Use magic to blast him to pieces? I’d be exhausted, and it might not even make him cry out in pain.

Steal his treasure? What could he possibly have that I’d want to steal!

Olivia Carter shot a resentful glance at William Carter. At first, it seemed unimportant, but then she noticed the blue pearl in William Carter’s hand, formed from condensed extreme spiritual cold energy.

Olivia Carter’s eyes immediately widened. Although she was usually well-behaved, deep down, just like William Carter, she had the mindset of a bandit.

The deep, mysterious glow emitted by the blue pearl captivated her. The magic Olivia Carter practiced leaned toward the ice and water element, so she felt a special attraction to the blue pearl.

Evil thoughts instantly filled Olivia Carter’s mind. She strode forward, snatched the blue pearl, and clutched it tightly in both hands, refusing to let William Carter take it back.

“Ah…” Olivia Carter cried out in surprise.

As soon as the blue pearl touched her hand, a piercing, bone-chilling cold instantly spread throughout Olivia Carter’s body. The icy cold penetrated her heart and lungs, making her feel as if she were in a frozen cave.

However, Olivia Carter didn’t let go. She still clung tightly to the blue pearl. At that moment, Olivia Carter’s magic power suddenly began to protect her on its own, and her body emitted a faint, deep blue glow, as if she were shrouded in a thin layer of blue mist.

William Carter was stunned, staring at Olivia Carter in disbelief. He hadn’t expected Olivia Carter to snatch the blue pearl barehanded. He himself had to wrap it in immortal energy to avoid injury, yet Olivia Carter had no protection at all.

Olivia Carter shivered uncontrollably. “F-fifth brother, th-this pearl is… is mine now…”

She could barely speak, yet she still clung to the blue pearl, a typical case of valuing money over her own life.

“J-just take it… as… compensation for you stealing my Red… Beauty Flower!” Olivia Carter paused, then added.

“Compensation?” William Carter stroked his chin, falling into deep thought.

Suddenly, William Carter realized that with the elder’s current physical condition, forcibly expelling the cold energy would surely cause his body to collapse.

His own immortal power couldn’t be transferred to the elder, because his immortal energy was only suitable for himself. If he tried to give it to the elder, it might cause even greater backlash.

It was like the Star Absorbing Technique in martial arts—the more internal energy you absorb, the greater the risk of backlash in the future. Besides, the elder didn’t know the Star Absorbing Technique and couldn’t suppress multiple energies.

However, the Immortal Spirit Flower he had just consumed still left some unrefined immortal energy in his body.

Unrefined immortal energy has no attribute. Since William Carter could refine and absorb it himself, the elder should be able to do the same.

But William Carter wasn’t sure what would happen if the elder’s battle energy fused with immortal energy.

William Carter didn’t notice Olivia Carter. Olivia Carter’s magic power was slowly seeping into the blue pearl, and a subtle change was occurring between the pearl and her magic, like the mutual exchange between fish and water.

Gradually, Olivia Carter no longer felt cold. Instead, a soul-penetrating sense of comfort replaced it, a feeling that was hard to describe.

It was as if Olivia Carter was about to merge with the blue pearl. She could clearly sense the pearl’s pulsation.

Olivia Carter didn’t realize that it wasn’t she who was merging with the blue pearl, but rather her magic power that was merging with it.

Extreme spiritual cold energy is most suitable for cultivation by those with ice attributes. Although Olivia Carter wasn’t a cultivator, her magic leaned toward the ice element, so it naturally resonated with the extreme spiritual cold energy.

This resonance, as her magic and the cold energy blended, gradually formed a connection, allowing Olivia Carter to clearly sense the energy fluctuations of the blue pearl.

In fact, Olivia Carter had unintentionally refined the blue pearl into a magical artifact, or at least something similar.

However, since it hadn’t been properly refined or combined with other materials, and was made purely from extreme spiritual cold energy with a small amount of immortal energy, in the cultivation world, it probably wouldn’t even count as a low-grade artifact.

William Carter ignored Olivia Carter and suddenly ran out of the small courtyard. He had already thought of a way to heal the elder and was eager to prove his idea.

Chapter 0008: The Method of Healing

William Carter hurried to the elder’s small courtyard. As soon as he entered, he immediately heard the elder’s coughing.

“Grandpa, I’m back again…” William Carter called out in a childish voice.

The elder quickly walked out the door, pleasantly surprised to see William Carter’s figure. Joy welled up in his heart, and he hurried to greet him. “Little one, why have you come again?”

Although William Carter had only been gone for half an hour, the elder suddenly felt a sense of emptiness. The empty room made the feeling of loneliness surge in his heart.

It was hard to describe. Seeing William Carter again, the excitement and joy made the elder even forget his physical pain.

“Grandpa, I’ve figured it out… I know how to heal you.” William Carter said eagerly.

“You ran back just because you know how to cure me?” The elder’s eyes grew moist, and the feeling of being cared for was indescribable. He hadn’t felt it in a long time.

Yet now, in this child not even three years old, he felt a long-lost warmth.

“Grandpa, let’s go inside and talk.”