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"": "Night had fallen. Tonight's moon was only a slender, curved hook.
The atmosphere around the Cabinet Mountain Taoist Grounds had changed. Not just there-the atmosphere throughout Outer Cabinet Mountain had changed.
No evil spirits appeared. A strange, dry smell hung in the air, as though all moisture had been drained away.
The group did not linger outside the Cabinet Mountain Taoist Grounds. They headed toward Sacred Way Mountain, only slowing to their normal pace once they were well beyond the dojo's territory.
Qin Tianqing let out a long breath and said, "It seems Heavenly Thunder wasn't the only thing that scared Yuan Yinxin away. Ba Xiao was far too active. Both of Zhou Sanming's yin souls were seized outright, and even the Chief Seat Deity couldn't break free. This Heaven-Veiling Object is far too powerful."
"Mr. Luo, what do you think?" Qin Tianqing asked Luo Bin.
Luo Bin considered it deeply, then recounted once more what he had seen through the Chief Seat Deity.
Bai Wei said gravely, "We can be almost certain he used another deity to weaken his connection to Ba Xiao. And with Witch Queen Yi Yi there—that poisonous woman understands Heaven-Veiling Objects better—Yuan Yinxin was able to leave Outer Cabinet Mountain."
No one spoke again.
Luo Xianshen was the most silent of all. There was killing intent in his eyes, directed not at any person, but solely at Ba Xiao. He was a Taoist; Ba Xiao was a vicious creature.
With Ba Xiao so active, the ordinary people on Cabinet Mountain would have little chance of escaping harm.
Yet Luo Xianshen said nothing more, nor had he suggested attacking before they left.
The reason was even simpler.
A Heaven-Veiling Object was not human. Its strength could not be measured by cultivation