BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 499: Controlling Mo Yu!

Gu You’s withered hand firmly grasped Mo Yu. In the next instant, a vast surge of energy poured into Mo Yu’s body, completely suppressing his cultivation.

Realizing what was happening, Mo Yu's face instantly turned pale. He turned his head in terror and saw an aged, skull-like face with deep eyes glowing a ghostly green.

“Second Brother, what are you doing?” Mo Yu cried out in fear, his voice carrying both terror and deep confusion.

Although Mo Yu was one of the nine Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Hall, his strength ranked at the bottom among them. He had rarely interacted with the Second Heavenly Venerable, Gu You, who was rumored to have reached the level of an advanced Half-Saint.

At this moment, Mo Yu, after his initial exclamation, turned anxiously toward the Fourth Heavenly Venerable, Xue He, pleading, “Fourth Brother, tell me—what’s going on? Why is Second Brother capturing me?”

“Don’t ask Xue He—I’ll tell you myself!”

Just as Mo Yu finished speaking, a figure flickered into existence beside Xue He—Gu He.

Xue He immediately bent down respectfully and performed a grand salute to Gu He.

Witnessing this, Mo Yu’s eyes widened in shock. A thought surged in his mind: What’s happening? Fourth Brother is showing such reverence to this person? Who is he?

“Did I do something wrong?” Mo Yu’s voice softened, and he cautiously asked.

“The moment you joined the Soul Hall and became one of its Heavenly Venerables, you had already made a mistake.” Gu He stated bluntly, “The Soul Hall is blocking my path.”

“What?!”

Mo Yu’s mind struggled to process this revelation. Gu He’s words clearly expressed hostility toward the Soul Hall, yet the one restraining him was none other than the Second Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall, Gu You. Even the Fourth Heavenly Venerable, Xue He, stood respectfully beside him.

Could it be… Second Brother and Fourth Brother aren’t truly loyal to the Soul Hall? Are they spies planted by another force?

This realization made Mo Yu’s thoughts spiral into turmoil.

A moment later, having made up his mind, Mo Yu immediately pleaded, “Second Brother, Fourth Brother, and this esteemed senior—I was forced to join the Soul Hall! If given a choice, I can serve you instead!”

Faced with the threat to his life, Mo Yu did not hesitate to betray the Soul Hall.

“Haha! And here I thought the Soul Hall’s people were full of backbone. Turns out, they all just cherish their own lives!” Gu He laughed at Mo Yu’s desperate plea.

“I do need you to work for me,” Gu He’s smile faded, and his tone turned stern, “but I will leave a mark on your soul. If you try anything, I can activate it at any time and take your life.”

“Alright! I agree!” Mo Yu replied almost instantly. He knew that if he refused, he would likely die on the spot. With Gu You and Xue He’s status, they could easily fabricate a reason for his death, and no one in the Soul Hall would bother investigating. Accepting Gu He’s terms meant his life would be under someone else’s control, but at least he could survive for now.

“Good. Very good. Next, you’d best not resist while I imprint your soul.”

As Gu He spoke, a powerful surge of soul energy erupted from within him. It pierced directly into Mo Yu’s forehead and burrowed into his soul.

Feeling this foreign force infiltrate his very essence, Mo Yu was inwardly alarmed, yet he dared not resist.

With Mo Yu’s compliance, Gu He smoothly performed the ancient Puppet Imprint technique, embedding his control effortlessly.

Before long, a transparent crystal began forming deep within Mo Yu’s soul. At that moment, he suddenly realized that Gu He’s technique was not just implanting a soul mark but also reading his memories and even influencing parts of his consciousness. Upon this realization, Mo Yu finally started to panic.

“This isn’t a soul mark! What are you trying to do?” Mo Yu’s soul questioned in alarm.

However, Gu He ignored his protest entirely and instead accelerated his casting of the ancient Puppet Imprint technique.

As Gu He’s hand seals grew faster, the transparent crystal deep within Mo Yu’s soul rapidly solidified, and from it, thin, transparent threads began to spread outward.

Mo Yu immediately noticed that as these threads extended, he was gradually losing control over his own consciousness. At this moment, true fear set in—if his consciousness fell entirely under Gu He’s control, he would become nothing more than a puppet, no different from being dead.

“So you’re trying to control me, turning me into a puppet!” Mo Yu’s soul began to struggle violently.

But by now, the Puppet Seed had already been planted. Only the final step remained—taking root. Mo Yu’s resistance was ultimately futile. Using the portion of his consciousness already under control, Gu He easily suppressed his struggle.

Soon, every corner of Mo Yu’s soul was entwined with the transparent threads extending from the crystal.

Retracting the soul power he had injected into Mo Yu, Gu He lifted his hand and said, “Alright, Gu You, release him.”

“Yes, Master!”

Hearing Gu He’s command, Gu You respectfully nodded and withdrew the power suppressing Mo Yu’s cultivation, lifting his hands from Mo Yu’s shoulders.

“Greetings, Master!”

The moment he was freed, Mo Yu immediately bowed deeply to Gu He in submission.

Earlier, while implanting the Puppet Imprint, Gu He had not obtained much useful information from Mo Yu’s memories. Ultimately, Mo Yu’s status in the Soul Hall was not high enough—his knowledge was far inferior to Gu You’s.

Interestingly, though, Gu He did come across an old grudge between Mo Yu, Qiu Di, and the master-disciple pair, Yao Chen. He also saw a memory of a brutal struggle for treasure in an ancient cave, where countless experts fought fiercely. It was during this time that Yao Chen, after obtaining the Burning Art, was targeted by the Soul Hall. Eventually, his own junior fellow disciple, Elder Mu Gu, colluded with Yao Chen’s disciple, Han Feng, to drive him to a dead end.

Shaking his head, Gu He filtered out the irrelevant memories. Then, he addressed the three Soul Hall Heavenly Venerables, “Gu You, Xue He, Mo Yu, you may return. Once you’re back at your respective branches, do your best to gather rare treasures for me—elixirs, body-refining artifacts, or anything that enhances soul power.”

“As you command!”

Upon receiving Gu He’s orders, the three of them responded respectfully before their figures vanished into the distance.

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