Chapter 380: Possession from Weak to Strong

Han Daozi muttered, "I knew they would face a tribulation, but I didn’t think it would be this catastrophic..."

Wasn’t this like dropping the ultimate bomb on the Feique Sect?

Han Daozi knew about the Broken Soul Sect incident, but he hadn’t experienced it firsthand.

But he knew how terrifying it was.

He had been in seclusion a hundred years ago. The moment he came out, he heard about the matter.

Even a Divinity Transformation Stage expert from the Tianyang Sect had fallen at their hands. And you have to understand, back then the highest cultivation in the entire Broken Soul Sect was just a single Mid-stage Nascent Soul.

And yet, they had caused immense trouble for the Tianyang Sect.

Afterwards, the Tianyang Sect even killed many people just to erase all traces of the Broken Soul Sect.

This was enough to show how great the incident’s impact had been.

Han Daozi had Yin Da recount the matter in detail.

Yin Da said, "I only sensed a similar trace on them. The Broken Soul Sect’s Cultivation Techniques are bizarre. I didn’t dare get too close. I left a mark and then departed from the Fierce Eagle Sect..."

It was a classic case of "once bitten, twice shy."

Even a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator could feel fear.

Han Daozi’s expression was grim as he thought for a moment.

Then, he thought to himself.

’If it really is the Broken Soul Sect, then that group won’t be able to handle it.’

’I’ll have to go check on the situation myself.’

He waved his hand, dismissing Yin Da. Then, with a mere thought, he reappeared on the outskirts of Wang’an County.

After a few more flickers, his figure vanished completely from Wang’an County.

At this moment, Song Jiulai knew nothing about the Broken Soul Sect. Her main body was in the Dragon Frost Swamp, while her clone had already arrived at the Liuyun Sect.

However, Song Jiulai had noticed something was amiss.

Because disciples of the Fierce Eagle Sect had appeared in the Liuyun Sect.

The Liuyun Sect was a land covered in frost and snow. Han Tian and his group had arrived long ago and, against all odds, discovered ore here that could be used to make gunpowder.

This ore was completely useless to the Cultivation World, so Han Tian and the others bought it all.

The Liuyun Sect allowed people to lease land.

As long as a piece of land had no spiritual ore, it could be freely leased to outsiders.

After all, every Cultivator had their quirks.

When Song Jiulai appeared in the Liuyun Sect, she wasn’t wearing the uniform of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect. It was too conspicuous.

She was here to gather information. If she revealed her identity as a disciple of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, no one would dare speak to her.

Song Jiulai also ran into several disciples from the Longevity Sect who were active in the area.

They were all players, and they really stood out.

Looking at those newbies, Song Jiulai mused, "These are all my children, yet I feel like I’ve never seen them before?"

System: "Of course you haven’t! How many of this new batch of disciples have you even met? I’m the one managing all of them!"

It used to be three hundred, and now another seven hundred had been added. The System felt like if it weren’t a data-based system, it would have already filed for a workplace injury.

Song Jiulai replied perfunctorily, "Well, that must be tough for you."

System: "It’s no trouble to worry about the children."

Song Jiulai: "..."

Just as Song Jiulai was about to go and sweet-talk some players, several disciples from the Fierce Eagle Sect suddenly walked by on a main street in the Liuyun Sect.

They weren’t the same group that had gone to the Longevity Sect.

This group of Fierce Eagle Sect disciples wore only the humble uniforms of the Fierce Eagle Sect, indicating they were all Outer Disciples.

Their cultivation was very low, only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining.

They quickly entered an apothecary in the Liuyun Sect and disappeared inside.

Their expressions, whether male or female, were all impassive. And when the people of the Liuyun Sect saw the Fierce Eagle Sect disciples, the High-level ones were fine.

But Cultivators who were also in the Early Stage of Qi Refining would subconsciously avoid the Fierce Eagle Sect Cultivators.

Except for the players.

The moment the players saw the Fierce Eagle Sect disciples, they gathered together and started whispering, wondering if these were the same ones who had caused trouble at the Longevity Sect.

