After putting away the jade bottle, Xiao Yu lightly flicked his sleeve, and the flames on Qu Hun vanished without a trace.
It turned out that this had merely been a little ruse of Xiao Yu's, intended to lure out the Golden Core cultivator's soul so he could capture him.
Xiao Yu carefully examined Qu Hun's injuries. Fortunately, aside from the charring on the surface and a hole through his heart, the rest of his body had suffered little damage.
Afterward, Xiao Yu stuffed a handful of Healing Pills into the corpse's mouth, then circulated his magical power to help him absorb their medicinal effects. This would allow his zombie body to recover gradually. When Han Li came looking for this zombie two years later, he probably would not notice anything amiss.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Xiao Yu had refrained from destroying him in one thunderous strike earlier, and had avoided doing too much damage to the zombie's body.
Turning his hand over, he took out the Soul-Guiding Bell and gave it a gentle ring. Qu Hun, who had been lying grievously wounded on the ground, immediately stood bolt upright and opened his vacant eyes.
Xiao Yu then shifted his gaze toward the small, emerald-green sword floating in midair. Having lost its master, it had become completely motionless.
He conjured a large hand from spiritual power and drew the magic treasure over, then held it in his hand for a careful inspection. The sword itself was only an inch and a half long, and its radiance had dimmed considerably. Wisps of hazy, cold vapor emanated from it, making it look extraordinarily beautiful.
Two tiny characters in ancient script were engraved along its blade: "Green Radiance."
Although he knew that the Green Radiance Sword was the Life-Bound