Where is the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls

[You have completed the tutorial quest for this simulation and gained a new simulation opportunity.]

[Initial equipped traits: Simulator [Prismatic], Photographic Memory [Purple], Treasure-Sniffing Nose [Purple], Low-Tier Bone Structure [Green], Hard Work Pays Off [Green], Spider-Sense [Green], Demonic Aura [Green]]

[Simulation begins!]

[Bidding farewell to Baidi in the morning clouds, returning to Jiangling a thousand miles away in a single day.]

[You broke free from the shackles of the Black Stone Gang and personally delivered them to the afterlife through physical means.]

[After the massacre at Luoding Village, you and Da Chun finally returned to Baiyun County.]

[Possessing the Treasure-Sniffing Nose and Demonic Aura traits, plus knowing of the existence of the Myriad Soul Banner, a brilliant idea sprouted in your mind...]

[Year 1, 18 years old.]

[Starting trait extraction...]

[Extraction successful!]

["Is your Brother Kun awesome or what?" (White): When you use the singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball skills from the "Ji Ni Tai Mei" trait, viewers will be deeply captivated by your personal charm.]

[Would you like to adjust your traits?]

[Yes/No]

"Oh? The trait effects actually formed a martial soul fusion skill?"

This was the first time Chen Yi had seen two traits with a clear synergistic relationship.

Unfortunately, they were both white traits. The current Chen Yi wouldn't waste two slots to equip white traits.

[You chose No.]

["The simulation has started? Good! Myriad Soul Banner! Here I come! Hahaha!!!"]

[You rushed out of the house laughing wildly, leaving your third sister and her husband staring in bewilderment.]

[You bought a fast horse in the county town and rode non-stop, traveling day and night toward Old Liu's hometown, Hongtong County in Wushan Commandery, Bazhou.]

["Old Liu is still doing menial work as a servant in the Suzhou border army right now! Myriad Soul Banner! My precious! Wait for me! You belong solely to me, Chen Yi! Jie jie jie!!!"]

"The Myriad Soul Banner is truly wicked. I haven't even obtained it yet, but I'm already showing signs of demonization."

Chen Yi muttered, poking fun at himself.

Of course, Chen Yi knew that the Myriad Soul Banner couldn't be wicked to this extent; it was just that his simulated self was getting a bit carried away.

But fortunately, he had the simulation. He could let his simulated self scout the way first to figure out exactly how evil the Myriad Soul Banner really was.

[Bazhou was located in the western part of the Central Plains, while Qingzhou was in the south-central region. The two provinces shared a border.]

[Riding a fast horse alone, you galloped across the great plains. With almost no rest along the way, you reached your destination in two months.]

["Hmm? Why can't I smell it? Am I still not close enough?"]

[The Treasure-Sniffing Nose was already equipped. If there was a supreme treasure nearby, you should be able to smell it.]

[You didn't know the exact location where Old Liu had obtained the Myriad Soul Banner.]

[So you had no choice but to wander around Hongtong County, conducting a carpet search.]

[A few days later.]

["I've pretty much roamed through the entire county. Although my cultivation realm isn't high, this is an epic trait after all. The detection range couldn't possibly be just a few hundred meters around me, right?"]

[Over the past few days, you hadn't caught the scent of any supreme treasure, but you did see quite a bit of demonic aura left behind by demon activities.]

[Hongtong County was also a place where demons treated humans like an all-you-can-eat buffet.]

[Fortunately, you could see the demonic aura and could always avoid them in advance, so you didn't run into any trouble.]

[After pondering it over and over, you felt there was only one possibility.]

["The Myriad Soul Banner hasn't arrived yet."]

[Old Liu obtained the Myriad Soul Banner in the seventeenth year.]

[As long as you didn't interfere too much with the development of events, the progression of this simulation should be roughly the same as the last one.]

[As long as you could snatch it before Old Liu did, you would obtain the Myriad Soul Banner.]

