Capturing Yin Souls

Chapter 10: Capturing Yin Souls

Time passed, and the weather gradually turned gloomy. The moment the sun set, Lei Dong felt a chilling aura wash over him, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. Fortunately, his main cultivation method was the Profound Yin Heart Sutra, which was inherently Yin in nature. Thus, the influx of Yin energy didn't feel too uncomfortable. The Profound Yin True Qi in his Dantian became even more active than usual.

A thought crossed his mind: if he were to cultivate the Profound Yin Heart Sutra in a place with extremely dense Yin energy, would the effect be even better?

Of course, he couldn't experiment recklessly at this moment. Once he entered a state of closed-eye meditation, he wouldn't even know if he was torn apart by a group of fierce ghosts. The thought of fierce ghosts made Lei Dong grip his Ink Green Small Sword even tighter, becoming more vigilant. His gaze swept across the surroundings: piles of unearthed soil, withered branches and fallen leaves, overgrown weeds, and nameless, low-quality tombstones everywhere. Due to long-term geological changes, more than half of the coffins were exposed, and after prolonged exposure to the sun and rain, they were all severely decayed. In the distance, a few wisps of ghost fire flickered, intensifying with the cold wind, their howling sounding like the wails of ghosts. It looked better during the day, but at night, the surroundings became even more eerie and terrifying.

After a long while, having looked around without finding any Yin Souls, Lei Dong had to cautiously move his feet, searching along the perimeter of this Mass Grave. One hour, two hours later. It was already past midnight. Even though Lei Dong cultivated Profound Yin True Qi, he was almost frozen by the Yin wind. Just as he was hesitating whether to go deeper, a dense wave of Yin energy mixed with a howling sound rushed towards him.

In a flash, Lei Dong channeled his True Qi and leaped seven or eight meters to the side. He looked closely and indeed saw a semi-transparent, hazy, and indistinct Yin Soul that had missed its target, baring its fangs and showing its ferocity. But in the blink of an eye, it pounced at Lei Dong again.

Lei Dong took a deep breath, calming his emotions. He didn't immediately try to capture the Yin Soul but quickly retreated. After all, this was the outer area of the Mass Grave. If another Yin Soul appeared, it would put him in a difficult situation. He decided to learn from the monster-pulling tactics in online games and lure it to a safe spot before slowly grinding it down.

Although this Yin Soul was not slow, Lei Dong's physique, after Marrow Cleansing and Hair Washing, was not to be underestimated. He was even slightly faster than it. The Yin Soul, having finally smelled human Yang energy, knew that if it could capture this human and drain his Essence Blood, it could become stronger. It was unwilling to let go so easily.

Just as the Yin Soul became impatient and wanted to give up on this prey, Lei Dong stopped. He held the Ink Green Small Sword in his right hand and a Soul Nurturing Pagoda in his left, staring at the Yin Soul with anticipation. Without capturing it, he couldn't determine its quality. Only after it was captured in the Soul Nurturing Pagoda could its quality be determined through special means.

As the Yin Soul lunged at him, Lei Dong muttered incantations, flicked his wrist, and the Ink Green Small Sword shot out like an arrow. At close range, the Yin Soul had no time to dodge and was hit directly by the Ink Green Small Sword.

The Yin Soul immediately trembled, emitting wisps of smoke and letting out sharp, ear-piercing screams.

Although Yin Souls were in a state of soul energy and difficult to harm with ordinary physical means, what kind of sect was the Yin Sha Sect? Even the Ink Green Small Sword used by newcomers had a restraining effect on ghosts. With this single strike, the Yin Soul suffered heavy damage. It instinctively felt that it had kicked an iron plate and turned to flee.

However, how could Lei Dong, who had finally lured out a Ghost Soul, let it escape so easily? With a flick of his finger, the Ink Green Small Sword spun in mid-air and slashed fiercely at the Yin Soul.

This Ink Green Small Sword was a flying sword artifact specially prepared by the Yin Sha Sect for newly initiated disciples. It did not focus on power but rather on maneuverability. Therefore, even a newly initiated disciple like Lei Dong could use it after refining it for a few days. Of course, his technique was still very clumsy, and the small sword flew unsteadily, showing how much effort Lei Dong put into controlling it. However, it was enough to deal with this Yin Soul.

Hiss~ The small sword swept past the Yin Soul's transparent soul body again. Ripples appeared, almost cutting it in half. With white eyes swirling, the Yin Soul's form became even more transparent. A gust of Yin wind blew past, its body twisted and atomized, making it difficult to maintain its condensed state. Fearing that it would be blown away by the Yin wind, Lei Dong quickly used his Profound Yin True Qi to drive the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, aiming its entrance at the Yin Soul and chanting incantations.

After a strange fluctuation of energy, the Yin Soul seemed to be restrained by a transparent net, shrinking into an unpredictable wisp of smoke and being sucked into the Soul Nurturing Pagoda. Lei Dong calmly sealed the entrance and then sat down on the ground, panting slightly, using breathing techniques to recover the heavily depleted Profound Yin True Qi.

Although the Ink Green Small Sword and the Soul Nurturing Pagoda were both low-grade artifacts for beginners, Lei Dong was only at the first level of Qi Refining, so controlling them was inevitably strenuous. This short battle had consumed most of his Profound Yin True Qi. After recovering some Profound Yin True Qi, Lei Dong dared not linger there and returned to Myriad Ghost City under the cover of night.

If he had searched more, he might have found another Yin Soul. But Lei Dong did not dare to act recklessly. After all, he had finally transmigrated and didn't want to die inexplicably due to his carelessness.

Myriad Ghost City lived up to its name. At night, it was even livelier than during the day. As a disciple of the Myriad Ghost Cave, Lei Dong was naturally not troubled. Using his waist token, he found an inn for temporary lodging. He then meditated and cultivated in the inn until dawn. However, the consumed strength was only about seventy to eighty percent recovered. He couldn't help but sigh, poverty was indeed the greatest sin. If he had some pills to restore True Qi, he could have taken one while meditating, and this little bit of True Qi would have been fully restored. Unfortunately, he only had his last Spirit Stone left, which might be of great use. He couldn't use it carelessly and waste it.

Only now did Lei Dong have the leisure to check the Yin Soul he had captured last night. For the sake of safety last night, he had only used a discarded item from some Senior Brother.

He took out the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, which had just been refined. Lei Dong used a special technique from the Ghost Taming Art to merge the Soul Nurturing Pagoda with his mind. He discovered that inside the empty first level of the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, there was now a Yin Soul in a misty state. It was huddled in a corner of the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, motionless. Perhaps due to the slight nourishment from the Soul Nurturing Pagoda, it was now much more condensed than its state last night, when it seemed on the verge of dissipating at any moment.

The Soul Nurturing Pagoda was not only a necessary artifact for capturing Yin Souls but also a place for them to reside and cultivate. Even if injured, the Soul Nurturing Pagoda could slowly nourish and heal them. After all, one of the main materials of the Soul Nurturing Pagoda was Soul Wood, which could nourish the soul.

Taking a deep breath, Lei Dong activated the identification function of the Soul Nurturing Pagoda and began to appraise the quality of this Yin Soul. A faint glow shone upon it.

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