At the instant the evil cultivator called Blackwater's soul scattered, the ghostly flames were directly absorbed by the curved blade in Blazing Fire's hand.
I also absorbed a wisp of true qi, though it was neither dense nor strong.
Even the Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud Sword absorbed a wisp of hateful energy from the demonist whose soul had scattered.
To outsiders, we undoubtedly looked like evil cultivators. There was no question about it.
No wonder that demonist had believed I was an evil cultivator until his death.
Couldn't be helped. That was simply the fate I'd been born with.
Now that I had killed the demonist Blackwater, it was time to check the cave he had mentioned, where innocent dead souls were being used to refine "Cured Ghosts."
"Blazing Fire, let's head downstream."
"By your command!"
Blazing Fire replied.
Then I led Blazing Fire downstream.
As for the ordinary ghosts drawn over by the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wheel and still standing dazed nearby, we paid them no mind.
They would come to on their own soon enough.
Luo Jianhua could come deal with Blackwater's corpse...
Blazing Fire and I walked roughly seven or eight hundred meters downstream before we indeed sensed a dense, sinister aura.
Blazing Fire immediately pinpointed the location.
"Lord Jiang Ning, it should be over there!"
Blazing Fire raised a hand and pointed toward a spot.
At the foot of the mountain wall beside Dalai Creek, dense vegetation obscured the view inside.
Blazing Fire and I could only push onward through the bushes and weeds.
Before long, we really did find a cave beneath the mountain wall.
There was an iron door outside the cave, locked shut.
Under the Heavenly Eye, sinister energy turned into black mist that continuously seeped out from within the cave.
This time, before