The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Chapter 108 : The Ghost Gates Open Wide

Speaking of the Ghost Realm, this place is different from the Human, Demon, and Beast Realms.

The commonly mentioned Three Realms refer to the Cultivation World, Demon Realm, and Beast Realm.

Although the Ghost Realm has many ghost cultivators and vengeful spirits, it is uniquely excluded.

The reason is that the Spirit Abyss Continent is divided into three major regions: the Cultivation World, Demon Domain, and Beast Domain... The Ghost Domain both belongs to and doesn't belong to the Spirit Abyss Continent.

This is because ghost cultivators don't have a unified gathering place on the Spirit Abyss Continent. Only scattered ghost cultivators hide their identities and live as exiles in the other three realms.

The Ghost Domain where most ghost cultivators and spirits live is in another world—not another of the Three Thousand Minor Worlds on par with the Spirit Abyss Continent, but another world within the Spirit Abyss Continent.

Normally, the passage between the Ghost Domain and the Spirit Abyss Continent is closed. Only during the middle of the seventh lunar month, when the Ghost Domain is at its densest, do the ghost gates open wide in various places, giving these ghost cultivators and spirits the opportunity to come to the Cultivation World on a large scale.

Except for this time, the ghost gates are closed, and ghost cultivators cannot migrate to this land on a large scale.

The more unobtainable something is, the more it is desired.

The Ghost Race has been eyeing the Spirit Abyss Continent, especially the fertile paradise of the Cultivation World, for over ten thousand years.

As the strongest sect in the Ghost Domain, the Ghost Xuan Sect has always had plans to attack and occupy the Cultivation World.

In the original story, Ling Yu had always been secretly colluding with the Ghost Xuan Sect. The two sides worked together from inside and outside. Finally, taking advantage of the war between the Demon Race and the Cultivation World, Ling Yu, as a spy, used some unknown method to open the ghost realm gates, leading a group of ghosts in an attempt to occupy the chaotic Cultivation World.

On the first day of the seventh lunar month, the ghost gates had already begun to open gradually.

Ghost spirits and ghost cultivators successively took the opportunity to come to the Cultivation World and mortal towns to cause trouble.

The intense internal competition led by Chu Sang throughout the entire sect had shown significant effects. Although Lingqing Sect still couldn't be considered a major sect, at least it was no longer the lowest-ranked small sect of the past. It had gained some reputation in this region and should take on more responsibility as an Immortal Sect to protect the local people.

Major sects often send disciples down the mountain to punish evil and eliminate demons. To put it nicely, it's to protect the common people; more practically, it's also to promote the sect.

The sect provides cultivation resources for its disciples, and the disciples build a good reputation for the sect outside. This is a mutually beneficial two-way journey.

Chu Sang leading her Senior Brothers and Sisters down the mountain more often can also enhance the sect's prestige.

As soon as the seventh month began, all disciples who weren't in seclusion were kicked down the mountain by Immortal Chanyu to join the ghost-eliminating squad.

Chu Sang had just broken through and needed to properly consolidate her late Golden Core realm cultivation. She worked very diligently, slaying over a hundred ghosts on the first day alone, growing more valiant with each battle. She earned the title of "Ghost-Sending Reaper," to the extent that in the following days, ghost spirits and ghost cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage would run away as soon as they saw her.

The ghost cultivators and vengeful spirits at the foot of Lingqing Sect's mountain had been basically cleared out. She had also set up many defensive formations, so there was no need to worry about ghost cultivators causing trouble anymore.

With nothing else to do, Chu Sang began looking for commissions on the jade tablet, seeing if there were any places where ghosts were rampant and local cultivators couldn't handle them. She would then go accept high-paying missions.

Found one!

Shortly after the message was sent out, she received a reply.

[A Nascent Soul stage evil ghost has appeared in Leluang City of the Northern Continent, harming the local people. Offering a large reward to recruit capable individuals to come and eliminate the evil ghost!]

"Senior Brothers and Sisters, we've got work!"

Chu Sang clapped her hands, looking very pleased.

To announce enthusiastically, the temporarily formed ghost-eliminating team had four members: Chu Sang, Tantai Ming, Ling Yu, and Wu Wo.

Actually, Mu Chihuai was supposed to be there too, but he went into seclusion halfway.

Mu Chihuai had always been of a rather lazy disposition, not placing much importance on cultivation. He originally hadn't planned to go into seclusion, but seeing that his little junior sister had already reached late Golden Core stage, he was greatly impacted. He immediately secluded himself, vowing to break through to late Golden Core stage within a month.

Big Senior Sister Wu Wo had also been caught and brought back from another sect by Immortal Chanyu.

It was said that when Master brought her back that day, she had a very sour expression.

Big Senior Sister had injured several disciples of that sect, broken their protective formation, and destroyed several palaces. The other sect thought they were under attack by the Demon Race and even had to pay additional compensation for mental distress... Immortal Chanyu was so angry that she sent her here to kill ghosts and earn money to subsidize the sect.

Ling Yu had originally gone into seclusion but came out halfway to assist them in slaying evil ghosts.

