[It was merely an uncertain treasure, yet he wanted to exchange it for so much of your life energy. That would make your time and effort seem far too cheap. After much consideration, you still rationally refused Jiang Wentian instead of gambling on the certainty that the flutter in your chest meant it was something good.]
[Seeing you reject him so firmly, Jiang Wentian was somewhat unsettled. In his memory, few dared refuse him, but considering that he had no better options besides you, he did not immediately lose his temper or put on a sour face.
After preparing himself mentally and forcibly swallowing the displeasure in his heart, Jiang Wentian had no choice but to raise his offer. He said he could find a way to get you two more "Zhuokui."]
[This was also your first time hearing of the Zhuokui Jiang Wentian mentioned. He was not surprised by that and explained the item's function, origins, and rarity to you...
From Jiang Wentian, you learned that Zhuokui was a treasure used to resist the dangers of the cosmic domain. It could preserve one's life against the vast majority of low-risk and even medium-risk incidents. Two Zhuokui meant two chances to survive, enough to let someone with only the cultivation of a Shi Yuan Quasi-Emperor return alive from the cosmic domain.
Such items were usually used in dangerous Secret Realms. The Three Pure Heavens had Secret Realms of this kind, whose passages were not stable enough. During long-distance teleportation, there was a chance they would shatter and cast one into the cosmic domain. Given the dangers of the cosmic domain, even among Star Sea Quasi-Emperors, quite a few had died there. Perhaps only a true Immortal Emperor could remain completely unaffected.
Thus, for most people lacking sufficient strength, Zhuokui was