Every disciple who received treatment had to swear a Heart-Demon Oath before Feng Qi took them out, vowing to keep everything that happened during the treatment a closely guarded secret.
This was to protect Su Jiu, and to keep the Azure Tide Sect free from interference.
Although the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect and the Ghost Market already knew about this, the fact that word had yet to spread showed that they, too, intended to conceal it.
The Ghost Market and the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect now had certain ties to the Azure Tide Sect. Su Jiu had helped the Ghost Market draw a spirit out of the Heavenly Demon-Subduing Pestle, and had also saved Lin Jiaojiao, the current sect leader's wife. To them, she was a benefactor.
Unless enormous interests were at stake, neither would be so utterly deranged as to expose this matter.
Still, although they could be trusted for now, certain troubles remained unavoidable. For example... after learning that Su Jiu could remove demon seeds, they would automatically send anyone found harboring one to the Azure Tide Sect's Enforcement Hall.
Hong Sheng, who had seemed completely ignorant of everything earlier, had actually been secretly sent over ahead of time by the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect.
After dealing with those three, Su Jiu set up a simple Spirit-Gathering Formation, sat on the ground, and began meditating to replenish her spiritual qi.
Under the formation's influence, the spiritual qi mingled with the surrounding demonic qi soon separated from it, as distinctly as the clear Wei River from the muddy Jing.
Spiritual qi began gathering endlessly toward Su Jiu, while the demonic qi desperately avoided her.
Before long, Xia Jue and Chu Mojin, who stood relatively close to Su Jiu, felt that even the surrounding air had grown much fresher.
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