Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 90: Still Family, But with a Wild Approach

Su Baichen forcibly refined the soul of this extraordinary being who had transformed into a god.

The ancestors within the Soul-Suppressing Sword cheered with joy, feeling that they had once again punished an evil that threatened the continuation of the human race.

When Su Baichen borrowed demonic energy, he loosened the binding sash of the God of God a little, which caused quite a commotion among the human ancestors.

The spread of the ultimate power caused Yu Renxiu another headache. She looked at the Soul-Suppressing Sword with some fear. What kind of person could withstand such a crazy ultimate power?

Only those who agree with them and gain their approval can remain unharmed under such extreme blessing.

But when this lost soul was tamed and completely absorbed into the Soul-Controlling Banner—an even deeper darkness quietly arose within the banner.

Wisps of demonic energy belonging to the Soul-Suppressing Banner emanated from it.

Unlike the Soul-Suppressing Sword, which exudes the furious and intense demonic energy of its guardian, the Soul-Warring Banner is imbued with a deep sense of resentment and despair.

"Huh? It's already completed its first transformation so quickly?"

Yu Xiangke asked in surprise, "You've already used it to collect three hundred souls?"

Su Baichen nodded and said, "Including those cleaned up in the palace and those killed this time, it comes to exactly three hundred."

Yu Xiangke said, "This Soul Banner has a total of three transformation opportunities."

"Once you collect three hundred souls, you can trigger the first transformation, turning it into a rather powerful magical artifact."

"The second transformation will occur at the Thousand Souls stage, at which time this banner will also be called the Thousand Souls Banner." Those who wield the Thousand Souls Banner are all former powerful figures in the demonic path who once stirred up trouble!

"The third transformation is the number of ten thousand souls, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner," which can also be called a supreme treasure of the demonic path. Legend has it that even celestial beings descending to earth would perish before the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Su Baichen listened expressionlessly, his lips twitching involuntarily—there was no need to tell him these things, really, he wasn't some great demon.

Yu Xiangke looked thoughtfully at the Soul-Controlling Banner in Su Baichen's hand and said, "I originally wanted to forge one too, but now it seems I should give up—after all, if these demonic artifacts can't be suppressed, they'll only bring trouble."

Su Baichen: "————"

No, so he can use it?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With the Soul-Suppressing Sword here, none of the souls in the Soul Banner can escape.

Moreover, not just any wandering soul can occupy a place in the soul banner.

Only the souls filled with resentment and despair are the best food for the soul banner.

Originally, demonic cultivators had to become cruel, bloodthirsty, and psychologically abnormal in order to forge a soul banner filled with resentment and despair through torture.

But Su Baichen's situation was a little different—he found that he didn't even have to lift a finger to collect these strange souls, yet they were already incredibly resentful of him.

It's practically a divine body for refining the Soul Banner!

At this moment, he sensed some fragments of memory within the soul banner—or rather, the key that linked all the fragments of memory together. The memories of the souls killed in this assassination attempt were thus all connected, unfolding a picture before Su Baichen—

It was in a dimly lit, secret room, where a group of strange people gathered together and whispered their plot: "Kill the Liang Emperor, throw the Liang Kingdom into chaos, and we must not let the Liang Kingdom recover."

"Liang and Qi are doomed. Only by destroying these two nations can we, who refuse to return, turn the tables and seize control of this world!"

"You faced death countless times this time, but this noble sacrifice is necessary so that we, the ones who will not return, can build a true home on this land!"

"Do not fear death. We who do not return are not subject to reincarnation. When you are reborn, someone will guide you back to our great cause —"

Su Baichen recreated this scene using illusion magic.

He then transmitted this information simultaneously to Changchun Palace using his spiritual communication copper finger.

Su Baichen had no idea what was going on at Changchun Palace, but Yu Xiangke and Yu Renxiu, who were present, looked solemn with a troubled expression between their brows.

They all realized what the problem was.

"These strange beings call themselves 'the ones who will not return,' so they really intend to stay in this world forever!"

Su Baichen said solemnly, "What concerns me most is why they say we must destroy our Liang..."

The two states of Qi?

Yu Renxiu took a deep breath: "The remaining three kingdoms, Yong, Wei, and Wu, have one thing in common: their imperial power has long since fallen into the wrong hands, and now the government is controlled by ministers—"

Su Baichen roughly understood what was going on. These extraordinary individuals seemed to have been planning this for a long time, and there had never been any clues before.

They didn't talk about it anymore after that.

There is no doubt that there are extraordinary people in the Liang court, but the affairs of the court can never be resolved with swords.

These supernatural beings parasitize the human race, stealing the power of humanity to cover their own tracks; they are truly despicable.

"I think sometimes it's better to have a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one."

A ruthless glint flashed in Su Baichen's eyes as he decided to unleash a massacre.

Wouldn't it be better to pick out and kill those extraordinary individuals who are mixed in with the bureaucracy one by one?

The country will certainly be thrown into chaos as a result, but it's better than having its territory usurped by others.

Yu Renxiu quickly said, "No, if we make it too obvious, it might shake the foundation of the entire country. After all, our enemies are not only these supernatural beings within our own borders, but also those outside."

"The northern defense line has just been breached once, and the Wu Kingdom in the east is also making moves. If it weren't for the fact that the Yong Kingdom is far away and difficult to travel, I think it would also want to get a share of the spoils."

He then sighed and said, "If only we could communicate with the State of Qi, I wonder what the situation is like there."

The conversation ultimately came to nothing; the enemy was too powerful, and they truly didn't know what to do.

For Su Baichen, from the moment he picked up the Soul-Suppressing Sword, it was destined that he could not sit idly by and ignore these things.

The following day, the imperial entourage returned to the palace after their hunting trip.

Tang Dezhao seemed like a different person, and began to seriously consider the affairs of the court.

Su Baichen unexpectedly received a message from his master, asking him to go to the willow grove outside the city for a while.

When he arrived there, he discovered that, apart from the sect's treasures like the Fisherman who had gone back to continue guarding the place, the five sect leaders, including Master Kaiyang, Master Xuanyin, and Sword Master Wufeng, were all present.

The others were elders like Guanlan Sword Maiden, as well as outstanding second-generation disciples from various sects.

He didn't see Wang Xingyuan and Lin Zhaodi here; obviously, they had both gone home.

"Palace Master, Master, Sect Masters, Seniors, Senior Brothers and Sisters, your disciple Bai Chen greets you."

He greeted everyone as soon as he came up.

The people from Changchun Palace wasted no time. Master Xuanyin said directly, "The reason I called you here is to have something to discuss with Senior Yuxiangke."

"That is, we are prepared to completely purge the capital of these supernatural beings. Allowing these extraterrestrial demons to usurp the power of humanity is something we absolutely cannot tolerate!"

Upon hearing this, Su Baichen immediately perked up, thinking how efficient his own sect members were.

He asked, "But if it's done too obviously, it will cause unrest. What if foreign enemies take advantage of the situation and invade?"

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Master Xuanding said calmly, "Based on the plague that broke out in the capital region this time, I have developed another kind of vicious plague."

"The original plague would deplete the body's true yang energy, while this plague will deplete the body's primordial spirit and temporarily block the spiritual apertures!"

"I was wondering if we could ask Senior Yu Xiangke to find a way to spread this plague to the surrounding countries?"

Su Baichen was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

Good heavens, when it comes to ruthlessness, these old Taoist priests from my own sect are the best.

He suddenly thought, what's wrong with me crafting a soul banner?

There's absolutely no problem.

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