Chapter 13: Volunteer

Mu Yanxin carefully looked at the introduction for the Spiritual Moon Sect. As expected, it was established by the Spiritual Moon Palace.

The Spiritual Moon Palace was an entirely female cultivator Sect; all the disciples it recruited were girls. Its subordinate Lingyue Chuzong, Spiritual Moon Sect, and Lingyue Dazong also only accepted female disciples.

The introduction stated that the Spiritual Moon Palace was dedicated to cultivating female cultivators for the tertiary service industry, producing high-quality Furnaces, Concubines, Geisha, and professional talents for high-end clubs.

It had a reputation spanning ten thousand years and was a gold-lettered brand.

Seeing this made Mu Yanxin’s face darken with frustration.

He had previously suspected that these Sects were similar to the Sect of Harmony from his previous world, but now it seemed even more ridiculous. This was a Sect specifically dedicated to cultivating dual-cultivation Furnaces.

In his previous world, these kinds of Sects were all low-level, minor Sects that relied on offering Furnaces to high-level cultivators in exchange for protection or development. He hadn’t expected they would openly recruit disciples in this world.

“That is not accurate, Master. Although the Spiritual Moon Palace is a female cultivator Sect, its subordinate Great Sect also accepts men. It only requires a surgery to turn you into a girl,” the Terminal Ring said in a matter-of-fact tone.

“Huh?!” Mu Yanxin was struck with shock. He immediately checked the meaning of surgery. According to the explanation on the Dao Web, surgery was a means of modifying or treating the human body through Medical Arts, which included Sex Change Surgery that could completely transform a man into a woman.

“No, no! Why would the Original—uh, no! Why would I want to go to the Spiritual Moon Sect? How could I agree to undergo this Sex Change Surgery?” Mu Yanxin’s speech had become incoherent.

“Because among the three Great Sects you applied for, only the Spiritual Moon Sect and the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect accepted you.”

“After weighing your options, you chose the Spiritual Moon Sect. You did not have any objections to the surgery before,” the Terminal Ring said.

“Which three Great Sects did I apply for? And why couldn’t I choose the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect?” Mu Yanxin asked hurriedly.

Based on the name, the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect sounded like a Great Sect run by Demonic Cultivators, but compared to becoming a female cultivator, it seemed much less unacceptable.

The Terminal Ring immediately projected Mu Yanxin’s application preferences from the Sect Entrance Exam.

First choice: Swordwashing Advanced Sect. Second choice: Spiritual Moon Sect. Third choice: Ghostslasher Advanced Sect.

The Swordwashing Advanced Sect, as the name implied, was a Great Sect run by a Sword Cultivation Sect. Its disciples took sword practice as their primary curriculum.

It had the highest score requirements among the three and was ranked in the top three among Earth-grade High Sects.

The Spiritual Moon Sect was an all-female Sect characterized by dual-cultivation methods.

Strangely, while the Spiritual Moon Sect’s ranking was considered upper-middle among Earth-grade High Sects, its score requirement was not that high.

One could almost get in by being just a dozen points above the Earth-grade cutoff.

As for the final choice, the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect, both its score requirements and evaluations were nearly at the bottom of the Earth-grade High Sects.

It was even possible for disciples who hadn’t reached the Earth-grade cutoff to be recruited.

The reason was simple: this was not a Demonic Way Great Sect.

Although its main Sect was indeed a Demonic Sect and it taught some Demonic Way techniques, a large portion of what this Great Sect recruited were Soul Cultivators.

While reading the introduction, Mu Yanxin was still wondering what a Soul Cultivator student was. Upon looking closely at the teaching content, he couldn’t help but shout, “Isn’t this just a Ghost Cultivator?!”

If their scores weren’t high enough to enter the Elite Class of the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect, students would need to discard their physical bodies and switch to practicing Ghost Path Techniques.

“Master, thirty thousand years ago, the Heavenly Court already changed the name. They are Soul Cultivators,” the Terminal Ring replied solemnly.

“Isn’t it the same thing? Those who cultivate the ghost path can no longer enter Samsara. Only a fool would proactively choose to cultivate the ghost path!” Mu Yanxin said.

In his past life, most cultivators who practiced the ghost path did so because of accidental death or being forced into it by special circumstances, such as being stranded in a place of Yin energy.

