Although the Corpse Tree had been destroyed, the Ghost Immortal Corpse itself remained completely intact.
When Bai Zhi and the others returned to the very center of the island, even though the place had become a massive crater, the corpse and the ground around it had remained perfectly preserved.
At some point, Night Blade had fallen from the corpse's chest and landed to one side, while golden Sanskrit characters had been branded onto the corpse's body.
After putting away Night Blade, Bai Zhi handed it back to Calamity Reimu... or rather, Chu Ruo Yue.
Five minutes after the thunderstorm ended, her completely collapsing form left this world. During that time, Bai Zhi had also taken the opportunity to carefully discuss the plans ahead with Xun Wu.
His target was not merely Xun Wu alone.
—He wanted all two hundred thousand or so people remaining in Tian Qiu Valley.
Kids make choices. Adults wanted everything.
The Underworld was desperately short-handed anyway. With those two hundred thousand fresh recruits from Tian Qiu Valley joining them, the reconstruction efforts in the Underworld could immediately be taken to the next level.
Of course, for now, this was only an idea. He still had to properly discuss the specific details with a certain Pink Haired Girl, but matters on Tian Qiu Valley's side still needed to be arranged in advance.
As for Huan Yan... Bai Zhi was now one hundred percent certain that she had definitely been rescued by a certain Pink Haired Girl earlier.
They did not have to wait long. About half an hour later, a somewhat distorted Light Door appeared before them.
"..."
After watching the Light Door slowly dissipate before him, Xun Wu remained silent for a long time before turning and walking toward the edge of the island.
Before the