"Though it is an array, activating it requires certain consumable materials," Song Wen said.
"Please stop being so cryptic, fellow Daoist. Speak plainly," Ji Yue said.
"This array is called the Devouring Essence Array. It requires cultivators who practice the Longevity Art as catalysts," Song Wen said.
A mocking smile immediately appeared on Ji Yue's face.
"So that is how it works. You call it a life-extending array, but it is merely a vicious array that plunders others' lifespan and vitality to prolong your own life."
Song Wen said, "There is nothing wrong with putting it that way. However, while this world has no shortage of arrays that steal lives to extend one's own, have you ever heard of one that can grant another four thousand years? Even the Life-Restoring Fruit, hailed as the finest life-extending spiritual treasure in the Profound Realm, only grants three thousand years when consumed. Are you truly not tempted?"
Ji Yue fell silent.
Her phoenix eyes grew sharp as swords, as though they could pierce the ten thousand li between them and reach into the depths of Song Wen's heart.
"How can you prove that what you say is true?" After a long silence, Ji Yue transmitted her voice again.
"Heh!" Song Wen chuckled. "I had thought that the disciples of a righteous force like the Mystic Firmament Sect, which cannot coexist with demonic heretics any more than fire can coexist with water, would surely be honorable and upright. Who would have thought that even you, the foremost figure of the Mystic Firmament Sect, would be tempted by a vicious array that steals lives to extend your own!"
Ji Yue's voice immediately turned icy.
"Are you mocking me because you no longer wish to complete this transaction?"
"Not at all, not at all." Song Wen's