Yunxi and Xun Kun exchanged a glance and wasted no time. One after another, they infused the Power of Merit within them into Liao Ziqian's divine soul, while the other four Immortal Lords stood guard for them. Only after confirming that the Power of Merit had entered smoothly did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Yunxi instructed him,
"Zi Qian, while the Evil God's divine soul is restrained, quickly refine the Power of Merit that your master and I have given you. The more you refine, the less able the Evil God's divine soul will be to devour you, and the longer you will be able to hold on."
"Yes, Immortal Lord. Zi Qian understands."
Afterward, Liao Ziqian began emptying out his Storage Ring, handing everything useful to Xun Kun. Then the two sent him back to where they had found him.
Before leaving, Menglan Jun infused another wisp of Mengxia Orchid's fragrance into the Evil God's divine soul, causing him to sink even deeper into the Dream Realm. Only then did he leave with Yunxi in peace.
On the way back, Xun Kun said in a low voice,
"Zi Qian told me that, in order to deceive him, the Evil God's divine soul told him something—that he was the next Evil God."
Yunxi was not surprised upon hearing this. After advancing into the Immortal Lord realm, she had already sensed it. It was a hint from the Heavenly Dao. That was why she had paid such a great price to preserve Liao Ziqian's divine soul. She had no desire to work herself to the bone, only to let the Evil God rise again, much less see Liao Ziqian become the Evil God's puppet.
"I know. You should have sensed it as well. We are all trying to send