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

Chapter 24 Why Not Go All the Way to Do Good Deeds?
"receive!"

With a shout from Chen Ye, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner fell into his hand.

With a gentle wave of the long banner, one can hear the agonizing screams of the monk Kua'e coming from inside.

The banner of ten thousand souls emitted the cries of ten thousand ghosts, mixed with mournful howls, and Chen Ye could not tell who was suffering.

On another banner of ten thousand souls, Mo Ci's face turned into streaks of ink, reminding Chen Ye: "If these wronged souls take their revenge, they won't be fierce enough."

Seeing the fluttering white banner, Chen Ye laughed and said, "Master, when did you learn this move?"

Previously, Mo Ci had to use a white banner to roll up a charcoal pencil to write words, but now he can directly manifest the words.

“I just figured this out, don’t interrupt me. This Ten Thousand Souls Banner is an excellent magic weapon for you. If these wronged souls are allowed to fulfill their wishes and disperse on their own, this magic weapon will be half destroyed.”

Chen Ye comforted him, "Master, please rest assured. I will leave him alive until I have exhausted all his knowledge. As for the other wronged souls, you can't expect me to suppress them and prevent them from taking revenge, can you?"

"Why not? You didn't kill them. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner isn't used like that. It's meant to torture them severely, to cultivate the ferocity of these wronged souls. When they're released, you use magic to mislead them, making them see everything as their enemy. That's how you create the power of ten thousand ghosts devouring people. Once they torture that monk, the ferocity will quickly dissipate."

Mo Ci trembled with rage, and the manifested characters began to bristle and thrash.

Don't underestimate the Ten Thousand Souls Banner just because it's a common item. This particular Ten Thousand Souls Banner is a masterpiece. Both the materials and the crafting techniques are top-notch. It would be a real pity if Chen Ye wasted most of its power because of his womanly compassion.

Chen Ye didn't care and laughed, "Master, how do you calculate this? I might as well use this Myriad Soul Banner to exchange for a few more sword talismans with Miss Su."

"Do you really think that sword talisman is an ordinary spirit talisman? A sword talisman with that kind of power is probably a life-saving treasure given to Su Chunyi by her elders. This little girl definitely couldn't have refined it herself."

Mo Ci's words surprised Chen Ye. He had only been cultivating for a short time and his cultivation level was low. His level of expertise in appraising treasures was indeed inferior to that of Mo Ci, an old demon who was several hundred years old.

If this is true, then this favor is enormous, and Chen Ye is somewhat embarrassed.

However, owing a lot of favors isn't necessarily a bad thing. Reciprocity is what makes a relationship work. Chen Ye even promised Su Chunyi to investigate the troublesome matter of virgin boys and girls. The deeper the karmic connection, the better.

Chen Ye said to Mo Ci, "The worst thing you can do is to be a fence-sitter and waver. Master, if you're going to help someone, then help them to the end. If you're going to cooperate with Miss Su, then don't expose your true nature as a devil halfway through."

No new words appeared on the white banner for a long time.

Mo Ci knew Chen Ye's words made sense. Reflecting on his life, he had made this mistake more than once. When doing bad things, he wasn't ruthless enough, failing to nip the problem in the bud; when doing good things, he was greedy, always thinking of taking advantage.

As a result, after hundreds of years, his cultivation level was at most at the Profound Realm, and he didn't even have a single friend to talk to in his entire life.

Chen Ye is more talented and determined than me, and he will definitely go further than me in the future.

"Fine, you can think about it yourself."

The white banners fell silent, and no more words appeared.

Chen Ye didn't disturb him and continued with his own work. His first priority was to erase all traces of the battlefield to prevent Su Chun from noticing Mo Ci's presence upon her return.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Chen Ye recounted his spoils.

All the pills were put away. Although most of them were harmful, there were two bottles of pills for cultivation and healing that would come in handy soon.

They retrieved the Ksitigarbha Sutra that had been blown away, and withstood the Vajra attack without any damage. It's a pity that this treasure cannot be refined. If it could be refined into a protective magic weapon, it would be a hundred times more powerful than the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

In addition, there was the golden Buddha that had been split open earlier, but now it had turned into a grayish-black metal. It was unclear what material it was made of, but it was estimated that it might be of some use, so it was put aside for the time being.

