Inside Qi Hui's storage bag, besides spirit stones and Qi Condensing Pills,

there was the refinement method for the Myriad Souls Banner, Yin Soul Slash, Disguise Technique, a pile of spirit grasses and medicines, as well as an introduction to the factions of the Southern Domain Cultivation Realm and the Demon Evil Sea, and a Skull Token—apparently an identity token.

"The Southern Domain Cultivation Realm is righteous territory, headed by the five great sects: Liuyun Immortal Sect, Celestial Sword Immortal Sect, Yanyue Immortal Sect, Golden Talisman Immortal Sect, and Yin Yang Dao Sect!"

"Demon Evil Sea is the land of demonic Dao, led by Yin Yang Hall, Celestial Demon Sect, Taiyin Island, Corpse King Sect, and Celestial Ghost Sect. So, the righteous and demonic face off?"

After reading the introduction on the factions, Lin Chang'sheng had a basic understanding of the current cultivation realm.

"This Qi Hui, in order to refine the Myriad Souls Banner, was searching for a hundred hosts with spirit roots, to plant the Soul Nourishing Seed, so they would become the hundred Soul Generals of the Banner, making it even stronger..."

"And I am one of those hundred soul seeds!"

"Turns out, it was because Qi Hui planted a soul seed in the body's former self, killing him, letting me transmigrate here...."

"This bastard has killed civilians for years and collected yin souls on battlefields—perpetrating unforgivable sins! Good thing I harvested his soul. I can't let him die that easily!"

Lin Chang'sheng checked the Myriad Souls Banner refinement method. He'd decided—he would refine Qi Hui's soul into the Banner and see how he liked soul extraction and refining!

"Yin Soul Slash?"

Lin Chang'sheng pulled out that yellowing register, eyes flashing.

This was a magic that refines yin souls, condenses them into a single slash—just one strike, but it could instantly cripple the enemy's divine soul, with immense power and extreme toxicity.

The more yin souls refined, the stronger its might. But you needed at least Qi Refining Sixth Layer to practice it; otherwise the yin qi would backlash and drive you insane.

"No wonder Qi Hui didn't cultivate it. Otherwise, unleashing Yin Soul Slash would be unpredictable—so many bizarre techniques in this realm, I really have to be extra cautious!"

Lin Chang'sheng read the Yin Soul Slash intro and his heart skipped a beat.

The notes warned: the power of yin souls is almost impossible to guard against—one careless moment and you're hit!

"Disguise Technique—now this is handy!"

"Qi Hui, as an outer sect disciple of the Celestial Ghost Sect! Actually disguised himself to sneak into the righteous Southern Domain!"

Lin Chang'sheng picked up the Disguise Technique and the skull identity token. One side was carved "Celestial Ghost," the other a skull—this was clearly a sect token!

"The Myriad Souls Banner method, Yin Soul Slash, Disguise Technique—all worth training. No such thing as too many skills!"

Lin Chang'sheng eyed the three registers, thinking to himself.

Anyway, he had the simplify panel; once he reached entry level, he'd just simplify them.

"Mm, tiger whip and tiger bone soup done! Smells amazing!"

Suddenly, Lin Chang'sheng caught a strong meaty aroma, pulled out a spoon, scooped up a bowl of soup and started drinking, flipping through the Yin Soul Slash magic at the same time.

Barbarian Blood Technique Remnant: Experience +1!

Barbarian Blood Technique Remnant: Experience +1!

...

As he drank soup, notifications kept popping up on his panel.

It wasn't like the Barbarian Blood Technique went up a little with each sip—you had to drink enough before getting some experience.

[Yin Soul Slash (Entry 0/1000)]

When Lin Chang'sheng finally finished off his soup and set down the bowl, he saw on the panel a new line appeared: Yin Soul Slash entry level.

[Detected demonic magic Yin Soul Slash. Consume 5 spirit stones to simplify?]

Right then, a prompt popped up on the panel again.

"Simplify!"

Lin Chang'sheng hit confirm instantly.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Yin Soul Slash.......success.......Yin Soul Slash == Ghost Beating!]

Less than a hundred breaths after confirming, the panel flashed with another notification.

