Chapter 95

The personal disciples are a special benefit specifically designed for the old monsters within the sect who have reached the Soul Formation or Nascent Soul stages. Once they reach the Nascent Soul stage, they can take on personal disciples, but the number is not large. People like this are generally recognized as the bearers of the sect's legacy.

The only criterion for becoming a personal disciple is to be formally taken on as a disciple by an old monster at the Nascent Soul stage or above. Undoubtedly, this is even more difficult than becoming an enforcement disciple. The number of enforcement disciples within the Yin Soul Sect is around five thousand, but there are only a dozen or so personal disciples.

After receiving the mission, Hu Meier took the patrol supervision map from the Foundation Establishment cultivator who issued the mission. Then, there were the special benefits specifically provided for personal disciples within the sect—a communication sound stone and a recording sound stone.

The sound stone, when infused with spiritual energy, can record all sounds within its range. However, the material for sound stones is rare, and the refining techniques are not easy. In the entire Southern Sky Region, they are scarce items. Even the Yin Soul Sect, with its vast resources, only provides one to each Core Formation cultivator.

As for the communication sound stone, it is even more difficult to make. Within the Yin Soul Sect, apart from having a sound stone for emergency contact on each peak, only places like the Spirit Medicine Mountain and the Scripture Hall, which are crucial to the sect's safety, have communication sound stones.

Now, Hu Meier, who is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, has received both the communication sound stone and the recording sound stone. If others knew, they would undoubtedly be filled with envy and jealousy.

After leaving the Inner Affairs Hall, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier obtained the travel permit from the main sect before leaving the main peak.

The area of the Yin Soul Sect is not small. After leaving the Yin Soul Sect, Hu Meier recited a spell, and a small flag at her waist suddenly enlarged, stirring up gusts of yin wind that enveloped her—

This was Hu Meier's ghost banner!

However, the level of Hu Meier's ghost banner left Hu Donghan speechless—able to freely change size, this ghost banner was at least a high-grade magical treasure, the Ten Thousand Ghost Banner! Having a good master really makes a difference! With only the initial Foundation Establishment stage, she was already using a magical treasure. This would make even Core Formation cultivators, who are still using spirit tools, cry in frustration.

Then, Hu Meier turned to Hu Donghan, smiled, and said, "Little brother, do you want big sister to take you?"

"Of course! If I went by myself, who knows when I would get there!" Hu Donghan frowned, not at all polite, and directly jumped into the yin qi of Hu Meier's ghost banner.

Hu Meier controlled the Ten Thousand Ghost Banner, recited a few spells, and the banner directly carried the two of them into the air, rising to a height of a hundred meters. The yin qi from the banner transformed into two large-winged strange birds, quickly darting through the air.

Hu Meier, controlling the Ten Thousand Ghost Banner, explained to Hu Donghan with a smile, "This Ten Thousand Ghost Banner was a high-grade magical treasure used by my master when he was at the late Core Formation stage. It can hold up to thirty thousand yin souls and ghost soldiers. My current strength is slightly insufficient, so I can only barely control two thousand yin souls, which is enough to match up with late Foundation Establishment cultivators."

After hearing Hu Meier's explanation, Hu Donghan rolled his eyes without hesitation, "Showing off! You little girl, just showing off!"

After flying for about half an hour, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier finally reached the sect's gate. They showed their permits and left the Yin Soul Sect.

Once they left the Yin Soul Sect, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier immediately felt that the surrounding atmosphere was different, and the air seemed much clearer.

Although this area is still part of the Soul Severing Mountain Range, where yin qi is dense, it cannot compare to the Yin Soul Sect. When the sect was established, it chose one of the areas with the densest yin qi in the Soul Severing Mountain Range. Therefore, the growth rate of ghosts within the Yin Soul Sect is much faster.

After leaving the Yin Soul Sect, Hu Meier once again controlled the Ten Thousand Ghost Banner and continued on their journey.

There are over a hundred cities of cultivators around the Yin Soul Sect, and more than ten thousand markets. The number of cultivators living near the Yin Soul Sect is at least in the millions. In the entire Soul Severing Mountain Range, these cultivators are just the tip of the iceberg. In the territories of the other two evil sects, the Yin Corpse Sect and the Skeleton Sect, there are also a considerable number of independent cultivators.

The Soul Severing Mountain Range is also home to various other large and small sects, and the number of cultivators is incalculable.

These independent cultivators, without any backing, dare not have any grievances against any Yin Soul Sect cultivator and are at the bottom of the cultivator hierarchy.

Hu Donghan and Hu Meier, one wearing the uniform of an enforcement disciple and the other the attire of an alchemy disciple, are much more prestigious than ordinary Yin Soul Sect cultivators. The independent cultivators they encountered along the way all avoided them from a distance.

Within the territory of the Yin Soul Sect, there is indeed no danger. After flying for about half a day, Hu Meier's spiritual energy was finally exhausted. By then, the two had already reached the outskirts of the Soul Severing Mountain Range.

They found a cultivation market to land and rest. After Hu Meier's spiritual energy was restored, they continued on their journey.

After a short while, the two flew out of the Soul Severing Mountain Range. The air became increasingly fresh as they moved further away.

Hu Meier took out a map from her storage ring, briefly identified the direction, and flew towards the Yunlai Kingdom—

The Yunlai Kingdom is a human kingdom under the jurisdiction of the Yin Soul Sect, not far from the Soul Severing Mountain Range. After flying for another half a day, they entered the border of the Yunlai Kingdom.

They found a city, landed from the air, and re-identified their direction. After Hu Meier's spiritual energy was restored, they hurriedly flew towards Mingguan City.

After another two hours, the two finally saw the faint outline of Mingguan City from the air. The sky was gradually darkening, and the lights of Mingguan City were inviting in the night.

Seeing the blurred lights within the city, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier were somewhat stunned—this year, at the beginning of the year, the two of them took a flying boat to the Yin Soul Sect for a spiritual root test and stayed there; at the end of the year, they returned from the Yin Soul Sect, but their identities had changed greatly, becoming high-ranking cultivators in the eyes of ordinary people...

Hu Meier turned slightly and smiled, "Little brother, we're home."

"Um." Hu Donghan nodded.

The Hu residence, where their godfather and godmother live, is indeed their home for Hu Donghan and Hu Meier.

"I wonder if our godfather and godmother will be shocked to see us..." Hu Meier's light laughter carried a sense of joy, "This time, we'll bring our godfather and godmother to the human market of the Yin Soul Sect, and we'll be at ease in the future."

Hu Donghan replied, "They will probably be greatly shocked. Calculating the time, it's only two days until the New Year. They must think we're not coming back."

The two chatted casually as they entered Mingguan City, found the location of the Hu residence, and landed from the air, both of them stunned.