Chapter 355: 355. Chapter 350: The Descent of the Ancient Emperor and Ancient Immortal

355. Chapter 350: The Ancient Emperor and Ancient Immortal Arrive

The headquarters of the Slaughter Ghost Sect was surrounded by killing qi and drifting black mist, occasionally emitting the wails of netherworld fierce ghosts.

Four Myriad Soul Banners were stationed in the sky above the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters, spewing out strange runes, with evil flames soaring to the heavens and fierce ghosts rampaging everywhere.

Countless forces in Huanyu City looked up at the intertwined ghostly shadows in the sky above, all filled with dread.

The Fuyang Sect, Tianlong Gate, Bibo Palace, and Zifu had sent disciples to be captured by the Slaughter Ghost Sect, seizing the opportunity to regain their sect's prestige, but at the critical moment, four disciples of the Slaughter Ghost Sect arrived with overwhelming force—even beings as mighty as Long Zhantian and Zitian Du, who had shaken Huanyu for hundreds of years, were nonetheless seized and imprisoned within the Slaughter Ghost Sect.

Feng Xiangtian and Chu Wansian suffered even worse: their physical forms, condensed from their souls, were utterly powerless against the main soul of the black sail, beaten until they bled profusely.

Although the evil-path forces of Huanyu were also cultivators of the evil way, they dared not contend.

The power of the Holy Infant Banner was overwhelmingly strong; when the evil banners united, their strength far surpassed cultivators' imagination—not only could they confuse the heart, but they could also seize souls. For cultivators of the Primordial Spirit Realm whose souls had taken physical form, facing the attack of the evil banners was like encountering an innate counter—directly harvested.

Inside the Slaughter Ghost Sect.

Sun Zhenbang, Zhao Jianhua, and Wu Zhenghao sat upright in the chief seats, silently awaiting.

During the previous battle at Tianya City, Xie Yixuan had sent the human pets to the Great Mercy Stronghold when Zu Ci said that Earth had a new ancient person revived, and they would soon descend upon the Primordial Spirit Realm.

After this battle at the Slaughter Ghost Sect, Xie Yixuan sent the new human pets back to the Great Mercy Stronghold and spread the news that a new ancient person would descend to preside over the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters.

Sun Zhenbang and the others wore expressions full of anticipation.

The demon master Ye Qin used the Supreme Purity as a medium, seeking fragmented moments of mottled time in Earth's long historical river, entering through heaven-defying means to create various causal connections with the ancients.

Those ancient sages and emperors who had died thousands of years ago, though their physical bodies had long rotted away, leaving only skeletons—or even no bones at all—could still have their souls drawn to the present world on Earth by the demon master through the power of causality.

The names of those ancient sages were like thunder in the ears, their deeds renowned for a hundred generations.

The demon master further commanded the great demon kings of Earth to go to various mountains and rivers to occupy territories and expand their influence, thereby gathering the people's incense offerings to worship the souls of the ancients.

Zu Ci, Zhi Dun, and Li Bai—these three sages were the earliest to be revived through the power of incense; they were born cultivators, possessing terrifying cultivation from birth, their strength immeasurably great.

When the people of Earth saw Zu Ci and the three others, their expressions turned numb, astonished and dazed.

The people of Xia were greatly astonished by the methods of the demon master Ye Chen—ancient sages and worthies who had fallen a thousand years ago could now stride through the long river of history to descend into the present world, protecting the people of Xia.

Sun Zhenbang and the others gazed outside the Slaughter Ghost Sect, their hearts filled with great curiosity.

Which ancient sages had actually come to preside over the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters this time?

As the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Souls Great Formation, formed by the four Myriad Soul Banners at the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters, fluctuated, Sun Zhenbang and the others sprang to their feet with a sudden jerk.

"Have they come?"

Wu Zhenghao swallowed nervously, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke, and then he and the others vanished from the spot.

Above the headquarters of the Slaughter Ghost Sect, Xie Yixuan descended with dozens of Earth cultivators.

The abbot of the Qingguan Observatory, Qingwei Daozhang, and the abbot and elder disciples of Xiguangsi—Sun Zhenbang and the others had met them before.

After Earth entered the High Martial Era, the Longyuan Immortal Sect was established in accordance with Heaven, and Qingwei Daozhang and the monks of Xiguangsi joined the Longyuan Immortal Sect.

Since they had originally cultivated and comprehended ancient methods, upon entering the Longyun Immortal Traces, they received personal guidance from the envoy of the demon master, Heavenly Pivot True Person, and their cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

I did not expect that, with the first batch of cultivators entering the Great Mercy Stronghold, the demon master would again have someone send another batch of Earth cultivators.

