Soul Refining Banner! 6.0!
Looking up at the completely sealed-off Yin Ruins above.
Qi Yun's eyes flickered slightly.
As expected, this was all part of the Holy Sect Sect's plan.
The next second, he instinctively wanted to use [Gather Form and Disperse Qi] to silently sneak into the nearby crack in the Earth Temple.
However, when the Method Formula was activated, the body's energy seemed to be stuck in a thick swamp, making it difficult to completely dissipate and become invisible!
Um?
Is the Qi of Earth Sha here so strong that even Law Technique is being interfered with?
"Tsk, such a bad start?" Qi Yun frowned slightly, thinking to himself.
This Earth Temple is not so easy to enter.
Since there's no way to take shortcuts, we'll just have to force our way through!
With a focused gaze, Qi Yun no longer hesitated. He grabbed the large black banner that had been placed beside him, and the cold, heavy touch calmed him down.
He slowly stood up, the end of his banner trailing on the ground with a soft rustling sound, and strode steadily toward the deep, dark crevice that emanated a powerful aura of earthly energy. His movement was like a boulder being thrown into a calm lake!
Originally, the disciples of the other three sects within Yin Ruins were surprised and suspicious due to the seal, but most of them were still observing or trying to contact the outside world.
But at this moment, seeing this unassuming disciple of the Holy Sect, wielding a strange black banner, dare to be the first to approach the crack in the Earth Temple,
Everyone's minds started racing!
Previously, four Foundation Establishment True Person were eyeing the area from the outside, keeping each other in check. None of them dared to make any rash moves, for fear of becoming the target of everyone's attacks.
But now, the Yin Ruins are mysteriously sealed off, isolated from the outside. No one can see inside from the outside, and no news can get out from inside.
What does this mean?
This means the rules are temporarily ineffective!
This means that it's first-come, first-served, and strength is paramount.
He wanted to be the first to enter the Earth Temple!
We can't let him monopolize this fortuitous opportunity!
The moment the thought arose, the murderous intent stirred! The next second, a Phoenix Helm disciple who was closer to the rift had a burning greed in his eyes. His figure shot out like an arrow, and a flash of fire around him transformed him into a streak of crimson Flowing Light. He rushed straight towards the rift at an extremely fast speed, wanting to break in before Qi Yun could!
But just as the Phoenix Helm's figure flashed by, Qi Yun caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye!
He didn't even look back; he simply swept his arm holding the Soul Refining Banner lightly and seemingly casually!
"Waaaaah!"
The jet-black Soul Refining Banner seemed to come alive, its surface swirling and bringing with it a terrifying, heavy, and chilling wind!
This powerful gust of wind, though initially strong, arrived before the enemy, like an invisible black python, sweeping precisely towards the speeding Phoenix Helm disciple.
"Bang!!!"
A dull, thunderous explosion, like the sound of leather being struck, rang out!
The Phoenix Helm's forward momentum abruptly halted, as if he had been struck head-on by an invisible mountain, his protective True Essence shattering instantly!
She didn't even have time to scream.
He was sent flying backward at an even greater speed than he had gone, crashing heavily onto the ground dozens of feet away. "Pfft..."
Spitting out blood, the Phoenix Helm struggled to get up, only to find to his horror that his arms were as limp and powerless as mud.
The bones were shattered and twisted beyond recognition.
It was a light flick of the wrist, without even making direct contact.
With just the wind from the banner, the arms of a Late Qi Refining cultivator were crippled.
This scene caused all the cultivators who were itching to make a move to freeze in their tracks, and they all gasped in shock.
Good grief! This guy has absolutely no chivalry towards women.
The look in their eyes as they gazed at the black banner in Qi Yun's hand was filled with fear.
Inside the arena, the only man dressed in the Azure Sect attire, exuding a calm and collected aura, lowered his arms, his gaze sharply fixed on the Soul Refining Banner in Qi Yun's hand, and he said in a deep voice:
"What a heavy banner."
He clearly understood the trick.
Qi Yun's seemingly casual wave just now actually contained power condensed to the extreme. That large banner looked light, but its actual weight was probably beyond human imagination.
The banner wind also carries a malevolent and treacherous power that erodes one's vital Qi and Blood and shakes Divine Soul; it is truly vicious and domineering.
Qi Yun ignored the reactions around him, not even glancing at the crippled Phoenix Helm.
He continued to walk at a leisurely pace, holding the Soul Refining Banner, like a soul-reaping messenger from the underworld, approaching the crack in the Earth Temple step by step.
The Soul Refining Banner fluttered without wind amidst the dense Qi of Earth Sha, emitting an increasingly dark and profound light.
They arrived at the edge of the chasm, which resembled the gaping maw of a ferocious beast.
A surge of Qi of Earth Sha, even denser and heavier than that inside the Yin Ruins, transformed into a rolling gust of cold wind that swept towards Qi Yun, causing his robes to flutter and his skin to feel chilled.
He took a deep breath, and the Qi of Earth Sha surged into his lungs, bringing a slight stinging sensation while also invigorating him.
"Wind-Calming Pill -- Wind-Calming Pill -- Foundation Establishment method-- Foundation Establishment method--" After repeating these words over and over, the hesitation in Qi Yun's eyes finally dissipated completely.