"Huh?"

"Yin Soul Slash was simplified into Ghost Beating? So, if I beat ghosts, I can level up the experience? I literally have a ghost right here!"

Seeing the effect, Lin Chang'sheng's eyes brightened.

He'd pulled out Qi Hui's soul.

Sooner or later...

Pummeling him any time, anywhere, would rack up experience for Yin Soul Slash, right?

"Mm, and Disguise Technique, and Myriad Souls Banner method!"

Lin Chang'sheng's gaze flickered as he pulled out those two registers to study.

The Banner condenses myriad souls—if he could collect the souls of everyone he defeated, he'd complete the Myriad Souls Banner. No waste, and another weapon to kill. Perfect!

Disguise Technique—for low-tier cultivators traveling the realm, absolutely necessary.

Of course,

If you ran into high tier cultivators, disguise tricks weren't much use—unless you could fuse with better transformation arts.

[Disguise Technique (Entry 0/100)]

[Myriad Souls Banner (Entry 0/1000)]

Two hours later, Lin Chang'sheng's panel popped up with new notifications.

[Detected demonic Dao Myriad Souls Banner refinement method. Consume 5 spirit stones to simplify?]

[Detected Disguise Technique. Consume 500 taels of silver to simplify?]

Soon after the entry alerts, simplification prompts appeared again.

"Simplify! Simplify them all!"

Lin Chang'sheng hit confirm right away.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Myriad Souls Banner refinement.......success.......Myriad Souls Banner refinement == Ghost Hammering!]

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Disguise Technique.......success.......Disguise Technique == Face Rubbing!]

"Huh? Myriad Souls Banner refinement got simplified to Ghost Hammering?"

"So if I beat up Qi Hui's soul, I can boost both Yin Soul Slash and the Myriad Souls Banner refinement experience?"

"Disguise Technique is now Face Rubbing—so if I rub my face with both hands, I level up Golden Bell Shield and Disguise together? That's killing two birds with one stone!"

Looking at these simplifications, Lin Chang'sheng's eyes lit up.

He pulled out the Myriad Souls Banner, extending his divine sense over it. Instantly, a shadowy figure appeared before him, glaring at Lin Chang'sheng with venom, cursing, "Bastard! Kill me if you've got the guts!"

"Qi Hui, you turned others into Soul Seeds—ever think you'd become one yourself?!"

"No rush to kill you. I'll slice you up, piece by piece!"

Lin Chang'sheng met Qi Hui's hateful stare and gave a cold smile, slapping out with his palm!

Qi Hui's soul was instantly scattered into a black mist, which then reformed, glaring at Lin Chang'sheng and screaming hoarsely, "If only I'd come to Mu City sooner and refined you myself!"

Yin Soul Slash experience +1!

Myriad Souls Banner refinement experience +1!

Lin Chang'sheng saw the red notifications and felt very satisfied, looking at Qi Hui and grinning, "I'll torture you slowly. Beat you whenever I feel like it!"

"You—!"

Qi Hui's face twisted in terror and hatred, yet he was helpless.

Lin Chang'sheng wiped his face with his left hand, beat on Qi Hui's soul with his right, while packing the soup pot, iron stand, and seasonings into his storage bag. With the red experience alerts glowing, he sped off into the distance, Qi Hui's soul trailing behind him with howls of misery.

......

Yu City.

Imperial City.

Jinluan Hall.

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long long live!"

"May the Emperor reign golden and safe!"

"......"

A woman of peerless beauty, wearing a jeweled crown, radiating absolute majesty—Empress—sat on the dragon throne, receiving the worship of civil and military officials below.

This was the newly crowned New Saint Emperor of Great Yu.

Reign title: Mingde, so she was Mingde Emperor of Great Yu.

"Rise, all loyal subjects. Are there any memorials for today?"

Mingde Emperor swept her eyes over the ministers, speaking gravely.

"Reporting, Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"

At this, a thin minister stepped forward and bowed, "Last night, there was news from Min Nan County's Mu City—a crack spreading dozens of miles, black mists billowing skyward! Nearly half of Mu City's population have vanished! Rumors abound of sinister events, and the remaining residents are fleeing to neighboring Cyan Yang City and Giant Bull City!"