Sun Zhenbang, Zhao Jianhua, and Wu Zhenghao gathered together with the newly arrived Earth cultivators, and among them, two figures drew their attention.

One was a young Daoist wearing a purple robe, holding a floating-sinking device in his hand, with purple qi swirling around his body as if he dwelled in the profound depths of the Dao Sea, mysterious and profound.

The other was a young man wearing a black imperial robe, adorned with a five-clawed golden dragon, a black dragon-shaped jade hairpin binding his hair high atop his head, his entire body exuding an incomparably majestic aura—clearly an ancient sovereign at first glance.

Xie Yixuan looked at the dazed Sun Zhenbang and the others, coughed twice to bring them back to their senses.

"What are you staring at? Hurry and pay respects to the two ancestors, Ying Zheng and Zhang Boduan."

Xie Yixuan spoke respectfully.

Sun Zhenbang, Zhao Jianhua, and Wu Zhenghao were all stunned; they never imagined that the Earth sages who had come to preside over the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters would be of such exalted status.

Ying Zheng?

Isn't that Qin Shi Huang?

Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng was held as a hostage in Zhao from childhood, ascended the Qin throne at eighteen, and removed the powerful minister Lü Buwei to assume personal rule.

To end the feuding of the Warring States, he successively employed Li Si and other guest officials to destroy Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, and Qi, completing the unification of Qin.

After Qin's unification, Ying Zheng established the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, unified currency and weights and measures, standardized writing and cart gauges, built the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall to repel the Xiongnu, and constructed the Lingqu Canal to connect the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers.

Ying Zheng created the basic political framework that lasted over two thousand years, honored as the "Eternal Emperor," and revered by later generations as the Ancestral Dragon.

Sun Zhenbang and Zhao Jianhua, among others, were so shocked their heads buzzed.

The Ancestral Dragon Qin Shi Huang had actually crossed two thousand years of time to stand before them—though they knew ancient sages would descend, they never imagined it would be the Eternal Emperor himself.

Sun Zhenbang and the others felt their scalps go numb.

As for Zhang Boduan, he was even more an ancient immortal.

A perfected inner alchemist of the Quanzhen School, ennobled by the ancient Song dynasty as the Purple Yang True Person.

He integrated the classics of the Three Teachings into law, numerology, medicine and divination, military formations, astronomy, geography, and the techniques of fortune and misfortune, life and death, authoring the *True Awakening Chapter* of the Elixir King's Scripture.

The Purple Yang True Person Zhang Boduan advocated cultivating immortality through inner alchemy, taking the human body as the cauldron, gathering essence and qi as medicine, borrowing spirit as fire, internally refining the golden core to refine the spirit and return to emptiness, so that essence and qi coalesce without dispersion—honored by the Quanzhen Dao as the "Founder of the Southern School." The *Jade Golden Casket Azure Secret*, *Four Hundred Words of the Golden Core*, and *Secrets of the Golden Flower* are further acclaimed as the Five Ancestors' Mysterious Classics.

Sun Zhenbang and the three others felt their blood boiling, excited to the point of incoherence.

Although they knew Earth's sages had descended into the Primordial Spirit Realm, they never imagined the newcomers' identities would be so terrifying.

One a substitute emperor, one an ancient immortal—personally dispatched by the demon master to preside over the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters—clearly, the demon master places great importance on this place.

The Great Mercy Stronghold in the Primordial Spirit Realm serves as a hidden retreat for Earth cultivators to withdraw and train, while the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters is the open front for attacking and expanding strength; the two are one light, one dark, interconnected inside and out—light for attack, dark for retreat.

"Two ancestors, fellow Daoists, please come inside quickly!"

Seeing that he and his two companions had been dazed for a long while, leaving Qin Shi Huang and Zhang Boduan standing outside, Sun Zhenbang spoke anxiously.

With Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng and the Purple Yang True Person Zhang Boduan presiding over the Slaughter Ghost Sect, it is truly as impregnable as a golden soup.

The Primordial Spirit Realm has realm barriers; cultivators who enter cannot exceed the Earth Element Realm. Even if the supreme powerhouses of Huanyu wish to enter this place using secret treasures to suppress their cultivation, they cannot break through the realm barriers of the Primordial Spirit Realm, or they will be mercilessly strangled by its laws—even their souls cannot escape.

Earth cultivators who have learned the Golden Core Wonderful Method from the demon master, though at the same realm as the Earth Element Realm of Huanyu cultivators, are nonetheless far stronger in strength.

