Fellow Daoist Entrusts His Child: Immortality Begins with Nurturing a Demoness

Chapter 125 Ascension, Second-Order Soul Banner

After refining two more Luohe Pills and practicing breathing exercises for half a day, Luo Fanchen's mental state returned to its peak.

"Okay."

Luo Fanchen pursed his lips, sitting and observing himself. His dantian was overflowing with true essence, and the true essence of Yi wood flowed through the six meridians, accumulating in various acupoints, ready to enter a state of overflowing true essence at any time.

"Autumn Charm, return to your place, I'm beginning."

After speaking, Luo Fanchen took out the Heavenly Demon Token and the Soul Summoning Bell, and placed them side by side with the Soul Banner. At the same time, he circulated his Yi Wood True Essence and gathered it in front of his chest. The dark and deep Yi Wood imprint gradually emitted a radiant glow.

With his ascension imminent, he had to keep his promise, awaken Luo Qianqiu, and incidentally gather some information about the Bodhi Academy.

After a while, a wisp of divine consciousness detached from the Yi Wood imprint and transformed into a stream of light that entered the Soul-Summoning Bell. As the bronze bell trembled, a vast spiritual power instantly enveloped the valley, like a dark cloud descending from the earth, chilling the soul.

The spiritual power vanished in an instant, the moist aroma of tender tea leaves lingered around his nose, and Luo Fanchen felt a chill run down his spine, as an intense sense of being spied on permeated his every inch.

His hair stood on end, as if every inch of his flesh was being peeled open for observation. It wasn't until several breaths later that the awkwardness gradually dissipated.

"Senior Mu Zhu, this junior greets you."

Luo Fanchen bowed to the Soul-Summoning Bell, knowing that Luo Qianqiu's will had already descended, but it lacked the ability to materialize.

"Senior Mu Zhu, I have sublimated my Soul Banner and have awakened you as promised."

"buzz"

The summoning bell swayed softly, as if in response.

Luo Fanchen began by introducing the steps and materials for sublimating the Soul Banner, and explained in detail the function and preparation of the array patterns.

Do you take me for a child?

The Soul Bell rang softly, impatiently interrupting Luo Fanchen's introduction, and wrote on the ground with the bell, urging, "Let's begin."

As a late-stage Core Formation Demon, she could analyze the refining method and effects of the demonic materials in front of her with just a glance. Crossing domains consumed a great deal of energy, and her core essence was running low. The opportunity was precious and could not be wasted.

Without wasting words, Luo Fanchen placed the thirty-six auxiliary magical treasures into the sub-arrays. At the same time, holding the Soul Banner, he stepped in the four directions, passing through the thirty-six sub-arrays, and then planted the banner pole in the center of the pentagram array to establish the central palace.

"The three souls and seven spirits gather, and the sacred law of the perfect man is condensed."

With the central palace set, Luo Fanchen bit his ten fingers, recited the general principles of the Supreme Man Banner Technique, and emerged from the central palace, proceeding in reverse order from the four directions, then forward from the four corners, ending at the Zhen position. With each step, the essence and blood in his finger joints rapidly flowed away along with his true energy.

With the four directions and four corners settled, Luo Fanchen had exhausted more than 70% of his true essence after completing his journey. His essence blood and blood sacrifice array patterns had perfectly merged, and the five-pointed blood pattern was nourished by the true essence blood and essence blood. The dark red evil light gradually emanated and spread throughout the underground space like ink.

Wherever the evil light passed, a cold wind howled, and the soul banner slowly unfurled. The banner surface, soaked with essence blood, turned an eerie scarlet, stretching and dancing for about three zhang. Countless ferocious ghost faces roared on the banner surface, as if trying to break free from it.

"Control the evil spirits—"

Luo Fanchen formed the Hai Water Seal with his hands, releasing all the ghosts on the Soul Banner. A swarm of evil spirits roamed the underground space.

The cries and roars were incessant, and the scene was as ferocious as a hellish inferno amidst the swirling blood.

"Autumn Charm".

"Here you are, Uncle Luo!"

Luo Fanchen tried his best to restrain the evil spirit, and Qiu Yun revealed her soul form. She gritted her teeth and clenched the soul banner tightly with her fair hands.

"Uh-huh——"

A burning sensation filled her mind and body. Qiu Yun's pretty face was contorted in pain. Her lips were tightly pressed together, but she could not hide her moans. Her soul felt like boiling magma, with every corner filled with burning pain. She almost fainted.

