Yun Sheng and Bo Bo’s cry shook the entire Taiyuan Castle, causing a rush of people to come out.

Besides Yun Canghai and his father Yun Bahe, there were also the couple Yun Canglang and several Hunter Soldiers.

Seeing Yun Sheng, they all wore expressions of delight.

The past months had been an ordeal for the Yun Family.

Unknowingly, Yun Sheng had become their backbone.

"Sheng’er, you’re back. Your cultivation, have you broken through..." Yun Canghai was overwhelmed with joy. He glanced at his daughter, noticing her good complexion, and suddenly realized that Yun Sheng’s cultivation had greatly improved compared to when she left Taiyuan Mountain.

"Father, Sheng’er picked up some things in the Netherworld and broke through to Magic God," Yun Sheng said casually.

Indeed, she casually picked up some Crystal Cores. Back then, the Netherworld Ghost King nearly choked Yun Sheng in anger when he realized a large piece of his Magic Crystal Core had disappeared.

Luckily, the good-natured Li Qingcheng was there to hold him back.

The couple Yun Canglang and the Hunter Soldiers stood agape upon hearing this. What could she have picked up to immediately break through to Magic God?

Yun Bahe was thrilled upon hearing this.

"Haha, my dear granddaughter has become a Magic God, not even twenty yet!"

Just the thought of it made Yun Bahe feel immensely proud.

Yun Canghai also felt a surge of emotion. He never expected to have a precious daughter like Yun Sheng after a life of hardship.

"Enough of this. I’ve already retrieved the Heart Difficulty Lamp; time is of the essence. Let’s begin treating Mother immediately," Yun Sheng had once healed Li Qingcheng before, making the rescue mission for Hu Jiusheng much easier this time.

Before leaving the Netherworld, Yun Sheng had asked the Ghost King about whether a female fox from the Fox Clan had her soul extracted with the Heart Trouble Lamp years ago.

The Ghost King claimed not to remember, but he recalled commissioning the Summon Emperor to investigate Li Qingcheng’s origins around that time.

As compensation, he agreed to lend the Heart Trouble Lamp temporarily. As for what the Red Robe Summoning Emperor did with the lamp later, the Ghost King was unsure.

However, the Ghost King assured that any soul extracted by the Heart Trouble Lamp would remain within the lamp as long as they weren’t used to forge a Demon Suppression Array.

Yun Sheng suspected that the Summon Emperor crafted a batch of Heart Crystals and simultaneously extracted Hu Jiusheng’s soul using the Heart Trouble Lamp.

According to the Ghost King, Yun Sheng must release the souls within the lamp and search for Hu Jiusheng’s soul.

Yun Sheng dismissed everyone else and set up a Magic Array.

"According to the Ghost King, the Heart Trouble Lamp has three spells: confusion, soul condensing, and soul search," Yun Sheng had consulted with the Ghost King about the lamp’s functions after acquiring it.

Yun Sheng had experienced the confusion spell at the Taoyuan Ruins and used the soul condensing spell on Li Qingcheng.

Only the third soul search spell remained rare.

Unlike the last time when Yun Sheng helped Li Qingcheng gather souls, finding Hu Jiusheng’s soul might require more effort.

In the midst of an incantation, the Heart Trouble Lamp hovered within the Magic Array, and the tassels on the lamp began to spin.

Like a sudden downpour, numerous souls burst forth from the palace lamp.

The souls included people of all ages, absorbed over the years by the Ghost King into the Heart Trouble Lamp.

The dizzying view made it difficult to spot any soul related to Hu Jiusheng.

There were thousands of wandering souls, some with fairly high cultivation, imprisoned within the lamp for years. Previously deterred by the Ghost King’s power, they dared not act rashly.

Today, seeing the Heart Trouble Lamp fall into the hands of a female Mage from the Human Clan, they grew furious.

"Kill the woman!"

The ghostly souls emitted angry howls. Fierce ghostly Sha formed sharp blades, swirling towards Yun Sheng.

"Ignorant ghost souls, this is the Human World, where you cannot act arrogantly," Yun Sheng’s brows raised, and from beneath her, countless flames erupted within the Magic Array.

Yin Sha ghosts feared neither weapons nor magic, but they were most terrified by the blazing Divine Lotus Karma Fire, designed to burn evil.

Divine Lotus Karma Fire emerged, scattering the ghostly souls in terror within the Magic Array.

"I advise you to surrender obediently. Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to send you to the Netherworld, where the Demon Suppressing Stele will condemn you to eternal damnation," Yun Sheng coldly eyed the ghost souls.

"Master, esteemed master, please spare us. We didn’t know you were the owner of the Divine Fire. As long as you don’t send us back to the Netherworld, we will serve you loyally," the souls pleaded, realizing this seemingly harmless female Mage was a far more formidable adversary than the Ghost King.

Yun Sheng pondered, knowing she would soon travel to the Eight Desolates Continent.

The Eight Desolates Continent was unfamiliar territory to her.

Although she possessed the Beast Language Ring and commanded the Centipede Ant General’s ant army, the Eight Desolates Continent was not comparable to Wuji Continent.

With numerous demons, who knew what powerful enemies might appear there?

If she could acquire over a thousand blade-resistant, spell-resistant Yin Sha at this moment, it would undoubtedly provide significant assistance.

"You may rise. As long as you behave, I won’t harm you. Tell me, among all the souls here, who has been in the Heart Trouble Lamp the longest?" Yun Sheng decided to recruit these Yin Sha but had yet to find Hu Jiusheng’s residual soul.

A gaunt-looking soul stepped forward, claiming to be "Ku," the longest resident of the Heart Trouble Lamp.

"Ku, have you seen this woman’s soul in the lamp?" Yun Sheng took out a portrait of Hu Jiusheng.

"I remember this woman. She’s currently still locked by magic within the Heart Trouble Lamp, which is why she didn’t escape with the other wandering souls," Ku recalled.

Ku was the soul who had resided the longest within the Heart Trouble Lamp.

He remembered about ten years ago, a stunningly beautiful female ghost was imprisoned in the lamp.

At the time, several reckless male ghosts attempted to approach her, but her soul was secured by a Magic Lock, which ordinary Yin spirits couldn’t access.

"Where is she? Is there a way to save her?" Yun Sheng asked urgently.

"Someone must enter the Heart Trouble Lamp. However, the Magic Chain is extremely powerful," Ku answered truthfully.

"Bo Bo, dear master, let Bo Bo go. Just one chain, Bo Bo can crush it with a flap of wings," Bo Bo sheep responded, swiftly transforming into a pink shadow and entering the Heart Trouble Lamp.

Before long, Bo Bo sheep returned.

Trailing behind Bo Bo were indeed familiar souls.

It was Hu Jiusheng’s residual soul!

Yun Sheng’s thoughts stirred, and with a swift motion of her fingers, she gathered the bewildered Hu Jiusheng’s residual souls caught in the Magic Array.

~Monday, asking for recommendation and monthly tickets. The story is expected to conclude by May. I’m considering writing a new story about the protagonist’s daughter. Are you interested?~