rán ér dào mù qián wéi zhǐ ， lín xuān dōu méi yǒu nòng qīng chǔ cǐ yāo shòu de yòng tú ， chá le bù shǎo gǔ jí ， yě méi yǒu sī háo zhū sī mǎ jì 。
然而到目前为止，林轩都没有弄清楚此妖兽的用途，查了不少古籍，也没有丝毫蛛丝马迹。
However, Lin Xuan still hadn't figured out the purpose of this妖兽 until now. He had consulted many ancient texts but found no clues.
xiǎo jiā huo kàn jiàn lín xuān ， lì kè pì diān pì diān de pǎo le guò lái ， jǐ xià pá dào tā de shēn shàng ， yī fù qīn rè wú bǐ de mú yàng ， zhè zì rán shì dī xuè rèn zhǔ de yuán gù 。
小家伙看见林轩，立刻屁颠屁颠的跑了过来，几下爬到他的身上，一副亲热无比的模样，这自然是滴血认主的缘故。
The little creature ran over to Lin Xuan as soon as it saw him and climbed onto his body, showing a very affectionate attitude. This was naturally due to its blood oath.
lín xuān hé xī xì le yī huì er ， lí kāi le líng shòu shì 。
林轩和嬉戏了一会儿，离开了灵兽室。
After playing with the little guy for a while, Lin Xuan left the spirit beast room.
bù jí ， lín xuān xiāng xìn cǐ yāo shòu jué fēi wú yòng de dōng xī ， guān yú de běn lǐng ， yǒu shí jiān zài màn màn yán jiū bù chí 。
不急，林轩相信此妖兽绝非无用的东西，关于的本领，有时间再慢慢研究不迟。
There's no rush, Lin Xuan believed this妖兽 wasn't useless; he would study its abilities in detail when time allowed.
yòu xiū xī le shù rì ， rán hòu lín xuān cái chóng xīn kāi shǐ wàn hún fān de liàn zhì 。 nián 。
又休息了数日，然后林轩才重新开始万魂幡的炼制。年。
After resting for several days, Lin Xuan resumed the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. He had failed over **times during this period.
qí jiān lín xuān zú zú shī bài le ** cì 。
其间林轩足足失败了**次。
Although the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was simpler to cultivate compared to the幽冥碎心剑 and 九天明月环, it was still relatively complex given his lack of experience in refining magical treasures. Failure was thus a normal occurrence.
suī rán yǔ yōu míng suì xīn jiàn hé jiǔ tiān míng yuè huán xiāng bǐ ， wàn hún fān de liàn zhì jiào wéi jiǎn dān ， dàn nà yě shì xiāng duì ér yán ， ér lín xuān bìng méi yǒu shén me liàn zhì fǎ bǎo de jīng yàn ， shī bài yě shì zài zhèng cháng bù guò zhī shì 。
虽然与幽冥碎心剑和九天明月环相比，万魂幡的炼制较为简单，但那也是相对而言，而林轩并没有什么炼制法宝的经验，失败也是再正常不过之事。
Fortunately, with the existence of the blue Star Sea, he could easily refine again if needed. Lin Xuan's tenacious character made him indifferent to such minor difficulties; instead, he viewed them as a form of self-improvement. His understanding of the blue Star Sea deepened further, from just refining pills to now being proficient in purifying materials.
hǎo zài lán sè xīng hǎi de cún zài ， ràng tā miǎn qù le hòu gù zhī yōu ， dà bù liǎo tí chún le chóng xīn zài lái 。
好在蓝色星海的存在，让他免去了后顾之忧，大不了提纯了重新再来。
In the alchemy room, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged with a serious expression. In front of him floated a golden flame about the size of his fist.
