He first set a trap, then lured his enemy here, and devised a plan to make the enemy's attack land in the city of mortals, which resulted in the deaths of a large number of people in the city.
Those souls that were bound together were nothing more than domesticated livestock.
Yang Yitian had some doubts about some details: "Why didn't he immediately put these people's souls into the Six Paths of Reincarnation after they died, but instead imprisoned them in the formation?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "The souls of ordinary people are too weak. He is doing this to train the souls of these ordinary people into vengeful ghosts, and when the time is right, he will collect them into the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
Yang Yitian nodded, understanding now. In terms of power, a cultivator's soul is far more formidable, but unfortunately, a cultivator's soul cannot be absorbed into the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc.
The two chatted about the details as they returned to the dilapidated house.
Although the person who orchestrated everything is dead, the formation here will not disappear just because the person who set it up is dead.
Qi Zhiheng also obtained the locations of some treasures used for defense from the gray-robed Taoist's memories. He planned to deal with the house first, and then go with Yang Yitian to dig these things out.
The only problem was that the gray-robed Taoist's memories contained no information related to any connection with Yang Yitian.
By this time, it was already dark. The two walked around the house and returned to the courtyard where the souls gathered. However, the formation that caused the souls to lose their minds had been destroyed. Some of the souls that were still fighting each other might be able to regain their senses, but most of them would probably continue to be like this.
Qi Zhiheng explained his plan: "I plan to perform a ritual for the dead here. Let's look for clues first. If we really can't find any, then it's possible that there's no connection between these two things."
Yang Yitian said, "Okay."
The person walked around the area, and some of the spirits had calmed down, but they were still unable to communicate with him normally.
This made Qi Zhiheng feel very tired.
Yang Yitian said, "Actually, the situation is much better now than before. At least those souls aren't ugly anymore."
The souls that lost their minds mostly lost their hideous appearances, but now those souls that have regained their peace look much more docile and even a bit cuter.
Qi Zhiheng offered no comment, but continued to observe the souls: "It seems that what you sensed has nothing to do with these souls."
Yang Yitian lost interest in staying any longer and said impatiently, "There shouldn't be any contact. You've already performed the rituals for the deceased, right?"
After the two finished discussing, Qi Zhiheng began reciting the Rebirth Sutra, and the torn souls gradually calmed down.
At this moment, Yang Yitian also removed the formation that imprisoned these souls, so that the souls, after being successfully exorcised, would no longer be trapped in this world.
After regaining their senses, the spirits decomposed and reassembled. Some of them had missing limbs, which was very detrimental to their reincarnation. So, the souls that had devoured each other discussed it and returned some parts to each other.
After their physical disabilities were resolved, these spirits came forward to express their gratitude to Qi Zhiheng before leaving. They then transformed into streaks of light, rose into the sky, and disappeared into the air.
Thousands upon thousands of streaks of light rose into the sky, creating a spectacular sight. Yang Yitian watched from the side, feeling as if he were in the midst of a meteor shower.
Yang Yitian thought with starry eyes that this was even more romantic than fireworks, but it would be even better if Qi Zhiheng could replace the sutra of rebirth he was chanting with sweet words.
The entire process of the ritual took exactly one hour, and they worked until the third watch of the night, when the night watchman's drum sounded again.
Qi Zhiheng had already stopped moving.
Yang Yitian noticed his heart was beating faster because of the sudden sound of the night watchman's drum.
Qi Zhiheng noticed Yang Yitian's unusual behavior and stepped forward to ask, "What's wrong?"
Yang Yitian clutched his chest: "My connection to that thing has deepened even further."
Just then, a white shadow flashed by! Qi Zhiheng reacted quickly, casting a spell to imprison the white shadow!
The white figure struggled a few times but couldn't break free, so it stopped in place.
Yang Yitian and Qi Zhiheng were both somewhat surprised. Qi Zhiheng said, "There are still some who slipped through the net?"
The imprisoned white figure was also a soul.
"Why wasn't he given a proper rite of passage?" Yang Yitian also recovered from his heart palpitations.
Qi Zhiheng, however, had other ideas: "Do you think this soul might be related to what you sensed?"
Upon hearing this, the two people exchanged a glance and tacitly walked forward together.
"Go ask him if he knows anything," Yang Yitian said.
The two stepped forward and turned the soul around.
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian were both very surprised when they saw the appearance of the spirit.
The reason was simple: the spirit in front of them was dressed in white, with a handsome face, and was slightly startled when it saw the two of them.
To the astonishment of the two humans and the ghost, the ghost's face bore a striking resemblance to Yang Yitian's, with seven-tenths of the features being similar.
The surroundings became quiet for a moment.
