"Nie Tong?"
Nie Yun froze.
"That's right. Nie Tong's constitution is very special. I think it's an excellent match for this Corpse Core!" Gui Ling nodded in confirmation.
Nie Yun had initially wondered why he would say that, but after giving it some thought, he immediately understood.
Nie Tong's former incarnation had been the Asura King. Back then, in order to save the Chaos Ocean, he had perished, his Dao dissipating. His corpse had drifted through the starry sea, lying silent for hundreds of millions of years!
Later, after Nie Tong had followed him along the way, he had fused the Asura King's corpse with his own body. Coupled with the fact that he had died once already... such a body shared many traits with a corpse. No matter how much Corpse Qi it contained, it would not suffer backlash or undergo any unforeseen changes!
Looked at that way, Nie Tong truly was the best possible candidate.
"Nie Tong is about to condense his domain. With this Corpse Core, his cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds!"
Having figured it out, Nie Yun smiled.
The stronger Nie Tong became, the more gratified he felt. Seeing Nie Tong refine the Corpse Core made him even happier than refining it himself would have.
"I'll try!"
Hearing their assessment, Nie Tong took the Corpse Core into his hand.
Unlike Nie Yun, whose arm had stiffened upon touching it, Nie Tong instead felt a sense of closeness, as though his palm held an enormous treasure vault containing boundless power.
"I can refine it!"
A moment later, Nie Tong's eyes lit up. "But refining it now would be a bit wasteful. Once I condense the Sword Realm, I can use this to break through to an even higher level in one stroke!"
"Mm!"
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