Chapter 190: The Truth Behind the Black Energy
“Grandmaster.”
Once they reached the guest room, Yun Jiao finally voiced her confusion. “Those black fumes just now… were they—?”
“Demonic energy,” Ye Yuan answered without hesitation.
“It really was demonic energy!” Yun Jiao’s heart skipped a beat. She’d suspected it from the start, but hearing it confirmed still shocked her. The last time she’d seen such energy was when Sheng Heng unsealed the Crimson Demon Abyss—thick, oily darkness with weight and substance, so cold it pierced the soul. The black bead she’d just purified looked almost identical.
“No need to worry.” Ye Yuan glanced at her, his voice calm but carrying a trace of reassurance. “That was only residual demonic energy, nothing dangerous. Only mortals or those with weak constitutions can be invaded by such remnants. Cultivators with proper spiritual strength would never be fatally harmed by it.”
“Residual demonic energy?” she repeated.
“Yes. It’s what remains after demonic energy disperses,” he explained. “Once scattered, it’s not much different from ghostly or bestial miasma—no true power left.”
But Yun Jiao’s expression didn’t ease. Her brows drew together as she said quietly, “Then… how did these people get infected with residual demonic energy in the first place? Where did it come from? Could it be… from the Crimson Demon Abyss?”
Her heart tightened.