Wang Changsheng and Purple Moon Fairy joined forces to severely wound a Nascent Soul Realm Ghost, then had the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada devour the injured Ghost.
A sincere smile appeared on Chen Hongguang's face. Cupping his hands, he said, "This old man had long heard that the Azure Lotus Couple possessed profound abilities. Seeing you today, your reputation is indeed well deserved. Many thanks to you both for your assistance. The two of us were ordered to apprehend this man. I hope Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang will oblige us and hand Ghoul Fiend Wanderer's Nascent Soul over to us. We will certainly report this to the court and will absolutely not treat Fellow Daoist Wang unfairly."
"Report it to the court? Fellow Daoist Chen, we killed him. How much do you think a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Nascent Soul is worth?"
Including Ghoul Fiend Wanderer's Nascent Soul, Wang Changsheng had four Nascent Souls in his possession. He could use the Soul Search Art on them to investigate certain divine abilities and Secret Arts. In addition, once his cultivation improved, he could use them to refine avatars. Refining avatars was no easy task, so keeping a few extra Nascent Souls on hand was a good thing.
If Wang Changsheng handed Ghoul Fiend Wanderer's Nascent Soul to Chen Hongguang, Chen Hongguang might not mention Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan at all and swallow all the credit for himself.
It was not that Wang Changsheng cared about credit. What he wanted was fame. He wanted the other forces to know that the Azure Lotus Couple had been active in the Central Plains Cultivation World all along.
"Since Fellow Daoist Chen is acting on behalf of the court, how about this? Fellow Daoist Chen can take us to meet the royal clan, and