Using a special immortal technique, they extracted immortal souls to create ghost creatures.
Setting aside the violation of heavenly laws and the fact that this behavior was akin to that of evil immortals,
the extremely low success rate was already a huge headache.
Sometimes, even ten deceased immortals could not produce a single ghost creature.
The ratio was brutal.
Most importantly, the innate talent and growth of these ghost creatures were already predetermined.
They could only become low-level ghosts.
If they dreamed of reaching beyond the Heavenly Ghost Realm, it was pure folly.
Therefore, Printing Crown always strongly opposed this method, hoping to find another way.
He befriended a fellow disciple, Wang Shangshang.
Both believed that Spirit Nurturing Temple should seek a new path for sustainable development.
But reality proved
that new paths were hard to find.
Instead, the method of creating ghost creatures from immortal souls gradually expanded.
At least Spirit Nurturing Mountain, once desolate, was replenished significantly.
And with the help of these ghosts, the immortals’ strength visibly increased.
Printing Crown was not stubborn.
Following the philosophy of "if you can’t beat them, join them,"
he and Wang Shangshang resolutely began trying to create ghost creatures from immortal souls.
Still, they never gave up seeking other solutions.
Later,
the Heavenly Realm calamity arrived.
Immortal energy gradually revived, and Golden Immortals awakened.
Printing Crown and Wang Shangshang reemerged and, by absolute strength, took over the positions of sect lord and grand elder of Spirit Nurturing Temple.
There was no choice—stronger immortals had already left to find other paths.
Only dozens of weaker immortals remained.
Printing Crown witnessed everything and made a shocking decision: to sacrifice himself.
He planned to offer his body as a sacrifice, voluntarily becoming a ghost creature.
To see if this would yield better results—
whether talent and growth would differ.
When Wang Shangshang heard this, he resolutely refused.
An immortal becoming a ghost creature?
What immortal would do that?
Had he forgotten the failure rate of immortal soul conversion?
This was suicide!
Facing Wang Shangshang’s objection, Printing Crown simply replied:
“What I do today is to open a new path for Spirit Nurturing Temple.
Whether I succeed or fail, my spirit will endure.
I accept the failure rate of natural ghost conversion.
But as sect lord, if I don’t do it, then who else?
Brother Wang, I need your help.
If I fail, Spirit Nurturing Temple will need you to lead.
Let’s hope we’re lucky and leave a lasting name!”
After a long silence, Wang Shangshang finally agreed.
Before this, the reason Cai Linwang and the others couldn’t find Printing Crown and Wang Shangshang in the main hall
was that the two were locked in a secret chamber trying to convert ghost creatures.
This went on for two months.
Only just now had Printing Crown succeeded—
fully transformed into a ghost creature.
Leveraging the ghost energy suffusing the sect’s grand formation,
he broke through his bottleneck and advanced to the rank of Immortal Lord.
More precisely, he was now a ghost creature at the Ghost Lord Realm.
Wang Shangshang clearly understood this.
His tears came from grief.
Printing Crown’s contribution to Spirit Nurturing Temple was unparalleled through the ages.
If Xin Wan’en had appeared earlier,
the senior brother might never have died and become a ghost creature.
This was truly sorrowful.
After ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) hearing Printing Crown’s heartfelt story,
Ye Yu raised an eyebrow.
“I must say, your spirit of sacrifice is admirable, but I have no time to listen.
Honestly, I don’t understand what point you’re trying to make.
Want us to praise you?”
“No, that’s not my intention.
I said all this only to tell you that for Spirit Nurturing Temple’s rise,
I’d risk my life.
What is there to fear?
And now, the value of the ghost immortal beside you far surpasses my sacrifice.
So no matter what, she must stay in my Spirit Nurturing Temple, understand?”
Printing Crown’s face grew solemn, as if recounting something great.
At that moment, Ye Yu’s patience was exhausted.
He stepped forward forcefully.
“If your Spirit Nurturing Temple needs development, must you keep my wife here?
What kind of twisted logic is that?
Do you want to die?
This demand is unacceptable!”
Ye Yu spread his hands.
The Ghost Technique “Burning Heaven Ninefold” instantly exploded.
Blazing flames swept the entire scene.
Printing Crown’s face changed drastically.
He never expected this immortal could use immortal power to trigger ghost immortal arts.
What kind of technique was this?
Why didn’t Spirit Nurturing Temple understand it?
Printing Crown didn’t hesitate long.
Within a breath, Spirit Nurturing Temple completely fell into history.
“Burning Heaven Ninefold” reduced everything to ashes.
Printing Crown barely managed to hold on.
Wang Shangshang behind him looked grim and said quickly:
“Sect Lord, this guy’s too strange!
We’re no match. Better retreat and wait for another chance—”
Before he finished,
Ye Yu appeared overhead.
Holding a giant soul-calling banner,
he suddenly slammed it down on Printing Crown’s head.
Printing Crown had no time to struggle.
An overwhelmingly strong suction force dragged him completely inside.
He tried to struggle again,
and a strange scene unfolded.
Printing Crown pushed halfway out of the banner,
but countless withered hands gripped him tightly, preventing escape.
“Go inside!”
Ye Yu suddenly punched Printing Crown’s face.
Taking the opportunity,
countless wandering souls exerted force,
pulling the sect lord of Spirit Nurturing Temple completely into the banner.
Everything calmed again.
Within two breaths,
Printing Crown’s face appeared on the banner—
proving he had become one with it.
Seeing this, Wang Shangshang’s eyes reddened wildly.
He wanted to fight Ye Yu to the death,
but as a mere Golden Immortal,
that was unrealistic.
“Burning Nine Nether” instantly engulfed Wang Shangshang’s immortal body.
After slaying the grand elder,
Ye Yu did not hesitate.
He immediately took Shangguan Jiuu and Xin Wan’en, flying toward central Heavenly Realm.
Obviously, he wanted to return quickly to see who was inside that ice block.
Along the way,
Ye Yu did not waste time.
He extracted Printing Crown’s soul body from the Soul-Slaying Immortal and
began interrogating him about the method to convert ghost energy into immortal power.
This was the true reason Ye Yu hadn’t killed Printing Crown.
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Author's Note:
Sorry, dear readers.
I have a fever today, and though I took medicine, I still feel ache all over.
I worked hard to update, please forgive me.
