Chapter 921: No One Gets to Leave
May I ask, to unleash the power of an ancestor’s heart fragment, must one become a ghost? Qi Huang asked with a sliver of hope, Cheng Hong Ling beside her also subconsciously perked up her ears to listen.
Of course, living beings constantly generate Yang energy, which suppresses the power of the heart fragment. The principle of Yin and Yang opposing each other is quite simple, you wouldn’t not understand it, right?
An Xuan immediately dispelled Qi Huang’s faint hope.
If that’s the case, then never mind. As the saying goes, it’s better to live than to die. I have no plans to become a ghost for now.
Qi Huang refused immediately, after all, who isn’t afraid of death?
Actually, my little master, you shouldn’t take life and death so seriously. Isn’t becoming a ghost just another way of living?
An Xuan advised, but did not force the issue.
What do you plan to do next?
Cheng Hong Ling beside her asked.
I need to sort out this mess before I do anything else. Firstly, I need to get those ghosts to plant vegetables for me, and secondly…
As Qi Huang said this, she looked at the giant sun tree: this thing is a bit tricky, and there seems to be a trace of a remnant soul inside. I need to completely assimilate it, and then have it help me manage this Xiannv Star.
This is indeed a good idea. Although the strength of those ghosts has fallen to the bottom and they cannot return to the Immortal Realm for now, they have auctioned many evil spirit corpses from you. Once they start absorbing them, their strength will recover quickly, and a manager is indeed needed.
Cheng Hong Ling also agreed.
Qi Huang quickly moved Xiannv Star to the star domain where Lishui Star was located. She then focused on assimilating the remnant soul of the sun tree, ignoring its main body.
As for the million ghosts, because the gravity of Xiannv Star is extremely strong now and their strength has been weakened, they can only crawl on the ground like babies.
Don’t worry, everyone. When I
guard this demonic tree, you will all regain your freedom naturally.
Qi Huang took the opportunity to comfort them, and then continued to assimilate the remnant soul of the sun tree. Of course, this only refers to mental control, not feminization, because there is no need for that.
The remnant soul of this sun tree was a majestic golden-armored youth. As a Heavenly Demon level existence, his resistance was naturally very fierce. It took Qi Huang a full day to succeed. Then she used her thoughts to summon: “Come out!”
As the voice fell, with a flash of golden light, a handsome young man in golden armor appeared before her.
“Greetings, Master!”
The golden-armored youth respectfully cupped his fist and saluted.
“What is your name?”
Qi Huang asked first.
“Reporting to Master, your subordinate’s name is Yang Xiu.”
The golden-armored youth replied respectfully.
“Yang Xiu, right? I have a task for you. From now on, you will guard this Xiannv Star. Without my permission, no ghost is allowed to step half a step away from Xiannv Star, understand?”
Qi Huang gave the order.
“Your subordinate obeys!”
Yang Xiu cupped his fist and accepted the order.
“You should first restore the gravity of Xiannv Star to normal.”
Qi Huang instructed first.
Yang Xiu did as he was told, controlling his main body to absorb the fire spiritual energy within the core of Xiannv Star. As the quality decreased, the surrounding gravity gradually returned to a level that everyone could accept.
Qi Huang smiled with satisfaction, then flew into the air and shouted: “Dear ghost families, your strength is greatly depleted now. What are your plans for the future?”
“Plans? Naturally, to find a way back to the Immortal Realm!”
A ghost replied loudly.
“Return to the Immortal Realm? With your current ability, you can’t even break through the spatial barrier of this Cultivation World. How can you return to the Immortal Realm?”
A ghost mocked.
Then go back through that spatial rift Xiannv Star just passed through.
The previous ghost insisted stubbornly.
“Are you stupid? The Immortal Alliance will definitely have heavy troops guarding there. Aren’t you just sending yourself to die?”
“You think too highly of him. With his current cultivation level, he can’t even fly out of Xiannv Star.”
“Don’t you forget that I have ghost tribe corpses from the auction. By absorbing their Yin energy, I can quickly recover my strength.”
“Why do you insist on returning to the Immortal Realm? Isn’t this Cultivation World quite safe without the harassment of Heavenly Beings?”
“Easy for you to say. I have relatives in the Cultivation World. What will happen to them if I don’t go back?”
