Just as Li Qingqiu marveled at the powerful ghostly energy contained within the Soul Refining Banner, a line of text appeared before his eyes.
[Since this is your first time slaying a cultivator, you have proven your eligibility to compete on the path of cultivation. You have earned one opportunity to receive a legacy reward.]
Not bad.
A pleasant surprise!
In high spirits, Li Qingqiu sent his consciousness into the Soul Refining Banner. He saw countless vengeful spirits circling through that separate space like a swarm of locusts.
All the vengeful spirits revolved around a massive crimson orb of light. The orb looked like an egg, and inside it lurked an extraordinarily terrifying evil ghost.
All the vengeful spirits devoured by the Soul Refining Banner were feeding their power to this evil ghost.
Even Li Qingqiu, who had reached the Nourishing Yuan Realm Eighth Layer, felt his heart skip at the evil ghost's aura.
Luckily, he had come in time. If he had waited any longer, until Master Jiang awakened this evil ghost, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Li Qingqiu shifted his gaze to the ground and cast the Soul Seizing Curse directly on Master Jiang's corpse.
Seeing Master Jiang follow in the Son of Heaven's footsteps and get beheaded by Li Qingqiu, the Imperial Guards finally broke. They scattered in a rout, while some of the braver prisoners stayed in the square, gazing at Li Qingqiu with fervent admiration.
Qingxiao True Person watched Master Jiang get beheaded so easily by Li Qingqiu, and felt dazed.
Master Jiang's imposing presence had chilled him to the bone. In all the decades he had roamed the martial world, he had never encountered such a terrifying enemy. Yet even someone that terrifying couldn't withstand a single one of Li Qingqiu's