The situation in Leluang City was indeed a bit tricky. Visibly, the level of ghosts here was higher and more difficult to deal with. They seemed organized and disciplined, even setting up ambushes to attack passing cultivators.

In just these short ten days or so, many cultivators had lost their lives to these ghost cultivators. No wonder the sects here were so anxious and willing to pay high prices to recruit experts from all over.

The four arrived in the city and sat down in an inconspicuous teahouse. Chu Sang took out a compass from her storage ring.

This compass could detect ghost energy.

Where the ghost energy was most concentrated, the level of ghosts there would naturally be higher, and it was very likely to be the leader of the ghost cultivators in the city.

As the saying goes, to catch thieves, first catch their king. Once the leader was dealt with, the remaining small fry would be easy to handle.

As soon as the compass was taken out, it began swinging uncontrollably, spinning several circles as if having a fit.

Tantai Ming asked, "Is it broken?"

Big Senior Sister took the compass and gave it a forceful pat.

The compass stopped spinning and pointed towards the largest brothel in the city.

Chu Sang: "Oh ho?"

It seemed they would have to explore the brothel tonight.

This time, there was no need for her senior brothers to dress as women. She and Big Senior Sister changed into men's clothing and swaggered into the brothel.

Along the way, they had three embroidered balls and four handkerchiefs thrown at them from the graceful women upstairs, and were embraced five times.

Chu Sang casually chose a private room first, dismissed the brothel women who came to serve them, and discussed the plan.

Tantai Ming rested his chin on his hand, "Little Junior Sister, how are we going to lure out the vengeful ghosts?"

These vengeful ghosts had clearly noticed the increasing number of cultivators coming in recent days and had become more cautious, not easily revealing themselves.

Chu Sang took out the constantly spinning compass, "No need to lure them out. This entire brothel is full of vengeful ghosts."

Tantai Ming: "Huh??"

He remembered being flirted with earlier, and suddenly, the skin that had been brushed by the light gauze broke out in goosebumps.

He rubbed his arms, looking around, "Really? This entire building is full of vengeful ghosts? But I couldn't sense any ghost energy at all!"

Chu Sang nodded, "The vengeful ghosts here are quite strong and can freely control their own ghost energy... Be careful, the vengeful spirits here are likely to be very difficult to deal with."

"If Fifth Senior Brother were here, it would be great. He's most skilled at dealing with these types," Tantai Ming said. He was incredibly fierce when it came to fighting, but looking at the red and green, coquettishly laughing and charming women outside, he didn't know how to handle them for a moment.

As they were discussing strategies, the sound of gongs and drums started outside, accompanied by the incessant cheering of the crowd.

The four exchanged glances. Since they didn't have any leads at the moment anyway, they went out to watch the show.

There seemed to be a grand occasion tonight, with many people coming to the brothel.

Chu Sang looked around and saw a sea of people, all sorts of individuals, and even quite a few cultivators...

But these cultivators seemed different from what she had imagined.

They all had vacant eyes and lifeless gazes, accompanied by lightly veiled brothel women laughing and flirting beside them. They only knew how to cheer and applaud below, like puppets being controlled... Probably after tonight, they would become nourishment for this group of vengeful ghosts.

Big Senior Sister sniffed lightly, looking at a nearby incense burner, "Smells nice."

Chu Sang also noticed the incense burning throughout the building.

At first sniff, this incense didn't seem like much, just simply very fragrant and pleasant to smell.

But after smelling it for a while, one's mind would become a bit dizzy, and the scenery before one's eyes would become somewhat blurry, making one lose the ability to think.

Fortunately, Mu Chihuai had prepared ample pills before going into seclusion.

The four took Breath-Holding Pills, which prevented them from smelling the hallucinogenic incense burning in the building.

Chu Sang lavishly spent over a hundred thousand spirit stones on wine. The four were fawningly welcomed by the madam as honored guests and seated in the best viewing spot on the third floor.

After waiting for a while, amidst the cheers of the crowd, the main event finally arrived.

The brothel's top courtesan was about to make her appearance.

Red gauze and long silk ribbons fell from the sky, and a stunningly beautiful dancer dressed in soft silk descended from above, smiling charmingly, her eyes alluring, her figure graceful and bewitching.

As soon as the dancer appeared, she almost captivated the hearts of everyone present.

Ling Yu also couldn't help but stare for a moment.

Tantai Ming thought he had been captivated by the dancer and quickly called out to him. Ling Yu then came back to his senses, narrowing his eyes without saying a word.

The deep night at the hour of zi is when ghost energy is most concentrated in a day, and it's also when these ghosts reveal their true forms and begin their killing spree.

There was still half an hour left.

Chu Sang glanced at the night sky outside the window, not in a hurry, and decided to enjoy the beautiful person and beautiful dance.

The thickening night surged and rolled, making the rows of red lanterns in the building appear even more brilliantly red.

Just as the dancer finished her performance, the main door was violently kicked open, and a group of cultivators burst in.

