"Blood Robe!" I cast Blood Robe on Granny Sun, thinking it would restore her, but in the end, it could only slow the evaporation of her soul-body.
I had no idea what kind of weapon it was. Just touching it could make a soul-body vanish—the Earth Immortal from the Immortal Sect had long wanted to kill Granny Sun! I hurried over, hoping to continue strengthening her Blood Robe. Perhaps being closer would let me react in time.
"Child, it's useless. That's a magic treasure. The slightest touch is enough to disperse a soul-body. Don't waste your strength. While Granny is still here, say a few words to me instead." Granny Sun gave a bitter smile.
"Granny..." Tears instantly spilled from my eyes. A crowd of ghosts came over to check on Granny Sun, but she raised a hand and motioned for them all to stay back.
"Everyone, move aside. Let Daoist Sun Yan speak with Yitian." Grandpa Baishun waved everyone away, leaving the space to Granny Sun and me.
I didn't know what a magic treasure was, but one that could touch a soul-body and defeat even Blood Robe was clearly beyond anything I could deal with now. My heart ached terribly. Granny Sun was one of the few people who had truly treated me well, someone willing to come all the way north for my sake. She never should have come. After surviving the disaster on Yin Wind Island, she should have been cultivating quietly in the Ten Directions Sea—or gone to Tianyi's Abode to enjoy her twilight years.
Yet she had still come, for me, and for the Ancestral Dragon Sword.
"Bring the children out. Granny wants to see them." Granny Sun spoke faintly.
I hurriedly wiped away my tears and summoned Xijun and Wang Yan. When the