As he spoke, Su Shi'er's scrutinizing gaze swept over the woman once more.
Before he could finish, his voice abruptly cut off.
The woman carried the aura of cultivation, and at first glance, there truly seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
Yet upon closer inspection, the source of that aura was clearly somewhat insubstantial.
It did not draw attention, yet it was like duckweed with no roots.
There could be many reasons for such a condition, such as damaged foundations or depleted qi and blood.
Of course, damaged spiritual roots were also one possibility.
"Little girl, may I examine the condition inside your body?" Su Shi'er asked rather than directly forcing an investigation.
The two youngsters had helped him, and repaying vengeance with vengeance and kindness with kindness had always been his way of conducting himself.
Moreover, under normal circumstances, a cultivator's spiritual roots were innate. Even if the physical body was damaged, it was difficult for the spiritual roots to be harmed to the point of being lost.
Yet this little girl had damaged spiritual roots. More precisely, they had actually been taken from her.
Even after cultivating for so many years, he had never heard of or seen such a method.
"Mm!" The woman did not refuse, nor was she in any position to refuse. She could only nod lightly.
Su Shi'er did not mind. With her consent, a strand of true essence as thin as a hair flew from his fingertip and shot into the woman's body in an instant.
That strand of true essence was as thin as a hair, yet bolstered by Divine Emperor Power, the true essence within Su Shi'er was nearly comparable to a Loose Immortal's Immortal Essence.
Though the power looked weak, to the little girl before him, it was like