Chapter 1687
The Secrets of the Ghost Realm of Ten Thousand Souls
The ruins were located in a secluded and incredibly hidden ghost realm.
It is impossible for ordinary people to find it.
Even the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan, along with the other four superior evil ghost clans, only managed to find that place and obtain some good things by chance during a time of limitless storm a thousand years ago.
Furthermore, based on some clues left behind, the evil forces also discovered that the place was suspected to be the main stronghold of a powerful ghost sect called "Dry Bone Demon Sect" from the ancient Wanhun Ghost Realm, which invaded the Tianhe Realm.
It is also the culprit that caused a large area of the Heavenly River Realm to be transformed into an ancient ghost realm.
It is rumored that during their triumphant victory, a powerful expert at the Nascent Soul stage was present to oversee the operation.
Moreover, they are only a first-rate force in the Ghost Realm, and there are many forces stronger than them.
Fortunately, according to the information, the Dry Bone Demon Sect should be the only ghost path force in the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm that has discovered the spatial location of the Heavenly River Realm.
Otherwise, the Heavenly River Realm would probably not have been able to survive peacefully for so long.
Strangely enough, during the invasion of the Heavenly River Realm by the Bone Demon Sect, it seemed that a peerless righteous expert above the Nascent Soul stage appeared and turned the tide of the Heavenly River Realm.
He even killed all the ghost cultivators of the Bone Ghost Sect who had invaded the Heavenly River Realm, and even some of the Bone Ghost Sect members in the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm.
Even the powerful expert above the Nascent Soul stage from the Dry Bone Ghost Sect was killed.
During this time, the Ghost Sect's hidden stronghold, which was suspected to have been affected by the battle, became extremely dilapidated.
Moreover, the place still retains the terrifying remnants of powerful techniques, which are extremely frightening.
The ancient war finally ended with the annihilation of the Bone Demon Sect.
Only then did the Heavenly River Realm regain its peace. As for that powerful figure, he had long since disappeared, as if he had never existed at all.
'The information about that powerful figure is quite similar to some I heard years ago. It seems that the story of that righteous cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage from ancient times is most likely true.'
"Furthermore, if it is true that they went to the Realm of Ten Thousand Souls and destroyed the Ten Thousand Souls Sect, their strength is probably greater than we imagined in our younger days."
'After all, it's rumored that the Myriad Souls Ghost Sect also has experts at the Nascent Soul stage or above in charge.'
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun was extremely surprised.
In his early years, he had heard some news about that powerful being above the Nascent Soul stage from ancient times in the ruins of the ancient Chaoxia Immortal Sect and other places.
There are even rumors that the powerful figure is a native cultivator from the Heavenly River Realm.
This incident also made Ling Pengyun have high expectations for the realm above the Nascent Soul stage in his early years.
However, he did not expect that the powerful figure would have the strength to destroy the Dry Bone Ghost Sect.
This is quite astonishing.
Suddenly, he became even more curious about that powerful figure.
'By the way, the overall strength of the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm is quite unexpected. It's surprising that a force with a Nascent Soul cultivator or higher is only a first-rate power there; there are even stronger beings above them.'
'However, this is also an opportunity for the family, after all, the family is skilled in the Ghost Path, and even has a powerful Ghost Cultivator like Brother Pengxing in charge.'
'In this way, even if that place is a ghost realm inhabited only by evil spirits, as long as our clan can obtain its spatial location, we can still send ghost cultivators there to develop our power and seek greater opportunities.'
Ling Pengyun was lost in thought, and a particular idea came to mind. He looked at the set of skeleton bow and arrows he had just acquired.
Although the Heavenly River Realm and the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm have had no contact since the Skeleton Ghost Sect was suspected to have been destroyed, there has been no news of any interaction between them.
Ordinary people have no chance to go to that place.
However, Ling Pengyun possessed the incomparably unique spatial treasure, the Netherworld Blade, and he also mastered some special spatial techniques.
With both combined, his spatial abilities become exceptionally good.
In addition, the bow and arrows he carried originated from the Dry Bone Demon Sect of the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm.
Its origin is quite special, and it even retains a trace of the aura of the myriad ghost realm.
Given enough time, he could deduce the approximate location of the Ghost Realm and forcibly construct a spatial passage.
The only drawback might be that the aura is rather thin, and the deduction process might take a long time, at least ten thousand years.
But if we could get our hands on some items that were imbued with the aura of the Ghost Realm of Ten Thousand Souls, that would be a different story.
This matter can be expedited.
Moreover, it is said that the Bone Ghost Sect once set up a teleportation array in its stronghold secret realm in the Ghost Domain, connecting it to the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm.
