"..."
It was merely the simplest of rhetorical questions, yet it plunged White Elephant into silence.
A long while later.
The face beneath the hood pulled into a bitter smile.
Yes...
Looking across this world, aside from the woman before him, there truly was no one else capable of bearing such a burden.
At that thought.
The turbid breath that had been knotted in White Elephant's chest for years finally left him completely.
He smiled with easy abandon, then clasped his fists. "I still have some matters to attend to. Once I'm done, I'll come here to find you."
"Alright."
Jiang Yuechu nodded calmly, with no intention of forcing him to stay.
White Elephant said no more. He straightened up, turned, and transformed into a streak of escaping light that shot into the distance.
Only after that gray-robed figure had vanished completely beyond the horizon did Jiang Yuechu withdraw her gaze.
Her consciousness sank into her body as she silently sensed the changes brought by this Heavenly-Grade Dao Chess piece.
With a thought.
The Wind-Fire True Form Art followed.
The flame current that ought to have been crimson and azure underwent an earth-shaking transformation at that moment.
Boom.
Ink-black flames swiftly raged across her body.
Jiang Yuechu raised her eyes slightly.
Compared to an Immortal-Grade Dao Chess piece, which merely fused with the body and provided vast foundational nourishment.
After advancing to Heavenly Grade.
Aside from enhancing one's foundation, this Dao Chess piece could also be directly infused into cultivation arts.
This was far more overbearing than simply strengthening the physical body.
Even ordinary moves could undergo utterly different changes under the enhancement of Heavenly-Grade Dao Chess.
"Seems pretty good?"
Looking at the black flame current leaping over her body, Jiang Yuechu casually clenched her hand, drawing the black fire