Hearing this, I nodded repeatedly,
"Understood, Master!"
I knew that Master had brought me a fortuitous encounter.
Drawing out my soul was to have me devour this unique underworld flower, the Mandara Hua.
I endured the discomfort in my body and quickly sat cross-legged.
I began to close my eyes and absorb.
I could feel a surge of energy rushing through my three souls and seven spirits. The energy was immense, and my entire body felt like it was about to explode.
I was blown apart, suffering extreme pain.
I continuously adjusted my breathing, guided the energy, and gradually relaxed myself.
At this moment, everyone present was staring at me.
And I, amidst this discomfort, continued to adapt.
Little by little, bit by bit…
Gradually, I felt that surge of power begin to merge with my soul, starting with my three souls and then my seven spirits.
Only after I had consolidated all the power within my body did I slowly open my eyes.
At this point, I saw everyone staring at me with wide eyes.
"Qin Ze!"
"Old Qin!"
"Little Qin, how do you feel?"
"…"
Master and the others spoke.
At this moment, I felt my soul power surge, a magnificent force stored within my soul.
"I… I feel like my entire body is filled with power."
"Hahaha! That's good."
Master said with a smile.
Everyone else also looked at me with surprise.
Then, Master glanced at the sky and said,
"It's almost dawn, and Master must leave on time, but I will wait until all wanted evil spirits are captured before returning."
"Understood, Master."
I nodded heavily.
Master was an reinforcements sent from below to aid in this demon-slaying war.
With Master and the ghost soldiers he brought, this demon-punishing war was bound to be victorious.
Master also gave a slight "Mm," and said to everyone present,
"Everyone, I bid you farewell for now!"
"Begone!"
Uncle-Master replied curtly.
"See you later, Senior Martial Uncle."
"Farewell, Daoist Gu."
"…"
Everyone bid their goodbyes.
Master simply smiled slightly, turned, and walked into the darkness behind him.
Several ghost officers beside him quickly followed, and they soon disappeared into the darkness.
At this moment, only our group remained.
Qing Dai looked at me and said,
"Alright, I should be going back too. Recover well, and when we break the formation again, we'll take Black Demon Valley in one go."
"Okay!"
I looked at Qing Dai with reluctance but did not detain her.
Immediately after, Qing Dai turned and floated to another side.
Along with those ghost soldiers, she quickly departed.
Old Mo put a hand on my shoulder,
"Stop looking, she's gone far."
I smiled.
Xia Qiu Xi looked at me, her eyes betraying unspeakable emotions.
Uncle-Master smiled,
"Ah, let's go! We should be heading back too. Little Qin should wake up now after integrating with this flower."
Saying that, our group began to walk back.
While I was unconscious, I had a long dream.
I didn't know what had happened outside.
So I asked,
"Uncle-Master, Old Mo, Qiu Xi, what happened after the cave? How many days have I been unconscious? Where is the Dao Alliance at now?"
Old Mo spread his hands,
"It's been seven days. When you were unconscious, I was also stunned. Only Qiu Xi knows."
Xia Qiu Xi added,
"When you were unconscious, the ghost soldiers killed all the evil ghosts and corpse monsters. Miss Qing Dai used her true essence to stabilize everyone's heart meridians. Apart from Senior Bai Daozi and your few guardian demon generals, everyone else is alive…"
Following that, as everyone escorted my soul back, they recounted all that had happened.
After I fell unconscious, Qing Dai and her ghost soldiers killed all the demonic entities.
However, Senior Bai Daozi perished in the process.
Although his soul remained, he had to report to the underworld within seven days, or he would violate the laws of the netherworld.
Besides Senior Bai Daozi's soul already having gone to the underworld, Zi Shu, Chou Niu, Mao Tu, Wei Yang, Shen Hou, You Ji, and Xu Gou all died in battle.
Among them, Wei Yang and You Ji later had their souls scattered due to severe injuries.
Hearing this, a wave of sadness washed over me.
The twelve demon souls had protected me so many times.
Yet, seven of them perished in this surprise attack on the Yin Gathering Altar of Black Demon Mountain Valley.
The remaining demon souls were no longer by my side, having returned to Qing Dai's side to recuperate.
Despite this, such a loss fueled my hatred for the demonic cults even more. I vowed to eradicate them all and avenge Senior Bai Daozi and the host of demon souls.
Furthermore, during the few days I was unconscious, I had been recuperating at the mouth of Black Demon Valley.
This place had also become the main encampment.
All the members of the demonic cult were in the valley.
Relying on their powerful formation defenses, they had so far broken through the first two formations.
The Black Demon Talisman Array and the Corpse Ghost Great Array, only the final Bewitching Soul Array remained…
In the preceding days, the Dao Alliance had also suffered significant casualties.
Upon entering Black Demon Gorge, the righteous path discovered.
This place was not as simple as they had imagined. The evil spirits of the Netherworld Cult, the Longevity Society, and the Amaterasu Alliance were all gathered here.
Even many demon cultivators who had caused trouble in various regions appeared within the three great formations.
It could be said that before Black Demon Valley, the ultimate confrontation between the righteous and evil paths had already begun.
The righteous cultivators of the world were now continuously pouring into this area.
Preparing to engage in the final decisive battle with the demonic cult.
Along the way, I learned about all that had happened in these past few days, and my mind was now clearer.
As we spoke, I saw a temporarily erected tent, situated by the mountain ridge outside Black Demon Valley.
I could also sense that my physical body was there…