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Chapter 1206 A Pyrrhic Victory
The ghost immortal, still somewhat dazed at being out of danger, instinctively touched his brow, and then saw Baili Yanque at the head of the table. He immediately bowed respectfully.
"I have met the Ghost King Baili."

Baili Yanque had already held the black beetle in his palm. The beetle was currently enveloped in a ball of green flame and was pretending to be dead.

"You go down first!"

"Yes."

Although the Ghost Immortal didn't understand what had happened, he could sense that the auras of the other three, apart from the Hundred-Mile Ghost King, were all very powerful, and none of them were people he could offend. So he obediently left the main hall and was taken to a side hall by the city guards, who did not let him leave immediately.

Baili Yanque studied the black beetle for a while before using the green ghostly fire to burn it away. He then turned and asked:
"Fairy Ranxi, what should we do if an evil insect enters our body?"

Yunxi glanced at everyone present and said:

"If these insects burrow into a cultivator's sea of ​​consciousness, they will merge with the soul at the fastest speed to control the cultivator. But as long as the fusion is not completed, there is still hope."

If a high-level immortal can separate the black beetle from its soul, they will have a chance to survive. Although their souls will be damaged, they will not perish.

Once this insect enters a ghost cultivator's body, the possibility of it being ripped off is greatly reduced. I believe the Ghost King should know better than I do that ghost cultivators cultivate their souls. Even at your level, the soul is almost indistinguishable from the physical body, but it is still not the physical body.

After these black beetles enter a ghost cultivator's soul, they usually choose to devour soul power to strengthen themselves, and then choose a new host, growing rapidly through repeated devouring.

Although Di Fei, You Lian, and I acted in time, some ghost cultivators still became nourishment for the black beetles. I had no choice but to freeze all the immortals who had been invaded by the black beetles.

"Those immortals who have been passively made hosts of the evil insects, I can detach the insects from their souls. Those in the same situation as the ghost cultivator before, the Ghost King can still save them, but it's hard to say about ghost immortals who have been completely invaded."

Yunxi spoke frankly, explaining that the reason she hadn't eliminated all the ghost cultivators possessed by the evil insects before was because she was afraid the big shots of the Ghost Realm would misunderstand that freezing these ghost cultivators was to prevent the spread of the black beetles. The rest of the matter would have to be handled by high-level ghost immortals.

Upon hearing Yunxi's explanation, Baili Yanque frowned slightly. To verify Yunxi's statement, he still instructed Youlian to bring another frozen ghost cultivator into the main hall.

At Baili Guiwang's signal, Yunxi broke the ice seal, and then the ghost immortal gradually faded and disappeared before everyone's eyes, leaving only a black beetle the size of a quail egg where he had been.

The black beetle flapped its wings and quickly rushed towards Baili Yanque at the head of the table, clearly regarding him as its next host.

Baili Yanque's face was extremely ugly. He raised his hand and flicked out a thin needle, which pierced through the black beetle's mouth and body, stopping it. At the same time, green flames quickly devoured the black beetle. The beetle's dying cry still echoed in the hall. A moment later, only a wisp of ashes remained.

The entire hall was quiet at this moment. Among them, Baili Yanque, Difei, Youlian, and Nanmingye had the most unpleasant expressions. Only then did they believe that Yunxi had not lied.

Yunxi simply lowered her eyes. Now she understood why the Ghost Emperor of the Demon Realm had to cleanse the Ghost Realm before. It was necessary to cleanse it; if they delayed, the Ghost Realm would become a breeding ground for insectoids.

In the end, Baili Yanque cooperated with Yunxi to pull back the ghost immortals who could be saved from the brink of soul dissipation. As for the immortals who were affected, they endured the pain of the strange fire burning their souls and managed to separate the black beetle from their souls, thus saving their own lives.

To deal with the crisis, Yunxi and Difei stayed in Youlian City for ten days. After the matter was resolved, Baili Yanque let Difei temporarily take over as the Lord of Youlian City, while he took Youlian to see the Ghost Emperor.

Di Fei couldn't refuse even if she wanted to, so she could only stay at the City Lord's Mansion for the time being. Yun Xi was also very interested in the fact that the Dark Night Lotus was being used, so she stayed and studied the problematic Dark Night Lotus with Di Fei.

According to Baili Yanque's investigation, the pool of high-grade Dark Night Lotuses had lost its spirituality; the flower spirits were likely destroyed by the evil immortal, and the black beetle was inserted into the lotuses' hearts at that time. Yun Xi, however, offered a different opinion:

"There is one unopened lotus in that pond of dark night lotuses. I think the spirit of the dark night lotus should be hiding in that lotus. Let's go and take a look."

Di Fei naturally had no objections. The two teleported to the temporarily closed lotus pond. There was indeed a dark night lotus in the pond that had not yet bloomed, but it looked somewhat withered and seemed ready to wither at any moment.

Di Fei raised her hand and flicked out a ball of pure soul power, which was then injected into the Dark Night Lotus. After a moment, the Dark Night Lotus finally came to life, because it actually opened up due to the injection of soul power.

After the entire Dark Night Lotus bloomed, Yunxi and Difei saw a transparent little girl lying in the flower's heart, only the size of a thumb, and it felt as if a gust of wind could make her disappear.

The little girl, wearing a nine-layered pleated dress, had a round face full of fear. After recognizing Di Fei and Yun Xi, she timidly asked:

"Where is Lord Youlian?"

Di Fei smiled kindly and said:

"She was taken to see the Ghost Emperor by the Ghost King Baili Yanque. The matter in Youlian City is very serious this time, and she will probably be punished."

Upon hearing this, the flower spirit of the Dark Lotus's face fell, and she said with tears in her eyes:

"This matter cannot be entirely blamed on Lord Youlian City. It was the evil immortal who was insidious. He took advantage of my slumber while I was advancing in my cultivation and manipulated my body to send those insects into the Youlian lotus flowers throughout Youlian City. By the time I realized something was wrong and woke up, it was already too late."

My physical body became extremely weak from feeding those insects, and the Ghost Lotus was able to bloom because of those insects. In order to preserve my spiritual consciousness, I had no choice but to sever my connection with other flowers and retreat into the last flower.

Although the force that had been restraining me had disappeared, I had also fallen into a deep sleep due to severe damage to my physical body. Fortunately, the Ghost Lord bestowed upon me soul power; otherwise, I would have completely dissipated in two more days.

After listening to Hua Ling's story, Yun Xi sighed and said:

"This time, one-fifth of the ghost cultivators in Youlian City perished. Instead of persisting, you should disperse your spirit and start over. There are some karmic consequences you cannot bear."

Hua Ling opened her mouth slightly and looked at Di Fei, the Ghost Lord, standing to the side.

Di Fei understood Yun Xi's meaning. She was also worried that the evil immortal had left a hidden trick in this pool of dark night lotus. Rather than waiting for them to destroy this pool of refining, it would be better to let the flower spirit disperse its spirit on its own, thus settling the karma.

Therefore, Defi bluntly stated:

“Once the evil immortal leaves a backup plan in your body, the events of Youlian City will repeat themselves. At that time, you will definitely lose control, and there will only be one ending for you.”

Hua Ling's already faint figure became even fainter after hearing these words. Finally, under the gaze of Yun Xi and Di Fei, she completely vanished, and the blooming Dark Night Lotus quickly withered and died.

(End of this chapter)