Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 395 Ghost
Led by a waiter, Ye Xuan came to a pavilion in the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Sir, you wait here with them. When twenty people are selected, our city lord will appear." The waiter said with a smile, then turned and left.

At this time, there were already three people in the pavilion, one of whom was the black-robed old man who was at the fourth level of the Martial King Realm.

The other two were a woman in a red robe and a burly man.

The red-robed woman had a very powerful aura; she was actually a Martial King at the peak of the fourth level.

As for the burly man, he was at the peak of the third level of Martial King Realm. He sat cross-legged there in meditation, emitting an earthy yellow light from his whole body, and waves of heaviness spread all around him.

Ye Xuan's eyes flashed, the burly man should be a gravity spirit master.

Seeing Ye Xuan coming, the three of them also looked over, and after sensing that Ye Xuan was only at the first level of Martial King realm, there was obviously a hint of surprise in the eyes of the three of them, as if they felt strange that a first-level Martial King realm cultivator could pass the test.

But then the old man in black robe withdrew his gaze, and the plump woman in red robe smiled at Ye Xuan in a friendly manner and said:
"My name is Fan Xuan, and this is my husband, Jiang Wu."

"My name is Ye Yu." Ye Xuan also introduced himself.

The burly man named Jiang Jian snorted softly, closed his eyes and breathed in and out his vital energy again.

The plump woman covered her mouth and smiled, "Don't be offended, my husband is just like that."

Ye Xuan shook his head, wondering what it had to do with him. He then walked to a place, sat down alone, closed his eyes and started meditating.

Seeing that Ye Xuan didn't want to talk more, the plump woman looked at Ye Xuan with her peach blossom eyes, showed a thoughtful look, then smiled and closed her eyes.

For a moment, the pavilion fell into silence again.

The reason why Ye Xuan showed that he had reached his limit with every sword was that he didn't want others to see the depth of his strength. Although he still blocked five swords, it was difficult for outsiders to guess his true combat power with his performance.

Not wanting to waste time, Ye Xuan once again comprehended the last three levels of the Devouring Art.

The last three levels of the mental method all talk about how to cultivate and use the "devouring seed".

In the following time, his mind was completely immersed in the infinite mystery of the mind method. As time went on, more martial kings who passed the test arrived in the pavilion, but they were all at the third and fourth levels of the martial king realm. Not to mention the first level of the martial king realm, even a martial king at the second level of the martial king realm did not pass the test and come to this pavilion.

Half a day later, Ye Xuan, who was originally comprehending the mind, opened his eyes, frowned slightly, and showed a hint of surprise and hesitation.

Through continuous contemplation, Ye Xuan already had some confidence in transforming his blood chakra core into a 'devouring seed', but what surprised him was that in order to transform the devouring seed, he actually needed to split his soul and inject it into the devouring seed to allow it to nurture life.

This is like the 'devourer' becoming one's second soul, but splitting a residual soul will more or less cause some damage to one's own soul.

However, the Ancient Devouring Art is so powerful that it has provided a method to repair the soul. As long as a certain amount of time passes, the soul will be restored to its original state.

However, the formation of the Devouring Seed not only requires a remnant of its own soul, it also needs to absorb a large number of Yin souls in order to be truly born.

A ghost is the residual soul left in the world after the death of a warrior, monster, or any living creature.

Although he didn't know how many ghosts he needed to absorb to transform his blood chakra core into a 'devouring seed', Ye Xuan thought it was definitely not as simple as one or two.

"It seems that I can only look for this ghost in the shops in Jiuyuan City." Ye Xuan thought to himself.

Practicing the Ancient Devouring Art was his first priority, but he also knew that the souls of all living things would basically dissipate after death, so he had never heard of any shop selling residual souls.

At this time, it was already dusk, and there were already sixteen martial kings in the pavilion.

Ye Xuan took a look and suddenly his expression moved. He glanced to the other side with a slight flash in his eyes.

On the other side of the pavilion, a graceful woman in a white dress was standing by the railing.

This woman's cultivation level was surprisingly the same as his, also at the first level of Martial King Realm.

She was wearing a white veil on her face, hiding her appearance, but Ye Xuan had already recognized her. She was the Holy Maiden of Baihua Valley who had fallen into nothingness with him and walked out of this Western State.

However, due to the change in his appearance, the other party did not seem to notice him and was talking to a handsome and elegant man in a white shirt next to him.

The man's aura was very strong, and he actually had the cultivation level of the fifth level of Martial King Realm!

"Hmm?" The man who was talking suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Xuan, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

The Fairy of Flowers was startled, and followed the man's gaze to look at the 'young man in black robe'. Then a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but then she pursed her lips and smiled lightly, whispered a few words to the handsome man, and the man nodded and smiled.

Ye Xuan frowned, ignored the two people's behavior, and closed his eyes to meditate again.

