A single blaze burned the corpse, melting it into more than a dozen Eternal Crystals.
Expressionless, Li Qingyun summoned the Swift Wind around him once more and vanished into the Netherworld Void ahead in an instant.
Shortly after.
He met Yi Sheng, who had caught up from behind.
"Fellow Daoist, even this old man must admit himself inferior to you! Yet I forgot to ask—what should I call you?"
Seeing how relaxed Li Qingyun looked, Yi Sheng knew the matter had been settled. Delighted, he cupped his hands in greeting, and the two formally introduced themselves anew.
"This poor Daoist is Li Qingyun. Greetings, Yi Sheng." Li Qingyun returned the salute modestly, then handed back the pair of Swift Wind Boots. "That fellow has already met his end. For now, we are all safe."
After a pause, he asked probingly, "However, I would like to ask Yi Sheng: does killing the direct descendants of the Eternal Clan truly leave behind some Eternal Curse?"
Yi Sheng stroked his beard and nodded, though he did not appear overly grave. "The Eternal Curse does indeed exist. But so long as Fellow Daoist Li returns with this old man to the Cosmic Dwarf Star, the Supreme Being seniors will naturally act personally to remove it for you."
"You rose to the challenge and acted out of righteousness, saving this old man. That means you saved another sixteen deeply cultivated fellow Daoists as well, and you also protected Supreme Being Mofeng's secret. This is a great merit!"
Hearing that the Eternal Curse could be removed, Li Qingyun finally relaxed a little.
So long as he reached the Cosmic Dwarf Star, this achievement alone would at least earn him Supreme Being Mofeng's approval and have the curse lifted from him.
"Let us go. This is not