Chapter 676: Chapter 461: Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique, Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer

This woman is actually pretty interesting.

After Yu Lanfeng left, Lin Chang’sheng sealed off the cave, then began taking stock of his spoils this time.

He had over three hundred and sixty thousand Immortal Crystals, more than he’d ever gathered before.

Probably because Zhou Yuan, Zhao Yang, Liao Xinghu, and the others came to the auction, they were carrying a lot more Immortal Crystals than usual.

Aside from the mountain of Immortal Crystals, Lin Chang’sheng also found seven Immortal Books, six Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, plus a decent stash of herbs and Demon Beast skeletons.

The most valuable herb, of course, was the Myriad Year Blood Lotus Demon he’d snatched back from Zhou Yuan.

This herb hadn’t just gained a spirit; it had cultivated itself all the way into a demon.

Cut off a piece for alchemy, and after a while it would regrow—truly an inexhaustible resource.

It was perfect, because the Primordial Immortal Pill Lin Chang’sheng needed to refine later required that very ingredient.

The Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures were nothing to write home about; Lin Chang’sheng gathered them up one by one, then turned his attention to the seven Immortal Books.

Among these Immortal Techniques, Lin Chang’sheng immediately spotted the Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique.

This was a Secret Technique cultivated by the Celestial Ghost Elder, able to absorb Power of Divine Soul to strengthen oneself.

If he perfected the technique, maybe he could even fuse it with the Void Sacred Origin Technique?

Other than the Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique, Lin Chang’sheng also found the Thunder-Suppressing Sect secret art: Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer.

This Immortal Technique was seriously powerful. If he could blend it into his Saber Technique, its might would absolutely skyrocket.

Aside from these two powerhouse Immortal Techniques, he’d also gotten the Celestial Vaulting Star Meteor Fist and Thunderfalling Palm from Zhou Yuan and Zhao Yang.

But Lin Chang’sheng honestly wasn’t too impressed by those.

He decided to master the Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique and Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer, then head back to the Divine Pill Pavilion to wrap up and leave.

He was getting ready to hunt for the Sword Immortal Cave Mansion.

The Immortal Techniques and treasures hidden within that Sword Immortal Cave were what really mattered—they’d crush any of these Fist or Palm Techniques by a mile.

No need to waste too much time cultivating here.

If he got there too late and someone else discovered the Sword Immortal Cave Mansion first, that would be a huge loss.

[Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique: Entry Level!]

[Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer: Entry Level!]

Three hours later, Lin Chang’sheng finally got both Immortal Techniques up to Entry Level.

[Detected Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique. Spend 9,000 Immortal Crystals to Simplify?]

[Detected Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer. Spend 8,500 Immortal Crystals to Simplify?]

The system interface popped up the next second.

"Simplify!"

Lin Chang’sheng decisively chose to simplify them all.

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique... In progress... Simplification complete. Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique == Smash Souls!]

[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer... In progress... Simplification complete. Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer == Swing Hammer!]

"Smash Souls? Swing Hammer?"

Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself—doesn’t that mean I can just chain them together, smash souls with a hammer? That’s downright perfect.

So Lin Chang’sheng waved his hand and summoned the Celestial Ghost Elder out from the Holy Soul Banner.

The moment the Celestial Ghost Elder’s soul emerged, he tried to escape, but Lin Chang’sheng flicked the Soul Banner and locked him in place.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Lin Chang’sheng sneered, scaring the Celestial Ghost Elder so badly cold sweat broke out all over him.

He was a dignified Tribulation Crossing Stage powerhouse, and now he’d died to Lin Chang’sheng’s Array. Talk about embarrassing.

"Don’t get so cocky, kid! When Celestial Nether Sword Sect finds out I’m dead, they definitely won’t let you off!"

The Celestial Ghost Elder roared in anger.

"Oh? I’m actually looking forward to it—wonder who’ll be the next to deliver me more gifts! By the way, your Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique is top tier. Once I’ve refined it to Perfection, you’ll be the very first I try it on. Let’s see if absorbing your Divine Soul Power helps me boost my cultivation a bit!"

Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t afraid at all—if anything, he was smirking coldly.

Those Elders from the Celestial Nether Sword Sect were practically his benefactors! Always delivering treasures and helping him grow stronger.

Too bad he didn’t manage to get Long Ju’s physical body and Storage Bag.

If he had, there’d have been even more treasures—Yu Qianxue scored a freebie there.

"What? You actually cultivated the Soul Devouring Technique?"

Hearing this, the Celestial Ghost Elder was briefly shocked—then started laughing.

Practicing the Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique is no joke. Every full moon night, your mind feels like it’s being split in two, agony wracks your whole body, as if countless souls are trying to claw their way out from within you. He had no desire to taste that pain a second time.

