Chapter 560 - 486: Shadow Soul, Beating Him at His Own Game

Chapter 560: Chapter 486: Shadow Soul, Beating Him at His Own Game

Otherwise, the moment he started the Soul Search, Chi Weixuan’s soul would have shattered completely, leaving Su Ye with nothing of value!

Thus, getting one’s hands on the Jade Void Sword Sect’s Cultivation Techniques was extremely difficult.

Su Ye didn’t feel it was a pity. His own Cultivation Technique and power system were complete. He wasn’t some Loose Cultivator without a proper foundation, so he had little interest in the Sword Sect’s legacy.

After the Soul Search was over, Su Ye didn’t kill Chi Weixuan. For one, the man had a Life Token Soul Lamp; the Jade Void Sword Sect would know instantly if he was killed.

For another, he needed the identity of "Chi Weixuan" to put on a good show!

WHOOSH.

With a flicker of his soul, Su Ye used the power of the Netherworld Skill to split off a ghostly soul that resembled his own face and sent it pouncing onto Chi Weixuan.

"Ugh..."

Chi Weixuan let out a muffled groan, his expression pained.

Even though he was unconscious, the feeling of his Sea of Consciousness being violently squeezed still caused him immense agony.

His body even began to spasm and convulse.

A dozen or so breaths later, "Chi Weixuan" stood up. The Shadow Soul created by Su Ye had already taken over his body.

However, this was not a complete possession. Su Ye hadn’t erased Chi Weixuan’s soul; he had merely sealed it away.

His own will now commanded this body.

It was equivalent to obtaining a living puppet.

"Raise your hand."

"Speak."

After a few simple tests, Su Ye was generally satisfied.

By dedicating a bit of his focus, he could make the body act just like a living person. If he didn’t focus and relied solely on the Shadow Soul, it could still pass for human, barely.

But it would be a pseudo-human.

It would easily trigger the uncanny valley effect in others.

"Many of the Demon Dao’s methods are truly useful and novel."

Su Ye clicked his tongue in wonder.

The idea for this technique came from a Demon Dao Golden Core Cultivation Technique sealed away in the Flame Alliance’s secret vault. Su Ye had found a novel approach, using the Netherworld Skill to bypass the prerequisites.

Next, Su Ye took out a Void Talisman—the Tier Five Teleportation Talisman he had obtained from Cangwu the He Family, which was made of human skin.

"Go."

He formed a seal and cast a spell. The Human Skin Talisman transformed into a stream of light and embedded itself in the center of Chi Weixuan’s forehead.

This Human Skin Talisman would now continuously draw upon Chi Weixuan’s life force and soul to replenish the Magical Power it had lost.

This process would last for several days.

Once the absorption was complete, this Tier Five talisman would be fully restored!

At the same time, Chi Weixuan’s body would die a natural death.

But for these next few days, he would remain active and wouldn’t arouse suspicion.

This, too, was a Demon Dao method.

As for why Su Ye had mastered so many Demon Dao methods, the answer was the Flame Alliance’s secret vault. Or rather, all orthodox factions had sealed away vast amounts of Demon Dao knowledge.

Knowledge was knowledge. It could be evil, bizarre, bloody, and cruel, but the power it contained was undeniably real!

Many cultivators possessed ’flexible moral bottom lines.’

Therefore, completely eradicating the Demon Dao was no easy task.

In fact, Su Ye had even seen some of the Demon Dao skills that Chi Weixuan himself had mastered in the man’s memories.

Even the Jade Void Sword Sect, the hegemon of Yaoguang, couldn’t stop its own disciples from learning the ways of the Demon Dao.

"Everything is ready!"

With all his preparations complete, Su Ye nodded in satisfaction and his figure vanished into the void.

As for the Shadow Soul controlling Chi Weixuan, it expressionlessly rode an Escape Light back to its abode.

...

「Three days passed in a flash.」

The detection ceremony was to be held in an open area in Volcano State.

An altar dozens of feet high had been erected, inlaid with a massive, circular Detection Stone that shimmered with spiritual light—this was the detection device.

At this moment, a group of cultivators had already gathered near the clearing.

There weren’t many of them, but their quality was high—all Golden Core cultivators from the True Treasure Pavilion and the Jade Void Sword Sect!

As for low-tier cultivators, there was not a single one.

After all, Su Ye was only under suspicion and required a public test; it wasn’t as if the evidence was conclusive and a public trial was being held. Why would a crowd of low-tier cultivators be allowed to spectate?

