The night passed quietly.
Outside the temple, there was only the chirping of insects and the sound of a long wind rustling the leaves.
Not a trace of interrogation reached the temple, as though no interrogation had taken place the night before.
Wang Chuan and Li Zhuhua had also finished the map and annotations early. After explaining their key points to Chen Baiqing, each found somewhere to sit idly and wait in silence.
Chen Baiqing studied the map carefully, then picked up a brush and added a few marks. Afterward, she stood before it, gazing at it lightly, seemingly pondering something.
Then the morning sun rose, shining through the temple doors.
Lu Lingyi pushed open the doors and walked in alone, then cupped her hands and said:
"The Tiger Demon's interrogation is complete. His name is Shan Meng."
"A Foundation Establishment cultivation base is already far from low in this region, but it amounts to little in Cloud Dream Marsh. He could only scrape by on its fringes and knew only demons of similar cultivation."
"As for the method of retaining wish power, according to the Tiger Demon, practically every demon in Cloud Dream Marsh knows it. Supposedly, someone or some demon originally carved the method in several places throughout Cloud Dream Marsh."
"Over time, the demons passed it on by word of mouth. It is no secret."
"According to the Tiger Demon, villages are far more densely scattered within Cloud Dream Marsh than outside it. However, the faith and wish power there have all been divided among the greater demons. Minor Foundation Establishment demons like him can only gather wish power outside."
"Rumor has it that the greater demons seem able to make the wish power within Cloud Dream Marsh extremely pure."
"With that as their means, the greater