This cultivation world was never serious from the start.

"I'm really not a demon!"

As Su Zhe spoke, he waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, releasing billowing black mist that drove back the vengeful spirits that surrounded him.

Yang looked at the armless monk Shi Ke, whose face was compassionate and whose back was bathed in Buddhist light, and then at Su Zhe, who held a cool-looking banner that emitted black smoke...

Yang remained silent for a long time, his mind in turmoil.

On one hand, there was his career in the State of Chu, where he became the lord of a city at the tender age of three hundred.

On the other hand, it is the Heavenly Questioning Sect, the dignified leader of the righteous path!

"Demon! Take this!"

Finally, Yang suddenly attacked, his long sword flashing with the light of the Golden Core realm!

He couldn't bear it anymore!

Even if this kid is guaranteed admission to the Heavenly Questioning Sect!

He also wants to carve out a new world for Linshui City!

Su Zhe felt a chill run down his spine.

No, why is it this trick again?

Just as Chen Feng raised his hand, he saw the sword light that Yang had swung suddenly turn back and land on him.

laugh……

Yang is divided in two!

Even on his deathbed, half of Yang's face still bore a tragic smile.

"What...what a demon..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang had already fallen silent.

Su Zhe: ...

"No! Lord Yang!"

Unable to weep bitterly, the armless monk Shike could only shed rolling tears.

"Master! Let's go quickly! This place is very close to the Tianwen Sect. The Tianwen Sect will definitely not stand idly by..."

The young novice monk beside him trembled all over and tried to run away, grabbing the robes of the armless monk.

"I..." Shi Ke wanted to speak again.

"Master! Lord Yang is dead! We can't let the news of the demon's rebirth be buried!"

The young novice continued speaking.

Like a wrathful Vajra, Shi Ke's mechanical arm finally appeared beside him.

He clasped his hands together and let out a Buddhist lion's roar!

Although they had no cultivation to rely on, this roar actually made Su Zhe and the others feel as if thunder had struck their ears, causing them to lose their senses for a brief moment!

By the time they came to their senses, Shi Ke and the young novice had already run away.

Only Yang's mangled corpse remained on the ground.

"Ancestors... are we truly on the righteous path?" Li Ergou's voice trembled.

Who is this good person who ran to the mass grave, killed the city lord, and then scared away the enlightened monk?

"Stop talking nonsense!" Su Zhe said with a dark face.

He stepped forward, intending to wake Yang.

But considering the need to save face for Lord Yang, she decided to leave him alone for now.

Anyway, this guy will come back to life.

Deep within the mass grave, a tattered banner for warding off evil spirits stands.

The banner pole of the Soul-Suppressing Banner is about ten feet tall. It has been corroded to the point of almost breaking completely, and the banner surface is also pitch black with many holes in many places.

The talismans on the banner were tattered and had almost no suppressive power left.

According to Li Ergou, this is actually an excellent treasure.

"The Soul-Suppressing Banner was originally created to suppress souls. Over the centuries, it has become deeply entangled with a great deal of Yin energy and resentment, and it is even a top-grade raw material for refining the Ten-Soul Banner!"

Li Ergou spoke excitedly.

For evil cultivators at the Qi Refining stage, this thing is a true treasure!

If they were willing to sell, there might even be a Foundation Establishment stage heretical cultivator willing to pay a high price for it!

"this one?"

Su Zhe picked up the Soul-Suppressing Banner.

The next moment, the Soul-Suppressing Banner moved without any wind!

A chilling, ghostly laugh rang in everyone's ears!

Before anyone could react, a cloud of black mist burst out from the Soul-Suppressing Banner and rushed straight at Su Zhe's face!

Su Zhe felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and subconsciously took a deep breath, inhaling all the black mist into his stomach.

"Hehehehe..."

The ghostly laughter grew increasingly rampant, and the sound was clearly coming from inside Su Zhe's stomach.

