Qin Shou was completely stunned.
His Dao protector, a 9th stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, had been…
Killed instantly?
How was that possible!
Who exactly was this person?
Why was he so powerful?
And why was he in this wretched place?
In his previous life, he had investigated Chu Yuli for years and had never once heard that she had a master.
Mo Yu slowly turned around, his cold gaze falling on Qin Shou.
Qin Shou, sprawled on the ground, trembled violently and instinctively tried to flee.
But the moment he moved, a crushing pressure descended upon him.
The fear of death surged like a tidal wave, swallowing him whole.
In his despair, a flash of madness appeared in his eyes.
“You forced my hand! If I die, we die together!”
Gritting his teeth, he swallowed a blood-red pill. The seal Mo Yu had left within him shattered instantly.
He summoned the Ten-Thousand Soul Banner.
Using the banner itself as fuel, he activated a secret technique to amplify the power of the resentful spirits within.
The black banner cloth ignited, releasing a sharp, scorched stench accompanied by sizzling sounds like the wails of fierce ghosts.
Thousands of resentful spirits poured out from the burning banner, densely packed like a swarm of locusts.
Cold wind howled as ghostly cries echoed endlessly, sending chills down the spine.
Chu Yuli’s face turned pale as she instinctively retreated behind Mo Yu.
Xuanfeng Zhenren’s expression darkened. “It’s the Ten-Thousand Soul Banner! Damn it!”
“The leading banner spirit has reached the Nascent Soul Realm!”
He looked at Mo Yu and said urgently, “Fellow Daoist, if we join forces, perhaps we still have a slim chance to escape. Once I return to the manor and report the situation, we can come back and capture this evil cultivator!”
Mo Yu stared at the rolling mass of resentful spirits in the sky, remaining silent.
He hated evil cultivators.
In this life, the relatives who had taken him in had all died at the hands of evil cultivators.
Evil cultivators deserved to be exterminated.
Freed from the restraint of the banner, the resentful spirits swiftly locked onto the three of them and lunged forward with bone-chilling coldness.
“Fellow Daoist?” Xuanfeng Zhenren urged anxiously.
“No need,” Mo Yu replied calmly.
Xuanfeng Zhenren froze, thinking Mo Yu had given up resisting.
Instead, Mo Yu flicked his finger lightly.
A wisp of cold white flame drifted out and fell among the resentful spirits.
The ghost flame spread rapidly upon landing, transforming into a roaring white sea of fire that engulfed countless spirits.
Wherever the flames passed, the resentful spirits released soft sighs of relief, as though finally freed, before turning into specks of spiritual light and dissipating into the heavens and earth.
Mo Yu quietly sensed the Netherworld Ghost Flame.
After devouring a massive number of resentful spirits, its power had increased dramatically.
When he first obtained it, its strength had been comparable to the Qi Refining Realm.
Now, it was comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Xuanfeng Zhenren stared in shock, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg.
Could this be achieved by someone at the Golden Core Realm?
Could their Nascent Soul Realm manor lord accomplish this?
Absolutely not.
The person before him was certainly a high-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, perhaps even a Divine Transformation Realm powerhouse!
“Fellow Daoist, I have some questions for that fellow,” Mo Yu said, breaking the silence.
Xuanfeng Zhenren immediately understood.
“Senior, this junior is an Elder of Mystic Sword Manor. If Senior has the time, you are welcome to visit our manor.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he flew away at top speed, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye, afraid of being caught in any aftermath.
Mo Yu walked up to Qin Shou and said calmly, “Answer my previous question.”
“Why did you attack my disciple?”
Qin Shou trembled violently, cold sweat pouring down his face.
He had never imagined that the Nascent Soul Realm banner spirit he was so proud of would be so utterly powerless before Mo Yu.
His legs gave way and he fell to his knees with a thud, his forehead pressed against the ground as his voice quivered.
