Chapter 74 Different Thoughts

The Wanhun Sect is very mysterious to later generations, but Luo Xuanyi did not expect that even Yu Linghe could not accurately describe the situation of this number one demonic sect.

Following Yu Linghe's explanation, Luo Xuanyi roughly understood that the Wanhun Sect was composed of five categories: Dao Master, Soul Master, Ghost Daoist, Underworld Ferryman, and Soul Guide. Dao Master, needless to say, was the equivalent of Sect Master. The current Dao Master, Long Tian, overthrew the previous Wanhun Sect Master and established himself as Dao Master. Since then, the Wanhun Sect has become treacherous and bizarre.

Soul Masters and Ghost Daoists rarely appear in public, and the only ones known to the public are the Soul Guiders and the Dark Ferrymen. It's said that the Dark Ferrymen can communicate with the dead and even snatch souls from the ferry crossing of reincarnation, but Yu Linghe scoffs at this.

Soul Guiders are the most common members of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect encountered by outsiders. Most of them resemble the living dead, possessing no desires or ambitions, and their strength is no more than that of the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, in the early years of the plundering wars, these Soul Guiders, who could not be completely killed, were very troublesome on the battlefield.

It wasn't until later, when a righteous cultivator named Le Xiu killed a member of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect, that they learned that within the Ten Thousand Souls Sect's main gate, there lay a mountain-suppressing tower, housing the Soul Guide's Soul Lamp. The Soul Lamp held the souls of countless people, and as long as the lamp remained extinguished, the Ten Thousand Souls Sect could simply fill it with souls, granting the Soul Guide immortality.

"All these fancy things only came into being after Long Tian ascended to power, as well as that ridiculous 'Killing the Sky' idea."

Luo Xuanyi nodded. Although there were still many doubts about the Myriad Souls Sect, Yu Linghe's explanation made some things clear.

“I think that although there is no record of the Yu family in later generations, at least the Dao Ancestor still exists.”

Perhaps it would be better to conceal the fact that the Taoist Patriarch Yu was believed by later generations to be a member of the Wanhun Sect. Luo Xuanyi selectively spoke about the ruins.

"Master Gu Dan? But that red-robed woman you mentioned... does look very similar. Can you draw the spiritual herb stuck in her waist? Or could you try to draw a rough outline of that woman?"

Yu Linghe immediately took the paper and pen from the bookshelf, if it could be called paper and pen - it was a rectangular, polished, and quite flat stone slab and a carving knife made of fluorescent mineral.

Luo Xuanyi took the carving knife and tried to recreate the magical herb according to her memory. "There's no need to draw a woman. Her body looks exactly like yours."

Under Yu Linghe's intensely expectant gaze, Luo Xuanyi finally blew away the stone chips and confidently put down her pen.

"Look, this is the magical herb. There are a few leaves on the branch, and a green fruit."

The Jade Crane poked its head out, its expression becoming odd.

"This is...wait, I think I've seen it before. This is the sea monster that Xiao Ran Palace keeps in captivity! Are its tentacles actually considered spiritual herbs? You later generations are truly terrifying."

"Tentacle?" Luo Xuanyi shook her head in confusion. She looked down at the graceful curves she had carved and tried to point them out to Yu Linghe. "Look here, what do you think this is? Is it a fruit?"

Yu Linghe shook his head firmly: "This is the suction cup on the tentacle!"

Luo Xuanyi was stunned for a long time before finally figuring it out. Yu Linghe had a problem with her eyes, how pitiful. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to learn herbal medicine or formations. She looked at Yu Linghe with pity, "Well, since you can't draw it, do you have any spiritual herbs with fruits? Or, I remember you seemed to have used something to kill that soul guide when we met, that would be a bit similar."

Yu Linghe thought for a moment. She seemed to control herself from looking at the painting. She closed her eyes for a moment, then clapped her hands. "I understand!"

"It's Michie!"

She stretched out her hand and grasped it, and a branch suddenly appeared in her palm. The branch was green and full of vitality. Although it was only a section, Luo Xuanyi looked at it and felt that it was an independent living being. She could even feel the green leaves on the branch breathing.

A small oval fruit hangs at the top of the branch. It is said to be green, but it is actually a little red.

Luo Xuanyi felt that the spiritual energy around it began to accelerate unconsciously as she looked at it, and slowly she even had a mysterious feeling of being absorbed into another space by the leaf.

Just when she was about to be absorbed into the Daozhi's mind, Yu Linghe retracted the Daozhi.

"This is the branch of the divine throne that represents the path to reincarnation. Don't look at it for too long. If you look at it for too long, you will enter reincarnation directly."

Luo Xuanyi's heart trembled. Although she was somewhat puzzled by the fact that she seemed unaffected by the Daozhi in the ruins, she said, "It is exactly like this, exactly the same."

Yu Linghe clenched his fists and waved them joyfully. "That's great! No one in our Yu clan has ever been exposed to the alchemist's cultivation methods, and the Dao Ancestor's body and branches are all there. There will definitely be at least one person after me! I just don't know when they will appear. I must tell the elders about this as soon as possible!"

Yu Linghe left as soon as she said she would. After discovering that Luo Xuanyi and she were bound by distance, she simply used the Heavenly Dao to break through the space and stepped into the hall.

But the hall was deserted. The elders must have finished their discussion. Yu Linghe immediately summoned a maid and asked, "Do you know where the old patriarch is now?"

The maid's expression twisted strangely when she saw Yu Linghe, and she knelt on the ground. But Yu Linghe was too excited to notice. She bowed her head and said respectfully, "Daozu, after discussing today's affairs, the elders, except for the second elder, should all be in their respective palaces. I believe the clan leader is currently guarding the palace."

The maid's reply seemed quite subtle to Luo Xuanyi. She didn't immediately reply to the question about the clan leader's whereabouts. Instead, she spoke a few words that could be considered nonsense, as if she was deliberately trying to reveal something, specifically mentioning the second clan elder, Yu Linghe's great-uncle.

Yu Linghe didn't notice it. She was anxious to convey the good news to the old patriarch, and hurriedly used her means to leave again.

This time, the Jade Spirit Crane didn't fly directly into the clan leader's palace, but landed at the entrance. Despite her joy, she still had respect for the clan elders and waited for the maid at the door to announce them before entering. Just as she was about to ascend the steps, she bumped into a middle-aged man hurrying out.

"Second uncle?"

The second elder paused, then immediately lifted up his clothes and knelt on one knee, then was helped up by Yu Linghe.

"Second uncle, is there something wrong?"

Luo Xuanyi, relying on the fact that she wouldn't be seen, squatted down to observe the second elder's expression. Seeing him look troubled, sweat dripping down his neck, his suspicions deepened. He'd learned from Yu Linghe's mumblings that this second great-uncle was in charge of the clan's external affairs, and he seemed so anxious; something was definitely amiss.

The second elder's voice was remarkably calm, even tinged with a wry, endearing smile. "Replying to Daozu, I was busy a while ago and forgot. Today, while checking the banquet list for your seventeenth birthday, I discovered that someone from Ningzhou forgot to send an invitation. The old patriarch was furious, and I'm going to rush over to make amends."

"Is it the Luo family? I remember they seem to be a family of alchemists." Yu Linghe was thinking about the ancient alchemist ruins that Luo Xuanyi had just mentioned, and couldn't help but ask another question.

"Exactly."

"Then I won't beat you, go now."

Looking at the back of his second great-uncle, whose feet were moving with the wind, Luo Xuanyi felt that things were definitely not that simple.

However, the old patriarch had already come out to greet her with a smile, so Luo Xuanyi could only keep this matter in her heart for the time being.