First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 165: The System of Soul Refining Banners

Shen Mo had a premonition.

If he could turn the tide and prevent the Tian Shun Kingdom from falling into chaos, he would gain incredible opportunities and benefits!

But he was just a mere Qi Gathering Stage cultivator.

Among the senior cultivators, there must be Nascent Soul old monsters, and even legendary Divine Bridge Stage Heavenly Sovereigns.

Even they couldn't accomplish such a feat.

What qualifications and abilities did Shen Mo have to reverse this drastic change in the world?

He should try to kill as many ghosts as possible to meet the conditions for leaving the Ghost Gate Secret Realm.

Of course, it would be good if he could obtain the opportunities bestowed by the Ghost Gate Secret Realm.

With Shen Mo's help, Zhang Tai'an swiftly and decisively resolved various dangerous situations.

"Chi!"

"Chi! Chi!"

A large number of starving ghosts near the city gate were torn to pieces by the soul soldiers summoned by Shen Mo.

The evil spirits that ravaged the Grand Tutor's Mansion turned out to be a possessing ghost.

Shen Mo spent a lot of effort, not only summoning the Ghost Bride, Hong Jue, and more than ten Qi Gathering Stage cultivator soul soldiers who died by his hand.

He also condensed hundreds of small demon soul soldiers and fiercely pursued and attacked them.

Only then did he capture their souls and refine them into the Soul Refining Banners.

Hundreds of ghosts such as starving ghosts and hanging ghosts that surged towards the capital city also became soul soldiers of the Soul Refining Banners, including two high-quality ghosts.

The rest were all torn to pieces by the numerous soul soldiers on the banners.

Shen Mo used the Soul Refining Banners because among all his methods, the banners were most adept at group battles.

And they consumed relatively less spiritual power!

If the Long Sparrow Sword's "Supreme Clear Sword Technique" was used to kill ghosts, it would consume ten portions of spiritual power.

In contrast, the Soul Refining Banners would only consume three portions of spiritual power to deal with the same number of ghosts.

And setting up the Big Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation would consume about fifteen portions of spiritual power.

Of course, if he encountered opponents with extremely strong strength, such as Hong Jue, whose strength exceeded what the soul soldiers could handle, then the Soul Refining Banners would be useless!

As soon as they were condensed and sent out, they would be immediately killed and returned to the banners.

They could only consume Shen Mo's spiritual power in vain!

Consuming twenty portions, thirty portions, or even more spiritual power was still not as effective as directly setting up the magnificent sword formation!

The promotion of the Soul Refining Banners was different from ordinary magical treasures.

The power depended entirely on the soul soldiers on the banners.

If Shen Mo had the strength to kill a Nascent Soul old monster, then the power of the Soul Refining Banners would increase significantly.

It would be elevated to a level capable of contending against the Nascent Soul Stage!

However, even if he wanted to take advantage, Shen Mo couldn't find the souls of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

It was just wishful thinking!

Since entering the Ghost Country Ruins, he had been picking and choosing.

It was all for the purpose of refining more high-quality soul soldiers to continuously improve the quality of the Soul Refining Banners.

To strive for the least consumption of spiritual power to confront stronger enemies.

Take the Ghost Bride as an example!

Ignoring her strange "Gaze" Divine Ability.

Summoning the Ghost Bride once consumed the same amount of spiritual power as summoning three soul soldiers who had just entered the Second Stage.

The Ghost Bride alone could easily defeat ten soul soldiers in the early Second Stage.

The cost-effectiveness was extremely high!

Therefore, Shen Mo consciously selected high-quality soul soldiers.

Otherwise, there were millions of ghosts in the Ghost Country Ruins.

In a short time, he would be able to refine tens of thousands of peak First Stage starving ghosts and hanging ghosts.

If he could summon tens of thousands of soul soldiers and create a terrifying ghost tide, it would be possible.

But it was not realistic!

Not to mention the consumption of spiritual power during the refining process.

With his current cultivation level, the maximum number of peak First Stage soul soldiers he could condense with the Purple Mansion Spiritual Qi in his body was only three hundred!

After that, his spiritual power would be exhausted.

Three hundred peak Soul Generals at the first stage, wanting to surround and kill Hong Jue, a powerful individual, is nothing more than a fool's dream.

