When Shen Muzhi came down to find Lu Wuming, he had already anticipated this outcome.
After all, everyone familiar with Lu Wuming knew that he disliked tasks requiring much thought. Since Liu Buli hadn't directly ordered him, Lu Wuming naturally shifted the burden of such tasks to Shen Muzhi without hesitation.
Fortunately, although he lacked Liu Buli's intricate scheming on a daily basis, he had been the Valley Master of Medicine Master Valley for several years. Shen Muzhi possessed at least the basic ability to delegate.
Thus, after observing Lu Wuming's current state and considering his own situation, Shen Muzhi pondered for a moment, stroking his chin, and offered a solution: "How about this, you tell me which direction the cave where you initially found the divine soul is located? I'll go there and take a look. You can continue clearing the spreading evil energy here. I promise I won't disturb you."
For Lu Wuming, the last sentence was the most crucial.
Since he didn't need to move from his spot, change his current actions, or even be affected by Shen Muzhi's activities, he didn't need to think at all. He just had to continue what he was doing.
Lu Wuming quickly processed Shen Muzhi's words in his mind, then nodded with evident pleasure, pointed in a direction, and resumed his absorption.
To be honest, it was much easier now than the first time he had come here.
After all, the divine soul he had absorbed previously was from the place with the most concentrated evil energy among all the environments or items. Once that was absorbed, even though the surrounding evil energy was more widespread and varied, its concentration was not as intense. Therefore, the pressure it exerted was naturally not as overwhelming as before, which had caused him to fall unconscious for such a long time.
Furthermore, there were no other monsters around now. He simply needed to absorb, and even the task of clearing debris was eliminated. If this wasn't considered convenient, then he would be complaining about having too much of a good thing.
In contrast to his comfortable situation, Shen Muzhi, after receiving Lu Wuming's instructions, glanced in the direction indicated.
Truthfully, as he approached this area, the divine beast bloodline within him had already provided him with a general direction. However, Shen Muzhi wasn't entirely sure if the guidance was correct, so he wanted Lu Wuming to confirm it.
The result indicated that his bloodline was indeed accurate. After all, good and evil are irreconcilable. The Nine-Tailed Spirit Cat was a divine beast representing light and purity. Even if its appearance was dark, the spiritual energy circulating within its body was undeniably pure and clean.
Such extreme purity harbored a much stronger aversion to filth than ordinary beings. It was precisely this aversion that allowed Shen Muzhi to determine the location.
Following this feeling, he arrived at the cave entrance. Looking up at the passage that Lu Wuming had forcefully broken open some time ago, Shen Muzhi frowned and murmured, "This thing can be this dark, it's truly disgusting..."
If possible, he would have preferred not to approach such a thing at all.
But as Liu Buli and the others had said, even though he didn't particularly like this world, they had not yet left it.
Since this was still where they resided, they had to ensure its continued existence.
This was not only for himself but also for their You Siqi.
If they were to simply ignore this matter, and one day this evil energy and malevolent thoughts spread outwards, corrupting other regions of the cultivation world and turning the entire realm into this state, then You Siqi, as an ordinary person, would undoubtedly be among the first to perish.
Thinking of his beloved, the solemn expression on Shen Muzhi's face finally eased slightly.
Taking a few deep breaths, he leaped forward.
Upon landing in the passage, his human form transformed into a beautiful black cat.
This was the form You Siqi liked the most.
It was a pity that You Siqi was too far away now to have the chance to pet the black cat. The black cat flicked its nine tails. Accustomed to acting together with someone everywhere, being alone now, regardless of what You Siqi might be thinking, he himself, despite saying he didn't want the other person to come along, now felt a pang of loneliness that You Siqi wasn't here.
Humans were truly perverse.
Suppressing the troublesome thoughts in his mind, Shen Muzhi stepped into the cave before him. The further he went, the more palpable the sickening sensation became. If Lu Wuming hadn't repeatedly assured him before he entered that the divine soul of the evil god had been completely devoured by him, seeing the current scene, Shen Muzhi would have instinctively thought that Lu Wuming hadn't devoured it thoroughly enough, otherwise, this place shouldn't be so repulsive.
Moreover, he didn't know if his luck was worse than Lu Wuming's, or if the lingering power of the evil god's divine soul was truly astonishing. In any case, as Shen Muzhi ventured deeper into the cave, he discovered that in the shadows within the cave, many monsters with glowing red eyes were hidden.
As he advanced, the monsters, as if prepared, suddenly launched a coordinated attack towards him.
In Liu Buli's earlier account, Shen Muzhi had heard about these monsters. Therefore, when he actually faced them, despite his growing revulsion, he was not particularly frightened by their hideous appearances.
However, it had to be said that the number of monsters was indeed quite large.
And the evil thoughts and malevolence emanating from the monsters were also thickly entwined.
Shen Muzhi did not possess Lu Wuming's ability to devour directly. He could only fully unleash his divine beast's spiritual power, hoping to purify the aura of these monsters through this method.
The results proved his approach was quite correct.
Seeing the monsters' defenses and attacks weaken under his purification, Shen Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief and unhesitatingly began to deal with them.
Once the pressure slightly eased, Shen Muzhi genuinely regretted his decision.
He should have asked Lu Wuming to come in with him.
As You Siqi had taught him, showing off never ended well. He had learned his lesson this time.