Lin Xuan turned his gaze to the Zombie nearby. After the Hundred Soul Banner absorbed the Yinhun, the blood-colored Skull Artifact it conjured had grown more powerful as well. The Zombie immediately showed signs of faltering and turned to flee.
Lin Xuan snorted and raised a finger. The still-burning Innate Fire flew over, enveloping the Zombie. Miserable screams rang out as Lin Xuan waved the Hundred Soul Banner with his left hand, and the blood-colored Skull Artifact launched an even fiercer assault.
Before long, the century-old Zombie was beaten until its soul scattered and dissipated.
After it exploded into a cloud of black mist, a pitch-black bead still floated in the air.
Lin Xuan pondered for a moment, then took a jade bottle from his robes. Pulling out the stopper, he released a streak of yellow light that flew out and collected the bead inside.
Just as Demonic Beasts possessed Demon Cores, Zombies with profound cultivation could also form Corpse Beads within their bodies. Corpse Beads were objects of extreme toxicity, and cultivators who practiced the Ghost Path could use them to refine Dharma Treasures. Lin Xuan did not know how, but the Corpse Bead was still a valuable treasure to him. He would put it away first.
Having finally destroyed the ghostly creature guarding the spiritual herbs, Lin Xuan wasted no more time. He picked the Silver Moon Flower and Firefly Grass, then departed in a streak of Escape Light.
At the same time, somewhere within Stream Leap Ravine.
This was an utterly unremarkable cliff, yet at this moment, astonishing spiritual energy was leaking out from within it. Several cultivators dressed in Fire Spirit Sect robes stood there with grave expressions.
"Why hasn't Senior Brother Sect Master returned yet?"
"Relax. With Senior Brother's cultivation, unless he encounters a Core