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

Chapter 352 Heading to the West
The plague in Fengdu City was quickly suppressed. After several days and nights of repeated checks, the number of infected people was finally only over two hundred.

This number is only a minor case of typhoid fever for a city with tens of thousands of people.

Thanks to Fang Hao's ability to see even the most subtle changes in spiritual energy, he was able to find the infected individuals who were still in the incubation period in time. However, there was only one way to deal with them in the end, just as Qu Heng had said: feed them fasting pills and keep them in a deep sleep.

This may save their lives, but it will also exacerbate the plague's corrosive effects on people.

Even if a cure is eventually found, these people will probably have lived in the dream paradise for several lifetimes by then.

Chen Ye hadn't experienced this sense of powerlessness in a long time, not even when he first encountered an opponent at the Tongxuan Realm.

In the end, the Yellow Springs Sect held a very simple initiation ceremony.

Qin Le, Fang Hao, and Xi Yue all became Chen Ye's disciples, becoming second-generation disciples.

Qin Le, needless to say, is a native of the northern frontier, with a clean background and character that Chen Ye particularly likes.

This kid has never been to school, he's only recently learned the Central Plains dialect, and he doesn't even know many characters. He seems like a simple-minded, free-range boy, but Qin Le possesses a focus and keenness rarely seen in ordinary people.

He himself said that he could often smell the wolves before they appeared, which is why he was the best shepherd.

Qin Le had absolutely no foundation in cultivation, but Chen Ye only taught him a few times before he was able to enter a meditative state.

This is the foundation of cultivation. Once he can steadily sense spiritual energy and use his spiritual eye technique on his own, he will be able to break through the first level of the Spirit Awakening Realm.

As for Xi Yue, she had actually known Chen Ye for a long time.

Because Chen Ye resolved the Crimson Serpent crisis in Hundred Seas Valley, he avoided a direct conflict between the rogue cultivators and the Mirage Sect, thus saving Xi Yue's grandfather.

Xi Yue initially wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, but later discovered that the Yellow Springs Sect lacked almost nothing, so she couldn't find an opportunity to repay the debt. Instead, it seemed like she was using this as an excuse to take advantage of the Yellow Springs Sect.

Therefore, Xi Yue chose the Hell Trial, joining the Yellow Springs Sect in the most impeccable way and becoming Chen Ye's disciple.

In this respect, he is somewhat similar to Fang Hao; they both strive to be flawless.

Xi Yue possesses her own family's secret technique, which allows her to influence Chen Ye and Monk Bu Mei with music even when she is at the Qi Sea Realm, almost bewitching them.

With Qu Heng's consent, Chen Ye passed on the incomplete legacy of the Bewitching Demon Lord to Xi Yue.

However, she is still quite far from reaching the level of Gang Sha Body Refinement and needs a long time to accumulate experience.

The last one, Fang Hao, although a disciple doesn't necessarily have to be inferior to his master, it's truly frightening to hear that a Nascent Soul cultivator would become a disciple of a Profound Realm cultivator.

Fang Hao has eyes that can see through the plague, so Chen Ye plans to take him to the Yunlu Immortal Sect to participate in the meeting there.

After dealing with the trivial matters of the Yellow Springs Sect, Chen Ye needed to prepare for his upcoming trip to the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect.

This should be the most important righteous sect meeting since Rift Sky Mountain.

The destruction of the Incense Burning Sect was actually attributed to the Demonic Sect. Coupled with the plague that the Cloud Peak Immortal Sect encountered, the righteous path is now preparing to get serious.

This should be the beginning of a new war between good and evil.

Chen Ye was initially worried that the people he brought with him were not skilled enough and would not be able to handle any unexpected situations.

After all, Pang Duoduo needs to stay in Qingguan Mountain for a long time, while Qu Heng needs to be stationed in the northern frontier.

Chen Ye used to have to rely on himself, but now he has Fang Hao to rely on.

It must be said that this chief disciple was a timely help.

If Chen Ye hadn't used that sword energy gourd, he might not have been a match for Fang Hao. After all, Fang Hao was Lu Xingzhou's personal disciple, and the techniques he had learned were truly beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.

Fang Hao was the first, followed by Mo Suixin; Chen Ye needed a diviner to provide advice at any time. Then he brought Mo Ci, the White Bone Daoist, Chen Guang and other mirage demons, along with an elite force of Yin soldiers. Chen Ye also retrieved the Myriad Soul Banner from the first level of the Underworld, storing all the Yin soldiers and the City God within it.

This Myriad Souls Banner is different from others; it contains the brow bone of the Demon Lord Wujiu. This is not only because the Myriad Souls Banner is extremely powerful, but also because it doesn't look as eerie as the Myriad Souls Banner, so there's no need to explain it much when you take it out.

Once the list is finalized, the next step is to choose a mode of transportation.

The Yunlu Immortal Sect is located in the western part of the Central Plains. To get there from the Huangquan Sect, one must first fly across half of the Central Plains, a distance not much different from that to the Lietian Mountain.

Therefore, Chen Ye still needs to set off early and needs to prepare a means of transportation.

Previously, he was alone; he could simply set off on his Black Whirlwind.

This time, the entire sect is acting together, with at least three people. It's impossible for Chen Ye to transform into a dragon and carry Fang Hao and Mo Suixin there.

It was only then that Chen Ye remembered that he still had a mount.

When Black Whirlwind, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, appeared in front of Chen Ye, Chen Ye almost didn't recognize him.

Because this guy was lying on a City God's throne in the City God Pavilion, in a very human-like posture, lying on his side on the seat, absorbing the continuous power of incense offerings.

Chen Ye felt that what he saw was not a crow at all, but a lazy opium addict smoking opium.

It's no wonder Chen Ye overthought things; that posture really did look like someone smoking opium.

Chen Ye thought that the spirit beast he had raised with great difficulty had become useless, but as soon as it saw Chen Ye appear, Black Whirlwind flew onto Chen Ye's shoulder and affectionately rubbed its head against his.

Chen Ye couldn't react to that speed at all.

Chen Ye asked in confusion, "How come you've shrunk to the size of a palm again?"

Black Whirlwind croaked twice, then twisted its waist and spread its wings.

Chen Ye understood; Black Whirlwind meant that he had been exercising recently.

Chen Ye couldn't help but ask, "You'd rather die than learn to speak or learn wind-blocking magic, right?"

Black Whirlwind tilted his head and looked at Chen Ye with a puzzled expression.

"You don't understand this sentence?!"

Chen Ye was too lazy to reason with this bald-haired guy, so he directly ordered, "I'm going on a long trip, and this time there are quite a few people."

Seeing Chen Ye's serious expression, Black Whirlwind knew there was no way to avoid it this time, so it could only raise its claws and beckon.

Chen Ye said, "Only three."

Black Whirlwind cawed twice, indicating that there was absolutely no problem.

But Chen Ye added, "There's another carriage."

Black Whirlwind: "Croak?"

Half an hour later, a colossal creature with a wingspan of twenty feet took to the air and flew towards the Central Plains.

A delicate bronze carriage was hanging from the claws of the Black Whirlwind. Chen Ye, Mo Suixin, and Fang Hao sat in the spacious carriage, enjoying the scenery in the sky.

Chen Ye lay comfortably on the soft chair. It was good to be the sect leader; finally, he wouldn't be blown into a fool by the fierce winds from the sky anymore.

(End of this chapter)