Inside the underground palace of the Slaughter Ghost Sect, the abbot of Xiguangsi opened several soul-pet bags, and many disciples of the Slaughter Ghost Sect appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Paying respects to all the leaders." Those Shagui Sect disciples had sincere expressions on their faces, showing no trace of defiance at all.

"Abbot, what is going on with them?" Sun Zhenbang asked curiously.

The abbot of Xiguangsi said:

"This seat has received guidance from the Yao Master, elevating the highest classic of the Buddhist sect, the Pudu True Scripture.

The Pudu True Scripture not only can destroy souls and vengeful spirits, but it can also affect cultivators' primordial spirits, thoroughly transforming them into puppets who obey earth cultivators' commands without question.

These Shagui Sect disciples have all been re-transformed by the elevated Pudu True Scripture, completely unified.

It can be used by the Shagui Sect's base to cover up flaws."

After understanding, the earth cultivators Sun Zhenbang and Zhao Jianhua exchanged glances; those Shagui Sect disciples clearly had their life souls taken away, and now they are being forcibly transformed and unified by the Buddhist sect's Pudu True Scripture, which is a double guarantee for keeping the earth cultivators' secret.

The Shagui Sect's base has added transformed Shagui Sect disciples, estimated to already exceed several hundred in number; even if the Shagui Sect's own sect personally sends people to inspect and disputes arise, outsiders will assume it is internal strife within the Shagui Sect and will not intervene in Shagui Sect affairs; other forces might even try to win them over.

The ten major orthodox and heterodox forces of Huanyu have always been in balance, but the strength displayed by the Shagui Sect has already made them feel pressure.

Internal strife in the Shagui Sect, with sect power divided and weakened—Huanyu forces would be delighted.

Sun Zhenbang, Zhao Jianhua, and Wu Zhenghao were very pleased in their hearts; the transformed Shagui Sect cultivators happened to solve their recent worries.

"The Pudu True Scripture of Xiguangsi is truly an excellent method.

Cultivators who enter this place from the Primordial Spirit Realm are all of soul-body form.

If other forces knew that your Pudu True Scripture could completely destroy souls, countless forces in Huanyu would hesitate to act, and the Shagui Sect's base would also be impregnable." Sun Zhenbang said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi Huang said calmly:

"Dacizhai has already gathered statements from all Huanyu people and pets regarding the Shagui Sect.

The Shagui Sect has an elder ancestor known as the Yin Shan Old Man, who entered Huanyu a thousand years ago to travel and has not returned to this day.

Li Shixiong is the Yin Shan Old Man within the Shagui Sect lineage; his lineage has always been suppressed by the sect.

We outwardly use Li Shixiong as the spokesperson for the Shagui Sect's Primordial Spirit Realm, while earth cultivators secretly expand their power in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Huanyu forces discovering that the Primordial Spirit Realm's Shagui Sect base is in conflict with the Shagui Sect's main sect would infer that internal strife in the Shagui Sect is even more plausible."

Qin Shi Huang pointed at the person's pouch, and Li Shixiong and others punished by the Pangu Longmen in Dacizhai appeared in the scene.

At this moment, Li Shixiong and others gazed at everyone present with eyes full of awe and fervor, clearly also having been forcibly transformed by Xiguangsi's Pudu True Scripture.

"Flawless in covering up tracks—Qin Shi Huang truly deserves the title of Emperor of the Ages."

Zhao Jianhua said excitedly.

No wonder the Yao Master would send Qin Shi Huang; this thousand-year-old emperor, deeply versed in the way of imperial kingship, could devise flawless strategies.

He could imagine Qin Shi Huang planning strategies in the Primordial Spirit Realm's Shagui Sect base, with earth cultivators' iron cavalry galloping across the entire Primordial Spirit Realm.

Ding ding ding?

At this moment, Zhao Jianhua's penguin jade slip showed an urgent prompt.

Zhao Jianhua took out his penguin jade slip and saw it was Duan Wuliang; he felt somewhat surprised, then opened the voice function.

"Zhao Brother, in Yin Duan City, cultivators from Luyan Valley are snatching the business of Dragon Source proxy battles.

Now many companions have been injured; please send reinforcements quickly."

The voice of the anxious Duan Wuliang came from the other end of the penguin jade slip.

Duan Wuliang is the first agent of Dragon Source proxy battles, aiming to promote the Dragon Source proxy battle business to earn heavenly essence for earth cultivators to purchase cultivation resources in the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Not long ago.

