Upon hearing this, the man stood rooted to the spot, unmoving for a long time.
A sharp gleam suddenly flashed through his eyes. "Su Jiu's flesh and blood? Don't tell me you just made that up to get me to eliminate her!
"If all you want is to eliminate Su Jiu, you really don't need to go to such lengths. I've already helped you turn the Azure Tide Sect upside down. What's one more Su Jiu?"
Li's lips curved slightly as she gazed at the distant, barren mountain range. "Exactly. So I have even less reason to lie to you, don't I?"
The man remained motionless. "Why does it have to be Su Jiu...?"
"Actually, if you want to activate the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Array and perform a Life Exchange for your disciple, it doesn't have to be Su Jiu. Anyone born in the same year, month, and day as your disciple would do.
"Whether the exchange succeeds, however, is another matter. I can tell you in all seriousness that the Heavenly Dao is gradually returning to normal now, so you will most likely fail.
"But Su Jiu is different. She is an Outsider, and what makes her special goes far beyond anything you could imagine.
"Never mind exchanging your disciple's life. Even if you were exchanging the life of anyone else in the world, the chances of success would be very high.
"So her life can be exchanged for anyone's. Why else do you think Hong Ming dared to exchange Su Jiu's life with Ming Yun's back then, without even investigating the year Su Jiu was born?"
"But Hong Ming failed," the man said coldly. "And he died in the end."
Li pursed her lips. "That was mostly his own doing. He committed far too much evil. Of course