In a flash, a black jade object shaped like a Bagua Compass appeared in Xu Yi's hand. He released a wisp of turbid Qi, and the compass immediately absorbed it. A name lit up on its face: "Chu Suiyi."
As it turned out, this was the Merit Jade. Yang Wushang had given it directly to Xu Yi when he accepted the mission to eliminate two demons on the Demon Ranking within three months.
Whenever Xu Yi killed a demon, all he had to do was channel the demon's turbid Qi into the Merit Jade. Once its identity was verified, the demon's name would light up automatically, allowing his merit to be checked and fraud prevented.
After the verification was complete, Xu Yi put away the Merit Jade and carefully inspected the secret chamber. He released his perception and checked once more. Only after finding no oversight did he open the Stone Gate and drift away beneath the darkening night.
With Chu Suiyi dead, Xu Yi's heart had finally settled. Counting his own "suicide," he had completed the mission.
But when Old Devil Xu did something, he either did nothing or saw it through to the end. He was always looking to climb even higher.
Now that the mission was truly complete, his thoughts had already turned from the mission itself to those Star Spirit Essences.
He knew very well that the demons on the Demon Ranking all had bounties in the Yin Court. Almost every one of them was worth at least one Star Spirit Essence.
And Star Spirit Essence itself was a precious treasure, capable of greatly accelerating the Dragon of Stars's awakening.
It wasn't that he lacked the patience to kindle the Dragon of Stars through slow, painstaking effort. The trouble was that a shortcut existed, and naturally