Only a tiny minority of people who were unwilling to perish would proactively practice Ghost Path Techniques.

“That is incorrect, Master. As long as Soul Cultivators request a Supernatural Rite from a Buddhist High Monk, they can re-enter Samsara.”

“If the price offered is high enough, it is even possible to retain memories and cultivation realms while reincarnating, or even choose the target of reincarnation,” the Terminal Ring said.

“Huh?! That’s possible?” Mu Yanxin was stunned. Those monks of the Buddhist Order talked about salvation, but in reality, they would beat any Ghost Cultivator they saw until their souls were scattered.

They were fundamentally incompatible. How could they sincerely help a Ghost Cultivator with a Supernatural Rite?

And even if the high monks wanted to, it should be something they couldn’t achieve. Matters of Samsara and reincarnation were ethereal and existed only in legends; they couldn’t be proven at all.

Could this world actually achieve it? Reincarnation with memories and cultivation levels at that!

A Ghost Cultivator spending money to find a Buddhist High Monk to help with a Supernatural Rite and reincarnation—every word of that sentence from top to bottom was so ridiculous that Mu Yanxin didn’t even know where to start complaining for a moment.

It wasn’t until the Terminal Ring projected a screen in front of him, showing an advertisement from the Pure Land Sect, a major power of the Buddhist Order: “Is your aptitude in this life too poor, leaving you with no hope for the Great Way?”

“Do you have too many enemies and nowhere to run? Have you strayed onto the wrong path and cannot turn back? Are you cultivating the ghost path and unable to enter Samsara?”

“Come quickly to the Buddhist Pure Land Sect. Our Buddha is merciful and delivers all from suffering. Reincarnate through Samsara and sever all karmic ties to start over.”

“Strive for another brilliant life. If your ties to the red dust are not broken, you can still continue your past connections.”

“The ‘No Strings Attached’ package: ten thousand Incense. The ‘Unfinished Worldly Ties’ package: three million Incense. The ‘Good Karma and Fortune’ package: fifty million Incense. Purchase a high-level package now and receive three consecrations from an elder monk for free.”

Upon seeing this video, Mu Yanxin was completely dumbfounded. He had never imagined that the Buddhist Order would actually use such a slogan to do business.

One must know that “good and evil have their rewards” and the “Heavenly Dao’s reincarnation” were the core teachings of the Buddhist Order. Now, they could actually be changed with money?

The Terminal Ring also showed Mu Yanxin advertisements for several other famous ancient temples; they basically offered similar services.

The cheapest was a completely random reincarnation without memories. The next step up was more expensive, allowing one to retain memories and cultivation realms.

The most expensive allowed one to choose the direction of reincarnation, such as a divine beast, a celestial being, a cultivation family, and so on.

With the fallback option provided by the Buddhist Order, it seemed not entirely incomprehensible that the Original Host had applied to the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect as a safety net.

It only required discarding the physical body, which seemed a bit easier to accept than becoming a girl. So why didn’t the Original Host choose it?

After Mu Yanxin looked at the treatment and employment prospects for disciples of the Ghostslasher Advanced Sect, he immediately fell silent. It was written: “Excellent students of this school can enter the Ten Thousand Soul Pagoda to cultivate.”

“Excellent Soul Cultivator disciples can apply directly for positions in this Sect’s Ghost King Banner upon Graduation, and can also adapt to the recruitment needs of many Demonic Sects and Demonic Cultivators. The employment prospects are broad.”

“Isn’t this damn well just entering a Ten Thousand Soul Banner to become a ghost?!” Mu Yanxin finally couldn’t help but curse.

He had seen many cultivators who used ghosts to refine ghost path magic treasures before.

Whether it was a Soul Summoning Bell, a Demonic Ghost Banner, or a Karmic Cloud Bowl, they were all essentially the same. Entering them meant becoming a slave.

“Master, one can sign a contract to apply for a position in the Demonic Path Artifact of a Demonic Cultivator. The income is stable, and you can enter and exit freely.”

“At the end of the term, you can renew the contract or leave. Following a Demonic Path Grandmaster to the Ascension to the Immortal Realm is also a very popular path,” the Terminal Ring said.