Seeing the expectant looks on their faces, Xu Tong knew he probably could not get out of this one.
They had inadvertently discovered that he possessed a means of restoring a true spirit. If he stood by and let someone die, both Nuwa and Houtu would likely bear a grudge against him.
Nuwa might even lose her mind and attack him outright.
Then he would have to reveal his cultivation.
Thinking it over, he really did not stand to gain much.
"Fine, you're right. I do indeed have something that can restore a true spirit."
Hearing Xu Tong admit it, Nuwa's and Houtu's eyes both lit up.
Houtu truly had not expected her luck to be this good.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Tong, please save him."
As the two looked at Xu Tong, they seemed ready to throw themselves at him.
In the two women's eyes, Xu Tong was no longer a person, but an exquisite cake.
Their gazes sent a chill of revulsion through him.
"Stop, stop, stop. Don't look at me like that. I do have something that can mend a true spirit, but why should I give it to you? You should know how precious it is, right? Offer a price that satisfies me, and then I'll consider it."
Nuwa froze at his words.
I'm a Sage. I already said I would owe Xu Tong a karmic debt, yet he still wants me to pay a price?
Looking at Xu Tong, Nuwa asked tentatively.
"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, isn't it enough for me to owe you a karmic debt?"
Xu Tong rolled his eyes at that. (-_-) (-_-)
Do you take me for an orchard farmer? What would I want with so many fruits of karma?
*Besides, what use is your karmic debt? You're a Sage, but I'm a