Chapter 305 - 304: All Sentient Beings Are Ghosts, and I Drive Ghosts With My Body

The mask blank itself wasn’t anything particularly special, but the engraved patterns and markings on it were more than just simple decorations; they were often a reflection of a person’s traits.

Some people’s masks were always distorted, showing no color at all, while others could bloom with vibrant patterns. These would constantly change with the progress of their Cultivation and the effectiveness of the fusion.

Those who chose masks with beast-like silhouettes also tended to have more spirited and dynamic personalities.

For example, a mask blank with Dragon Race features.

VMM—

The moment the mask completed its Soul Binding, Jiang Qiu’s pupils shrank abruptly. The whites took over his eyes, which then grew darker and darker until they seemed to become spheres of black jade, spinning slowly like black carp.

Yin Yang lacks Yang.

The Fundamental Aspect is missing!

As the mask settled onto his face, the corresponding World Law flooded into him. Why did the natives of this world spend their entire lives striving to enter the Yang Realm?

Because the people of this world are born missing their Fundamental Aspect. They have the traits of the most spiritually adept race: they have the bodies of the Human Race, yet they lack a corresponding sex.

The Yin Yang lacks Yang; man lacks his Fundamental Aspect.

They must find their Fundamental Aspect in the Yang Realm to reclaim their true selves. Only then can they hope to achieve Transcendence and escape the fate of eternal reincarnation within the Yin Yang Great Realm.

In reality, those born in nearly every Great Realm lack a Fundamental Aspect. However, only in the Yin Yang Great Realm is this so polarized that the Yang Aspect has vanished completely, leaving only its Yin counterpart.

The advantage of this is that by using a mask to obscure the Celestial Secret, it tricks the Yin Yang into thinking the Yang Aspect has been filled. Both the Yin and Yang aspects then appear to be complete, and the Cultivator gains greater longevity—something many Great Realms cannot achieve.

Longevity is, after all, the eternal pursuit of countless races.

Jiang Qiu sighed softly in his heart. ’There are always gains and losses.’ He blinked, and the black carp in his pupils were instantly dispelled, replaced by an overflow of golden light patterns. ’But I have Dragon Race bloodline. It seems the Laws of the Yin Yang Great Realm can’t fully entangle the Dragon Race?’

CRACK.

In an instant, the will of the Dragon Race shattered the bond between the mask blank and his soul. Golden radiance flowed through his organs, gradually coalescing into a Dragon Spirit. It coiled around his heart like a tiny, ferocious beast, roaring to intimidate the Laws of the Yin Yang Great Realm.

The origins of the Dragon Race were lost to time, and no legends spoke of any of their mighty figures still existing in the world. Yet they seemed to possess an inviolable power; not even the Law of a Great Realm could transgress upon their most core Realm.

If wearing the mask was considered a transgression...

Then what, exactly, was the Yin Yang transgressing against...?

"Whew..."

Jiang Qiu let out a soft breath. He opened his eyes, feeling no discomfort. Bell Fish and Snow, one tall and one short, stood before him, sizing him up. "Wow, you and this mask blank are a perfect match! To think it would take on such a vibrant color the very first time you wore it."

Bell Fish’s eyes sparkled like a pair of flawless mirrors, perfectly reflecting Jiang Qiu’s appearance. His black dragon mask with its golden patterns exuded an ineffable, ancient mystique.

Even for an Elder of the Hundred Ghosts Sect who had cultivated to the Peeping Dao Realm in the Yin Yang Great Realm, it was rare to see such a perfectly compatible mask pairing.

’And a match with a mask bearing Dragon Race features, at that?’

’The Dragon Race... one of the Ancient Ten Great Clans...’

"How do you feel? Any discomfort?"

Reaching up, Jiang Qiu touched his face but didn’t feel the contours of the mask. The warmth from his fingertips passed through to his skin, while the mask’s cool aura swirled around his fingers.

He shook his head. "No discomfort at all."

