Dealing with Life Qi and Death Qi
“Let’s hear it,” Mu Yu responded.
“The souls of Eighteen Layers of Hell,” answered Ju Mang.
“Keep going.”
“As you noticed, Wood Spirit can now spawn much more solid plants since you accepted it. Store the two qis in leaves, and then have the souls take the collection into the passage of reincarnation.” Though he sounded calm, there was a hostile undertone in Ju Mang’s voice.
“That works?”
“I reckon it will. Wrathful souls often wander the world for some time before they head to the passage. The majority of souls head straight there, though. Only souls can reach Reincarnation Grounds as there is an energy that guides them there.
“Eighteen Layers of Hell’s souls were brought here against their will after they were murdered. I guarantee they can’t want to reincarnate and escape their trauma. Tell them to dump the leaves storing death qi and life qi in the passage. It’s out of our hands and none of our business at that point.”
“You reckon Divine Executioner is still doing the sacrificial soul thing? If they are, the souls will become sacrifices for Divine Executioner.”
“Does it matter? Even if you save the souls, they’re still dead people. If you release them back into the world, they’ll just wander the world as souls. You can’t bring them back to life. They aren’t Helian Kong. If Divine Executioner has found a way around Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s prohibition to devour their souls, let the twat taste life qi and death qi.”
“I… can’t argue with you there. Let’s give it a go.”
Mu Yu snagged Walk-in Heart Switch with Wood Spirit, which he hid back in, and headed back to the surface, packing the cavern with his lethal branches.
Why… are the souls so respectful to me? wondered Mu Yu, upon greeting the souls graciously welcoming him back on the eighteenth floor. “Please get up.”
“Thank you, Master.”
“What? You don’t need to be so formal with me. You can leave this wretched place to reincarnate now. Before you go, I’d like you to help me with something.”
“We are at your service, Master.”
Why “Master” of all things? Mu Yu mulled. He commanded Wood Spirit to gingerly grow out leaves to act as carriers of death qi and life qi, then explained, “Please take a leaf each with you to Reincarnation Ground, which is a white place; an energy signal will guide you there. I suppose you can sense it?”
“Yes, we can.”
“Great. Dump these leaves at Reincarnation Ground once you arrive and then go reincarnate.” Mu Yu passed over the leaves, though some did not receive one as there were more souls than there were leaves. “Good luck.”
Mu Yu cleaved a hole from top to bottom of the tower, allowing the souls to file out from the ceiling and out of the cavern. “At least I don’t need to clear obstacles for souls. Now, time for me to head back.”
“Argh!”
“Hargh!”
Bang!
Mu Yu rushed over to where the shouting and liberated ghost qi was to find Elder Meng in the ground. “Elder Meng, you all right?”
Climbing out of the hole, Elder Meng replied, “Gui Mohan is back. Four Ascension Realm adepts is more than I can bite off.”
“Mu Yu, you’re a dead man!” Gui Mohan raged from above, laying siege to the two below in walls of ghost qi.
A new Ascension Realm Third Layer cultivator concealed in a black robe had joined Gui Mohan, Gui Huanyin and Gui Mingze.
“Any plans?” Elder Meng asked in a husky voice. “We can’t beat four of them.”
Mu Yu passed Elder Meng some spiritual energy he stole from a twin. “Recover first.”
“I won’t reject in this situation.”
“You killed all of the twins?”
“Yes. I can rest in peace if I must perish here now.”
Gui Mohan threatened, “You’re dead.”
“I believe it isn’t your turn in the line yet,” Mu Yu responded, hiding his concern for Tian Ran.
“Disciples, cast Ghost Vanquisher Formation and kill our invaders!” commanded Gui Mohan, deploying their strongest formation to overwhelm Mu Yu.
Ghost Vanquisher Formation was Gui Mohan’s brainchild that he came up with to avoid someone else robbing them as Ku Mu did three decades ago. All disciples of Ghost Gate were supposed to offer their ghost qi into the formation on the ground, locking down the area so that Mu Yu could not escape.
Breaking the silence with a perplexed frown, Mu Yu stated, “Are you calling on the disciples in Ghost Burrow? Try yelling again and louder. Tell them with your chest. They can’t hear from down there if you’re so quiet.”
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