I slowly reached out and took the dust. "You seemed to care so much about this speck of dust just now. How can you bear to give it to me now?"
"You're right. I originally thought that, in the face of life and death, I would definitely be more inclined to choose it. But I was wrong. When it comes to surviving, it's actually just a speck of dust. I'm not worthy of possessing it..." the little girl said aggrievedly.
I laughed freely and said, "As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. What use is it to you if you're dead? Besides, the value of all things depends on the person. The moment you wanted to hand it over, its value had already been decided—and that value was second only to your life."
"But it still ended up in your hands, so I'm not worthy of possessing it." The little girl's lips drooped.
I smiled, then flicked my finger. A streak of light shot into the center of her brows. "But you've already proven its value. How about this? To demonstrate that, I'll grant you a fortuitous opportunity. Make sure you keep it safe."
The little girl was pierced by the opportunity and instantly clutched her head, wailing.
Before long, she seemed to sense something. She spread her palm, and a black flame had somehow appeared in it.
"This is the Flame of Annihilating the Dao. As long as you cultivate it to its pinnacle, all ten thousand Daos can be destroyed. If you refine a Dao Heart, then even all the laws between heaven and earth will be unable to destroy it," I said.
"This... Is it really that powerful!?" The little girl was stunned.
I tossed her another cosmos pouch. "These