From martial arts sects to immortality sects

Chapter 261 Ghost Slave in the Spiritual Consciousness Realm
Yundi City, Governor's Residence.

Shen Yue pulled the wooden sword from the corpse of the four-armed old man. At this moment, Shen Yue was covered in blood, his clothes were torn, and there was a shocking wound on his left waist, but his face was still cold and stern.

The four-armed old man lay in a pool of blood, the blood-stained cloth covering his eyes gone. He struggled to open his eyes, his gaze bloodshot, and looked at Shen Yue, asking in a trembling voice, "This is... something you suddenly... realized?"

Shen Yue looked down at him and said, "That's right, you pushed me into a corner, which is why I have come to this realization."

"A desperate situation? Heh..."

The four-armed old man gave a self-deprecating smile; he didn't believe Shen Yue's words at all.

From the moment Shen Yue refused Li Qingqiu's help, he knew that Shen Yue was absolutely confident of defeating him.

He never expected that he would actually be defeated by a swordsman at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm. At this moment, he felt both ashamed and indescribably gratified.

"Junior, you have defeated this old man, the Sword God of the Northern Court. From now on, you may also call yourself the Sword God..." The four-armed old man said with difficulty, his voice growing weaker and weaker.

Shen Yue remained expressionless and said, "I am already the Sword God, but not by self-proclaimed title; rather, it is the world that calls me the Sword God."

Upon hearing this, the four-armed old man looked surprised, but then he seemed relieved.

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As a cold wind blew by, the four-armed old man's body turned to ashes and scattered with the wind.

Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief, then knelt down, one hand holding the sword and the other clutching his waist, his face contorted in pain.

He looked up and saw other disciples fighting in the distance, but the previous commotion in Yundi City had subsided.

It seems they won this battle.

Shen Yue recalled the sword strike that had plunged the world into daylight, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Is he ever able to catch up with Li Qingqiu in this lifetime?

He adjusted his posture, sat cross-legged in place, and began to heal his injuries through internal energy cultivation.

After a while, five Qingxiao Sect disciples landed around him. One of the female disciples immediately used the Rejuvenating Ghost Immortal Needle on him and inquired about his condition, while the other four disciples kept a close watch on the surrounding area.

"How is the situation now?" Shen Yue opened his eyes and asked.

A male disciple replied, "Elder Jiang has already slain one evil spirit. Senior Brother Zhao Zhen and Senior Brother Li Yang are leading dozens of disciples to besiege another evil spirit. In addition, there are two other evil spirits still fighting us."

Shen Yue was not surprised to hear that Jiang Zhaoxia had slain the evil spirit.

To his surprise, Zhao Zhen also began to shoulder the pressure. It was clear that without Zhao Zhen, these disciples would not have been able to defeat the evil spirits.

Shen Yue smiled, sensing that the next generation of Qingxiao Sect was rising.

Only by personally confronting the evil spirits of Ghost King Ridge can one truly understand the immense pressure.

When Shen Yue thought about how there were many more evil spirits like this in Ghost King Ridge, he felt a heavy burden on his shoulders.

He must reach the Spiritual Consciousness Realm as soon as possible, otherwise he will be seriously injured at every turn, how can he live up to the name of Sword God?

……

When Li Qingqiu returned to Yundi City, the fighting within the city had subsided. Although it was still snowing at night, it was no longer as bitterly cold as before the battle.

He walked down the street, with Chu Jing carrying the ghost baby close behind. Along the way, they could see soldiers resting and rotten flesh scattered on the ground, the stench permeating the city.

Xiao Wuqing landed beside him and reported the situation in the city.

Twelve disciples died and one hundred and thirty-four disciples were injured.

Li Qingqiu nodded expressionlessly and then said, "Have your disciples gather around the governor's mansion."

"Yes!"

Xiao Wuqing immediately went to convey the order, while Li Qingqiu walked in another direction.

