"Teacher, that's strange. We've only met for the first time—how can we speak of trust?" Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"I want to save this Vermilion Bird," Venerable Nu sighed.
Then he said, "If we wait until Heavenly Dao Academy is destroyed, it will be too late to seek the Leaf of Life.
"Give it to me first. I will absolutely keep my word."
"Is this Vermilion Bird very important to you?" Xu Zimo asked.
"Important. Extremely important," Venerable Nu answered without the slightest hesitation.
Xu Zimo stepped into the sea of Southern Bright Lihuo Fire. Demonic energy surged around him, forming a barrier that kept the flames at bay.
When he slowly arrived before the tombstone,
he saw several large words carved upon it: "Grave of My Beloved Wife, Nan Yue."
"Your wife?" Xu Zimo asked curiously.
"Why ask so many questions?" Venerable Nu said in low spirits.
"If you aren't willing to give it to me, then forget it."
"Then I'll trust you once," Xu Zimo said.
"No matter what, I have to enter the Hundred Treasures Pavilion."
Seeing Xu Zimo take out the Leaf of Life once more, Venerable Nu drew a deep breath.
"Rest assured, I will absolutely keep my word. Even if I have to stake this life of mine, I'll help you get in."
"I don't know whether a single Leaf of Life can save it in the Vermilion Bird's current state," Xu Zimo said thoughtfully.
If the Vermilion Bird had only just been injured, one Leaf of Life would probably have been enough.
But this Vermilion Bird had been here for nearly a hundred years. Even its body had decayed away.
Fortunately, the Vermilion Bird was a divine beast. The Southern Bright Lihuo Fire was born undying and burned all things.
Together