Only then did Venerable Skyfire straighten up, but his gaze still did not dare leave Xiao Yi Xian, as though he feared that this Saint might destroy him in a fit of displeasure.
Liu Bai did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Senior, how many years have you been trapped here?"
Venerable Skyfire froze slightly, then gave a bitter smile. "I cannot remember exactly how many years it has been. I only remember that, back then, in order to subdue this Fallen Heart Flame, my physical body was destroyed. My soul fled here, and I have remained trapped within this magma ever since."
He paused, his voice carrying a trace of loneliness.
"If I had not possessed a slight understanding of the Dao of Space, I likely would have long since scattered into nothing."
Liu Bai nodded, showing his understanding.
He glanced at Venerable Skyfire and suddenly said, "I can take you out of here."
Venerable Skyfire's figure jolted violently.
He widened his eyes and stared at Liu Bai in disbelief.
"Y-you, what did you say?"
Liu Bai said evenly, "I said I can take you out of here."
Venerable Skyfire was stunned.
Leave this place. He had waited for those four words for hundreds of years, yearned for them for hundreds of years.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he said in a deep voice, "What conditions do you have?"
No one who could cultivate to such a realm was a fool.
Venerable Skyfire knew very well that there was no free lunch in this world.
Liu Bai looked at him, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.
"Very simple."
He paused.
"I will take you away, and in the future, I will also find a way to revive you. In exchange, you must