Xun Kun had already begun drawing the runes to suppress cultivation in midair. As he gathered demonic power, he said,
"Since things have come to this, we can only accept Lord Yama's 'kindness.' Fortunately, although this trip to the Ghost Realm was rather stifling, it was not without gains. Our Soul Power has increased, and we have found the source of the evil cultivators' targeting of the Weiyu Realm. Perhaps even the Sect Old Ancestor does not know about this. Once we return, we should be able to clear up their confusion."
Yunxi also began imitating him and practicing the runes for suppressing cultivation, but she held a different opinion.
"I think newly established sects may not know about this, but the long-standing sects might have some information. The Huaxian Sect definitely knows the truth. Otherwise, the Evil Artifact Longya and such a large number of Evil Souls would not have been sealed inside their sect's treasured Scroll of Mountains and Rivers."
Han Lian also agreed with Yunxi's analysis and chimed in,
"Tsk, tsk. The Huaxian Sect knew the truth but did not reveal it beforehand. No wonder they suffered such a catastrophic disaster this time. If they had told the truth, things might not have come to this."
"Amitabha. Those were the decisions of the sect elders. The ordinary disciples had nothing to do with it, yet they were the ones dragged into it."
"Who else can they blame?"
The group fell silent again and hurried to familiarize themselves with the new runes.
An hour later, the Ten Kings of Hell and Judge Cui still had not returned. Yunxi and the others did not wish to sit around idly, so they each took out a Dharma robe, erased the formation patterns on it, and began attempting to inscribe cultivation-suppressing