"Could there really be... a possibility of saving her right now..." The murderous rage in my mind seemed to reverse itself in a daze, uncontrollably resisting my commands. If not for the certainty filling Shining Moon Immortal Venerable's voice, the next sword strike might have already come.
"Yes, there definitely is. If she is the main soul, then no matter how weak she is, she wouldn't be swallowed so easily. Besides, don't you find it strange? If it were soul-consciousness devouring soul-consciousness, then even the most powerful Immortal who had attained the Dao would undergo unexpected changes. But she hasn't." Shining Moon Immortal Venerable spoke with absolute certainty.
"But... I've never experienced what it feels like to devour a main soul either. Have you?" Looking at the empty space in the cosmic domain, as though the Golden Cudgel had pierced straight through the Six Paths of Heaven, I shook my head. I still couldn't bring myself to recall the fact that my wife-sister had been lost. Could Shining Moon Immortal Venerable's words really be trusted?
Shining Moon Immortal Venerable didn't get angry at my questioning. Instead, she said, "I've never tried it either. But if it's the main soul, there must be a core that cannot be fused immediately. It's like placing a golden-iron bead in water. Could water dissolve the bead easily? But what if you struck again with this sword, failed to annihilate the water completely, and accidentally smashed that golden-iron bead instead?"
"I... don't know..." The murderous aura around me gradually dissipated as it lingered. By now, Shining Moon Immortal Venerable had arrived before me, and those plain hands, white as congealed fat, gently wiped away the tears that had rolled down my cheeks at some unknown point.
"You should be certain that she is the Six