Just as these dozen or so girls were each showing off their skills, Zhao Di also carefully searched the boudoir and didn't find anything out of the ordinary.

  It seems that the mechanism is likely hidden in one of those beds.

  Zhao Di concentrated her gaze, and at this moment, the movements of these girls had become extremely bold. Many were already naked, their faces flushed, and their tender cries echoed continuously. Several others caressed and kissed each other in pairs or threes, engaging in those fake and pretentious acts.

  Zhao's eyes widened in amazement, and after feasting his eyes, he took out the Blazing Sky Blade. With a gentle swing, he struck down these delicate, charming, pure, or alluring maidens without showing any mercy or tenderness.

  A crescent-shaped light blade slashed out, easily cutting a bed in half. The several girls on the bed also disappeared into thin air with fearful expressions.

  Zhao didn't stop, continuously swinging out several knives, instantly cutting all these beds into pieces.

  Those lovely girls also fell one after another under the knife, except for two of them.

  Zhao Di only then remembered that these two girls wearing semi-transparent gauze from head to toe were sitting at the edge of the bed with their heads down, and didn't make any other movements.

  At this time, all the boudoirs had been destroyed, and the remaining girls had disappeared. Only these two women still existed, staring at Zhao Di's hand holding a red bone knife with terrified eyes.

  Two girls were identical in both figure and appearance, obviously twin sisters.

  Zhao Di concentrated his mind and looked over, these two girls seemed neither like illusions conjured by a spell array nor like real people with physical bodies.

  "What are you two things?" Zhao Di raised his Heaven-Piercing Blade and asked in a low voice, with a threatening tone.

  Two extremely frightened girls looked at each other, one of whom trembled and said: "Spare our lives, fellow Taoist! My sister and I have been trapped here for many years, with only a wisp of soul left. We beg you to show mercy."

  "Spare me the sympathy? Ha! As soon as I entered this room, you two set up an illusion to confuse me. If I were a person with a weak will, I would have fallen for your trick and might even be begging for mercy from you two by now!" Zhao Di said with a hint of anger in his tone.

  "Fellow Taoist, you've misunderstood. My sister and I are also trapped in this formation, not the ones controlling it. If you don't believe me, take a closer look, the key to the formation is under that jade bed." A young girl hastily explained.

  Zhao Di ignored him, waving the Heaven-Piercing Blade in his hand and saying: "Regardless of whether this formation was activated by you two or not, you two are not good people either. I'll take this opportunity to get rid of your kind, which is neither human nor ghost, to eliminate future troubles!"

  "Spare our lives, fellow Taoist! My sister and I have been soul-scorched and spirit-refined by others, which is why we've ended up like this. If you strike again and destroy our souls, I fear my sister and I won't even have the chance to reincarnate! If you need to vent your anger, killing just me will suffice. Please, fellow Taoist, have mercy and spare my sister!" One of the girls immediately knelt down in terror and begged for forgiveness.

  "Spare my sister, senior. I am willing to take on your anger alone." Another girl also knelt down and begged for mercy.

  "Hmph!" Zhao Di coldly snorted, ignoring the two women's words.

  However, he did not immediately take drastic action, but instead showed a thoughtful expression and said: "Letting you two go, what benefits would I gain from that? You two have been living here for a long time, if by chance you are careless, at any moment you could fall into your own trap, why bother leaving behind this future trouble!"

  One of the girls heard a hint of relaxation in Zhao Di's tone and hastily said, "As long as Daoist friend spares us two sisters, we are willing to be Daoist friend's ghost slaves and serve Daoist friend for life."

  The term "ghost slave" was once seen by Zhao Di in a classic book. The practitioners of the Ghost Gate sect often raise a kind of spiritual creature called "soul beast" as an attacking means. This soul beast is refined from the powerful demon beast's soul, and it often has incredible magical powers. If the human practitioner's soul is forcibly extracted and refined, it can also be made into this kind of soul object, which is called "ghost slave". The ghost sect practitioners often use ghost slaves to manage their caves and handle trivial matters. Some practitioners in the foundation-building period even refine the ghost slaves with their magic treasures, making the ghost slaves a part of their own magic treasures, which can often increase the power of the magic treasures.