’Not only is there no discomfort, but I can take the mask off whenever I want. There are no constraints. What’s more, the rate my lifespan is draining has slowed, as if it’s adapting to this world’s timescale.’

"Good. Now that you’ve chosen a mask blank you like, I can impart the Hundred Ghosts Communication Technique to you. Cultivate this Cultivation Technique well. It’s enough to obscure the Celestial Secret and maintain a healthy state of longevity."

As she finished speaking, Bell Fish again extended her right index finger and tapped lightly on Jiang Qiu’s forehead. A vast amount of information about cultivation flooded into his mind, including various Secret Techniques of the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

Of course, this didn’t include the Sect’s most central secrets, nor did it mean he had learned them instantly. He would still need to comprehend and practice them on his own.

What surprised Jiang Qiu the most was the core principle of the Hundred Ghosts Sect’s Cultivation Technique: All living beings are ghosts, and I command them with my own body.

’I’m not controlling the "ghosts" I imagined, but everyone!’

’Wait, does this world even have the concept of "people"?’

Jiang Qiu frowned, suddenly recalling that the people of this world were all created by Yin Yang. They would be reborn after death, again and again, until they finally completed the Yin Yang and achieved Transcendence.

’In other words, the people here don’t truly die. Their deaths are just revivals, like a game without a save file. So where does this concept of the dead becoming ghosts even come from?’

’The Yin Yang Great Realm is not simple. This can’t possibly be an ordinary Great Realm. Even within a Great World Community, it would be considered upper-echelon.’

"After all, on the Yin Yang Celestial Pride List, even the 100th-ranked individual was at the Harmonization Realm—equivalent to a Demon Emperor in the Celestial Profound Great Realm!"

According to the information he had inherited from the Northern Boundary, even in ancient times, during the Era of Dragon Fall, the Celestial Profound Great Realm didn’t have a hundred Demon Emperors.

And the Celestial Profound Great Realm was definitely one of the more powerful worlds in its Great World Community.

’The Hundred Ghosts Sect isn’t a simple Sect, either. "All living beings are ghosts, and I command them with my own body"... what a broad path for a Great Dao.’

Sighing inwardly, Jiang Qiu and Snow followed Bell Fish out of the mask repository to a spacious bedroom. "Alright, that’s it for the masks," Bell Fish said. "Bai Mo, you’ll live here. Snow will accompany you. If there’s anything you want to ask, you can ask her. For anything she doesn’t know, you can also contact me through the Yin Net.

Oh, right. In three years, the Sect will hold a new selection for the Sect Celestial Pride List. Since you are a Yin Yang Summoned Life, you must participate and place in the top ten.

As long as you place in the top ten, you will receive the Sect’s resource backing and earn the right to be ranked among disciples from the Sect’s thousands of years of history."

"Oh, okay."

Jiang Qiu responded but didn’t pay it much mind.

’The top ten? What’s that to me?’

’I’m at the Dao Entry Realm. Just by revealing a fraction of my Cultivation, I could crush all the so-called celestial prides of this Sect. The only troublesome part is having to cultivate the Hundred Ghosts Communication Technique from scratch.’

’However...’

A thought sparked in Jiang Qiu’s mind. Following the Cultivation Technique that Bell Fish had just imparted, he tried to circulate his Spirit Charm.

The Fiery Flame Spirit Charm wouldn’t work.

The Soul Ice Spirit Charm wouldn’t work.

The Vast Water Spirit Charm wouldn’t work.

Huh?

He was stunned.

"The Hundred Ghosts Communication Technique is a Cultivation Technique that can only be practiced with the Nether Dark Spirit Charm. It follows the Ancestor’s legacy directly to the Great Dao. Therefore, you can’t cultivate it in your current state, as you lack the proper Spirit Charm. You need to nurture a Spirit Charm Vessel first."

Bell Fish gave a radiant smile. Her slender finger pointed toward Snow as she tilted her head at Jiang Qiu. "And I’ve already prepared a Vessel for you."