Xu Yuan's Condition

After the question was asked, Luo Xiran did not respond immediately. The silent black mist space fell silent for a moment.

Lou Ji noticed the other party's silence, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes:

"Senior Luo"

"It's not just the Strange Ghost."

Luo Xiran suddenly spoke up, her voice filled with complex emotions. "If it were merely Strange Ghost, with the medicinal herb reserves of your Prime Minister's Estate and our understanding of pharmacology, we should have had a chance to refine a Reverse Fate Liquid before his body became completely irreversible. But this time, in addition to the Strange Ghost, there is also Yingui mixed in with his body."

Yingui

Lou Ji suddenly recalled the violent and frenzied aura she had sensed upstairs in the Mystic Eagle Pavilion. Her red lips parted slightly, and she quickly asked in a low voice:

You mean that wooden sword?

Luo Xiran nodded slightly, a hint of recollection in her eyes. "Yes, it was only when that Willowwood Ghost Blade struck him that I discovered a nearly complete Saint-level Yingui residing within it."

"Is there a Saint-level Yingui within that blade?"

"Yes, and probably because Xu Yuan's cultivation Cultivation Method absorbed the other party's essence, that thing has now completely merged with him, plus the Saint-level Demon Crystal I used to help him repair his body."

Having said that, Luo Xiran stopped talking, and there was no need to continue.

Whether it's Yingui or Strange Ghost, reversing the corruption of someone is incredibly difficult, let alone mixing the two together.

Lou Ji finally understood Xu Yuan's current state. He was uncontrollably gathering his Qi and crushing it in all directions. The anger in his heart, which he didn't know how to vent, made it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Why did the people from the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion dare to assassinate Changtian?

Why did that brat Changtian dare to absorb the Yin energy of a Saint-level Yingui?

Why is Changtian hiding so many things?

Suppressing her trembling breaths, Lou Ji forced herself to regain her composure and pondered possible ways to remedy the situation.

Soon, a thought flashed through her mind, and she quickly asked:

"Senior Luo, back in Changtian in the Northern Border, it was because of the transformation into a primordial Strange Ghost that the Strange Ghost's immortality was able to withstand the power infusion from the Demon Crystal. This time, the change that occurred in Changtian's body shouldn't have had this prerequisite, right?"

Luo Xiran was slightly taken aback when she heard Lou Ji's question.

After all that had happened, and the scenes that had just unfolded before her eyes, she actually regarded that little devil as a calamity that would affect the world for ten thousand years.

As a former Saint Venerable of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, and especially as Saint Venerable who personally experienced the Great Calamity of the Strange Ghost ten thousand years ago, the understanding that the Great Calamity cannot be judged by common sense is almost engraved in her bones.

Because this little devil is a calamity, it's only natural that anything happens to him.

Lou Ji's question, however, made him think of something else.

The reason the Strange Ghost can withstand the infusion of Demon Crystal is because of their near-infinite self-healing ability.

As for humans, the idea of divine initiation only exists in folk tales and books.

After all, if every supreme expert could pass on their skills to others, the world would have long been in chaos.

The reason why this cannot be done is very simple: low-level cultivators, whether in their meridians or Dantian, cannot withstand Source Qi exceeding their cultivation level.

Forcing it in will only result in one outcome: death by explosion.

However, this "death by explosion" does not mean that the physical body will explode, but rather that everything inside the body will be destroyed by the uncontrolled Source Qi.

Before losing control of the microbial carpet within Xu Yuan's body, she was able to perceive the state within him. This perfectly matched the condition!

Everything inside his body, whether it was his meridians Dantian, his internal organs, or even his brain, was destroyed by the immense energy from the Demon Crystal and the Willowwood Ghost Blade.

Her breathing quickened slightly, and a hint of uncertainty appeared in Luo Xiran's eyes:

"Indeed, it seems there's no prerequisite; Xu Yuan's physical strength after the mutation appears to remain at the Soul Condensation Realm."

Lou Ji hadn't expected such an answer. After a moment's hesitation, she asked in a low voice:

"Senior Luo, Changtian just tore apart the bodies of two Mortal Shedding experts with his bare flesh."

Although Lou Ji did not see the specific situation, she did see the two corpses when Luo Bingli half of the city.

"That's true."

Compared to Lou Ji, Luo Xiran had personally witnessed how the two Mortal Shedding were torn apart by Xu Yuan: "However, they must have used external aids."

"You mean this fungal carpet?" Lou Ji glanced at Luo Xiran's current body. "But your fungal carpet can only condense a physical body strength of around the Origin Beginning at most."

Luo Xiran chuckled softly and whispered:

"Chief Lou, concern leads to confusion."

"Even if condensing all the fungal carpet couldn't strengthen Xu Yuan's physical body to the point where he could tear apart Mortal Shedding with his bare hands, can you imagine how those martial arts cultivators who specialize in physical strength fight?"