yǐ lín xuān jiān rèn de xìng gé ， zhè qū qū kùn nán ， zì rán bú huì fàng zài xīn shàng ， fǎn dào shì kàn chéng yī zhǒng duì zì jǐ de mó lì ， duì yú lán sè xīng hǎi de rèn shí ， yě jìn yí bù jiā shēn le ， yǐ qián jǐn jǐn shì dān yào ， xiàn zài duì yú cái liào de tí chún ， tóng yàng jià qīng jiù shú 。
以林轩坚韧的性格，这区区困难，自然不会放在心上，反倒是看成一种对自己的磨砺，对于蓝色星海的认识，也进一步加深了，以前仅仅是丹药，现在对于材料的提纯，同样驾轻就熟。
"Go!"
liàn dān shì zhōng 。
炼丹室中。
Lin Xuan pointed at the flame, which immediately turned into a vortex and sucked in several colorful mists. Then he spat out the Xuanhuo Shen珠 (Flame God Bead). On seeing the short rod about an inch long, Lin Xuan's face showed satisfaction. After three years of hard work, he had finally completed the most difficult and crucial step—refining the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
lín xuān biǎo qíng níng zhòng de pán xī ér zuò ， tā de shēn qián ， piāo fú zhe yī quán tou dà xiǎo de jīn sè dān huǒ 。
林轩表情凝重的盘膝而坐，他的身前，漂浮着一拳头大小的金色丹火。
The next task was to seal the soul.
“ qù ！”
“去！”
Lin Xuan delved into his storage bag with his divine sense and soon found a jade box. He opened it to reveal a palm-sized, black beast skin-like object inside.
lín xuān chōng zhe dān huǒ yì diǎn zhǐ 。 lì kè huà wèi xuán wō 。 jiāng jǐ tuán wǔ yán liù sè dì wù qì xī le jìn qù 。
林轩冲着丹火一点指。立刻化为漩涡。将几团五颜六色地雾气吸了进去。
Though unremarkable in appearance, Lin Xuan had spent tens of thousands of crystal stones for this item.
rán hòu lín xuān zhāng kǒu pēn chū xuán huǒ shén zhū 。
然后林轩张口喷出玄火神珠。
The refinement of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner naturally required one item as its banner. According to legend, the Extreme Demon Sovereign had taken the skin from an ancient婴期 (Incubation Period) monster after defeating it. Since Lin Xuan lacked such power and didn't want to be so cruel, he chose a beast skin for sealing the soul.
lín xuān kàn zhuó shǒu zhōng mǔ zhǐ dà xiǎo 。 zhǎng yuē chǐ xǔ dì duǎn bàng liǎn shàng lù chū le mǎn yì zhī sè 。 sān nián xīn kǔ 。 zhōng yú jiāng zhè wàn hún fān zuì nán yě shì zuì zhòng yào dì yī bù wán chéng le 。
林轩看着手中拇指大小。长约尺许地短棒脸上露出了满意之色。三年辛苦。终于将这万魂幡最难也是最重要地一步完成了。
Theoretically, the higher the grade of the妖兽, the better.
xià miàn yào zuò dì jiù shì fēng yìn hún pò 。
下面要做地就是封印魂魄。
Over these three years, every time he failed in his refinement, he would venture out for several days at a time. He sought out suitable beast skins while also taking breaks to clear his mind.
lín xuān jiāng shén shí chén rù chǔ wù dài 。 hěn kuài 。 fān zhǎo chū yí gè yù hé lái 。 hé gài dǎ kāi 。 lǐ miàn tǎng zhe yī bā zhǎng dà xiǎo 。 hēi hū hū 。 shòu pí yàng dì dōng xī 。
林轩将神识沉入储物袋。很快。翻找出一个玉盒来。盒盖打开。里面躺着一巴掌大小。黑乎乎。兽皮样地东西。
Finally, about half a year ago, during an auction event at a large market, Lin Xuan spent a huge sum of money to buy the skin of this离魂兽 (Spirit Departing Beast).
bié kàn cǐ wù bù qǐ yǎn ， wèi le ， lín xuān kě shì huā le shù wàn jīng shí 。
别看此物不起眼，为了，林轩可是花了数万晶石。
The 离魂兽 was a fourth-grade lower-grade妖兽. In terms of power, it could match an ancient婴初期 (Early Incubation Period) monster. Given its阴属性 (Yin nature), Lin Xuan was determined to get it.
