As he spoke, he took Wu Yuting into the Annihilation Sky Pagoda.
"Look."
Wu Yuting's gaze abruptly froze.
On the bare ground of the Annihilation Sky Pagoda, a heap of star soul jade powder lay quietly.
"It doesn't work?" Wu Yuting was shocked.
"That's right." Zuo Changlu sighed. "It seems this thing only works in Xiao Duo's hands, only has any meaning there... because inside his pagoda, there's something else. Or rather, something that activates it and allows it to function."
Wu Yuting nodded without asking what that something else was.
She understood Zuo Changlu. Since he had already said this much without saying what it was, he did not want to say.
Even though she was Xiao Duo's own mother.
He still would not tell her.
That alone was enough to show how highly classified that thing was.
And how great the danger would be if word of it ever leaked!
"No one will snatch the Annihilation Sky Pagoda away, will they?" Wu Yuting grew somewhat worried.
"No," Zuo Changlu said mildly. "That thing should recognize Xiao Duo alone as its owner. Even if someone stole it, no one else could use it or benefit from it."
Wu Yuting's eyes widened.
With those words from Zuo Changlu, Wu Yuting instantly knew what it was, though she did not say it outright.
"This really is a heaven-sent blessing!"
Wu Yuting swelled with pride. "My son really is amazing!"
Zuo Changlu smiled wryly. "Yes, your son really is amazing."
"Also, when cultivating in his Annihilation Sky Pagoda now, time inside flows thirty times faster than outside. And... according to Xiao Duo, that span can grow even longer in the future."
Zuo Changlu said solemnly, "I can see what Xiao Duo is hesitating over now. Letting you, me, and Xiao Nian use