Theron stopped with caution, his body growing tense.
He didn't know what this thing was. It was the first time he had laid eyes on it despite the fact it had been following him all the while. In fact, he had no idea that this Spirit was the only reason he had been exposed in the first place.
Without its action, he would have long left the Sect without ever having been found out at all. After all, who would dig up the grave of a recently deceased little girl?
With Theron's skills, he would have completely gotten off scot-free.
But by the same token, without the actions of the Dark Spirit pushing him into a corner, he would have never found the Howling Shadow Blade's legacy, nor would he have had the chance to rob the Nightingale Sect blind for all it was worth.
If Patriarch Nightingale's death didn't lead to their decline, just the fact they no longer had the foundation to support such a large number of disciples certainly would.