The Poison Water and the Lone Scroll... How many will die?

In the end, the North Dipper Seven Star Sword Formation, the Dragon Elephant Blood Demon Body, and the Shangqing Sword Technique have achieved great success.

If they were replaced by Soul Generals of the same level as the Ghost Bride and Hong Jue, Shen Mo could summon fifty or sixty at once.

Even though Hong Jue lost his water-shaped magical tool and his strength greatly diminished, the Thousand Poisons Transmutation Technique was still there, and his cultivation level was still there.

With four similar Soul Generals, he could kill enemies of the same strength.

In other words, if Shen Mo could refine fifty Soul Generals at the late second stage, he could fight against ten Qi Gathering stage cultivators with just the Soul Refining Banner.

And he wouldn't be at a disadvantage, even if he fought against ten opponents alone.

"The process of Tian Shun Country becoming a ghostly place definitely won't lack late second stage and peak second stage Soul Generals. They might even have third stage ghost creatures!"

"Forget about third stage ghost creatures. With my strength, I'm completely incapable of suppressing and refining them."

Third stage ghost creatures, such as demonic beasts, heavenly demons, and ghost spirits, are equivalent to the Spiritual Sea realm of human cultivators.

Shen Mo knew he couldn't compete.

"Killing and refining some late second stage ghost creatures would be enough for this trip."

"However, now there are more and more ghost creatures, and their strength is increasing day by day. I'm afraid even I won't be able to hold on for long."

These past few days, Shen Mo had been staying on the city wall, helping Zhang Tai'an exterminate ghost creatures.

As the ghost energy became more rampant, the strength of both large and small ghost creatures greatly increased.

At present, Shen Mo could still handle it with ease.

But soon, the land of a whole country would turn into a ghostly place.

It was predictable.

Countless powerful ghost spirits would definitely be born among the millions of living beings.

There would be more and more second stage ghost creatures, and even third stage ghost creatures would appear.

The "Ghost General" in the ruins of the Ghost Country in later generations, wasn't it a late third stage fierce ghost?

...

"Soul Refining, come out!"

Shen Mo waved the Soul Refining Banner, and blood light surged on the banner, making a rustling sound.

"Clatter!"

"Clatter!"

The Ghost Bride, Hong Jue, possessed ghosts, and ten of the strongest Soul Generals condensed out of the blood curtain.

The ghost shadows were eerie, and blood light surged.

Once they came out of the Soul Refining Banner, they immediately besieged a green-skinned fierce ghost.

The strength of this green-skinned ghost was slightly inferior to the one that Shen Mo, Chen Mengze, and the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect had killed together.

But it had reached the level of the late second stage. Under the suppression of powerful Soul Generals like the Ghost Bride, Shen Mo attempted to refine this fierce ghost with the Soul Refining Banner.

Because this green-skinned ghost's strength was slightly inferior, it couldn't break free from the blood light on the banner in the siege of the Soul Generals.

Following Shen Mo's command, the many Soul Generals didn't dare to act on their own and tore it apart completely.

After a moment, this fierce ghost, along with its skin, was pulled into the Soul Refining Banner.

Looking at the new green-skinned ghost mark on the Soul Refining Banner, Shen Mo nodded in satisfaction.

"The Soul Refining Banner system has finally taken shape!"

"For offense, there are a large number of second stage Soul Generals, as well as the Ghost Bride's mysterious Divine Ability."

"For defense, there is the tough-skinned green-skinned ghost."

"For poison techniques, there is Hong Jue's Thousand Poisons Transmutation Technique."

"For reconnaissance, there is the elusive possessed ghost, Lv Malang."

The possessed ghost that ravaged the Tai Shi Mansion was the stable boy who took care of the horses.

The food in the mansion was not enough for the people, let alone the cattle and horses.

When all the horses were eaten up and the stable boy lost his livelihood, he was driven out of the Tai Shi Mansion to fend for himself and eventually committed suicide.

After death, he turned into a possessed fierce ghost and caused the death of many people in the Tai Shi Mansion.

Until he was refined by Shen Mo!

"It's time to go to the Treasury of the Town God's Temple!"

Shen Mo scanned the token with his divine sense, which already recorded a lot of information about killing ghost creatures.

(End of this chapter)