Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 634 - 408: Calamity

Chapter 634: Chapter 408: Calamity

As soon as the word "sacrificial offering" was mentioned, Xu Yuan instantly understood why the Yin Ghost had obediently taken up residence in Xia Qing’s corpse.

Mortuary Secret Technique...

Yin Ghosts, creatures born from the remains of all things and composed of Soul Power, although unable to communicate, that did not mean they couldn’t be exploited by humans.

As long as there was profit to be made, the mad scientists from the movies of his previous life were nothing but novices compared to the cultivators of this world, and the distance between the immortal and the mortal allowed them even fewer restraints.

Under the massive number of human lives sacrificed and the research by talented and gifted individuals, various information about Yin Ghosts was grasped by those in power, leading to many methods to utilize Yin Ghosts.

From the Ghost Path Techniques of the Sects to the elaborate Formations in the Prime Minister’s Mansion that extracted Yin Ghost Soul Power for Alchemy Medicines, all were results of research on Yin Ghosts.

And among these, the longest and most arduous was the method of taming ghosts.

Yin Ghosts would ruthlessly slaughter all living beings indiscriminately, not only because of the extreme negative emotions within them that made them uncontrollable but also because they could grow stronger through the flesh and souls of various creatures.

Based on this fundamental behavior, the ancient cultivators naturally thought of utilizing it for their own benefit by beginning to domesticate Yin Ghosts.

However, history proved that they failed.

The crazed soul bodies of the Yin Ghosts could only be temporarily controlled and always carried the risk of backfiring.

Although they failed, the accomplishments of these "predecessors" let some minor tricks against Yin Ghosts be passed down.

And the Mortuary Secret Technique before him was one of them.

A special spellcraft to attract Yin Ghosts was planted inside a human body, luring the Yin Ghost to enter and consume the soul and flesh, and then at the opportune moment, they would detonate the spellcraft, transforming the human body into a tomb to capture and seal the Yin Ghost.

Xia Qing, it seemed, had been made into a Mortuary by the combined efforts of Tianyan and Tian Ye.

He recalled the voice he’d heard when he was nearly dead, the sound of Tian Ye teasing Xia Qin before taking action...

Silence reigned, the Golden Talisman dazzling.

Xu Yuan slowly closed his eyes and eventually gently shook his head.

There was no sorrow and no sympathy, only a sigh.

If that Sword Madman predecessor had managed to assassinate Tian Ye, perhaps he and Tianyan could have become companions on the run, dodging Jiatiange’s pursuit and wandering the world together in hardship.

But there are no ifs in this world.

The fate of Xia Qing’s life and death was already sealed the moment Tian Ye arrived.

What a pity for this beautiful aunt who lived for her Sect her entire life, who decided to live for herself, only to be met with no path to life...

Moreover, the moment when the Sword Madman failed in his assassination and died, his trust in Xia Qing collapsed completely.

Even if Tianyan and Tian Ye didn’t act, he would have done it himself.

At this realization, Xu Yuan slightly startled and then, suddenly, a cryptic smile appeared on his lips.

He suddenly realized that, as a modern man, he had somehow become accustomed to the act of taking another’s life...

"Hee hee hee~"

A crisp laugh interrupted Xu Yuan’s thoughts:

"Looking at your serious face, to be so sentimental over someone who wanted to kill you, you really are quite the romantic, aren’t you~"

Xu Yuan glanced sidelong.

Tian Ye leaned back, hands supporting her from behind, sitting on that huge rock, her gaze filled with laughter as she looked at him lying on the ground:

"You’re like this over Xia Qing, one wonders if I died, would you..."

"No."

Gathering his thoughts, Xu Yuan cut her off: "If you died, I wouldn’t even blink, and if possible, I would even like to do it myself."

"How heartless, yet it was I who brought you here to the Yin Soul Pool, saving your life."

Tian Ye blinked her eyes while speaking, but her demeanor showed not the slightest care as she laughed: "Moreover, our connection is now bound by the Soul-bound Lock, which, in a certain sense, makes our relationship even closer than with the one next to you."

"Closer? But I despise mad women."

"Is it because you can’t control a mad woman that you despise them?"

"You’re very smart."

"If Changtian, you would be willing..."

"Tian Ye, you’re twenty thousand years older than me."

"..." Tian Ye’s smile froze.

Ignoring Tian Ye, Xu Yuan didn’t bother to ask her for the method to unlock the Soul-bound Lock, since it would certainly be impossible for this capricious woman to share it with him.

"Rustle..."

Struggling up from the damp ground with some difficulty and rubbing his aching forehead, he squinted through his fingers at Tianyan:

"Tianyan, how much longer can this Mortuary last?"

The Mortuary Secret Technique’s seal on the Yin Ghost was not eternal. Using Xia Qing’s body as the tomb, it presumably wouldn’t last too long against Yin Ghosts of Mortal Transcendence level or above.

He was still severely injured, so the duration the Mortuary could last represented the time he had to absorb Yin Soul Fluid.

Tianyan glanced at Xia Qing’s corpse, hesitated, and then said:

"It should be able to last around a ten-day period."

Upon hearing the timeframe, Xu Yuan showed a thoughtful look, carefully sensing the state of his Will-spirit’s injury, and muttered softly:

"A ten-day, that should be enough..."

"The ten-day period is just an estimate."

Tian Ye, being left out, suddenly interjected with a smile, reminding them: "Just to be safe, we should leave here three to four days in advance. After all, if the Yin Ghost breaks the seal prematurely, with the condition you and Tianyan are in, by the time it comes out, there might be four Mortuary tombs in this cave~"

With that, Tian Ye chuckled lightly, her allure evident:

"But with your current injuries, even with the Yin Soul Fluid, is a ten-day really enough?"