Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Meng Zhang completed the entire sacrificial process honestly and displayed extreme sincerity. As soon as he finished the ritual, there was an immediate response in the area. Meng Zhang deliberately chose a spacious and quiet room, and suddenly, a cold and bone-chilling yin wind blew in.

The chilling yin wind swept through, causing even the Gold Core cultivators present to shiver with cold. Though they had some anticipation beforehand, the speed of the response after the ritual was completed still greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

Accompanying the yin wind, a small black hole suddenly appeared above Meng Zhang's head. Within the black hole, it seemed like a vortex was constantly spinning.

Meng Zhang was momentarily stunned, and then his inspiration was triggered, sensing a mysterious idea. He hesitated for a moment, glanced at the four Guardian Spirit Generals, and whispered, "Keep an eye on my physical body; I'll be back shortly."

With those words, Meng Zhang sat cross-legged, focused his mind, and stabilized his consciousness. As he operated his cultivation method, a vague shadow appeared above his head. If one looked closely, they would find that the appearance and form of this shadow were extremely similar to Meng Zhang himself.

This was Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit, which had just separated from his physical body. Even a cultivator in the early Foundation Building stage could easily achieve the separation of their Yin Spirit. As they progressed to the mid and late stages of Foundation Building or even the Gold Core stage, the Yin Spirit could wander freely and even possess other beings, which were basic abilities.

As for a Daoist Master in the Gold Core stage, the abilities of the Yin Spirit were even greater. They could travel great distances, manipulate objects, and bewilder spirits...

Of course, precisely because everyone knew this, when killing cultivators in the Foundation Building stage or Gold Core Daoist Masters, they would remember to eradicate the roots by destroying their Yin Spirits along with their physical bodies.

As long as one had not achieved the Primordial Spirit stage, regardless of their abilities, the Yin Spirit would become very vulnerable after leaving the physical body. Not only could most of their abilities not be fully displayed, but they also had many weaknesses.

Therefore, it was generally unnecessary, and cultivators would not easily let their Yin Spirits leave their bodies.

When Meng Zhang performed the ritual for that Ghost Deity earlier, he received a message from that Ghost Deity. The black hole before him was a passage leading to a certain place in the Netherworld.

The Ghost Deity invited Meng Zhang to enter the passage and meet with him in the Netherworld.

The Netherworld was a realm belonging to the Soul, and crossing the barriers between the two worlds with one's physical body was extremely difficult. Furthermore, if the physical body was not specially protected in the Netherworld, it would quickly weaken and decay.

From the message, Meng Zhang did not sense any malice; instead, he felt a benevolence, somewhat like that of an elder.

He hesitated for a moment but chose to trust his own Spiritual Awareness and go to the Netherworld to meet the Ghost Deity.

This Ghost Deity was most likely a senior from the Taiyi Sect, and Meng Zhang had no grievances or enmities with him. He couldn't have gone to such great lengths just to lure and kill him, the Taiyi Sect Master.

Meng Zhang's character had two sides: one was cold and ruthless, and the other was kind-hearted. Sometimes he was indecisive and hesitant, while at other times, he was overly impulsive, bordering on reckless.

Meng Zhang was aware of the contradictions in his own character and had tried to analyze them. He had transmigrated to this world with memories from his past life. During his growth, he was influenced by his past memories while also needing to accept the various concepts and ways of survival in this world.

The most difficult thing for a person to change is their inherent nature, and Meng Zhang knew that his character had its issues but was hard to change completely. Now, his impulsive side had the upper hand. He took the initiative to let his Yin Spirit leave his body and chose to believe that the Ghost Deity meant no harm.

After his Yin Spirit left his body, Meng Zhang nodded slightly at the four Guardian Spirit Generals and then stopped hesitating, diving straight into the black hole above.

As Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit spun within the vortex, he felt dizzy and almost completely lost consciousness. Faintly, he seemed to enter a pitch-black tunnel and instinctively moved swiftly through it.

After an unknown period, Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit finally regained its clear consciousness. He had arrived in a pitch-black space.

The space wasn't large, and darkness surrounded him on all sides. Fortunately, the Yin Spirit did not rely on eyesight, especially a Gold Core Daoist Master's Yin Spirit, which could extend Divine Sense to observe things more clearly than the eyes.

From Meng Zhang's perception, this space was not stable and seemed like it could collapse at any moment. Moreover, from the environment, it was evident that this was no longer the mortal world.

His Yin Spirit felt incredibly comfortable here, as if it had found its true home. There were strange forces permeating the surroundings, continuously nourishing his Yin Spirit, and it was a feeling akin to being in yin qi, which Meng Zhang was very familiar with from his experiences in the Trial Ground.So rich in yin qi, I'm afraid only the Netherworld could possess such a concentration.

As Meng Zhang was observing his surroundings and lost in his thoughts, a dazzling golden figure suddenly descended from the sky and appeared before him. The intense golden light made Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit feel very uncomfortable, and the imposing aura emanating from the figure was captivating, giving Meng Zhang an impulse to kneel down and pay devout respects.

