Chen Miao stared blankly at the completion rewards for Chapter Six.
Although that female ghost hadn't been particularly vicious, surely she should have earned him at least one qian of yin virtue.
From Chapter One through Chapter Five, whether in the main story, side stories, or epilogues, Chen Miao had never received no yin virtue at all.
Why was this time different?
Chen Miao thought back over what had happened. There seemed to be only one possible reason.
The Soul-Splitting Technique?
Ghosts that have been split with the Soul-Splitting Technique don't yield yin virtue?
Chen Miao frowned. He didn't think that was how it worked.
He didn't believe a mere Soul-Splitting Technique could affect the rules governing Notes on Achieving Divinity in the Mortal World.
Then, if it wasn't the Soul-Splitting Technique...
A thought struck Chen Miao.
Could it be because what I did this time wasn't actually helping a soul pass on?
Whether I used the Six Jiangzhen Secrets to help them pass on or physically sent them on their way with the Peach Wood Sword, my mindset was different from when I used the Soul-Splitting Technique this time.
When I used the Soul-Splitting Technique, it was for my own selfish ends. The ghost only died because I wasn't proficient enough.
But all those other times, I was saving myself. I had no ulterior motives when I destroyed those ghosts.
So, is that why I didn't receive any yin virtue?
An evil thought means no yin virtue earned?
Chen Miao fell silent.
Or perhaps it wasn't that I earned no yin virtue, but that it was used to offset certain consequences?
If things really worked the way Chen Miao suspected, he would have to be more cautious when using Mystic Arts that took soul bodies and ghosts as materials.