Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 704 - 437 Xu Yuan’s Condition

Chapter 704: Chapter 437 Xu Yuan’s Condition

The inquiry fell, and Luo Xiran did not immediately respond. In the silent black fog space, there was a moment without any sound.

Seeing the other’s silence, a sharp glint flashed across Lou Ji’s eyes:

"Elder Luo..."

"It’s not merely a Yin Ghost."

Luo Xiran suddenly spoke, his voice quite complex, "If it were just a Yin Ghost, given the herbal medicine inventory of the Prime Minister’s Mansion and our understanding of medicinal theory, there should have been a chance to refine a dose of Life Reversal Liquid for him before his body became completely irreversible. But this time, in addition to the Yin Ghost, his body is also mixed with a Demonic Ghost."

Yin Ghost...

Lou Ji suddenly remembered the violent and crazed aura she had sensed on top of the Xuanying Attic and, with her red lips slightly parted, quickly asked in a low voice:

"Are you talking about that wooden blade?"

Luo Xiran nodded slightly, his eyes filled with a trace of memory: "Yes, when he was struck by the Willow Ghost Blade, I discovered that there was a nearly complete Saint Level Ghost residing within it."

"A Saint Level Ghost inside the blade?"

"Mmm, and probably because Xu Yuan’s cultivation technique absorbed the essence of the other, that thing has now most likely completely fused with him. Plus, there’s the Saint Level Demon Crystal I used to help repair his body..."

Speaking thus far, Luo Xiran did not continue, nor was there a need to.

Be it a Yin Ghost or a Demonic Ghost, reversing their corruption is as hard as ascending to heaven, let alone when the two are mixed together.

And Lou Ji finally understood what state Xu Yuan was in now. The uncontrollably spreading Energy Mechanism crushed everything around, and the anger she didn’t know how to release made her feel almost unable to breathe.

Why would someone from Jiatiange dare to attempt an assassination of Changtian?

Why would that young fellow Changtian dare to absorb the Yin Source of a Saint Level Ghost?

Why did that young fellow Changtian have to conceal so many things?

Suppressing her trembling breath, Lou Ji forcibly regained her rationality, pondering over possible remedies.

And soon, an idea flashed through her mind, and she quickly asked aloud:

"Elder Luo, when in the Northern Frontier, was it not due to the transformation of the Primordial Demonic Ghost that Changtian, with its undying body, could bear the power infusion from the Demon Crystal? This time, Changtian’s body has undergone a mutation; surely he doesn’t have this precondition, right?"

Upon hearing Lou Ji’s question, Luo Xiran was slightly startled.

After so many events, and the scenes that had just unfolded before her, she too started to see that young man as the catastrophe of this millennium.

And as a former Saint of Jiatiange, especially one who had personally experienced the Demonic Ghost catastrophe a thousand years ago, the knowledge that such a catastrophe could not be judged by common sense was almost etched into her very bones.

Because that young ghost was the catastrophe, anything that happened to him was natural.

And Lou Ji’s question actually reminded him of something else.

The reason a Demonic Ghost can endure the body infusion from a Demon Crystal is due to its nearly infinite self-healing capabilities.

But for humans, the concept of being bestowed with divine power is just a tale from street fables.

After all, if every powerful being could transfer power to others, this world would be thrown into chaos.

The reason it can’t be done is simple: lower-tier cultivators, whether it be their meridians or Dantian, cannot withstand Origin Qi surpassing their own cultivation level.

Forcing it would only lead to one outcome, detonation and death.

However, this ’detonation and death’ does not mean the body will physically explode, but rather everything inside the body will be destroyed by the uncontrollable Origin Qi.

And before she lost control over the Black Death Mycelial Mat in Xu Yuan’s body, her sensing of his internal state... precisely matched this condition!

Everything within his body, be it the meridians, Dantian, internal organs, or the brain, had been devastated by the immense energy from the Demon Crystal and Willow Ghost Blade.

With her breathing growing slightly rapid, Luo Xiran’s eyes showed a hint of uncertainty:

"Indeed, it seems we are lacking this precondition; Xu Yuan’s physical strength after his mutation seems to still be at the Soul Condensation Realm."

Lou Ji hadn’t expected such an answer from him. After pondering for an instant, she asked in a low voice:

"Elder Luo, did Changtian not just tear apart two Mortal Transcendence experts with his bare body?"

Although Lou Ji hadn’t seen the specific situation, she had seen the bodies of the two when Luo Bingli’s Spellcraft cleared the fog from half the city.

"Indeed, he did."

Compared to Lou Ji, Luo Xiran had witnessed firsthand how those two Mortal Transcendence beings were torn apart by Xu Yuan: "But that should have been with the aid of external factors."

"Are you referring to this mycelial mat?" Lou Ji glanced at Luo Xiran’s current body: "But even if you gather all the mycelial mat, it could at best congeal physical strength around the Primordial Realm."

Luo Xiran chuckled softly, whispering:

"Chief Lou, concern leads to chaos.