“Senior, this junior is actually a reborn person. I did not want to kill her, but hundreds of years later she will kill me. That is why I acted in advance.”
“Senior, please see clearly. This junior is willing to serve you loyally. I beg you to spare my life.”
Mo Yu frowned slightly. “A reborn person?”
He asked the system inwardly, “System, are you certain he is not a Child of Destiny?”
[Not just any stray cat or dog can become a Child of Destiny. He is far too useless.]
Even being reborn was not enough to qualify as a Child of Destiny?
Mo Yu felt even more puzzled.
At that moment, Yan Xi’s cool voice came from within the ring.
“Xiao Yu, I think I understand what he means.”
Mo Yu raised an eyebrow. “Sister Yan Xi, you know?”
“I have read about it in ancient Immortal Realm texts.”
Yan Xi’s crimson eyes flickered as if recalling distant memories.
“The Nine-Leaf Fate Grass, an immortal herb born in response to a great heavenly calamity. It has nine leaves and allows nine people to glimpse the future.”
“Among them, one will bear great destiny and shoulder the responsibility of saving the world. The future that person sees will be the farthest-reaching.”
“This man must be one of the nine, but likely not the one chosen to face the calamity.”
Mo Yu suddenly understood.
So this was simply the cheat of a reborn person, appearing in a reasonable manner.
That meant somewhere in this world, there was a reborn Child of Destiny.
As for the great heavenly calamity, he did not care at all.
Qin Shou would be killed hundreds of years later.
That calamity would not arrive anytime soon.
Future matters could be left to his future self.
For now, he would focus on the present.
Mo Yu’s gaze fell once more upon Qin Shou, who knelt trembling on the ground.
He would use this man’s memories to see what opportunities Yuer would encounter in the future.
And then seize them in advance.
He took out the Ten-Thousand Soul—
Ah, no. The Human Emperor Banner!
A pitch-black ancient banner appeared out of thin air.
Purple qi coiled around it as cold wind swirled, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.
The Human Emperor Banner possessed many abilities.
One of them was extracting part of a captured soul’s memories.
Only part, but that was enough.
Qin Shou’s face changed drastically.
He also possessed a Ten-Thousand Soul Banner. How could he not understand Mo Yu’s intention?
He hurriedly kowtowed repeatedly. “Senior, no matter what you ask, I will answer honestly. But if you search my soul, you will not learn everything.”
“I do not care. Evil cultivators deserve to die.”
“And if I let you live, I am afraid I would not sleep well at night.”
Mo Yu smiled faintly as he prepared to wave the Human Emperor Banner.
Qin Shou’s pupils contracted sharply. The fear of death drove him to scream desperately.
“Wait! My grandfather is at the Divine Transformation Realm! You cannot kill me!”
“Divine Transformation Realm?”
Mo Yu paused slightly, a trace of amusement flashing in his eyes.
“Yes! Release me, or my grandfather will definitely kill you!”
Mo Yu appeared to ponder, lightly tapping his finger against the Human Emperor Banner as if weighing the pros and cons.
Seeing his hesitation, Qin Shou regained some confidence.
“If you are not afraid of death, then go ahead and kill me!”
The next moment, however, he saw Mo Yu’s lips curl upward.
“Very well. As you wish.”
As his words fell, Mo Yu flicked his wrist. The Human Emperor Banner fluttered violently as black qi surged across its surface.
A terrifying suction force erupted instantly. Qin Shou did not even have time to scream before he was sucked into the banner and refined in an instant.
Mo Yu licked his lips lightly.
“Divine Transformation Realm is good. I quite like buy one, get one free families.”
Yan Xi’s curious voice sounded again.
“Xiao Yu, where did you get that soul banner? It feels… somewhat strange.”
She sensed a faint trace of…
Primordial Purple Qi?
Then she chuckled to herself.
Who would use Primordial Purple Qi to refine a soul banner for no reason?