Chapter 2033

"This plane does not allow cultivators to enter freely," Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly. Even if the people here were smart, they were merely mortals, unable to compare with cultivators.

Yan Aohan patted Zhu Yanyi’s hand comfortingly. "Don’t worry. I have sealed the passage; they cannot enter. That masked man is likely a puppet left behind long ago. It only wanted to remember us, so it could cause trouble in other planes later."

Zhu Yanyi understood. It was like the effect of an unmanned drone recording. "That priest saw us."

"Probably. But he is busy now and cannot manage our side. Who knows when he will have time for us?" Yan Aohan said with a grin. "Things are not peaceful on his side right now."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi stopped worrying about the priest. "So, that sorcerer was likely one of the priest’s methods."

"If you wanted to know the truth, why didn’t you ask questions earlier?" Yan Aohan was curious. Zhu Yanyi had been decisive just now, throwing pills without saying much.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "I really had no interest. Even if it was the priest’s method, she cannot cross into this plane. The one doing bad things is still this sorcerer. Dealing with the sorcerer is enough. There is nothing else to say."

Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words, Yan Aohan nodded with a smile. Her logic was sound. "Since that is so, and the sorcerer is dealt with, let’s go back."

"En." Zhu Yanyi had basically achieved her purpose in Yunnan Province.

First, she saved the people in Anta District. Then, she dealt with the sorcerer. It was very good. Because she felt good, Zhu Yanyi’s mood was particularly relaxed.

Just as she was thinking, she felt a warmth on her body. A ray of golden light entered her directly.

"So much karmic merit," Yan Aohan was surprised that the Heavenly Dao would grant Zhu Yanyi so much merit. It showed how many crimes the sorcerer had committed.

Zhu Yanyi, who had originally planned to hurry, had to sit cross-legged first to absorb the merit. Otherwise, her whole body would shine with golden light, visible to the naked eye, which would be bad.

Zhu Yanyi closed her eyes to absorb the merit. Yan Aohan smiled slightly. The more merit Zhu Yanyi had, the smoother her path of heart cultivation would be.

It took Zhu Yanyi nearly a day and a night to absorb the merit. Only then did the golden light disappear from her body, at least to the naked eye. However, Yan Aohan could still see it clearly.

"Congratulations, Ani. You received so much golden merit light," Yan Aohan congratulated her, happy for Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi looked at her hands and then smiled. "I am not being pretentious. To be honest, this merit comes from the sorcerer. She was just one person. Killing her brought so much merit, which shows how many immoral things she did and how many innocent people she harmed. I feel sorry for the resentful souls who died by her hand."

"Indeed. But think about it from another angle. If you had not killed the sorcerer, those resentful souls might never have released their anger. That would not be good for their reincarnation. Now that you have done it, they will naturally thank you," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

Zhu Yanyi smiled softly. "I do not need their thanks."

As she spoke, countless human figures drifted from the mountain in front of them. One by one, they arrived before Zhu Yanyi and bowed deeply. However, their souls seemed faint.

"Aohan, what is happening?" Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan hurriedly.

Yan Aohan examined the souls and said, "They all died by the sorcerer’s hand. When you killed the sorcerer, their souls were freed, so they came out. They are here to thank you. But because they were confined here for a long time, their souls have become faint. To reincarnate, their souls must be restored first."

"How to restore them?" Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan hurriedly.

"Soul-Attaching Pill." Yan Aohan grabbed her hand, and a prescription appeared. He handed it to Zhu Yanyi. "This was the only prescription you left in the place, developed to heal souls. Only you can refine this Soul-Attaching Pill."

Zhu Yanyi took the prescription and read it. Then she looked at the mountain full of ghosts. "If they do not attach their souls, can they not enter the Underworld?"

"Incomplete souls cannot reincarnate, so they naturally cannot enter the Underworld. This is different from souls contaminated by things. Those can be purified through the Earth Book and Human Book. But incomplete souls cannot be purified," Yan Aohan answered carefully.

Zhu Yanyi was speechless. Looking at the prescription, she said, "So I must start refining pills now."

"En. I will help you control the souls here temporarily. You enter the space to refine the pills," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

Time in the space was abundant, so Zhu Yanyi’s time was relatively sufficient. However, just as Zhu Yanyi thought this, Yan Aohan spoke again. "By the way, I can help you control these souls for seven days. That means you only have seven months in the space to refine the pills. If you fail, these souls will scatter completely."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. "Why didn’t you say that earlier? No more nonsense. I am leaving first." With that, she disappeared, entering the space to refine pills.

Yan Aohan looked at the people here and tapped slightly. A petal of red spider lily appeared above each soul. These petals kept the souls in a focused state. However, the vitality of the petals lasted only seven days. After seven days, the petals would disappear, and the souls would vanish naturally.

After seven days, if these souls wanted to enter the Underworld smoothly, they would need Zhu Yanyi. As long as she could successfully refine the Soul-Attaching Pill.

In the space, Zhu Yanyi first read the prescription for the Soul-Attaching Pill. The most important ingredient was actually the red spider lily. Fortunately, Zhu Yanyi had visited the Underworld, so this item, which others could not obtain, was plentiful in her space.

Not only that, but Zhu Yanyi’s space also contained many medicinal herbs from the Underworld, most of which were ingredients for the Soul-Attaching Pill.

Zhu Yanyi carefully sorted all the herbs. After confirming that all ingredients were ready, she began to refine the pills.

Having the prescription was one thing, but refining it successfully required her own exploration. So, pills that seemed easy to refine to others actually had tricks. Without knowing the tricks, they could not be refined.