The surface of the dull golden wood instantly turned crimson. Plumes of blackish-gray, impure smoke were forcibly expelled, only to be annihilated by the intense heat of the flame.
"This is… Demonic Qi?"
Lin Changheng was horrified, his pupils contracting sharply!
This smoke was no mere impurity. It was dark and gloomy, and as it drifted, it faintly formed twisted, agonized faces, emitting a cold, foul, and corrosive aura!
He never imagined that this piece of Vajra Bodhi Wood, which seemed to be merely clogged with mundane impurities, would actually hide such pure and insidious Demonic Qi!
This could not have formed naturally!
Rather, an expert in Demon Techniques had deliberately infused it with Demonic Qi to pollute and corrode the Spiritual Material's very essence! Their goal was either to destroy the item or… use it as a vessel to cultivate Demonic Qi for refining some insidious Demonic Treasure!