"go--"

Luo Fanchen's face turned slightly pale. He had exhausted his true essence and was doing his best to control the hundred ghosts that rushed towards the soul banner.

The hundred ghosts howled and fled. The moment they touched the soul banner, they were melted into pure soul power and replenished Qiu Yun. The girl's soul visibly solidified, but the fluctuations became even more intense, as if it would explode at any moment.

"Human face, bone bite."

Luo Fanchen gritted his teeth, simultaneously activating the Zi Water and Xu Earth techniques, using Qiu Yun as his main body to absorb and refine the hundred ghosts.

The first step in the sublimation is to enhance the soul power level of the main spirit of the Soul Banner, so that it can completely break away from the first-order category.

"He has some skill, but unfortunately his cultivation level is not high enough."

Thousands of miles away, in a secluded and simple underground cave, Luo Qianqiu watched the whole thing through the Soul-Summoning Bell. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and while she praised him, she also thought to herself that this little devil was reckless.

Her pretty face turned slightly pale, and although her inner energy was powerful, it seemed to lack strength, indicating that her inner energy had been depleted and she was seriously injured.

"A second-tier soul banner, if it were to be sublimated on its own, would require at least the Foundation Establishment cultivation level."

Luo Qianqiu's phoenix eyes were indifferent, showing a slight sense of regret.

She naturally knew that Luo Fanchen possessed a True Essence Body, and perhaps she could by chance forcibly elevate this girl's soul to a level above one.

But what happened after that? That girl couldn't control the soul power that far exceeded her level, and Luo Fanchen was powerless to help her stabilize her soul body. In the end, she could only explode and die, not to mention the subsequent refining of the main materials and the sublimation of the soul banner itself.

This is how independent practitioners are: they have limited knowledge and are unsure of the risks, leading them to act blindly.

"Uncle Luo, I can't hold on any longer."

At the same time, in the underground space, Qiu Yun's pretty face was so tense that it was distorted, her whole body was trembling incessantly, her soul body suddenly expanded and then quickly weakened, repeating the cycle, which was unbearable even for someone as resilient as her.

"Condensate—"

Luo Fanchen's true essence overflowed five times, finally forcibly raising Qiu Yun's soul body to above the first level.

His true essence was rapidly depleted, and Luo Fanchen's face turned pale. He had done his best to barely stabilize Qiu Yun's soul and realm, but every breath he maintained would consume nearly half of his true essence. Moreover, the karmic backlash from the Soul Banner was intense, and his true essence was being consumed in great quantities, making it increasingly difficult to suppress.

Luo Fanchen's face was covered with fine, spiderweb-like blood lines, his karmic energy was eroding his meridians, and his aura had become mixed and fierce.

Seven times, eight times, nine times, ten times.
Luo Fanchen's dantian was burning hot, his meridians were spasming and groaning, and his true essence body's suppression of karma was becoming increasingly weak, clearly approaching its limit.

A massive amount of true essence forcefully stabilized Qiu Yun's soul, and the girl's pain subsided considerably. She said bitterly, "Uncle Luo, this time, I think I can't make it."

She tried to control her soul several times, but to no avail. The powerful soul force far exceeded her control limits. As soon as Uncle Luo withdrew his spiritual power, she would immediately explode and her soul would be scattered.

Even in the face of life-or-death crisis, she did not give up and forced herself to pull herself together. Only then did she notice that Uncle Luo's eyes were calm and he gave her a reassuring smile.

Uncle Luo really has a way!
"Young man, if you ask me for help, I might be able to help you this once."

The soul bell swayed, carving a line of small characters on the ground. Luo Fanchen gently shook his head and calmly said, "Senior, you may observe the method."

He did not continue refining, but maintained the status quo, allowing his soul power to be rapidly consumed. After his true essence overflowed fifteen times, the burning sensation gradually dissipated, and intense fatigue came from his dantian, instantly enveloping his body and mind.

He felt dizzy and lightheaded, and for a moment he could hardly move his fingers. The vital energy that sustained Qiu Yun gradually dissipated.

Qiu Yun's soul body swelled up and was about to explode. Luo Qianqiu, thousands of miles away, frowned. If she didn't take action, Luo Fanchen would be implicated and his foundation would be severely damaged. She couldn't let such a hard-won pawn go to waste.

"idiot."

Luo Qianqiu cursed inwardly, forcibly activating his inner energy, a streak of glaring crimson spilling from the corner of his lips.

