Chapter 405: Fulfill Your Woman's Dream

At this moment, Zhang Miao and the others from Taiyin Shengdi gazed at the battlefield scene, their expressions drastically changing; no wonder Lei Wuya could be so fearlessly arrogant—it turned out he had the terrifying Myriad Soul Banner as his reliance.

Now, whether in the Primitive Spirit Realm or the Universe Cultivation World, the Myriad Soul Banner enjoys great fame; the scene of it shattering the alliance of the eight major orthodox sects in Silver Break City is endlessly talked about by countless cultivators.

In the Universe Cultivation World, many recluses who devote themselves to the Ghost Dao, having heard of the Myriad Soul Banner's terrifying power, have emerged one after another, all heading to the Slaughter Ghost Sect's headquarters in the Universe Cultivation World to investigate everything about the banner.

As the number of souls stored in the Myriad Soul Banner increases, its grade changes, its inner space expands accordingly, and the origin ghost patterns sealed within evolve mysterious power, allowing the ghost puppets contained inside to give birth to divine sense.

Many powerful experts in the Universe Cultivation World who specialize in the Ghost Dao flock to the Myriad Soul Banner for its origin ghost patterns, hoping to use them to break through their cultivation level and thereby extend their lifespans.

Nowadays, the headquarters of the Slaughter Ghost Sect in the Universe Cultivation World is bustling with visitors, as major fiends from across the Universe Cultivation World have personally come to pay their respects.

To prevent those unscrupulous fiends from secretly causing trouble in the Slaughter Ghost Sect headquarters, the current Sect Master of the Slaughter Ghost Sect personally awakened the Grand Elder sealed in the Eighteen-Layer Hell Hall of the sect's forbidden ground.

The Sect Leader of the Slaughter Ghost Sect asked the Sect's Grand Elder to personally take charge of the headquarters.

Zhang Miao did not expect this.

He had returned from training in the Tianyuan region of the Primitive Spirit Realm when he heard that the Taiyin Shengdi's base had been destroyed, countless fellow disciples and sect elders had perished, and he sought to restore the Taiyin Shengdi's prestige in the Primitive Spirit Realm, thereby plotting to secure the leading position of a new Taiyin Shengdi in that realm.

He never expected to encounter a Slaughter Ghost Sect cultivator who wields the Myriad Soul Banner.

That Myriad Soul Banner is extraordinarily strange and terrifying; even the Taiyin Shengdi's forbidden cultivation technique, the Nether Kui Purple Corpse Soul Controlling Technique, aided by the terrifying Nether Kui condensed from vast ancient corpse qi, cannot contend with it.

Moreover, observing the clash between Jiu Tai and Mu Ya, the Nether Kui seemed to be on the verge of becoming nourishment for the transformed Mu Ya, which made Zhang Miao and the other Taiyin Shengdi cultivators even more terrified.

"Fellow Daoist, we did not intend to be your enemy.

Please ask your companion to say a word and spare Junior Brother Jiu Tai.

Anything I can produce will serve as compensation for offending the two of you."

A sharp light flashed in Zhang Miao's eyes as he spoke decisively.

He suppressed the fear in his heart, hoping thereby to save Jiu Tai's life.

The Taiyin Shengdi's forbidden art, the Nether Kui Purple Corpse Soul Controlling Technique, is extraordinarily arduous to cultivate; over thousands of years, only Jiu Tai has succeeded.

His clan's ancestral elder of the Zhang lineage had once instructed that, as long as Jiu Tai remains loyal, if within his power he must preserve Jiu Tai's life.

For the simple reason that, over millions of years, anyone in the Universe Cultivation World who has cultivated the Nether Kui Purple Corpse Soul Controlling Technique ends up as an unparalleled powerhouse.

Once Jiu Tai fully matures, the Zhang clan's ancestor has a way to seize Jiu Tai's Dao fruit for himself; especially, having trained Jiu Tai in the Tianyuan Forest, he discovered Jiu Tai's importance.

In Tianyuan, the ancient corpses are densely packed, their corpse qi immense and vast; Jiu Tai's cultivation of the Nether Kui Purple Corpse Soul Controlling Technique has demonstrated tremendous effect in many crises.

Moreover, the immense ancient corpse qi in Tianyuan greatly boosts Jiu Tai's cultivation level, achieving in a shorter time than it took him to break through into the Great Perfection of the Earth Origin Realm, which further convinced Zhang Miao of his clan ancestor's words.

In Zhang Miao's eyes, Jiu Tai is already the private property of the Zhang clan, like a pig being raised; once it is fully grown, it will be time for the Zhang clan to wield the butcher's knife.

That Jiu Tai, entangled in battle with Mu Ya, upon hearing Zhang Miao's words, suddenly felt a warm surge in his heart; he never expected that this man, as cold as frost, would ever show concern for him.

"Brother Zhang Miao, I don't demand of him.

Mu Ya wants to kill me, but that's not so easy."

Jiu Tai spoke in a gentle voice.

Suddenly, a huge surge of qi and blood burst from his body, madly rushing to violently impact the Nether Kui.

