The evil miasma within the Sword Tomb wouldn't directly harm a person, but it could disturb their mind, digging out the ugliest aspects of their nature for all to see, driving them to commit the most deplorable acts...
It was akin to the legendary source of human sin, Pandora's Box, which upon being opened, unleashed endless disasters.
To such horrifying, snake-and-scorpion-shunned things, to Xu Fan, they were prime fodder, and he had come specifically for them.
Xu Fan curved the corners of his mouth upwards, and in a flash, a breeze stirred within the Sword Tomb, followed by Xu Fan's appearance in front of the evil miasma.
'Huff huff huff!'
The black fog of evil energy felt the presence of a stranger or perhaps sensed the arrival of danger, as it suddenly became fierce and charged towards Xu Fan.
"Well, that saves time."