Chapter 147 Black Banner
The site for the grand sacrifice was chosen in a valley depression.

The two adults, one Ox and one Horse, joined forces to cast a space teleportation formation to teleport all the believers, sacrifices, and related materials over. Even Chen Lang didn't know where this was.

The materials in front of me have already been prepared.

A huge circular pool, a hundred feet square, dry and without any water inside. There is new soil around it, and it looks like it was dug not long ago.

A layer of spiritual stones is evenly spread on the bottom, which looks crystal clear and bright, and looks like crystal under the sunlight.

There were several monsters in the southeast, northwest and northeast directions, with their fangs and claws bared, aiming at the pond with their eyes closed.

The white clouds in the sky are hazy, as if there is a layer of hot air blocking it. There should be a shielding formation.

"Everyone is here, we can start."

As the two black-robed masters spoke, the Southern Sect Leader appeared and bowed to the two men. "Everyone has been teleported here. We have also checked the surroundings. There are no signs of activity in the nearby sects."

Afterwards, dozens of rays of light flashed, and all the captured disciples of the Tianjian Sect and monks from nearby sects were brought over and tied up with ropes.

Familiar faces such as Hawk, Lord Black Sparrow, and the Western Helmsman also appeared.

"it is good."

Two black-robed men took out blood banners and placed them in a circle around the pool. The other man said to the other members of the Pingtian Sect:

"Take out all your blood banners."

Lord Black Sparrow, Eagle did not hesitate and took out all of his blood flags. Black Sparrow took out four in total, each of which was as black as ink.

Eagle took out two, also of the same rank.

A total of fourteen were collected, plus the ones they brought and the ones handed over by Chen Lang, a total of twenty-eight.

“The number is wrong.”

Ox-Faced Master counted the number of them and said, "Nine more are missing."

Then, he spoke coldly and named several people, "Since you are coming to the Lotus Sect, you cannot stay, otherwise you will be treated as traitors."

"Hey, I don't have a good memory. Did you forget?"

The Western helmsman was the first to be named. He laughed dryly and said, "I remember there is another one in the county. I'll go get it."

"Hold on."

The horse-faced man also took out a banner, but his banner was very different. It was completely black. The banner was not made of cloth, but a mercury-colored fluid, but it was a very deep black, forming the shape of the banner.

Black banner!

The eyes of all soul masters were attracted, including Chen Lang. This was the first time for most people to see this kind of banner. Although they had never seen it before, they could recognize it at the first sight.

Chen Lang stared at the black banner, but could not sense the number of layers in it. However, judging from the pole that looked like pear wood, it should be the same type as the one given to him before.

The black banner waved, and suddenly a human head appeared on the banner. It had no eyes or facial features. It crawled out from the banner, without even legs.

It was completely black, revealing a dark mercury color, the same appearance as the black flag, and was surrounded by a gloomy black aura.

The faces of the surrounding soul masters changed slightly and they all avoided it. The aura of this ghost-like thing was too strong, and the oppressive force it revealed was at least at the Jindan stage.

"Let it go with you." said the horse-faced man.

"Are you still afraid that I will leak the secret?" said the Western helmsman.

He admitted that he had some selfish motives and wanted to hide some tricks, but it would not be to this extent.

"You know it, but why are you asking?" The horse-faced man replied coldly.

"Go honestly." The Southern Captain looked at the black banner with a greedy look and told the others:

"Just do it if I ask you to. Don't have any ulterior motives. After the grand ceremony, the Queen will redistribute the items to you. There's no need to worry about these little things.

The two priests are directly responsible to the Queen and do not belong to any sect. If you don't obey my orders, I can't help you."

After hearing this, the other soul masters put their thoughts aside. After the Western Captain left, they gathered five more blood flags.

"Five more are needed," said Front-de-Boeuf.

"No more." Several soul masters spread their hands. This time they really did not hold back. All the banners of the Lotus Branch were collected. "Maybe those were the ones consumed by Chen Lang?"

The Southern Cult Leader recalled this incident, "Chen Lang went to capture people and used up five banners, which he used to self-detonate and drive away the enemy."

"Okay." The Ox-Faced Man nodded and didn't pursue the matter any further.

"Is the impact big?" Chen Lang asked.

"Not much." The horse-faced man replied, "It's all your responsibility anyway."

Damn, brother, do you have to be so realistic, Chen Lang complained.

After collecting all the blood flags, the two of them personally inserted them around the pool and cast Taoist seals to construct an array formation. Soon, the blood flags fluttered in the wind, exuding blood energy, and connected to each other, forming a complex array pattern covering the pool.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Lang briefly left the pool and threw a bead out. It passed through the shielding formation, hit the hard rock, and broke into powder.

That's all we can do.

Chen Lang was calm. He had asked Ye Wenlong to report the situation back. He didn't know what was going on over there.

But it doesn't matter.

If someone from the Tianjian Sect comes, then complete the mission. If not, then take a black flag.

This is what you deserve.

……

"Chen Lang, come here."

When they returned to the vicinity of the pool, the Ox-Faced Man suddenly said.

Chen Lang walked over with his hands behind his back, "What's wrong?"

"I'll tell you how to operate the Black Banner."

Chen Lang perked up and said, "Go ahead."

The Ox-Faced Man took out his black flag, walked to an open space, away from other people, then picked up the black flagpole, and shook it gently at the ground as if holding a scepter.

A black ripple rose from the ground, floating in the sand and covering an area of ​​about a hundred feet in radius.

“Look at that tree.”

The Ox-faced Man pointed to a jujube tree thirty feet ahead. Then Chen Lang saw that around the jujube tree, several balls of black gas suddenly appeared out of thin air, stretched out from the ground, and turned into several hands. They grabbed the tree trunk and tore it apart. With a snap, the jujube tree broke into pieces.

“Look at that bird again.”

The Ox-Faced Man pointed at a bird flying in the distance. This time he did nothing, but the bird suddenly fell to the ground as soon as it stepped into a space of about a hundred feet. Its body shriveled and rotted, quickly turning into dry bones.

“This is the domain.”

The Ox-Faced Man said, “The Black Banner is different from the Blood Banner. You don’t need to cast any formations. You can control everything in the domain with just a thought.

But you have to be careful, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner is born from evil spirits, it does not recognize friend or foe, except for the one holding the banner. Once the domain is released, even if you do nothing, it will kill everything within the range. "

Domain skills? Chen Lang thought, this is somewhat similar to the domain of the Lord of Ten Thousand Souls that he had seen several times.

"Then what was it that you released before?" Chen Lang asked.

"spirit."

The Ox-Faced Man said, "For banners of this level, there is no concept of individual souls. Everything is attributed to the 'Tao'. The more levels of Tao you have, the stronger your domain will be.

At the same time, you can use the power of Tao to condense a spirit body, which will be many times stronger than a dead soul, and can even surpass the strongest cultivator you have ever received in your banner."

He told Chen Lang about the method of controlling the flag, which Chen Lang understood very quickly. It seemed to be similar to the magical power of a puppet. The so-called spirit body was no different from a puppet or a clone.

Soon after, the horse-faced man arrived and stood outside the area.

The flags are all raised, let’s begin.”

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(End of this chapter)