"What bargaining chip do you have to negotiate with me?"
Fairy Lingyue looked coldly at the Blade Ghost.
Although the Blade Ghost had not brought in the Demon Lotus's demon root, he had kept it hidden all along, clearly intending to threaten her and Xu Taiping with it at a time like this.
"As far as I know, once a Demon Lotus takes root, removing it without harming its host requires many preparations and a great deal of time."
"And throughout that time, the Demon Lotus will keep draining its host's essence qi. At best, it will delay the host's progress in cultivation; at worst, it will bring the host's cultivation to a complete standstill."
"Someone as powerful as you will naturally have ways to deal with it, but that will inevitably cost you a great deal of effort and energy."
As the Blade Ghost spoke, he looked at the two of them with a smile.
Hearing this, Xu Taiping felt a trace of worry rise within him, but his face remained as calm as ever.
He knew that the Blade Ghost before him was surely trying to use this matter to bargain with Sister Lingyue.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Fairy Lingyue shot the Blade Ghost a cold, disdainful look.
She thoroughly disliked this consciousness of the Blade Ghost's.
"I can use my blade domain to help you seal this Demon Lotus."
The Blade Ghost grinned, speaking in that somewhat flippant voice.
"Don't think I don't know that once a Demon Lotus takes root, it can devour even your blade domain."
Fairy Lingyue looked coldly at the Blade Ghost.
"As long as that boy keeps testing blades with me, This Old Man will spare nothing, even if the Demon Lotus devours this entire blade domain."
The Blade