Fang Chen remained submerged in the shadows, silently watching the purple-robed fat man depart. Once the man had vanished into the swirling mist, Fang Chen used his Yin Gourd to systematically collect the wandering souls from the Candle Dragon's back, preparing them for the next time he would have Wang Chongsong send them into reincarnation.0

There was nothing left to investigate in the ghost city. Since it belonged to the Ten Thousand Star Palace, any clues from the early years of the Nine Realms had likely been scrubbed away long ago.0

Returning to the living world a step ahead, Fang Chen rose from the deck of the Black Dragon Boat and kept his gaze fixed on the spot where the fat man's physical body lay. About the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the purple-robed man "woke up."0

Wearing a look of utter frustration,...0