Blue Ghost stared at Master Xuyun before him, still somewhat doubtful as to why the other man was interested in Yu Ming.
"Actually, my original plan did not involve him. He entered my plan of his own accord. As for why I chose to take him in, it was because this Jailer carried within him the former Holy Spirit of the Wood Realm. You should have heard of this matter, Master. What happened in the Wood Realm had a remarkably severe impact at the time."
"The Holy Spirit of the Wood Realm... Was that the fine work of that woman from the Dark Realm? I see. Then there is indeed some sense in his staying with you."
After hearing Blue Ghost's explanation and receiving no further elaboration, Master Xuyun paused on that point for a full ten seconds. At last, leaning on his staff, he vanished from the Stone Realm in a single step that carried him a thousand meters.
Blue Ghost did not care much about Yu Ming's affairs. The only thing weighing on his mind was Xie Min, whose body and consciousness were both completely sealed. With one hand, he seized Xie Min and lifted him from the ground.
"Xie Min had already held the status of the Ninth Apostle before absorbing his own subjects. His true strength could probably advance another two ranks. If that old fellow from the Cultivation World had not come here, it would have been impossible for just the two of us to seal this evil thing in such a state."
The Heavenly Hound stood nearby, watching everything without uttering a single unnecessary word.
Meanwhile, the blue veins beneath Blue Ghost's right arm reconnected one by one to his palm. A cubic time box immediately formed in the space before him—the one he