"Even if gathering all the mycelial mat cannot enhance Xu Yuan’s body to the extent of tearing Mortal Transcendence with bare hands, you can imagine how those Martial Cultivators who specialized in bodily strength fight?"

"...."

Hearing this, a realization flickered through Lou Ji’s eyes.

Martial 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 match Qi Cultivators is more their application of Origin Qi.

Qi Cultivators primarily use Origin Qi to condense Spellcraft for attack and defense.

Martial Cultivators, however, infuse Origin Qi into themselves, either to enhance their body or to execute martial techniques.

After some quiet, Lou Ji suddenly said in a low voice:

"So you’re saying Changtian is now controlled by those powers belonging to the Demonic Ghost and Yin Ghost?"

"There’s a high possibility," Luo Xiran nodded, "After all, because of the cultivation technique that young ghost practised, his body is actually now the same origin as both powers."

The mysterious fog of the anomaly had been dispersed, and conclusions had been drawn. Now that there was a clear target, the next step was finding a way to resolve it.

After pondering for a moment, Lou Ji’s beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked:

"Senior Luo, the Yin Source and Life Origin within Changtian’s body should both be dead objects now, right?"

All energy in the world comes from the Origin Qi between heaven and earth. Whether it is the Life Origin of the Demonic Beasts or the Yin Source of the Yin Ghosts, they are actually special energies transformed by their racial talents.

The living Demonic Beasts and Yin Ghosts can absorb the Origin Qi of heaven and earth for their own use, but the ones inside Xu Yuan’s body now are just two dead objects.

In other words,

the two strange energies currently controlling Xu Yuan are like rootless duckweed; as long as they are exhausted...

"It’s useless."

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

"That little ghost has taken control of my Black Death Mycelial Mat. He can use it to inhale Origin Qi and transform it into Life Origin."

Lou Ji did not hesitate:

"Then we’ll just destroy those mycelial mats."

"Those mycelial mats have already been fully integrated into his body. To destroy them would mean destroying the little ghost himself.

"Moreover, his means of acquiring energy now are not limited to that alone. Just now, you saw that he could absorb Origin Qi from within others."

Lou Ji was not at all concerned, and said with a light chuckle:

"Why not just control him then?"

Luo Xiran gave this Semi-Saint before her a deep look and spoke softly:

"Indeed, everything we are discussing now is based on whether we can control that little ghost. But even if we can control him, some Life Origin and Yin Source will remain in his body."

Lou Ji thought for a moment, then said softly:

"In that case, can we forcibly extract those two forces?"

"Extract?" Luo Xiran frowned slightly.

Lou Ji explained softly, "Once we control Changtian, we use the Saint’s Sacred Origin to extract those two forces bit by bit from his body."

Luo Xiran raised an eyebrow.

As a former Saint, she knew more than anyone the potency of the Sacred Origin.

The purest substance in the world.

If a true Saint was willing to expend the effort to do so, it was not impossible to remove the Life Origin and Yin Source from Xu Yuan’s body as he had not yet fully merged with them.

Luo Xiran pondered for a moment and then said:

"Although the Life Origin and Yin Source within Xu Yuan are unconscious entities, to completely extract them, I’m afraid the one performing the extraction might suffer irreversible effects."

Upon hearing this, Lou Ji glanced in the direction of Di’an City and a hint of a smile played at the corner of her lips. She said:

"Don’t worry, his father would risk his life to save him if he had to."

Luo Xiran felt no joy and bluntly poured cold water on the idea:

"But if the Yin Source and Life Origin are extracted from Xu Yuan’s body, given his current physical condition, he is most likely to die on the spot, as he is only barely maintaining his humanity; everything within him is basically rotten."

"...."

Lou Ji, who had been holding onto hope, suddenly fell silent.

Luo Xiran was right.

Xu Yuan was surviving on those Yin Source and Life Origin. If they were not extracted, his transformation would continue to deepen; yet if they were removed, it would signify his complete death.

A dead end.

After a long silence, Lou Ji forcefully shook the corner of her lips and cast down her gaze, murmuring softly:

"There... There has to be a way. What we’re discussing now are still just conjectures. Let’s wait until I’ve adjusted my condition to its best and have taken control of Changtian, and then we can slowly look into a solution."

Luo Xiran nodded and said softly:

"Then Chief Lou, you had better act quickly."

Lou Ji glared at her:

"What do you mean?"

Luo Xiran lifted her eyes to the mist that was gathering around them again, and said in a low voice:

"Xu Yuan is now absorbing the bodies of the ordinary people and low-level cultivators in this entire city through this fog. If we allow him to absorb all these corpses, he’s likely to become even harder to deal with than he is now."

At these words, Lou Ji’s lips curved slightly:

"It seems I should thank that Mortal Transcendence from Jiatiange. If it weren’t for him, those three Mortal Transcendence corpses would probably have been absorbed by Changtian as well."

Luo Xiran frowned slightly, her expression very serious:

"I am not joking with you. Human flesh is to Demonic Beasts what Demon Cores are to humans."

Lou Ji gently shook her head and slowly closed her eyes, her voice tender:

"Don’t worry, it’s alright."