No one spoke again, and they quietly surrounded Ye Sisi. Before long, the Duanmu family arrived!
The newcomer was Duanmu Zi's older brother and the heir of the Duanmu family—Duanmu Xin. He was wearing a black robe, with deep and three-dimensional features, and was a handsome man with a strong exotic look.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his sister was alright.
After figuring out the situation, Duanmu Zi bowed respectfully to Ye Sisi to express his gratitude. His demeanor and speech made him look like a refined gentleman. The Duanmu family is so amazing. They are clearly demons, but the people in the family seem to be very polite.
Ye Sisi felt that she had too deep a prejudice against the demon race. Perhaps the demon realm was like the cultivation world, with both good and bad people, and it could not be generalized!
But these thoughts only flashed through her mind for a moment. Whether the Duanmu family was a genuine family of gentlemen or just putting on an act didn't matter; all they needed to do was get into the Holy Demon Palace.
So, at Duanmu Zi's enthusiastic invitation, Ye Sisi and the others successfully infiltrated the Duanmu family's group.
Although Pingcheng was breached by the Heavenly Demon Sect, they did not take control of it, so it did not take long to retake it. There had been frequent skirmishes before, but such a situation was relatively rare. After all, they had only plundered supplies before. This time, their target was Duanmu Zi, so the scale of their operation was much larger.
Ye Sisi and her four fellow disciples followed Duanmu Xin all the way to Holy Demon City via the teleportation array in Pingcheng. When they stepped out of the teleportation array, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They had taken another step closer to Ouyang Yanyu! It really wasn't easy.
However, they were unable to move directly into the Holy Demon Palace as they had hoped, and instead settled down in the courtyard of the Duanmu family in Holy Demon City.
Duanmu Xin's reason was that they had other things to take care of and asked them to stay in the Holy Demon City for two days. However, Ye Sisi suspected that the other party might want to find out their identities. After all, if something happened while bringing outsiders in, they would be held responsible.
The group was placed in a separate courtyard and found an empty room to begin their discussion.
Bai Luochen said, "What do we do now? Duanmu Xin must be suspicious of our identities!"
Ye Sisi chuckled: "What does it matter? We have a sweet and innocent little fangirl! Fifth Senior Brother, just use your charm a little and she'll happily lead us in!"
Seeing Bai Luochen turn away angrily, Ye Sisi, having finished her rant, looked at Ye Shubai and asked, "Fourth Senior Brother, you mentioned the Spirit Absorption Stone earlier. Does that mean the Spirit Absorption Stone can absorb Second Senior Sister's demonic root?"
Ye Shubai paused for a moment before saying, "No, spirit-absorbing stones can only absorb a cultivator's spiritual roots, and they are considered forbidden items by cultivators, making them very difficult to find!"
Everyone looked at him with strange eyes, not understanding his purpose in mentioning the spirit-absorbing stone earlier. Ye Shubai met everyone's stares and hesitated for a while before saying, "I have a bold idea that might be able to help Second Senior Sister get rid of the demonic root in her body!"
Ye Sisi's eyes lit up: "What method?"
"Second Senior Sister is a Chaotic Spirit Body, which is why she can perfectly fuse spiritual energy and demonic energy. If we want to completely destroy the demonic root in her body without damaging her spiritual root, we must first separate her spiritual root, which requires the use of the Spirit Absorption Stone!"
Su Jiuli frowned: "Putting aside the excruciating pain of stripping away the spiritual root, even if we remove the spiritual root from Second Junior Sister's body, how easy is it to destroy that demonic root? Besides, Second Junior Sister's body can't withstand such torment!"
If an ordinary cultivator's spiritual root is forcibly removed, he will die immediately. Even if a spirit-absorbing stone is used, it will not endanger his life, but his cultivation will definitely be lost. If his demonic root is also destroyed, he thinks Ouyang Yanyu will definitely die.
Ye Sisi felt a chill run down her spine. Both demonic roots and spiritual roots were growing inside their bodies. Digging out spiritual roots and destroying demonic roots was like skinning them alive, and because spiritual roots were so closely connected to the body, it would be even more painful than skinning them alive.
Her second senior sister's life is so miserable! And what dangerous things does her shy fourth senior brother think about? How did he come up with such crazy ideas?
Ye Shubai looked at Ye Sisi: "Junior Sister, can you drain the life force of the Demon Root without Second Senior Sister resisting?"
Ye Sisi was shocked. Her Eye of Life was not only able to stimulate the life force in others or provide healing, but also had a rather dangerous skill: to strip the life force of any living being for her own use.
Like spiritual roots, demonic roots grow inside the human body and rely on the life force within the host to survive.
However, she wasn't confident, since she had never actually used this skill before. She had only experimented with it on a few plants after the seal was broken. Forcibly stripping someone of their life force seemed a bit cruel, and she couldn't possibly use someone's lifespan for an experiment when they had no grudge against her.
"Fourth Senior Brother, you really dare to think of such a thing! Although it's a good idea, I'm not sure if I can succeed, since the Demon Root and Second Senior Sister are one!"
After thinking for a moment, Ye Shubai said, "Junior Sister, let's think about it another way. If we forcibly remove the demonic root from Second Senior Sister's body, can you guarantee that her life force will not perish?"
Ye Sisi felt a chill run down her spine. This fourth senior brother really never holds back when it comes to saying something shocking! The idea of digging out demonic roots so casually is terrifying, even though the method seems to actually work!
So she said uncertainly, "It should... be okay!"
Bai Luochen suddenly said, "According to you, then we don't need to look for any spirit-absorbing stones!"
Everyone thought about it and realized it made sense. However, the risk was still very high. But having a crazy idea was better than having none at all. And there was no rush. They could take the person back first and then figure out a solution later.
Ye Sisi shook her head: "We can talk about that later. I can practice this skill with more demonic beasts. No matter what, we have to convince Second Senior Sister first. As long as we give her a chance to become a cultivator again, I believe Second Senior Sister will be willing to come with us!"
The others nodded. Although Ouyang Yanyu was usually aloof, she was indeed a girl who could take on multiple roles. Even if the idea was immature and unsafe, she was definitely willing to give it a try!
She's someone who's comprehended the Taiping Sword Intent, how could she possibly accept becoming a demonic cultivator? So even if there's only the slightest chance, she'll definitely be tempted.
Just as they were figuring out how to fool Ouyang Yanyu, the enchantment of the courtyard was triggered. Ye Sisi and the others got up. She thought it was Duanmu Zi coming to play with her, but when she opened the door, it was Duanmu Xin standing outside.
As soon as Duanmu Xin entered, he asked directly, "You are cultivators, right?"
Upon hearing this, the five immediately tensed up. Lin Shuangluo and Su Jiuli's longswords were already half-drawn. They had concealed themselves very well, and hadn't been exposed even during the fight. How did Duanmu Xin find out? Indeed, no one should be underestimated.
Duanmu Xin smiled and said calmly, "Don't be nervous, let's have a good talk!"
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