"Dao Jiu... is dead?"
Chu Man squatted down, hugging her knees, quietly watching the flickering furnace flames.
The heat was too intense, the space distorted; she couldn't see what was inside.
But she could faintly hear the crisp sound of an embryo bursting within the furnace. The Tao Furnace was once her Lifebound Artifact. After leaving Beihai Tomb, Dao Jiu had stayed with her. The heartbeat of the Lifebound Artifact was linked to hers, and as she watched the swirling flames, Chu Man could hear the sound of her own heart breaking.
No wonder she felt so empty when she woke up from the Longevity Pool.
It always felt like she had lost something very important.
"Death…"
Lu Yuzhen smiled gently and, mimicking Chu Man's posture, squatted before the furnace.
The flames billowed, their light reflecting in his eyes.
Unlike Chu Man.
The searing scene inside the Refining Furnace was vividly clear to him.
"It's not death."
