"Before the law of conservation is broken, any attempt to use Breathe Life into Being is bound to harm the user."
"Now I finally understand why our predecessors in the Puppet Dao called this art ill-omened. How much of your own origin must you consume to create this Giant Kun spirit?"
Only then did Mei Xuan belatedly begin to worry about Li Chen.
At her words, Li Chen smiled calmly. "Though Puppet Masters vary in their mastery of it, as long as they don't chase quick results to the point of draining the pond to catch the fish and exhausting their origin all at once, it isn't so easy to damage their foundations."
"Life has its own compensatory mechanisms. Food, spiritual essence, immortal materials, and even simple rest can replenish it. We see this pattern often enough in everyday life."
Mei Xuan looked at him for a while, then sighed softly. "You're not telling the whole truth..."
"Forget it. I won't pry. Just take care of yourself."
Li Chen had indeed not answered Mei Xuan honestly, because the expenditure was enormous-enormous enough to damage the very roots of his life and weaken his foundations!
There were indeed ways to make up for some of it, but life and one's allotted lifespan were extraordinarily precious. Even if he replenished them, how much could he recover?
Moreover, when his predecessors in the Puppet Dao called this art ill-omened, they had not meant that it harmed its user.
Li Chen felt that Mei Xuan had misunderstood.
As he understood it, the entire Creation-Promotion Secret Art was, in essence, a pursuit of the Creation Great Dao that created life.
Once one could create life with one's own hands, one might unwittingly develop the lofty mindset of a ruler, wantonly controlling other natural lives.
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