew the truth about its identity, and it was the first component that Chu Yang managed to get.