Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 334: Borrowing Strength
Seeing Chen Ye's confident demeanor, Mo Ci said, "How do you know how many Nirvana Sect bald monks are still on this mountain? How do you know if that Golden Cry bald monk still has any strength left? Even with just a casual wave of his hand, you and I would be annihilated!"

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "Master, don't worry, you won't die. You are a spirit of incense offerings, even if most of your body is broken, it will only take a month or two to recover. I will hold two grand sacrificial ceremonies for you then, and I guarantee you will be fully recovered. Oh, by the way, what does the Day-Roaming God bless? Does he make the herdsmen's horses run faster?"

Mo Ci roared, "You bastard! You're the one who's protecting the horse!"

Mo Ci was furious with this unfilial disciple, but he also relaxed a little.

The fact that Chen Ye could still joke around shows that he really has a solution.

Chen Ye was certainly not a reckless person; he wouldn't just fly into the sky without thinking. Even if he were going to go, he would at least find something to scout the way.

Everyone said that Chen Ye was so focused on the front that he didn't think about the back, and his reaction was slow because he couldn't think straight when it came to life and death.

However, countless people have also said that Chen Ye is most adept at leveraging existing forces.

If you give him time to calm down and think things through, he can surprise you.

Chen Ye ignored the earth-shattering battle, turned around and ran away with Mo Ci, looking like he was afraid of dying.

The remnants of the Nirvana Sect atop the mountain were also unable to deal with Chen Ye, having already exhausted all their strength just to hold off Qu Heng alone.

Chen Ye left easily, but he didn't go far. Instead, he pressed down on the clouds and approached the ground.

This barren world had no other living creatures, except for hideous hungry ghosts crawling everywhere. Chen Ye didn't know what use these hungry ghosts were to the Nirvana Sect, but now they came in handy.

Chen Ye flew low overhead, and behind him, the enormous phantom of the Fengdu Emperor slowly lowered his head. Wherever the Fengdu Emperor's gaze fell, crimson fire snakes appeared out of thin air, hissing and flicking their tongues.

These red-striped snakes, formed from the magical power of the Fengdu Emperor, are so lifelike that even the patterns on their scales are clearly visible, and the stench they emit is enough to fool anyone.

The hungry ghosts, who had already been driven mad by hunger and thirst, suddenly went berserk.

They let out piercing shrieks, scrambling towards the crimson serpents. Sharp teeth easily tore through the snakes' bodies, scalding blood gushing out, drawing even more hungry ghosts to join the feast. If these monsters could fly, Chen Ye would never have dared to soar so low.

Soon, the first red-banded serpent was devoured. The hungry ghosts greedily licked the blood on the ground, even beginning to tear at each other. But as the spiritual energy dissipated, the illusory flesh and blood gradually disappeared. The mindless hungry ghosts, not understanding why their delicious meal had suddenly vanished, were becoming dazed again when the second red-banded serpent was already writhing nearby.

Tormented by hunger and thirst day and night, the hungry ghosts are unable to think and will only continue to chase after these illusory flesh and blood.

Chen Ye used the red snake as bait to easily gather thousands of hungry ghosts of all sizes.

These hungry ghosts ranged in size from giants to hounds. The vast army of hungry ghosts was led by Chen Ye using a red snake and rushed towards the mountain.

These hungry ghosts were far more ferocious than imagined. Their sharp teeth could easily crush rocks, and their powerful hind limbs allowed them to traverse the mountains as if they were on flat ground.

Chen Ye accidentally flew too low and was almost pounced on by a giant, leaping hungry ghost. The monster's gaping maw was filled with countless sharp teeth that gleamed coldly, which frightened him so much that he quickly increased his altitude.

More and more hungry ghosts gathered together, forming a gray-black torrent that rushed towards the Buddha's Palm Mountain.

The Emperor of Fengdu could summon anything within his sight when he used his supernatural powers, so Chen Ye didn't need to get close. He simply controlled the army of hungry ghosts remotely as they charged up the mountain.

