Ling Qing and the others were the first to reach Chaozhou. The moment they arrived, they saw the skies above Chaozhou filled with resentful, baleful energy.
Han Zhongli shook his head and sighed. "Sinful, sinful.
"No matter what, stirring up such resentment and baleful energy has gone too far in the end."
Zhang Guolao said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Before Brother Crutch Li and the others arrive, let's first calm these resentful energies."
With a wave of He Xiangu's hand, an illusory lotus flower appeared, carrying an aura of righteousness that warded off evil, along with auspicious blessings and fortune, sweeping away the surrounding wicked energy.
The group entered Chaozhou City and, under Han Yu's organization, began preparing a ritual to cleanse the resentment and deliver the departed souls.
Within Crocodile God's Palace, a little demon reported Ling Qing and the others' actions to the Crocodile God.
Lu Dongbin looked at the Crocodile God and said, "Do you see? They mean to fight you to the death!"
The Crocodile God asked, "They're simply delivering departed souls. How does that mean they want to fight me to the death?"
Lu Dongbin smiled. "When you have a problem, would you rather solve it again and again, or settle it once and for all at its root?
"As long as your descendants keep eating people, the dead souls of Chaozhou will continue to appear.
"They can't remain here and deliver departed souls time after time. So the only thing they can do is drive you away."
The Crocodile God nodded. "So that is indeed the logic. In that case, let them come and never leave. I'll go deal with them right now."
With that, he grabbed his Tail-Cutting Blade and was about to go kill Ling Qing and the others.