Just as Ban Kuizhen was about to open his mouth and accept this "fine assignment," he glanced up and saw something in An Sixian's palm.
He had originally been an elder of the Jade Firmament Sect, so he could not have been more familiar with this thing.
"Soul-Hosting Insect!?"
Ban Kuizhen's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at An Sixian in shock and fury.
This Soul-Hosting Insect was also a method the Jade Firmament Sect had developed through the Mingxu Sect's secret arts.
This insect was not a living creature, but a method of soul parasitism.
Once it entered a cultivator's body, it would parasitize the soul or Primordial Spirit.
As the parasitism lasted longer, the Soul-Hosting Insect would gradually fuse with the cultivator's soul and Primordial Spirit, ultimately becoming one entity that could never be separated.
If the caster did not activate the Soul-Hosting Insect, the cultivator implanted with it would be no different from an ordinary person. Neither cultivation nor enlightenment would be affected.
But if the caster activated the Soul-Hosting Insect, they could instantly take control of the parasitized cultivator and could even erase that cultivator directly on a spiritual level.
Within the Jade Firmament Sect, this method had previously only been used on those guilty of crimes. It had never been used on ordinary disciples or stewards of the sect, let alone sect elders.
Yet now, the sect wanted him to accept this Soul-Hosting Insect. How could Ban Kuizhen possibly endure that?
"Elder An, what is the meaning of this?!"
He did not hide the fury on his face in the slightest as he gritted his teeth.
Even under his fierce glare, An Sixian's expression remained unchanged. He said slowly, "Brother Ban, do not be angry. That stone stele is, after all, a supreme treasure of