Qin Yueying had only just flung the mirror away when, before she could question Chen Lin, light streamed from its pitted surface and enveloped her body.
She seemed to freeze in place, a dazed look clouding her eyes.
Then she squeezed them shut.
Chen Lin watched from the side.
He felt that the mirror affected her far more strongly than it had him. When he used it, he had shown no obvious abnormalities.
Time passed little by little.
Qin Yueying's skin began to take on a sheen. Like a withered tree welcoming spring, her body shook off its deathly stillness and blossomed with vitality.
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
Judging by her condition, the mirror's light really did seem capable of restoring youth. If it could increase her actual lifespan, this treasure's value would soar.
Although it exchanged cultivation for lifespan, to someone facing death, it was a life-saving straw worth trading everything for.
Two sticks of incense later.
The light surrounding Qin Yueying began to fade.
Slowly, it vanished.
She opened her eyes and gazed delightedly at the mirror she had thrown away, then drew it back into her hand.
Chen Lin immediately warned her.
"If you activate it again, you'll probably drop to the Qi Realm. Even if you gain more lifespan, you'll have a hard time leaving this place alive."
"Don't worry."
Qin Yueying shook her head.
"This treasure probably has limits on its use. The indentations have smoothed out now. I doubt I could activate it even if I wanted to."
With that, she looked at Chen Lin.
"Would you be willing to trade this mirror to me?" she asked tentatively.
Chen Lin glanced at the mirror.
Sure enough, its pitted marks had disappeared, leaving it perfectly smooth. That inexplicable air of mystery was gone as