System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

"Flirtatious senior brother, why...why did you abandon me and leave me to my fate?"

"Oh no, look! What's that?"

"Ah? This is... This is the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!!" A disciple of Evil Dragon Mountain screamed in terror, his voice filled with despair.

"No, no! How could the Myriad Souls Banner have such power? It's the Soul-Seizing Banner!" Another disciple seemed to recognize the origin of this magical artifact, and the expression on his face instantly became distorted.

"Junior brothers, all of you activate your forbidden techniques, otherwise we will not be able to break through the blood cloud's range at all!" A slightly calmer disciple shouted loudly, his voice sounding somewhat weak under the shroud of the blood cloud.

"Fight!"

"Multiple Forbidden Techniques, Activate!"

The disciples of Evil Dragon Mountain roared, their faces filled with madness and determination.

Some disciples were surrounded by a layer of black, malevolent aura that was nauseating.

Someone pulled out a small, dark red coffin, and then a series of sinister ghosts wailed and attacked Chen Xuan.

Some disciples had flushed faces and were emitting blood mist from their bodies, while chanting incantations and casting forbidden spells in an attempt to resist the terrifying soul-seizing chains.

However, despite the fact that these disciples of Evil Dragon Mountain had activated all their forbidden techniques in the face of the Soul-Seizing Chains, their seemingly powerful killing attacks were as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The attacks that landed on the chains only caused ripples, but could not stop the Soul-Seizing Chains at all.

"Oh no……"

"Spare me, senior! Please spare us this once!"

"I……"

“Puff, puff, puff—”

A dozen or so soul-capturing chains moved with incredible speed, weaving through the crowd like lightning. They ignored the cultivators' attacks, precisely piercing their bodies one by one.

The moment they were pierced, the cultivators' faces showed extreme pain, their mouths wide open, but they couldn't utter a sound.

Then, with just a slight tremor of the chains, the cultivators' bodies seemed to have all their moisture drained away, shriveling up as if they had aged hundreds of years in an instant.

Then, the chains retracted, revealing a lifelike spirit at the end of each chain. The spirit's face was contorted, struggling and roaring as it tried to break free of the chains, emitting mournful screams as if expressing endless resentment.

In less than two breaths, the souls of more than ten elite second-generation disciples from first-class sects were all pulled into the Thousand Evils and Myriad Souls Banner.

As the enemies were all eliminated, more than ten wisps of black and red mist, like nimble snakes, coiled around Chen Xuan.

These wisps of mist contained a strong sense of resentment and malevolent energy. When they came into contact with Chen Xuan's body, they seemed to find their home, instantly merging into him and disappearing.

Then, the banner that had been floating in the sky shrank to the size of a palm again, carrying a mysterious aura, and flew back into Chen Xuan's hand.

"Violent energy, resentful energy, bloodthirsty energy? Ferocious energy?" Chen Xuan flipped his hand and put the Myriad Soul Banner into the system space, then closed his eyes and did some internal reflection.

His consciousness was immersed in his Purple Mansion Sea, where he discovered that the dozen or so wisps of malevolent energy from before had actually dispersed and been absorbed by the nine Great Dao Divine Weapons suspended above his Purple Mansion Sea. After absorbing these energies, the Great Dao Divine Weapons trembled slightly, as if cheering for the increase in power.

"Just as Gu Ying said, the Great Dao Embryo can continuously improve itself by absorbing the various auras gathered by enemies before their death as it kills them." After confirming that these fierce auras would not have a negative effect on him, Chen Xuan slowly opened his eyes, this time with a smile on his face, looking at Zi Mo in his arms and Tian Xing, who had calmed down.

At this moment, the two women were also looking at Chen Xuan with utter shock. Their eyes reflected both lingering fear from the terrifying scene they had just witnessed and astonishment at Chen Xuan's formidable strength.

"Those disciples of Evil Dragon Mountain, were they all killed?" Tianxing looked around at the fallen, desiccated corpses, her delicate body trembling involuntarily. The appearance of those corpses was too gruesome to bear, causing a wave of nausea to rise in her heart.

"That banner... Chen Xuan, when did you forge such a malevolent and evil banner?" Zi Mo looked at Chen Xuan with concern in her eyes. She knew the dangers of such malevolent magical artifacts; it was said that prolonged use would corrupt the user with its evil aura, causing immeasurable harm.

Seeing the two women's reaction, Chen Xuan rolled his eyes and then revealed an extremely wicked smile, saying, "Oh, Chen Xuan, who is Chen Xuan? I am the Six Desires Demon Lord, little brat, come... I'll borrow your virgin yin essence for a while."

He deliberately lowered his voice to a deep, hoarse tone, and his facial expressions matched perfectly, creating the image of an evil demon lord.

"Ah!!" Upon hearing this, Tianxing turned pale with fright and immediately jumped back like a startled deer, staring at Chen Xuan warily. Her eyes held both fear and boundless anger, as if she couldn't believe that Chen Xuan had actually been possessed and replaced.

"Zi Mo, be careful! Chen Xuan has been possessed!" Tian Xing shouted anxiously, his voice trembling with a hint of madness.

Zi Mo was startled when she saw Chen Xuan's sudden change in expression. But instead of running away immediately, she seemed to have made up her mind and took the initiative to hug Chen Xuan tightly.

Then, a large amount of blood mist suddenly spewed out from her body, the mist containing her life force and determination. "Tianxing, leave quickly, I would rather die with his body!" Her voice was firm and resolute, her eyes filled with deep affection for Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan realized he had gone too far and felt a pang of regret. He quickly pointed a finger at Zi Mo's brow, using his profound understanding of the Great Dao to forcibly interrupt Zi Mo's self-destruction once again.

His fingertips shimmered with a soft light, a light containing the power of the Great Dao, which slowly flowed into Zi Mo's sea of ​​consciousness, calming the violent power within her.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. How could I, Chen Xuan, be possessed by someone else?" Chen Xuan said with a helpless smile, the evil expression on his face instantly disappearing, returning to his usual gentle demeanor.

"You fiend, how dare you deceive us!" Tianxing no longer believed Chen Xuan; her anger burned like a raging fire. She instantly harnessed the starlight surrounding her, the light swirling around her like lively sprites. She charged towards Chen Xuan, her eyes blazing with fury.

Zi Mo hesitated slightly, because the way her self-destruction was interrupted just now was exactly the same as the first time. Although she still had doubts, she vaguely felt that Chen Xuan really hadn't been possessed.

"Tianxing, what are you doing?" Seeing Tianxing charging towards him with murderous intent, Chen Xuan waved his hand and instantly unleashed the Great Dao of Space. The surrounding space instantly distorted, and time seemed to stand still.

Tianxing's movements were restrained by this powerful spatial force. Her body was suspended in mid-air, unable to move, her eyes filled with anger and confusion.

Chen Xuan released Zi Mo from his arms, stepped forward, and without hesitation, gently pinched Tian Xing's delicate nose, a gesture full of intimacy. Then, he released the restraints.

Realizing she had been tricked, Tianxing's pretty face flushed red, and she angrily charged at Chen Xuan: "You big bad guy, what time is it, and you're still playing tricks on us? I'll fight you!" Her voice was a mix of coquettish anger and surprise.

When Chen Xuan saw Tianxing rushing over, he instinctively opened his arms and embraced this hot, carefree woman who was actually very pure at heart.

He held Tianxing's curvaceous figure tightly, feeling her anger and rapid heartbeat, a gentle smile appearing on his face.