While Deng Yin fought Master Ren, Shi Feiyang was also locked in a magical duel with Nun Xinru. This time, neither met force with force; instead, they relied on finesse.
Shi Feiyang was not worried that Deng Yin might escape. Whether Deng Yin chose to help him or not, Master Ren would never let him leave. Even if he knelt before her and begged for mercy, she would still destroy him.
Moreover, although he had released Deng Yin this time, Master Ren also bore karmic responsibility. Without her providing the cause, Shi Feiyang would not have summoned him, and Deng Yin would never have emerged.
Master Ren and Xinru both acknowledged this, so neither would let Deng Yin go. Shi Feiyang had no intention of ascending or leaving this world, but they still did. If Deng Yin escaped and brought about some great catastrophe, the Buddhist Sect and Shi Feiyang would have to bear the consequences together. Thus, even if Deng Yin truly escaped, the Buddhist Sect would have to find a way to capture him again—above all, Master Ren.
At that moment, Deng Yin seemed to have the worse of his duel with Master Ren, beaten into blood-light scattered across the floor. In reality, he was gaining more than he lost. Master Ren had repeatedly fallen prey to him, suffering grievous damage to her vitality. Xinru was growing anxious. She wanted to drive Shi Feiyang away as quickly as possible, then help Master Ren destroy Deng Yin.
Shi Feiyang had a different aim. He would not mind if Master Ren and Xinru killed Deng Yin, since he too would bear karmic responsibility if Deng Yin went out and committed evil. The best outcome for him was to obtain the Two Treasures of Xuanyuan and have the two nuns kill