Chapter 42: Stealing the Spiritual Awareness of Heaven and Earth, Seizing the Spiritual Mechanism of Past and Present
Qiu Chihu's corpse began to dissolve.
It broke down into fine motes of light, scattering through the air like dandelions on the wind until it finally faded into nothingness.
The thirty-four halos of light that had hovered above his head, along with the thirty-fifth born from his dissolving corpse, slowly rose and drifted toward Chen Lingxi.
The milky-white rays, tinged with faint gold, settled above his head one after another like a crown woven from starlight.
Chen Lingxi stood in place and looked down.
Without the support of flesh and bone, Qiu Chihu's luxurious robes lay in a limp heap on the ground.
His belt had come loose, and two small pouches rolled out from the folds.
He bent down, picked up both pouches, and opened them one by one.
"Pills?"