Although the great formation was suspected to have been taken away by that mysterious expert, that secret realm stronghold had, after all, had direct contact with the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm.
Therefore, the aura of the myriad ghost realm that the land was tainted with was even more intense.
It is precisely for this reason that the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan, along with the other four superior evil ghost clans, even though they are not particularly skilled in spatial manipulation, deliberately set up a large array there.
Whenever the Ghost Realm experiences the once-in-a-millennium Limitless Storm, the great formation can use the power of the storm to temporarily break open the secret realm, creating a temporary spatial passage to help forces such as the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan enter, sense the aura of the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm, and pave the way for future generations.
'If I seize this opportunity to take over that land and find some treasures left behind by the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm to help me, searching the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm will be a piece of cake.'
Ling Pengyun secretly plotted, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
However, getting inside is somewhat difficult.
When the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan and other forces set up that special formation in the secret realm stronghold, in order to prevent each other from making underhanded moves, they specially asked the formation master to modify the formation.
Ultimately, five control tokens were forged and fell into the hands of five superior evil ghost clans, including the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan.
Moreover, at least three tokens must be combined to activate the formation and establish a passage.
Now, after Ling Pengyun and Xinghai Ancestor killed the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan, they obtained a token from it, but they still need at least two more tokens before they can pass through the formation and enter the secret stronghold of the Dry Bone Ghost Sect in the Ghost Domain.
'It seems we need to find an opportunity to deal with the remaining powerful demonic forces.'
'Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to gather the remaining two control tokens.'
Ling Pengyun frowned slightly and immediately discussed it with the Star Sea Ancestor.
Previously, although his attack on Ziyuan Valley with Xinghai Patriarch went relatively smoothly, this was mainly because they launched a surprise attack.
Moreover, the news of this place had already been spread by the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost King.
It's likely that the other four superior evil forces are already on guard, and may even be heading towards this place.
Under such circumstances, it would be quite difficult to continue targeting those four superior evil spirit forces.
"But this must be done."
"The Ghost Realm of Ten Thousand Souls is the only realm we know of that contains experts above the Nascent Soul stage. Such a realm must be rich in resources. If we can use the Turtle's Reversal technique to enter it, we will have a good chance to try to explore higher realms."
"On the contrary, if we fail to find that place, I'm afraid that, given the situation in the Heavenly River Realm, even if the resources there are far superior to those in our Cangxuan Realm, we will find it difficult to reach the level of Nascent Soul or above, just like that mysterious expert in the legend."
"It is the Star Sea Ancestor who said with unwavering determination."
After he reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage some time ago, he gradually felt that progress in cultivation was becoming increasingly difficult.
In fact, without the help of abundant resources, he might not even be able to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
Under such circumstances, the hope of advancing to a higher realm within the Heavenly River Realm is probably slim.
However, he also had a strong desire for strength, so he longed to go further and see a wider world.
He was extremely unwilling to miss this opportunity. "With your words, Ancestor, I am relieved."
"That's exactly what I was thinking too."
Ling Pengyun said with a smile.
After a brief discussion, the two searched for other useful information from the primordial spirit of the Purple Miasma Ghost King before charging towards the large number of ordinary evil spirits in Purple Abyss Valley.
In addition, they encountered many obstacles while searching for the primordial spirit memories of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost King.
Furthermore, its primordial spirit is protected by numerous powerful special restrictions and even high-level ghost-path spiritual objects.
However, Ling Pengyun is skilled in all sorts of extraordinary abilities, including a powerful method for searching memories.
In addition, the Star Sea Ancestor had a high level of cultivation.
With their combined efforts, they quickly erased the restrictions and spiritual objects within the Ghost King's primordial spirit.
……
at the same time.
Because Ling Pengyun and Xinghai Laozu are quite powerful.
Furthermore, with the Purple Miasma Ghost King dead and the Purple Abyss Valley's formation broken, the entire Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan was powerless to stop Ling Pengyun and the Star Sea Ancestor.
They were like wolves among sheep, and began to slaughter the evil spirits in Ziyuan Valley.
Even with each strike, they could kill a large number of evil spirits.
what! ! !
One scream after another followed.
"My Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan will never let you righteous people go..."
"..."
Countless evil spirits cursed incessantly.
But this measure had absolutely no effect.
It didn't take long.
The evil spirits in Ziyuan Valley were all killed.
In addition, although those evil spirits are special and have no physical form, their ghost cores are of extraordinary value, containing pure ghost power. As long as they are refined, they can be transformed into pure spiritual objects with excellent effects.
Therefore, this battle is not only a simple victory, but also an opportunity to reap huge profits.