High in the sky, the battle between the Crimson Dragon Buddha and the Buddha Palm continued. Despite the Dragon Buddha's best efforts, the golden flames it spewed could not harm the Buddha Palm in the slightest. Qu Heng had originally planned to slowly wear down his opponent with the power of incense, but before it could take effect, a deafening commotion came from below the mountain.

When he saw the surging army of hungry ghosts like a tidal wave, he couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Good! You truly are my good grand-disciple!"

Only Chen Ye could come up with such an ingenious tactic.

The hungry ghosts climbed the steep mountain walls with incredible speed. Their twisted joints allowed their limbs to bend backwards, and their sharp claws dug deep into the rock face as they raced upwards like a swarm of frenzied spiders.

Chen Ye must precisely control the timing of the Crimson Serpent's appearance; if he is even a step too slow, the hungry ghosts will fight each other for food, creating chaos.

The monks on the mountaintop clearly sensed something amiss. Several monks clad in red robes leaped down from the clouds, their staffs gleaming with blinding Buddhist light. They unleashed various spells upon the hungry ghost, attempting to stop it from climbing any further.

Countless hungry ghosts were thrown off the cliff, and these hideous demons fell like rain.

No matter how badly it falls, the hungry ghost will continue to rush towards the flesh and blood. The hungry ghost's body seems to be fearless of damage. As long as it is not completely torn to pieces, even wounds that are disemboweled can be quickly healed.

Such reckless and fearless advances of the hungry ghosts truly overwhelmed the few Nirvana sect monks.
Upon seeing this, Chen Ye laughed loudly, "It seems I guessed right."

Mo Ci asked curiously, "Guess what?"

Chen Ye explained, “This is the Nirvana Sect’s grotto-heaven. I’ve always been worried that these hungry ghosts were created by the Nirvana Sect, and that they could control them. If that’s the case, then we have no chance of winning this battle. But even though our master has almost demolished this mountain, the Nirvana Sect hasn’t been able to control these hungry ghosts. I guess they can’t manage them either.”

"Now it seems that this is indeed the case. If the Nirvana Sect had the means to influence hungry ghosts, they wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

Looking at the surging torrent of hungry ghosts, Mo Ci asked, "Aren't you going to deal with those bald monks? These hungry ghosts have no reason; they'll only get beaten up."

Chen Ye shook his head and said, "Master, I'm not good at direct combat. I've resigned myself to it, so next time I encounter a situation like this, I'll just use sneak attacks."

As soon as Chen Ye finished speaking, the Emperor of Fengdu turned his gaze behind him, and dozens of red-striped snakes appeared on the bodies of the Nirvana Sect monks. Although the red-striped fire snakes could not bite through the golden bodies of these monks for a while, wherever there is flesh and blood, there are hungry ghosts.

As the monks from the Nirvana Sect struggled to break free from the red snake's restraints, countless hungry ghosts rose from the cliff and pounced on them.

However, the distance was quite far, and most of them fell downwards before even reaching halfway.

But Chen Ye wouldn't waste his time. Several unusually thick red snakes appeared, extending from the Nirvana Sect monks and connecting head to tail on the cliff.

In an instant, the red-striped snakes were covered with hungry ghosts. These hungry ghosts gnawed at the snakes' bodies as they climbed upwards, and soon they grabbed the Nirvana Sect disciples and began to bite them frantically.

Screams rang out as the golden bodies of the Nirvana Sect, supposedly impervious to all evil, were easily pierced by these hungry ghosts. The monks were soon covered in blood and flesh, falling to the ground along with the hungry ghosts.

Although several Nirvana Sect disciples used spells to shake off the hungry ghosts on their bodies during the fall, even those who managed to escape were covered in blood, with countless pieces of flesh torn off their bodies.

Chen Ye was astonished. The hungry ghost's sharp teeth seemed capable of biting through anything, and new hungry ghosts would grow from eating flesh and blood. If this blessed land were to truly open its gates, then the world would likely be in great trouble.

Regardless of whether or not we can obtain the secret cultivation methods, this Nirvana Sect must be destroyed!

(End of this chapter)