Immortal Cultivation Families: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan

As soon as this magical artifact appeared, it emitted a series of terrifying ghostly howls. Those who heard it were all terrified. The ordinary people in the mountain village were all extremely frightened and stopped watching. Instead, they hurriedly hid in their own houses.

The evil cultivator said, "You brat, how dare you provoke me! From now on, you will serve as the main soul within my Hundred Ghost Banner."

Upon seeing this, Xia Yuhui's expression also darkened. This Hundred Ghost Banner was indeed powerful. If the ghosts within it were full, its power would likely be able to challenge Foundation Establishment cultivators for a period of time, making it one of the most revered magical artifacts among demonic cultivators.

However, the materials used to make it are extremely expensive, and ordinary people can hardly afford them. It is likely that this evil cultivator has a close relationship with that Ghostly Taoist.

Xia Yuhui did not choose to confront them head-on. Instead, he continued to activate his magical artifacts to defend against the approaching ghosts, and then retreated step by step. He could not fight here. If the evil cultivator became desperate and turned his attack on the mortals below, the formation that covered the entire village would probably only last for a short while.

Given the power of the Hundred Ghosts Banner, Xia Yuhui would likely find it difficult to kill all the ghosts. In that case, the mortals in the village would probably become food for the ghosts. Therefore, he could only lead this evil cultivator elsewhere.

The demonic cultivator seemed to have already figured out Xia Yuhui's intentions, but he didn't care at all and continued to follow at a leisurely pace, clearly not taking Xia Yuhui seriously at all.

The ghost cultivator's escape technique was quite fast, and in no time he intercepted Xia Yuhui in a forest. Xia Yuhui stopped fleeing and instead turned around to attack. If other ordinary Qi Refining cultivators saw this Hundred Ghost Banner, they would probably be terrified and run away without regard for their own safety.

However, Xia Yuhui's methods were just right to counter these demonic cultivators, so he was not afraid at all, but rather excited. If he could obtain the Hundred Ghost Banner, it would greatly enhance his strength. Moreover, this magic weapon would also be of great use to him.

The evil spirits within the Hundred Ghosts Banner seemed endless, flowing like a never-ending tide. As soon as one was dispersed, another would emerge, all emitting ghostly howls all around.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been shaken to death by the sound of these cries, but Xia Yuhui's consciousness was so strong that these cries had no effect on him.

Moreover, the black mist used to obscure vision and hinder divine sense detection could not stop his divine sense from scanning.

After fighting for a while, Xia Yuhui determined that there were not many evil spirits in the Hundred Ghost Banner, and only three main souls with the strength of the ninth level of Qi Refining. The rest were a group of mid-stage Qi Refining ghosts and two or three ghosts with the cultivation of late-stage Qi Refining.

This poses little threat to Xia Yuhui now, but it will not be easy for him to win.

Xia Yuhui had just tried to absorb those mid-level ghosts directly with the Azure Soul Lamp, but found that he could not absorb them at all.

The Hundred Ghosts Banner seems to have some connection with these ghosts. As long as Xia Yuhui activates the Azure Soul Lamp to absorb these ghosts, the Hundred Ghosts Banner will immediately react, bursting out a ball of black light that envelops these ghosts, and Xia Yuhui's Azure Soul Lamp will immediately become ineffective.

It seems that if this Hundred Ghosts Banner is not destroyed, those evil spirits will have difficulty absorbing it.

Just as Xia Yuhui was using the Flowing Light Sword Technique to eliminate the low-level ghosts in the distance, a sudden, fierce gust of yin wind swept in. Knowing that a powerful ghost was approaching, Xia Yuhui reacted instantly, taking out an umbrella-shaped magical artifact from his storage bag. The umbrella spun rapidly, completely enveloping Xia Yuhui's entire body.

With a "bang," Xia Yuhui and the umbrella-shaped magic artifact were sent flying. A wisp of black energy remained on the artifact, clearly indicating that it was a main soul.

Holding the umbrella-shaped magical artifact, Xia Yuhui's expression grew increasingly solemn. Originally, this main ghost was not that powerful, but he had not expected that it could actually draw upon the power of other ghosts.

