After the artifact spirit of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner woke up, through its explanation, Lin Huanhuan was shocked to learn that the banner no longer needed to stay inside her Dao Foundation.
It could transform into a mark, branded onto her skin. She chose a small spot on her forearm; whenever needed, she could just call it.
Straight away, she had one less freeloader—pretty nice. The downside was she couldn’t take the civil service exam anymore, but since she was in the cultivation world, she had no use for that.
That battle had been too intense, damaging Yijia’s body considerably, causing her soul to leak out of her Dao Foundation prematurely. Because the Great Way of Souls had shattered, any attack in the world could harm a soul exposed to the outside, so Yijia’s soul inevitably suffered considerable damage.
Although Lin Huanhuan immediately took her soul into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, it was still missing nine corners. That Ten Thousand Soul Banner fellow had been clamoring that it had just woken up and was a bit hungry; anyway, this guy was useless, so let it take a few bites to taste. Lin Huanhuan had to threaten it severely, and only then did the Ten Thousand Soul Banner calm down.
After that, Yijia’s soul remained in a coma. Lin Huanhuan had no choice but to refine Yijia’s soul into the banner spirit of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. That way, Yijia could gradually recover while staying inside the banner.
Until today, Yijia finally recovered fully and woke up. Lin Huanhuan immediately hesitated no more, lay down on the bed, and sank her consciousness into the internal space of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
What met her eyes was a scene dotted with blue phosphorescent lights and skeletons everywhere.
Lin Huanhuan stood with hands behind her back, strolling through it; she didn’t find it frightening or creepy, but instead looked around as if sightseeing. After all, when it came down to it, this place belonged to her.
Beside her, the projection of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, which had originally wanted to scare her, was a bit displeased but had no way to deal with it, and couldn’t help gritting its teeth inwardly:
‘This despicable woman is utterly shameless! She dares to threaten me, and she won’t even provide me with fresh, delicious souls. One of these days, I’ll give her a taste of her own medicine!’
Lin Huanhuan suddenly stopped and asked:
“How large is this space currently?”
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner immediately flew to her side and said proudly:
“Currently, this space is about three thousand mu. It wasn’t this big originally, but after I recovered, some of its mysteries also recovered, so it became this large. And as I continue to recover, this space will keep expanding.”
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner said with some anticipation:
“If one day you can help me recover to my peak, not to mention the other boundless mysteries, this space will reach a terrifying size of hundreds of billions of mu. And by then, everything here will be under my control—a true domain that belongs to me!”
“As expected of a top-tier artifact—it really does have something special.”
Lin Huanhuan raised an eyebrow slightly and asked again:
“According to what you just said, this space can actually also take in enemies, right? Directly bring them in without their permission and fight them here, taking full advantage of the terrain.”
“Of course.”
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner said proudly:
“The so-called limitation of only being able to take in souls is merely an effect caused by my severe damage and the complete shattering of the Great Way of Souls. As long as I can recover my artifact level, what can’t I bring in?”
Lin Huanhuan nodded.
“I see.”
Outwardly she praised it, but she didn’t take it too seriously. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe it; it was just temporarily too difficult to achieve—better not to reach for the stars.
Seeing that she didn’t seem to care, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner grew anxious, flew around her, and coaxed:
“Although the Great Way of Souls has shattered and the sources of the Spirit Path in this world are extremely scarce, souls themselves are a kind of Spirit Path resource—”
Before the banner could finish, Lin Huanhuan punched it, forcefully cutting off its words.
“When there’s an opportunity, I’ll let you eat souls, but you can’t eat them indiscriminately, or I won’t let you off easily. As for Spirit Path resources, don’t worry. Although there are few in this world, I still know of some places that have them.”
“Really?”
“If you don’t believe me, fine.”
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t be bothered with it and continued flying forward.
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner stared at her dumbfoundedly, suddenly feeling that this master it was forced to bind with seemed a bit mysterious.
Three thousand mu looked huge, but in reality, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lin Huanhuan, it was but a step away. Although she intentionally observed the surroundings, she soon saw Yijia with a curious expression.
Yijia’s current state was somewhat like a ghost—her lower half was a wisp of green mist, while her upper half was mostly the same as before. The moment she saw Lin Huanhuan, Yijia’s eyes lit up, and she drifted over in a flash, asking urgently:
“Lin Huanhuan, you must be the master of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, right? I haven’t seen my junior sister here. Is she still alive?”
Lin Huanhuan nodded gently.
“That’s right, she’s still alive. I arrived in time… or rather, it was a coincidence, so I managed to save her life. Don’t worry.”
“That’s good, thank you.”
Yijia immediately let out a sigh of relief, then, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, became lively.
“I’m the banner spirit of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner now, right? It feels pretty amazing—in a way, I’m immortal and indestructible. And most importantly, I can finally get rid of that damned guy. It’s pretty nice. Thank you.”
Lin Huanhuan said somewhat displeased:
“Pretty nice? Aren’t you afraid I’ll use you as cannon fodder in the future? When danger comes, I’ll just make you self-destruct to buy time?”
“Of course not.”
Yijia smiled slightly and said:
“Theoretically, I should have died before. My survival now is thanks to you. Since you saved my life, what does it matter if I give it back to you? Besides, I believe you’re not that kind of person.”
Lin Huanhuan couldn’t help but be slightly moved.
Yijia drifted to her side again and laughed:
“There will probably be more souls added here in the future, right? You can’t just let them pile up in a mess. I can help you manage them and make them behave.”
Lin Huanhuan retracted some of her emotion.
“Oh, with just a few words you want to be the leader inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner? You’re dreaming pretty big.”
“So what? Would you rather I be a pawn?”
Yijia said with a smile:
“Even if you refine other souls into banner spirits of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, you probably won’t be able to trust them, right? After all, according to ancient records, banner spirits devouring their masters is not uncommon.”
“Your demon sect legacy really has a lot—even things like this are recorded.”
“I usually like reading this kind of stuff to pass the time.”
The two exchanged glances, smiled at each other, and chatted for a while longer.
Finally, Yijia said:
“This place is not bad. It should be pretty comfortable to live in. As for my junior sister, I’ll leave her to you from now on. You need to take good care of her.”
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