He turned around abruptly and raised the heavy, black Soul Refining Banner high in his hand.
Then he slammed it heavily into the ground at the edge of the crack! Thump!
The flagpole is three-tenths of an inch into the ground, standing firmly.
The banner moved without wind, and the dark magic patterns on it seemed to come alive, slowly flowing and emitting a chilling aura.
Having done all this, Qi Yun had no more lingering feelings. With a leap, his figure completely disappeared into the deep, twisted crevice.
"What does he mean? He thinks he can stop us by leaving behind a tattered banner?!"
"Arrogant! Does he really think he's Foundation Establishment True Person? It's just a mere magic Law Artifact!"
"Are all the people of the Holy Sect so arrogant and ignorant?"
Qi Yun's actions immediately drew sneers and angry rebukes from the disciples of the three sects.
The Phoenix Helm, whose arms had been shattered by Qi Yun's banner earlier, now wore a frosty expression, her beautiful face slightly distorted by resentment.
As a disciple of the Phoenix Helm, she held a highly respected position.
The sect is skilled in the art of controlling beasts and subduing spirits, and its healing abilities are unparalleled in the Northwest.
The severe injuries that would have crippled an ordinary cultivator have been completely healed by the Phoenix Helm's secret medicine and unique life-giving techniques, though his face is still slightly pale.
But how could she endure this humiliation?
"A mere Evil Artifact dares to block my Phoenix Helm! Break it!"
She let out a sharp rebuke, brimming with anger.
Before he finished speaking, hundreds of illusory spirit birds of various shapes and extraordinary appearances suddenly appeared in the void behind him.
Various spirit birds cried out, and the boundless vitality and spiritual power converged into a dazzling seven-colored rainbow that enveloped her.
The rainbow light, like a raging sea or a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, charged fiercely towards the lone, dark banner with a sharp, all-shattering momentum!
She wanted to destroy this obstructive evil banner and the arrogance left behind by that despicable Holy Sect disciple with a single blow.
Grind them together into powder.
Just as the destructive rainbow light was about to touch the Soul Refining Banner—
"Buzz!!!"
The seemingly still, pitch-black banner suddenly trembled violently! The Divergent Method runes that had been slowly flowing on the banner surface instantly erupted with a monstrous black light.
The surging, malevolent Evil Qi erupted like the floodwaters of the River Styx bursting its banks.
Instantly, a dense, impenetrable area of darkness formed in front of the banner!
Immediately afterwards, from the surging black mist, countless pale, withered, and bloodless hands suddenly emerged, yet their muscles were bulging and they contained terrifying and monstrous strength!
These hands varied in size, but each exuded a strong aura of death and resentment. Their nails were sharp and black, and the skin still bore the illusory images of struggling, twisted, and painful faces.
"Snap!"
The leading pale ghost hands, without dodging or avoiding, precisely grabbed the tip of the incredibly powerful seven-colored rainbow light!
The imagined scene of the ghost hand being torn apart by the rainbow light did not occur.
Instead, the incredibly condensed rainbow light was gripped tightly by these ghostly hands, almost as if it were a tangible substance.
The terrifying squeezing sound was enough to make your teeth ache.
The fierce Phoenix Helm on the female disciple's face instantly turned into horror.
She felt as if the rainbow light of a hundred birds that she had gathered had crashed into an unshakable wall of death, and her momentum came to an abrupt halt!
That's not all!
The countless pale, ghostly hands suddenly exerted their force simultaneously.
"Sizzle--!!!"
Like tearing brocade, the dazzling seven-colored rainbow light was forcibly ripped and twisted by these ghostly hands, and its spiritual light rapidly dimmed!
The phantom images of hundreds of birds contained within emitted mournful cries and scattered in all directions.
At the same time, an irresistible force came along with the rainbow light and suddenly acted on the female disciple of the Phoenix Helm!
"Ah!"
She only had time to let out a short cry of surprise before she was lifted off the ground by the immense force, involuntarily flying towards the churning black mist and those hideous, pale ghostly hands!
Like piranhas that have smelled blood, the ghostly hands rushed forward, eager to tear her apart and drag her into the Soul Refining Banner that could devour everything.
The Azure Sect disciple, with his arms crossed, had an increasingly bright glint in his eyes, eager to try.
[Soul Refining Banner 3.0: The maximum number of vengeful spirits is doubled.][Soul Refining Banner 4.0: Vengeful spirits can increase their strength by devouring each other, but cannot exceed the Soul Refining Banner's maximum limit.]
[Soul Refining Banner 5.0: Increases the overall power of Law Technique and simultaneously improves the quality of the Soul Refining Banner Law Artifact.]
[Soul Refining Banner 6.0: Increases the speed at which vengeful spirits are conceived]
In just six months, this rarely practiced ghost Law Technique has been updated to version 6.0 by Qi Yun.
Furthermore, four out of the five updates were used to increase the stats of the vengeful spirits within the banner.
The rapidly generated vengeful spirits, coupled with a doubled vengeful spirit cap and the ability to devour each other, create a mechanism akin to the creation of a poisonous insect.
The many vengeful spirits within the Soul Refining Banner are no longer cannon fodder as commonly understood.
Furthermore, it is under the control of the Soul Refining Banner.
Its power is terrifying!