The withered wood was dead.

Even though it’d been refined by the Tome of Life and Death, it still contained the power of death and boundless resentment. Only when it was revived and freshly imbued with life force would it be able to resurrect the perished peak grand supreme.

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After handing the withered wood to the woman, Lu Yun left with his arms still wrapped around Chu Xun. He didn’t trust the woman yet. She was dead and desired to live. Although he’d given her hope, it was possible that her instincts would still drive her to harm Chu Xun in his absence.

Living beings possessed self control to restrain their base desires, but the dead didn’t. The...