It was clear that this group of cultivators had come to exterminate the ghosts in the building, but their actions were too simple and brutal. They started fighting as soon as they entered, disrupting Chu Sang's plan to take them out one by one. So, she switched to Plan B.

Direct combat!

"I'll help!"

Tantai Ming was always full of energy when it came to fighting. The young man raised his sword and joined this group of cultivators, taking out one little darling with each sword strike. In just a few breaths, he had slain several vengeful ghosts.

In the chaos, the crowd also screamed in panic, fleeing from the building in a hurry.

These vengeful ghosts had set up ghost formations early on, intending to prevent these "food items" from escaping, but for some unknown reason, they couldn't activate the formations at all!

After all, Chu Sang hadn't been watching the show for half an hour for nothing.

She had left a substitute to watch the show while she secretly went to break all the formations set up in the building, catching these ghosts completely off guard.

Seeing their food items running away one by one, these vengeful ghosts could no longer maintain their disguises. Their beautiful exteriors were torn apart, revealing their true post-mortem appearances.

They all looked terrifyingly hideous, with disheveled hair, severed limbs, and twisted faces, frantically attacking the cultivators present.

Like cultivators, the higher the strength of ghost cultivators, the better they could maintain or improve their appearance.

These ugly vengeful ghosts were all lower-level ones. The Nascent Soul stage vengeful ghost was—that top courtesan!

Chu Sang didn't even blink, stabbing backward without turning, dispersing the form of a vengeful ghost attempting to sneak attack. At the same time, she turned her wrist and sent out more than a dozen sword intents, directly targeting a figure fleeing upstairs.

"Seeking death!"

The dancer's expression instantly turned fierce as she waved out a blast of ghost energy, dispersing the sword intents.

She had never imagined that so many cultivators would come tonight!

And there were even Nascent Soul stage cultivators?!

Unfortunately, Big Senior Sister didn't give her a chance to escape. Dozens of long swords pierced through the air. The dancer couldn't dodge in time and was stabbed in the chest, coughing up blood.

In this moment of life-and-death crisis, she suddenly turned her head to look in a certain direction behind the two, shouting loudly, "Why aren't you making your move? Have you forgotten the task given to you by the Sect Master?!"

What?

Big Senior Sister frowned slightly, finding her annoying. She was about to end this vengeful ghost with one sword strike.

However, an attack came from behind, interrupting her strike. The vengeful ghost took the opportunity to run towards the exit.

"Trying to run?"

Big Senior Sister gave a cold laugh. Never had any prey escaped from under her sword. She immediately gave chase to kill.

Chu Sang originally wanted to follow and help, but the aura of that attack felt somewhat familiar to her.

A tall figure in white robes blocked her path with a knife, "Don't go."

"Second Senior Brother?"

She gave a meaningful look to the silver-haired, purple-eyed man before her. Sure enough, in places with dense ghost energy, Second Senior Brother was prone to switching to his second personality.

However, this time was different from the previous two times. Ling Yu's condition wasn't very good; his face was somewhat pale, as if he had suffered some kind of heavy injury.

At first, Ling Yu's gaze towards her still carried a hint of struggle, but after a few short breaths, his expression turned cold and indifferent. The corner of his lips curved into a cold, mocking smile, "We meet again, Little Junior Sister."

Chu Sang secretly moved one hand behind her back, her eyes curving into crescents, "To be honest, I think we could have not met at all."

"What a cunning little thing. You escaped from me twice before. I'd like to see what tricks you have up your sleeve this time," Ghost Second Senior Brother said. His hatred for Chu Sang could be said to have reached the bone. He had never been played like this once, let alone twice, and he absolutely wouldn't give her a third chance.

Chu Sang: "Second Senior Brother, look over there!"

The man didn't even blink, directly launching an attack at her.

Chu Sang's hidden weapons couldn't cause him the slightest harm. She jumped up and down, running left and right, "Damn it, damn it, Second Senior Brother! Since you don't care about our sect relationship, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

To protect her life, Chu Sang frantically stacked buffs on her sword intent. Things like Heterogeneous Fire and Buddhist Light Protection were all good stuff, having suppressive effects on demons, ghosts, and monsters, and could greatly enhance the power of sword intent.

Second Senior Brother's normal strength had already reached early Nascent Soul stage. After turning into a ghost, his strength was clearly even stronger.

Chu Sang initially estimated that Ghost Second Senior Brother was at least at the half-step Divine Transformation stage.

The sword intent with stacked buffs could deliver a late Nascent Soul stage strike when fighting ghost cultivators, but it still wasn't enough.

Seeing the opponent's attacks aiming directly at vital points, Chu Sang also became enraged. Forcing her to go all out, huh?

"I'm warning you, don't push me. Even I'm scared of myself when I go crazy."

Ghost Second Senior Brother gave a cold laugh, his expression growing colder and more disdainful. The dense ghost energy in his hand transformed from a palm into a claw, striking directly at her vital point.

The mere Golden Core stage cultivator was shattered by the ghost energy, breaking into pieces.

Wait, no blood. This is...

"Whoosh—"

A fiery red arrow of flowing light pierced through his chest.