wàn hún fān de liàn zhì ， zì rán xū yào yī wù lái zuò fān qí ， jù shuō jí è mó zūn shì miè le yī wèi yuán yīng qī lǎo guài hòu 。 bō xià tā de pí ， lín xuān jì méi yǒu zhè yàng de shí lì ， yě bù kě néng rú cǐ cán rěn ， zài shuō zì jǐ shì yào fēng yìn shòu hún ， gù ér xuǎn yòng le shòu pí 。
万魂幡的炼制，自然需要一物来做幡旗，据说极恶魔尊是灭了一位元婴期老怪后。剥下他的皮，林轩既没有这样的实力，也不可能如此残忍，再说自己是要封印兽魂，故而选用了兽皮。
However, the materials from such high-grade beasts were highly sought after. But with his crystal stones, Lin Xuan wasn't outdone by anyone; he eventually acquired them for 50,000 top-grade ones.
lǐ lùn shàng ， zhè yāo shòu de děng jí zì rán shì yuè gāo yuè hǎo 。
理论上，这妖兽的等级自然是越高越好。
Though expensive, Lin Xuan felt it was worth it. How could he do anything but when he had the ability?
zhè sān nián lái ， lín xuān měi yī cì liàn zhì shī bài ， dū huì chū qù shù rì ， yī biān sàn xīn 。 yī biān xún zhǎo hé shì dì shòu pí 。
这三年来，林轩每一次炼制失败，都会出去数日，一边散心。一边寻找合适地兽皮。
Lin Xuan took out the beast skin and placed it between his palms in front of him. He rubbed it gently, and a golden flame emerged.
zhōng yú ， dà yuē bàn nián qián ， tā cān jiā mǒu yī jù xíng fāng shì de mì diàn pāi mài huì shí 。 tā bù xī jù zī ， mǎi xià le zhè zhǐ lí hún shòu de pí 。
终于，大约半年前，他参加某一巨型坊市的秘店拍卖会时。他不惜巨资，买下了这只离魂兽的皮。
The refinement of this beast skin was much simpler; it only required slight burning with fire.
lí hún shòu ， běn shēn jiù shì sì jí xià pǐn yāo shòu ， lùn shén tōng ， zú kě yǐ yǔ yuán yīng chū qī de lǎo guài xiàng bǐ ， jiā shàng yòu shì yīn shǔ xìng de ， lín xuān zhì zài bì děi 。
离魂兽，本身就是四级下品妖兽，论神通，足可以与元婴初期的老怪相比，加上又是阴属性的，林轩志在必得。
This process might take half a day, during which Lin Xuan added some auxiliary materials from time to time.
rán ér zhè zhǒng děng jí de yāo shòu ， shēn shàng dì cái liào ， qiǎng de rén zì rán hěn duō 。 bù guò bǐ jīng shí ， lín xuān shì bù xùn sè yú rèn hé rén de ， zuì hòu yǐ wǔ wàn kē de tiān jià ， jiāng shōu guī náng zhōng 。
然而这种等级的妖兽，身上地材料，抢的人自然很多。不过比晶石，林轩是不逊色于任何人的，最后以五万颗的天价，将收归囊中。
By evening, Lin Xuan looked at the roughly formed small banner with satisfaction. He then began to use the Yin-Yang Art, releasing black mist from his body and wrapping it around the short rod and the banner flag.
suī rán guì le yì diǎn ， bù guò lín xuān jué de wù yǒu suǒ zhí ， yǐ tā de běn shì ， qǐ huì gàn chī kuī de shì ？
虽然贵了一点，不过林轩觉得物有所值，以他的本事，岂会干吃亏的事？
As the two merged under the control of阴灵力 (Yin Spirit Power), Lin Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a drop of essence blood.
