"Quite right," said Official Cui. "Having phantom lives doesn't mean you truly cannot die. It's best to keep these phantom lives stored away until you ascend to the Firmament and the Ultimate Path, or even attain the supreme holy position of a Heavenly Venerate. I still have quite a few phantom lives left; even if some fellows want to deal with me, they have to think twice."
A slight chill stirred in Fang Chen's heart. By that logic, the Heavenly Venerates of the Five Heavens likely all kept a few phantom lives tucked away, and Patriarch Huosui should be no exception.
"Now you understand why Lingsyao was in such a rush to seize you back when you were only a Qi Gathering Saint," Luan Tianxing said with a faint smile. "If you had already ascended to a phantom life, you wouldn't have been so easy to manipulate."
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