At the spot where the Fox Girl had died, which should have been utterly empty, the black smoke that had just begun to dissipate suddenly started gathering again in an instant.
The condensing black smoke gave off a foul stench. In the blink of an eye, it filled the entire karst cave, making people retch.
At that moment, the black smoke turned into an arrow and shot toward the coffin bound in iron chains.
Seeing this, Shen Bai raised a hand and unleashed the force of the Vajra Demon-Subduing Fist.
The fist force shone like a blazing sun, enveloping the arrow.
Yet after the black smoke forming the arrow was scattered, it gathered again. Without slowing, it landed atop the coffin locked in chains and vanished in an instant, like a drop of water merging into the surface of a lake.
Once the coffin was struck by the black smoke, its trembling grew even more violent. The Scarlet Talisman Paper upon it emitted a crimson glow like a blood moon, seeking to continue suppressing the coffin.
The two forces confronted each other. The Scarlet Talisman Paper held a slight advantage, restoring the coffin to normal.
Qin Shuang furrowed her willow-leaf brows and said to Shen Bai, "I understand now. I know what his goal was."
Shen Bai said, "What goal?"
Qin Shuang pointed at the coffin. "He wanted to release the Bizarre Item inside it. This was arranged by a Wild Daoist Arts cultivator after his death. He wanted to use this terrifying Grand Tomb to turn himself into a Bizarre Item, and he was also the one behind the Scarlet Talisman Paper."
Shen Bai stroked his chin. "The Scarlet Talisman Paper suppresses Bizarre Items, yet that Wild Daoist Arts cultivator used it to suppress himself?"
No matter how he