Cunning Schemes

Li Ze also sensed that something was wrong. His narrow eyes fixed on Yunxi as he said,

"Little Friend Yunxi, can you explain this? How did you come to know my friend?"

Yunxi looked at the man restrained by the Soul-Collecting Mirror, and a flash of understanding crossed her face. She had thought back then that he had died far too easily. When she searched his soul, she had not found any useful information at all. So he was a ruthless one as well—he had actually split off his divine soul.

Then, in order to replenish the power of his divine soul, he devoured the evil souls and vicious ghosts that had escaped from the Underworld, barely restoring his divine soul. He chose the path of ghost cultivation. Had he continued cultivating, he should have been able to return to his peak. But he had run into Yunxi, and the Soul-Collecting Mirror had detected the aura of the mark the Underworld had left on him. That was what led to this dramatic scene.

Yunxi smiled and said,

"City Lord Li Ze, it is a long story, but I can be certain that he is an evil cultivator who infiltrated the Weiling Realm to cause trouble. He fought with me before. I destroyed his physical body and crushed 'half' of his divine soul. I never expected him to leave himself a backup plan and actually take up ghost cultivation."

Li Ze narrowed his eyes and asked coldly,

"Are you sure?"

Yunxi nodded.

"Absolutely. He attacked me time and again and nearly killed me. How could I mistake my enemy!

"Though I do not know why he became friends with City Lord Li Ze or even moved into the City Lord's Mansion, this is the place closest to the Cloud Sea. It