After a moment of confusion, Yang Yi finally remembered the important matter: "Are you up to something? Why did you run away when you saw us?"
The spirit remained blankly unresponsive.
Yang Yitian frowned and said, "Does this guy look down on me? Why isn't he answering me?"
Perhaps because the other person bore a resemblance to Yang Yitian, Qi Zhiheng unusually defended him, saying, "He must have just regained his senses and isn't fully conscious yet."
Yang Yitian reluctantly accepted this answer. Since he couldn't find the answer in the soul, he turned the question elsewhere, pointing to his face and saying, "Why does he look so much like me?"
Qi Zhiheng had some guesses in his mind: "Do you still remember Yang Anping from Liuxi Town?"
Liuxi Town is where Qi Zhiheng obtained the Soul Purification Water, as well as the Soul Purification Pearl and a medicinal inheritance.
It was in Liuxi Town that a fragment of Yang Yitian's soul was found, which further solidified Yang Yitian's divine soul.
Yang Yitian said, "You suspect that this is a fragment of my soul?"
Qi Zhiheng nodded: "That's very likely. He looks a lot like you. And since he didn't reincarnate after being exorcised, it's highly probable that he was originally meant to be someone who had transcended the cycle of reincarnation."
"Could he be an idiot too?" Yang Yitian raised his hand and waved it in front of the spirit, but received no response.
Qi Zhiheng said, "Not necessarily. Maybe it's because he was controlled for too long and hasn't recovered yet. Let me see if there's anything that can stabilize his soul."
After he finished speaking, he rummaged through his storage container and found a Soul-Stabilizing Bead that could stabilize the soul.
Qi Zhiheng put the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl back into his palm and asked, "Would you like to try to bring this soul back into your body first?"
He also had some concerns. What if Yang Yitian's divided soul regained consciousness? Would that affect Yang Yitian's fusion of souls? Before he could determine the consequences, he dared not act rashly.
Yang Yitian was somewhat bewildered: "But how do I merge with him?"
"Just do the same thing you did last time," Qi Zhiheng said matter-of-factly.
Yang Yitian felt that Qi Zhiheng was talking nonsense: "How would I know how I fused last time? I have no idea what happened!"
He only remembered that he was almost unconscious at the time, and was being guided by an unknown force to complete the task.
Qi Zhiheng fell into deep thought. He had no solution either, after all, he didn't know how Yang Yitian had ended up in this situation.
"Could it be related to the consciousness of your split soul? It's possible that the split soul returned to your body on its own, rather than you being able to merge with it yourself." Qi Zhiheng speculated on the possibility of the matter through various connections.
From the very beginning, the soul seemed ready to flee, clearly indicating that it wasn't in a hurry to return to Yang Yitian's body.
"What should we do then?" Yang Yitian looked helplessly at the soul that was possibly a fragment of his own.
“There’s no other way to leave. First, try to restore his sanity and see why he doesn’t want to return to your body.” Qi Zhiheng took out the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl again. “Put it into the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl.”
Having said that, he put the figure in white into the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl.
Putting aside current matters, Qi Zhiheng planned to take Yang Yitian treasure hunting.
The two wandered through the city, digging up all the spiritual items buried by the gray-robed Taoist. Then, Yang Yitian and Qi Zhiheng found a clean spot and began to deduce the codes.
Qi Zhiheng snatched the wooden box from Yang Yitian's hand: "No need to decipher it, it's in the gray-robed Taoist's memories." As he spoke, he transmitted the relevant memories of the gray-robed Taoist to Yang Yitian, saving Yang Yitian a lot of trouble and allowing him to open the wooden boxes one by one smoothly.
As expected of a demonic cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, the gray-robed Taoist has certainly gone to great lengths for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, burying many items that even those in the Nascent Soul stage can use. For Qi Zhiheng, this is quite valuable.
Including the storage containers they had previously collected, they had acquired a considerable fortune.
By the time all these things were finished, it was already dawn.
The streets gradually came alive again, and street vendors came out to do business in the sunshine.
Yang Yitian cracked his neck, making a crisp sound: "Finally finished with all this, what's next?"
Qi Zhiheng said, "Let's find a place to check how well the remnant soul is recovering." With that, he pulled Yang Yitian away from the city and went to a deep mountain outside the city.
Qi Zhiheng took out the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl and released the soul inside.
As soon as the spirit appeared, it tried to escape, running in one direction. Unfortunately, Qi Zhiheng made a hand seal and imprisoned it in place.
The soul struggled a few times, just like the first time, and after getting the same result, it finally calmed down and looked at Qi Zhiheng.
He clearly understood that Qi Zhiheng was the culprit who prevented him from leaving.
Seeing that his eyes were clear, Yang Yitian knew that the other man's mind had recovered considerably.
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