Chapter 1237
A Two-Pronged Approach 2
Chapter 1237 A Two-Pronged Approach 2
Qianji could already feel the burning sensation of the purple smoke entering her body. Although her strength was at the Ghost King Realm, she was, after all, a ghost cultivator. The Xuanlei Purple Flame was naturally a counter to her, but at this moment she could only grit her teeth and persevere.
She knew very well that if she could overcome this hurdle, she would have a chance to break through to the Ghost King realm; if she couldn't, she might have to start all over again, or even die, which was not the outcome she wanted.
Both Baili Yanque and Yuekou are doing their best to save this glimmer of hope, so there's no reason for her, as the person directly involved, to give up. Besides, she also bears responsibility for the current predicament.
If she hadn't trusted Qian Sidu too much back then, she wouldn't have let the wolf into the house, causing him to be led by the nose, harming not only himself but also all the creatures of the entire Qianshui Mountain Range.
Thinking of all this gave Qianji the motivation to grit her teeth and persevere, trying her best to control her trembling soul and let the strange fire enter her body inch by inch.
At this moment, Baili Yanque, Yuekou, and Yunxi's divine senses were all focused on Qianji, and they dared not ignore any subtle changes.
The black beetle residing within Qianji's body was in excruciating pain. Half of its six legs had already melted away, and it was still struggling in its death throes, desperately trying to absorb the soul power of its host. The soul power that could have strengthened it was now like a death warrant, not only failing to save its remaining three legs but also accelerating the melting process.
The black beetle instinctively twisted its body, trying to avoid the things that corroded it, but in the next instant it was encircled by a ball of strange fire. The burning sensation of the strange fire was even more intense, and the black beetle struggled even more fiercely this time, starting to churn inside its host's body, causing Qian Ji's soul to begin to tremble.
Baili Yanque and Yuekou acted simultaneously, injecting their pure soul power into Qianji's body and stabilizing her ethereal form.
Yunxi raised her voice:
"Lady Senhime, please hold on a little longer. The poison has taken effect and is dissolving the evil insects and their eggs inside your body."
After saying that, she instructed Ziyan to speed up, fearing that before the black beetle was killed, Qianji would succumb to the poison and her soul would dissipate.
Although "Entanglement" and "Entanglement" target different objects, these two poisons come from the same source. The combined effect is even more terrifying, and the poison spreads faster. In just a few breaths, it had already spread to Qian Ji's entire body. She could clearly sense that the other party's cultivation level was rapidly declining, and at this moment it had fallen back to the Ghost Lord realm.
Ziyan and Yunxi were of one mind and intensified their attack.
This caused Qianji even more suffering. She could no longer maintain her meditation posture and lay on the ground with her fingertips digging deep into the earth. Her whole body trembled even more violently, and her cultivation level dropped even faster. She also let out a shriek, as if only in this way could she relieve the pain.
Upon realizing the situation was dire, Baili Yanque and Yuekou simultaneously increased the speed at which they transferred soul power, determined to prevent Qianji's soul from dissipating.
With Yunxi as its master providing for it, Ziyan intensified its firepower to burn away the black beetles and melted insect eggs inside Qianji's body. After inspecting Qianji's body to make sure nothing was missed, it flew back to Yunxi's palm.
Yunxi put away the purple smoke and immediately spoke:
"My lords, please help Lady Senhime quickly to force the two poisons in her body to one place, and prevent the poison from further eroding her soul."
The two quickly performed hand seals, diverting the poison from Qianji's body to her left arm. Yuekou couldn't help but ask:
"Ranxi, don't you have the antidote?"
Yunxi rubbed her nose guiltily and said:
"My lord, there is no antidote for these two poisons. Even if there were, the toxicity is now compounded, so the antidote is probably ineffective. The only option is to sever the soul."
Yuekou glared at Yunxi with her reddened eyes, then quickened her pace.
Yunxi wisely took a step back. She had done what she was supposed to do, and the rest was up to the two Ghost Kings. However, the outcome of Qianji's decline in strength was already predetermined.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the poison had concentrated in Qian Ji's left hand. Baili Yanque spoke up:
"Senhime, get ready." On the other side, Tsukiko swiftly controlled the Moon Golden Wheel and severed Senhime's forearm.
Qianji trembled all over, but the feeling of her soul dissolving disappeared. However, her cultivation level had fallen back to the Xuan Gui realm.
In a short while, Senhime's severed forearm grew back, but her soul was still somewhat unstable. Clearly, she had paid the price for the poison, the strange fire, and the soul-severing. However, she managed to save her life.
Baili Yanque waved his sleeve and pushed a fist-sized piece of soul essence in front of Qianji, saying:
"Qianji, you go into seclusion first, leave the rest to us."
This time, Qianji did not refuse. After accepting the soul essence, she cupped her hands and said:
"Thank you, King Baili!"
Then he looked at Yuekou and said:
"I'm sorry for making you worry, it's my fault."
The red in Yuekou's eyes had faded, and she said with a hint of disappointment:
"It's not too late to regret it now. Luckily, we found out in time. Let's see if you dare to ignore my words again."
A wry smile appeared on Senhime's face as she cupped her hands and said:
"Yuekou, you're right. I've already paid the price for this, and I won't do it again."
Seeing Qian Ji's unpleasant expression, Baili Yanque interrupted her, saying:
"Qianji, you should stay in the backyard and cultivate in seclusion. We'll discuss the rest after you've stabilized your cultivation."
After saying that, he gave Yuekou and Ranxi a wink, and the two of them immediately followed and left the backyard, leaving the huge courtyard to Qianji.
After sighing, Qianji obediently went into seclusion. She had suffered a great loss this time, with her cultivation level dropping by three ranks. She didn't know how long it would take to recover, but fortunately, it didn't cause a major disaster.
The three of them returned to the front yard and went directly to the side hall instead of the council hall. After taking their seats, Yunxi obediently took out the top-grade soul tea she had found and served it to the two big shots before taking a leisurely sip herself.
Yuekou twirled the teacup in her hand and said:
"Ranxi, you're really bold to use poison without an antidote on Qianji. What if the two poisons kill her after eliminating the evil insects?"
Yunxi glanced at Baili Yanque and found that he was expressionless, only picking up the teacup in front of him, seemingly waiting for her explanation.
"Ahem, when I inherited the Medical Immortal Sect's legacy, there was no antidote for 'Entanglement'. However, after ascending to the Immortal Realm, I did some research and managed to concoct an antidote, but it was not suitable for use under those circumstances."
Once the evil worm inside her learns that the poison can be cured, it will definitely devour Senhime's soul power. But we are determined to trap it inside Senhime's body. In order to make it devour the poisonous soul power, we will even send soul power to the poisoned Senhime to keep her soul from dissipating.
Rather than being trapped and dying inside Senhime's body, the black beetle will definitely try to break free from its host. After all, there are three people present for it to choose from, and it will still have a chance to survive no matter which one of us it enters.
Once the black beetle chooses to break free, it will actively detach from Qianji's soul, and that will be the perfect opportunity for Ziyan to make her move. Fortunately, we succeeded in the end.
Just in case, didn't Lord Baili have Qianji stay in the backyard? All of this we've done is to cut off the possibility of the Zerg spreading.
If you two gentlemen feel I have acted rashly, Ranxi accepts the punishment.