The essence, qi, and spirit source remaining in the foul blood had long since been worn away together with the spiritual immortal charm inherent to the Myriad Dharma Karma Lotus Robe.
Yet Shen Mo still sensed, within the black smoke formed from the foul blood, auras utterly incompatible with this world and the immortal path. Some were heavy, some ancient, some vast, some compassionate, some ethereal, some cold and sinister, some bizarre, some bloody... One of these auras must have been left behind by Azure Sage Primordial Lord. It felt exactly like the malignant qi left behind after the tree demon's death.
Without exception, these auras seemed to have endured some great terror, some great extinction. Upon their original foundations, they were further steeped in decay, despair, and fear. The sinister nature of the "Foul Blood Daoist Robe" originated from this!
"Could it be... that beyond the immortal path, there are other Great Daos?"
"The so-called remnants of the old era originally cultivated the Great Dao from before this age, rather than the immortal path?"
"Immortal techniques were forbidden, and ordinary means could scarcely kill the robe's original owner... Perhaps they deliberately allowed themselves to be wounded by this robe's former master, then used their foul blood and a Great Dao utterly different from the immortal path to contaminate this robe, extinguish the artifact spirit within, and completely destroy this immortal artifact!"
Thoughts flashed through Shen Mo's mind like sparks from flint. He then used his own mana and the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to form crystals of profound ice, sealing every wisp of black smoke within them. After placing them in a specially made jade box and laying restrictions upon it, he stored it away.
"First, I'll evolve the karma lotuses! When I return to the lower