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Upon hearing this, a look of sudden realization flashed across Lou Ji's eyes.

Martial arts cultivators are different from Qi cultivators. Their physical strength is indeed much stronger than that of Qi cultivators of the same level, but what allows them to be on par with Qi cultivators of the same level is their use of Source Qi.

Qi cultivators primarily use techniques to condense and attack Source Qi.

Martial arts practitioners infuse their own Source Qi to either strengthen their physical body or unleash martial arts techniques.

After a brief silence, Lou Ji suddenly whispered:

"So, in other words, Changtian is actually being controlled by the power belonging to the Otherworldly Strange Ghost and the Yingui?"

"That's very likely." Luo Xiran nodded. "After all, because of the Cultivation Method that brat practices, his body is actually from the same source as both of the two forces."

The mystery surrounding this anomaly has been dispelled, deductions have been drawn, and with a clear objective, the next step is to find a solution.

After a moment's thought, Lou Ji's beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked:

"Senior Luo, shouldn't the Yin Source and Life Source within Changtian's body be inanimate objects now?"

All energy in the world originates from the Source Qi of heaven and earth. Whether it is the life source of the Strange Ghost or the yin source of the Yingui, they are all special energies transformed through their racial talents.

Living Strange Ghost and Yingui can absorb the Source Qi heaven and earth and use it for their own purposes; Xu Yuan has inside his body now are just two inanimate objects.

In other words,

The two strange energies currently controlling Xu Yuan are like rootless duckweed; once they are exhausted...

"It's useless."

Luo Xiran saw through Lou Ji's thoughts and gently shook her head:

"That brat has taken control of my Black Death Fungal Mat; he can use that thing to breathe in and transform Source Qi into Life Source."

Lou Ji did not hesitate at all:

"Then destroy all those fungal mats."

"Those fungal mats have already completely integrated into his body. To destroy them is to destroy the little devil himself."

"Moreover, this isn't the only way he obtains energy. As you just saw, he can also absorb the Source Qi from other people's bodies."

Lou Ji didn't seem to care at all, and chuckled as she said:

"Wouldn't it be better to just keep him under control?"

Luo Xiran gave the half-saint before her a deep look and said softly:

"Indeed, everything we're discussing now is based on the premise of being able to control that brat. However, even if we can control him, some life essence and yin essence will remain within him."

Lou Ji thought for a moment, then whispered:

"In that case, could we forcibly remove those two forces?"

"Remove?" Luo Xiran frowned slightly.

Lou Ji explained softly, "Control Changtian, and use the Saint's Sacred Source to gradually expel those two forces from his body."

Luo Xiran raised an eyebrow.

As a former saint, she knew all too well the power of the Sacred Source.

The purest thing in the world.

If a sage were truly willing to expend such effort, it wouldn't be impossible to completely eradicate the life source and yin source within Xu Yuan's body, given that he hasn't fully integrated yet.

Luo Xiran pondered for a moment, then said:

"Although the life source and yin source within Xu Yuan's body are unconscious entities, completely removing them would likely cause irreversible damage to the person performing the procedure."

Upon hearing this, Lou Ji glanced in the direction of Di'an City, a smile playing on her lips, and said:

"Don't worry, his father will risk his life to save him."

Luo Xiran felt no joy whatsoever, and instead poured cold water on her:

"But if the Yin source and life source in Xu Yuan's body are removed, given his current physical condition, he will most likely die directly. He is only maintaining his humanity now; everything inside his body is basically rotten."

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Lou Ji, who had just begun to have hope, fell silent instantly.

Luo Xiran is right.

Xu Yuan is currently surviving on those Yin and Life Sources. If they are not removed, he will continue to mutate and deepen. However, once they are removed, it will mean his complete death.

A dead end.

After a long silence, Lou Ji forcefully shook her lips, lowered her eyes, and murmured softly:

"There will always be a way. What we're talking about now is just speculation. Let's wait until I'm in peak condition and have Changtian under control before we slowly work out a solution."

Luo Xiran nodded and said softly:

"Then you'd better hurry, Chief Lou."

Lou Ji glanced at her:

"What's the meaning?"

Luo Xiran raised her eyes to look at the mist that had gathered around her again, and said softly:

"Xu Yuan is currently absorbing the corpses of mortals and low-level cultivators throughout the city through this mist. If he really absorbs all these corpses, he will probably be even more difficult to deal with than he is now."

Upon hearing this, Lou Ji's lips curled up slightly:

"In that case, I should thank that Mortal Shedding from your Heavenly Oversight Pavilion. If it weren't for him, these three Mortal Shedding corpses would probably have been absorbed by Changtian as well."

Luo Xiran frowned slightly, her eyes very serious:

"I'm not joking with you. The human body is to the Strange Ghost what the demon core of Demon Beast is to a human."

Lou Ji gently shook her head, slowly closed her eyes, and spoke softly:

"Don't worry, it's okay."