A dull thud echoed through the courtyard.
The billowing dust and smoke gradually dispersed.
All the undercover disciples stood frozen in place, staring at the scene, their minds gone blank.
But after a brief, deathly silence, whispers began to spread through the crowd.
One disciple lowered his voice and said to the person next to him:
"Hey… that vengeful spirit… it came out of our youngest junior brother's room, right?"
"Yeah… I think so… You don't think… that ghost has been living in his house this whole time?"
"My god…"
Another disciple gasped, his mind flashing with images of a human and a ghost living together in the same room.
"While none of us knew, our youngest junior brother… he… he'd already conquered this Core Formation Stage vengeful spirit?!"
"That's… that's more than just gutsy…"