lín xuān cóng hé zhōng qǔ chū shòu pí ， jiā zài liǎng zhǎng zhī jiān ， píng fàng yú xiōng qián 。 qīng qīng yī cuō ， yī tuán jīn sè de huǒ yàn jiù mào le chū lái 。
林轩从盒中取出兽皮，夹在两掌之间，平放于胸前。轻轻一搓，一团金色的火焰就冒了出来。
The blood was immediately absorbed by the black fog and seeped into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
zhè shòu pí de liàn zhì yào jiǎn dān dé duō ， zhǐ xū yào shāo shāo yòng huǒ yàn duàn shāo jí kě 。
这兽皮的炼制要简单得多，只需要稍稍用火焰煅烧即可。
Since this was a本命法宝 (Life-Bound Treasure), such an oath ritual was necessary.
zhè dà yuē zhǐ xū yào bàn rì de shí jiān ， qí jiān ， lín xuān bù shí wǎng lǐ miàn jiā rù yī xiē fǔ zhù dì cái liào 。
这大约只需要半日的时间，其间，林轩不时往里面加入一些辅助地材料。
After a long while, the black fog dissipated. Lin Xuan retrieved the Ten Thousand Soul Banner with a wave of his hand.
hěn kuài yǐ shì páng wǎn ， lín xuān kàn zhe cū lüè chéng xíng de xiǎo fān ， liǎn shàng lù chū mǎn yì zhī sè ， rán hòu tā kāi shǐ yùn zhuàn yīn yáng jué ， cóng tǐ nèi mào chū sī sī hēi qì 。 jiāng duǎn bàng yǔ fān qí bāo guǒ zài yì qǐ 。
很快已是旁晚，林轩看着粗略成型的小幡，脸上露出满意之色，然后他开始运转阴阳诀，从体内冒出丝丝黑气。将短棒与幡旗包裹在一起。
Strictly speaking, the treasure had been successfully refined now; the final step was to seal the beast soul within it.
yǎn kàn liǎng zài yīn líng lì de cāo kòng xià 。 yào hé èr wéi yī ， lín xuān zhāng kāi kǒu 。 měng rán pēn chū yī kǒu jīng xuè 。
眼看两在阴灵力的操控下。要合二为一，林轩张开口。猛然喷出一口精血。
Lin Xuan took out the ancient jade and admired it before throwing it into the air. With his right hand forming a lotus finger, he cast a spell into it. A howling wind arose as a black mass appeared in the stone room. Inside this mass, a tiger wrapped in flames appeared faintly.
nà xuè lí tǐ yǐ hòu ， lì kè bèi hēi wù xī shōu ， shèn tòu jìn wàn hún fān lǐ 。
那血离体以后，立刻被黑雾吸收，渗透进万魂幡里。
Iron Arm Blazing Flame Tiger!
jì rán shì běn mìng fǎ bǎo ， dāng rán miǎn bù liǎo yǒu zhè yàng rèn zhǔ yí shì 。
既然是本命法宝，当然免不了有这样认主仪式。
A first-grade top-grade妖兽, and before you was its soul.
liáng jiǔ ， hēi wù tuì qù ， lín xuān yī zhāo shǒu ， wàn hún fān huí dào le tā dì zhǎng zhōng 。
良久，黑雾退去，林轩一招手，万魂幡回到了他地掌中。
The moment the beast soul broke free from the ancient jade's restrictions, it roared ferociously at Lin Xuan.
yán gé shuō lái ， cǐ bǎo yǐ suàn liàn chéng le ， xiàn zài yào zuò de zuì hòu yī bù ， jiù shì jiāng shòu hún fēng yìn qí zhōng 。
严格说来，此宝已算炼成了，现在要做的最后一步，就是将兽魂封印其中。
Lin Xuan ignored it. Though fierce, this beast soul had only been equivalent to a灵期 (Spirit Period) grand圆满境界 (Ultimate Realm) cultivator in life. To him, a凝聚丹期 (Condensation Pill Stage) cultivator, it was too weak to pose any threat.
