Su Shi'er knew clearly that his current body was merely a special Immortal Body born during the course of his cultivation.
Beneath the Half-Immortal Artifact in Quicksand Land, his original body—cast into the Heaven and Earth Furnace, its fate unknown—still remained.
Moreover, when his consciousness had left his original body, he had sensed not only this Immortal Body, but also two other faint traces of awareness.
As for what those two faint sensations corresponded to, Su Shi'er could more or less guess.
If this body perished, whether his consciousness would scatter completely or possess another transformed body tied to his original body—
Even he could not be certain.
But one thing was certain: by sacrificing this body, he still had a sliver of hope of survival.
Xiao Yue and the others, on the other hand, would truly suffer the destruction of both body and soul, their lives and paths extinguished, should they perish in this Immortal Tomb.
Under such circumstances, the choice was not difficult to make.
Sacrifice himself and fulfill others.
He rarely did such things, and it was difficult for him to do them willingly. After all, far too much rested on his shoulders.
Had it been anyone else present, Su Shi'er would never have remained until now. He would have greased the soles of his feet and fled long ago.
But Xiao Yue, Han Yu, Lin Hezhuo, and Liu Hua all had deep ties with him.
Moreover, in the world of cultivation, their character placed them among the cream of countless cultivators.
Xiao Yue, Han Yu, and Lin Hezhuo exchanged glances, hesitating as though they still wanted to say something.
But before they could speak, Su Shi'er's sword seals were already formed.
"Heavenly Sword Art—Heavenly Absolution!"
With a loud cry, the Xuanpin Sword, the flying sword Magical