Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 711 - 444 Consultation

Chapter 711: Chapter 444 Consultation

In the silent secret chamber, inscriptions on the walls emitted a soft light, illuminating the tables filled with various types of bottles and jars.

After gently taking the nearly lifeless Xu Yuan from Feng Jiuxuan’s hands, who was beaten like a dying dog, Lou Ji’s eyes revealed a hint of compassion as she asked with a slight reproach,

"Feng Jiuxuan, why were you so heavy-handed? He is your own nephew after all."

Feng Jiuxuan looked away slightly embarrassedly and coughed lightly,

"After catching up with him, he was spouting some dirt from his mouth, and I didn’t hold back in the heat of the moment. But I still know my limits. That strange energy inside him hasn’t completely dissipated yet."

"Sigh..."

With a slight heave of her chest, Lou Ji exhaled softly, "I understand. You can step out for now; I need to check on Changtian’s physical condition first."

Feng Jiuxuan’s eyes flashed with hesitation as he looked concerningly at the person in her arms, who was nearly at death’s door,

"Is there anything else I can do?"

"Not for the moment."

Taking Xu Yuan from her arms, Lou Ji turned around and placed him on the stone table in the center of the secret chamber, saying, "However, you shouldn’t leave just yet. We might need the Sacred Origin from you, a Saint, later on."

"Understood, call me if you need me—I’ll be waiting outside the door."

With those words, Feng Jiuxuan walked briskly out of the secret chamber but occasionally looked back at the boy he had beaten to the brink of death.

As the heavy stone door closed again, Lou Ji spoke softly to the empty chamber,

"Senior Luo, I entrust the examination of Changtian to you."

Given Changtian’s current condition, it’s best for Luo Xiran to do this.

Lou Ji could only probe Xu Yuan’s body with Origin Qi or Will-spirit, but since he can now devour others’ Origin Qi and Will-spirit, Luo Xiran, who commands the peculiar fungal network, wouldn’t have to worry about that.

As her words ended, Luo Xiran slowly materialized in the chamber.

However, the form she now took was much younger and smaller than the dignified beauty she previously appeared as.

With most of the control over the fungal network snatched away by Xu Yuan, she could no longer maintain her original appearance.

Luo Xiran, now in the guise of a young girl, said nothing as she gazed at Xu Yuan lying on the stone table. After a few moments, she gently placed her slender jade hand on his chest, which was exposed due to his torn clothes, and the threads of the fungal network began to carefully penetrate his body.

In the silence of the secret chamber, time stealthily passed by.

After an indeterminate amount of time,

Luo Xiran slowly withdrew her hand and said softly,

"This kid’s condition now is about what we initially surmised. His Life Origin and Yin Source have fully merged."

Standing at the edge of the stone table, Lou Ji peered at Xu Yuan’s body in the light of the Inscription Lamp, furrowing her brows as she whispered,

"That means we need to separate these two forces sooner, doesn’t it? Feng Jiuxuan may be able to achieve that."

Luo Xiran’s mind flickered with various pharmacological knowledge, and she gently shook her head,

"You said it’s a possibility, but Xu Yuan’s condition isn’t good now. If we forcefully separate the two energies, it’s very likely to endanger his life directly."

As she spoke,

a sigh flashed in Luo Xiran’s eyes,

"Moreover, even if we manage to separate them successfully and it doesn’t affect Xu Yuan’s life, we have already discussed Life Reversal Liquid before. The extinct dragon-herb could be replaced with Qing Ling flowers, thus solving the issue of Life Origin, but what about the Yin Source, which belongs to the Yin Ghosts, inside him?"

Lou Ji fell silent.

During the one day she spent in Zidu Prefecture, Luo Bingli had recounted to her the process of how Life Reversal Liquid was originally developed.

It was created to counteract the Ghost Catastrophe, and it took an exhaustive number of years and the concentrated effort of many of the world’s talents to develop.