  This practice of sacrificing human souls for the sake of cultivation is extremely detestable to Orthodox Daoist cultivators, and has been condemned as an evil act that harms Heaven and reason, and damages the Heavenly Way.

  Zhao Di naturally wouldn't mind this set, if the ghost slave could really help him out a bit, he also didn't mind taking in a few more. Not to mention other things, being able to guard the cave and take care of the spiritual beasts during his meditation was already quite good. However, the prerequisite for this was that the ghost slave had to be absolutely reliable, couldn't have even a hint of rebellion against their master, otherwise it would be like raising a tiger as a pet!

  He curiously said "Guinu? Tell me more about it!"

  "Sister, must we really become ghost slaves?" another girl said hesitantly.

  "Sister, at this point, there is only one way to go. Don't mention whether this Taoist friend will let us off or not, even if he wants to. If my sister and I are trapped here for a few thousand more years, our souls will definitely scatter. Since that's the case, we might as well take a chance!" The girl's expression was solemn, then she said to Zhao Di: "Taoist friend, my sister and I are willing to become your ghost slaves, loyal and devoted, willing to go through fire and water, only asking that in the future when you achieve the Great Dao of Yuan Ying, you can help us sisters recover our souls and give us a chance to reincarnate again."

  "Yuanying! Hey, I don't even have a grasp on the Connection Pill, how dare I aspire to that elusive realm? But rather, how can I trust your two's loyalty? You two won't think that these few flattering words will send me off, will you?" Zhao Di said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, stroking his chin.

  The "sister" said: "This Taoist friend can rest assured, my sister and I have more than half of our souls sealed in a soul device. As long as the Taoist friend refines this soul device, they will naturally be able to grasp our lives with just one thought. With just one thought from the Taoist friend, they can turn our souls into nothingness. Moreover, if my sister and I have any thoughts that are unfavorable to the Taoist friend, it will immediately reflect in the soul device. This way, we sisters will never be able to disobey the Taoist friend's orders. However, this soul device cannot be refined by the Taoist friend with their current cultivation level. Only when the Taoist friend reaches the Yuandan period of cultivation can they fully refine it. Once refined, the Taoist friend can also absorb part of the soul device's power, allowing their divine sense to increase by a fraction!

  "So, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing for me, but now that I can't refine the soul tool, how should I deal with you two? Taking the two of you along like this is really too dangerous, I don't dare do such a thing!" Zhao Di said.

  "This is also simple, fellow Taoist only needs to put that soul device into the jade box, use the fixed spirit symbol and other soul-fixing spells to seal it, my sister can sleep in it. But the time cannot be too long, if it exceeds 100 years, our soul power may be damaged, at that time I'm afraid we will not be able to serve fellow Taoist!" The girl replied.

  "It sounds feasible indeed," Zhao nodded and said: "Brother Dao will tell all the harm to me, it's really sincere! But what's the benefit for both of you? You two might as well speak clearly, if I can do it, I won't be ungrateful to both of you!"

  The young girl sighed and said, "My sister and I have our souls refined in the soul vessel and cannot leave it for too long. We don't have any freedom of action to speak of. As a ghost slave who has become a fellow Taoist, there is still a glimmer of hope. It's said that Yuanying period cultivators can cast a soul-returning secret technique, which can partially restore the refined soul and re-enter the cycle of reincarnation. If one day, Fellow Taoist enters the Yuanying realm, please help my sister and me find this soul-returning secret technique and restore our souls' consciousness to enter the cycle of reincarnation."

  Zhao Di sank into deep thought, not speaking for a while. Later, with a serious expression, he said: "Alright, I agree to your two requests. If you two sisters truly assist me, once I successfully condense my Nascent Soul, I will definitely search for the Resurrection Secret Technique and fulfill your wishes!"

  "Thank you, fellow Taoist!" The two girls were overjoyed by Zhao Di's sincere words and thanked him with a bow.

  The first update!