The old man’s voice was cold, and contained something grave and desolate in it. He pulsed with a baleful aura that, combined with his grave facial expression, made him look fierce and malevolent. Xu Qing could sense that this man also had a Nascent Soul cultivation base. However, his aura was stronger than Ailing Ghost’s.4

Xu Qing nodded in response to the man’s questions.0

“Very good,” the old man said, chuckling coldly. “Ailing Ghost has a sort of symbiotic relationship with the poison the Holytides hit him with. Because of that, it’s a simple thing for him to utilize poison. However, his understanding of the dao of poison is minimal. This group of swordsages isn’t bad at all! You’re Xu Qing, right? Step forward. As a reward for poisoning Ailing Ghost, I’ll have you assist me in my lecture about nonhuman species.”6

Xu Qing stepped over and stood somberly next to the old man.4

At this point, the old man looked at the other swordsages in the study hall. “You can call me Ghost Hand. Today I’ll be teaching you about some of the defining characteristics of the most common nonhuman species. Also, their fatal weaknesses.”15

Qing Qiu instinctively glanced at Xu Qing. [1]16

Being so close to Ghost Hand, Xu Qing could sense a strong odor of blood on him. He also noticed that Kong Xianglong seemed to revere Ghost Hand even more than he did Ailing Ghost.0

As he pondered that, Kong Xianglong projected a message to him.0

“Jailer.”2

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed in focus. He knew what ‘jailers’ were. And that indicated this man came from the Corrections Division. That made Xu Qing all the more interested in the contents of the lecture.0

Back when he worked in the Violent Crimes Division in Seven Blood Eyes, he’d had dealings with some of the nonhumans...0