One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

There's so much to say about Wang Chan, the Patriarch. He's revered as a patriarch by strategists, diplomats, and Taoists alike. Especially among diplomats, he's considered the founding father. He also holds a significant position in Taoism; the Taoist masterpiece, the Yin Fu Jing, was compiled by him.

Therefore, it is reasonable to say that Qingyun Temple regards Wang Chan as its founder. However, given the current trend of Taoism, which reveres Quanzhen in the north and Longhu in the south, it is quite a miracle that this sect, which regards Wang Chan as its founder, has been able to continue.

As Sun Yao observed the sealed gate and pondered the affairs of Qingyun Temple, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out behind him. He immediately turned his head and dodged, only to see a dark figure rush past his ear towards the sealed gate. The next moment, golden light flashed on the sealed gate, and the dark figure was immediately forced back.

Sun Yao turned to look behind him and saw a female ghost in white with long hair. This ghost must be Yue Qiluo's maid from a hundred years ago; she was indeed loyal, willing to risk her life for her mistress. However, her continued presence here would disturb his focused research on the seal. Therefore, he needed to deal with her first, then study the seal and see if he could release Yue Qiluo while he was at it.

After all, it's hard for Sun Yao not to be interested in such a quirky, loli-like enchantress. If you say she's just a loli, Sun Yao might not be very interested. But if you say she's Yue Qiluo, then this quirky, loli-like enchantress doesn't have any bad intentions; she just wants to be with Wuxin. Why wouldn't Wuxin choose her?

In the end, she was moved by Zhang Xianzong, and the final line, "Zhang Xianzong, my tooth hurts," became a source of regret for many.

If he hadn't run into her, that would have been fine, but now that he has, how could Sun Yao be content without experiencing the mad and enchanting Yue Qiluo firsthand?

"Who exactly are you? Why did you come here?" Seeing that Sun Yao had easily dodged her attack and remained so calm and composed when facing her, the female ghost couldn't help but ask.

"Who I am is none of your business. You've been wandering in this world for a hundred years, you've probably already lost your chance to be reincarnated, are you willing to accept that?"

"So what?! My life belongs to Miss. As long as I can stay with Miss, what does it matter if my soul is scattered?" After saying this, the female ghost rushed towards Sun Yao with her long hair in clumps, seemingly intending to fight him.

"That's true. Who I am has nothing to do with you, and your life has nothing to do with me. You chose this path yourself, and you should know the hardships and bitterness yourself. But since you want my life, then we have to have a good talk."

As Sun Yao spoke, he raised his left hand, on which floated a small black flag. This was the Yin Soul Banner that he had taken out of his treasure pouch before going down the well.

"There are many ghosts in this world, far more than just you. Guess why I was so calm when I saw you? Because I've already seen your kind. Ghost Banner, unleash the ghosts!"

As Sun Yao spoke, he channeled spiritual energy into the Yin Soul Banner with his left hand. Chen Wuji had already been able to unleash extraordinary power by simply using his own Qi to activate the Yin Soul Banner. Now that spiritual energy was needed to activate it, its power would more than double.

Upon sensing the supply of spiritual energy, the ghosts within the Yin Soul Banner instantly burst forth. These dozen or so ghosts had undergone a complete transformation. In Chen Wuji's hands, they were merely dark shadows, but now they possessed concrete forms, even clad in armor and wielding weapons, resembling a full-fledged Yin army.

The dozen or so strands of hair that were rushing towards Sun Yao were all cut off by the soldiers wielding their weapons. After blocking the female ghost's attack on Sun Yao, the dozen or so ghost soldiers surrounded her. The female ghost had never seen anything like this before, and could only cautiously observe the dozen or so figures around her, not daring to make any rash moves.

"I'm sorry, I know you're eager to protect your master. But your staying here will disturb my important business, so you should go inside my Soul Banner first." After Sun Yao finished speaking, he activated the Soul Banner, which immediately generated an extremely powerful suction force, sucking the female ghost directly into it.

As the female ghost was sucked into the Soul Banner, the dozen or so Yin soldiers also returned inside. After all, there was nothing more for them to do outside; what were they doing still waiting there? Wasting Sun Yao's spiritual energy for nothing?

After finishing everything, Sun Yao arrived at the gate of the seal. The seal was based on Tai Chi Bagua, so breaking it wouldn't be difficult. However, he would need to consult books on Qimen Dunjia. Fortunately, there weren't many books on Qimen Dunjia on Longhu Mountain, so Sun Yao hadn't read many of them, which was precisely his weakness.

However, there are always exceptions. While breaking the seal does require knowledge of Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination), brute force can certainly overcome cleverness. With Sun Yao's current cultivation level, breaking this seal would be a piece of cake.

While dealing with the female ghost, he roughly gauged her strength; an ordinary superhuman would be enough to handle her. Even if Yue Qiluo was far stronger than the female ghost, Sun Yao might not be unable to cope. After all, while he wasn't invincible, he was certainly among the top ten in the world. There were very few people ranked ahead of him in terms of strength alone, so releasing Yue Qiluo wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.

Sun Yao wanted this person to do whatever came to mind. Since he had decided to break the seal by using force to overcome skill, then he should do it. Sun Yao took a step forward and immediately entered the state of reverse-generating golden fire.

While lightning magic is indeed very effective against evil spirits, this seal was created by the Taoist sect, making it unsuitable. As for flying swords and silver-winged arrows, while powerful, their destructive force is insufficient. Currently, the most suitable method to break this seal is fire magic.

"Returning to virtue amidst the flames, burning away all directions! Eight Desolate Fire Dragons, go!" Sun Yao directly unleashed an Eight Desolate Fire Dragon using his fire-based technique. The Eight Desolate Fire Dragon crashed directly into the sealed gate. The sealed gate emitted golden light, seemingly resisting the attack of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon. However, the attack of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon was not deflected like the female ghost's hair earlier; instead, it continuously eroded the sealing power of the gate.