In the middle of the petrified crowd, one man forced his way towards the glass casket. The said man has an imposing aura around him, donned in distinct dark clothing printed with a symbol of dancing clouds over the lofty mountains, and a jade crest hanging on his belt. A frown was formed on his thick eyebrows as he looked at Lang Yuan with obvious disdain. 

One look is enough to know that this person is an official or someone with a high rank. 

The man unsheathed his sword and pointed it toward Lang Yuan. It carried out a force that made the other people cower and fall to their knees. The overwhelming aura reached Lang Yuan but unlike the people outside the casket, it didn't force him to kneel. The glass casket seems to be protecting him from it. 

"The Egg belongs to Mistress Ying Mei! I order you to go out and receive your punishment!"

Lang Yuan: "..." (・_・;) 

Wha-what? 

Why does he need to receive punishment? 

He is not even claiming the egg, and it wasn't his fault that he was inside the casket. Why is he being persecuted? Shouldn't this man ask him first why he is inside the casket than suddenly accusing him?

But unknown to Lang Yuan is the origin of the egg. What seems to be a glass casket is an impenetrable barrier erected by the egg itself. Nobody can touch and harm the egg, not even the highest cultivators unless the egg will do so. To have Lang Yuan enter the barrier means that the egg somehow favors him.

"I will say it once again, remove yourself from the egg and receive the punishment!"

"That's unreasonable," Lang Yuan cried. 

He really wanted to leave from here, from this casket, he would even give them the egg if they want it. But it can't really be done since the glass is difficult to break. And what's with the punishment? Are they seriously using this tactic to make him surrender?

Minister Jiang XeXun only looked at him, his brows creasing. It seems that Lang Yuan can hear them from the outside but the barrier is stopping them to hear what he is saying. Lang Yuan is like a fish, bobbing his mouth open and close with no volume, a mute towards their ears.

Lang Yuan noticed their expressions. 

He has been telling everyone that he didn't force his way inside but instead sucked in when he was pushed too much by the men. He also told them to help him break the glass, will even leave the egg to them if they really wanted it. 

Lang Yuan dedicated the last part of his hope to ask for forgiveness but instead received no reaction from the crowd. His face paled. He's totally oblivious that nobody can hear his words.

Minister Jiang XeXun is not a patient man. He doesn't like stalling time and would rather actually act than wait for later. He also hated people who didn't know their places. Like Lang Yuan, for example. He warned him twice but the young man didn't heed. Now he will bring his punishment.

The sword of Minister Jiang XeXun is a Celestial sword. It is said as one of the few swords that has a god-like spiritual value. The sword has consciousness and will choose its master instead, regardless of whatever level its master has. 

To own a Celestial sword is like a mortal being granted to become a god by the heavens.

It is true that no one can easily penetrate the barrier of the egg. But if the status is of a higher realm then breaking it would be an easy job. And as how this egg is still in its premature state, the offspring that will be born from it is still weaker by leagues from the adult one. 

A minister who is considered one of the strongest cultivators of the five empires can still break the barrier, especially since he's using a Celestial blade that is stronger than the cute little egg.

Lang Yuan was surprised when Minister Jiang XeXun leaped onto his front in a flicker, so fast that all he can see is the after image. The minister raised his sword and perform a slash, wounding Lang Yuan's arm when he was still leaning toward the glass. He quickly took a step back, stumbled from the cloth around the egg, and fell down beside it.

His wounded arm landed on the egg using it as a support. Lang Yuan knows that even though eggs are fragile, this one that is larger than his head must be sturdier than the smaller eggs. So leaning on it for support should not break the shell.

Lang Yuan cried from the pain. For a modern man, violence is something that is somehow contained in his world. Nobody will hurt you and the police will always be keeping everyone protected. Maybe there are brawls happening under the table but those are done in secret and both parties agreed with it. 

To be slashed by a heavenly sword isn't really common in his world...

The young man didn't notice it but the egg that was smeared with his blood emitted a soft glow. It slowly sucked in the blood from the shell as if feeding itself some food. Everyone is too busy watching Lang Yuan and was too late to realize that the sleeping creature inside the egg has woken up.

After slashing the barrier only Minister Jiang XeXun realized his mistake. 

Even though breaking the barrier is easy for the level of his sword, the barrier won't be called 'impenetrable' if it can break easily. Its restoring capability is faster than light, so when the blade of the sword broke it, another array emerged from nowhere and quickly sealed it before anyone can enter.

Not only that. It seems that his hasty action caused the creature to wake up from receiving its first blood.

The minister is now more eager to kill this unknown young man. Lang Yuan is wearing their sect's uniform, which means that he's part of the minority. The minister has no way to know everyone in his sect, except if they are of the higher class or have the talent to be noticed. This guy must be a new recruit with only a faint talent for cultivation.

Tsk. Their sect is not this scarce of people that they even accepted such a low-level disciple.

He wanted to pursue Lang Yuan when the egg glowed evidently. The ground suddenly shook, losing everyone's balance. Lang Yuan quickly extracted his bleeding arm away from the egg. He stood up but was pulled down again when the ground shook with higher severity.

Nobody knows what caused it to happen but the glass casket suddenly flew up in the sky. The object catapulted itself from the ground, taking its 'mother' away from these violent people, and looking for a perfect place where it can properly hatch.