"Tian Ce, put this away. I don't need it!"
Inside a room in a small tavern in Gu Clan territory.
Catching the jade bottle Xiao Xuan tossed over, Xiao Tian Ce felt conflicted. He had considered that Xiao Xuan might refuse, but had never expected him to refuse so decisively.
Then he looked at Xiao Xuan and said earnestly, "Brother Xuan, with just a little refinement, this can definitely become an Emperor Grade Pill. Taking it would give you more than an eighty percent chance of advancing to Dou Di. Brother Xuan, have you really thought this through?"
Seeing his earnest expression, Xiao Xuan said solemnly, "Tian Ce, you should know that once I, Xiao Xuan, have spoken, I never take my words back.
"Indeed, advancing to Dou Di has been my only pursuit in this life.
"But I disdain becoming a Dou Di through such a method.
"Perhaps a thousand years ago, I would have accepted this method without hesitation. But now, I've already died once. This way of advancing truly holds no appeal for me."
Hearing this, Xiao Tian Ce smiled faintly. Xiao Xuan was still Xiao Xuan, still dazzlingly gifted, still proud and lofty.
But it was precisely this Xiao Xuan whom he admired all the more.
After putting the jade bottle away, Xiao Tian Ce smiled and said, "All right. Since you don't wish to advance this way, Brother Xuan, once I've dealt with the Hun Clan, I'll break the seal and retrieve the emperor's origin. You can break through to Dou Di then."
He did not ask Tomb Spirit, and Tomb Spirit did not speak up either. Although Xiao Xuan disdained this method of advancing, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill remained exceedingly precious.
Tomb Spirit understood that although Xiao Tian Ce controlled him, once his