A pile of bones had been refined into a glittering golden living creature.
That creature even opened its eyes, revealing a pair of crimson-gold pupils. It stared straight at Ning Xiaochuan, baring a mouthful of sharp teeth.
Ning Xiaochuan felt his scalp prickle and cold sweat stream down his back. Carefully, he said, "Ugly Old Woman, are you randomly refining corpses again?"
"Nonsense! I am a Heart Nourisher. I am bringing him back from the dead. Can't you see that he is practically resurrected already?" Ugly Old Woman was furious and dearly wished to smash Ning Xiaochuan over the head with her cane.
She felt that Ning Xiaochuan was insulting her creation.
Ning Xiaochuan forced a stiff smile. "Even if you want to bring him back from the dead, shouldn't you transplant a heart into him first?"
There was a huge hole in Heaven Extinction Path Master's chest. The flesh and blood inside were a mangled mess, and severed blood vessels could clearly be seen.
"Shallow, utterly shallow! Your cultivation is too low, and your understanding of 'life' and 'death' remains on the surface. Must someone without a heart necessarily not be alive?"
"Surely you don't know about heart transplants, Senior? Then again, a heart transplant is indeed a major and highly delicate operation. Heart Nourishers may be skilled in pill refinement, but they probably rarely study surgical procedures involving bodily anatomy. If you don't understand, I can help you," Ning Xiaochuan said.
Even the Grand Heart Nourisher of the Yulan Empire had been unable to cure the blockage in Ning Xiaochuan's heart blood vessels, so naturally they would know even less about heart transplants. It was perfectly normal for Ning Xiaochuan to understand it this way.
Dark lines appeared across Ugly Old Woman's forehead. She was utterly enraged, gritting