Inside the underground space, the soul-summoning bell trembled incessantly, and Luo Qianqiu's soul gradually condensed. As soon as he appeared, he heard a sudden clap of thunder in his ears, and a huge amount of vegetation appeared out of thin air in the bare underground space. Wisps of lightning scattered and lingered around Luo Fanchen.

An atmosphere of decline and decay surged, far surpassing its peak.

"call--"

The power of heaven and earth resonated and poured down upon him. Luo Fanchen exhaled a long breath of white smoke, his fatigue vanished instantly, and his depleted true essence overflowed. The weak vortex within his dantian once again shone with divine light, rapidly expanding in size until the entire dantian was filled with crystalline true essence.

A thick, solid true essence formed a ball of light around his body, and Luo Fanchen's black hair slowly stood up. The sun and moon pattern appeared between his brows, and the scattered lightning easily cleansed the karma within his body. "Withdraw!"

Luo Fanchen seemed to have inexhaustible strength, his expression calm, and he completely stabilized Qiu Yun's soul with just one hand.

This secluded underground space wasn't chosen for nothing; fifteen overflows of true essence are enough to alter the surrounding spiritual energy attributes and trigger the awakening of insects.

When one's true essence is overflowing, it is naturally difficult to sublimate the Soul Banner, but in his Awakening state, he is terrifyingly strong.

"Refine—"

Luo Fanchen stabilized Qiu Yun with his left hand and refined the auxiliary materials with his right. In a short while, he completed the refining process. Then, he summoned the three main materials from the void and combined them with Liu Xia's corpse. With the help of lightning, he refined them in an instant.

Luo Fanchen infused the demonic materials into the Soul Banner. The banner surface rippled violently, like a kettle of boiling water being poured into it. The dark red color gradually faded, replaced by a faint, holy, and vast golden light.

"come out."

With the main materials in place, only the last item is needed.

Luo Fanchen used his demon-controlling technique to force Liu Xia's soul to appear. At the same time, Ma Fei and the disciples of the four sects, who looked terrified, also appeared. They had not been refined into evil spirits, nor had they been tortured. They had just been imprisoned for a long time and their minds were somewhat clouded.

"Heh. Demonic cultivator."

The disciples looked terrified, and Liu Xia was in a daze, but when she saw Luo Fanchen, her dull features immediately regained their luster.

Fear filled her eyes, but upon seeing the soul banner and the blood sacrifice array, it turned to bitterness.

Now that things have come to this, she has nothing to say but regret and fear. Nothing will remain after her soul is scattered, but at least she can be free today. The days inside the soul banner have been unbearable.

"Spare my life"

The disciples wailed and wept, unwilling to become food for the Soul Banner, but they all knew they could not escape their fate.

"I promised Han Chong that I would let you all re-enter the cycle of reincarnation, and I will keep my word."

Luo Fanchen's voice was calm, and the disciples looked at each other in disbelief.

"This place resonates with the power of heaven and earth. If you touch the divine thunder, you can re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. Go, our grudges are settled."

After Luo Fanchen finished speaking, he clumsily manipulated the surrounding lightning, striking several disciples. The crowd screamed in terror, but they saw that the disciples' souls were not scattered. Instead, their souls were replenished by the power of heaven and earth in the lightning, and they gradually became transparent and dissipated.

"Like reincarnation?"

Everyone was overjoyed. Although they didn't know why Luo Fanchen had shown mercy, they couldn't care less about anything else. They quickly transformed into afterimages and disappeared into the lightning, reincarnating and no longer having to suffer the torment of the Soul Banner.

The demonic monks of the Heart Demon Temple were also excited and screamed as they rushed toward the thunder, but they were bound to the spot by the iron chains of the Soul Banner. They could only wail and beg for mercy. In the end, they were instantly refined by Luo Fanchen and used as nourishment to replenish Qiu Yun.

In the end, only Liu Xia and Ma Fei remained, along with the camel's soul, which should have been shattered but was instead perfectly intact.

"Get lost, and be more discerning in your next life."

Seeing that Liu Xia hadn't moved for a long time, Luo Fanchen frowned slightly, annoyed at being urged.

Liu Xia snapped out of her shock, never expecting that Luo Fanchen would let her into reincarnation. She thought he was just playing a trick on her, but then she saw Luo Fanchen casually capture the soul of the camel bee, throw it into the banner, and brutally torture it.

Liu Xia hesitated for a long time without saying a word, then silently entered the cycle of reincarnation.

"What a fine soul! To waste it by putting it into the cycle of reincarnation is a waste of compassion. It is not the way of a demonic cultivator like myself."

