If cutting off a section of the Polar Ice Heart reduced its effectiveness so sharply that preserving its intelligence made little difference, then there would be no point in Li Yan letting it retain that intelligence.
He could not let it continue growing, either. Why keep an intelligent spirit creature at his side when it was of little use? That might only become a source of trouble.
The Polar Ice Heart grew uneasy under Li Yan's stare. It had no idea what he intended to do.
He had just said he only wanted it for cultivation, so why did he now want to cut off a section? It sounded as though he meant to use it to refine pills or artifacts.
Suddenly, it saw the short-haired young man narrow his eyes, a cold gleam flashing within them. It shuddered and hurriedly spoke in fright.
"Senior, my current body must remain at least two inches long, or I will lose my intelligence entirely.
"But a two-inch body would still be far more effective than I would be without intelligence. I could still improve your cultivation results by about ten percent.
"Senior, even if the improvement is only ten percent, if you use me at the right moment while breaking through a bottleneck and advancing to a new realm, I would certainly play a crucial role!"
The Polar Ice Heart had no choice but to reveal its secret. Otherwise, it was certain the short-haired young man would give it no further chance and simply destroy its core.
It also feared that Li Yan would consider a ten-percent improvement too small to matter and immediately think less of its worth.
So it emphasized that, at certain moments, even this improvement could have a major effect, hoping to increase its value to him.
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