10: Five Transcendent Realm experts, their merits delivered to our doorstep, let's make a move!

“It’s time to go back. I’m on duty tomorrow, so I’ll see if I can earn some more experience points.”

Shen Tianxing slowly rose, steam rising from his body. His Qi and blood had become much thicker, and the surrounding Yin Sha Death Qi that spread over was instantly forced back.

It couldn't get within three feet of him.

Although neither Cultivation Technique had a Breakthrough today, the harvest was already enough. If he had another chance to execute someone, the experience points gained would be enough to raise his Cultivation again.

The most important thing was that Shen Tianxing wanted to find an opportunity to go to the Purgatory Division and interact more with Head Wang and the others. He was now extremely covetous of the prisoners in the Purgatory Division and the Yin Sha Death Qi there, which was no less potent than that of the Mass Grave.

Rumble—

Just as he was about to leave, a sudden roar came from afar.

“Hmm?”

Shen Tianxing frowned, then quickly flew up, landing on a raised rock, and looked in the direction of the roaring sound.

Under the moonlight, although the black Qi was as thick as a heavy fog, it posed no obstacle to someone in the Mortal Transformation Realm.

True Qi gathered in his eyes, and a scorching aura emanated from Shen Tianxing's eyes, like burning flames. His gaze clearly saw a thick black Qi, rolling like wolf smoke, rising from a canyon more than ten li away.

“Ah!!!!”

Wails of agony came from the black Qi, like the cries of ghosts and gods, as if wronged souls in Hell were roaring.

Vaguely, ghost shadows flickered within the black Qi, and a soul summoning banner could be seen with the naked eye, suspended in mid-air, absorbing all the surrounding Death Qi, Evil Qi, and Yin Qi into the banner.

“A soul summoning banner? This is a method of the Ghost Path. There are Ghost Path cultivators here!”

Shen Tianxing was not an ignorant common person.

Over the years, following his Master, Shen Nian had told him many things about demons, monsters, and Soul Cultivators.

The soul summoning banner was the standard item for Ghost Path cultivators. It could absorb Yin Qi, Evil Qi, resentment Qi, essence Qi, Death Qi, Taiyin Qi, Divine Soul… and even collect some newly born Innate Ghostly Entities. It was essential for their Cultivation. However, there was not only one type of soul summoning banner; the soul banners used by ordinary Disciples to Sect Elders varied.

The ordinary one was called a soul summoning banner, and above that were the Soul Guiding Banner, Soul Suppressing Banner, Soul Locking Banner, and at the Elder level, the Life soul banner!

But no matter which kind, it required Cultivation to support it.

The Ghost Path primarily Cultivates the Divine Soul. If one's Divine Soul Cultivation is insufficient, even if you are given an Advanced soul banner, you won't be able to activate it.

The soul banner before him was the most basic soul summoning banner.

It was clear that the Ghost Path cultivator who appeared here was definitely just an ordinary Disciple and not too powerful.

“Why would Ghost Path cultivators appear here?”

Shen Tianxing frowned, his eyes flickering slightly. After a brief moment of thought, he leaped up and flew along the mountain wall.

If this were a Master using a Soul Guiding Banner, he would definitely turn and run.

He couldn't afford to provoke a Master of that level.

But a Ghost Path cultivator merely using a soul summoning banner, he could at least see what kind of mischief they were up to.

A distance of over ten li was nothing in this Mass Grave.

Although Shen Tianxing hadn't Cultivated any movement martial arts, with his Mortal Transformation Realm Fourth Level Cultivation and the circulation of True Qi, his speed was definitely not slow. He concealed his aura, like a wisp of green smoke, and quickly approached.

Their location was in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides. The surrounding mountains were not very tall and were not conspicuous in this endless mountain range.

Their position was near the periphery; with their Cultivation, they dared not go deeper.

Shen Tianxing lay prostrate behind a large rock, peeking his head out to look at the valley.

The scene in the valley was fully visible: withered white bones everywhere, grave mounds standing in rows, many of which had been dug open from the middle.

Scattered skeletons and black earth with a decaying scent were everywhere.

He saw five young men in black robes manipulating several rotting corpses.

These corpses were already somewhat decayed, appearing to have died some days ago, but they were largely intact, with even some tattered clothing still clinging to them.

Most importantly, Shen Tianxing could feel unscattered essence Qi remaining in these corpses.

“Qi and blood as thick as mercury, essence Qi condensed and unscattered… These corpses were at least Vajra Realm Masters in life!!”