But what about Yin Ghosts?

With humanity at its peak, Yin Ghosts aren’t worth mentioning, and naturally, no power would spend a vast amount of resources to research such an ungrateful subject.

In recent years, the most significant achievement concerning Yin Ghosts might be the Formation developed by their Prime Minister’s Mansion, which can extract Soul Power from Yin Ghosts....a Formation?

Wait a moment.

At that thought, a sharp awareness surged within Lou Ji’s mind.

Just as Origin Qi is to the myriad human cultivators, Yin Source is not something unique to Saint Level Ghosts.

The formation that can purify the violent Soul Power of Yin Ghosts through various processes into a form that humans can absorb, maybe with some modifications, could be applied to Changtian’s current situation.

With this idea,

Lou Ji could hardly wait to take out the Tianxun Crystal Orb from the Sumeru Ring and contact Jiang He from the Geometry Institute.

That old man seemed to have done extensive research on Yin Ghosts.

But the voice that came through the Tianxun Crystal Orb left the two women feeling somewhat powerless.

"Chief Lou, why are you suddenly asking about this? Do you have some plan in mind... Forget it, I won’t pry into the affairs of the Black Scale Guards.

"The Yin Source of a Yin Ghost, to put it simply, is actually quite similar to our human Sea of Consciousness. The stronger the Yin Source, the more Soul Power the Yin Ghost can contain.

"The formation I originally researched was not targeted at the Yin Ghosts’ Yin Source, but was solely to extract and purify their Soul Power, draining it completely.

"As long as the Yin Source remains intact, it can be exploited continuously. If the formation were to damage the Yin Source, wouldn’t that be the same as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?"

Up to this point,

Jiang He changed the topic, clearly unaware of the assassination attempt on Xu Yuan, and cheerfully said, "However, if you, Chief Lou, are willing to invest some silver on behalf of the Black Scale Guards for my Geometry Institute, I could possibly..."

Before he finished speaking, Lou Ji had already cut off the communication.

Start researching now?

Considering how that old ghost issues empty checks everywhere in pursuit of grants, by the time he actually produces any results, the grass on Xu Yuan’s grave might already be three feet tall.

Both women within the secret chamber fell into silence at the same time.

Luo Xiran watched Lou Ji, whose face was somber, and softly offered some comfort:

"Chief Lou, although Xu Yuan’s condition is not good right now, his life is not in immediate danger."

Lou Ji looked up, a sharp light flickering in her eyes:

"Are you suggesting we keep Changtian alive in this state for the time being, and then slowly research an antidote?"

Luo Xiran fell quiet for a bit:

"At present, we have no other choice. If we use medicines rashly, I’m afraid it might cause even greater chaos."

Lou Ji’s voice was suppressed with certain emotions, laced with traces of a husky, smoky timbre:

"You should be aware of how special Changtian’s condition is right now. We simply don’t have any other test subjects available to try out remedies! In such a situation, how can research be conducted?!"

Luo Xiran remained silent.

The research on Yin Ghosts had cost many lives.

If it were only Yin Ghosts, with the power of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, they could still afford to devote many people to the research.

But compatibility between the two is almost an impossibility.

Seeing the situation, Lou Ji took a deep breath, inserted her slender fingers into her hair, and whispered a bit dejectedly:

"I apologize, I... I lost control a little just now."

But after a slight pause,

Lou Ji regained her composure and said in a low voice:

"I will instruct my people to look for a Secret Realm with Yin Ghosts, throw them into the ghost fog to see if they will transform into Yin Ghosts. If possible, we will at least have some material to study.

"If not, then we will have to let Jiang He create a formation that extracts the Yin Source of Yin Ghosts and attempt to implant that Yin Source into the body of a Yin Ghost.

"As for Changtian...

"You are right, Elder Luo. For now, we can only keep Changtian’s life hanging by a thread in this state...."