The farce was over.
The shrill, frantic screams gave way to peace and quiet the instant the brilliant light flashed.
Li An's body collapsed to the floor.
Not a trace of life remained.
Both the madman's soul and Li An's soul had been utterly shredded by that power.
Yet Xiao Yu looked as though he had done something utterly insignificant.
He crouched down and took out a pill.
He crushed it and scattered it over Li An.
The pill turned into streams of light that enveloped Li An's corpse.
"The first Resurrection Pill is yours."
"What a shame. After going around in circles, I still couldn't save this Resurrection Pill, or get any useful information."
Perhaps getting information out of a madman had been impossible to begin with.
As for the "lover" that madman had mentioned before dying...
Xiao Yu couldn't even be bothered to listen.
Perhaps they really had been lovers before, or in a past life, but so what? Since they were enemies now, he could go die.
Xiao Yu watched his beloved disciple anxiously.
He hoped this Resurrection Pill really was as heaven-defying as Feng Xue had claimed.
Li An had gone this far to protect him.
Taking this disciple had not been in vain.
He truly was a hero. Not even death could change his aspirations and convictions.
What a terminal case of hero syndrome.
Time ticked by.
Xiao Yu watched Li An without moving.
He could feel the Resurrection Pill gradually taking effect, working to gather and repair Li An's soul.
Although the process was extremely slow, it was undeniably working!
It was incredible.
Just what grade of miraculous medicine was this Resurrection Pill?
Was it an immortal pill?
"This probably won't be done anytime soon. I'd better do something else first."
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