Old Mo's body twisted continuously within the Taiji Diagram, his purple robe shredding inch by inch to reveal the black-scaled body beneath.
He stretched out his claws to seize Lin Taichu, but the instant they touched the edge of the Taiji Diagram, they were burned to ashes by golden light.
As Old Mo vanished, the trembling of the entire stone chamber gradually subsided.
The golden chains turned into specks of light and sank into the ground. The Reincarnation Token sprang from its groove and landed in Lin Taichu's hand.
He collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath, every bone in his body feeling as though it had fallen apart.
The last trace of demonic qi on the stone platform at the center of the chamber also vanished, revealing the smooth rock beneath—the core of the Demon Cave had finally been completely sealed.
Lin Taichu leaned against the stone wall, his chest heaving violently. His clash with Old Mo had nearly drained all the spiritual power in his body, and the remaining Yin-Yang Two Qi in his meridians still caused faint pain.
He took out his last Qi-Returning Pill. It melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and a gentle stream of spiritual power flowed down his throat into his dantian. It was not enough to restore him to his peak, but it allowed him to barely steady himself.
He picked up the Reincarnation Token from the ground. Its surface was covered in cracks from its previous intense activation, and its luster had dimmed considerably.
Lin Taichu gently stroked the cracks and could sense the remaining earth-vein spiritual qi within slowly repairing the Dharma Artifact.
"I have to find Qin Fang as soon as possible," Lin Taichu muttered. Old Mo had said that a triple Demonic Mark Formation lay at