lín xuān jiāng gǔ yù qǔ le chū lái ， shǎng wán yī fān zhī hòu ， jiāng pāo dào kōng zhōng ， rán hòu yòu shǒu zuò lán huā zhǐ ， yī dào fǎ jué mò rù jìn qù 。 wū ， yīn fēng dà qǐ ， shí shì lǐ píng kōng chū xiàn le yī tuán hēi qì ， zài nà hēi qì lǐ miàn ， yǐn yǐn kě jiàn yī tóu hún shēn bāo guǒ zháo huǒ yàn de lǎo hǔ chū xiàn le 。
林轩将古玉取了出来，赏玩一番之后，将抛到空中，然后右手做兰花指，一道法诀没入进去。呜，阴风大起，石室里凭空出现了一团黑气，在那黑气里面，隐隐可见一头浑身包裹着火焰的老虎出现了。
Lin Xuan waved his hand, and a black beam shot out, transforming into a giant hand that grabbed the beast soul. The other side struggled desperately but to no avail.
tiě jiǎ bào yán hǔ ！
铁甲爆炎虎！
Then Lin Xuan gently shook the small banner in his hand, sending countless thin black threads that wrapped around the beast soul like a large bundle until it couldn't move. Slowly, it was absorbed into the evil banner.
yī jí jí pǐn yāo shòu ， yǎn qián de zhèng shì de hún pò 。
一级极品妖兽，眼前的正是的魂魄。
Though this process seemed simple, Lin Xuan focused intently on it. After its success, he felt extremely elated because using beast souls instead of human ones as recorded in the玄魔真经 (True Scripture of Dark Magic) was indeed feasible.
cǐ yāo shòu yī tuō gǔ yù de jìn zhì ， lì kè kuáng hǒu zhe xiàng lín xuān pū le guò qù 。
此妖兽一脱古玉的禁制，立刻狂吼着像林轩扑了过去。
Lin Xuan cast a spell on the floating ancient jade and extracted another beast soul. After opening his mouth.
lín xuān què shì ruò wú dǔ ， cǐ yāo hún kàn zhe xiōng měng ， kě shēng qián ， yě jǐn jǐn xiāng dāng yú líng dòng qī dà yuán mǎn jìng jiè de xiū zhēn ， duì zì jǐ zhè wèi níng dān qī xiū shì ér yán ， ruò dé bù néng zài ruò ， sī háo wēi xié yě méi yǒu 。
林轩却视若无睹，此妖魂看着凶猛，可生前，也仅仅相当于灵动期大圆满境界的修真，对自己这位凝丹期修士而言，弱得不能再弱，丝毫威胁也没有。
It took Lin Xuan over 300 days to seal all the thousand beast souls inside the pendant into the evil banner.
lín xuān shǒu yī yáng ， yī dào hēi máng fēi shè ér chū ， huà wèi yī shù zhàng zhǎng de jù shǒu ， jiāng shòu hún wò zài zhǎng zhōng ， duì fāng zì rán shì pīn mìng zhēng zhá ， kě xī méi yǒu sī háo zuò yòng 。
林轩手一扬，一道黑芒飞射而出，化为一数丈长的巨手，将兽魂握在掌中，对方自然是拼命挣扎，可惜没有丝毫作用。
This process proved more difficult than he had imagined. The lower-grade beast souls were easier, though they struggled fiercely; their resistance was limited. But as the grade of the beasts increased, it required much effort from Lin Xuan.
rán hòu lín xuān qīng qīng yáo dòng shǒu zhōng de xiǎo fān ， wú shù xì xiǎo dì hēi xiàn cóng lǐ miàn jī shè chū lái ， yī céng yī céng de jiāng shòu hún chán rào ， fǎng fú yí gè dà zòng zi yì bān ， zhí dào duì fāng bù néng dòng tán ， rán hòu màn màn de bèi xī rù mó fān lǐ miàn 。
然后林轩轻轻摇动手中的小幡，无数细小地黑线从里面激射出来，一层一层的将兽魂缠绕，仿佛一个大粽子一般，直到对方不能动弹，然后慢慢的被吸入魔幡里面。
Especially those four third-grade beasts, whose strength rivaled that of a凝聚丹期 (Condensation Pill Stage) expert. After defeating them, he had to wait until their energy was depleted before gradually absorbing them into the evil banner.
