Chapter 5 - 3 Offering Incense to Ask the Way, Slay Demons and Destroy Monsters
After cleaving through the darkness, Lin Yan, carrying the lantern, advanced again at a brisk pace.
This time, he managed to travel several miles without incident.
But then, darkness blocked his path once more.
These evil spirits lurked in the night, seemingly omnipresent.
No sooner had he repelled one group than another appeared.
All because in this night, Lin Yan was the sole living person.
The scent of flesh and blood.
The breath of life.
An intact soul.
It was as if a rare delicacy had been placed before a great throng of evil spirits.
Lin Yan understood that the further he was from High Willow City, the further he was from Liu Venerate's true form, the weaker the Tiger Whisker Night Lamp's effect became.