Having fled in disarray, Yu Qingtan naturally couldn't reconcile herself to it.
Moreover, the purple-robed elder indeed still had a child in his possession.
She had already indirectly caused the death of one, and without slaying that old ghost, her thoughts would only grow more obstructed.
Traveling at the speed conferred by the Foundation Establishment Stage while employing the Water Escape Technique, Yu Qingtan returned to the underground space where the black market was located within the time it took to brew a pot of tea.
However, the purple-robed elder, sensing the fleeting fluctuation of spiritual power within the fire net, hurriedly accelerated the speed at which he drew the net closed.
But, even as the fire net shrank to the size of a single person, there was no response from within.