"It's over... This is the Ghost King of this place, capable of devouring the souls of the living and reincarnating! You swallowed him, and now he's going to possess you!"

Even the mighty Demon Lord of Refining Heaven couldn't help but tremble in his voice at this moment.

In that instant, he had already sensed the presence of someone at the same level!

That's a demon at the peak of Qi Refining!

Su Zhe remained expressionless. "It really is a bit chilling..."

The next moment, the indestructible golden body unleashed the principle of "Heavenly Emperor Fist"!

Su Zhe's capillaries burst open, and pale golden blood filled every inch of his skin and flesh.

Li Ergou didn't even dare to look directly at Su Zhe at this moment. He felt that the person standing in front of him was not a human, but a god who could defeat ghosts and monsters!

Sure enough, the strange laughter inside Su Zhe's body suddenly stopped.

"What the hell! Ah! Let me out! Let me out!"

A terrified sound came from inside Su Zhe's body.

At the same time, Su Zhe felt a chill run through his body, as if he were in a cold storage room.

However, as the Immortal Sutra circulated, that chilling feeling was rapidly fading away.

Instead, a warm feeling arises, as if spiritual energy is permeating every corner of one's body along with the fullness of blood and qi.

The internal organs were enveloped in warmth.

Su Zhe's eyes lit up.

It seems he's made another breakthrough!

Qi Refining Level 8!

Now, only his head hasn't been "cultivated"!

One step closer to the Foundation Establishment realm!

Soon, the sound inside Su Zhe's body grew fainter and fainter.

Li Ergou looked horrified, thankful that he hadn't chosen to possess this guy.

Soon, the Ghost King's voice turned into a wail, which grew fainter and fainter until it finally disappeared into Su Zhe's body.

Su Zhe burped, and a wisp of smoke dissipated from his mouth.

There wasn't anything particularly special about it, except that I felt my level of understanding had become much more profound.

The chilling, pervasive feeling actually guided Su Zhe to infuse his entire body with spiritual energy.

Thinking of this, Su Zhe looked at Li Ergou.

Li Ergou shuddered in fright and quickly waved his hands, "My goodness! I don't taste good! Don't look at me!"

Su Zhe laughed in exasperation, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would eat anything when desperate?"

Li Ergou was even more frightened!

"Alright, stop trembling. The Ghost King is dead. Can the problem here be solved now?" Su Zhe asked.

This vast, extremely yin land is not a solution.

As a legitimate prodigy of the Tianwen Sect, he certainly couldn't come here just for his own sake.

"Actually, these wronged souls can all be placed into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner has the effect of nourishing souls. Once their resentment dissipates, you can release them so they can be reborn."

Li Ergou spoke up.

This is the simplest solution, but Linshui City and the Chu Kingdom cannot possibly hire evil cultivators to resolve this matter.

Who knows if evil practitioners will use these wronged souls to cause trouble?

"You can do that?" Su Zhe was taken aback.

"Of course!" Li Ergou proudly raised his head.

Following Li Ergou's instructions, Su Zhe immediately placed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the original position of the Soul Suppressing Banner.

"A thousand ghosts and ten thousand spirits, Linlin Si'an..."

A low, somber voice came from Su Zhe's mouth.

Despite lacking spiritual power, he still chose the power of blood and qi.

Suddenly, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls began to shimmer with a pale golden light, and the wandering souls that had been aimlessly drifting around turned to look at it, surging in one after another.

In no time at all, all the souls of the dead had entered the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. Although the entire valley still looked gloomy, at least the ghosts were gone.

Before long, this place will be completely restored, and there will be no more lingering yin energy.

Only then did Su Zhe feel relieved enough to leave.

Of course, they didn't touch Yang either, letting the city lord recover on his own.

Not long after they left, the protective barrier in this place was broken as the yin energy dissipated, fulfilling its purpose.

In Linshui City, the prefect sensed the barrier breaking and immediately led several hundred city guards to rush towards it...