Uh...
Everyone had become absorbed in the story of that Tribulation-Transcendence cultivator, seemingly forgetting the person they should actually have been paying attention to.
Whether there was a way to save him or not, they still had to try. What if he could be saved?
"Is there any way to suppress or remove this dagger's curse?" Lin Chuan asked with a frown.
If it kept draining him like this, Meng Jingxian would probably be sucked dry into a mummy within days.
"So far, I don't know of any way to remove the dagger's ability to devour life force. Moreover, a crucial reason this dagger is so powerful is that it can seize an enemy's life force when attacking, weakening their strength. It is precisely because of this ability that it has the potential to advance into an immortal artifact!" Shi Jin explained.
Other than the continent's companion immortal artifacts, nearly all immortal artifacts known to them had evolved from cultivators' natal magic treasures during ascension. A special existence like Ghost Hand was exceedingly rare in the entire cultivation world.
"There's no other way?" Southern Dipper asked. He had partnered with Northern Dipper for a long time; he could not possibly stand by and watch Northern Dipper be drained into a mummy.
"No, unless we destroy the dagger outright!" Shi Jin said. "To be honest, it would be difficult for anyone else to destroy this dagger. Otherwise, its former owner would not have been drained dry. But we possess many immortal artifacts. Destroying a sacred artifact should not be a problem!"
"Then destroy—" Southern Dipper had barely begun speaking when he felt someone tug at the hem of his clothes. Looking down, he saw Meng Jingxian gazing at him pitifully.
"Could we not destroy this dagger..." Meng Jingxian asked cautiously.
Though