Chapter 1236
A Two-Pronged Approach 1
Chapter 1236 A Two-Pronged Approach 1
Baili Yanque and Yuekou spoke in unison:
"Poisoned?"
It seemed they wanted to confirm whether what Yunxi said was the same as what they understood.
Yunxi nodded seriously, indicating that she meant exactly what she said, and it was obvious who the poison was intended for.
Baili Yanque remained silent for a moment before speaking:
"Ranxi, you are going to use the 'Entanglement' technique that you used on the ancient battlefield, but this time you want to poison Qianji and kill the evil insects that have entered her body."
Upon hearing Baili Yanque's explanation, Yuekou frowned, but Yunxi spoke first.
"Yes, Lord Baili, if there had only been one adult worm in Lady Qianji's body before, we could have indeed killed it by slaying the soul. With two Ghost Kings attacking at the same time, Lady Qianji would at most have only suffered a drop in cultivation, and her injuries would not have been too serious."
But now that adult insect has laid its eggs inside Lady Senhime's body, it has a plan to use the lady's soul power to hatch the eggs and create a new evil insect.
Lady Qianji's strength is at the Ghost King Realm. You two should know better than I how many insect eggs her soul power can hatch. Moreover, Lady Qianji will suffer greatly during this process, watching her cultivation vanish into nothingness, which will also bring greater crisis to the Ghost Realm. She will not consider any other solution except to perish together with the evil insects in her body.
This is why I left behind my natal flame, Taixu, to prevent Lady Qianji from perishing together with the evil insect.
Although poisoning will cause Lady Senhime immense pain, it will at least prevent the evil worms within her from hatching and keep her conscious, preventing her from turning her sword against the two lords.
After listening to Yunxi's explanation, Yuekou took a deep breath and asked:
Have you ever used this poison on immortals?
After thinking carefully for a moment, Yunxi replied:
"I used it on two evil cultivators before, and they died painfully, unable to even escape with their nascent souls."
In the ancient battlefield, we used a modified poison that only affected the evil insects and did not harm cultivators. However, now that the evil insects have entered the body, the dosage of this poison needs to be readjusted before use, and…
Baili Yanque immediately pressed for an answer:
"And what?"
Yunxi looked at Baili Yanque and explained earnestly:
"Moreover, we need to administer two kinds of poison to Lady Senhime, one to target her and the other to target the evil insects."
The poison is designed to prevent the evil insects from easily absorbing Lady Senhime's soul power while they are struggling for their lives, otherwise the black beetles will die even faster. The poison is designed to completely annihilate the evil insects.
Therefore, the risk is very high. Whether or not Lady Senhime should try it is up to you. I am only responsible for providing these two poisons. The poison targeting the soul is called 'Entanglement,' and the one targeting the insectoids is a modified version called 'Entanglement.'"
After Yunxi finished speaking, she waved her sleeve and pushed the two medicine bottles in front of Baili Yanque and Yuekou, then stepped back and returned to Difei's side.
Di Fei listened intently to the whole thing and felt that Yun Xi's proposed solution was too risky, but if the gamble paid off, it could really give Lady Qian Ji a chance to live.
In truth, everyone present knew that the safest course of action was to let Qianji perish along with the evil worms and their eggs within her. However, no one wanted to make such a decision, as nurturing a Ghost King in the Ghost Realm was no easy feat. Moreover, they speculated that this might be a test by the Evil Immortal. If the Evil Immortal succeeded, they would undoubtedly become even more ruthless in targeting high-level immortals, which was not an outcome they desired.
If Di Fei could think of it, Baili Yanque could naturally think of it too. Moreover, he thought even further ahead. The "Nine-Round Sacrifice Array" set up in Shuiqian City, the trap set for Qianji, and the insect nest set up in the Thousand Water Mountains all indicate that the Evil Immortal has become aware of the Immortal Realm's advancement plan.
Therefore, they are resorting to all means to cause destruction, even joining forces with the insectoid race from other realms, just to buy time for the resurrection of the evil god. Once they succeed, not only will there be a generational gap among the high-level immortals in the Immortal Realm, but it will also affect the ascension of the entire Immortal Realm.
This time, they must protect Qianji's life no matter what, even if it comes at a price, to let the evil immortal know that they have a way to deal with it, instead of being powerless to fight back.
Having figured this out, Baili Yanque sent out his divine sense, scanning the two medicine bottles, and then said to Yuekou beside him:
"Yuekou, after Qianji wakes up, tell her about this method of expelling the evil worms from her body and see if she agrees."
Before Baili could finish speaking, Yuekou took a deep breath and said:
“I know Qianji, she won’t refuse, but as Ranxi said, this is the first time that two poisons have acted on a ghost immortal at the same time. If the dosage is not controlled properly, I’m afraid Qianji will be in agony and her soul will dissipate.”
A hint of worry flashed in Baili Yanque's eyes, but he still said in a deep voice:
"Yuekou, could things get any worse than this? If it really comes to that, we'll take Qianji to see the Ghost Emperor. We can't let her sacrifice be in vain."
As he uttered the last four words, a fierce glint flashed in Baili Yanque's eyes, clearly indicating that he had made the decision to fight the Evil Immortal to the death.
Di Fei quietly took a step closer to Yun Xi, indicating that she was a little scared.
After the two ghost kings reached an agreement, they took the ice coffin to the backyard. As the only one familiar with both poisons, Yunxi naturally had to wait by the side, ready to provide support at any time. Meanwhile, Difei temporarily took over as the city lord of Shuiqian City and was responsible for handling the follow-up matters.
The three of them went directly to the backyard of the city lord's mansion, activated the isolation formation, and took precautions before opening the lid of the ten-thousand-year-old ice coffin. Yunxi slowly withdrew the power of the Taixu Heavenly Ice Flame so that Qianji could regain consciousness.
Baili Yanque acted decisively. As soon as Qianji opened her eyes, he slowly inserted the "Entanglement" into her body. Yuekou succinctly explained the current situation and made it clear that the decision was made by her and Baili Yanque and had nothing to do with others. Obviously, she hoped that Yunxi would not be implicated after the exorcism failed.
Qianji's light green eyes swept over Yunxi, and she simply nodded. Her clone had seen Ranxi before, so she knew her background and her purpose in coming to the Ghost Realm.
"Baili, Yuekou, let's do as you've agreed. It's just poisoning, which is better than becoming nourishment for the evil insects. At worst, we can start over. I can take responsibility for this outcome."
As soon as she finished speaking, her expression hardened.
"The evil insects have started draining my soul power again."
Yunxi immediately spoke up:
“Lord Baili, use ‘lingering affection’.”
Baili Yanque reacted even faster, and before Yunxi could finish reminding him, he had already sent "Entwined Intimacy" into Qianji's body.
The simultaneous entry of the two poisons into her body caused Qianji to tremble involuntarily, while the adult black beetle, which had been trying to absorb soul power, began to writhe in pain. One of its legs, having been contaminated with "Entanglement," had already dissolved by more than half.
Yunxi raised her hand and sent the purple smoke into Qianji's body, reminding her:
"Lady Qianji, do not resist my strange fire. It will burn away the remnants of the evil insects in your body and prevent them from accumulating inside you."