Chen Mu stood at the edge of the Five Directions Cloud Platform, looking toward the distant flying islands through the one-way translucent clouds.
Countless plumes of Black Smoke billowed upward there. The once lush green mountains were now pockmarked and devastated.
After watching for a long while, Chen Mu came back to himself and looked down at the drifting white mist beneath the island.
It was the Demon Qi unique to Mili Heaven. It was everywhere, dispersed throughout the air. Only because it was so dense near the flying islands had it condensed into visible white mist.
"The disturbance in my Dao Foundation isn't fake."
"If the Jade Cicada Dao Foundation really can refine Demon Qi, then perhaps I can use it to cultivate the Yellow Springs Gourd Method."
"I have to try."
He activated the Hundred Mile Qi Seal and raised a hand. A head-sized mass of Demon Qi was seized and pulled into the Five Directions Cloud Platform.
But the instant the Demon Qi crossed the platform's boundary, it began to churn violently like boiling water. Amid sharp hissing sounds, it was quickly scorched clean by an invisible force.
"It's the Five Directions Banner."
Chen Mu could not help turning to look at the Apricot Yellow Banner floating in midair.
Demon Qi contained Demon Poison. To prevent Qi Refining cultivators from being harmed by it, the Five Directions Banner had specifically been refined with the ability to disperse and burn away Demon Qi.
"The Five Directions Banner targets Demon Poison. What if I extract the poison first and leave behind only pure Demon Qi?"
Chen Mu pondered this and once again used the Hundred Mile Qi Seal to capture a mass of Demon Qi.
But instead of immediately pulling it into the platform, he released the Giant Spirit