Chapter 1076: Separating Souls
Yang Haoran entrusted Shui Ling with the task of allocating and arranging the ordinary people transferred from the Corpse Sect, and helping them rekindle their hope for life so they would no longer live like walking dead.
In this regard, Shui Ling was certainly more capable than Lu Wu, so Yang Haoran did not assign this task to Lu Wu, but rather to Shui Ling.
As for Lu Wu, he was responsible for leading people to continue rebuilding the temple.
Inside a dilapidated building within the temple, Yang Haoran set up a restrictive barrier. This barrier could not only block sounds but also conceal one's figure.
Within the barrier, there were only three people: Yang Haoran, Bai Xue, and Ye Zhiqiu.
“Heh heh, you two were doing quite well in Lecheng, so how did you suddenly end up in Gu Mo City? ”
Yang Haoran asked them with a smile. His voice was gentle, and one couldn't discern any displeasure or any intention to lay blame. It seemed he was merely asking the question out of pure curiosity.
Bai Xue smiled charmingly, not seeming to worry that Yang Haoran would reprimand her for this.
Hearing this, Yang Haoran smiled faintly, then nodded gently.
“You're right. If it weren't for your sudden assistance this time, it would indeed have been quite troublesome for me to handle this matter. ”
Seeing that Yang Haoran wasn't reprimanding her, the smile on Bai Xue's face became even more charming and captivating.
“Heh heh, so, Brother Undertaker, how are you going to thank me? ”
Yang Haoran smiled and shook his head, without answering Bai Xue's question. He turned his gaze to Ye Zhiqiu.
At this moment, Ye Zhiqiu was leaning against a dilapidated wall, smoking and drinking, looking completely uninterested in anything outside his own world, fully immersed in his own thoughts.
He sensed Yang Haoran's gaze, but his movements didn't stop because of it. He smoked as he smoked, drank as he drank, directly ignoring Yang Haoran.
“Bai Xue is childish, but why are you joining in this foolishness? Both of you left Lecheng. If someone were to raid my base, what do you think I should do? ”
Yang Haoran spoke with a smile. Although his words didn't sound like a reprimand, they still conveyed his dissatisfaction with their unauthorized action this time.
Ye Zhiqiu's hand movements paused. He glanced at Yang Haoran, then said indifferently.
“I'll return to Lecheng now. ”
After speaking, Ye Zhiqiu waved a hand and directly opened a spatial rift within the barrier.
“Wait, you're already here. There's no rush to leave right away. ”
Yang Haoran stopped Ye Zhiqiu, and Bai Xue also chuckled at this moment.
“That's right, since we're already here, it doesn't matter if we stay a bit longer. ”
Of course, Bai Xue didn't want to return to Lecheng so quickly. Although she knew Yang Haoran was somewhat displeased with their unauthorized action this time, she could sense that Yang Haoran wasn't truly angry about it, so she didn't need to leave as if her life depended on it. If she could linger here a bit longer, then she would linger a bit longer.
Yang Haoran's intervention made Ye Zhiqiu dissipate the spatial rift, while Yang Haoran, with a wave of his hand, took out quite a number of weapons from his independent spatial storage.
These weapons varied in shape and size, but one thing was consistent: they were all, without exception, Demon Weapons that could only be used by Demon Hunters.
“These Demon Weapons are useless to me. Take them and devour them. I hope your Demon Weapon soon advances to five Demon Markings. ”
After giving Ye Zhiqiu some Demon Weapons, Yang Haoran then took out three Great Demon Demon Pills and gave them to Bai Xue.
“Although I'm somewhat displeased with your unauthorized action this time, your appearance did, after all, greatly help me. Here are three Great Demon Demon Pills. You are currently at the peak of the Great Demon realm; with these three Great Demon Demon Pills, I believe you should be able to break through your limitations and advance to the Demon King realm. ”
Both the Demon Pills and Demon Weapons were discovered by Yang Haoran in the Corpse Sect's lair. These items were likely public resources of the Corpse Sect, which is why no one had claimed them for themselves, but instead they were kept in the Corpse Sect's collection room.
Inside the Corpse Sect's collection room, Yang Haoran confiscated quite a lot of items. Besides Demon Pills and Demon Weapons, there were also some other strange and peculiar trinkets; however, those items held no value for Bai Xue and Ye Zhiqiu, so Yang Haoran did not take them out.
