Chu Mo gazed at the Profound Banner in his hand. With a thought, dim light rippled across it, and two distinct figures, one white and one colorful, emerged from its surface and landed before him. Neither Paper Daoist nor Desire Daoist retained a trace of their former arrogance. Paper Daoist stood with his head lowered, his posture constrained; Desire Daoist wore only a plain, subdued dress, her eyes lowered in meek submission.
From the moment they fell into the banner, they had understood their fate and lost all thought of resistance.
Chu Mo's gaze settled on them, and he nodded slightly.
"Your quality is quite good. With your embryos as the cores, a little refinement and guidance will turn you into 'heavenly ghosts,' able to govern your respective Yin Palaces." Since the Heavenly Ghost Sixfold Yin Palace Grand Array bore the name "heavenly ghost," it naturally consisted of more than merely the forms of six palaces.
Each Yin Palace required a heavenly ghost presiding over its center to constitute the Six Governors. Only when all six assumed their places would the Grand Array truly be complete, its power undergoing a qualitative leap. As the saying went, "So long as the heavenly ghosts live, the array domain cannot perish."
"Thank you for nurturing us, Master!"
Desire Daoist reacted fastest. Almost the instant Chu Mo finished speaking, she had already bowed gracefully, her bearing utterly docile. She even deliberately softened her voice into something sweet and pleasing.
"Since you have graciously accepted me into your banner, Master, I shall spare no effort to attain the position of heavenly ghost as soon as possible, govern the Desire Yin Palace for you, and serve you like a faithful hound or horse." A wise man bent with the times, as the saying went.
In life,