"Min Nan County, Mu City? Something strange?"

Mingde Emperor's eyes widened in shock. After pondering, she said seriously, "Lord Wei, send people to Mu City and discover the truth!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

A burly minister stepped forward and bowed in acceptance.

........

Lin Chang'sheng, with the little white fox on his back, followed the map.

He traveled sparsely populated roads, heading for Liuyun Immortal Sect.

Time passed.

In a flash, a whole year went by.

"According to the map, I've still got half a year to go before I reach Liuyun Immortal Sect!"

Lin Chang'sheng stood on a mountain path, looking at the map and muttering.

Along the way, when hungry, he'd hunt tigers, wolves, or bears; shoot eagles, make stews, and take time to beat up Qi Hui's soul.

Meanwhile, he'd taken Qi Condensing Pills from Qi Hui's stash, and with all the self-massage and face rubbing, his cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining Fifth Layer—just a little more to advance to the sixth.

He'd also massaged Golden Bell Shield up to the ninth gate.

Barbarian Blood Technique—thanks to all the stews, now at Fifth Transformation.

The rest of his techniques and spells were all at perfection, and he'd fused quite a few.

Gale Flash (perfection) and Wind God Leg (perfection) fused to form a new Light Body Technique: Wind God Scroll!

Thunderous Slash (perfection) and Wind Splitting Slash (perfection) fused into a saber skill: Purple Thunder Wind Blade!

Nourishing Spirit Pill was simplified to Close Eyes and Nourish the Spirit, which he'd pushed to Great Success.

Lin Chang'sheng focused and opened his panel.

[Great Dao is Simple: Qi Cultivation Level]

[Lin Chang'sheng: 19/115]

Cultivation: Qi Refining Stage (Fifth Layer 15999/16000)]

[Techniques: Five Elements True Flame Technique (Ninth Layer Perfection), Golden Bell Shield Ninth Gate (6248790/15625000), Barbarian Blood Technique Remnant (Fifth Transformation 1563/16000)]

[Magic: Meteor Fire Rain (Great Success 7654/8000), Purple Thunder Wind Blade (Proficient 160/2000), Yin Soul Slash (Great Success 2321/8000)]

[Light Body Technique: Wind God Scroll (Proficient 1267/2000)]

[Alchemy: Qi Replenishing Pill (Perfection), Dragon Blood Pill (Perfection), Nourishing Spirit Pill (Great Success 12675/62500)]

[Consume some spirit stones to simplify techniques, magic, divine powers, etc.]

[Status: None]

"Wind God Scroll, Yin Soul Slash! Purple Thunder Wind Blade! All same level as Meteor Fire Rain—they're top tier!"

"If I run into another cultivator as strong as Qi Hui now, I could instant-kill them using Wind God Scroll and Purple Thunder Wind Blade!"

Lin Chang'sheng looked at the four fused skills on his panel, eyes full of anticipation.

Wind God Scroll really deserves the name Immortal Light Body Technique.

Drains a ton of power, but damn is it fast!

Lin Chang'sheng felt—

Right now, even facing a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator, he had nothing to fear!

Purple Thunder Wind Blade—kills with the speed of purple thunder!

Yin Soul Slash—strikes in utter silence!

Meteor Fire Rain—unpredictable angles, impossible to defend against!

All four immortal techniques consumed heavy magical power, but were insanely powerful!

.......

Liuyun Immortal Sect.

Piaomiao Peak.

"A whole year, and still no word from Brother Lin...."

"Looks like things aren't good for him! Sigh!"

Midway up the peak, in a small courtyard, a tall woman in purple, gorgeous and striking—Gao Ziyue—stood in the yard, gazing toward Great Yu and murmured, "Brother Lin, when I'm strong enough, I swear I'll wipe out the Celestial Demon Sect and avenge you, repay my debt!"

With those words, Gao Ziyue turned and headed indoors.

A year ago, Liuyun Immortal Sect had sent a Golden Core Elder to the scene, looking for missing disciples. They recovered fifty-six—Brother Lin wasn't one of them.

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