The Nether Kui, nourished by the massive qi and blood, let out a terrifying howl; countless purple-red symbols surged from its mouth, radiating an extraordinarily strange power.

With a boom, the purple-red lightning split the sky-full of thunderclouds, and the moon, hidden behind black clouds, suddenly popped out its head.

However, at this moment the moon was purple-red, surrounded by rings of purple-red light, like a gigantic purple sunflower floating and blooming in the sky.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

The gigantic Nether Kui opened its mouth and inhaled; the moonlight filling the sky turned into the purest yin power, flowing into the Nether Kui's body, as its two heads suddenly entwined into one and its trunk continually writhed in a frenzy.

In an instant, the battlefield was filled with piercing purple-red evil light, and a towering figure tens of zhang tall stepped forth and stood upon the heavens.

That massive figure simultaneously bore two sunflower heads, its originally crisscrossed torso reshaping into a human form, and it let out a deep, muffled howl at Mu Ya.

"The purple moon hangs in the void; the yin power is inexhaustible and endless.

I simply wish to see what you now have to oppose the Nether Kui."

Jiu Tai's eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light; his originally brown pupils vanished, his two eyes shining like purple-red gems, emitting an eerie evil radiance that, set against the evil markings on his face, made him look exceptionally ferocious.

"Haha, I have changed my mind; I no longer intend to slay you.

Now I will capture you and refine you into a puppet that will continuously nourish my eleven yin meridians."

Mu Ya stared at Jiu Tai's transformation, his face showing a faint change.

He had just been grappling with Jiu Tai; the yin meridians in his body absorbed some of the Nether Kui's yin energy, causing the eleven yin meridians at his dantian to solidify considerably.

If the Nether Kui were to nourish him over a long period, he would never need to spend much time seeking a supreme yin treasure to transform the yin meridians within his body.

Mu Ya's whole body emanated an unrivaled black radiance, unchanging ghost qi spreading in all directions; behind him, nine black ghost dragons let out terrifying roars.

They each spat out a black ball of light; the balls instantly merged and condensed into a black glyph appearing in midair, surrounded by countless symbols spreading in all directions, forming black steps that dragged the glyph down beneath the purple moon.

The glyph burst forth with auspicious colors, directly startling the entire forest; the wandering souls and wild ghosts in space recklessly rushed toward the glyph.

That glyph is like a ghostly edict capable of commanding all resentful spirits; after the resentful spirits find refuge within it, it suddenly erupts with several black balls of light.

The symbols representing birth, aging, sickness, death, love, parting, separation, greed, anger, and ignorance—each one manifests from within those black balls of light.

All the cultivators present suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion being drawn out of them by those balls of light, which then quickly spread through their hearts.

The cultivators of Taiyin Shengdi with weak cultivation levels saw their pupils vanish instantly, their bodies directly overtaken by their own greed.

He drew his waist sword and traced a perfect arc, instantly stabbing to death three companions in an instant.

This frightened Zhang Miao, who was guarding the Taiyin Shengdi cultivators, to the point that his reflexive reaction was to shout.

"Sang Yuan, what madness have you gone mad? Are you seeking death?"

Who would have thought that, as soon as Zhang Miao's words fell, the cultivator called Sang Yuan would reveal a chilling smile on his face, brandish his treasure sword, and charge at the Taiyin Shengdi cultivators at breakneck speed.

"I, too, am risking my life; why is the share of treasure so meager?

You high-level cultivators, you were the first to risk your lives!

Kill you, and all your treasures will be mine.

"Ahahaha!"

In the earth's jungle, Sang Yuan's uncontrollable angry voice echoed everywhere.

His sword's light and shadow flashed like lightning, startling every Taiyin Shengdi cultivator who resisted; none expected that the strangely altered Sang Yuan's sword swing would multiply its power severalfold.

A quick-reacting disciple of Taiyin Shengdi found Sang Yuan's opening and thrust a sword through his chest, yet discovered Sang Yuan still standing; Sang Yuan raised his long sword and stabbed at the Taiyin Shengdi companions.

At this moment, Zhang Miao finally sensed something wrong and shouted loudly: "Hold fast to your original heart; never let the light orbs in the sky influence you."

Zhang Miao gazed at the ten black light orbs surrounding the mysterious character etched on the black stone steps, and cried out in fear.

Those black light orbs are the manifestation of a being's dark side; if one's Cultivation Level is insufficient, they will instantly pull out the inner darkness and seize the flesh, compelling one to do things they would never dare do in the light out of reverence.

Boom—

However, as soon as he spoke, another of the few remaining Taiyin Shengdi companions was struck.

They likewise brandished their long swords, snarling as they slashed at their companions, while muttering to themselves about the many compromises they had been forced to make.

「Damn it.

I will kill you. »

Jiu Tai witnessed his companions' grim state, and Zhang Miao personally endured the siege of Taiyin Shengdi cultivators controlled by Mu Ya, fuming with rage.

Jiu Tai commanded Ming Kui to swiftly swing its fierce palm and blast the mysterious character in the high sky.

