So that was it—the Hourglass running out, symbolizing Yin-Yang Reversal? The yellow-robed old man had clearly become much more talkative. He said methodically, "I'll take the item first, but I'll give it to the Great Sin Scholar. With this, the Great Sin Scholar will be restored to completeness.
"In this way, the Great Sin Scholar will owe someone a substantial debt of gratitude. I happened to hear that Constant Self wants a portion of the Great Sin Scholar's Wisdom Spring. I imagine such a request would be easy to fulfill, while the Imperial Flowing Paste Constant Self can provide happens to be somewhat useful to my apostle as well. That way, both the Great Sin Scholar and Constant Self will owe Iver a small debt of gratitude.
"At the same time, I'll pay some additional price on Constant Self's behalf..."
As he spoke, the cheerful Hourglass looked toward Iver. "I know your circumstances, Iver. You may find it useful in the future."
For the first time, the old man's gathered sleeve opened, revealing something that was neither black nor white, hollow like a rift in the world. It looked like a blurry mass of chaos, yet also like a pair of scissors capable of cutting all things apart.
The Gap of Dualities.
Even though this was Iver's first time seeing it, he immediately understood its nature.
"This is a mystic treasure capable of separating all things into two opposing aspects. Good thoughts and evil thoughts, life and death, success and failure, past and future...
"This Yin-Yang severing differs from Ai Shiping's Tail Severing Method. It's a safer method... When your Paths come into conflict, it can temporarily separate the two Paths. Once the Paths return to the realm of taiji, you can restore them to unity at any time."
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