Su Jiu had not expected the white-haired female cultivator to act so decisively, preparing to kill the moment she arrived.
"You can't kill him!" several people shouted in unison.
Xia Jue and Su Jiu acted even more directly, blocking half of the white-haired cultivator's spell.
As for the other half, they let it strike the Void Refinement cultivator.
The Void Refinement cultivator spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, while some of the demonic qi around him dissipated.
Dao Lord Cao Yin frowned at the scene. "Explain yourselves. Why can't I kill him?"
By the time Dao Lord Cao Yin asked this question, Chu Qianqiu had already cleared out most of the surrounding magic beasts.
The Buddha Child helped him, purifying them all.
Before this, Si Que had asked him, "Doesn't purifying them now amount to killing people?"
The Buddha Child shook his head. "Their souls should have returned to the Pure Land long ago. These broken bodies are merely imprisoning their souls by force. What we're doing now isn't killing people, but saving them."
There was another, more important point that the Buddha Child left unsaid. Under the red moon's influence, even the last trace of reason they had once retained was gone. In their current state, they could no longer be considered human.
With the magic beasts cleared away, the chaotic scene grew quiet once more.
Meanwhile, several elders from the Flowing Radiance Sword Sect finally arrived.
No one was happier to see them than Yun Chao. Still, he was restrained in his expression, offering them a deep bow before standing quietly to one side without another word.
As Deputy Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall, Feng Qi recounted what had happened here.
After hearing the whole story, everyone present looked increasingly cold.
"We haven't dealt