Neither Bai Xue nor Ye Zhiqiu stood on ceremony with Yang Haoran. Bai Xue accepted the Demon Pills, and Ye Zhiqiu likewise accepted the Demon Weapons. The only difference between them was that Bai Xue was all smiles, while Ye Zhiqiu remained as stoic as ever.
Yang Haoran's gaze fell upon the longsword strapped to Ye Zhiqiu's back, then he spoke.
“Give me your Demon Weapon. ”
Ye Zhiqiu hesitated slightly, but still took off the Demon Weapon from his back. With a gentle wave of his hand, this Demon Weapon longsword floated before Yang Haoran.
A Demon Weapon was a Demon Hunter's second life, just like a Soul Armament was to an Underworld Officer. Therefore, under normal circumstances, a Demon Hunter would absolutely never hand over their Demon Weapon to someone else.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what Yang Haoran intended to do, but he didn't ask further. After sending the Demon Weapon before Yang Haoran, he went back to drinking by himself.
Yang Haoran took the Demon Weapon, looking at the faint red floral markings on its blade. The smile on his face deepened slightly.
He lightly flicked a finger on the blade; the sword hummed, and the colors of the red flowers rapidly deepened. A figure condensed above the longsword, materializing from blurry to clear.
This figure was none other than Ye Zhiqiu's wife, Red Lotus.
“What are you doing? ”
Ye Zhiqiu's action of pouring alcohol paused. He saw that Yang Haoran had actually summoned his wife, Red Lotus, and his expression immediately changed. He stared sternly at Yang Haoran, his gaze even carrying a hint of vigilance, as if fearing Yang Haoran would do something to harm his wife.
“Heh heh, can't you calm down a bit? Every time your wife is involved, you act like a cat whose tail has been stepped on. ”
Yang Haoran chuckled indifferently. Only then did Ye Zhiqiu realize his loss of composure, and he quickly took a swig of wine to mask his embarrassment.
Ye Zhiqiu also knew in his heart that if Yang Haoran wanted to harm Red Lotus, he wouldn't need to wait until now at all. Furthermore, Yang Haoran had no reason whatsoever to harm Red Lotus; his strong reaction just now was entirely an unconscious response.
“Divine Emissary Yang, you summoned Red Lotus, but for what purpose, if I may ask? ”
Red Lotus first glanced at Ye Zhiqiu, her gaze filled with deep affection. Only then did she turn her gaze to Yang Haoran and voiced the doubts in her heart.
At this moment, Red Lotus's Spirit Body floated above the longsword. However, only about half of her Spirit Body was visible outside; the parts below her knees were completely fused into the longsword, as if she had grown together with it.
“The reason I summoned you is because I want to try, with my current abilities, if I can completely separate your Spirit Body from this Demon Weapon without harming your Spirit Body. ”
Yang Haoran chuckled faintly. As soon as he spoke these words, Ye Zhiqiu's drinking motion paused once again, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Red Lotus's face.
The reason Ye Zhiqiu served Yang Haoran was precisely because of Red Lotus. He wanted Red Lotus to convert to Ghost Cultivation, but her Spirit Body was unable to break free from the Demon Weapon, thus her Spirit Body could only remain trapped within the Demon Weapon.
Yang Haoran had once promised Ye Zhiqiu that he would try everything to free Red Lotus from the Demon Weapon longsword. However, at that time, his strength was limited, and he also didn't want to resolve Ye Zhiqiu's troubles too early. He was concerned that once Ye Zhiqiu's problem was solved, Ye Zhiqiu would no longer diligently work for him, which was why he had never started dealing with this matter.
Now, his strength was far greater than it had been before, and he had also gradually come to truly accept Ye Zhiqiu as a person. Based on his understanding of Ye Zhiqiu, even if he resolved Red Lotus's predicament in advance, Ye Zhiqiu would absolutely not break his agreement. It was precisely because he considered these two factors that he now decided to give it a try and completely separate Red Lotus's Spirit Body from the Demon Weapon.
“If you do this now, are you confident? ”
Ye Zhiqiu instantly appeared before Yang Haoran. At this moment, he no longer cared about drinking and emotionally asked Yang Haoran.
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