Qi Zai snorted coldly and pinched his fingers. At once, the mud surged and gathered again, forming a ball of mud.
Countless resentful human faces appeared on the surface of the mud ball. Though they were silent, the sight still sent intense chills through Qi He's heart.
Qi Zai lightly flicked his long sleeve, and the mud ball changed shape, turning once more into a mud monster.
Qi Zai gave a soft sound of surprise and thought, This is actually that strand of resentment from before. I already dispersed this resentment once, yet it can still rise above the other resentments, reveal itself, and condense into form. It shows just how bitterly resentful and hateful the owner of this resentment was in life.
Qi Zai asked again, "What is your name?"
"Ni Jian."
This time, Qi Zai heard clearly.
So he asked again, "How old are you?"
"Fifteen."
Qi Zai continued questioning, while the mud monster answered in fits and starts.
Qi Zai's questions went from shallow to deep, from easy to difficult.
Time passed. After a while, Qi Zai finally figured out what had happened at Ni Family Mountain Village.
A mysterious Gu Immortal had commanded ten thousand beasts to suddenly attack Ni Family Mountain Village. His purpose was actually the same as Qi Zai's—to seek out the current-generation Mud Aspect.
But unlike Qi Zai, he did not know who the current-generation Mud Aspect was.
Thus, he used the lives of everyone in the village as a threat, forcing the current-generation Mud Aspect to step forward.
With no other choice, the Ni clan leader stepped forward.
It turned out that he was the current-generation Mud Aspect, carrying the Saying Dao Non-Dao Immortal Gu.
The invading Gu Immortal was overjoyed and forcibly made the Ni clan leader use Saying Dao