One More True Intent, Heaven Round and Earth Square

"Brilliant archery!" Luo Xia blurted out, her eyes full of admiration. Li Xian remained neither servile nor arrogant and casually acknowledged her before riding over to the old man.

Four arrows in succession, piercing his abdomen, chest, and skull-precise, ruthless, clean, and decisive. The old man was pinned to the tree, blood dripping down the shafts. His eyes were wide and full of unwillingness, his legs kicking and twitching against the ground. He was beyond saving.

To be safe, Li Xian gathered Qi and struck him with another palm. It shattered the old man's five viscera, killing him on the spot. Li Xian still didn't approach. He waited a little longer, and only after confirming the man was completely dead did he start searching the body.

"Heaven-Hiding Casket?"

There was an unexpected boon. A small casket had been hidden in a pocket inside the old man's robe. The lid was carved with the character "round," and the body with the character "square." Round represented Heaven; square represented Earth.

This world believed that Heaven was round and Earth square, and that Heaven and Earth were vast and boundless. Li Xian had lived through two lifetimes, but he wouldn't presume to say otherwise.

The Essence Meat inside had already been eaten, but its scent remained.

The casket could hold five grams of Essence Meat. It was about the size of two fingers, very easy to store. Hidden in a sleeve or against the chest, it left no trace.

This item was precious, so Li Xian kept it for himself. He searched again...

The old man had an innate, peculiar obsession: he liked collecting children's toe bones. He would handle them until they were smooth and lustrous, like jade formed from milk, then string them into a necklace and wear it.

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