Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Chapter 633: Chapter 317: Ghost Cultivator

Lin Chang’an is a living legend among loose cultivators.

"Haha, with Mr. Lin’s mid-Core Formation strength, this trip will surely be safe."

Lu Yushu was full of joy; the stronger Lin Chang’an was, the happier he became.

The rest of the people also smiled, as having an additional mid-Core Formation senior greatly reduced the risk of this journey.

Only Xu Lingfeng, although he had accepted the reality, as a Core Formation Elder of the Profound Sound Pavilion, felt a little heavy-hearted inside.

My senior sister has also been in the mid-Core Formation stage for many years; I hope she can break through to the late stage soon.

Although everyone had their own thoughts, the trading ship concerned everyone’s interests; so after the personnel were gathered, they headed directly towards the ghost realm.

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The former secret realm of the Yin Soul Sect’s Spirit Island has now turned into a gloomy ghost realm.

A cloud spanning hundreds of miles lingered in the sky, unable to dissipate.

When still a hundred miles away from the ghost realm, Lin Chang’an, standing on the back of a bull, already felt the dense and vibrant spiritual energy around.

The sword servant beside him, knowing that his master had been cultivating in seclusion for these years, understood and began to report in a solemn voice.

"Master, this Yin Soul Sect’s Spirit Island is inherently one of the spirit islands with the densest spiritual energy in the surrounding sea region. The destruction of the forbidden barrier caused spiritual energy to leak.

This resulted in dense spiritual energy within three hundred miles, attracting numerous sea beasts, and at the same time, this ghost realm covers a hundred miles, connecting with the surrounding sea of the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea..."

Listening to the sword servant’s report, Lin Chang’an nodded in realization.

This is probably a method of the Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King, deliberately letting the spiritual energy leak to continuously attract sea beasts and even human cultivators.

Even connecting with the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea could attract wandering Yin spirits.

This has truly become a ghost realm in name and reality.

"Everyone be careful; a hundred miles further is the outskirts of the ghost realm, where the spirit ship was attacked."

As the sky gradually darkened, the sound of sea waves echoed, giving a truly creepy feeling.

If it were some low-tier Qi Refining cultivators, they would have been scared away by fear.

After all, the Yin energy here is too dense. Before even reaching the outskirts of the ghost realm, they felt the surrounding air temperature drop significantly.

The sea water also became much colder.

To accommodate the accompanying Foundation Establishment cultivators, the group slowed down significantly, conserving mana before the battle.

Half an hour later, the group finally reached the outskirts of the ghost realm.

"Everyone be careful!"

As they reached the surroundings of the ghost realm, everyone became solemn, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators no longer conserved their mana, taking out their magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts.

Leading them, Lu Yushu took out a golden compass magical artifact, his expression serious. The next moment, he shouted under the guidance of the pointer:

"Go!"

The group remained silent, each with a grave expression, heading towards their destination.

Although Lin Chang’an was the strongest among them, he never let his guard down along the way.

His eyes flashed with a spiritual light, his spiritual eye constantly active, occasionally spotting one or two low-tier masterless Yin spirits drifting in the thin mist.

And with his powerful perception, he indeed did not sense any hidden enemies.

After the time of half an incense stick, through the mist, they finally spotted a dark, lifeless island from afar.

"The spirit ship is located on this island!"

Upon reaching their destination, everyone became even more vigilant, even Lu Yushu drew out a sword-like magical treasure.

However, on the desolate island, only sinister winds blew. Within the ghost realm’s territory, all the plants and creatures on the island were extinct, leaving only dark rocks and scorched earth.

"Everyone be careful, we might be facing ghost cultivators this time!"

Ghost cultivators!

To this relatively unfamiliar type of cultivator, Lin Chang’an was a bit curious as well.

He previously heard from the sword servant’s report that under the control of the Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King, besides the Core Formation tier three Yin Spirit Beast King, there were ghost cultivators on Yin Soul Island.

"It’s rumored that there’s a branch of cultivators in the Yin Soul Sect, who are ghost cultivators, and it’s one of the few sects in the Immortal Cultivation Realm that still continue this heritage."

