Yun Huanling sighed and glanced at the woman who was about to run outside. An Immobilizing Talisman suddenly appeared on her body, followed by a Silencing Talisman.
With a sweep of his sleeve, he closed the door, as though nothing had happened here at all. Then Yun Huanling crouched down and checked Su Jiu's pulse.
The woman alone remained frozen in place, her body still poised to flee in terror.
Yun Huanling channeled his spiritual qi, making the Jade Pendant around A-Yu's neck slowly rise. The red cord snapped, and the Jade Pendant landed in his hand.
Yet the moment he touched the Jade Pendant, Yun Huanling nearly flung it away. Fortunately, he reacted in time and wrapped it in spiritual qi, suspending it above his palm. He dared not touch it with his hand again-or, more precisely, with any part of his skin.
Because this was a piece of Soul-Draining Jade.
Soul-Draining Jade, as its name suggested, could be used to extract people's souls.
It was typically used by ghost cultivators and heretical cultivators. Its owner could use it to devour other people's souls and strengthen their own.
Of course, Soul-Sealing Jade had another use: it could keep a dead person's soul from dissipating. However, once their soul entered the Soul-Sealing Jade, they could never return to life.
A mortal's soul would be cut off from the reincarnation cycle upon entering it, while a cultivator would no longer be able to perform Soul Possession on another cultivator. Once a soul entered it, however, the Soul-Sealing Jade would automatically recognize that soul as its master and sever its connection with its previous owner.
At that moment, Yun Huanling finally understood why Su Jiu had insisted on getting that Jade Pendant.
Meanwhile, Su Jiu's divine sense had transformed into a ball