As they walked, Li Changsheng could not help asking the Land Deity.
"Where exactly was he? It looked like a very secretive place. You were right—he was indeed well hidden there.
"But no matter how well hidden he was, he could not escape my keen eyes. I am the Land Deity; nothing within my domain can escape me."
After some more time passed, they finally arrived at a tree hollow. The Land Deity pointed at it and said,
"If I am not mistaken, that demon stayed here during the day.
"If you can lure him out and eliminate him, that black hole will disappear as well."
At his words,
Li Changsheng immediately became interested. He wanted to see what this demon looked like, and how it had possessed the ability to place that black hole there.
It truly surprised him. But regardless, he had to resolve this matter. Otherwise, what would happen later?
With that thought, he shouted into the hollow, "If you still refuse to come out,
"I'll burn this place down and make sure you never come out again."
Yet despite how fiercely Li Changsheng shouted,
the fellow still did not appear. Left with no choice,
Li Changsheng lit something at the entrance. Before long, the smoke drifted inside. Soon, coughing came from within, and many nameless creatures scrambled out one after another. The last one to emerge came shortly afterward.
If he was not mistaken, that final creature should have been the so-called demon. After coughing for a while,
the demon was startled to see several strangers before him.
He was also furious. He knew the fire outside must have been Li Changsheng's doing, so he strode angrily up to Li Changsheng and said,
"You really are despicable. Do you know you could have smoked all of