Meeting his end at Lin Chang’sheng’s hand, the Celestial Ghost Elder almost felt relief.

"Kid, blame your own greed. This Soul Devouring Technique is not easy to cultivate. Even after fifteen hundred years, I never got it to Perfection. And without that, you can’t fully refine the Divine Soul Power you devour. So every full moon, the torture of ten thousand ghosts gnawing at your body—you’ll experience it real soon! Hahaha—"

The Celestial Ghost Elder let out a long, delighted laugh—now that Lin Chang’sheng would taste the suffering of ten thousand ghosts, he felt like he’d finally gotten some payback.

"So you’re saying I just need to perfect it, and everything’s fine?"

Lin Chang’sheng smirked—that technique would reach Perfection in a day under his hand, why wait for a full moon?

"Correct, but it’s not that easy to master! Even with your talent, it’ll take at least a thousand years!"

The Celestial Ghost Elder’s expression darkened—he was hoping Lin Chang’sheng suffered as much as possible.

"Whether it takes a thousand years has nothing to do with you anymore. You got that technique from the Demon Sea, didn’t you? What’s your connection to the demonic cultivators?"

Lin Chang’sheng kept questioning him.

But after that, the Celestial Ghost Elder didn’t say a word—his silence made it very clear: You’re not getting anything out of me.

"So you’re one of those ’refuse-to-cry-until-you-see-the-coffin’ types, huh?"

Lin Chang’sheng had already figured he’d be uncooperative, so he just summoned Liao Xinghu’s Myriad Mountains Hammer.

After Liao Xinghu died, the treasure was freed, so Lin Chang’sheng could use it as he wished.

With a thought, Lin Chang’sheng unleashed the Myriad Mountains Hammer straight at the Celestial Ghost Elder.

BANG—

With a bone-rattling crash, the Celestial Ghost Elder’s soul was blasted aside.

Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique Experience Points +1!

Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer Experience Points +1!

After landing that blow, both Immortal Techniques’ experience points increased.

And that one swing was enough to twist and warp the Celestial Ghost Elder’s soul—he was almost smashed to pieces by Lin Chang’sheng’s hammer.

That just showed how powerful this hammer really was.

But Lin Chang’sheng didn’t give the Celestial Ghost Elder a chance to catch his breath—the second and third hammer strikes followed right on its heels.

Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique Experience Points +1!

Celestial Thunder Hurricane Hammer Experience Points +1!

...

With Lin Chang’sheng’s relentless blows, the two Immortal Techniques’ experience points kept skyrocketing.

"Please, stop, stop! I’ll tell you everything!"

After holding out for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the Celestial Ghost Elder’s soul had been smashed dozens of times and re-formed again and again.

He’d finally realized—even if his Divine Soul was shattered, he couldn’t escape the Holy Soul Banner. He’d be trapped here for all eternity, so he might as well cooperate.

"See, things would’ve been so much easier! Start talking!"

Lin Chang’sheng gave him a breather, resting the giant hammer on the ground. If the guy dared to lie, he’d bring the hammer down again.

"Back then, when I passed through the Demon Sea, the Demon Corpse Sect and Ghost King Sect were waging war. I snuck into the sect amid the chaos and luckily got my hands on the Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique!"

The Celestial Ghost Elder finally came clean.

"Does the Demon Corpse Sect have someone named Jiu Zhihe?"

Lin Chang’sheng asked—he’d heard that name back when he got the World-Ending Buddha’s legacy.

This guy’s power was overwhelming—even the World-Ending Buddha had been mortally wounded and fallen to him.

Not exactly a man of his word, either, but that just proved how terrifying his strength was.

"How do you know that?"

The Celestial Ghost Elder was surprised—he hadn’t expected Lin Chang’sheng to know the Sect Leader of the Demon Corpse Sect by name.

Did that mean Lin Chang’sheng had been to the Demon Sea too?

"Jiu Zhihe is the Sect Leader of the Demon Corpse Sect. His power is immense—he’s long since stepped into the Immortal Realm! Any cultivator who dares pass by Demon Corpse Sect falls into his demonic grasp! He finally perished in the Demon Sea. I only escaped by sheer luck."

The Celestial Ghost Elder’s face twisted in lingering terror.

If it hadn’t been for the war between the two major sects in the Demon Sea, he’d have died there too.

"That old coot’s actually still kicking? Looks like I’ll need to make a little trip someday and fulfill the World-Ending Buddha’s last wish!"

Lin Chang’sheng said to himself. No question, heading there now would be suicide—he’d wait until he was even stronger.

Even though Lin Chang’sheng possessed Mahayana Stage cultivation, most people couldn’t threaten him.

But against top Immortal Realm powerhouses, he was still outclassed.