Song Baiqing stood in the line, his gaze flickering.

Even though he had agreed to help Chi Weixuan, he had spent the last few days plagued by indecision, worrying about the potential gains and losses.

’If we’re discovered...’

’No, our plan is secret. Only Chi Weixuan and I know about it, and we didn’t tell anyone else. It’s impossible for us to be found out!’

’But, if we are discovered...’

Song Baiqing’s lips were pressed into a thin line as a war raged within him.

Forgetting righteousness for petty gain, yet cherishing his own life when it came time to act decisively... Chi Weixuan’s assessment of him had been spot on.

Of course, thanks to his upbringing in the Song Family, his usual performance was passable. His current nervousness was purely because of the immense stakes of the matter, leaving his mind in turmoil.

—Just like the night before a life-or-death exam.

WHOOSH!

A streak of light from the Ghostly Flood Dragon flashed across the sky.

Su Ye descended from the sky and offered a polite greeting. "Good morning, everyone."

"Yehai."

"Mr. Su, you’ve arrived."

The other Golden Core cultivators returned the greeting.

Su Ye’s gaze swept over the crowd. When Song Baiqing met Su Ye’s magnificent, ice-silver eyes, his heart trembled for no reason, and he instinctively looked away.

Fortunately, Su Ye didn’t seem to pay him any special attention.

HUMMM.

Three curtains of light rose up from the altar.

Shishanzi, Fuyunzi, and Li Jinhua, the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs, were witnessing the test via real-time communication.

"Let’s begin, Su Ye."

"You are a rising star of the True Treasure Pavilion. This test is not aimed at you, but is meant to clear your name of suspicion."

Shishanzi said gently. This white-haired, elderly Nascent Soul had an outstanding presence and temperament, resembling the sagely immortals with ethereal grace described in tales of the supernatural.

"Of course."

"I am quite certain that there is nothing wrong with me."

Su Ye said frankly, without a trace of fear.

He walked onto the altar. The massive eye of detection immediately turned and locked onto him.

A dense spiritual light flared, enveloping Su Ye’s body and beginning the test.

PHEW.

Song Baiqing’s face was filled with worry. He clenched his fists, waiting for Su Ye’s reputation to be shattered... only then could he protect his position as a true disciple!

However, something happened that shocked him to his core.

HUMMM.

There was no alarm.

A gentle, harmless green light shone forth.

Su Ye curled his lip, completely unsurprised. He looked up at the light curtains, his expression tinged with impatience. "Is this enough?"

"It is."

"Apologies. This was all a misunderstanding."

Shishanzi’s expression was pleasant as he excused Su Ye’s minor impertinence.

Fuyunzi remained somewhat suspicious. He trusted Jiang Wenyuan’s judgment and still felt that there was something off about this Su Ye.

But at this moment, he couldn’t very well say anything more.

Shishanzi said, "In that case, let’s disperse..."

"Wait!"

Su Ye raised his hand. "I have something to say!"

"Chi Weixuan fabricated facts out of thin air to frame me, with no evidence or reason whatsoever. Does such an act not require a price to be paid?"

"I demand a deathmatch with him in the sky!"

"Insolent!"

Fuyunzi snorted coldly.

Everyone knew that Su Ye’s proposal was tantamount to saying he wanted to kill Chi Weixuan!

"You’re the insolent one!"

Before Su Ye could even speak, Li Jinhua erupted in fury!

"Is this how the Sword Sect treats its allies?!"

"Su Ye is a true disciple of my sect!"

Faced with this accusation, the two Sword Sect Nascent Souls found the situation difficult to handle.

After some negotiation, primarily centered on the Sword Sect’s willingness to offer a sum of resources as compensation, they managed to placate Li Jinhua and Su Ye.

But just then, Su Ye, as if in a fit of pique, declared, "It’s still not fair... I think Chi Weixuan is also highly suspicious. Since I had to get on the detection platform, he must get on it too!"

"This..." Shishanzi paused. "Very well."

It would appease the True Treasure Pavilion, and besides, he was certain Chi Weixuan would have no problems.

But upon hearing this, the expression of the Chi Weixuan standing below the altar changed slightly.

"Chi Weixuan, come up."

Everyone thought this was just a formality.

No one noticed that Chi Weixuan’s body was a little stiff.

He walked onto the detection platform.

The next moment.

BUZZ!

A piercing red light flared to life!