bookbashuk Chapter 29 Hate
Chapter 29 Hate
As Zhang Lingyu read the farewell letter, a great deal of curiosity arose in his heart.
It turns out that the corpse holding the head was named Song Lian. In his lifetime, his cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He was originally a cultivator from the Soul Refining Sect, a demonic sect in the neighboring Wu Kingdom.
During a mission, he coveted his fellow disciples' belongings, but his ambush failed and he was seriously injured. Fortunately, he had some skills and managed to escape to the territory of Zhao to avoid being hunted down.
Zhang Lingyu couldn't help but sneer upon seeing this:
"Heh, even among fellow disciples of the Immortal Path, there are examples of infighting, let alone those sects of the Demonic Path. This Song Lian has no strength, but he certainly has a big heart."
The struggle for the Great Dao has always been a matter of life and death, and the battles between fellow disciples are even more intense, with countless bones lying beneath the feet of those in power.
Don't be fooled by how united the Zhang family is now; that's only because of the existence of external enemies that has brought the clan together. What will happen after the war ends?
Who can guarantee that there won't be any problems?
Isn't Zhang Yuanming using his power to seek benefits for his grandson the same thing?
It's just that no one is making a fuss about it now.
Zhang Lingyu shook her head. After all, these were matters for the future, things that the clan leader and the others should worry about. For now, she should continue reading the letter.
Since fleeing to the Zhao Kingdom, Song Lian knew that he could never return to his sect, so he healed his wounds and went into hiding along the way.
However, as an evil cultivator, he could not conceal his aura. Before his injuries had healed, he fought several battles with others, and he was almost on the verge of death.
It was a strange coincidence that after he fled to Yingchuan County, he went to Zhangjia territory to heal his wounds and finally shook off his pursuers.
It was during this trip that he discovered the Yin-Gathering Flower in the cave behind Xiaohe Village!
Since that place was a place where yin energy was abundant, it was most suitable for demonic cultivators to heal their wounds. However, at that time, he was exhausted and his foundation was destroyed. No matter how many pills he took, they would be of no use. So he made a bold decision.
Abandon your physical body and use this place to cultivate as a ghost cultivator!
Ghost cultivators are a special existence in the cultivation world. They have a very long lifespan, similar to ghosts, but they are transformed from cultivators and are born with intelligence. They also possess many of the skills they had in their previous lives.
However, the path of ghost cultivation goes against the laws of heaven, and they are often subject to heavenly tribulations every hundred years to annihilate them.
But Song Lian was desperate at the time, and there was no one nearby to possess, so he had no choice but to do this in order to protect himself.
His idea was to become a ghost cultivator and then use the Yin-Gathering Flower to quickly restore his cultivation level.
But at that time, the Juyin Flower only had six petals, and he became greedy and wanted to accelerate its growth.
After all, as evil cultivators, each of them possessed a Soul Refining Banner, so they naturally had no shortage of mortal souls, and there were even a few second-tier demon beast souls among them. They simply used the souls to quickly accelerate the ripening process.
Just as he was about to succeed, two ghosts appeared out of nowhere. Their cultivation was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. They saw him as if he were a delicious meal and immediately tried to devour his soul.
In the past, Song Lian would have simply refined it into the Soul Refining Banner, but at that time, his injuries were too severe and he was powerless to do so.
After struggling for three days, knowing that he had no chance of survival, he wrote this final letter.
"Hate! Hate!"
"I, Song Lian, am a demonic cultivator. In the past, ghosts were like playthings in my palm. I never thought that I would be killed by a ghost before I die! This is truly retribution."
"If anyone finds this letter, they will surely kill those two ghosts to avenge me. I, Song, thank you in advance. Consider the storage bag my reward!"
"Hate! Hate! Hate!"
After reading it, Zhang Lingyu was not greatly moved. All of this was due to Song Lian's greed; otherwise, she would not have ended up in such a state.
"Those two ghosts must have devoured Song Lian's soul and cultivated for so many years to have reached this level of power."
"As for cultivating the Yin-Gathering Flower, it must be because they thought that this thing would be of great benefit to them, so they killed ordinary people in Xiaohe Village to accelerate its growth."
"However, this place of Yin energy is quite interesting; it must hold some secrets."
In Song Lian's last letter, he had just arrived at this place and had thoroughly explored the entire cave, but he did not find many skeletons. After all, a characteristic of places where yin energy gathers is that many people have died here!
But that doesn't make any sense at all.
He was focused on cultivating the Spirit Gathering Flower at the time and didn't think much about it, but he had a bold guess before he died.
Either something was buried under the cave, or there are spirits underground!
Zhang Lingyu did not doubt the other party's opinion. After all, as a disciple of the Soul Refining Sect, the other party's understanding of the Yin Sheng Land far surpassed his. Since he said there were still abnormalities, there must really be some.
Otherwise, why was the yin wind so strong when he and Zhang Xingfeng entered?
Although it is driven by ghosts, there must be a corresponding environment.
"I'll try to inform the family again, but I can't solve this problem on my own right now."
Zhang Lingyu was powerless to do anything about it, so he put the letter away and then picked up the small banner on the ground to look at it.
Soul Refining Flag.
Because Song Lian used the souls within to nourish the Yin-Gathering Flower, there is no soul left in the banner.
Fortunately, this magic weapon is of the high grade of Qi Refining, and in Zhang Lingyu's hands it is now a rare trump card.
"As for souls, they are not difficult to obtain."
When they were at Qingya Mountain, Zhang Yuanlin had told him that there were many demons near Huoyun Valley, most of which were first-order.
However, due to the restrictions placed on the valley, they dared not approach it.
Zhang Lingyu could easily leave the valley to hunt them down, refine their demon souls into the Soul Refining Banner, and keep the demon beast bodies to sell for money—a win-win situation.
"Although the Soul Refining Banner is a great help, it's best not to use it in front of the clan; use it only against enemies in private."
He put away the Soul Refining Banner with satisfaction, and then looked at the remaining two magical artifacts.
Both are mid-grade magic artifacts for refining Qi.
Given Song's cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining, his net worth shouldn't be this bad. However, considering that the other party might be beaten or flee on their way to the Zhang family, or even self-destruct or have their assets stolen, he was still worried.
"However, it can't be said that there are no benefits at all."
After all, a few spells and a high-grade Qi-refining artifact would be enough for him to use until the late stage of Qi refining.
After tidying up his things, Zhang Lingyu picked up one of the jade slips and began to examine it.
Song Lian usually enjoys collecting strange and unorthodox secret techniques, and the one he has in his hand is called the "Divine Refinement and Beast Taming Technique".
It tells the story of how cultivators use their divine sense to enslave demonic beasts for their own use.
The requirements for this method are very strict. First of all, the demon beast cannot be two minor realms higher than the caster.
The caster needs to use their divine sense to leave a mark on the soul of the demon beast without damaging its soul. If the beast resists during the process, all previous efforts will be in vain.
However, once successful, the life or death of the monster is no longer under the control of the caster, and depends entirely on the caster's will.
They wouldn't hesitate to let it self-destruct.
Although the Divine Refinement and Beast Taming Technique is only applicable to demonic beasts, it is perfectly effective for cultivators.
"This method is not bad. We can catch a monster and try it out another day."
Zhang Lingyu was very satisfied with this [Divine Refinement and Beast Taming Technique]. If he had a demon beast spirit pet, it would be a great help in his future training.
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