The Azure Mist Saint then tried to dispel the newly formed blood mist and even attempted to clean up the swamp on the ground.

Several methods were tried, but none of them worked.

This made the Sage Qinglan frown, and in the end, he had no choice but to give up.

He flew towards Lu Ning and the others, enveloped in the blood of flesh and blood, which was enveloped in the gale.

Upon landing, the Azure Mist Saint witnessed the Crimson Sword struggling to absorb the last fragment of flesh and blood.

Saint Qinglan paused for a moment, then looked at the crimson sword in Lu Ning's hand with some surprise: "Is the soul weapon in your hand the mid-risk level soul weapon that was awarded last time?"

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

"I never imagined it would grow to this level?"

Then he realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "This soul weapon has a very high compatibility with the source of flesh and blood. This is a rare opportunity for this soul weapon. It seems that it has absorbed quite a lot."

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

Saint Qinglan was already used to Lu Ning's calm attitude, after all, they had met once before.

With a wave of his hand, he lifted Lu Ning into the air and brought them to the front of Nan Yu and the others.

Although Nan Yu and the others dared not watch the battle between Saint Qinglan and the Blood and Flesh Source Avatar during the previous fight.

But even after the final explosion, they couldn't help but take one last look.

When they saw the source of flesh and blood completely dissipate, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon seeing the Saint Qinglan approach, Nan Yu and the others all stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Holiness!"

"The Saint's strength is immense; he can even easily defeat the avatar of an evil god!"

Saint Qinglan shook his head, glanced in the direction of the swamp, and said with a serious expression, "It's not necessarily true that they were defeated. The self-destruction of this evil god's avatar at the end was unusual; it seemed like a desperate attempt to survive by cutting off its own tail."

"What?! You mean... that evil god's avatar is still alive?!"

Upon hearing Qinglan Saint's words, everyone's expression changed.

Even Lu Ning was somewhat surprised, as he had thought the evil god's clone was already dead.

Saint Qinglan looked towards the swamp, narrowed his eyes, and said, "As a projection of the evil god's power, it's unlikely that he could be killed so easily. But you don't need to worry, his flesh and blood represent power. His flesh and blood were mostly destroyed before, and even if he's still barely clinging to life, he doesn't have the strength he had before."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the Saint Qinglan changed the subject: "However, an evil god is still an evil god. We cannot give Him a chance to grow again. I tried to search this swamp thoroughly to see if I could find any extra flesh and blood, but I failed."

"I'll go to the other directions later to collect the scattered pieces of flesh and blood. As for you..."

Saint Qinglan glanced at Lu Ning and said, "Lu Ning, could you please keep an eye on the surroundings? If any fragments of flesh and blood emerge from the swamp, please let me know."

Lu Ning nodded: "Okay."

"Yes, I'll contact headquarters and send people over to seal off this swamp. Anyway, the swamp is currently filled with blood poison and is no longer suitable for building a city."

After saying that, Saint Qinglan took to the air and flew off in another direction.

After the Saint Qinglan left, Nan Yu and the others looked at Lu Ning with some curiosity.

"Lu Ning, you just used this sword to absorb a lot of flesh and blood fragments, right? Does that make the sword even more powerful?" Nan Yu asked.

They couldn't watch the battle between Saint Qinglan and the Blood and Flesh Source Avatar; most of the time they were observing Lu Ning absorbing the Blood and Flesh Fragments.

As seasoned Awakened Ones, Nan Yu and the others had some understanding of Soul Weapons.

They naturally understood that Horcruxes would be easier to upgrade once they absorbed a large amount of items containing spiritual pollution.

Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."

Xu Hui asked with some curiosity, "Aren't you afraid that this Horcrux will go out of control?"

After all, if a Horcrux absorbs too much mental pollution in a short period of time, it is easy for it to become uncontrollable.

Lu Ning looked at Xu Hui with some confusion: "Why? It's quite obedient."

The group: "...?"

This was the first time they had ever heard someone describe a Horcrux as obedient.

Moreover, it is a high-risk soul weapon.

"...Never mind, I didn't ask." Xu Hui's lips twitched slightly, and he said no more.

Nan Yu said, "Alright, let's continue to rest."

The source of flesh and blood clone has been destroyed, and Saint Qinglan is nearby.

This gave Nan Yu and the others a great sense of security.

How can the depletion from the previous battle be recovered so easily?

They still need rest.

With nothing else to do, Lu Ning landed on the ground and began to temper the mental pollution phantom of his flesh and blood source clone.

Time flew by, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

A gust of wind descended from the sky; it was the return of the Sage Qinglan.

Saint Qinglan laughed and said, "The people who are dealing with the swamp have arrived. I have already eliminated all the scattered flesh and blood on the side, and there are also people here to check if there are any fish that have escaped. We can leave now."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Eileen laughed and said, "The Saint is going to send us back?"

Saint Qinglan smiled and said, "Normally, if you had seen the avatar of the evil god, we would need to contain you and observe you for a period of time to prevent your minds from being corrupted by the evil god. However... with Lu Ning here, he can see the problem of your mental corruption. I think you should be fine. So we don't need to do that step. I can send you back directly."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yu and the others smiled.

Then Lin Menglan thought of something.

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