Chapter 1625: Sun and Moon Twin Sages Arrive

On an island about a thousand li wide within the Myriad Ghost Sea, Ye Haitang stood atop a steep cliff with an indifferent expression.

Eighteen Celestial Ghost Banners hovered erratically high above, emitting wailing ghost cries. Chilling winds gusted, and the island was littered with gleaming white skeletons.

A breach had been torn in the seal of the Myriad Ghost Sea, allowing a large number of ghostly creatures to escape. Among them were over a dozen Nascent Soul stage ghosts. Ye Haitang seized this opportunity to collect the ghostly creatures and refine her Celestial Ghost Banners.

The eighteen Celestial Ghost Banners had absorbed tens of thousands of ghostly creatures, and their power was now comparable to a spirit treasure. If they could absorb a million ghostly creatures, the Celestial Ghost Banners could even be upgraded to a Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure.

A green light flew in from the distant horizon. Soon after, it landed in front of Ye Haitang, revealing Zhao Mei'er, whose expression was also cold.

"That old ghost Four Seasons is truly cunning," Zhao Mei'er said with a frown. "To have actually set up a linked formation! They tore open one breach, but the other formations quickly shifted positions and combined into new ones. Otherwise, if a million ghostly creatures had escaped the Myriad Ghost Sea, the cultivation world of the Southern Sea would have been plunged into absolute chaos."

She had originally thought that tearing open a breach would allow them to move unimpeded through the Myriad Ghost Sea. However, she hadn't expected the Myriad Ghost Sea to be protected by a linked formation. When one breach was torn, the grand formation would subsequently shift, continuing to seal off the area. This was also one of the reasons why the Ten Great Sects had not sent people to guard near the seal.

Multiple sets of fifth-tier formations had been laid out in the Myriad Ghost Sea. Even after more than four thousand years, they could not be broken with just a single fifth-tier talisman and a few Nascent Soul cultivators.

Over a hundred thousand ghostly creatures had escaped, causing significant losses to the nearby sea areas. Ye Haitang also benefited from this, constantly collecting ghostly creatures and refining her Celestial Ghost Banners, whose power was now already comparable to a spirit treasure.

"If it were that easy to break the seal," Ye Haitang said dismissively, "the Ten Great Sects of the Southern Sea would have sent people to guard it long ago." With a flick of her cultivation hand seal, the eighteen Celestial Ghost Banners rapidly shrunk, flew towards her, and disappeared into her sleeves.

What was somewhat troublesome was that, due to this incident, a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators rushed to the site to inspect the seal. Fortunately, the entrance to the Zhenhai Sect ruins was at the bottom of the sea, and due to the effects of the local seals and yin energy, those old Nascent Soul monsters did not discover the entrance to the Zhenhai Sect ruins.

"If you hadn't gone to notify those Nascent Soul cultivators, and had collected all the escaped ghostly creatures, your Celestial Ghost Banners would certainly have been upgraded to spirit treasures," Zhao Mei'er said with some regret. "If the Celestial Ghost Banners had refined a million ghostly creatures, even if you were only at the early Nascent Soul stage, late Nascent Soul cultivators would not be your match. A million ghostly creatures unleashing ghost arts would be enough to annihilate any enemy."

There is strength in numbers. While ten Core Formation stage ghost kings are no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator, a hundred Core Formation stage ghostly creatures casting spells simultaneously and unleashing ghost arts would even cause a Nascent Soul cultivator to suffer a bitter defeat.

"I merely did what I had to do," Ye Haitang replied. "I wonder if Martial Aunt Zhao has returned to Green Lotus Island yet!" A hint of curiosity appeared on Ye Haitang's face.

Fairy Ziyue had suffered minor injuries, but fortunately, they were not severe. She had left the Myriad Ghost Sea and rushed to Green Lotus Island.

A mournful ghost wail echoed, and Ye Haitang felt a stirring in her heart.

"Another high-grade ghostly creature has been discovered," she said. "Let's go take a look." Ye Haitang put Zhao Mei'er into the Myriad Ghost Token, then transformed into a black streak of light and soared away.

***

Green Lotus Island, in the Five Dragons Sea.

Green Lotus Peak, a courtyard filled with numerous exotic flowers and rare herbs.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Fairy Ziyue were chatting leisurely in a stone pavilion. Fairy Ziyue's complexion was slightly pale.