If we can uncover all of that demon's skills, this adventure will be incredibly profitable.

Chen Ye muttered to himself, "Indeed, a horse won't get fat without night grass, and a man won't get rich without windfall gains. No wonder everyone wants to be a demon lord; killing and robbing is so lucrative. Wouldn't it take a hundred years to accumulate all that on my own?" Humming a folk song from his hometown, Chen Ye began digging a pit again, preparing to rebury the corpses.

They still slowly performed the transporting technique, dug a pit, put the corpse in it, and then filled it with soil for burial.

Chen Ye wasn't in a hurry. Now that his Qi Sea had been condensed, meditation was of little use, and with the spiritual energy flowing continuously, it wasn't difficult to cast such a minor spell.

"Just treat it as practicing magic."

Chen Ye muttered to himself, digging from sunrise to noon. Although he was exhausted and covered in sweat, he had only managed to bury half of the body.

After most of the day had passed, Chen Ye was working up a sweat when suddenly a sword light descended from the sky—it was Su Chunyi.

Chen Ye was focused on digging the pit, and his hearing had not yet recovered, so he did not hear the sound of the sword energy flying.

It wasn't until Su Chunyi stood in front of him that Chen Ye exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Su? How come you're back so quickly?"

It took Su Chunyi several days to chase down Monk Ku'e, whose soul had only recently entered the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. How did Su Chunyi manage to get back in time?

Su Chunyi explained, "I found the demon, but unfortunately I only severed his physical body, letting his soul escape. I was worried about your safety, so I rushed back. However, it seems I'm still too late."

Su Chunyi's words were simple, but at this moment her spiritual energy was almost depleted, and it was already difficult for her to stand up.

The sword strike that killed Monk Ku'e was already a full-force attack. Su Chunyi's spiritual energy had already been depleted by 80%. After discovering that Monk Ku'e's soul had escaped, Su Chunyi thought of the various life-saving methods of the Demonic Sect and also the use of the corpse pit.

Worried about Chen Ye, Su Chun didn't even have time to recover before flying back on her sword.

Chen Ye pointed to his ears and explained, "Miss Su, my eardrum is a little injured, so I can't hear very well."

Upon hearing Chen Ye's words, Su Chun noticed the traces of blood remaining near Chen Ye's ear. She quickly took out a medicine bottle, poured out a pale blue pill, and handed it to Chen Ye.

Without asking any questions, Chen Ye simply stuffed the pill into his mouth.

This unknown substance melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into countless streams of pure energy that seeped into Chen Ye's limbs and bones.

At that moment, Su Chunyi grabbed Chen Ye's hand.

The girl's hands were not soft and boneless; on the contrary, they were exceptionally strong. Her slender fingers gripped Chen Ye firmly, as if afraid he would break free.

Just as Chen Ye showed a puzzled expression, a surge of pure spiritual energy came from Su Chunyi's palm. Chen Ye felt a warmth in his palm as the spiritual energy mixed with the power of the pill and rushed towards his ears.

Chen Ye only felt a slight itch in his ears, and in a short while, the buzzing noise disappeared. His ruptured eardrums were healed so easily.

With Chen Ye's own abilities, it would take at least half a month to recover. The pills from these prestigious sects are truly amazing. No, it's not just the pills that are amazing, but also the spiritual energy that Su Chunyi channeled, which can precisely mobilize all the medicinal effects to heal Chen Ye's ears.

Without Su Chun's intervention, it would probably have taken another hour or two to fully repair the ear injury.

Chen Ye released Su Chunyi's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you."

Su Chunyi smiled and said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to mention." But after saying that, Su Chunyi looked at the eerie Ten Thousand Souls Banner beside him and then said to Chen Ye, "I suppose you have encountered many dangers, sir. Could you please enlighten me about the whereabouts of that demon and the secrets of this pit?"

Chen Ye listened without any reaction.

If he had listened to Mo Ci before and treated the Ten Thousand Souls Banner as his own, torturing the vengeful spirits inside, he would now be unable to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

But now, Chen Ye picked up the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and confidently said to Su Chunyi, "Miss Su, I only know about the demon's possession and rebirth. As for the evil deeds he committed before, why don't we ask these vengeful spirits who were victimized?"

(End of this chapter)