Although ghost cultivation extends lifespan, its drawbacks are many, being restrained by many kinds of cultivation techniques and spells.

Moreover, the path of ghost cultivation does not enter the cycle of reincarnation.

It means that any cultivator who steps into the path of ghost cultivation has this life only, with no future life.

"It’s said that back then, not many cultivators in the whole Yin Soul Sect practiced ghost cultivation. Most only chose this path due to monstrous hatred or deep obsession."

While the group outside the island was on guard, Lin Chang’an’s mind flickered with information on ghost cultivators and the Yin Soul Sect.

"Since they are ghost cultivators, it means there is an array on the island concealing it."

At this moment, Lin Chang’an’s calm voice reverberated, causing everyone to display respectful expressions.

Through perception, spiritual eye, and divine sense, Lin Chang’an indeed detected no ambushes around, and without any hesitation, he smiled lightly.

"Today, I truly wish to witness the methods of these ghost cultivators."

With a raise of his hand, a sword aura instantly burst forth.

The terrifying sword aura transformed into a giant sword, ten feet in size, in an instant in mid-air, attacking the island with a dreadful momentum.

In the silence above the island, suddenly, a cracking sound resounded, and the giant sword halted mid-air.

"Look quickly, it’s a barrier!"

Suddenly, with the spiritual light flashing in mid-air, an enormous barrier slowly became visible, and as the giant sword clashed with the barrier.

The barrier flickered on and off, and in an instant, the island’s scenery shifted, revealing the true circumstances within the barrier.

"They are all still alive!"

Inside the island, a giant spirit ship was docked in a valley, with a defense barrier rising around it, countless cultivators channeling their mana angrily, facing incessant Yin spirit assaults.

"Moo!"

As countless rescuing cultivators exclaimed that the cultivators on the spirit ship were still alive, a deep, resonant sound echoed suddenly in the sky.

The Cyan-Horned Bull launched a savage charge.

A Tier Three Giant Beast known for its strength, especially with its sharp horns, it collided with a crash against the array barrier set up by the ghost cultivators.

"Ka-cha!"

The already cracked barrier instantly shattered.

"Moo!"

With a single strike, the Cyan-Horned Bull let out a low bellow as the beastly blood within it boiled.

"Kill!"

Lu Yushu without hesitating, shouted loudly, leading a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators to rush in.

Xu Lingfeng widened his eyes, "Is that how a Tier Three Array Master breaks arrays?"

Meanwhile, Lin Chang’an just smiled lightly.

"A barrier this poorly concealed can simply be broken with force."

He had seen through the array barrier on reaching the island.

With his understanding of arrays, his cautious nature told him that breaking it with force was the simplest way.

Using his array techniques to break the barrier would have wasted too much time.

"Kill!"

Lin Chang’an didn’t hesitate, transforming into an escape light, rushing onto the island, with several sword auras instantly destroying the barrier set up across the entire island.

The sword servant followed closely behind, with her Foundation Establishment Late Stage strength and cultivation of the Evil Essence Sword Formulas, her power was not weak at all.

"Human cultivators!"

On the island, a cultivator shrouded in black, exuding terrifying ghostly energy, revealed ashen eyes, staring venomously at the rescuing cultivators, eyes filled with hatred.

"Why can you live under the sun, why must I become a ghost cultivator..."

Once captured alive by the Yin Soul Sect as a Core Formation cultivator, he faced endless torture with no one to save him.

Neither his sect, nor his family, no one came.

This filled him with resentment, and six hundred years ago, under the torment of the Yin Soul Sect, he was forcibly cultivated into a ghost cultivator.

Who would have thought, by fate, he survived the catastrophe of the Yin Soul Sect with his ghostly body.

Yet he remained neither human nor ghost, as a ghost cultivator, still a tool under the control of the ferocious and cruel Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King.

Without even freedom.

"Slaughter these human cultivators; their essence blood and souls are our best resources for cultivation..."

With an evil smile, he waved his hand, and countless Yin spirits began to attack this group of human cultivators.

There were also five Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast Kings, roaring, completely following his command.