Watching Su Mo's expression, the Old Madman let out a deep sigh.
"With a shattered Divine Soul, even immortals and gods cannot save you."
"As you are now... you truly cannot leave Cold Azure Cave Heaven."
Though Su Mo had already sensed this, he still could not help feeling a trace of disappointment.
An injury to the Divine Soul was incurable in this world. It had been so in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths back then, and it remained so in the Immortal Domain now.
Once he left Cold Azure Cave Heaven, he might die on the spot.
The Old Madman looked at Su Mo, seemingly understanding his thoughts, and delivered another piece of terrible news in a low voice. "But even if you remain in Cold Azure Cave Heaven, I fear you still will not live much longer."
"The cold of Cold Azure Cave Heaven can only delay the eruption of your Divine Soul injury. It cannot keep the injury frozen forever."
"As long as you remain awake, the injury to your Divine Soul will eventually erupt..."
Su Mo trembled violently, his expression sorrowful.
Su Mo had never found the meaning of being alive.
Yet he did not want to die like this. He had yet to find that Floating Leaf...
There were still too many promises unfulfilled, too many things left undone.
This world... so often failed to meet one's wishes...
The Old Madman, too, seemed at a loss for words. Looking at this young man who had given so much for the Immortal Furnace, he had no way to save him.
After a long silence, the Old Madman said, "Or... I could seal you away, reducing the depletion of your Divine Soul and thereby delaying its eruption."
Su Mo asked in a low voice, "Would being