[Therefore, you decided to return to Baiyun County first, ensuring that nothing in Hongtong County would deviate due to your appearance.]

["Seventeen years, I can wait! As long as I don't randomly consume pills in this life, I won't have a short life like the previous one!"]

[Whipping your horse, you returned to Baiyun County.]

[After arriving at the borders of Baiyun County, you remembered the agreement you made with Shen Qingshan before the simulation.]

["I should take a trip to Baiyun Ridge and see where the demons of Baiyun Ridge are hiding."]

[You rode your horse and roamed around Baiyun Ridge for a few days.]

[Whenever you saw a wisp of demonic aura, you would track it in the direction where it grew thicker.]

[You discovered that demonic auras of different colors eventually converged in three locations.]

[Clearly, these three locations were the three lairs of the demon factions in Baiyun Ridge.]

[You didn't venture deep into the tiger's den. Instead, relying on your Photographic Memory, you firmly memorized these three locations.]

[When you returned to Baiyun County Town, the Demon-Slaying Commandant from the Commandery Office, along with his inspection team, had already stationed themselves in Baiyun County.]

[The county town was decorated with lanterns and festoons, with the constant sound of firecrackers.]

[You heard that the county magistrate, who was so fat he could barely walk, personally went out to welcome them that day.]

[Even Feng Yucheng, who always had a dark expression as if everyone owed him two hundred taels of silver, lowered his proud head before the Demon-Slaying Commandant from the Commandery Office, going fifty miles out of the city to welcome him.]

[Before providing information to the Demon-Slaying Commandant, you felt you should find out more about this person first.]

[What if he was in cahoots with Feng Yucheng and the others? Wouldn't you be walking right into a trap?]

[This commandant was currently staying at the county town's posthouse. It wasn't some grand and luxurious place, just the standard accommodation for officials on business trips.]

[Their inspection work was scheduled to last for half a month, so they hadn't left yet.]

[You asked around among some nosy locals and learned that this commandant had refused visits from all the local gentry and wealthy families in the county town.]

["Logically speaking, when an imperial envoy arrives at a local area, it's a prime opportunity for blatant corruption. Yet he refuses to see anyone and solely focuses on his inspection work? He must be a good official..."]

[There were indeed corrupt officials in this world, but you couldn't lump everyone together.]

[However, just to be safe, you felt it would be better to write an anonymous letter and secretly deliver it to the posthouse.]

[When you returned to your third sister's house, she was so angry that she gave you a beating.]

[Your disappearance this time lasted even longer than the one after the village massacre, which had terrified her.]

[You exchanged a glance with Shen Qingshan, and he immediately understood.]

["Chen Yun, Fourth Brother was out taking care of serious business."]

["What serious business could an unemployed vagrant like him possibly have?"]

[You forced an explanation, "Cough, cough... I was in secluded cultivation practicing martial arts."]

[Chen Yun said in an annoyed tone, "Fine, fine, fine, bullying me because I don't understand martial arts. Okay, you went into secluded cultivation! Could you please do your sister a favor and tell me before your next seclusion? Tell me where you're going and how long it will take, alright?"]

[After sending your third sister away, Shen Qingshan asked in a low voice, "Fourth Brother, did you go investigate the demon lairs? Why didn't you discuss it with me? I could have mobilized the demon-slaying squad under my command to help you."]

["No need for all that trouble, I've already investigated everything thoroughly."]

["You've got great skills, Fourth Brother! Did your mysterious master help you?"]

["You could say that... The locations of the demons are all written in this letter. I plan to secretly deliver it to the posthouse tonight."]

[Shen Qingshan expressed that he didn't want you to get involved, lest it bring you trouble.]

["Brother-in-law, are you going to deliver it yourself?"]

[Feng Yucheng might already have his eyes on Shen Qingshan by now. You felt that letting Shen Qingshan deliver the letter wasn't a good idea.]

Shen Qingshan, however, said, "Actually, I have a more suitable candidate in mind."