6: Chapter 6 Cultivating Soul Gu, Little Black

"Little kitties, here I come!"

Inside the musk-filled room, a young man in yellow robes with a black cloth over his eyes was chasing two enchanting women.

"Young Master, your servant is over here."

"Don't run, little kitties. Once I catch you, I'll punish you severely!"

The door was quietly opened, and two raw souls quickly coiled around the girls.

In an instant, the enchanting women turned into piles of withered bones.

Chu Chen walked in as well.

"Little kitties, where are you? Why aren't you speaking? Do you want to try something new with me?"

Chu Chen walked up to the man in yellow robes and kicked him to the ground.

"You sure know how to have fun!"

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, the young man in yellow robes ripped off the black blindfold.

When he saw a strange man before him, his heart tightened in fear.

He asked in shock, "You... who are you... how did you get in?"

Chu Chen looked down at him. "Hand over everything valuable on you, and maybe I'll spare your life."

"You... how dare you? Do you know my father is Zhang Juhe, the City Lord of White Jade City? If you rob me, aren't you afraid you won't live past tomorrow?"

The two raw souls roared and instantly lunged onto the man in yellow robes.

Their hideous appearance gave the young man in yellow robes a huge fright.

"Don't you like doing it? I wonder how it would feel if I let the two of them spend the night with you."

Chu Chen smiled wickedly.

Hearing this, the man's legs trembled uncontrollably. A yellow liquid flowed out, and a pungent smell filled the air.

Chu Chen frowned; the kid had pissed himself.

"I'll hand it over! I'll give you everything! Just make these two ghostly things leave me alone!"

The man in yellow robes immediately handed his spatial ring to Chu Chen.

"I've already erased the aura inside. This is everything I own. Please, just make these things get off me."

Chu Chen checked it; the man's aura in the spatial ring had indeed been erased.

A spatial ring was considered a type of dharma treasure with self-defense functions. Erasing the aura himself would have taken some time.

Although a one-cubic-meter spatial ring was small, the fact that he had one meant his status wasn't simple.

Back when he was the Eldest Senior Brother of the Xuantian Sect, he only had a five-cubic-meter spatial ring.

For the son of the White Jade City Lord to have a spatial ring made Chu Chen re-evaluate the significance of White Jade City.

Perhaps there were experts in White Jade City he didn't know about, like the man's father, Zhang Juhe.

He didn't want to fail unexpectedly and lose more than he gained.

"Can you let me go now?" the young man in yellow robes asked.

Chu Chen looked innocent and said, "When did I ever say I'd let you go? I said I would consider it."

"You... you devil! I'll kill you!" The man suddenly erupted with a cultivation of the third level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

However, these two raw souls were the black-clothed guards from before. They were originally at the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm. After losing their bodies and being refined by the ten thousand soul banner, they were still at the fifth level—more than enough to kill a third-level cultivator.

Chu Chen calmly walked out of the room as screams erupted from the man in yellow robes.

If one listened closely, there was a faint sound of chewing. The two raw souls were devouring the man's body.

Chu Chen returned to the inn and took stock of the items in the spatial ring.

Seventy spirit stones, three Low Grade spirit swords, one Medium Grade spirit sword, and two spirit gathering pills. However, compared to his top-grade spirit gathering pills, their quality was like heaven and earth.

Then, Chu Chen took out the ten thousand soul banner and extracted the origin energy provided by devouring the three cultivators.

After all, this was the first time Chu Chen used the ten thousand soul banner to devour cultivators and receive origin energy in return.

Now he planned to cultivate a Soul Gu. This was another function of the ten thousand soul banner: choosing a powerful raw soul to devour others and become a Soul Gu.

As long as there was a steady supply of raw souls, the Soul Gu would continue to grow. Its limit depended on how many souls Chu Chen sacrificed to it.

The most powerful raw souls he had were the two black-robed men he just devoured.

Chu Chen immediately selected one of the black-robed men to be the Soul Gu.

Then, Chu Chen summoned the raw souls one by one and fed them all to the black-robed man.

As the black-robed man devoured more souls, his aura became increasingly sinister.

By the time he had devoured every raw soul in the ten thousand soul banner, his cultivation had reached the eighth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

Terrifying evil energy erupted from him, yet he bowed and knelt before Chu Chen.

For the current Chu Chen, an eighth-level Spirit Gathering Realm subordinate was definitely a great help.

Chu Chen looked at the black-robed man, wondering if this fellow had developed intelligence.

Chu Chen immediately said to the black-robed man, "Do a somersault for me."

As soon as he spoke, the black-robed man actually began to do somersaults.

After another experiment, Chu Chen found that the man hadn't developed intelligence; he simply followed orders without needing direct control.

However, once the black-robed man was more than a hundred meters away from the ten thousand soul banner, Chu Chen would have to control him personally.

If he could understand simple commands at the eighth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, perhaps he really would develop intelligence at a higher cultivation level.

"From now on, your name is Little Black!" Chu Chen said to the black-robed man.

The black-robed man roared, seemingly in response.

After storing Little Black back into the ten thousand soul banner, Chu Chen began to absorb the origin energy. Before long, he had finished absorbing the sphere of origin energy.

Although he didn't break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, his strength had increased a bit.

After finishing everything, Chu Chen prepared to have a good sleep. After entering the Spirit Gathering Realm, he wouldn't feel much even if he didn't sleep for seven days and nights.

However, he still liked to sleep occasionally. Life wasn't just about cultivating every day; one needed proper rest.

After releasing Little Black to protect him, Chu Chen fell into a deep sleep.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Chu Chen slowly woke up.

Leaving his room, Chu Chen ordered some demon beast meat and two jars of Peach Blossom Brew made from spiritual rice, then began to enjoy his meal.

"Everyone, have you heard? The City Lord's son, Zhang Yuan, died a tragic death in the brothel last night. It was extremely brutal; I heard only a pile of bones was left."

"I wonder how the City Lord recognized him. Zhang Yuan was reduced to a pile of bones, yet he could still be identified."

"Isn't it easy? When was Zhang Yuan ever not at the brothel? To die in a place like that, I'd say he got what he deserved."

"Shh! Keep it down! Do you want to die? If someone from the City Lord's Estate hears you, your life will be forfeit."

"But then again, the City Lord's Estate issued a wanted poster. If anyone can find the killer of Zhang Yuan, the reward is two thousand spirit stones and a High Grade spirit sword. It's truly tempting."