Chapter 308

Chapter 308: The Black Mist at Work

Shen Sang Ruo stood firm, and Immortal Lord Chang Li knew she was not reckless, so he chose to trust her.

He warned her again and again not to force it, then let her draw the Devil Qi out of Immortal Maiden Azure Luan’s body.

She used her Spiritual Power as a guide and linked herself to Immortal Maiden Azure Luan’s body.

On purpose she led the way, and the Devil Qi gnawed on her Spiritual Power and followed that power into her own body.

The Devil Qi thought it had found fresh food, but the moment it entered, it met a black mist that had been waiting for a long time.

The black mist that had been around her Nascent Soul moved in an instant to the place where the Devil Qi showed up.

Shen Sang Ruo was surprised; the black mist could move freely inside her body. Before, it had always stayed near her Nascent Soul, so she thought it was limited.

It was not limited at all. It stayed in one spot every day on purpose to confuse her, making her think she had it under control.

If not for today’s bait of Devil Qi, it would not have exposed itself, and she might have stayed careless. [This black mist is a sly one. It has never given up on making a comeback.]

Or maybe it wanted to use this batch of Devil Qi to turn the tables.

Shen Sang Ruo arched a brow and quietly signaled Little Flame to follow it.

She watched the black mist rush to devour the Devil Qi and break it apart into pure energy.

The Devil Qi that Bai Mu Mu used had been altered by an ancient method with Divine Soul Power. Immortal Lord Chang Li did not really understand that. Shen Sang Ruo noticed the Divine Soul Power and thought it was Bai Mu Mu’s trick, but she did not know it could be split and purified.

The black mist knew this method very well. In its former life, Ya Lan was a Devil Cultivator who excelled at Soul Method.

It was Ya Lan’s remnant soul, but not the same as Ya Lan. In short, it was a new being refined by Shen Sang Ruo.

Using this gap in knowledge, the black mist planned to carry out its big move. [With this energy, I can escape this woman’s control, haha!]

It had not laughed for three seconds when Little Flame appeared behind it.

The black mist shut its smile at once and tried to hide the fresh energy sphere behind its back. It put on the same old fawning grin and said: “Hi, Sister Fire, what a coincidence. You’re here too.”

Little Flame went right past it, headed straight for the energy sphere, wrapped it up, and walked toward the Nascent Soul: “Confiscated.” The energy would even help Shen Sang Ruo’s own cultivation. [How can a mouth that is hundreds of degrees hot say something so cold?]

The black mist rose to resist, but without the energy sphere to support it, it was no match for Little Flame.

In a fit of rage, it just got angry for a moment.

No fear, there was still plenty of Devil Qi. It would sneak some away.

It quietly split into several strands and began purifying Devil Qi in different spots.

It felt sure it was hidden well, but forgot whose body this was and who the real Master was.

Shen Sang Ruo saw everything. It was fine. Her Little Flame could split too.

Seeing her expression change, Immortal Lord Chang Li asked at once: “How is it? Do you feel unwell?”

Shen Sang Ruo answered softly with a meaningful smile: “No, nothing is wrong, Master. Don’t worry. I just found something new and interesting.”

From then on, every time the black mist separated a ball of energy, a tuft of Little Flame arrived to carry it away.

The black mist wondered, the black mist thought hard, the black mist worked even faster to split more energy, the black mist’s energy got snatched, and the black mist finally broke down.

This kept repeating until the black mist felt like a Devil Qi purifier working a job for Shen Sang Ruo. It did not make energy balls. It was only the delivery worker.

It could not figure out what went wrong.

In the end it was about to collapse from exhaustion, and almost all the energy balls were taken by Shen Sang Ruo’s Little Flame. Almost all, because she kindly left one for the black mist.

Her voice drifted over: “A reward for you. Good work.”

The black mist hugged the energy ball and burst into tears from joy. At last, an energy ball. It was not easy.

A moment later it froze. Wait, all the energy balls were its own to begin with. What do you mean a reward, ah!

Depressed, it clutched the energy ball and floated back to the Nascent Soul, then saw piles of energy balls stacked around the Nascent Soul. Its chest felt even tighter.

Shen Sang Ruo’s smile grew brighter. [Who invented this little black mist tool? It squeezes workers every time.]

No matter how many tricks it had, it could not get past her.

Those energy balls were a bonus. She planned to absorb them after Bai Mu Mu’s matter ended. [Once I finish, I can try for Mid Nascent Soul Stage.]

Bai Mu Mu still did not know that the energy she worked so hard to gather had become a gift to Shen Sang Ruo.

Shen Sang Ruo reported: “Master, the Devil Qi in Immortal Maiden Azure Luan has been cleared.”

Immortal Lord Chang Li still could not fully relax: “And you, no abnormalities?”

Shen Sang Ruo smiled: “I am perfectly fine. The black mist purified the Devil Qi, and I gained a lot of energy.”

Inside, the black mist got even angrier. It turned its back on her and did not even feel like putting on a flattering face.

Immortal Lord Chang Li’s eyes showed real gratitude and pride: “It went so smoothly because of you.” Having such a disciple was his great fortune.

He could no longer count how many times Shen Sang Ruo had helped them.

She said to Immortal Lord Chang Li: “Hurry and bring Immortal Maiden Azure Luan back to Ninghua Sect to recover. The damage from Devil Qi still needs careful treatment.”

They did not delay. They carried Immortal Maiden Azure Luan back to Ninghua Sect at once.

Immortal Maiden Azure Luan had been hurt by Devil Qi, and they feared causing panic in the sect, so they called only Su Xi Yu to treat her.

Luckily the Devil Qi had been removed in time. Su Xi Yu’s cultivation had restarted from the bottom, but her experience remained. With several bottles of pills and Spirit Spring Water, she stabilized Immortal Maiden Azure Luan’s condition.

Su Xi Yu said: “Immortal Maiden Azure Luan will wake in half a day.”

Though she was usually afraid of Immortal Maiden Azure Luan, she felt sorry seeing her like this and could not help asking: “What happened to the Immortal Maiden?”

Shen Sang Ruo gave a brief account: “Bai Mu Mu targeted her.”

Su Xi Yu flew into a rage, waving her alchemy furnace: “Her again! I really want to smash her with my alchemy furnace!”

Shen Sang Ruo spoke coolly, though her eyes turned sharp: “So Master and I plan to end her in two days. Since she is set on death, we do not need to wait for the day of verification.”

Immortal Lord Chang Li nodded: “A Malevolent Spirit who harms others should have been removed from the Cultivation World long ago.”

They had already discussed it on the way back and reached full agreement. Once Immortal Maiden Azure Luan woke and her injuries eased, they would move.