Nine Radiances, Ten Crows: Blood-Transforming Demonic Tribulation (Part 2)

As a true-transmission talisman art of the Shangqing Sect, the sensory range opened by the Profound Truth Through Netherworld Mirror Method was like a demon-revealing mirror. It discerned truth and shattered illusion, possessing keen perception toward all demons, devils, ghosts, and monsters.

Lu Qing was still Lu Qing, so Yu Ci had felt nothing from afar. But when the two brushed past each other, the gloomy aura surging from her side clashed with the Shangqing Dao arts and could no longer be concealed.

Yu Ci instinctively reached out and gripped her shoulder.

"What is going on?" Even Yu Ci found the voice that came from his own throat unfamiliar. It was as though every drop of moisture in his body had been squeezed dry; the slightest friction carried a fiery rasp.

Lu Qing turned back to look at him, her voice soft and gentle. "Only Bao Yun remains now."

Neither of them explained themselves, yet neither could possibly misunderstand. Still fearing some mistake, Yu Ci clumsily added, "The Ten Demon Inner Prohibition?"

"Time waits for no one. I must settle things with her as soon as possible. Now, with only Bao Yun remaining, the work can be brought to completion..."

The moment Lu Qing's confirming words entered his ears, a string in Yu Ci's mind suddenly snapped. His thoughts plunged into blankness. When he came back to himself, he had already dealt Lu Qing a heavy slap across the face.

Smack!

The crisp sound quickly vanished amid the forest's giant trees. At the same time, every sound in the surrounding area disappeared as well. Those resentful souls and vicious ghosts had long since been frightened away by the atmosphere here, leaving the forest deathly silent.

Given their positions, Yu Ci's slap nearly pulled Lu Qing into his arms. She staggered,