It seemed to sense something, and the fleeing ghosts let out miserable cries one after another.
"Milord, please, I don't want to go back."
"It's practically hell. I won't go back. Even if I die, I don't want to go back."
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"I don't want to experience that nightmare again."
"Milord, please let us go."
"I don't want to return there. I'd rather die."
Yet no matter how those ghosts wailed and begged, it was completely useless. Arms emerged from the vortex, grabbed them directly, and dragged them back into it.
At that moment, I gripped the Eight Tribulation Sword and faced the vortex. "The Spirit Realm isn't a place you should come to. Return to your original world."
"Liang Fan, I'll remember you." A cold voice rang out from within the vortex, as though an unsurpassed ruler had spoken.
I wasn't afraid. I merely said, "If you want to come, I'll be waiting for you anytime."
A cold snort sounded from behind the vortex, and then it quickly vanished. The remaining ghosts disappeared with it.
I stood with my hands behind my back, gazing in the direction where the vortex had vanished. For a long time, I said nothing.
At that moment, the Mysterious Woman spoke. "The Spirit Realm has already attracted the attention of many people. By now, more and more of them are probably reaching their sinister hands into the Spirit Realm. If they succeed, the humans of the Spirit Realm will face annihilation."
"Isn't that what you want to see?" I sneered and challenged her. "The Spirit Realm was a miserable world to begin with. Even if there were more deaths, it doesn't seem like it would matter."
"That isn't the case. If I wanted to destroy humanity, there would