Chapter 1581: Chapter 992 Sudden Change_2

Even the Ghost Soul had personally witnessed it.

A Nascent Soul Demon emerged just a moment too late to greet others and was gravely injured as a result.

Another Nascent Soul Demon failed to use respectful language in conversation and likewise suffered a grievous wound.

Upon seeing this scene,

He Song couldn’t help but believe–

that the leader here truly belonged to the Holy Sect.

After all, only members of the Holy Sect would be so brazen, treating these Nascent Soul Demons like pigs and dogs.

In fact, He Song even thought–

If not for the current need for manpower, those cultivators who offended the Holy Sect members wouldn’t merely be gravely injured but would likely suffer far worse–perhaps even being flayed alive.

Understanding this,

The Ghost Soul immediately moved to shield the group behind it, ensuring that it wouldn’t obstruct the Holy Sect members’ view and incur a similar punishment, or even risk destruction.

To He Song,

The Ghost Soul’s presence was nothing more than a clever chess piece he had infiltrated into the Demonic Tao’s ranks.

If it could gain some intelligence, that would naturally be ideal.

But even if not a single piece of information were gathered, He Song wouldn’t be bothered by it.

Now, however, Ghost Soul seemed bound to deliver insights into the Demonic Tao’s movements in the near future.

He Song naturally wouldn’t let it be destroyed at such a critical moment.

So, under He Song’s manipulation, the Ghost Soul immediately began to move cautiously, ensuring it could gather more intelligence within the Demonic Tao.

After all, given the current situation–

A Holy Sect cultivator leading a group of conscripted Nascent Soul Demons,

while continuously conscripting others–

This was undoubtedly no small matter.

Perhaps–

The Demonic Tao might truly be planning action in the near future.

With this thought in mind, He Song’s heart stirred.

If Ghost Soul could use this opportunity to infiltrate the Demonic Tao, He Song might even gain extensive intelligence from within its ranks in the future.

When major events unfolded,

He Song could anticipate them in advance.

After protecting those around him for a while, He Song waited patiently.

Only when the team included over forty cultivators in black robes,

did the entire group finally proceed, led by the Holy Sect cultivator at the forefront, to an unfamiliar destination.

The location was a Nascent Soul Sect.

The sign above the sect gate bore the three characters: “Yin Soul Sect.”

It seemed within this Upper Sect named Yin Soul Sect, the majority of cultivators practiced cultivation techniques related to Ghost Souls.

But at this moment, He Song couldn’t spare much thought for such details.

After the Holy Sect Nascent Soul led them there,

The group was soon ushered into a grand palace.

The Holy Sect Nascent Soul who brought them there commenced a speech.

The speech’s contents–

Largely revolved around the Righteous Tao’s atrocities, and how the Holy Sect, having freed up its resources, was now preparing to launch an offensive against the Righteous Tao.

The gathering was primarily to unite all forces along the Righteous and Demon Border into a single strand, serving as the vanguard.

Under this individual’s jurisdiction, all Nascent Soul Demonic cultivators were already present.

As for other areas that fell outside their responsibility–

The group had no need to concern themselves with such matters.

All Demonic cultivators within this palace were now subject to the command of the Holy Sect.

And those who disobeyed,

The Holy Sect naturally possessed methods to locate and make them wish for death instead.

Still, the individual also stated–

Since everyone was now under their command, they certainly wouldn’t let anyone suffer a loss.

Not only would they receive abundant spirit stones annually, but completing various missions would also yield numerous military merits, redeemable for many treasures.

Moreover, the specifics of the treasures redeemable through military merits were listed.

Only after thoroughly stirring the crowd’s interest did the Holy Sect member wave his hand, signaling them to continue their cultivation within the Yin Soul Sect under the guidance of its disciples.

Thus, as the speech concluded,

The Ghost Soul, while following a Yin Soul Sect disciple to another location, couldn’t help but reflect.

This person’s methods were indeed adept.

The technique of wielding both a stick and a carrot was something they executed with great finesse.

Unfortunately,

Among the assembled Nascent Soul Demons, weren’t they all seasoned, cunning old demons?

This approach, while effective, ultimately kept them in place more due to the threats of the Deity Transforming Holy Land’s Soul Locking Sect.

As for the spirit stones doled out and treasures exchanged for military merits–

Which Nascent Soul cultivator didn’t already have resourceful Upper Sects supplying them? Who would truly care about such trivial offerings?

As for the treasures described–those capable of inciting greed within Nascent Soul cultivators–

They were nothing more than an illusory mirage.

On this vast battlefield, even seasoned demons would eventually meet their demise.

At this moment, most Nascent Soul Demons were likely silently cursing the Soul Locking Sect’s wickedness, seething with fury, weren’t they?

However, faced with the Soul Locking Sect’s overwhelming might, even these cunning old demons had to weigh their options before attempting to flee.

This explained why they complied so docilely before this person.

Still,

How long could this obedience truly last?

As he glanced at the Yin Soul Sect disciple leading the way before him, He Song couldn’t help but feel a faint sense of pity.

These disciples within the Yin Soul Sect would surely suffer tribulations before long.

For the seasoned demons–

While they dared not provoke the Soul Locking Sect, this did not mean they wouldn’t target these lesser disciples of the Yin Soul Sect.

Using the lives of Yin Soul Sect disciples to vent their frustration,

Was certainly within the capabilities of these seasoned demons.

With this thought in mind,

He Song continued forward.

But soon, he began to vaguely sense a mounting surge of blood qi emanating from afar.

And this blood qi was becoming increasingly dense.

Recognizing this, He Song merely shook his head and continued onward.

He had no intention of venting his frustration upon these disciples of the Yin Soul Sect.

After all, He Song harbored little anger over the situation.

Lack of strength resulted in capture.

The ones facing imminent battle weren’t He Song himself,

But merely the Ghost Soul puppet under his control.

So long as He Song gained insights into the Demonic Tao’s plans,

Even if the Ghost Soul were destroyed, He Song wouldn’t mourn its loss.

After all, while a puppet with strength at the Nascent Soul Early Stage was challenging to find, it wasn’t a particularly scarce resource for someone like He Song in his current state.

Furthermore,

He Song was even mulling over whether he should refine other puppets bearing Demonic Tao traits and dispatch them here.

In the eventual outbreak of the Righteous and Demonic Great War, puppets like the Ghost Soul–destined to charge at the front lines–would have the most chances to acquire the corpses of other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Thus, He Song might use this conflict as an opportunity to exponentially increase the number of Nascent Soul puppets in his possession.

Ghost Soul lacked sufficient power.

Even under He Song’s thorough manipulation, gaining the corpses of stronger cultivators remained an arduous task.

However, if He Song were to send a puppet with strength equivalent to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage or even Nascent Soul Perfection,

His ambitions to collect cultivator corpses from this battle would undoubtedly become much easier.

As these thoughts surged in his mind,

He Song hesitated but ultimately refrained from making a decision.

Puppets at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage or Nascent Soul Perfection levels, even for He Song in his current state, were substantial assets.

Deploying them here recklessly might yield great returns,

But if they failed to deliver results and were destroyed,

It would bring significant losses to He Song.

While it wouldn’t cripple him, it would certainly be detrimental.

Thus, the idea lingered briefly before He Song suppressed it, postponing it for consideration at another time.

As the surrounding blood qi grew ever denser,

He Song was soon led by the Yin Soul Sect disciple to the base of an isolated mountain peak.

“Sir… sir, atop this peak lies the residence prepared for you by the sect master.”