“The corpses of Vajra Realm Masters are High Grade for refining corpse puppets…”

“Could it be that they are Disciples of the Corpse Control Sect?”

The Corpse Control Sect, one of the Six Sects of the Ghost Path!

Their Sect was best at refining corpse puppets. The stronger the Divine Soul, the stronger the corpse puppets that could be controlled.

This was no secret in the Great Qi Dynasty, and Shen Tianxing had heard of it.

Although these Vajra Realm Master corpses had been buried for some time, the residual essence Qi within them had not yet dissipated, making them perfectly suitable for refining into corpse puppets.

Of course, after a corpse puppet is successfully refined, its Cultivation strength from when it was alive cannot be fully retained; it will inevitably drop significantly, perhaps even falling to the Mortal Transformation Realm.

But even so, it would be much stronger than the Cultivation of these few individuals.

The Cultivation of these people was not too high; Shen Tianxing could see through it at a glance.

One was at the Sixth Level of Tuofan Realm, one at the Fifth Level of Tuofan Realm, and three were at the Mortal Transformation Realm Fourth Level.

At this moment, the five Disciples of the Corpse Control Sect were each facing a corpse.

Three feet above each corpse, a soul banner hung in the air, frantically absorbing Yin Qi, Death Qi, Spiritual Qi, Evil Qi from all directions… The Yin soul Qi within the soul banner continuously poured into their bodies, and their auras were constantly strengthening.

At the same time.

These five Disciples of the Corpse Control Sect were squatting in front of their chosen corpses, their palms pressed against the corpses' foreheads, their cold True Qi flowing from their own bodies into the corpses.

Nourishing the soul with blood, controlling with Qi!

This was the Corpse Control Sect's unique corpse refining method!!!

Once successfully refined, not only could they be controlled freely like living people, but they could also retain some of the corpse's former Cultivation Techniques, greatly increasing their strength!!!

Although Shen Tianxing did not understand their corpse refining method, the scene before him made him feel a stir of intention.

“It seems even heaven is helping me. I was just worried about not having a chance to go to the Purgatory Division, and now an opportunity has presented itself!”

Although the Mass Grave was good, it was over eight hundred li away, too far. A round trip wouldn't allow much time for Cultivation, and he couldn't have days off every day.

Therefore, the Purgatory Division naturally became his best choice.

There were only three ways to enter the Purgatory Division!

First, holding a token allowed free entry and exit.

Second, being transferred to the Purgatory Division from the Ministry of Justice.

Although both were Executioners responsible for executing prisoners, their respective jurisdictions were completely different.

The Execution Officer of the Ministry of Justice only obeyed the Ministry of Justice, and their scope of activity was limited to the Ministry of Justice. They could only enter the Purgatory Division with an order from above.

However, an Execution Officer of the Purgatory Division could freely enter and exit the Ministry of Justice and the Purgatory Division's prison without needing a token at all.

Simply put, this position, whether in terms of status, official rank, or even salary, was far superior to an Execution Officer of the Ministry of Justice and utterly incomparable.

However, becoming an Execution Officer of the Purgatory Division was somewhat difficult, and Shen Tianxing couldn't wait that long.

So, he chose the last method.

That was merit!

To use merit to gain this opportunity.

The Great Qi Dynasty explicitly decreed that any citizen who captured a Soul Cultivator or demon could escort them to the Purgatory Division.

And they would receive a heavy reward from the Imperial Dynasty!

Weren't these five people just merit delivered to his doorstep?

Clang!

With this best opportunity right in front of him, Shen Tianxing naturally had no reason to refuse.

He drew his saber from its sheath!

The thick True Qi in his body surged like a great river, and a rolling, scorching aura emanated from his body!

As the ghost head saber left its sheath, a chilling flash of saber light shone forth, extremely dazzling even amidst the black fog-shrouded Mass Grave!

With the Impermanence Saber Technique unleashed, it was as if the chains of Impermanence in Hell were emitting a soul-reaping sound!

“Who’s there?”

“Oh no! Get out of the way!!”

Senior Brother Liu of the Corpse Control Sect, being the strongest, immediately became alert the moment Shen Tianxing drew his saber. He suddenly opened his eyes.

In his shock and anger, he roared, and at the same time, his figure flickered, retreating instantly like a ghost!

However, his other Senior Brothers failed to react in time!

By the time they reacted, a dark saber light, like lightning, had already flashed past!