The instant Ren Tianning finished speaking, a blinding golden light burst from the evil cultivators' tent, followed by a gentle surge of Buddhist power.
Wuwang and Yunyi exchanged a look.
"We'll go give Martial Uncle Ruo Huai a hand. We'll leave this place to you."
With a flash, the two rushed into the tent.
By then, the tent had already been shrouded in dense Evil Qi. The Great Ascension evil cultivator who had been slain earlier floated in midair, his hollow eyes fixed on Master Ruohuai, who was protected by a golden alms bowl. It seemed that with a mere flick of his finger, he could wipe Master Ruohuai out of existence.
Gripping his Zen Staff, Wuwang struck the ground heavily, scattering the black mist in the tent for an instant. Then he flashed to Master Ruohuai's side.
Yunyi directly flung out the Buddhist beads around his neck. The one hundred and eight beads, brimming with Buddhist power, shot in every direction and drove back the Evil Qi once more. He then teleported to Master Ruohuai's other side.
Master Ruohuai remained fairly calm. He pulled both Wuwang and Yunyi into the golden light of the alms bowl before speaking.
"The evil cultivator before us is merely a puppet. Within him are the remnant souls of evil cultivators who died in the Burial Grounds here. Do not let down your guard. Hold fast to your true hearts and do not be deceived. Help me hold back the evil cultivators' remnant souls and buy Ranxi and the others a chance to escape."
"Yes!"
Wuwang and Yunyi immediately agreed, each using their divine abilities to prevent the remnant-soul puppet inside the tent from leaving.
Only after Ren Tianning's warning did the three outside realize that the evil cultivators' remnant souls from the Burial