Su Jiu had erected this "wall" before activating the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl, precisely to prevent these demonic beasts from retreating into the mire again.
After all, the swamp was too vast. Once they hid in it again, even Su Jiu could not be certain of finishing them off.
And unless they were eliminated, Su Jiu and her companions still could not fly across the swamp. After weighing all these considerations, she had chosen the safest approach.
Under the combined power of the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl and the World-Cleansing Glazed Pagoda, more than half the demonic beasts had already dissipated. The few that remained grew bewildered when they could no longer return to the swamp. They began circling along the "wall" Su Jiu had erected, looking none too bright.
Su Jiu and the Buddha Child seized the opportunity to catch them all in one net.
With the demonic beasts gone, Su Jiu and the Buddha Child finally had room to catch their breath.
Neither spoke. After swallowing pills, they sat cross-legged right where they were and began regulating their breathing.
Meanwhile, Chu Luohen and the other two jumped down from the tree.
Although the demonic beasts were low-ranked and easy to deal with, their sheer numbers were still overwhelming. The spiritual qi required to purify them completely increased exponentially.
Had either Su Jiu or the Buddha Child been alone today, neither would likely have been able to purify all these demonic beasts. Another bitter battle would have awaited them then.
The demonic beasts had vanished, yet the surrounding air remained silent. The demonic plants still stood motionless where they were. Clearly, the creatures that had crawled out of the swamp were not the source of these plants' fear either.
So was there actually something even bigger nearby?
The cultivator surnamed Lu