He introduced Duan Wuliang to Sun Min, who is responsible for the Dragon Source proxy battle business in Yin Duan City; Duan Wuliang promotes the Dragon Source proxy battle business, Sun Min implements it, and the two complement each other, leading to rapid customer growth recently.

Unexpectedly, they were targeted by Huanyu forces so quickly.

Luyan Valley is also a major sect of Huanyu, but he heard from the Golden Peng King that Luyan Valley is a sect that eats people.

Luyan Valley recruits Huanyu cultivators everywhere as disciples, imprisoning them within the sect.

Most of the recruited cultivators have become furnaces for the cultivation of Luyan Valley's inner disciples, providing a continuous supply of cultivation spiritual power for Luyan Valley's senior leadership and inner disciples.

Now that Xiguangsi's Pudu True Scripture has been upgraded to destroy souls, and the Primordial Spirit Realm has Qin Shi Huang personally presiding over it, it is just the right time to free up hands to demonstrate the strength of the Primordial Spirit Realm's Shagui Sect base, making forces with ulterior motives feel wary.

The Shagui Sect's base has tremendous evil power, and it can also cause many Shagui Sect main sect cultivators out on training to return to the Shagui Sect's base.

Earth cultivators wait like a tree-stump for a rabbit, able to continuously transform the Shagui Sect main sect's disciples; in the future, when they control the Shagui Sect's base and the Shagui Sect's main sect wages war, Huanyu forces will infer that internal strife in the Shagui Sect is even more plausible.

Zhao Jianhua thought this, feeling very pleased in his heart.

"Everyone, the Dragon Source proxy battle business in Yin Duan City has encountered obstruction from Luyan Valley forces.

Please trouble the fellow Daoists of Xiguangsi to lend your Pudu True Scripture for one use, greatly increasing the prestige of the Shagui Sect's base, and with thunderous means make Huanyu forces hesitate to act." Zhao Jianhua said.

The people of Xiguangsi had their eyes flashing with light, especially the elders and disciples, each with gazes like torches.

They have cultivated the Yao Master's transmitted Golden Core Great Law, their strength is immensely powerful, and they have rarely acted on earth, having long been pent up.

At this moment, upon hearing they could save all beings, each was greatly shaken in mind and spirit, beginning to clench their fists and rub their palms.

"Earth cultivators share the same origin and source; what trouble could there be to speak of.

Not to mention Huanyu cultivators, even a dog would be given salvation and brought back." The abbot of Xiguangsi said teasingly.

After discussion.

The Shagui Sect's base in the Primordial Spirit Realm is presided over by Zhenyang True Person Zhang Berend and Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, guarding and waiting as disciples of the Shagui Sect's main sect who went out for training continuously return to the Shagui Sect's base.

Zhao Jianhua, Sun Zhenbang, and Qingwei Daozhang are then leading the monks of Xiguangsi to dispatch support to Yin Duan City.

Inside Yin Duan City.

Duan Wuliang, Sun Min, and other earth cultivators are stubbornly defending the Dragon Source Manor, the entire manor enveloped in a pink mist.

The elder of Luyan Valley, Tu Tianxue, leads Luyan Valley cultivators standing in the sky with brows tightly furrowed together, and there is a faint red cloud hidden on their faces.

The cultivators of Dragon Source Manor are utterly shameless; Huanyu cultivators harm people using poison, while the cultivators of Dragon Source Manor, to avoid danger, have doused the entire Dragon Source Manor with aphrodisiac.

That red mist is the aphrodisiac powder transformed; breathing or touching it on a cultivator's body, it penetrates deep into the bone marrow like a bone-boring worm, making cultivators unable to stop themselves.

Luyan Valley cultivators stand in the sky attacking, but those attacks are again blocked by the resentful spirits rushing out from Dragon Source Manor.

The cultivators of Lu Yan Valley could neither advance nor retreat, and could only stand guard at the Dragon Source Manor in Yin Duan City.

"Duan Wu Liang, come out and die.

Are you going to spend your whole life as a cowardly turtle?"

A middle-aged cultivator of Lu Yan Valley beside Tu Tian Yue shouted, his voice shaking the entire Yin Duan City.

"You damned horse's ass, Lu Yan Valley is nothing.

Dragon Source Proxy Fighting is a business we created, you hypocritical and lowly righteous ones.

Not only do you want to steal our business, but you also want to monopolize and completely eradicate the cultivators of Dragon Source Proxy Fighting.

I refuse to go out—I'll piss you off to death, you damned things."

From within the Dragon Source Manor came the extremely angry voice of Duan Wu Liang. (End of Chapter)