The statement was beyond cold and chilling. If it had featured different words, Liam wouldn't have hesitated to take it as a threat to his life, and the jury was still out on that subject.
However, chilling didn't mean emotionless. In the Elder's case, it was actually the opposite. Something profound and unfathomably resolute stood at the statement's foundation. It was the uncompromising and inspirational ambition of an expert who had figured life out.
And, for the first time in Liam's life, something scorching started to boil inside him, as if part of his very being had taken fire.
It wasn't that Liam lacked strong emotions, but they had always been quite dark and depressing. His goal probably stretched as far as the cultivation world went, but he pursued it with no enjoyment. Actually, Liam was certain that fulfilling it would bring him no satisfaction.