The System suddenly said, "This group seems off..."

Song Jiulai immediately asked, "What seems off?"

System: "Get a little closer. It would be best if you could pat one of the Fierce Eagle Sect disciples. Only then can I know for sure."

Song Jiulai: ?

Although she didn’t understand, she prepared to do as it said. At the same time, she added, "What are you hiding from me? What’s our relationship? You can’t be pulling this on me."

System: "It’s because I’m not sure, okay?"

Song Jiulai: "For a System like you to say you’re ’not sure’ is really bizarre, you know that?"

System: "Is this the first day you’ve known me? This isn’t the first time you’ve learned that I’m unreliable."

"..."

’Who on earth created this System? It’s such a menace!’

Song Jiulai walked over to the apothecary that the Fierce Eagle Sect disciples had entered. It was run by a Liuyun Sect disciple.

She glanced at it for a moment, then went inside.

Inside the apothecary, the few Fierce Eagle Sect disciples had just finished saying something.

"We’ll come back next time."

The Liuyun Sect disciple minding the apothecary seemed quite perplexed. "Even if you come back next time, we still won’t have enough stock. I heard the Taohua Sect has produced a lot of Elixir Pills recently. Why don’t you try buying from them? Our Sect’s supply is meant for the local Cultivators, and you’re asking for way too much."

The Fierce Eagle Sect disciples’ lips curled into strange smiles, and one of them said, "Soon. We’ll get there sooner or later."

Song Jiulai glanced over. This clone of hers was already at the Foundation Establishment Stage. She hadn’t asked the System to hide her cultivation, but she had deliberately restrained her aura.

Low-grade Cultivators couldn’t quite discern it, but they knew she was strong.

So, when the few Fierce Eagle Sect disciples passed by her, they all lowered their heads and proactively moved to avoid her.

Song Jiulai suddenly reached out and patted one of the disciples.

That disciple’s head snapped up. "What do you think you’re doing?"

His tone was full of hostility.

It was enough to make the Liuyun Sect disciple tremble in fear.

’Holy crap, dude, that’s bold.’

’The person in front of you is clearly not a low-grade disciple! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!’

The Fierce Eagle Sect disciple also seemed to realize his mistake. He reacted quickly, his face showing terror. "Senior, Senior, I didn’t mean it! I didn’t know you were going to pat me."

Song Jiulai gave him a thoughtful look, then said coolly, "Let’s just say I startled you. I won’t hold it against you."

She had been the one to act first without courtesy, but the Cultivation World was just that lawless.

The expressions on the other Fierce Eagle Sect disciples were also strange.

Although they seemed wary of Song Jiulai, they showed no intention of speaking up for their fellow disciple.

Seeing that Song Jiulai wasn’t going to press the matter, they all hurried away together.

Song Jiulai and the System spoke at almost the exact same time.

Song Jiulai: "That disciple’s temper is bizarrely huge."

System: "He’s being controlled."

Song Jiulai paused for a moment, though she wasn’t particularly shocked. "Controlled?"

System: "There’s a particularly strange energy inside his body, similar to possession. Although his cultivation is low, this energy is stronger than that of the Sea View Sect’s Fifth Elder."

Song Jiulai: "Holy shit, stronger than the Fifth Elder’s?"

System: "The Fifth Elder’s possession energy went from strong to weak. But this energy seems capable of going from weak to strong. Its self-awareness is extremely potent..."

This time, the System was silent for three seconds before it suddenly said, "It’s a bit like the method I use to control the players."

This time, Song Jiulai really almost jumped. "What? There’s a native Cultivator who can match your abilities?"

System: "Of course it can’t compare. You know I work by controlling the players’ souls. As long as I exist, not even a Transcendance Tribulation Stage expert could possess a soul I’ve marked. This energy inside the Fierce Eagle Sect disciple’s body is like a low-level version of a soul mark. It has a very strong sense of self. Even a High-level Cultivator, if possessed by this energy, wouldn’t be able to overcome its consciousness."

"A mental method that can achieve this... doesn’t seem like anything currently popular on the Yunzhou Continent."