Within the secret chamber, the middle-aged cultivator trapped beneath the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil had no power to resist.
He curled himself up with all his strength, as if that could lessen his pain.
But such an action was clearly futile. Gray mist continuously seeped from his body, only to be absorbed cleanly by the net, while his flesh kept withering and shrinking.
The middle-aged cultivator's screams quickly weakened until, in the end, he could only make hoarse "huh huh" sounds.
He had actually held onto his last breath.
Wang Chen sensed that the net had stopped drawing out evil power, as though it had squeezed the corrupted cultivator dry.
A thought stirred in his mind, and he immediately recalled the net.
"P-please..."
The dying middle-aged cultivator suddenly came to his senses. His previously clouded eyes became clear, and though he was at death's door, he instead returned to normal. "S-spare my wife and daughter!"
His entire body trembled, sustained solely by the last flare of life in his spirit.
His gaze upon Wang Chen was filled with desperate pleading.
Wang Chen nodded.
Though he had killed quite a few people, he had never slaughtered the innocent!
So even without the man's plea, Wang Chen would not have laid a hand on his wife and child.
"Thank you."
The middle-aged cultivator's gaze gradually scattered as he murmured, "G-give me a quick death."
Wang Chen formed a hand seal and thrust out his Sword Finger.
A Gengjin Finger pierced through the man's skull, completely ending his life.
Heavenly Merit +3 Heavenly Merit (Fate Alteration): 101
His Heavenly Merit had broken into three digits. He could Add Points to his Spiritual Root or comprehension again!
Yet Wang Chen felt little joy in his heart.
Over the past several days,