Although Xuan Ci's Demon Core had been shattered, hearing Old Man Ling's words stirred a fierce will to survive within him. He did everything he could to control the violent energy in his body. Though he suppressed it for only an instant, that was enough for Old Man Ling to save him. At Ling Tian's suggestion, Old Man Ling used the God Sealing Restriction and easily sealed the Demon Core.
Once Old Man Ling had finished sealing it, Ling Tian arrived as well. He activated his Void Breaking Buddha Eye and saw that the fragments of Xuan Ci's Demon Core had each been sealed. Only then did he let out a long breath of relief, knowing that no matter what, Xuan Ci's life had been saved.
"Thank goodness that Heavenly Sha was in the habit of shattering other people's Golden Cores. If he'd gone for the soul..." Ling Tian let out a long, shaky breath.
"Yeah, well, I feel like having my soul pierced would've been better." Xuan Ci looked utterly dejected. He muttered to himself, "My Demon Core's shattered. I'm a cripple now. I'd be better off dead."
Hearing the despair in Xuan Ci's words, Ling Tian didn't know how to comfort him. Old Man Ling, too, had witnessed firsthand how miserably Lingyun had lived after self-destructing his Golden Core. He knew that if Lingyun and Hu Ji hadn't been burdened with rebuilding Lingxiao Pavilion, they would have chosen death.
Thinking of this, Old Man Ling let out a quiet sigh. For a moment, he didn't know what to say, either.
"Brother Ci, what are you saying? Being alive is a good thing." Xuan Ying approached step by step, tears glimmering in the corners of her eyes, her expression as sorrowful as a flower. She murmured, "Do you know?