Chen Shi did not leave Phoenix Ridge immediately. Instead, he stayed by Little Dingxiang and the others' side, waiting for dawn.
It was still night now, and there was no guarantee that evil sui would slip up the mountain. Chen Shi staying here could ensure their safety.
There were twenty-seven children on the mountain. Chen Shi thought for a moment, opened the box in his arms, and handed out to each of these children a one-hundred-liang silver note, as well as two Soul-Returning Lotuses each.
Because these children frequently went to the underworld to stealthily harvest white lotuses, they had been invaded by Yin Energy and their souls were damaged. Eating the Soul-Returning Lotuses only allowed their souls to return to their former state; wanting any major improvement was impossible.
As for the Yin Energy inside their bodies, Chen Shi raised his Golden Core, attempting to help them resolve it with his own Yang Qi.
Doing this greatly harmed his cultivation, but cultivation was meant to be forged in the first place—once damaged, he would just forge it back.
After finishing this, he went to the back mountain again, raised a Rebirth Talisman, and sent the child ghosts who died in the back mountain off to rebirth.
Chen Shi sent these child ghosts away and was about to stand up when he suddenly felt dizzy and unsteady on his feet, hurriedly steadying himself against a large tree.
His heart thumped wildly, feeling as if it were about to jump out of his chest, and his temples thudded along with it. His eyes swelled, and he gasped for breath in huge gulps, sweat pouring out uncontrollably.
Chen Shi stood for a moment before he recovered a bit, knowing that he had expended too much and injured his body.
He had done