Red Cloud Temple, rear courtyard side hall.
Besides Lu Zheng and the others, Lingkun Zi was also present, along with Red Cloud Temple's current abbot, Pure Harmony Real Person; several venerable True Persons who had been close to Real Person Yu Ning; several priests in charge of temple affairs; and the foremost disciples of the current generation.
Pure Harmony Real Person was reading the letter Perfected Person Mingyu had written to him. Of the two venerable elders, one held a small sword, while the other held a Jade Talisman.
In the middle of the great hall stood an ebony coffin. Its lid had been set to one side, revealing Real Person Yu Ning's body.
Lu Zheng had just finished recounting everything in meticulous detail, from the moment he met Real Person Yu Ning to the moment Yu Ning severed his own heart meridians and asked him to return the Jade Talisman to Red Cloud Temple.
"That was what happened," Lu Zheng said. "Of course, Senior Yu Ning had already fallen into Demonic Possession at the time. This junior cannot be certain whether what he said was true or false."
A Red Cloud Temple venerable elder, True Person Changli, nodded. "Such a thing did happen. He was a daoist from Luoxia Temple in Puzhou, Guanglin Province, and he and Yu Ning had once been inseparable friends. Unfortunately, he inadvertently obtained a demonic artifact and fell into the demonic path. In the end, Yu Ning personally killed him."
Pure Harmony Real Person put down the letter. He looked at Real Person Yu Ning, lying quietly in the ebony coffin, then at the specially crafted coffin itself, and nodded to Lu Zheng in thanks. "Little Friend Lu, you have been most thoughtful. I must also thank you for stopping Grand Uncle-Master Yu Ning