Wang Changsheng had given Fairy Ziyue a fourth-tier puppet beast, and Fairy Ziyue had refined another fourth-tier puppet beast herself. When fighting Shen Haoran, one fourth-tier puppet beast was heavily damaged, and the other sustained minor damage. If she hadn't had the fourth-tier puppet beasts, Fairy Ziyue would have lost her life.

"Junior Martial Sister Tian," Wang Changsheng sighed, "the one who injured you was most likely Shen Haoran. I didn't expect them to encounter you. It's a pity he got away." The Five Dragons Sea is hundreds of millions of li from the Myriad Ghost Sea, and the Myriad Ghost Sea itself spans over fifty million li. Most of its area is covered by seals, with the remaining smaller portion still millions of li wide. It was simply impossible to seal it off in a short period. Furthermore, with over a hundred thousand ghostly creatures rushing out of the Myriad Ghost Sea and attacking cultivators in the surrounding sea areas, it was easy for Shen Haoran and others to take advantage of the chaos and escape. After Fairy Cailian performed a divination, she needed some time before she could use divination again, so it would be difficult to capture Shen Haoran in the short term.

"If Senior Martial Brother Wang and Senior Martial Sister Wang had been there," Fairy Ziyue said with some regret, "he certainly wouldn't have escaped." Her supernatural powers were relatively weak, and she relied too much on external aids. While dealing with ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators was not an issue, against true masters, she was no match.

Fairy Ziyue had been hiding from the pursuit of the Sun and Moon Palace since childhood. However, Tian Jiong treated her very well, so she didn't have to worry about cultivation resources. Wang Ruyan, on the other hand, came from a cultivation family but was not the family member most favored by Wang Huashan, so she didn't receive many cultivation resources. To obtain enough cultivation resources, Wang Ruyan frequently fought other cultivators. If they truly fought, Fairy Ziyue would not be Wang Ruyan's match.

"What's done is done; further talk is useless," Wang Changsheng comforted her. "Junior Martial Sister Tian, you should focus on recovering from your injuries for now. As for the Zhenhai Sect ruins, I will send someone to oversee it."

Wang Ruyan nodded in agreement. "Indeed! Junior Martial Sister Tian, you've worked hard these past years, helping us look after our clan members."

Fairy Ziyue smiled sweetly and said, "Senior Martial Brother Wang, Senior Martial Sister Wang, you're too kind. I merely cultivated here; I don't deserve such credit." Fairy Ziyue's greatest contribution was guiding Wang Changsheng in the art of artifact refining and teaching Wang Qingqing how to refine puppet beasts.

A communication talisman flew in. Wang Ruyan flicked her two fingers, and a blue light shot out, hitting the talisman. With a "poof," the communication talisman spontaneously combusted, and Wang Qingshan's solemn voice suddenly rang out: "Ninth Uncle, Ninth Aunt, the Sun and Moon Dual Sages have arrived, along with Senior Dongfang of the Dongfang Family, Senior Liu of the Myriad Sword Sect, and Senior Ye of the Grand Unity Immortal Sect."

As soon as these words fell, Wang Changsheng and the two others exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock. The Sun and Moon Dual Sages alone would have been one thing, but three Deity Transformation cultivators visiting their home? What did this mean?

Hearing the words "Sun and Moon Dual Sages," Fairy Ziyue's delicate brows furrowed tightly. Although it was Situ Mei who had led people to attack the Zhenhai Sect's main headquarters, the order to apprehend the Zhenhai Sect's remnants was given by the Sun and Moon Dual Sages. Fairy Ziyue's kin had indirectly died by their hands.

She was filled with hatred for the Sun and Moon Dual Sages. However, she knew very well that she was no match for them. As for hoping for Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to help? To be honest, Fairy Ziyue didn't hold much hope. The Wang family had no deep-seated hatred for the Sun and Moon Palace, and it was unlikely they would clash with them in battle. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Moreover, the overall strength of the Sun and Moon Palace ranked among the top three in the cultivation world of the Southern Sea. Asking the Wang family to fight to the death with the Sun and Moon Palace was simply unrealistic.

Fairy Ziyue had no other option and could only console herself that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan would deal with the Sun and Moon Palace.