"How... how was this possible?"
Before Su Shi'er could speak, Ling Yue Shang let out a startled cry first.
"Fairy, is there a problem?"
Su Shi'er's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked Ling Yue Shang in a low voice.
"This senior's Demon Forging True Fire seems not to have fully matured.
According to ancient records, once Demon Forging True Fire appeared in the world, it could directly refine sinister qi, demonic flames, and other powers of utmost yin and evil into true fire.
That was precisely why this spirit fire was named Demon Forging True Fire.
But now, after refining only a small amount of ghostly qi, the Demon Forging True Fire had become almost indistinguishable from evil fire.
In the end, it was even devoured by this resentful ghost. This could only mean that the true fire had yet to fully take shape."
Ling Yue Shang murmured softly. The more she understood, the more worried she became.
Hearing this, Su Shi'er's heart sank as well.
After struggling to reach this point, could it be... that they would still end in failure?
As he pondered inwardly, Su Shi'er's peripheral vision fell on the Buddha before them.
The other man remained composed, his expression utterly undisturbed.
A thought suddenly stirred in Su Shi'er's mind, and he shook his head. "No... that's not right. It shouldn't be that simple."
"Hm? Fellow Daoist Su, why do you say... that?"
Before Ling Yue Shang could finish, she too noticed the Buddha's expression.
"This senior... still has another trick up his sleeve?"
As though to confirm Ling Yue Shang's words.
The instant her words fell, the Buddha gave a soft snort and pressed his palms together.
Though he made no further movement, Buddhist chants suddenly echoed through the hall.
The solemn voice seemed