Lu Wuming had a significant advantage over Shen Muzhi when it came to killing. Since the other party had taken the initiative to take over this task, Shen Muzhi naturally had no reason to refuse.
He stepped aside decisively, completely ceding the stage for the battle to Lu Wuming. For the next while, Shen Muzhi watched as Lu Wuming raised his ghost claws and, in a bloody and violent manner, slaughtered every monster in the cave clean.
As blood splattered, Shen Muzhi felt he might have some sort of problem. For a fleeting moment, looking at the red blood, he thought Lu Wuming's killing spree possessed a peculiar beauty.
However, this thought vanished as quickly as it appeared, and he suppressed it himself. He was no pervert, so how could such a bloody and violent scene seem beautiful to him? Something was definitely wrong!
While Shen Muzhi was comforting himself internally, Lu Wuming, having finished his task, also stopped. He glanced back at the big cat standing motionlessly in the corner and raised an eyebrow. He said, "Shen Muzhi, my work is done. These monsters are much weaker than when I first encountered them, and smaller too. They must have appeared while we were away. It seems my master was right; the evil energy and resentment in this place continue to affect the surrounding things even after the evil god's soul has left."
Lu Wuming's voice successfully pulled Shen Muzhi back from his thoughts. Hearing his words, a more serious glint appeared in Shen Muzhi's eyes.
He nodded heavily and said, "That's precisely why we need to handle it. I'll begin purifying this cave now. While I purify, you can continue to absorb. I think the two of us working together will be faster than me alone. So..."
"Then stop with the nonsense and let's start."
Lu Wuming interrupted Shen Muzhi and immediately released his ghostly energy, beginning to absorb the surrounding evil thoughts and malice.
Shen Muzhi naturally said no more. He also expanded his spiritual energy to its limit, filling the entire cave, and silently chanted purification spells in his heart, calmly observing the changes in the malice.
The malice and evil thoughts here were overwhelmingly dense. Even though he was prepared for complete purification, Shen Muzhi realized as he began that the process was far more difficult than he had imagined.
Time continued to pass. Inside the cave, the two were immersed in the environment and had little perception of it. However, Liu Buli, who was waiting outside, clearly felt the enveloping aura around them weaken significantly after a day.
He couldn't help but nudge You Siqi, who was nodding off beside him, and Liu Buli said with a face full of surprise, "What you said seems to be true! I feel like they succeeded! Do you feel it? The aura around us has weakened so much compared to before."
Achieving such results in just one day was indeed much more effective than Lu Wuming working alone.
However, upon hearing his statement, You Siqi merely gave him a blank look. He glanced around the environment and finally his gaze landed on the clouds beneath them.
You Siqi rubbed his chin and then nodded cooperatively, saying, "From the perspective of these clouds, their color is indeed much lighter than yesterday. If you tell me this is a sign of the aura weakening, then I suppose I can see it."
Hearing his response, Liu Buli's mouth twitched twice. The smile on his face froze uncontrollably. He could only tell himself repeatedly that he shouldn't expect too much from You Siqi in this regard.
After all, he was just an ordinary person.
What did it mean to be an ordinary person? It meant someone for whom even the slightest bit of evil energy could be life-threatening. Whether there was more or less made no difference to him.
As if sensing Liu Buli's speechless frustration, You Siqi thought seriously for a moment and then spoke again, saying, "Shen Muzhi and Lu Wuming's method is different from the source. It's only natural that it would be more effective than what you were doing before."
Hearing this, Liu Buli turned back with a look of renewed interest.
As their eyes met, You Siqi continued to explain, "For example, if your water pipe is leaking, Lu Wuming's method is to drink up all the water that leaks out, no matter how much. But he's only drinking the water; he can't stop the pipe from continuing to leak. Shen Muzhi's method is different. By purifying from the source, it's equivalent to patching the leak in the pipe. Because of his divine beast bloodline, this patch is absolutely permanent. So, after patching a few more places, it naturally looks very effective."
This explanation was vivid and particularly suitable for communication between the two modern people. Liu Buli immediately understood his meaning and, with some excitement, said, "If it's so effective, then if he works harder, can the pipe be completely fixed?"
"From a theoretical standpoint, that's certainly true," You Siqi nodded and said, "But how bad is this pipe leaking now? The pipe itself is practically invisible. Shen Muzhi is indeed working hard to patch it, but the patching material is limited. This so-called material is his own spiritual energy. You can't expect him to exhaust all his spiritual energy just to contribute to this world, can you? Honestly, after spending so much time with you, the protagonist is no longer willing to be a savior. Expecting him to do something so selfless is simply a joke."
Liu Buli's mouth twitched.
How could this be blamed on him?
You Siqi patted his shoulder and continued, "In short, do what you can. Just as you can't expect Lu Wuming to live here for thousands of years, I won't agree to Shen Muzhi continuing to pay such a price. So, let's call it a day. As you said, let future generations worry about future problems. Why bother worrying so much; isn't it a waste of effort?"