Meng Zhang forcefully suppressed this urge and tried to remain calm. The golden figure seemed to realize the situation and quickly restrained its aura, dimming the golden light considerably.

Through Meng Zhang's Divine Sense, he perceived that this figure was composed purely of golden light.

"I, Meng Zhang, pay my respects to the Honored Deity," Meng Zhang respectfully bowed.

"We don't have much time, let's skip the formalities," the figure said.

"This deity was once known as Shou Zheng within the Taiyi Sect and is now a deity in the Netherworld."

"Shou Zheng Honored Deity..." Meng Zhang's words were interrupted by the Ghost Deity.

"This deity has said before, time is limited. Spare me the pleasantries and just listen to me."

"During the catastrophe that befell the Taiyi Sect, we Netherworld Ghost Deities were also affected due to our connections with the Taiyi Sect, and our fates were affected."

"There were many disciples in the sect who practiced the path of Ghost Deities, but few achieved true success. After the catastrophe, only a few survived."

"This deity narrowly escaped disaster but couldn't interfere with matters in the mortal world due to the separation of yin and yang."

"This deity worked hard to obtain some information about the mortal world. This deity has some understanding of Taiyi Sect's fate of being exterminated three times."

"After Taiyi Sect fled to the Endless Sea of Sand, this deity observed them with a few spells. This deity sees your loyalty to the sect and appreciates it."

"When you performed the ritual for this deity last time, this deity took the opportunity to infiltrate some power into the mortal world."

"This deity noticed your unique Soul and expended great effort to send you to the Trial Ground."

"You did not disappoint this deity, achieving such progress in just three hundred years."

Meng Zhang obediently followed the instructions of this senior from the sect, listening without uttering a single word.

"Before the extermination of Taiyi Sect, the elders in the sect had foreseen it and laid down many measures. However, due to the strength of the opponent, most of these measures were ineffective and easily broken."

"Though I also have some measures here, you won't need them for now. Besides, my power is difficult to directly exert in the mortal world."

"This time, when you perform the ritual for me, what do you request?"

Meng Zhang quickly and concisely stated his request at the fastest speed.

"I see. That old thing, Void Cauldron, always relies on seniority and now dares to disrespect even the Sect Master. Truly unruly."

"If he dares to appear before this deity, this deity will never spare him."

"Alright, this deity will give you a method to communicate with the Netherworld and summon an apparition of this deity. When the time comes, in front of Void Cauldron, summon this deity's apparition, and this deity will handle the matter."

As the golden figure spoke, they pointed with one hand, and a light point flew into Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit.

"Originally, this deity should have helped you more. With the power of this deity's apparition, it could have resisted a Primordial Spirit initial stage cultivator. However, this deity also has major enemies to deal with in the Netherworld and cannot be too distracted, nor should too much power be expended in the mortal world."

"If you want to summon this deity's apparition to confront an enemy, you must prepare high-grade offerings to reduce the consumption of this deity's apparition's power in the mortal world."

"Alright, this deity cannot stay here for long, and the passage connecting the mortal world cannot exist for too long either."

"We will end our conversation here today. After you achieve the Primordial Spirit stage, we can talk in detail."

"Lastly, let me remind you not to think that all Netherworld Ghost Deities are kind-hearted just because of this deity's attitude."

"When dealing with Netherworld Ghost Deities in the future, you must be cautious and never be as careless as you were today."

"Most Ghost Deities are cunning and have no good intentions towards the living. Those like this deity who can retain their true nature and still care for fellow sect members are only a few."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Meng Zhang's response, the golden figure waved their hand vigorously towards Meng Zhang. Once again, he felt dizzy and entered a certain passage in a daze.

When he regained consciousness, his Yin Spirit had already left the black hole and returned to the quiet room.

Meng Zhang's Yin Spirit returned to its dwelling, and he opened his eyes and stood up from the ground.

At this moment, the black hole above his head had completely disappeared.

Facing the puzzled and concerned gazes of the four Guardian Spirit Generals, Meng Zhang hesitated for a moment, then proactively shared everything he had seen and heard without withholding any details.

After listening to Meng Zhang's account, the four Guardian Spirit Generals fell into silence. After a while, the most experienced Extreme Sword Spirit General spoke first.

"I heard of the name Shou Zheng back when I was in the sect. He was a senior with great fame and formidable abilities in the sect during its heyday."

Extreme Sword Spirit General referred to the Taiyi Sect at its peak. Since he remembered the name, this person who identified as Shou Zheng should undoubtedly be a senior figure in the sect.

After Extreme Sword Spirit General spoke, the other Guardian Spirit Generals also joined the conversation. Although they hadn't heard of Shou Zheng as a senior, they found Meng Zhang's experience convincing, and they felt that this senior was worth trusting.

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