"At last, it's dealt with. Even if the Blood Sea Demon Venerable wants to come here again, he has nothing to anchor himself to for now. That should keep us safe for a while."
Watching the Blood Sea Demon Venerable's avatar dissipate, the Vast Dharma Heavenly Lord breathed a quiet sigh of relief and finally set his mind at ease.
Li Ling calmly sensed the surrounding currents of energy dispersing and nodded inwardly as well.
The ominous aura lingering around Jade Lang Mountain had indeed vanished.
The smell of the Nether River's blood sea faded. Gone was the texture of rotting corpses and bloody rust in the air; it became clear and pure again.
This meant the environment had improved.
Even so, they could not let down their guard.
Nothing in this world was absolute. Even within the incense realm, prolonged neglect would lead to gradual decay and corruption, breeding demons and evil.
Unless an immortal power sustained it, creating an eternal, unchanging divine domain.
"Ow..."
Just then, the wounded cultivators' groans reached them.
The two immediately descended and began treating their injuries.
"Fortunately, the damage isn't severe. Each of them only had some life origin energy devoured, losing anywhere from several months to over a year of their lifespan. Had it continued, they would probably have been sucked dry alive."
After examining them, Li Ling felt somewhat relieved, though also a little surprised.
The Vast Dharma Heavenly Lord said, "Indeed. The arts of the Nether River's blood sea excel at devouring life origin energy. This also involves the methods ghost cultivators use to return to the living world. Even after dying, the Netherworld Sect's greatest experts have ways to bring themselves back to life!"
Remaining animate after death, or even returning to life, was nothing unusual. These things were