Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1842 - 1390: The Reason

The Bai Family Master was ensnared by the searing, blood-colored energy. Though he was trapped, he was not utterly destroyed, as a final breath of life was intentionally left to him.

Jiang Fengwu pressed the edge of her longsword against his throat, her voice freezing as she interrogated him, "Talk! What foul secret brings you to hide within the mortal realm?"

"Heroine, have mercy! I will confess everything I know, I swear!"

Trembling under the oppressive killing intent radiating from the blade, the Bai Family Master hurriedly begged for his life. His face twisted into a mask of bitter desperation as he whispered, "I possess no great secret or hidden agenda; I am merely a fugitive seeking a place to hide and survive."

"Hmph! You still dare to lie to me?" Jiang Fengwu’s phoenix eyes sharpened. Her piercing gaze caused his frame to shudder violently as she pressed the cold steel even closer to his flesh.

If his goal was truly to live a quiet life of refuge, why would he stir up such a chaotic disturbance? A true fugitive would surely act with far more discretion.

"I’ll speak! I’ll tell you!"

Understanding that his deception had failed and only fueled her desire to strike, the Bai Family Master abandoned all pretense and immediately confessed his objective.

As it happened, his presence in this secluded town served a singular purpose: he was there to harvest negative emotions—fear, rage, and despair—from the mortal population.

This was the reason for his nocturnal prowling; by tormenting the mortals at random, he could agitate their spirits, making it far easier to siphon their negative energy.

Low-ranking members of the ghost clan like himself were scattered across various remote villages and towns, all tasked with the same grim duty.

"What is the point of collecting these things?" Jiang Fengwu demanded, a cold light flickering in her eyes as she pressed for answers.

The Bai Family Master shook his head in genuine confusion. "I do not know. The Ghost Kings issued the orders themselves, commanding us to perform the task without ever explaining why."

She continued her interrogation; some questions were met with answers, while others remained a mystery to him.

"I have revealed all that I can. I implore the heroine to grant me mercy. I shall never harm another mortal and am prepared to serve as your loyal subordinate, following your every command."

Even with the shadow of death looming over him, he clung to the faintest hope of survival, willing to endure the humiliation of becoming a mortal’s servant.

"Hmph!"

Jiang Fengwu gave a cold snort. With a sudden surge of her Qi-Blood, she lashed out with her blade. A flash of crimson Sword Light erupted, instantly decapitating the ghost clan member. No blood sprayed from the wound; instead, wisps of dark Yin Qi drifted into the air before quickly evaporating.

"If I were to spare you, how could the souls of the mortals you slaughtered ever find peace?"

With a heavy sigh, she turned her attention toward the old woman she had moved to safety. Seeing that the woman was merely shaken by terror rather than physically harmed, Jiang Fengwu felt a sense of relief.

As for the brutal servants of the household, they had long since fled in a state of panic upon discovering their master was a ghost. They had vanished into the shadows, and Jiang Fengwu saw no reason to hunt them down.

She helped the elderly woman to her feet and spoke softly, "I am sorry that your home has been ruined. Please take this Silver Tael as compensation so you can hire builders to restore it tomorrow."

"No, I cannot accept this! You have avenged my late husband and are a savior to my family; how could I possibly take your money?" The old woman protested immediately, refusing the gift.

However, Jiang Fengwu placed the silver firmly into her palms. The old woman was alone and penniless, and her only shelter had been leveled. Without this aid, she would likely perish before long.

Furthermore, Jiang Fengwu did not intend to depart just yet. She planned to remain in the city, waiting for the ghost clan courier to arrive for the collection.

According to the testimony of the false Bai Family Master, a member of the ghost clan would arrive at the end of each year to gather the accumulated negative energy.

It was a pity the creature did not know the ghost clan’s base of operations; otherwise, Jiang Fengwu would have gone on the offensive instead of waiting.

Regarding the other remote towns still suffering under the ghost clan's cruelty, she already had a solution in mind.

She would contact the local Immortal Dao organizations and task them with purging the area. After all, these were merely low-level Qi Cultivation ghost clans that any decent Sect could easily eradicate.

By this time, Jiang Fengwu had already dismantled the Triple Seal Array within her body, fully restoring her cultivation as a Perfect Earth Immortal!

She had been left with no alternative. Who could have predicted that her first steps into the mortal world would lead her directly into a conspiracy of the ghost clan?

If she didn't break the seal and regain her full power now, was she expected to flee like a coward or simply walk to her own demise?

"If my memory serves, there is a cultivator Sect roughly five hundred miles to the east," Jiang Fengwu mused. After a brief moment of recollection, she transformed into a beam of Spirit Light and vanished into the horizon.

In the blink of an eye, she arrived at the gates of the Qingyuan Sect.

The mere release of a fraction of her aura sent waves of terror through every cultivator on the mountain. Some were already collapsing to their knees, trembling as they pleaded for their lives.

Watching their pathetic display, Jiang Fengwu frowned instinctively, though her expression soon softened.

Reflecting on it, she realized that if she were in their weak position and suddenly confronted by the overwhelming presence of an unknown Earth Immortal, she too would be paralyzed by dread.

"I have come here because there is a task I require you to perform," she stated, fully withdrawing her aura. She intentionally cast a Heart Clarity Spell over the group to ensure that their fear would not cause them to forget her instructions.

"Whatever the senior commands! We shall do everything in our power to obey!"