“Reincarnation washes away karma, and she will no longer be my enemy. I promised Han Chong that after killing Liu Xia, my grudges with her were settled. Since there is a replacement, it is not unreasonable to let her enter reincarnation.”

Luo Qianqiu sneered, her pretty face cold. She had paid a considerable price to condense this soul body, and she had a feeling that she had been tricked by Luo Fanchen.

"You're so stubborn. If you were the one who lost the struggle, Liu Xia probably wouldn't give you the chance to enter the cycle of reincarnation."

"The Path of Demons, the Path of Righteousness"

Luo Fanchen shook his head slightly, his eyes showing some weariness: "Just doing what I want."

"Foolish! You mere Qi Refining cultivators, you think you have the right to do as you please?"

Luo Fanchen did not respond directly. He calmly refined the Soul Banner and asked in confusion, "Why did you personally appear, Senior?"

"Ah"

Luo Qianqiu sneered, slightly annoyed, her oval face looking particularly ugly.

She squinted as she observed the location and spiritual energy arrangement of the underground space, certain that this young man had a backup plan. It was she who had lost her composure.

"Mysterious Chapter Divine Power? It can actually change the seasons and resonate with the power of heaven and earth."

Luo Qianqiu clicked her tongue. Her background was not much better than Luo Fanchen's. She had cultivated for hundreds of years and gone through many hardships to become a pill. Although she had a lot of knowledge, her understanding of core secrets and supernatural powers such as Xuanzhang was limited and belonged to a knowledge blind spot.

"Didn't you also cultivate the Profound Chapter, senior?"

Luo Fanchen didn't pay much attention. If he remembered correctly, after Luo Qianqiu joined the Three Corpses Sect, he had switched to cultivating the Xuanzhang Method.

“Different profound texts cannot be treated the same; even the same profound text can lead to vastly different supernatural abilities.”

Luo Qianqiu was rather annoyed; this appearance had slightly disrupted her plans.

"Your supernatural power directly resonates with the power of heaven and earth, enhancing the cultivator himself, making it an excellent choice."

After Luo Qianqiu finished speaking, he silently observed the sublimation technique and said nothing more.

Since this clone has already been given away for free, we might as well make good use of it and study the method of soul banner sublimation.

"sublimation!"

With the blessing of the Awakening of Insects, Luo Fanchen was as if divinely aided. In just half an hour, he completed the refining of the main material and the Foundation Establishment Divine Soul, and through the power of the Blood Sacrifice Array, he tempered the Soul Banner itself.

He made a hand gesture to control the blood array to gradually close, and finally all the blood patterns returned to the soul banner itself.

The soul banner danced gracefully, the blood evaporated, and the eerie wind seemed to dissipate in an instant. After a while, the blood patterns on the banner pole dimmed, and in the very center, a pale golden giant banner danced without wind, its five artifact patterns shining brightly, radiating precious light, holy and vast.

"The second-tier Soul Banner is complete."

Luo Fanchen murmured, gazing at the profound and intricate seal script on the banner, as if his spirit was being drawn in, feeling somewhat dizzy and mesmerized.

A genuine second-tier soul banner; no wonder it's called the Saint's Banner Technique.

With its appearance, who could tell it's a magic treasure?

"Uncle Luo, we did it!"

As the banner danced gracefully, golden light flowed, and Qiu Yun's soul slowly appeared. Her watery eyes smiled as she gazed charmingly at Luo Fanchen.

The girl's soul was solidified, with pale golden eyeshadow flowing across her narrow eyelids. Beneath her delicate nose, her cherry lips were full and moist. She was both holy and otherworldly, yet also bewitching. Both her aura and her body were no different from those of a normal cultivator.

Qiu Yun seemed unaware of Luo Qianqiu's presence. With a smile on her lips, she eagerly rushed towards Luo Fanchen and embraced him tightly.

"Uncle Luo, I'm pregnant!"

Qiu Yun's pretty face lit up with joy. She gently sniffed Luo Fanchen's neck with the tip of her nose and lightly kissed him with her lips, unable to contain her delight.

The sweet scent of moist lavender lingered around his nose, and the soft jade in his arms, the girl's body temperature pressed against his chest through her thin shirt, her warmth truly reaching Luo Fanchen's heart.

It is not an illusion of a strong body but a weak soul, but a real and tangible entity.

Qiu Yun is now able to stabilize her soul power through her divine sense, forming a body indistinguishable from a physical body. At night, she can move independently of the soul banner. Once the girl fully adapts, her combat power will not be weaker than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

(End of this chapter)