"Heh heh, you really do have a bit of nobility in you. At least that doesn't disgrace your title as one of my descendants from the Nine Heavens Swordfall lineage. But as for this 'thermal core' you mentioned, I have no idea what it is. How would I know whether it can be dealt with? I'd have to see it first before I could judge, wouldn't I? Besides, judging by the day you knocked on my door, it seems there isn't much time left, is there? How do you expect me to deal with it?" The Grandmaster wore a wicked grin before turning his gaze toward the pill furnace. His eyes burned with heat.
"Grandmaster, does this person really have to eat it? We could shut down all the sects' Grand Arrays and bring out the Stellar Compass. As long as it can shift the stars, with your strength, wouldn't it be enough to make the thermal core disappear?" I swallowed hard. Don't tell me I've been talking all this time only for you to make me eat a person!
"You know enough to shut down all the sects' Grand Arrays and bring out the Stellar Compass to deal with the thermal core, so why haven't you considered what happens if I use too much force? What if I lose my chance to attain the Dao? Do you want your Grandmaster to attain the Dao, or do you want your Grandmaster to perish together with this so-called thermal core?" the Grandmaster countered.
I was rendered speechless. For a moment, I couldn't answer. The thermal core really was too powerful—even the Heavenly Sword couldn't deal with it. The Stellar Compass might not be enough either. If it dragged the Grandmaster down with it and still failed to solve the problem, things