Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 785 - 37 Enchantress and Worthless Girl Are Family

The underground Dark River was spacious and turbulent; from the shore, one could not see its end, only the countless stalactites hanging from above, on which grew spirit mushrooms and Spirit Grass emitting a faint luminescence.

On the shore were a large number of Wandering Ghosts, migrating in groups towards the direction of the Dark River.

Their gazes were dull, their steps staggering, and their bodies were enveloped in thick Yin Qi. While they lacked the ferocity required of a fierce ghost, they were nonetheless a rare find, whether used as food for one’s own Ghostly Creatures or as materials for casting spells.

Before long, the Sorcerers who had come here began to fight over the ghost herd and engage in fierce combat.

The most ferocious fighters were the curse masters and Dark Sorcerers; the former required Yin Ghosts to forge ghost curses, while the latter were never satisfied, no matter how many Yin Ghosts they collected. Therefore, both parties saw the ghost herd as goods in their pocket. If you collect more, then I collect less, so why not kill you first and then swallow all the Yin Ghosts alone?

The camaraderie of allies originally on the same side had quietly crumbled under the huge benefits laid before them.

In the ruins away from the ghost herd, within the remains of broken walls, Chen Lingyun and Zhao Yuanzhen hid, coldly observing the overt and covert struggles in the distance.

"What’s the point of this?" Zhao Yuanzhen couldn’t help saying, "If you expect them to deplete each other in a rout, then that’s just too naive. From my experience, when the weaker ones have mostly left the stage, the remaining strong ones won’t engage in a fight to the death. They’re more likely to divide up these Yin Ghosts quietly while testing one another, intimidating, and confronting each other."

"I know," Chen Lingyun said with a smile brimming with glee, "but these Yin Ghosts, I never planned to collect them~"

Zhao Yuanzhen furrowed her brows and asked,

"Then what on earth are you planning to do?"

Chen Lingyun smiled without a word and gently waved the Nine Heavens Yin Demon Prison Banner, from which emerged a beautiful young woman, the Ghost Mother Yin Rou, who had previously been taken into the banner by Chen Lingyun.

Yin Rou, now well-trained by Chen Lingyun, stood respectfully by her side, hands tied, as if she were a common maidservant nurtured by the Chen Mansion.

"Explain to Sister Zhao," Chen Lingyun said with a light smile.

"Yes," Yin Rou spoke softly, "These Ghostly Creatures are steeped in Yin Qi but possess no Spiritual Wisdom or any hint of ferocity. It’s clear they have been specifically raised to serve as food for higher-Level ghostly entities."

"Oh, I see!" Zhao Yuanzhen exclaimed in realization, "You have no regard for these lower-Level ghosts. The one you’re really after is a higher-Level ghostly entity hiding somewhere nearby! Given that, why provoke them to fight each other?"

Chen Lingyun was already smiling, and Yin Rou continued to explain:

"If you observe the direction of these Ghostly Creatures, you’ll notice they wander not aimlessly everywhere but always move towards the Dark River, eventually taking to the water and floating downstream. That is to say, if we want to find those higher-Level ghostly entities, we will have to cross the river sooner or later."

"But the riverbank is open terrain, with no obstacles to shield eyesight, which means we’d almost certainly be spotted while crossing. Hence, we need to use the shore ghost herd to draw the Sorcerers’ attention."

Zhao Yuanzhen fell silent. She asked herself, if she were Chen Lingyun, she would have shaken the Prison Banner and activated the Heart Capturing Technique right away as soon as she saw those Yin Ghosts, collecting them all into the banner — the Prison Banner, a Magic Artifact like that, was natural suppression for lower-Level ghostly entities, and its efficiency in capturing was exaggerated, hardly comparable to the messy Magic Treasures of Dark Sorcerers and curse masters.

Yet, she had not expected Chen Lingyun could come up with so many layers of plans in such a short time... Did this woman grow eight hundred wary hearts?

"Then how do you plan to cross the river?" Zhao Yuanzhen hesitated to ask, "There are flying restrictions here, Sword Flight isn’t going to work, and your Ghost Carriage Bird can’t fly either, can it?"

"Simple," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "We’ll take a boat."

"A boat?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked, frowning, "Where’s the boat?"

Then she saw Chen Lingyun eyeing her Red Lotus Bowl.

"No way!" Zhao Yuanzhen immediately became explosive like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "This is my Magic Treasure! Magic Treasure! How could it be used as a boat? Are you insulting me?"

"I know of a cake shop in Jianghai Prefecture that’s really delicious," Chen Lingyun said slowly, "It’s open only to VIP members, and ordinary people can’t even enter the store’s door."

"What if it’s not delicious?" Zhao Yuanzhen asked coldly.

"Then I’ll recommend other shops until you’re satisfied," Chen Lingyun said with a smile, knowing that Sister Zhao had started to compromise.

Zhao Yuanzhen was indeed tempted, thinking to herself that as long as I say I’m not satisfied after each visit and wipe my mouth clean, you’ll have to treat me to meals for a lifetime?

Ha ha, it’s too good of a deal!

So the two quickly came to an agreement and continued to squat in the ruins for half an hour until, finally, the Sorcerers in the distance could no longer contain themselves and began to fight each other.

"Move out," Chen Lingyun instructed.

Yin Rou then took out spirit paper and deftly folded a dozen papermen, breathed life into them, and the papermen immediately scattered in various directions into the battlefield as if alive.

With profit before their eyes, the Sorcerers had lost their wits, employing all manners of means. Spells clashed against each other, curses flew chaotically, zombies and fierce ghosts roamed amidst the fray, turning the scene into utter chaos. Yin Rou, hidden in the darkness, intentionally stirred the pot: whoever gained the upper hand, I would command the paper swordsman to sneak attack them, quickly making everyone unable to take care of both ends and forcing them into a frenzied slaughter.