The Ghost Immortal Emperor fell silent for a long time.
His gaze slowly moved away from Fang Chen and settled on the patch of earth outside the Thatched Cottage, lit by the morning sun. Golden flecks danced across it like countless tiny golden sprites.
Then he spoke again, his voice heavier than before. "What you said about combining Phoenix Heart Essence Blood with the Nirvana Secret Art would indeed work. As far as I know, it may be the only way to repair a self-severed Dao Foundation!"
He raised his head and looked at Fang Chen. "But there's a problem!"
"What is it?" Fang Chen asked.
"When you helped Lin Xiao undergo Nirvana and be reborn, how long had it been since he severed his own Cultivation?"
Fang Chen thought for a moment. "I can't say for certain. After severing his Cultivation, he entered the Heavenly Ruins with me. Time Flow Rate was very slow there. In some places, time was almost at a standstill. I could only travel through it with the Time Bell. To me, it felt as though we spent only a few months inside."
"But between my entering the Heavenly Ruins and coming back out, thirty thousand years passed outside!"
The Ghost Immortal Emperor nodded, then said slowly, "By that reckoning, only a few months had passed for Lin Xiao since he severed his Cultivation. The damage to his Dao Foundation hadn't fully set, and the foundations of Law he had severed still retained some vitality. That allowed the Nirvana Flame to awaken, reshape, and repair them!"
"But if long ages pass after someone severs their Cultivation, the foundations of Law at the break will gradually wither and lose their vitality. They're like a branch left on the ground too long after being cut: the severed