"This method of saving people really was simple and brutal..."
Fang Qing was somewhat speechless. He asked inwardly, "Then did you get any intelligence out of her?"
Though Sangji could not learn of his own Dumu's experiences through the Grotto-Heaven,
since they had sent her back, they would surely inspect her before sending her to reincarnate.
"We know everything. It is merely that Great True Person is skilled at divination... Demon-Subduing Black's memories may not have been left untouched..."
Sangji sent over a strand of thought.
Fang Qing accepted it, and his divine sense trembled.
It was as though he had returned to that time when he had acted through possession and been condemned to death with a single glance from the Yin Celestial Emperor.
"Hm... Originally, my White Bone Way joined forces with Cloud-Touching Cliff to plunder the Grotto-Heaven, and the gains were quite substantial...
"But later, for some unknown reason, Lian Chen provoked that Yin Celestial Emperor, enraging the Divine Path's dharma net... Almost every City God and Land God instantly became incarnations of that Yin Celestial Emperor. They had nowhere left to hide and had no choice but to face his might directly. Auspicious Green Tara's body and soul were obliterated on the spot... Demon-Subduing Black was protected once by Gua Chen and narrowly survived. Did that Great True Person intend to save one person, to show that he had not deliberately harmed the White Bone Way? Or... was it deliberate? Did he want to leak some piece of intelligence?"
"The pinnacle of Ninth Rank, Primordial Bear?"
Fang Qing wore a thoughtful expression.
Just then, the Great Void split open, and another Auspicious Goddess descended, scattering a shower of golden flowers.
Sangji reached out to catch them, his heart stirring. "Venerable One... Demon-Subduing Black Tara's true spirit