The bead in Wang Chen's hand was called an Evil Soul Bead.
It sounded like some kind of evil Magic Tool, but in reality, it was an item issued by the West Sea Sect to Inner Sect Disciples for completing Evil Spirit-cleansing missions.
The Evil Soul Bead could record the number and rank of Evil Spirits slain by the mission-taker. It served as proof for turning in missions and receiving Merit Points; without it, one's merits could not be calculated.
As long as one accepted the corresponding mission, one could receive one for free.
But if it was lost or damaged, one had to compensate for it with Merit Points, at a rather steep price.
And Wang Chen's intuition told him that the Evil Soul Bead was probably more than just a recording tool.
He had never even heard of such a thing back when he was in the Yunyang Sect.
The West Sea Sect was truly far too powerful!
As the saying went, beneath a great tree, one could enjoy the shade. Even if it were not for fleeing to the upper realm, joining the West Sea Sect had still been the right choice.
What Wang Chen wondered was whether the Evil Monster he had killed using the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil would be recorded by the Evil Soul Bead.
He felt that it probably would not.
That was a bit of a loss.
After considering it, Wang Chen put away the Evil Soul Bead again and began sweeping through Wuyan Town.
With the chief culprit eliminated, he was in no rush, searching each house one by one.
Under the probing of Wang Chen's Cave Truth Technique, the Evil Spirits hiding in the darkness had nowhere to hide. One after another, they were dragged out.
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