Yes, it was Su Jiu who had given Lan Fang Ziyi the idea of bringing out his Soul-Purifying Formation.
After all, she was already too busy to spare a moment, let alone look after her companions, so the Soul-Purifying Formation had come to mind.
Su Jiu figured that, as a personal disciple of the Heavenly Secret Sect, Lan Fang Ziyi ought to have a Soul-Purifying Formation, and had suggested this solution.
It would let him earn a little spending money on the side. As for Qian Xin having a Soul-Purifying Formation, that was within Su Jiu's expectations too. After all, the Water Moon School was no ordinary sect. As a minor leader here, in a territory teeming with vengeful souls, it was hardly surprising that he carried a Soul-Purifying Formation.
What surprised Su Jiu was that the Water Moon School's disciples actually dared not seek Qian Xin's protection, preferring to spend spirit stones on shelter with Lan Fang Ziyi instead.
But as far as Su Jiu was concerned, anyone who came was a guest. It made no difference who they were.
They might claim not to fear Soul Possession by these vengeful souls, but if too many people were possessed, it would still be a troublesome affair.
It was best to keep the dead from meddling in the affairs of the living.
Besides the evil souls scattered outside the mirrors, those within them were restless too. They constantly released their own peculiar, sinister aura, trying to entice ordinary cultivators into helping them shatter the mirrors. Yet whenever a cultivator approached a mirror, a female cultivator blocked their path.
In the end, Su Jiu could endure it no longer. She simply used Thousand-Mile Ice Seal, freezing every mirror except the eight.
Admittedly, doing so consumed an enormous amount of spiritual qi,