Qi Song sounded incredulous. "Are you saying these people really killed the Twelfth Elder while he was regulating his breathing?"
Su Jiu nodded. "Otherwise, this resentful qi wouldn't have latched onto them."
"Then why didn't the resentful qi kill them earlier? Why did it choose to control their bodies instead?"
Su Jiu said quietly, "Probably because the Woods where he died couldn't provide him with enough nourishment."
"Nourishment?"
Su Jiu lowered her gaze slightly. "Do you know how a vengeful soul strengthens itself?"
Qi Song paused, then ventured, "By killing people?"
Su Jiu nodded. "Exactly. By killing people. Only the souls of those who die unjust deaths can strengthen him without limit and give him power."
Qi Song understood. No wonder Su Jiu had stepped forward to stop them and asked him to wake these people...
The Twelfth Elder watched his former disciples sling mud at one another, trading accusations like fighting cocks, and found it quite entertaining.
Only when he judged the time was right did he smile and say, "How about this? If you can kill the other side, I'll spare your lives. What do you say?"
Both sides, already red-eyed from arguing, brought out their magical artifacts without the slightest hesitation.
Someone shouted, "Everyone, be careful! This man has already undergone soul possession. He stopped being our Eldest Senior Brother long ago. We don't need to hold back!"
The leader sneered as well. "You've certainly carried the Vast Righteousness Sect's former teachings through to the letter. Even when you kill someone, you have to find yourselves a high-sounding excuse.
"But do you really think a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp like you can beat me?"
No one knew who struck first, but the fight between the two sides quickly descended into chaos.
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