Finally, after another two hours, when twenty Martial Kings had gathered and waited for a long time, at a certain moment, Ye Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and found that snowflakes were floating around him, and the other Martial Kings were also surprised.

Wow~~!

A terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky. Twenty Martial Kings, including Ye Xuan, felt their bodies tighten and their breathing became difficult.

"What is this!?" Ye Xuan was shocked.

Under the gaze of him and the other martial kings, an old man in a snow-white martial robe slowly descended from the sky and landed in front of everyone.

Ye Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he felt that the old man's skinny body was like a towering mountain, and his aura was as deep as the sea, so powerful that it made his heart tremble.

"City Lord!" All the martial kings saluted hurriedly with their fists clasped.

The old man glanced at all the martial kings, including Ye Xuan. When they were caught in his gaze, it was as if they were cut by a knife, and their hearts ached.

The old man nodded. "Well, you are welcome. I think you are all very curious about the mission I have issued. I will tell you directly now. My mission is to protect the safety of a group of young warriors when you sail across the sea."

As the city lord finished speaking, all the martial kings looked at each other, then all of them showed puzzlement.

The Lord of Jiuyuan City explained, "This time, the top sects in Zhongzhou held an exchange meeting for talented disciples, and invited all the major sects in other states in the Northern Territory. As long as they have disciples with outstanding talents, they can go to Zhongzhou to study and practice. You don't have to do anything else. There are masters from other forces escorting the giant seafaring ship, and there is a Martial Emperor in charge. Just listen to the arrangements made by the Martial Emperor."

A gathering for talented disciples? Ye Xuan and the other martial kings all looked puzzled.

Ye Xuan glanced at the Fairy of Flowers and found that the woman's eyes were calm and she did not look surprised.

"This girl is from Zhongzhou. It seems that she has already known about this exchange meeting." Ye Xuan thought to himself.

The Lord of Jiuyuan City signaled an old waiter to take out a golden scroll.

"This is a contract, which records the specific matters about this mission. If you have no problem with this mission, just sign it with your blood. However, I remind you that you must not leak anything about this mission. If any news leaks out before the voyage, don't blame me for being ruthless. Humph, with my means, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, I can still catch you and crush you to death." As the Lord of Jiuyuan City said this, his face suddenly turned cold and the air around him quickly cooled down.

The martial kings were horrified to feel a chill invading their bodies and hurriedly made sure not to leak it.

"Yeah." The Lord of Jiuyuan City nodded with satisfaction, then turned and left.

The martial kings breathed a sigh of relief. This city lord was too powerful. He could already cause changes in the elemental energy of heaven and earth.

After the Lord of Jiuyuan City left, the martial kings couldn't help but talk about this mission.

Ye Xuan also looked thoughtful, somewhat puzzled as to why this escort mission was suddenly chosen from among these casual cultivators in Jiuyuan City.

He and the other Martial Kings went to look at the mission contract and found that some protected people were marked on it. He noticed that most of these people had a certain relationship with Jiuyuan City, and there were several additional people who were specially protected.

Ye Xuan's eyes showed a strange look. One of the people who was under special protection was actually the illegitimate son of the Lord of Jiuyuan City?
The other Kings of Wu also looked over.

……

An hour later, when the city was brightly lit.

In a shop called Jubaolou.

"My friend, we don't have any ghosts for sale in our shop." The middle-aged male shopkeeper said with a smile.

In the lobby, a young man in a black robe frowned slightly and said, "I wonder if the shopkeeper knows where to buy it?"

It was Ye Xuan.

After signing the contract in the City Lord's Mansion, he left the Mansion and went to several shops, but failed to buy any ghosts.

Although the mission was a bit troublesome and there were some parts that confused Ye Xuan, in the end Ye Xuan still signed the contract and received the navigation token.

No matter what, he has to leave Xizhou, and there will be a Martial Emperor Realm expert on the huge sailing ship, so there shouldn't be too many problems.

"Well, I'm afraid there are no shops selling it in a coastal port city like Jiuyuan City. If you want to buy it, you may have to go inland. I think those big shops will sell this kind of ghost. You know, it is extremely difficult to preserve this kind of ghost. The wizards in our Xizhou kill and extract the soul on the spot." The middle-aged male shopkeeper looked at Ye Xuan and said.

Ye Xuan nodded, "Thank you, shopkeeper."

Ye Xuan also understood that most wizards practiced witchcraft by killing other humans or monsters on the spot.

After leaving this shop, Ye Xuan went to other shops but couldn't buy anything. Finally, he had to go back to Wanxianglou.

When he opened the door of his superior room and entered the inner room, Ye Xuan was slightly startled. He saw the two sisters Xue'er and Shuang'er still sleeping obediently on the bed. The two girls had taken off their cheongsams and were only wearing a gauze nightgown each. Their graceful figures and four slender and round thighs made the bed really full of spring beauty.

(End of this chapter)