44: Suspected artifact, binary star mirror

Yao Yian woke up from a state of chaotic daze, feeling as if he had merely taken another afternoon nap.

As he gradually adapted to his current situation and looked around, what he saw scared him so much he didn't dare to breathe.

"What are these things?"

"Ah, how did I end up looking like this too?"

"I remember now. That day, a kind-hearted mysterious person said he would take me to achieve Immortal Ascension, but in the end, he literally ripped my heart and lungs out."

"Could this be inside the myriad souls banner from those novels?"

Looking at the Evil Wraiths beside him with hollow eyes and foul-smelling liquid dripping from their mouths, Yao Yian roughly understood his predicament.

At the same time, information about this world was fully absorbed by him, gradually giving him a flood of memories.

"What? That guy is actually a Cultivator with decent strength?"

I was actually killed by him.

Yao Yian was in despair. Didn't this mean he would be trapped inside the myriad souls banner for the rest of his life?

"Wait, there's still hope. I still have a trump card!"

Thinking of a possibility, as a veteran reader of web novels, Yao Yian forced himself to calm down.

Clearing his throat, he whispered softly.

"System, are you there?"

"Brother System?"

"Senior?"

"Artifact Spirit Senior?"

"Beautiful lady?"

"Fling Trainer?"

"Bodhisattva?"

...After a series of calls yielded no results, Yao Yian's expression dimmed, but he soon became excited.

Because he discovered that inside his transparent body, there was actually an ancient and mysterious red treasure mirror, looking very much like a legendary Immortal Artifact or Divine Artifact!

This treasure mirror had an extraordinary style; though its whole body was dim, a precious light flickered within it.

Wasn't this his Golden Finger?

Yao Yian was ecstatic.

"Twin Star? twin star mirror! But how should I use this?"

Yao Yian reached out and pulled the twin star mirror from his crotch area. Since he was currently a spiritual body, he took it out without any hindrance.

After that, Yao Yian fiddled with the twin star mirror for a while, shouting all sorts of strange slogans, but it still didn't seem to do anything.

Fortunately, at that moment, the basic usage of the twin star mirror suddenly flooded into his mind, allowing Yao Yian to understand how to use it.

Knowing how to use it, Yao Yian walked up to an Evil Wraith with the twin star mirror.

"Collect!"

Suddenly, a majestic absorption force emitted from the surface of the twin star mirror, wrapping around the Evil Wraith in front of Yao Yian.

Before long, it drew the Evil Wraith into the mirror.

Ding, ding, ding.

After absorbing the Evil Wraith, red light flashed on the surface of the twin star mirror.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the red light dimmed again.

A warm current traveled from Yao Yian's arm holding the twin star mirror through his entire body. It was an indescribable feeling of comfort, and he felt his entire spiritual body become much more solid.

"Thank... you..."

A grain of golden light the size of a rice kernel appeared out of thin air and landed on Yao Yian's body.

Yao Yian watched the golden light fall with wide eyes. He instinctively wanted to stop it but couldn't avoid it, so he could only let it fall into his body.

Strangely enough, after it entered his body, it completely disappeared.

He tried it again on several nearby Evil Wraiths, and the result was the same warm current and golden light particles.

The difference was that Yao Yian felt the severed arm of his spiritual body gradually recovering. As long as he devoured a few more spiritual bodies, he would return to normal.

No sooner said than done; during this time, Yao Yian continuously activated the twin star mirror, devouring frantically.

An hour later, when Yao Yian snapped out of his devouring frenzy, his severed arm had already grown back.

Not only that, after absorbing many Evil Wraiths, his body's surface gradually flickered with points of black light, becoming quite hard, and his eyes turned slightly red.

With his strength increased, Yao Yian casually threw a palm strike within the myriad souls banner, instantly sending a short Evil Wraith nearby flying.

The short Evil Wraith fell to the ground and then stood up blankly.

Kai Guang Realm First Layer, achieved!

As the turbid Qi of heaven and earth circulated within his spiritual body, Yao Yian finally became a Ghost Cultivator, breaking away from the status of a mere Evil Wraith.

Just as Yao Yian wanted to continue his great devouring endeavor, he suddenly felt a jolt of alarm and subconsciously wanted to pull back the twin star mirror.

The twin star mirror also seemed to sense something unusual; taking the initiative, it proactively burrowed into Yao Yian's body and disappeared.

But Yao Yian could still feel the presence of the twin star mirror; this state was more like it had become invisible.

In the next moment, a figure gradually condensed within the myriad souls banner, and after about ten breaths, the appearance of a young man emerged.

His facial features were deep and sharp; while he was handsome, he gave off a sense of being sinister and cunning.

The hint of ruthlessness and cruelty that inadvertently leaked from his eyes made one's hair stand on end.

As soon as this figure appeared, it constantly gave Yao Yian a suffocating sense of pressure.

It was both the pressure of a high-level Cultivator and the sense of helplessness from having his life and death dominated by him.

Several hollow-eyed Evil Wraiths slowly retreated before this person, seemingly filled with dread.

"Hmm? This spiritual body has actually developed a cultivation level?"

Tang Heng looked at the spiritual body before him that was emitting a faint black glow, and his face immediately showed a look of surprise.

One must know that the Evil Wraith Ghosts stored in this area of his were basically Mortals when they were alive.

The probability of developing a cultivation level was extremely low; they were always treated by him as consumables or food for low-level Evil Wraiths.

