Since the cultivators who were reduced to mere souls were already in a dazed and confused state, it was impossible for them to travel on their own to a place where they could be resurrected.
Then we can only ask the surviving cultivators to do the extra work and help bring a magical artifact to "remove" their souls back.
Whether it's called the Soul-Guiding Banner or the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it simply serves as a means of transportation for the soul.
Although in various novels this thing is generally the exclusive domain of evil cultivators, who often use living people to refine it, in the final analysis, the Soul-Guiding Banner is a legitimate Daoist magic weapon. Its most orthodox use is similar to that of a car, except that the passengers it carries are somewhat special.
As for those evil cultivators using the Ten Thousand Souls Banner as a weapon, that's like selling a bus, not running a proper route, but instead taking on a whole bunch of henchmen, and then releasing them all at once to start a gang fight.
This usage certainly deviates from its original purpose, but it can't be said that it's ineffective.
After all, before cultivating immortality, weren't the petty thugs in society just a few shouts and a whole van full of people when they got into a fight?
Therefore, the crafting of this Soul-Guiding Banner was not particularly difficult for Li Xingkong, since he had already overcome several key challenges involved in crafting it.
The analysis of the soul was already studied when the Venus Grand Formation was being crafted, and how to forge a coiled rod to contain, nourish, and even temporarily restore consciousness to the soul is also a fundamental principle.
For Li Xingkong, the biggest problem that bothered him was actually his thinking. Once he had a clear idea, it was relatively simple to refine a small Soul-Guiding Banner.
I just got back from Venus and don't have any useful materials on hand, so I'll have to look for some here in the Earthly Capital.
The crafting of the Soul-Guiding Banner doesn't actually have many requirements regarding materials, but the higher the affinity of the materials themselves with the soul, the more comfortable the soul will feel riding on the Soul-Guiding Banner.
It's like building a car. A simple tricycle with a crank handle and a metal frame is a car, and a top-of-the-line turbocharged Ferrari on the racetrack is also a car, but the difference between cars is huge.
If Li Xingkong is personally involved, then he must do it to the extreme.
Moreover, he's still in Earthly Capital, and there's practically no material on the entire Earth Star that can't be found here.
Even if it existed, Li Xingkong, could create one on the spot as long as he had an element.
Zhang Yumeng has disappeared somewhere, leaving Li Xingkong alone in the office.
If you want to find the necessary documents and complete the paperwork, you'll need someone in the local Earthly Capital. However, you can probably do the paperwork anytime, right?
Li Xingkong slightly expanded his Divine Sense, covering the entire Earthly Capital.
Earthly Capital room and every inch of the land, inside and out, was covered by Li Xingkong's Divine Sense.
"This material is good..."
Li Xingkong started selecting ingredients throughout the entire Earthly Capital, as if he had entered a vegetable market.
Carbon rods in the warehouse, spare parts for instruments in the laboratory, Earthly Capital the game consoles on the staff's desks...
Under the control of Divine Sense, all sorts of materials rose without wind, converging along the corridor into a long, flowing snake, and flew towards Li Xingkong's office.
In addition to these materials, Li Xingkong also found Zhang Yumeng slacking off with her colleagues in the break room.
This guy had long since gone off to have tea, and there were several female colleagues sitting with him, chattering away.
Divine Sense a thought, he picked the guy up and dragged him back towards the office.
"Hey, hey, what's going on?!"
Lifted into the air by Divine Sense, Zhang Yumeng struggled frantically, like a small animal being lifted by the neck.
Colleagues around him wanted to come up and help, but under the pressure of Divine Sense, they couldn't make a single movement and could only remain sitting there, still in the same position as when they were drinking tea.
Its eyes move quickly, but unfortunately, that's all it can do.
As they watched Zhang Yumeng being led upstairs, the pressure on the colleagues vanished instantly.
"Quickly, press the alarm..."
One of the girls hurriedly tried to get up, but someone next to her held her down.
"Look, this guy was dragged upstairs. Don't you know what kind of people upstairs are capable of doing this kind of thing..."
"Uh, yes..."
Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Yumeng had just been complaining to them about how that guy who used Venus as a hammer was back, how vicious he was, and how she had used such resilience and captivating beauty to fight this great demon...
The way they described it was so exaggerated, they practically portrayed Li Xingkong as some kind of world-destroying demon.
Of course, everyone knew she was just bragging. After all, Li Xingkong Li Xingkong been here more than once or twice, and everyone knew what kind of person he was.
However, girls are naturally curious about such fantasies, so they wouldn't interrupt Zhang Yumeng's boasting.
"Could it be that she was bragging and someone overheard her? Hehe..."
Be careful what you say.
After struggling for a while and realizing that her struggles were completely useless, Zhang Yumeng gave up and, like a salted fish, was dragged by Divine Sense to the door of the office.
Then she realized that she wasn't the only one flying over.
Many other odds and ends also flew over, forming a long queue at the office door.
"I need to forge a magical artifact. These are the materials I'll be using for the forging. Could you help me register them so I can complete the paperwork later?"
Li Xingkong's voice came from inside the office.
Zhang Yumeng was put down, but she was still feeling a little uncomfortable.
It's just asking her to come and do some work, is it really necessary to drag her out of the crowd like that? How embarrassing! Doesn't she have any self-respect?
Seeing Zhang Yumeng's embarrassed and resentful expression, Li Xingkong uttered a quiet remark from inside the office.
"I've never heard of any stories about immortal venerables, dream maidens, or world-destroying demons. Why don't you tell me about them?"
His face, which had been defiant, immediately flushed red.
Zhang Yumeng hesitated and couldn't speak.
I was already cursing under my breath.
What's wrong with being a senior? Does being a senior give you the right to eavesdrop on other people's Eight Trigrams? This is an invasion of privacy! I'm reporting this to the authorities!
Fortunately, Li Xingkong didn't say much, he just handed her his office computer.
"Hurry up, once registration is complete, I'll start practicing."
"Taken from warehouse -203"
"Taken from the office on the first floor"
"Taken from your Eight Trigrams friend's workstation"
"On desk number 53 on the first floor"
Each object that floated past Zhang Yumeng's eyes would be explained by Li Xingkong as to where it came from, so that she could keep track of it.
The sources of these things were too scattered. Zhang Yumeng looked at the table she had made up and felt a little pained.
This guy uses it with such confidence, but it's much more troublesome for him when he has to go through the paperwork himself.
As soon as the last item flew into the office, the office door slammed shut, not even giving Zhang Yumeng time to go in and check.
"Fine, fine, you bastard..."
Zhang Yumeng dared not speak loudly, or even utter a word. She only dared to curse in her heart.
However, she quickly glanced at the watch on her wrist.
This guy used so many things, so many different kinds, that the paperwork should have been a real hassle. But, well, this is Li Xingkong, so all the procedures related to him are basically approved without a second thought...
If you've been bullied by him, you'll find a way to get revenge!
Half an hour later, in the office of the employee in charge of insurance in the Earthly Capital.
"You're saying these are materials Li Xingkong borrowed to refine magical artifacts?"
The member of the Earthly Capital sitting opposite Zhang Yumeng adjusted his glasses, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Yes, these are all."
"Hmm, I can understand the materials in this warehouse, and your Huami 25 Plus isn't bad either, but what's with these eighteen sets of spare underwear? What are they even for?"
"You know nothing! Can you even craft magical artifacts? That person is a powerful cultivator; he has a reason for wanting things."