The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Chapter 173 The Truth About Luoxia Village

Ye Ling turned to Xuan He and asked, "Old ghost, you've been trapped here for thousands of years. You're also a ghost cultivator, but Pei Fuqing seems to have lost some of his memories, and another part is very confused. Was that your doing?"

Although it is a question, it is asked in an affirmative tone!

Xuan He chuckled and said jokingly, "As you know, I've been imprisoned for thousands of years and I'm incredibly bored! Just then, an interesting person appeared who said he wanted to seek immortality and ask about the Dao. I found it intriguing, so I checked him out. I didn't expect he actually had spiritual roots, but unfortunately, he only has three spiritual roots, which is too poor for him to even be suitable for possession! So I thought I'd let him out to have some fun. Maybe I'll have some unexpected gains!"

"Oh my, as expected, he actually managed to infiltrate a sect as an inner disciple. His luck is quite good. I saw through the tracking mark I placed on him that this guy actually practiced evil arts, thereby improving his spiritual root aptitude and deceiving those good-for-nothings. I was originally thinking it would be interesting to see what he would do in the end, whether he would give up this short-lived peaceful life!"

"I never expected this! This kid fell in love with his own martial aunt, a girl who cultivates the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness. I thought he would at least hesitate, but he actually sacrificed the entire sect without hesitation for his own path, including that girl. I thought he was smart, cunning, and decisive, without any hesitation. He's even ruthless to the one he loves. He must be a remarkable person! Haha..."

"As expected, he didn't disappoint me. He chose the path of slaughter but still managed to ascend to immortality. It's a pity that he was stabbed in the back by his own disciple and outsiders during his tribulation. Otherwise, he could have ascended to the upper realm after passing the tribulation! It's a pity he was just one step away!"

"In the end, he abandoned his physical body, faked his death and came to live, and ended up here. I kindly helped him enter the path of the ghosts, but I'm not so kind as to teach him cultivation. What if his disciple betrays him, and he turns around and betrays me!"

"So, I completely ignored him, but I watched his every move. I watched him struggle, feel unwilling, helpless, and finally humble and helpless. He was arrogant but respectful to me, and he was so jealous but still had to humbly praise me. Watching him want to devour me but not dare to, like a rat in a gutter, that feeling was so wonderful!"

Ye Ling was speechless at his blissful expression. She couldn't empathize with him, but she guessed that this old ghost's cultivation method was probably related to emotions!

She also said directly, "The cultivation technique you practice is related to emotions!"

Xuan He looked sharply at Ye Ling, but Ye Ling didn't flinch at all and stared straight back at him!

Xuanhe then smiled, his expression softening, and said, "My cultivation method is related to evil thoughts. Evil and dark emotions are the nourishment for the growth of my cultivation method!"

Ye Ling responded with an "oh," seemingly unconcerned, but her heart was in turmoil. Cultivating with negative human emotions—how terrifying! It seemed she had unleashed a demon. Perhaps this person, in his prime, could even overpower the Demon Emperor and the Demon King. It was just a pity that they were all juniors and had probably only heard of this guy's legend!

What worries her most is that such a powerful guy could be outmaneuvered and perfectly brought into her camp. The opponent must be extraordinary. What kind of opponent would require thousands of years of planning?

Xuanhe wasn't dissatisfied with the perfunctory answer. Instead, he continued, "Girl, you have no idea what those people's hidden emotions are like. Watching what they do is simply hilarious! That kid from the Pei family learned the Netherworld Technique I gave him, splitting his soul to inhabit a puppet, creating the environment of Luoxia Village, and deceiving a mortal woman who looked nine-tenths like his martial uncle. Coincidentally, that woman possessed the Nine Yin Body, a rare talent in a hundred years. He not only used the dual cultivation method to enhance his power but also wanted her to bear his bloodline, attempting to possess her body and be reborn. Unfortunately, that mortal woman wasn't blinded by love. She guessed something from his subtle details and ultimately committed suicide!"

"Sigh! I thought we'd see something interesting, but the story ends here. What a pity!"

After listening to the story, Ye Ling roughly understood what had happened. She felt a chill run down her spine. This man was truly unscrupulous. He was too arrogant and didn't put in any effort, which was why he hadn't fooled the mortal woman. Otherwise... it would have been another tragedy!

Ye Ling suddenly thought of something, "Wait, then why leave the mortal woman's body behind?"

Xuan He smiled and said, "The reason why Nine Yin Women are so rare is because their Yin energy is too heavy, and almost none of them can live to adulthood. Those who survived basically survived by chance or by accident!"

Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of the little girl and said, "Could it be..."

Xuan He nodded and said, "The reason this mortal woman survived is because she accidentally ate the Nine Flame Fruit, which suppressed the Yin energy in her body. Later, she broke the balance by cultivating with Pei Fuqing. As the Nine Flame Fruit was continuously suppressed, her life force was also constantly draining away. It's just that Pei Fuqing would transfer spiritual energy to her during their cultivation, which is why she didn't notice it!"

"After her death, Pei Fuqing locked her soul, wanting to continue to extract the last bit of value from her. However, because she was tainted by ghostly energy and still had spiritual energy within her, coupled with her obsession with being free in the afterlife, the Nine Flame Fruit within her developed sentience, thus breaking free from the soul-locking array and leaving her body. She wanted to find a way to break the array for her mortal sister!"

Ye Ling frowned and said, "Now that the mortal woman's obsession has subsided, then what about her...?"

Ye Ling paused, and Xuan He continued, "Without the support of her obsession, the mortal woman's physical body is destroyed, the medium for transmitting spiritual power is gone, and before long she will lose all her intelligence and return to chaos, eventually disappearing from the world!"

Ye Ling remained silent for a moment, then she understood. Everything is predestined, and nothing is up to us. Perhaps this was her destiny; there is cause and effect, and she could not, nor should she, interfere in changing the fate of others. She should look at this matter more rationally!

After thinking it through, she no longer felt the same distress as before and flew straight ahead. Xuan He's gaze never left her; he had seen all her changes and was quite impressed.

He hates women with a saintly heart the most; they are simply a disaster. They make this calm and self-controlled person feel disgusted by their existence. This is also one of the reasons why he has always been alone. After all, that incident when he was young has always left a deep impression on him, and since then he has felt that women are the ones he should be most wary of!