Xu Changqing smiled without smiling. "What? You can find a second one, or even more?"
Chi Ye opened its mouth, yet could not say a single word.
It wanted to lie.
But as a contracted spirit pet, it could not defy its master's will.
Thus, under Xu Changqing's piercing gaze, Chi Ye finally deflated and honestly confessed, "As long as the world I'm in contains a Primordial Star Core, I can indeed find it through the talent 'Seek.'"
As it spoke, it hurriedly added, "But with my current strength, the efficiency is very low—extremely, extremely low!"
Xu Changqing neither confirmed nor denied this.
If it really could find them quickly, it would not have spent more than a decade in the Grand Void Rift before only now entering the spatial crack.
Suddenly, he thought of another question. "Other than the Primordial Star Core, what else can restore your strength?"
At those words, Chi Ye immediately froze.
Obvious panic flashed through its mismatched black-and-white cat eyes.
It lowered its head, not daring to make a sound.
Xu Changqing did not urge it. He simply stood there and waited.
One man and one cat remained locked in a standoff for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
Chi Ye finally broke down. "Master, can you not ask...?"
Xu Changqing said expressionlessly, "No."
Chi Ye closed its eyes in pain.
It struggled.
It hesitated.
It wrestled with itself.
In the end, forced by the contract, it had no choice but to tell the truth. "I... besides 'Seek,' I have another ability."
Xu Changqing raised a brow. "What ability?"
Chi Ye's voice was so quiet it was nearly inaudible. "Absorbing lifespan."
Xu Changqing's gaze sharpened. "Absorbing lifespan?"
Chi Ye explained, "As long as I absorb enough lifespan, I can restore my strength