“That’s right, do you think everyone is a loner like you?”
The two sides began to argue heatedly, and due to the equal numbers, neither side could convince the other for a moment.
“Everyone, quiet!”
Qi Huang’s loud voice suppressed the noisy clamor, then she said: “I can understand your longing for home, but with your current strength, even if you return to the Immortal Realm, it will be difficult to get home. So it’s best to stay on Xiannv Star for now to recover your strength.”
The million evil spirits looked at each other, and no one raised any objections.
“Actually, this National Preceptor feels that what some ghosts said is right. There are no Heavenly Beings here to threaten you. Why are you so set on returning to the Immortal Realm?”
Qi Huang’s tone shifted. “To tell you the truth, this Xiannv Star is the shelter this National Preceptor has chosen for the ghosts. Moving it to the Cultivation World, do you think it’s safe enough? Will you be harassed by Heavenly Beings?”
“So that’s how it is. Your Majesty the National Preceptor truly has heaven-defying abilities.”
The evil spirits exclaimed.
No matter how safe it is here, we still have family in the Immortal Realm.
We must return.
Another ghost shouted loudly, immediately garnering much agreement.
“Missing loved ones is a natural human sentiment, I can understand.”
Qi Huang replied understandingly, then continued: “How about this, tell me the addresses of your relatives, and this National Preceptor will bring you all to Xiannv Star.”
“Really? That’s great! We are willing to stay.”
This time, most of the evil spirits were persuaded.
Qi Huang did this not out of sainthood, but to “help” the Immortal Alliance in the Immortal Realm by bringing as many evil spirits as possible to the Cultivation World.
“No, I still have to go back to the Immortal Realm. My dog is still waiting for me.”
“My cat has no one to feed it. What will happen to it if I don’t go back?”
“I am a native ghost of the Immortal Realm, I don’t want to leave my homeland.”
However, there were still some untimely voices, with all sorts of reasons, all of them wanting to return to the Immortal Realm.
“This National Preceptor is not unreasonable. If you want to go back, you can, but only if you settle the contracts and IOUs you signed. You must fulfill your labor obligations and repay the ghost’s share with labor until you cultivate the quantity stated on the IOU.”
Qi Huang’s tone became stern.
“Why? I signed an IOU, I can go back and get the money to give to you.”
A ghost raised an objection.
“Get the money to give to me? Firstly, you don’t have assimilation domain, how can you still come to the Cultivation World? Secondly, to protect everyone’s safety, I must move this star at any time. If you come to the Cultivation World, how can you find me? You can’t expect me to announce my location, right? I have to be responsible for the ghost compatriots present; thirdly, I can’t be bothered to say more, anyway, I can still come up with ten thousand reasons.”
Yes, Your Majesty the National Preceptor, we must not let them leave easily, otherwise if they are caught by the Immortal Alliance, our location might be exposed.
Most of the surrounding evil spirits spoke out. They were all ghosts who wanted to stay.
Those few ghosts had nothing to say and could only have the minority obey the majority.
“Alright, everyone, get to work building shelters. After they are built, start planting flowers and plants to transform this star. Whoever performs well, I will prioritize bringing their relatives over.”
Qi Huang then enticed them with benefits, thinking to herself that since they were here, she wouldn’t let them escape.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Immortal Alliance in the Immortal Realm, Yin Wan was convening a meeting of his high-level officials.
“Everyone is aware of the situation this time. Let’s brainstorm and think about what we should do next. The Heavenly Beings have given us less than twenty years.”
Yin Wan sat on his throne and asked from above.
What can be done? Even a mid-level world is vast and boundless. Where can we find those evil spirits?
Even if we find them, what then? We can’t use assimilation power, so we can’t pursue them at all.
Those evil spirits are too cunning. We probably won’t be able to complete the mission this time. I wonder what punishment the Heavenly Beings will impose?
The high-level officials below exchanged awkward glances, none of them able to come up with a reason.
“Alliance Leader, this subordinate believes that to deal with those evil spirits, we need to overcome two challenges. First, how to lock onto their location; second, how to overcome space rules and send masters to pursue them.”
Grand Elder Yan Yi expressed his opinion.
Yin Wan pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up: “Perhaps there is a way to lock onto their location.”
