Lu Wen's goal was to synthesize a Wan Hun, no, a Human Emperor Banner.
With the ability to traverse countless worlds, everyone is vying for the top spot, striving to rapidly increase their strength.
When it comes to rapid power growth, who can compare to the methods of the demonic path?
But those who dare to utilize demonic path techniques must be prepared for a mob of righteous cultivators.
However, Lu Wen was planning to synthesize the Human Emperor Banner, a symbol of the righteous path.
It speaks of turning enemies into friends, transforming war into peace, inviting fellow cultivators to join the banner and assist him in achieving immortality!
Although he had decided to synthesize the Human Emperor Banner, Lu Wen wouldn't randomly attack ordinary people. The future "fellow cultivators" within the banner were all his enemies.
These earthenware jars used to seal evil spirits were all common items of white quality, relying on the power of talismans to suppress and seal the evil spirits.
The jars, talismans, and evil spirits combined were blue-quality items on the attribute panel.
Despite being blue-quality, their energy level was still zero, just like Lu Wen's.
Lu Wen consumed all his energy bar and fused the jar with the black banner.
The black banner gained the capabilities of the jar and talisman, allowing it to suppress and seal evil spirits within his personal space.
"Unfortunately, without a specific technique, I'll have to fuse the evil spirits with the black banner in the future, and fully control them before I can command them in combat." Lu Wen thought wistfully.
He had no energy left for fusion, but he wasn't going to leave the dozen jars on the table behind. He took out a prepared rope and bundled them all together, carrying them away.
In the coming days, Lu Wen planned to fuse all these jars with the black banner, enhancing its suppression and sealing abilities.
He would then fuse the evil spirits with the black banner, gaining complete control over them, and eventually synthesize a Human Emperor Banner containing twelve evil spirits.
He had no choice; Lu Wen wasn't a Transcendent yet, without Transcendent power, he could only take it step by step.
While powerful, evil spirits are easily countered, fearing lightning, Buddha, and sunlight.
But they also had advantages: they were easy to maintain. When not fighting, they just needed to stay in an area with dense yin energy.
If he had twelve human soldiers, just their daily needs would give Lu Wen a headache.
For now, he would make do, but later he planned to refine and transform the evil spirits into heavenly soldiers and spirit warriors.
Leaving the jars outside the wall, Lu Wen returned to the courtyard and approached the main room. Perhaps because the mortuary wasn't frequented, the door wasn't locked.
Lu Wen pushed the door open, and several imposing statues came into view. They glared with fury, an air of authority pressing down on him. A person with a weak heart would have already fled in terror.
In this world, gods rarely revealed themselves, only divine rules governed the world. But the founder of the Maoshan Sect held an important position in the Underworld, and would grant favors to his disciples.
But Lu Wen paid no mind, merely bowed slightly to the statues as a gesture of respect.
Then he placed a letter he had prepared on the table. Inside, he wrote about the impending invasion of the Neon people.
He didn't mention the details of the invasion, only listing the various massacres that would occur, millions of unarmed citizens slaughtered by the brutal cruelty of the Japanese forces.
This was just a random move, and Lu Wen didn't care if it had any effect. Sending this letter was simply an afterthought.
He then began rummaging through the room, casually tapping and knocking here and there, focusing all his senses to search for any potential cultivation techniques.
He felt no shame or awkwardness. If he could get free cultivation techniques, he would be overjoyed.
Lu Wen's moral boundaries were flexible, and he wouldn't hesitate to be generous and kind as long as it didn't harm his own interests.
He would try to find a way to ensure the survival of the people of Shenzhou in this world, due to the existence of the Neon cross-worlders.
But if it required him to spend a lot of time, keeping him in this world for months, he wouldn't do it.
Lu Wen happily searched for cultivation techniques in Nine叔's room at the mortuary.
On a hill outside the town, Nine叔, his two disciples, Ren Jia Ye Ren Fa and his daughter Ren Ting Ting, along with several cross-worlders and a group of residents, began exhuming the grave at Nine叔's command.
One of the townspeople went up and kicked Ren Jia Lao Tai Ye Ren Wei Yong's tombstone, sending it flying.
Then they dug into the grave soil above the coffin, set up scaffolding, and used a hoist to lift the upright coffin.
It was nearing noon, and the group had been busy for most of the morning.
Under Nine叔's guidance, everyone straightened their clothing, following the taboos, and only then did they open the lid of Ren Lao Tai Ye's coffin.
As the lid opened, an evil aura shot out, startling a flock of birds.
Nine叔, feeling something amiss, went forward to take a look. Ren Lao Tai Ye's body had not decayed.
Several Shenzhou cross-worlders who were familiar with the plot of *Mr. Vampire* were both excited and scared as they looked at Ren Lao Tai Ye's body. They knew that tonight, Ren Lao Tai Ye might turn into a zombie.
Meanwhile, Lu Wen had thoroughly searched the mortuary, finding a hidden compartment. A tightly sealed wooden box was inside.
Lu Wen took it out, feeling its weight in his hands. He laughed, "Could this be Nine叔's coffin fund? Hopefully, the cultivation secrets are inside too."
He opened the box, and a dozen books greeted him. Lu Wen picked them up one by one and examined them.
The top three were the *Ling Bao Jing*, *San Huang Jing*, and *Huang Ting Jing*, three Taoist scriptures. Next were four basic books on refining weapons, refining pills, talismans, and formations.
Then there were several books on breathing exercises, Xuan Yin Soul Refinement Technique, Corpse Control Technique, Soul Cultivation Technique, Paper Man Method, and Object Control Technique.
Lu Wen excitedly flipped through them. The three Taoist scriptures were Daoist texts, explaining various Daoist principles, from cultivation realms to the mysteries of the human body.
But in this current era of decline, the cultivation realms were no longer relevant.
The four basic books on refining weapons, pills, talismans, and formations didn't need much explanation. Although they were just basics, they were still useful to Lu Wen.
The final few cultivation techniques made Lu Wen extremely excited.
The Breathing Exercises, though just a basic technique, was a legitimate Maoshan method for Transcendent cultivation. It was enough for Lu Wen to begin his Transcendent journey and establish his foundation.
The Xuan Yin Soul Refinement Technique was a method for cultivating the soul. The rest, except for Object Control Technique, were unorthodox, minor techniques.
None of the orthodox Maoshan cultivation techniques were present, such as the eight great Daoist mantras, Shen Da Shu (god possession technique), lightning techniques, etc.
"The scriptures and the four basic books should be Nine叔's own things, and the rest might have been obtained from exorcising demons. There's not a single Maoshan technique, it seems Nine叔 didn't care much about those," Lu Wen speculated.
He stuffed all the books into his bag, ignoring the gold bars and silver dollars inside the box, and returned it to the secret compartment.
Before leaving, he closed the door, climbed over the wall, and landed on the ground. Carrying the jars, he headed back home without stopping.
It took Lu Wen less than an hour to loot the jars and the secrets. Nine叔 and the others were only just now lifting Ren Lao Tai Ye's coffin out of the grave on the mountain.