[Given that you led the Daoist lineage to a decisive victory against the Ghostly Dao forces, eliminating potential threats to the lineage's development, you are awarded a Divine Power Inheritance Reward.]

Seeing the notification pop up, Li Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although not completely annihilated, the Great Demon is dead, and this calamity is temporarily over. Even if the remaining evil spirits commit evil deeds, they will have to keep their tails between their legs and hide in the shadows.

He quickened his pace and made his way to a dimly lit urban area.

He landed on the broken wall and looked closely. In the dilapidated courtyard in front of him lay a ghostly dragon more than ten feet long. After being ravaged by heavenly lightning, the ghostly dragon had lost its ability to move and was on the verge of death.

Li Qingqiu directly cast the Soul-Binding Spell on it, seizing its memories.

The severely injured ghost dragon was powerless to resist and could only let Li Qingqiu run rampant against its ghosts.

Chu Jing held the ghost baby and stood guard nearby.

One after another, figures descended from the sky and landed on the nearby ruins, with Yun Cai leading the way.

When she saw that Li Qingqiu was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief. She did not approach him, but instead remained vigilant with Chu Jing in the vicinity.

Their gazes were frequently drawn to the ghost dragon, because its size was truly terrifying.

for a long time.

Li Qingqiu's eyes returned to normal, and he revealed a cryptic expression.

This ghostly dragon doesn't possess the bizarre ability to split its soul like other evil spirits. Its demonic body is made of flesh and blood, and its ghostly soul cannot leave its body; if it does, it will be completely annihilated. Because of this, this ghostly dragon is among the weakest of the sixteen evil spirits.

It was valued by the Great Demon because it possessed magic similar to summoning wind and rain, and it could also infuse its emotions into the wind and rain to influence living beings.

The previous heavy snow was caused by it; it made Liu Jing's 300,000-strong army unable to bear the soul-piercing cold, while also disturbing the army's mind, affecting Qin Ye's judgment, and causing the army to fall into chaos on its own.

"Please...senior...let me go..."

The ghost dragon opened its eyes and weakly uttered a sound.

Li Qingqiu was indeed somewhat hesitant, because this ghost dragon was an auspicious creature in its previous life and had never harmed anyone. It was chased into Ghost King Ridge by greedy martial artists and corrupted by the curse of Ghost King Ridge, thus degenerating into its current form.

In Ghost King Ridge, Ghost Dragon suffered humiliation and only recovered after seeking refuge with Great Demon Luo.

After escaping with the Great Demon, it worked for him. It harbored resentment towards mortals, but unlike other evil spirits, it did not like to eat living people, which is why it was the weakest among them.

After much deliberation, Li Qingqiu felt that its magic was very useful, and since its sins were not too serious, he decided to spare its life.

Li Qingqiu used the Soul-Binding Spell to imprint a Yin Soul Mark on the Ghost Dragon's soul, making it his ghost slave.

Thus, Li Qingqiu gained another ghost servant.

A ghost servant at the Spirit Consciousness Realm.

Moreover, the Ghost Flood Dragon possesses its own flesh and blood body, allowing it to operate independently of Li Qingqiu for extended periods.

After the mark of recognition was imprinted, the ghost dragon let out a mournful cry and quickly shrank, flying towards Li Qingqiu and landing on the back of his right hand, forming a black dragon pattern.

Li Qingqiu touched it with his left hand; it felt like a lump of flesh.

This has nothing to do with the Soul-Binding Curse; it's a spell used by the Ghost Dragon itself.

The Ghost Flood Dragon is said to be an evil ghost, but in reality it is just a demon that has cultivated the ghost path. Through it, Li Qingqiu learned that Xiangrui will awaken magic after reaching adulthood. The Ghost Flood Dragon's ability to summon wind and rain is something it was born with, and no one taught it to him.

