Chapter 986: Power Advancement

After his advancement, Chen Yu clearly felt that Lichen's power was much stronger than before. With a sharp shout and a stretch of his arms, Lichen suddenly radiated intense Sword Intent. Furthermore, the Sword Intent split from one into two, and from two into three; in no time, dozens of swords were suspended in mid-air.

"Although I know there is more than one entrance for the Ghost Clan, I will destroy every one I find. You of the Ghost Clan are born as anomalies. Since you chose to hibernate back then to avoid the extinction of your race, then sleep forever." Chen Yu gave a light shout, pointed his hand downward, and dozens of Sword Qi blasts were suddenly released.

Boom, boom, boom—the Yin Yang Fish pattern was destroyed, and the cave shook violently. Streaks of black energy burst out from the ground; these black mists contained endless resentment.

This was the dark energy previously absorbed by the Lock Demon Tower. Once the dark energy reached a certain level, it could break the seal and release the people of the Ghost Clan. But now that the dark energy had been released, Jingxi would likely never live to see that day.

Chen Yu put away Lichen, turned around to take a look, then sneered and strode away.

Catching up with Yu Sichen and Liu Lianxin, the three of them followed the underground riverbank together and found the exit.

Liu Lianxin's injuries were not light. After they got out, Chen Yu performed acupuncture to treat her wounds. After three days of quiet recuperation, Liu Lianxin's injuries finally began to slowly recover.

"What are your plans?" Chen Yu looked at Liu Lianxin and sighed inwardly.

Liu Lianxin had already broken ties with the Liu Family, and Jingxi, the only person she regarded as family, had fallen into the path of the Demon. This must have been a heavy blow to her.

"I will go find my master and ask her clearly why she had to do this." Liu Lianxin said calmly, "She is a practitioner of Buddhism; I believe she can still turn back."

"I am afraid she cannot turn back." Chen Yu shook his head and said, "The more one practices, the heavier the obsessions in their heart become. For a practitioner like your master, once she enters the path of the Demon, the chance of turning back is almost zero. You had better not look for her."

"Regardless of what you say, her kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. If I do not go, I will never be able to get past this hurdle in my own heart." Liu Lianxin smiled faintly.

"Then take care of yourself. If you need anything, just ask; I can help you," Chen Yu said.

"Thank you, I will ask if I need to." Liu Lianxin nodded. She turned and embraced Yu Sichen: "Si Chen, what will you do now?"

"Master Huizhao is gone, and there is no one to deliver the countless wandering souls in Jizhao Nunnery. I have no home anyway, so I will practice with my hair in Jizhao Nunnery from now on, and incidentally deliver the souls there, doing what my master did while she was alive," Yu Sichen said.

"Good. Once I have settled my affairs, I will go there to find you, and we will live together from then on," Liu Lianxin smiled lightly.

"It is a deal. I will wait for you there," Yu Sichen said happily.

The two women bid each other a reluctant farewell, and then Yu Sichen watched as Liu Lianxin left.

"Are you really going to stay in Jizhao Nunnery for the rest of your life?" Chen Yu asked in surprise.

"Yes, to do what my master did while she was alive," Yu Sichen smiled and said, "Just come visit me more often in the future. Anyway, I am not getting married in this life."

Chen Yu gave a wry smile, not knowing what to say. Just then, Yu Sichen took out a Talisman: "What about him?"

This Talisman was the one that sealed the Ancestor Ghost. Now that this thing had been completely separated from Yu Sichen, he had to be properly settled.

Chen Yu took the Talisman and pointed his right hand. A mass of black energy suddenly floated out from the Talisman. The Ancestor Ghost was now a mass of black mist, gathered but not dispersing.

"Speak. What do you want to do from now on?" Chen Yu stared at the Ancestor Ghost.

"I... I don't know. I just didn't want to stay in the darkness anymore. Now I am free," the Ancestor Ghost replied with some confusion.

"I can help you take on a form and live like a normal person, but you must promise me one thing," Chen Yu said.

"Really?" The Ancestor Ghost was both shocked and delighted. He murmured, "I once... lived in this world just like you, but now I no longer know what it feels like to stand."

"Of course, I will not let you do as you please," Chen Yu smiled. "Hand over a bit of your Soul Consciousness for me to control. If you dare to have even the slightest disloyal thought, I can make you vanish into thin air immediately."

"This..." The Ancestor Ghost's expression was hesitant. Truth be told, he dared not agree to this easily. If he really agreed to Chen Yu, it would mean he would be controlled by Chen Yu forever, and he would never have a day to get ahead.

"Either you remain in this form forever and be sealed by me in the Talisman—choose one of the two," Chen Yu said calmly.

"No, no, I will hand over my Soul Consciousness, I will hand it over." The Ancestor Ghost couldn't help but shiver and hurriedly nodded obediently. A faint wisp of Soul Consciousness mixed within the black energy floated out. Chen Yu reached out and grabbed this wisp of Soul Consciousness in his hand.

"One last question: are you a man or a woman?" Chen Yu stared at the Ancestor Ghost.

To be honest, he didn't quite understand this guy's gender either; the voice could be male or female. Having fought with the other party for so long, Chen Yu still didn't know if this thing was a man or a woman.

"I can be either male or female." The Ancestor Ghost's answer surprised Chen Yu as well. He didn't know why such a special thing existed within the Six Paths, but Chen Yu was too lazy to pursue it further. Since it was following Yu Sichen, he would just let it be a woman from now on.

Chen Yu took out a Transformation Talisman: "I don't have any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with me right now, so I can only use a Transformation Talisman and mix in a bit of Yimu Qi to serve as your body. When there is a chance to find suitable items later, I will reshape your body for you."

"Good, good. As long as there is a wisp of Yimu Qi, it is enough. I can accept that," the Ancestor Ghost said joyfully.

Chen Yu threw the Talisman in his hand onto the ground and pinched a Dao Formula with both hands. A cyan energy rose up. The Ancestor Ghost leaped up, entered the cyan energy, and merged with it. A moment later, it transformed into a young girl.

Chen Yu pondered that this guy possessed dark energy in its body. Although it could transform now, its foundation was unstable. One day, he would find a Ghost General or something for it to perform Possession on, and it would be like Azu. For now, this would have to do.

"How am I like this? Do I look good?" The Ancestor Ghost spun around happily.

Chen Yu frowned. It was indeed good-looking, but the moment he thought about how its nature was as cruel as a scorpion, he felt a sense of gloom in his heart and could not muster the slightest interest in it.

"I will warn you once: from now on, serve Si Chen wholeheartedly. You are not allowed to harm anyone, otherwise I can make you vanish into thin air in an instant," Chen Yu gave it a cold warning.

"I... I know. Don't worry, I won't have any crooked thoughts," the Ancestor Ghost said with some fear.

"Brother Chen, you are letting her follow me?" Yu Sichen looked at the Ancestor Ghost's current appearance and felt strange in her heart.

"Don't worry, she won't dare to act recklessly. I will give you a portion of her Soul Consciousness; as long as she acts out, you can destroy her immediately," Chen Yu said.