Ordinarily, the sight of such a beautiful strand of beads would have delighted her, perhaps even stirred greed in her heart.
But now, she wanted nothing more than to stay far away from them.
For she sensed an intensely repulsive aura coming from those beads.
She could not explain or describe the feeling. Her revulsion was simply instinctive.
Or rather, it was more than revulsion. Fear was mingled with it as well.
Seeing that Xiaotao had not touched the bracelet, Su Jiu made no attempt to force it into her hands. Instead, she asked, "Did you know you originally had a chance to be reincarnated?"
Xiaotao grew even more bewildered. The woman before her kept throwing question after question at her, and each was either something she could not answer or something she could not understand.
This sudden question, for instance, left her head spinning.
"This bracelet is also known as the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl. It can make those stained with sin wish they were dead. Whether an ordinary person or a cultivator, anyone who touches it must undergo an examination of their soul. No one can escape its gaze. It can give you the clearest possible answer as to whether you have committed evil in this lifetime."
As she spoke, Su Jiu extended the beads toward Xiaotao again. "Won't you try?"
This time, Xiaotao looked at the beads as though she had seen a ghost. All traces of her earlier weakness vanished as she scrambled away on all fours, putting distance between herself and the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl.
"I forgot to tell you: those burdened with grave sins instinctively fear its power. Once they actually touch it, it makes their lives worse than death, leaving them in unbearable agony.
"It can even make them regret ever coming into this