Ritual
Ghost Gate’s disciples had spent days collecting suitable souls over the last few days. Suitable souls were those belonging to nine year olds who were born and died between nine and eleven at night. Others had to be eighty-one year olds who died natural deaths. The only universal requisite was that the soul energy was potent regardless of who they came from.
At midnight on the ninth night, Ghost Gate released dense ghost qi from the big crater, spreading to every corner of the plain. A recital in low voices and the cries of vengeful souls announced the commencement of the ritual. Ghost Gate’s disciples in the huge crater sincerely knelt down.
A black skeleton altar embellished with red lanterns in its four corners rose from the crater. Floating text planted itself on the altar, illuminating it in green. Green rings emanated from the altar as it gradually blended into the darkness.
The high-pitched recital switched to a stifled, yet high-pitched, recital, the kind that made blood run cold. The ghost mist started to assume the forms of fanged ghosts unleashing harrowing screams. As the wind disintegrated the ghosts, another would replace them.
The four lanterns shone red beams toward the centre, generating sparks from their collision. A ray of black light burst vertically from the centre of the altar, absorbing all light shone its way. Everyone started feeling short of breath from some pressure originating above them.
“The world shall fall. Long live, My Liege!”
“That’s an entirely new level of arrogance. He knows he’s so ugly that he covers his face under a hood, yet he wants to live long?” sledged Xiaoshuai.
Mu Yu backed off a little just in case Ghost Gate’s patriarch could detect him.
Ghost Gate’s patriarch watched the scarlet moon complete itself, ghost qi in the sky also changing to red. Ghost Sect’s four guardians, attired in red robes, appeared at the four corners of the altar before anyone noticed, generating ripples and brightening the green light from the altar with each chant.
“What the shell?! That’s the stuff Dragon Vine read aloud at Lunar Gods’ Palace!”
“Indeed, except this version does not sound like a summoning chant but a scouting spell or something…” Receiving an epiphany, the dragon vine revealed, “I know! They must be searching for the Lunar Gods’ Palace!”
“Isn’t the palace sealed in Fiend-Sealing Pagoda? That’s not to mention we’re inside World Manifestation Cycle Seal, which is also inside the pagoda,” mentioned Xiaoshuai.
“They probably didn’t know about it thirty-four years ago.”
“Offer your blood to the gods for their benevolence. Having faith is the only path to immortality. Lunar God rules the world and blesses the world. If one’s soul is chosen, one can be reincarnated. Those who oppose the lunar race shall be exterminated and not granted shelter. Lunar God rules all. Do not underestimate the rage of lunar gods,” Ghost Gate’s patriarch chanted.
“Ghosties’ leader is a religious maniac whose profession is creating miscreants?” dissed Xiaoshuai.
A pattern resembling a golden version of Sacred Island gradually took form on the ghost mist in the firmament.
“Souls, to your positions!” Ghost Gate’s patriarch commanded. “Souls that were born between seven to nine at night and died nine and eleven in the morning, to the east. Souls born between nine to elven at night and died between three to five in the afternoon, to the south. Those born between five to seven in the morning as well as those that died between one to three in the afternoon, to the west. Those born between seven to nine in the morning and died between three to five in the afternoon, to the north.”
For every soul that entered one of the four lanterns, it would glow brighter, and the atmosphere would feel tenser. Following a quake, the island on the ocean enlarged. Gui Yuzi cast his gaze toward Ghost Gate’s patriarch!
“Elder Gui is still on Ocean Archfiend’s island!”
One of the four guardians looking up bowed. “My Liege, do we need to contact him, then? Perhaps he knows something.”
“Mm… He managed to find Divine Lunar Palace as he planned. Unfortunately, he passed away in the war against Ocean Archfiend. Since we now have the complete Divine Lunar Palace’s scripture, we must revive him.” Ghost Gate’s patriarch executed a series of hand seals while fixating his eyes on the black light in the centre of the altar. “Walk-in Heart Genesis.”
“All right, we’re going to finally find out how it looks,” remarked Mu Yu.
All of the souls floated to the black ray, giving the phantasmal island a much more realistic form.
Gui Yuzi’s eyes turned pitch black as he sneaked away from the other souls to a secluded location. He checked out the ocean within view, then inquired, “You’re the young successor?”
Whoa, I didn’t know Walk-in Heart Genesis could be used as a communication device! Show me the damn thing already! Mu Yu thought to himself.
“Elder Gui Yuzi, we need the precise location of the island,” replied Ghost Gate’s patriarch.
“I have no way of providing a map. That said, I do know this island is east of Moyun Mountains. You need to find the route here first. Also, Walk-in Heart Genesis is the key to activating Divine Lunar and the key to summoning the lunar gods to Third Heaven. Reverend Xuan Jizi has imprisoned countless members of divine lunar race members inside Fiend-Sealing Pagoda. Hurry here and release them!”
“We have no means of entering Moyun Mountains, though.”
“Then, think of something. Make sure to bring Walk-in Heart Genesis along as it is necessary to revive me. We can use it to control all of the souls on this island. Additionally, Bloody Domain Demon Skull is necessary. The powerful soul items on this island are not to be underestimated,” grouched Gui Yuzi.
Rumble!
“What’s going on? Why are we disconnected from Elder Gui Yuzi?” Ghost Gate’s patriarch’s eyes found their way to the centre of the altar. “When did that transparent soul get there?”
“You want to let the lunar race into Third Heaven? You lot are scum!”
The middle-aged male transparent soul, who looked beyond his age, activated a formation from his eyes and then dove into the black ray.
Boom! An electric blast from the centre of the altar took the lives of the four guardians, vanquishing even their souls. Evidently, the transparent soul possessed cultivation beyond Ascension Realm!
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