Almost all the participants present gained considerable benefits, and some outstanding performers were even rewarded by the Cangxuan lineage and received special spiritual items.
"The ancestors of my Cangxuan lineage are truly trustworthy. With that Foundation Establishment Pill, I will definitely be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and extend my lifespan to over two hundred years."
"..."
The ordinary cultivators who participated in the battle were extremely excited as they looked at their spoils.
In addition, although some Cangxuan lineage cultivators died tragically in this battle, the Cangxuan lineage handled the situation extremely smoothly. Not only did they carefully collect their bodies, but they also distributed resources to their relatives as compensation.
This also made the ordinary cultivators present feel more attached to the Cangxuan lineage and relieved them of some worries.
……
now.
Deep within Purple Abyss Valley.
Ling Pengyun and other high-ranking members of the Cangxuan lineage are taking stock of the gains from this battle.
Aside from the benefits they gained from killing the powerful evil spirits, Ziyuan Valley also had two other significant interests: the top-tier fifth-order high-grade protective formation and the top-tier fifth-order mid-grade ghost vein in the area.
"The ghostly aura here is truly remarkable."
"I'm afraid that the mid-grade fifth-rank ghost vein here is not far from being a high-grade fifth-rank one."
As Ling Pengyun sensed the rich and unique ghostly energy of Ziyuan Valley, he couldn't help but become more interested in the ghostly vein in this place.
In addition, although the ghost veins here were formed by the strange laws of heaven and earth of the ghost realm, the ghost energy they produced was extremely special.
Even with special methods, ordinary practitioners cannot eliminate the negative energy and transform it into righteous spiritual energy for cultivation in a short period of time.
They couldn't even transform the ghost vein into a spiritual vein, or migrate it to the outside world to maximize their benefits.
But this was no problem for Ling Pengyun, who wielded the Netherworld Blade, which was the nemesis of that kind of special ghost vein.
He could easily use the Netherworld Blade to quickly eliminate the special laws contained within the Ghost Vein.
Furthermore, the family's Ghost Dao was extremely prosperous because of that Ghost Dao sword cultivator Ling Pengxing, so the family could barely make perfect use of that Ghost Vein.
Moreover, the Cangxuan lineage is quite powerful now, and it can be considered a top-tier force in both the Tianhe Realm and the Ghost Realm.
Ling Pengyun was quite confident, and he planned to take over the ghost vein directly.
He then quickly discussed the matter with the Star Sea Ancestor and other powerful members of the Cangxuan lineage, using the previous battle merits and future profits from the ghost vein as additional incentives.
In the end, they took over the ghost vein and the protective valley formation, turning them into the private property of their family.
Although the protective array had been broken by the Cangxuan lineage's army, its power was greatly reduced, and its origin was also severely damaged.
However, the family's Ghost Immortal Lamp, a supreme treasure of the Ghost Path, is exceptionally talented and proficient in the Way of Array Formations. In addition, in recent years, it has cultivated some evil ghosts who are skilled in fifth-order array formations.
Moreover, the family also has high-level array masters like Ling Penglin from the righteous path overseeing things.
Therefore, as long as they have enough spiritual materials for the Ghost Dao Formation, they can quickly repair the formation.
With the protection of that formation, the safety of this place can be improved.
In addition, during this period, the Star Sea Ancestor and others had no objection to the ownership of the Ghost Vein and the formation in this place.
After all, even if the ghost vein here fell into their hands, it wouldn't be of much use to them.
It's nowhere near as comfortable as simply lying down and receiving dividends from the local ghost veins.
"Thank you all in the end."
Ling Pengyun bowed and thanked everyone.
Subsequently, using the Netherworld Blade as a source, he quickly broke through the space here and secretly went to the Ghost Immortal lineage. He then borrowed the Ghost Immortal Lamp from Ling Pengxing, the family's Nascent Soul Ghost Cultivator who was stationed there, and brought it to Purple Abyss Valley.
He was given a large quantity of materials for ghost-based array formations, and was instructed to begin attempting to repair the protective array of Ziyuan Valley.
Ling Penglin, a righteous formation master from the family, serves as an assistant.
Because their formation techniques are more advanced, the progress of this matter is relatively fast, and it will be completed in a few months.
'That's fast.'
Ling Pengyun was particularly satisfied with this.
Subsequently, he and other high-ranking members of the Cangxuan lineage, including the Star Sea Ancestor, intended to take advantage of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan's weakness and kill them.
After a brief rest and arranging for some men to remain stationed in Ziyuan Valley, they marched towards the remaining ghost territories of the nearby Ziyan Evil Ghost Clan. (End of Chapter)