Su Mo rose and carefully walked over to the stone stele, staring at it in a sudden daze.
Several words were strikingly carved into the stone stele.
"Do not envy Xianyao; do not seek eternal life..." Perched on Su Mo's shoulder, the Brush of All Living Beings unconsciously read the words aloud.
"What does that mean?" the Brush of All Living Beings asked in bewilderment.
Su Mo did not answer, merely staring blankly at the stone stele...
The Brush of All Living Beings turned to look at Su Mo strangely and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Su Mo stiffly turned his head and stared blankly at the Brush of All Living Beings.
Seeing the look in Su Mo's eyes, the Brush of All Living Beings suddenly felt its hair stand on end.
"What on earth is wrong?"
Su Mo turned back toward the stone stele. The eight characters on it seemed to have long since blurred beneath the erosion of endless wind and frost, yet they still felt familiar to him.
"Do not seek eternal life... you don't think those two characters for 'eternal life' mean you, do you?" the Brush of All Living Beings could not help asking. "Then I think you're overthinking it."
"Those two characters clearly refer to the Eternal Life Technique!"
Su Mo shook his head, drew a deep breath, and said haltingly, "Those aren't the two characters I'm concerned about."
"Then what are you concerned about?" the Brush of All Living Beings asked, puzzled.
Su Mo offered no explanation. He merely glanced at the Brush of All Living Beings, then casually summoned the Heavenly Sword.
Holding the sword, Su Mo copied the eight large characters, carving them again beside the originals.
When Su Mo put away the Heavenly Sword, the Brush of All