Looking at the high-grade defensive magic weapon he had recently crafted, he patted the black aura on it with heartache, but no matter what he did, he could not dispel it.

In the distance, the demonic cultivator saw that Xia Yuhui actually possessed a high-grade defensive magic artifact, so he immediately summoned all the ghosts within the Hundred Ghost Banner, leaving only one main soul beside him. These ghosts immediately formed a large mass of black energy, surging towards Xia Yuhui.

Xia Yuhui no longer held back his magic power and immediately used his signature spell, the Fire Serpent Technique. More than 70 fire serpents instantly formed and fell into the clumps of black mist. Xia Yuhui had already cultivated the Fire Serpent Technique to the Great Perfection, and its power was no less than that of ordinary magic weapons.

"Bang bang bang!" Heart-wrenching screams of ghosts suddenly came from the drifting black mist, but Xia Yuhui ignored them and launched more than a dozen fireballs.

Suddenly, two evil spirits emerged from the black mist and swallowed the fireballs whole. The fireballs immediately went out and disappeared inside their bellies.

Upon seeing this, Xia Yuhui's expression hardened, and he rushed forward, unleashing two crimson bolts of lightning several times larger than before.

"Waaaaah!" The two main spirits immediately grimaced and cried out in pain. Although these two main spirits were incredibly powerful, it was clear that any ghost would still be afraid of lightning.

After temporarily injuring the two ghosts, Xia Yuhui unleashed a crimson lightning bolt, directly cleaving a vacuum line into the black energy mass.

He then immediately harnessed four magical artifacts and charged directly at the demonic cultivator. As the saying goes, to catch a thief, you must first catch the king. As long as he got his hands on the Hundred Ghost Banner, he would be halfway to success. He knew how terrifying the Hundred Ghost Banner was, and it hadn't even unleashed its full power yet, so he had to deal with the demonic cultivator as soon as possible.

Thinking this, he infused the four magical artifacts with crimson lightning. The two combined, but abruptly, nothing happened; instead, they were harmoniously enveloped together.

Although Xia Yuhui can no longer be considered a true Thunder Spirit Body, he is already quite formidable, having mastered most of the abilities of a Thunder Spirit Body.

This move is now exclusive to the Thunder Spirit Body.

Upon seeing this, the demonic cultivator's pupils shrank, and he shouted, "How is this possible? Thunder Spirit Body!"

He was greeted by three deadly magical artifacts. The main soul beside him immediately rushed forward and used his ghostly energy to directly block the volcano. The two magical swords passed right through his body. The main soul screamed and became dim and flickering, as if it was about to disappear.

However, Xia Yuhui ignored it and instead carried the volcano with one hand, smashing it directly at the evil cultivator. The evil cultivator used the White Ghost Banner to block it, and the White Ghost Banner easily blocked the attack. However, this blow was powerful and heavy, directly knocking the evil cultivator down.

During the fight, Xia Yuhui noticed that the Hundred Ghost Banner suddenly unleashed a burst of magical power. Clearly, those evil cultivators had activated some kind of spell, so he needed to finish the battle quickly.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuhui no longer concealed his strength. In a few breaths, his whole body was enveloped in a layer of crimson lightning, and even his eyes turned crimson. After the lightning had gathered enough, he unleashed it all at once. The lightning had already gathered into a crimson pillar of electricity a foot wide, which struck the evil cultivator.

As soon as the evil cultivator landed, he was about to activate some kind of incantation when he suddenly heard a hissing sound above him. He looked up in alarm and his pupils shrank as a bolt of lightning struck him directly.

"Boom!"

The crater was blasted into the ground, creating a pit nearly 50 feet deep. Even the Hundred Ghost Banner was damaged. The evil cultivator's corpse was reduced to fragments. As for storage bags, these people didn't bring them. After all, who would give away their life's savings to their enemy? If someone knew they would die and still carried a storage bag, it could only mean they were a rogue cultivator.

At this moment, Xia Yuhui suddenly turned his head in confusion to look at the ghosts, only to find that the ghosts had disappeared. They had completely merged into a huge main soul. However, after the evil cultivator died, this ghost, which was nearly 10 feet tall, suddenly exploded and split into small ghosts, which disappeared into the Hundred Ghost Banner.