Once the Black Demon Soldiers fell out of control, their movements immediately became chaotic. Ancestral Dragon drove them into crashing about in all directions, and they were soon completely exhausted. Their incorporeal forms scattered and fled, while we had no way to activate the Demon-Exorcising Formation. In the end, we could only let them escape.
After clearing the surroundings, I looked at the Demon-Driving Ruler that had been corrupted by demonic energy and handed it to Zou Ruojin. "You purify the Demon-Driving Ruler. As for your master's incorporeal form, his foundation was originally strong, and I've expended too much energy, so I still can't drive him away. Once we return, I'll give you back a good master."
Zou Ruojin immediately began thanking me nonstop, overjoyed. "I thought Master was dead! But now he's almost completely unharmed. Thank you so much, Chief!"
I waved my hand and exchanged a few polite words with him. The Demon-Driving Ruler was indeed quite compatible with their Demon-Driving Dao, and it was an especially fine weapon for Zou Ruojin. However, there were simply too many treasures like this on the Flower of Realm Force, and Zou Ruojin had also found a good weapon of his own, so he wasn't particularly attached to his master's weapon. Still, having a weapon for driving away demons was always useful.
Zou Ruojin collected the Demon-Driving Ruler into the Flower of Realm Force, while I tossed the bag of treasures back to him. I didn't even keep the Soul Urn.
Next, Zhao Qian led us into the black vortex. She soon opened the formation gate, which had already been dismantled almost completely, and an eerie spatial passage quickly appeared inside!
"It's a spatial passage," Zhao Qian said.
I nodded, and Zhao Qian soon continued feeling her way inward. After several