Yunxi followed Yuling straight to the Pill Pavilion, where they encountered Yutang Ruofeng at the entrance, her expression grave:
"Fellow Daoist Ranxi, Fellow Daoist Yuling, please come with me."
She had clearly been waiting specifically for them.
Yunxi exchanged a glance with her master, then followed Yutang Ruofeng directly to a separate space within the Elixir Hall.
The moment she entered, Yunxi saw You Zisang using pill fire to scorch a male Void Refining Mid-stage cultivator. The man clenched his lips tight, doing his utmost not to scream, but the demonic power within him was rapidly draining away, and his body was swiftly withering.
Yuling frowned and asked:
"How did this happen?"
A trace of pity flickered across Yutang Ruofeng's cool features.
"For some reason, after the freezing technique was undone, the cultivators infected by Evil Insects this time began losing the power in their bodies at an extreme rate. Fellow Daoist You's speed in removing the Evil Insects could not keep up with the insects' speed in devouring the cultivators' power. That is why she sent a Message Talisman to Master Ruohuai. Master Ruohuai said that it was thanks to Fellow Daoist Ranxi that the Evil Insects were discovered in the first place. Once he learned you had emerged from seclusion, he asked us to invite you and your master here. Perhaps you might spot some clue and find a solution as soon as possible."
At that moment, the male cultivator being scorched by the pill fire suddenly let out a scream. In the next instant, he died on the spot. Every scrap of essence in his body had been drained away, leaving nothing but a skin-and-bones corpse. Even the robe of the Heavenly Demon Palace hanging on him could no longer stay in place.
You Zisang's expression was