bié kàn zhè ge guò chéng jiǎn dān ， kě lín xuān què yì xīn yí yì de pù zài shàng miàn ， chéng gōng yǐ hòu ， gèng shì xīn xǐ yì cháng ， yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān ， shè xiǎng bì jìng shì shè xiǎng ， xuán mó zhēn jīng zhōng jì zǎi de wàn hún fān yīng gāi shì xī shōu shēng rén hún pò ， ér xiàn zài zhèng míng ， yòng shòu hún dài tì guǒ rán yě shì kě xíng de 。
别看这个过程简单，可林轩却一心一意的铺在上面，成功以后，更是欣喜异常，原因很简单，设想毕竟是设想，玄魔真经中记载的万魂幡应该是吸收生人魂魄，而现在证明，用兽魂代替果然也是可行的。
With these powerful beast souls as leaders, his treasure's power naturally increased significantly. After absorbing so many beast souls, the color of the evil banner began to change, becoming pitch black with an eerie and sinister aura.
lín xuān yī dào fǎ jué dǎ zài piāo fú de gǔ yù shàng ， cóng lǐ miàn jiāng dì èr gè shòu hún qǔ le chū lái 。 yú kāi kǒu 。
林轩一道法诀打在漂浮的古玉上，从里面将第二个兽魂取了出来。于开口。
Lin Xuan absorbed it into his body; since this was a本命法宝 (Life-Bound Treasure), he used his元神 (Essence Spirit) to nurture it. This not only allowed for heart-mind unity but also enhanced its power beyond expectations.
huā fèi le zhěng zhěng sān bǎi duō tiān ， lín xuān cái jiāng yù pèi zhōng de shàng qiān shòu hún quán bù fēng yìn jìn mó fān lǐ miàn 。
花费了整整三百多天，林轩才将玉佩中的上千兽魂全部封印进魔幡里面。
To distinguish his treasure from the Extreme Demon Sovereign's, and based on its material composition, Lin Xuan renamed it the Beast Soul Banner.
However, Lin Xuan still hadn't figured out the purpose of this妖兽 until now. He had consulted many ancient texts but found no clues.
The little creature ran over to Lin Xuan as soon as it saw him and climbed onto his body, showing a very affectionate attitude. This was naturally due to its blood oath.
After playing with the little guy for a while, Lin Xuan left the spirit beast room.
There's no rush, Lin Xuan believed this妖兽 wasn't useless; he would study its abilities in detail when time allowed.
After resting for several days, Lin Xuan resumed the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. He had failed over **times during this period.
Although the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was simpler to cultivate compared to the幽冥碎心剑 and 九天明月环, it was still relatively complex given his lack of experience in refining magical treasures. Failure was thus a normal occurrence.
Fortunately, with the existence of the blue Star Sea, he could easily refine again if needed. Lin Xuan's tenacious character made him indifferent to such minor difficulties; instead, he viewed them as a form of self-improvement. His understanding of the blue Star Sea deepened further, from just refining pills to now being proficient in purifying materials.
In the alchemy room, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged with a serious expression. In front of him floated a golden flame about the size of his fist.
"Go!"
Lin Xuan pointed at the flame, which immediately turned into a vortex and sucked in several colorful mists. Then he spat out the Xuanhuo Shen珠 (Flame God Bead). On seeing the short rod about an inch long, Lin Xuan's face showed satisfaction. After three years of hard work, he had finally completed the most difficult and crucial step—refining the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
The next task was to seal the soul.
Lin Xuan delved into his storage bag with his divine sense and soon found a jade box. He opened it to reveal a palm-sized, black beast skin-like object inside.
Though unremarkable in appearance, Lin Xuan had spent tens of thousands of crystal stones for this item.
The refinement of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner naturally required one item as its banner. According to legend, the Extreme Demon Sovereign had taken the skin from an ancient婴期 (Incubation Period) monster after defeating it. Since Lin Xuan lacked such power and didn't want to be so cruel, he chose a beast skin for sealing the soul.
Theoretically, the higher the grade of the妖兽, the better.