It remains to be seen what kind of magic the Prison Qilin will awaken after it comes of age.
When the disciples, including Yun Cai, saw that the ghost dragon, which was over ten zhang long, had crawled into Li Qingqiu's hand, they all stared wide-eyed.

After doing all this, Li Qingqiu led Chu Jing, Yun Cai, and the others toward the governor's mansion.

Just then, the ghost infant in Chu Jing's hand opened its eyes and jumped directly onto Li Qingqiu's shoulder, drawing the attention of the others.

"Success?"

Li Qingqiu asked curiously. The gains from this trip were considerable for him. First, he gained a ghost servant at the Spirit Consciousness Realm, and second, he allowed Lin Chuan to obtain the body of a mysterious ghost infant.

He could sense the terrifying power contained within this ghost infant, and he didn't know how much of it Lin Chuan could control.

Without a doubt, Lin Chuan will become an important fighting force for Li Qingqiu in the future.

"I'm not used to it yet."

Lin Chuan tilted his head and said, and Li Qingqiu raised her hand to rub his little head. She did not ask any further questions and planned to study it in detail when she got back.

When Li Qingqiu arrived at the governor's mansion, the disciples of Qingxiao Sect had already gathered there, and Jiang Zhaoxia and Qin Ye were talking.

Li Qingqiu noticed Shen Yue's miserable state; this old man was really putting on a brave face.

Upon seeing Li Qingqiu arrive, all the disciples raised their hands to greet him, while those disciples sitting in meditation on the nearby streets cast excited glances at him.

All the disciples of Qingxiao Sect participated in this battle. The power of the evil spirits left them with lingering fears, and after the battle, they all felt a sense of triumph.

Of course, they couldn't forget the dazzling white light that had come from outside the city earlier. They heard that it was the sect leader's sword light, which made them discuss just how strong the sect leader was while healing their wounds.

The endless ghouls suddenly turned into puddles of rotten flesh, clearly indicating that the mastermind behind them had been killed by the sect leader.

If the sect leader hadn't quickly slain the powerful evil spirit behind the corpse demon, the outcome of this battle would have been even more tragic.

"We'll rest in the city tonight," Li Qingqiu instructed. Everyone agreed, and Xiao Wuqing immediately went to relay the order.

Li Qingqiu looked at Jiang Zhaoxia, who then gave a brief account of the battle.

The actual number of casualties at Qingxiao Sect was several more than Xiao Wuqing had previously stated, while Li Qingqiu was not concerned about the casualties of Liu Jing's army.

Of the sixteen evil spirits, plus the Great Demon, nine died.

Besides the demonic dragon, there are six more evil spirits who will continue to wreak havoc on the human world, but there's nothing that can be done about it.

After Jiang Zhaoxia finished explaining the situation, Qin Ye hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and asked, "Master, someone in the Li family is being used by evil spirits. Although it was out of necessity, it was indeed a trap he set. What do you think..."

Looking at Qin Ye, whom he hadn't seen for many years, Li Qingqiu clearly sensed a growing distance between master and disciple. He pondered for a moment and said, "Let worldly matters be handled by worldly people. Send him to Liu Jing and let Liu Jing decide his fate."

"Yes!"

Qin Ye clasped his hands in acceptance of the order and then took a step back.

Li Qingqiu looked at him and asked again, "When will you return to Qingxiao Mountain?"

Although Li Qingqiu initially accepted Qin Ye as a disciple because of the benefits that the Qin family provided to the Qingxiao Sect, since they were now in a master-disciple relationship, he naturally wouldn't abandon Qin Ye.

Upon hearing his master's question, Qin Ye became excited and quickly replied, "Once the world is unified, I will remove my armor and return to the mountain to cultivate."

Tonight's battle made him realize that the Qingxiao Sect had produced far more geniuses than he had expected, and that so many disciples were more capable than him that he was embarrassed to admit that he was the sect leader's disciple.

His desire to cultivate immortality was rekindled.

(End of this chapter)