Chen Kefa drew his gaze back from the sky and lowered his head to inspect his left wrist.
A fine black line was crawling upward along his meridians.
Where it passed, the flow of Divine Firmament True Essence grew sluggish.
He stirred the True Essence within him. A strand of pure, unyielding thunder-attribute energy began to assault the sinister poison.
The moment the two forces touched, an invisible clash erupted, bringing a needle-like sting.
Interesting.
This sinister poison could actually hold its own against Divine Firmament True Essence for a while.
But it was rootless in the end, and before long, it began to lose ground.
Still, the poison was exceedingly stubborn.
Chen Kefa estimated that even if he left it alone, the domineering nature of the Divine Firmament Heart Method, which carried out Heaven's punishment, would grind the foul substance away completely within three days at most.
He set the matter aside for now and spread out his mental power, covering the entire park.
The aftershock of the battle had only damaged a few plants; no innocent bystanders had been hurt.
Not far away, Nie Sun had raised his true qi barrier to shield several terrified pedestrians whose legs had gone weak. He himself had been caught at the edge of the earlier shock wave, and his clothes were torn in several places.
Even with his cultivation greatly diminished, protecting ordinary people had long since been carved into his bones.
Chen Kefa's heart gave a pang. He felt he owed his brother far too much.
He took one step and appeared beside Nie Sun.
His mental power became an invisible, gentle wave that brushed over the pedestrians' minds, erasing their panicked memories of what had just happened.
Then, with another soft sweep, he sent them to the street outside