Everyone nodded in agreement at my words. They were all people in the trade, so there was no need to go over any precautions.
Everyone took out talismans and began sticking them onto the doors and windows.
Because the three seniors had previously shown signs of sea transformation and might lose control or act irrationally, everyone also brought out evil-suppressing artifacts, ready to use them at any moment.
Once everything was ready, Zhang Yuchen and I took out our Heaven-and-Earth Bags.
To be safe, Zhang Yuchen untied his Heaven-and-Earth Bag first.
The instant the Heaven-and-Earth Bag was opened, Zhang Yuchen raised his sword fingers and pointed upward, shouting in a low voice:
"Release!"
A gust of yin wind howled forth, carrying a faint fishy, salty scent of the sea.
The ghost of the senior named Rongfeng drifted straight out of the bag.
After landing, he simply lay there on the floor, still shivering. His ghostly power was weak, his face full of terror.
A wisp of black qi lingered on his forehead.
It was probably the evil qi released by the Black Lotus Pestle...
I hadn't expected the evil qi left behind by the Black Lotus Pestle's attack to persist for so long.
Senior Rongfeng was now just like we had been at Compassion Temple.
His mind was trapped in an illusory, oppressive mental world.
Forget about running away or going berserk—even waking up on his own seemed difficult at the moment.
It was our first time using the Black Lotus Pestle in actual combat. I hadn't expected it to be so powerful.
"Master, Senior Rong is still in a dazed state."
"Master, it should be caused by this wisp of evil qi!"
After saying that, they both looked at me.
They had all seen the surging evil qi when