Dark, evil qi seeped out from behind the door, tainting the surrounding air.0

Chen Fan watched as the merit elder carefully picked up a stone roughly the size of an adult's fist, covered with densely packed talismans that sealed it shut.0

These talismans held powerful, righteous qi.  It was clear that a high-level Core Formation expert had used them to suppress the evil qi within.2

The evil qi was truly terrifying. Although the talismans were suppressing it, some of it still seeped out. It was smokey and pitch-black, contaminating the air. A mere whiff could plunge one's mind into a nightmarish abyss, turning them into a slave to its influence.0

The stone was...0