Secret (Part 2)

Hua Ying continued, "The clan chief was deceived at the time, so she passed down her position as clan chief and became an honored elder herself, refusing to handle any affairs. Other than Hua Qingxiu, no one could see her. A few days later, I regained consciousness and discovered that I could not completely merge with her, so I began making trouble again. Just then, Hua Ying arrived. Hua Qingxiu decided to go all the way and struck me into Hua Ying's body, hoping to use the Soul-Planting Art to assimilate me completely."

"This Soul-Planting Art is a spell unique to us plant spirits and monsters. It bears some resemblance to possession, except it attaches one person's soul to another's body and merges their souls before one is devoured, becoming one being. But Hua Ying's soul could never merge with mine, so her Soul-Planting Art failed. Thus, she set her sights on the Hundred Flowers Spirit Soul. Now that she has encountered Flower Spirit, it is time for her to carry out this plan."

Yan Chihuo said, "What is the point of telling me all this?"

Hua Ying said, "I'm not finished yet, so don't be in such a hurry. Do you know? Since you know the Innate Seventy-Two Transformations, Hua Qingxiu will never let you go."

Yan Chihuo said, "What do you mean?"

Hua Ying said, "Hua Qingxiu had been living quite well among the human race, so why did she return? Because Lord Thousand Illusions, Feng Wuji, found a new love. Filled with hatred and jealousy, she secretly plotted and ruined the person Feng Wuji loved. Feng Wuji wanted to kill her to vent his rage, so she returned to the Spirit-Devouring Forest. That day, she swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao: whether it was Lord Thousand