Two Worlds: Demonic Cultivator with His Zombie Materials-Chapter 37 - 36: The Soul Shattered, Supporting the Puppet

Chapter 37: Chapter 36: The Soul Shattered, Supporting the Puppet

The Qi Family has been entrenched here for over a century. Beneath the Black Iron Ore Vein, they’ve set up the Nine Yin Gathering Evil Extinct Meridian Array, a deadly array that has likely sacrificed countless lives, devouring both flesh and soul.

Upon stepping into this place, the Soul-Catching Banner, which is my Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, sounded urgent warnings.

Moreover, the Black Evil Technique I cultivated has reached the pinnacle of the Cyan Profound Demon Fire, making me extremely sensitive to all kinds of Resentful Spirit Evil Qi; I could sense a huge array coiled like a Flood Dragon deep in this Earth Vein, filled with endless wailing souls and fierce spirits.

Truly, the resentment is soaring to the skies, and the Karmic Force is as thick as blood. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Therefore, eradicating such a family bears no psychological discomfort for Zheng Yi; he even felt it was a righteous act ordained by heaven.

Though from the beginning, his intentions weren’t entirely pure.

As for the interests tied to the Qi Family’s assets, as long as Zheng Yi could gain a foothold here, a few years would suffice to change many things.

By then, Zheng Yi knew not what he might achieve, but rapid growth was certain, making many people and matters irrelevant.

Moreover, the Qi Family presented themselves with irrefutable evidence, intending to harm him, an Inner Sect Disciple.

A truly excellent excuse!

Merely suppressing these people wouldn’t fulfill Zheng Yi’s objectives.

The Qi Family Patriarch has been here for decades, influencing all sorts of figures. If not removed now at the opportune moment...

...giving him future opportunities to rise again would spell another calamity.

Zheng Yi would not grant these people such chances. If weeds are not uprooted, they grow again come spring.

Brandishing the Soul-Catching Banner, under the surge of Evil Qi, the Red-clothed Female Ghost, leading numerous Yin Soldiers and Fierce Ghosts, roared as they completely enveloped the Qi Family’s direct line.

"Spare me..."

"Upper Envoy, Upper Envoy, please spare me!"

"I will certainly cooperate with you, managing this ore vein properly!"

"We are willing to offer all the Qi Family’s wealth, we plead..."

Under the shroud of black mist, a few pitiful voices cried out, yet Zheng Yi remained indifferent, merely watching silently.

Moments later, the black mist dispersed, and the many Yin Soldiers and Fierce Ghosts of the Soul-Catching Banner were gathered and retracted by him, feeling once again the ghostly Qi rushing like waves. Without an upgrade, this Lifebound Spiritual Artifact might no longer suppress the Fierce Ghost Shadow Soldiers within.

Unstable, utterly unstable.

"It seems upgrading the Soul-Catching Banner should be prioritized."

"In these circumstances, if the Yin Soldiers and Fierce Ghosts inside are enhanced one or two more times, they will break through the Soul-Catching Banner’s blockade."

After devouring the souls of several cultivators in the Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation, the power contained within pushed the Main Soul Blood-clothed Female Ghost of the Soul-Catching Banner towards a sign of metamorphosis.

If this continues, after experiencing one or two more battles like this, the Blood-clothed Female Ghost will seize the opportunity to transform again, and by then, even the lowest level Soul-Catching Banner will not be able to imprison its actions.

At that time, this Red-clothed Female Ghost will escape the constraints of the Soul-Catching Banner, and the first person it seeks will be the owner of the Soul-Catching Banner—him.

The Evil Qi dissipated, the dark clouds vanished, and the valley returned to tranquility.

However, the vast valley minefield was now deathly silent, stifling enough to suffocate as everyone found their breath suppressed.

Fearful eyes looked at the young figure holding the Soul-Catching Banner in terror.

No one expected that this seemingly young Sect Disciple would be so decisive and ruthless, dispatching all the Qi Family’s power holders in one stroke.

Even their souls were directly devoured, dead beyond resurrection.

And under Zheng Yi’s feet, he felt a lump of flesh writhing; looking down, he found Qi Lin trembling like someone in a shiver fit.

"Alright! It should be over. Stand up!"

Zheng Yi pulled Qi Lin up and calmly said, as if he had done something trivial.

"I...I..."

Qi Lin trembled, looking at the chaos that had been, his tongue twisted, unable to utter a complete sentence, only hearing Zheng Yi’s voice in his ear.

"They’re all dead."

"Counting on it, you are part of the Qi Family’s collateral line and have the right to inherit the Qi Family’s assets..."

"Now, do you have any thoughts about becoming the Qi Family’s Patriarch?!"

A single sentence froze the trembling Qi Lin in place, raising his head in disbelief as if he had misheard.

...

"Now, do you have any thoughts about becoming the Qi Family’s Patriarch?!"

It was just a casual question from Zheng Yi, yet it echoed like an enchanted melody in Qi Lin’s ear.

Suddenly, he stood dazed, wholly bewildered, as if enveloped in illusion, unsure which side was real.

Power and wealth have always been essential conditions for a man’s stature.

As a collateral line of the Qi Family, Qi Lin wasn’t given much attention, and even the position of this so-called minefield manager came from spending most of his life and effort scheming for it.

In any Cultivation Clan, cultivation resources are limited; naturally, the main lineage claims the majority, leaving the collateral line to gather scraps.

Qi Lin’s prospects were essentially fixed, with no breakthrough in cultivation, working honestly until death, adding fuel for the main family’s growth in his lifetime.

After all, being part of the collateral line, he was destined only to obey orders, without a Spirit Vein or cultivation resources.

As a mine manager, his position in the family already considered relatively well-off among the collateral line, but in reality, he was just akin to a gatekeeper.

If anything happened to the mine, he would be the first to lose his head.

Qi Lin was well aware of this, knowing that he was dead for sure as soon as he inadvertently let things slip.

Even though those words were spoken under Zheng Yi’s inducement, to the main family, he was still a traitor, and no matter the resolution of the event, he, the culprit, would undoubtedly face retribution, possibly a painful death.

After all, nearing forty, Qi Lin had only reached the Qi Cultivation Third Layer. As a marginalized figure, his disappearance in the family would go unnoticed.

But to rise to the position of a mine manager as a collateral line, Qi Lin naturally understood scheming and was a smooth operator by his means.

This was one of the reasons Qi Lin was willing to remind Zheng Yi to flee quickly.

Knowing he was doomed, he firmly resolved, gambling big.

They share the same family name, the same ancestor; why should he offer himself for the mine while the main family, these honored individuals, could clear themselves and pass unscathed?

Thus, if it meant dying, they would die together, perhaps even finding a chance to live within death.

And offending the Soul Catching Sect would undoubtedly bring disastrous consequences to the Qi Family.

Therefore, Qi Lin unhesitatingly betrayed the entire Qi Family Main Lineage.

As long as Zheng Yi could escape from here and return to the sect for reinforcements...

Even if he died, those in charge of the Qi Yuan Sect from the Qi Family would accompany him in death.

However, the drastic change in events came too suddenly.