"Little girl, do you want to kill me?"

These words were spoken by Old Dao to Lu Ling.

The young girl was inexperienced and couldn't hide her love or control her hatred.

I shielded Lu Ling behind me and stared straight at Old Dao.

"Master, this person... I want to keep her by my side!"

Old Dao wasn't particularly surprised; he just smiled mysteriously.

"To gain, one must give up."

"If you want to keep her, you may."

"In return, you must agree to my conditions."

Facing Old Dao's inquiry, I felt delighted.

If we could negotiate, it meant there was a chance.

As someone who was born to die, what couldn't I sacrifice?

But what surprised me was that Old Dao's conditions were not about what I had to give up, but what I had to accept.

The one who would give up something was him.

"I know your eyes can see many things."

"From now on, I'll give you my eyes as well."

"With them, you'll be able to see even more."

At first, I doubted if I had misheard him.

But when I saw him raise his hand and gouge out his own eyes...

I understood that he was serious.

Old Dao's eyes bled profusely, yet he laughed heartily.

"Steady."

"I finally live up to the title of 'Pure' in my Daoist name."

"One Dao heart, steady!"

I didn't understand what Old Dao was saying, but as a sharp pain shot through my eyes...

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a completely different world.

Everywhere I looked was bathed in blood-red.

Bones were scattered, and mournful cries filled the land.

Old Dao's words: "Three days later, a calamity will strike."

It was true!

He saw it!

This was not an excuse for his misconduct.

It was something he witnessed with his own eyes.

A calamity that would demand "human lives" as sacrifice.