. Biao arrived. "The Luck Dao has hidden itself away. Looks like it has no intention of fighting us."
Chang Tu gave a bitter smile. "The Main Dao never thought much of us. It just doesn't want to waste its strength fighting us, leaving the other three sides to benefit."
Biao glanced at Chang Tu. "How are you?"
Chang Tu smiled but said nothing.
Biao hesitated. "Actually, your injury might not be beyond treatment."
Chang Chuan suddenly turned to Biao. "What did you say? It can be treated?" Chang Tu's eyes burned with hope. If there was a chance, no one wanted to become a cripple. He was easygoing, but he wasn't a fool. Seeing Biao's hesitation, his heart sank. If it could be treated, Biao would have said so last time. He wouldn't have waited until now. It must be very
difficult.
Chang Chuan urged him on. "Biao, if there's a way to treat him, just say it." Biao sighed and looked deeply at Chang Tu. "After your accident, we all came to see you. I specifically sensed the injuries inside your body. The Four Steps of the Saber—the fourth step is essentially mutual destruction. By rights, after using the fourth step, you should have died. But Chang Chuan used his cultivation to protect your body, and because of the equal exchange back then, your cultivation also improved a little. That's how you survived." "If the power protecting your body could generate an endless stream of vitality—or, to put it another way, generate lifespan—your injuries would be healed. You might even go further, because you'd no longer have any restrictions and could use the fourth step whenever you wanted."
"What can generate lifespan?" Chang Chuan asked anxiously.
Biao's voice sank. "The Longevity Realm. The Heart Protecting Shell."
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