Dai Youheng spoke extremely quickly, yet every word was clear. He tried to explain the most crucial distinction in the shortest possible time-the gulf between severing and connecting.
He would sever a tiny portion of the Auspicious Beast's power of destiny, rather than establish a mental connection with her and gain her power by linking their destinies.
Light flickered rapidly in the Three-Eyed Golden Beast's vertical pupil, as though she were analyzing the truth of Dai Youheng's words.
She remained suspicious, but the Snow Empress's guarantee and his proposed method of "no karmic ties" kept her from lashing out immediately.
"Human, such honeyed words. Even if what you say is true, why should I give up my precious power of destiny?
What can you offer me?" Her voice remained icy, but her outright refusal had shifted into a probing question.
Dai Youheng knew the crucial moment had arrived. Without another word, he turned his palm upward, and a gentle light brimming with boundless life energy shone in his hand.
A pill appeared, not round, but shaped like an exquisitely crafted, flawless snowflake.
Patterns of ice and snow seemed to form naturally across its surface. Stranger still, it appeared to pulse faintly, like a tiny, living heart.
An indescribably immense vitality and a sacred aura capable of cleansing all impurities spread instantly, even calming the raging fire elements around them somewhat.
"This pill is called the Snow Woman Sacred Heart Pill." Dai Youheng's voice was solemn. "It cannot improve cultivation or increase combat strength. It has only one function-no matter how grave your injuries, even if your heart shatters and you die, as long as your soul has not completely dispersed, taking this pill will anchor your life force, then restore you to your original state and bring you back from