The Man's Decree

At that point, everyone's expression became tense. Now, they finally believed that the stone was indeed a sealing stone and
something was sealed beneath it. Many cultivators extended their spiritual sense, trying to find out what was inside the hole..
Suddenly, plumes of black mist emerged from. the hole. Immediately afterward, the mist dispersed and attacked the cultivators
around the altar indiscriminately.
Zordey and the others could only start defending themselves against the swirling black mist. "What is this?" Jared asked. The
black mist didn't reach them as they had positioned themselves quite far away.
"Evil spirits. These are evil spirits." Renault furrowed his brow at once.
"Evil spirits?" Jared was taken aback. "That's right. These are evil spirits. They're formed from ancient weapons with weapon
souls. When these weapons were damaged in battle or their wielders died, these weapon souls became stranded here for a long
period. In addition to the Night Sea's corrosive effects, these weapon souls turned malevolent over time and became evil spirits.
Acquiring a weapon inhabited by an evil spirit is not a blessing. The evil spirit may possess the user and even endanger their
life," Renault explained to Jared.
Jared instantly thought of the sword spirit within his Dragonslayer Sword, Zelda. If Zelda were abandoned here for thousands of
years, would she also become malicious and transform into an evil spirit?
"Why do these evil spirits seem so frenzied? It's as if they've lost all consciousness," Jared couldn't help but remark as he
watched Zordey and the others battling the evil spirits.
"Indeed. Most of these evil spirits are broken and fragmented, void of any consciousness. The weapon soul of an undamaged
divine weapon would never degrade into evil spirits no matter how much time passed. Instead, they would refine themselves
further. Only those wrecked weapon souls would devolve into mindless, bloodthirsty evil spirits. They know no fear of death as
that concept is nonexistent to them," Renault responded.
Jared found his words to make sense. These evil spirits are weapon souls, to begin with. They don't possess a mortal body or
life. Naturally, they aren't afraid of death. The loss of consciousness only serves to augment their fearlessness further.
Though not particularly powerful, those evil spirits were incredibly tenacious and troublesome to deal with, pestering their
opponents relentlessly, which caused Zordey and the others to grow frustrated.

"These evil spirits are truly a handful, but could they be the only entities sealed by the sealing stone? Logically, this shouldn't be
the case. The evil spirits are numerous but not very formidable." Jared was bewildered. Was that sealing stone really meant to
seal these evil spirits only?
"Mr. Chance, regardless of what the sealing stone was supposed to seal, an opportunity has presented itself for us," Renault
said with a sly grin.
"Opportunity? What opportunity?" Jared asked in confusion. "Hurry up and look at the ground where the fight is taking place."
Renault pointed.
Jared shifted his gaze to the ground where Zordey and the other cultivators were battling the evil spirits, only to notice an array
of weapons littered across the floor, such as swords, spears, pikes, hooks, and even some decorative pins and rings.
The sight astounded Jared. There wasn't a thing on the ground earlier, so where did all these things come from all of a sudden?
"Old Mr. Seizon, what's going on?" Jared asked in bafflement.
"Mr. Chance, these are the primordial treasures left behind by the slain evil spirits. Once an evil spirit is killed, its corresponding
treasure materializes. Now devoid of a weapon soul, these treasures can be freely picked up. Although damaged in the ancient
wars, these divine weapons still possess significant value. They are ancient divine weapons, after all. Moreover, the stronger the
evil spirit, the more valuable its corresponding treasure." Renault's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Jared glanced at Renault. As expected of a businessman. He has a knack for spotting business opportunities to make money in
the most unexpected situations.