Chen Qing stepped into the entrance of Blackwater Abyss Prison.
Compared to before, the Killing Intent was indeed much thinner.
The Killing Intent has thinned... It seems to be connected to that person on the fifth layer. Chen Qing mused inwardly.
He slowly made his way down. Just as he was about to turn into the passage leading to the third layer, slow, steady footsteps sounded from below.
Chen Qing stopped and focused his gaze ahead.
Master Qiku, clad in black monk's robes, slowly walked up.
His palms were pressed together, his steps unhurried, his bearing solemn and dignified. A gentle, compassionate smile rested on his face.
"Master." Chen Qing cupped his fists in greeting.
Qiku nodded faintly, his gaze settling on Chen Qing. "benefactor Chen, it has been a long time."
"I came this time precisely to fulfill my promise." Chen Qing went straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Qiku's smile deepened. "This old monk has already sensed it... the aura of the Blood Bodhi."
"I was fortunate not to fail your trust." After a brief pause, Chen Qing took out a Blood Bodhi.
A gleam lit up Qiku's aged eyes. It vanished in an instant, yet it made Chen Qing inwardly wary.
He accepted the jade box and carefully examined the Blood Bodhi within, as though he were touching some peerless treasure.
"You have troubled yourself, Benefactor." Qiku closed the jade box and tucked it into his sleeve.
Watching Qiku's reaction, Chen Qing probed, "Master, can this Blood Bodhi truly help you suppress the Evil Fruit?"
At those words, the compassionate smile on Qiku's face stalled slightly. Then he shook his head and sighed. "Suppress it? How could that be easy? Good and evil have both taken root deep within the Sea of Consciousness, like twin lotus