Now that a cultivation level had actually emerged, it truly caught him by surprise.

"Let me see how you, this spiritual body, feed."

With a thought, Tang Heng grabbed a female Evil Wraith from behind him and pushed her toward the spiritual body in front of him.

Then he took two steps back, pinched a hand seal, and chanted an incantation.

Yao Yian's mind was instantly hit by a sense of being driven by an evil intent, making him look at the female Evil Wraith before him as if she were some grand feast or supplement.

He was being forcibly controlled by the other party, his steps constantly moving forward.

A sense of hunger welled up in his heart, making him want to eat this female Evil Wraith alive.

Yao Yian was a bit panicked. Seeing the distance getting closer and closer, he suddenly had an urge to take a gamble.

He wanted to activate the twin star mirror to devour this evil Cultivator.

But this thought only lasted for a moment before he put it behind him.

This matter couldn't be rushed; the opponent's cultivation was too high, and he had control over the myriad souls banner. He had to be careful.

At the very least, his cultivation had to be strong enough to withstand this controlling force before he could strike back.

But before that, he should still show weakness and put on a disguise.

For now, he would use the twin star mirror to devour this Evil Wraith.

He just didn't know if he could hide it from the other party.

But in the current situation, he could only give it a try.

With his plan set, Yao Yian suddenly rushed out.

He abruptly opened his mouth wide and activated the twin star mirror.

Immediately afterward, the female Evil Wraith was swept up and flew into his mouth.

Using the visual angle to his advantage, Yao Yian easily pulled this Evil Wraith into the twin star mirror.

Tang Heng narrowed his eyes, withdrew his arm that was holding a Talisman behind his back, and hurriedly went over to check the spiritual body's condition.

Their eyes met, and Yao Yian didn't even dare to breathe.

He was terrified that this guy across from him would notice something amiss.

Tang Heng observed for a long time.

Seeing that the spiritual body still had hollow eyes and no reaction, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Still under control, no abnormalities."

After about fifteen minutes, having personally seen the power within Yao Yian's body increase slightly, Tang Heng finally felt at ease.

"Good, good, good. I'll just leave you here to devour. I hope you'll quickly become a powerful Ghost General for me!"

Tang Heng laughed loudly, and his figure vanished from the myriad souls banner.

Seeing the other party leave, Yao Yian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the other party couldn't see that golden particle of light just now; otherwise, he would have been in grave danger.

"Thank... you..."

A timid female voice suddenly came out, making Yao Yian, who had just managed to relax, feel a sudden clench of terror.

So terrifying... Outside, Tang Heng withdrew his True Essence, and countless slender red lines also returned to his body at the same time.

He felt a powerful force surging within his body; it was the power brought by his Breakthrough in cultivation.

Nascent Light Realm Ninth Layer, achieved!

Tang Heng took a deep breath, feeling the changes within his body.

His True Essence was more refined, as if it had turned into an invisible force, and the Meridians within his body had widened by twofold.

"Although I have just entered the Nascent Light Realm Ninth Layer..."

"With my current cultivation methods, I am enough to contend with ordinary Nascent Light Realm Ninth Layer Cultivators."

"The flesh, blood, and turbid Qi in this place have been completely absorbed; I must leave quickly."

Tang Heng activated his movement technique, grabbed the myriad souls banner beside him, and fled into the distance. To be cautious, he stuck a Sky-Soaring Talisman onto himself.

His True Essence surged, granting him the ability to fly for fifteen minutes.

With a movement of his body, he turned into a blood-colored streak of light and left through some remote and desolate corners.

Half an hour later, the sky was heavy with clouds, as if a mountain storm were about to break.

A group of Cultivators wearing gray robes arrived at this small town. The blood-colored sharp blades on their backs flickered with an indisputable authority in the dim light.

When they stepped into this small town and saw the tragic scene...

The leading Sacred Corpse Sect Disciple's face turned as pale as paper, his eyes were dazed, and he suddenly fell to his knees with a thud.

His hands weakly supported him on the ground, and his trembling voice seemed to be squeezed from the depths of his heart: "Father! Mother!"

"Father! Mother!"

After his helpless cries, he finally regained his senses and slowly stood up, the despair on his face gradually replaced by coldness.

His gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, pointing at a fellow Disciple: "You, come here!" His voice carried an irresistible authority.

A certain Sacred Corpse Sect Disciple was pointed out by him and could only step forward with a face full of fear.

That Disciple looked terrified, stepping forward with trembling legs, and said shakingly: "Senior Brother... Lord..."

"Bang!" The leading Disciple suddenly struck him on the chest with a palm, and a powerful suction force abruptly spread out.

It continuously drained that Disciple's life force.

His face instantly twisted, and he wailed in pain: "Senior Brother, don't kill me! Senior Brother, have mercy!"

Tears and snot flowed as he continuously begged for mercy.

However, that leading Disciple ignored him completely, ruthlessly continuing to extract his life force until he turned into a withered corpse.

"Refreshing."

With a whispered murmur, the leading Disciple smiled, and his mood seemed to have improved slightly.

His gaze turned to the remaining five people, and he said coldly: "You five, search separately. You must find the culprit, otherwise, you won't live either!"

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

The other Disciples immediately responded, fear flickering in their eyes.

They hurriedly summoned their respective Magical Artifacts, scattered, and quickly began their search.