(A reminder: the secondary personality was still following Minako to cultivate together and did not participate in this operation.)
Because Dong Dong was part of the team, even though the gale swept the white sand around them, it did not affect anyone.
Dong Dong reached out and grabbed a handful of white sand.
"This kind of sand... is very strange. It wasn't formed from weathered rock. It should be..."
Abu, standing nearby, finished for him: "White sand formed after the flesh and skin of Corpse Ghosts weathered away!"
Hastur lectured everyone with the air of an old master:
"That's right... During the ancient battle of the Old Ones, that woman Chhath was truly terrifying! The total number of Corpse Ghosts she bred and hatched exceeded the combined number of humans, mutated beasts, and fiends at the time. They covered the entire earth... Unfortunately, Corpse Ghosts couldn't successfully enter the Cosmic Warships in the sky. In the end, they were completely wiped out by the other side's large-scale destructive weapons. Their corpses covered every corner of the world, eventually weathering into this white sand. Compared with ordinary sand, it was more likely to draw the moisture from the human body."
"Mmm, Lady Chhath's reproductive ability really is terrifying." Abu looked delighted as she hugged Yu Jing's arm even tighter. "I want to give Brother Yu Jing a whole bunch of descendants, too!"
"...Uh." Yu Jing was utterly helpless.
Under Lei Lu's guidance, they arrived at the outskirts of the moat surrounding the Old Imperial City.
The moat was made of a black current. Souls even flowed along with the river water inside it. If a living creature accidentally fell in, its soul would be instantly scattered, while its corpse would quickly dissolve into the black current.
"This river was personally