Over these three years, every time he failed in his refinement, he would venture out for several days at a time. He sought out suitable beast skins while also taking breaks to clear his mind.
Finally, about half a year ago, during an auction event at a large market, Lin Xuan spent a huge sum of money to buy the skin of this离魂兽 (Spirit Departing Beast).
The 离魂兽 was a fourth-grade lower-grade妖兽. In terms of power, it could match an ancient婴初期 (Early Incubation Period) monster. Given its阴属性 (Yin nature), Lin Xuan was determined to get it.
However, the materials from such high-grade beasts were highly sought after. But with his crystal stones, Lin Xuan wasn't outdone by anyone; he eventually acquired them for 50,000 top-grade ones.
Though expensive, Lin Xuan felt it was worth it. How could he do anything but when he had the ability?
Lin Xuan took out the beast skin and placed it between his palms in front of him. He rubbed it gently, and a golden flame emerged.
The refinement of this beast skin was much simpler; it only required slight burning with fire.
This process might take half a day, during which Lin Xuan added some auxiliary materials from time to time.
By evening, Lin Xuan looked at the roughly formed small banner with satisfaction. He then began to use the Yin-Yang Art, releasing black mist from his body and wrapping it around the short rod and the banner flag.
As the two merged under the control of阴灵力 (Yin Spirit Power), Lin Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a drop of essence blood.
The blood was immediately absorbed by the black fog and seeped into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.
Since this was a本命法宝 (Life-Bound Treasure), such an oath ritual was necessary.
After a long while, the black fog dissipated. Lin Xuan retrieved the Ten Thousand Soul Banner with a wave of his hand.
Strictly speaking, the treasure had been successfully refined now; the final step was to seal the beast soul within it.
Lin Xuan took out the ancient jade and admired it before throwing it into the air. With his right hand forming a lotus finger, he cast a spell into it. A howling wind arose as a black mass appeared in the stone room. Inside this mass, a tiger wrapped in flames appeared faintly.
Iron Arm Blazing Flame Tiger!
A first-grade top-grade妖兽, and before you was its soul.
The moment the beast soul broke free from the ancient jade's restrictions, it roared ferociously at Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan ignored it. Though fierce, this beast soul had only been equivalent to a灵期 (Spirit Period) grand圆满境界 (Ultimate Realm) cultivator in life. To him, a凝聚丹期 (Condensation Pill Stage) cultivator, it was too weak to pose any threat.
Lin Xuan waved his hand, and a black beam shot out, transforming into a giant hand that grabbed the beast soul. The other side struggled desperately but to no avail.
Then Lin Xuan gently shook the small banner in his hand, sending countless thin black threads that wrapped around the beast soul like a large bundle until it couldn't move. Slowly, it was absorbed into the evil banner.
Though this process seemed simple, Lin Xuan focused intently on it. After its success, he felt extremely elated because using beast souls instead of human ones as recorded in the玄魔真经 (True Scripture of Dark Magic) was indeed feasible.
Lin Xuan cast a spell on the floating ancient jade and extracted another beast soul. After opening his mouth.
It took Lin Xuan over 300 days to seal all the thousand beast souls inside the pendant into the evil banner.
This process proved more difficult than he had imagined. The lower-grade beast souls were easier, though they struggled fiercely; their resistance was limited. But as the grade of the beasts increased, it required much effort from Lin Xuan.
Especially those four third-grade beasts, whose strength rivaled that of a凝聚丹期 (Condensation Pill Stage) expert. After defeating them, he had to wait until their energy was depleted before gradually absorbing them into the evil banner.
With these powerful beast souls as leaders, his treasure's power naturally increased significantly. After absorbing so many beast souls, the color of the evil banner began to change, becoming pitch black with an eerie and sinister aura.
Lin Xuan absorbed it into his body; since this was a本命法宝 (Life-Bound Treasure), he used his元神 (Essence Spirit) to nurture it. This not only allowed for heart-mind unity but also enhanced its power beyond expectations.
To distinguish his treasure from the Extreme Demon Sovereign's, and based on its material composition, Lin Xuan renamed it the Beast Soul Banner.