Chapter 351: Ten Directions Yama Banner

Black Dragon Stone and Spirit-Binding Rope.

These two magical artifacts were of good quality and possessed profound, distinct uses, making them quite convenient to wield. Qin Sang toyed with them for a while, refining each one and claiming them for himself.

Aside from these two top-grade magical artifacts, the other artifacts in Liang Yan's mustard seed pouch were mediocre. Qin Sang only selected one, leaving the rest for Shi Hong's self-defense.

After refining the artifacts, a cloud of black mist flew out from the mustard seed pouch. As the mist dispersed, ten black ghost banners materialized in Qin Sang's palm.

Liang Yan happened to have four Ten Directions Yama Banners, three of which were left to him by Yue Wu.

It was likely Yue Wu's diligent service to the Easy Sect Master that earned him these three Yama Banners.

The Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator ambushed by Liang Yan was far less important than Yue Wu; he surprisingly possessed only one Ten Directions Yama Banner, which greatly angered Liang Yan.

Over the years, Liang Yan had tried every possible method to enhance the strength of these four Yama Banners to their peak.

However, he feared discovery by the Yuanzhao Sect and dared not contact the remnants of the Kuiyin Sect. For decades, he had been hiding, afraid to act recklessly lest he draw attention.

Secondly, the Ten Directions Yama Banners were extremely difficult to refine. Even with the Kuiyin Sect's deceptive methods and control over the Yin Fiend Abyss, the success rate remained extremely low. Even Foundation Establishment disciples couldn't always get six banners, let alone Liang Yan on his own.

Thus, he had never managed to complete the set of six Ten Directions Yama Banners.

It was also fortunate that Liang Yan had four banners instead of five; otherwise, he wouldn't have had such patience to tolerate Shi Hong's delays until now.

These four Yama Banners were Qin Sang's greatest gain from this encounter. With ten perfected ghost banners, he could form the full Ten Directions Yama Great Array.

The power of this array was certainly far inferior to that of a true magical treasure.

It should be noted that a talisman treasure could at most seal only one-tenth of a magical treasure's power. The Ten Directions Yama Array's power would be, at most, two to three times that of a talisman treasure.

However, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was undoubtedly a supreme treasure.

Qin Sang couldn't help but show his delight. With this rare treasure, as long as he had the opportunity to set up the array in advance, he would fear no late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even against a quasi-Core Formation cultivator, he would have the power to contend!

Unfortunately, there was no opponent here to test the full power of the Ten Directions Yama Array.

Qin Sang shook his head with regret.

There wasn't much useful information gleaned from Liang Yan. Qin Sang's most desired method for dispelling the Heart-eating Worm was unknown to Liang Yan, who only knew how to control the worms to threaten others.

Perhaps he could become a villain himself if he encountered other unfortunates afflicted by the same worm in the future, Qin Sang thought with a self-deprecating smile. Fortunately, he had the Virtual Yuan Seal, which could suppress the Heart-eating Worm's fluctuations to a very low level, so he wasn't overly anxious.

However, one piece of news did catch Qin Sang's attention and offered him hope for a cure.

Liang Yan deeply understood the power of the Ten Directions Yama Banners and knew it was impossible to complete the full array alone. Therefore, he began scheming, and while hiding in the demon domain, he had been intentionally or unintentionally gathering information on the whereabouts of the Kuiyin Sect remnants.

Once he confirmed the Kuiyin Sect remnants' traces, he could seek them out when his cultivation was sufficient in the future.

He actually did find some ambiguous but somewhat credible information.

This information corroborated what Qin Sang had heard from Old Man Dique, giving it a certain degree of trustworthiness.

According to Liang Yan's investigation, the last Core Formation demonic cultivator of the Kuiyin Sect was relentlessly pursued by the Yuanzhao Sect. He was nearly driven to a dead end outside Tianyou Pass, heavily wounded, and escaped into the Ancient Immortal Battlefield, disappearing without a trace, his fate unknown.

To this day, the Yuanzhao Sect has not widely announced the eradication of this demon, indicating that he might still be clinging to life.

A few Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were core members of the Kuiyin Sect and some even direct disciples of its three Core Formation masters, also escaped. They surely knew the method to dispel the Heart-eating Worm.

These Kuiyin Sect remnants lived in constant fear and had nowhere else to go but to gather under the severely wounded Core Formation cultivator.

Based on Liang Yan's understanding of the Kuiyin Sect and the clues he found, he speculated that these remnants might have adopted new identities and were active near Qingyang City.

However, it would be difficult to uncover them.

The Yuanzhao Sect was determined to root out evil, backed by the Wuji Sect. Although the pursuit isn't as tight now, these demon cultivators must have been terrified.

Even in the heartland of demonic forces, they wouldn't dare reveal their identities, as the Yuanzhao Sect was certainly not the only one looking to strike a downed dog; there was no concept of righteousness among demonic sects.

Qin Sang furrowed his brows in thought.

Once his cultivation advanced, he could make a trip to Qingyang City and, like this time, use the Heart-eating Worm as bait to lure the Kuiyin Sect remnants out.

If successful, he might not only cure himself of the poison but also gain unexpected benefits.

However, doing so carried great risks.

Firstly, he might attract several demon cultivators at once and be surrounded.

The greatest fear was that the surviving Core Formation master was also nearby; instead of successfully catching a chicken, he might get himself trapped.

He would need to plan meticulously.

As these thoughts occupied him, Qin Sang unknowingly traversed one snowy mountain after another. All he saw was endless white snow, desolate and uninhabited, with even birds and beasts being extremely rare—a picture of desolation.

At this moment, Qin Sang suddenly descended from the sky, landing on a snowy mountain peak. After scanning his surroundings with his spiritual sense to confirm no one was nearby, he chose the spot with the densest spiritual energy in the mountain range, used his sword to cleave open a cave, and set up several layers of restrictions.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Qin Sang released Liang Yan from the Corpse Puppet Bag. After capturing him alive, Qin Sang hadn't had time to refine him into a corpse. He intended to complete this here before continuing his journey.

Back in the Kuiyin Sect, Liang Yan had tried to ask Yue Wu to hand Qin Sang over as a sacrifice for the Yama Banner.

Facing Liang Yan, Qin Sang naturally felt no pity.

The first two Heavenly Corpse Talismans he refined had already been used. However, while monitoring Liang Yan in Cangfeng Market, Qin Sang found time to extract another Soul-Guiding Grass and refine two more Heavenly Corpse Talismans, perfect for use on Liang Yan.

Although he failed once more, Qin Sang was becoming increasingly proficient at refining Heavenly Corpse Talismans, able to complete one in less than two days.

Qin Sang thought for a moment, realizing he indeed had many urgent matters at hand.

He set Liang Yan aside for now, took out a piece of spiritual wood, and fed it to the Ebony Sword.

Next, he took out the last Soul-Guiding Grass to refine Heavenly Corpse Talismans.

To Qin Sang's pleasant surprise, this time there were no failures. By the seventh day, all three Heavenly Corpse Talismans were successfully refined!

Now, he had five Heavenly Corpse Talismans at his disposal!

Qin Sang's gaze shifted to Liang Yan. He then prepared the Five Elements Yin items and Heavenly Corpse Talismans, proceeding methodically to erase Liang Yan's consciousness.

Everything went smoothly; only the final step of fusing the Earth Fiend Qi remained to add another living corpse to his collection.

However, this final step was also the most prone to accidents, and whether these two living corpses could truly be refined remained uncertain.