Yun Ji didn't refuse Tian Buyi's kindness. He nodded, and the master and disciple headed for the Black-Clad Figure's residence.
Daoxuan and the others had gotten the news and hurried over as well. As soon as they arrived, they felt the heavy atmosphere hanging over the place.
"I've tried many times, but the White-Clothed Deity completely ignores me! So I could only come to you!" Luo Yunji said gravely, looking at the Black-Clad Figure before him.
The Black-Clad Figure nodded. "The time has not yet come. I won't say anything until it does! Besides, what you're asking may be exactly what I want to ask, too!"
Luo Yunji was surprised to hear this. He had never imagined that such a possibility existed.
Seeing the confusion on Luo Yunji's face, the Black-Clad Deity sighed softly. "As you know, through a twist of fate, I was trapped in this body for tens of thousands of years. I spent much of that time asleep, so I don't know very much."
Luo Yunji couldn't help feeling disappointed. "Do you have a way to let ordinary cultivators deal with those Strange Objects from the Underworld?"
The Black-Clad Figure nodded, then shook his head.
"The power of utmost yang! But, as far as I know, there isn't much of it in this world. So there's practically no way."
"I have the Fire Gathering Basin!"
"Five treasures of heaven and earth—the Li Fire Bead, Phoenix Blood Dragon Marrow, Star Fate, Solar Flame Essence, and Earth Vein Phoenix Flame—are known as Yang Essence." The Black-Clad Deity explained them to Luo Yunji.
"Where can we get them?" Tian Buyi hurriedly asked.
"Except for the Fire Gathering Basin, none of these can be touched lightly. Not even I can do so!" The Black-Clad Figure slowly shook his head. "You've been