Seeing this, Fang Qianyuan likewise formed the Hand Seal of Presence and released his Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc.
With a burst of purple spiritual light soaring skyward, the Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc, roughly a zhang in size, rose into the open sky and flew freely.
Through the Eagle Eye Art, Fang Qianyuan swiftly shifted his perspective to the roc's, as though he were looking down upon the earth himself, watching the vast Gobi sweep past below.
"Sure enough, something feels wrong even when releasing a spirit creature. The demon baleful intent here can corrode spirit creatures too. Over time, that could spell trouble!"
Purple spiritual light flickered in Fang Qianyuan's right pupil as he studied the sights he discovered and experienced the effects for himself.
"Yes. This realm is the dark side of the universe. It is said that all the negative emotions of the mortal world—hatred, anger, jealousy, fear—as well as gloomy, sinister, and ferocious forces flow here, forming matter and origin energy diametrically opposed to those of the Yang-Side Universe."
"The entire Nine Hells has endured since time immemorial on this foundation. We hail from the Yang-Side Universe, so if we remain here too long, we will inevitably be affected."
"Fortunately, this power is merely unconscious origin energy scattered throughout heaven and earth. Its influence works gradually and imperceptibly. So long as we remain mindful of refining it away, clarify our minds and perceive our true nature, and cut away stray thoughts, we should be all right."
In truth, things were not nearly as harmless as Lin Zaixing made them sound.
Just as mortals who lived in dark, damp caves often became stooped and sickly, his many years in the Nine Hells had left his cultivation far below that of fellow elders with comparable talent. Even his temperament had grown