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Qi Refining Path.

Blood Baleful Island, inside the cave dwelling.

Fang Qing pondered for a moment, then withdrew his attention from Sangji.

Sangji had now changed from a Buddhist Son back into an utterly ordinary abbot of All Beings Formless Temple, and began visiting the various temples according to his scheduled itinerary.

It had to be said that the Yin Corpse Sect had chosen an excellent moment for this probe—

The key was that All Beings Formless Temple truly was somewhat depleted—no matter what, I should still go clean up the loose ends.

With a thought, he immersed himself in the Dao Birth Pearl and poured one divine power after another into the incarnation body of Xu Hei from the Qi Consumption Path.

Though the incarnation possessed no divine powers and could not receive an empowerment to become a Buddhist Son-level combatant, precisely because there were no divine powers within his Purple Mansion, he was like a blank sheet of paper, ready for painting—there was no need to remain bound to Earth Virtue; he could readily convert to another lineage.

This time, it would not do to deploy combat power above the Purple Mansion realm. Otherwise, if the Yin Corpse Sect raised the stakes and sent out emissaries or the like, it would become an endless affair—Xu Hei alone would suffice."

Moreover, Fang Qing was indeed somewhat wary of the Qi Consumption Path at this point.

Now that the True Lords were awakening one after another, each old and calculating, each laying out their own schemes, it was truly somewhat dangerous.

His true body had remained stationed in the Qi Refining Path, almost prepared to endure until he attained Gold before entering the world of the Qi Consumption Path.

That way, no matter which side plotted something, his own side