258: Spirit Slave Mark (Taking one day off)

"My humble life is in Fellow Daoist's hands, so how would I dare play any tricks? Fellow Daoist, please ask away; as long as I know the answer, I will certainly tell you everything!"

The Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's voice was delicate and weak, yet she spoke with a serious expression.

Since her life was at stake, she had no choice but to take it seriously.

"Where exactly is the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor?"

Su Yu slowly uttered those words as the Law of Slaughter surged forth, fueled by his hatred.

This Law of Slaughter seemed capable of slaying heaven and earth, gods and buddhas alike. Even though her true body was a Peak Mahayana Stage Cultivator, the demon soul of the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor—who cultivated the Nightmare Law—found it difficult to endure.

One must realize, she was only half a step away from returning to the Mahayana Stage!

Yet, facing the Law of Slaughter that Su Yu had inadvertently revealed, she actually felt that if she made even the slightest mistake in her answer, she would be annihilated!

"Peach Blossom is no longer in the True Demon Realm. If Fellow Daoist wishes to seek revenge on her, you can only wait for her to return on her own!"

Seeing Su Yu ask a question that was also very troublesome for her, the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor immediately wore a bitter smile.

She and Peach Blossom were merely in a cooperative relationship, the purpose of which was to use the Nightmare Law to help her refine Dream Spirit into a Karma Body.

Aside from that, they had very little interaction.

However, she was a Sacred Ancestor after all, and she had still sensed that something was off with the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor.

It was just that she didn't plan on telling Su Yu everything so soon; she wanted to sell this information for a good price at the very least.

"Nightmare Sacred Ancestor, you aren't telling the truth, or at least, you aren't telling the whole truth.

Do you know the consequences of hiding things from me?"

A glint of killing intent flashed in Su Yu's eyes as he slowly walked toward the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor. He grabbed her slender, jade-like neck and lifted her up.

Immediately after, a bolt of Evil Warding Divine Thunder emerged from Su Yu's hand and struck the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul.

"Aaaahhh!"

A miserable and shrill scream erupted from the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's mouth. Just a sliver of the Evil Warding Divine Thunder's power had caused nearly half of the demon soul she had condensed over many years to dissipate.

The dress she had been maintaining with demonic power vanished once more, leaving the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor standing scantily clad before Su Yu.

Fortunately, her demon soul had now turned into a blurry figure, and only the faint outline of the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's facial features could be discerned.

"Fellow Daoist, stop! I wouldn't dare deceive you! I do indeed know where the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor went; she headed to the Netherworld Realm, intending to use a Nether Soul Fruit to enter the Underworld!

As for what business she has in the Underworld, I truly do not know!"

The Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul didn't dare to be deceitful in front of Su Yu at all. If she wasn't mistaken, the moment she spoke, Su Yu's golden eyes had seen through her lie.

And those eyes were none other than the legendary Heavenly Saint Divine Eye!

Compared to some spirit eyes with extremely powerful killing potential, this type of divine eye could naturally see through all illusions.

The same applied to lies!

"It seems that is indeed the case..."

Su Yu frowned deeply. He hadn't expected the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor to have such courage; it seemed he wouldn't be able to take his revenge personally.

However, the Nether Soul Fruit—the fact that the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor could actually obtain such a peculiar treasure...

One must know that this item was something Ghost Race Mahayana Cultivators used when Undergoing Tribulation for Ascension; by consuming this fruit, they could disperse the descending Heavenly Tribulation and then undergo tribulation to become an immortal!

Its preciousness was likely no less than that of an immortal soul pill, which could allow a Mahayana Cultivator to ascend in broad daylight!

However, even if she possessed this item and could bribe the guards at the gates of the Underworld...

...trying to check the Book of Life and Death would be easier said than done.

Once she actually tried to do so, what awaited her would be detection by a powerful being, followed by her annihilation.

Although it was a bit of a pity that he couldn't take revenge personally, Su Yu's mental block was finally resolved.

Immediately after, Su Yu looked up at the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor, a glance that made her tremble with fear.

"I am a man of my word. Since I promised to release you, I will not go back on it."

Su Yu said indifferently.

Hearing this, the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor simply couldn't believe Su Yu's words. After all, Su Yu was a ruthless person, and the Nightmare Law she cultivated allowed her to sense the killing intent of others.

In her perception, Su Yu's killing intent had never dissipated.

It was clearly impossible for him to let her go easily!

But before she could beg for mercy, Su Yu reached out again and kneaded the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul into a thumb-sized black bead.

Then, he emerged from the grotto-heaven spirit treasure.

"Young Master!"

As soon as Su Yu appeared, Dream Spirit called out with an eager look in her eyes.

Su Yu knew what was on her mind.

Su Yu handed the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor, who had been kneaded into a bead, to Dream Spirit and said in a gentle tone, "This is the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul; I'll leave it to you to deal with."

Rather than killing the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor himself, he believed Dream Spirit would want to do it more, so he gave her this opportunity.

But seeing this, Dream Spirit shook her head.

"Young Master, could we not kill her?

Although she has been draining my essence blood all these years and intended to devour my Divine Soul once I stepped into the Mahayana Stage...

...it was thanks to her that I was able to raise my strength to the Late Integration Stage.

Only then could I keep up with your footsteps, Young Master!"

Dream Spirit indeed hated the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor immensely, but when she thought about how she wouldn't have been able to reach the Late Integration Stage without her...

If she were in the Spirit Realm, let alone keeping up with Su Yu, she probably wouldn't even have been able to cross into the Body Integration Stage.

Su Yu couldn't look after her forever. Now that she was the Personal Disciple of the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor and controlled the entire Peach Blossom Holy Domain by herself, she might eventually be able to advance to the Mahayana Stage given enough time!

At that time, even if Su Yu successfully ascended to the Immortal Realm, she could still follow in his footsteps.

She didn't want to be the one who was always left behind anymore!

"Not killing her is fine; in that case, we shall brand her with a Spirit Slave Mark, so she will be under your control for all eternity."

Su Yu thought about it; although he felt Dream Spirit's action was somewhat soft-hearted...

...he respected her wishes.

Additionally, this Nightmare Sacred Ancestor was just a demon soul; without reaching the Mahayana Stage, she wouldn't be able to cause much trouble.

As long as Dream Spirit raised her Realm to the Mahayana Stage, no matter how many tricks the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor had, she could forget about turning the tables!

"As you say, Young Master!"

Dream Spirit said with a smile.

Immediately after, Su Yu branded the black bead that the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor had become with a Spirit Slave Mark.

Once branded with the Spirit Slave Mark, the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor could only be Dream Spirit's slave for the rest of her life.

Furthermore, every move, every word, and every thought would be known by Dream Spirit.

As long as Dream Spirit wished, she could control the Spirit Slave Mark to annihilate the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor!

In reality, the prerequisites for successfully applying a Spirit Slave Mark were not that simple.

First, the captured person must have lost the support of their Physical Body and suffered damage to their Divine Soul, and there must be a powerful Cultivator present to suppress them before the Spirit Slave Mark can be forcibly inscribed.

Otherwise, as long as the person being branded resisted, it could lead to the failure of the inscription, subsequently causing the spirit slave to self-destruct.

Su Yu suppressed the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul to a state where she was almost completely defenseless, and then he had Dream Spirit inscribe a Divine Soul mark belonging to her into the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's demon soul.

At this moment, the Nightmare Sacred Ancestor's life and death were entirely in Dream Spirit's hands!