Thunderclap Style!
Inside the Ancient Temple, lightning surged.
"No!"
The Vengeful Spirit let out a piercing scream. A moment later, wisps of gray smoke curled upward, and the Ancient Temple sank back into silence once more.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have slain one second rank fourth-tier Vengeful Spirit and gained 400 Experience Points."
Clack.
Something fell to the ground. Lu Yang flickered over and picked it up. It was a pale green crystal about the size of a soybean.
"This is... a Demon Soul Crystal?!" Li Fei looked at the pale green crystal, her expression somewhat complicated. "Brother Lu, did we just encounter a Demonic Beast?"
"Just a Vengeful Spirit. Nothing worth making a fuss over," Lu Yang said casually. Then he lowered his head and examined the pale green crystal in his hand, asking for guidance, "Brother Li is learned and talented. I wonder how much you know about this Demon Soul Crystal?"
As for the fact that Li Fei was a woman, since she herself was unwilling to say it, Lu Yang simply pretended not to know.
Li Fei leaned against a beam inside the main hall and sat beside the bonfire. Her face was pale, and even her voice carried a trace of weakness.
"The Confucian classic Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall records, 'The Human Race refines qi, the Demon Race refines the body, and the Devil Race refines the spirit.' Though these words are not absolute, they broadly summarize the cultivation inclinations of the three great races. Most of the Devil Race have no physical bodies, and so they mainly cultivate the mind and soul. This Demon Soul Crystal is the crystallization of a Devil Race soul. It is said that after slaying a low-level Devil Race, the chance of obtaining a Demon Soul