Yet the ten strange light orbs outside the character fiercely resisted the assault of Ming Kui's wooden puppet, embodying birth, aging, sickness, death, love, separation, parting, greed, anger, and ignorance.

The mysterious power entwining the light orbs bound Ming Kui's wooden puppet, then swiftly spun around it.

The ten light orbs entered Ming Kui's mind in batches, and each time an orb reached the wooden puppet's brow, a different dark aspect appeared on Ming Kui's face.

「Oh no」

Jiu Tai, who controlled Ming Kui in the sky, blurted out.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the huge Ming Kui's once-clear eyes turned dull and blood-red, and it suddenly swung its head to smash Jiu Tai.

「Ah……」

Jiu Tai was shocked and disbelieving.

He never imagined that the Ming Kui he had nurtured with qi and blood since childhood would attack him, his master.

「Damn wretch, what have you done to my Ming Kui! 」

Stop it at once! 」

Jiu Tai shouted anxiously.

How terrifying Ming Kui was—it blasted Jiu Tai flying over ten zhang away; Jiu Tai climbed up from the ground and howled hysterically.

「All things in the world have the seven emotions and six desires.

Your Ming Kui, though formed from ancient corpse Qi into a fierce spirit, has already gained spiritual intellect.

Those black light orbs are the manifestation of living beings' resentment of the seven emotions and six desires, from which Ming Kui cannot escape.

Now Ming Kui is controlled by several major ominous runes—enjoy its caresses on you. »

Mu Ya stood in the sky, speaking with ill intent.

Behind him, nine enormous ghost dragons let out mournful howls, as if scorning Jiu Tai.

Jiu Tai heard this, shocked and unwilling to believe; he strained to cast a seal to awaken Ming Kui's spirit, yet discovered a serious problem.

That Ming Kui continued to draw his blood and qi, while also pulling the Greater Yin power from the purple moon in the sky, yet remained utterly beyond his control.

Boom……

After Ming Kui roared to the heavens and punched Jiu Tai flying again, Jiu Tai crashed through many trees before barely stabilizing his stance.

His mouth continuously gushed copious scarlet blood, and his aura rapidly withered.

「No, if this continues I'll be killed. »

Jiu Tai climbed up from the ground, saw Mu Ya sneering at him, and gritted his teeth in resolve.

He quickly formed a seal, cutting off his own qi and blood supply to Ming Kui; the latter instantly deflated like a balloon, split in two, and finally dissolved completely.

「Thud……」

After Ming Kui vanished, Jiu Tai's sea of divine sense at his brow churned violently; he could see a protrusion there writhing fiercely, as if something inside struggled to burst out of his skull.

「Ah……」

Intense pain made Jiu Tai clutch his head and roll on the ground, kicking up dust as his legs flailed.

At that moment.

Mu Ya bore nine huge ghost dragons on his back, stepped on the ghost tide, and flashed to Jiu Tai's side, a human-seed bag appearing in his hand.

As Mu Ya chanted a spell seal, the bag's mouth opened wide, mysterious runes coiling, releasing endless suction that enveloped Jiu Tai.

Jiu Tai, suffering Ming Kui's backlash, clutched his head and wailed, too distracted to notice his body shrinking at a visible pace, then drifting inside the human-seed bag.

I have lent you the Ming Kui I cultivated, to strengthen your eleven yin meridians, and I will not shortchange you.

You don't want to be a woman, do you? Let Professor Zhou Yi give you a sex‑change operation.

To fulfill your lifelong wish.

Mu Ya shook the human-seed bag in his hand, a meaningful smile spreading across his face.

Wait and see—Taiyin Shengdi will never let you off.

Zhang Miao saw Mu Ya seize Jiu Tai, frightened and panicked, and issued a threatening shout from midair, hoping to subdue Mu Ya and Lei Wuya so they would develop wariness.

At the same time.

Zhang Miao struck with a palm, sending the entangled fellow disciples flying; his terrifying palm strike was vicious, leaving them no chance of survival.

Thud……

The two Taiyin Shengdi disciples entangled with Zhang Miao had vacant eyes, their bodies exuding eerie black mist, and they had no idea how to dodge the incoming destructive force.

They brandished their sharp swords and lunged forward, striking Zhang Miao's mighty fierce palm and exploding one by one.

Zhang Miao used the shockwave from the exploding bodies of those two Taiyin Shengdi disciples to flee swiftly into the distance.

At this moment, Lei Wuya, who stood in place awaiting battle, moved.

A bolt of lightning flashed at Lei Wuya's original position, and his body instantly vanished.

Just as Zhang Miao, having exhausted all his strength, fled in a sorry state, the wind and thunder power suddenly raged wildly in the sky ahead; a gigantic palm condensed from the thunderclouds filling the heavens, its wind and thunder power intertwined, rumbling without cease, and it came down heavily upon Zhang Miao's forehead as he fled desperately.

"Wind Thunder Pavilion, Great Thunder God's Hand!"

Zhang Miao gazed at the enormous azure-blue thunder hand descending upon him, his pupils constricting in terror as he let out a terrified shout.