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Chapter 434, Erosion by Ghostly Aura
"Are all these wounded?"

The Vermilion Bird Army, numbering nearly ten thousand, gathered in the square, a sight that secretly surprised the people of the Dan Sheng Palace.

Previously, Lingguang Palace had purchased a batch of healing pills from Dansheng Palace. Even if they could not cure all the injuries, they would definitely be able to alleviate the pain of most of the Vermilion Bird Army.

Unexpectedly, there were still so many people whose injuries had not yet healed.

Yun You's face was full of worry: "The healing pills from the Pill Saint Hall are very effective. Most of the Vermilion Bird Army soldiers recovered from their injuries after taking them. Only the people here have not recovered; in fact, their injuries are getting worse."

While Yun You was explaining the situation of the Vermilion Bird Army to Meng Qingyao and the others, Hua Changxi did not stop to listen. Instead, he walked along the square and examined the injuries of the wounded one by one.

Under her gaze, every member of the Vermilion Bird Army who was being looked at tensed up, their eyes revealing curiosity and wariness towards her.

Black air!

Within the bodies of these Vermilion Bird soldiers, varying degrees of black energy swirled.

For those with minor injuries, the black energy only corrodes the physical body; for those with severe injuries, the black energy has already penetrated into the dantian, affecting the golden core and nascent soul.

The further they went in, the more severe the injuries of the Vermilion Bird Army became. Some of them were almost unable to stand and were placed in a large medical tent, either lying down or sitting.

After wandering around, Hua Changxi gained a general understanding of the situation of the Vermilion Bird Army. Without exception, all of these wounded soldiers had been attacked by ghostly energy.

Now, the ghostly aura is constantly eroding their vitality.

Fortunately, the Vermilion Bird Army consisted mainly of cultivators with fire elemental roots, which allowed them to resist some of the chilling and corrosive effects of the ghostly energy.
Ghostly energy is easy to deal with; the Nanming Fire can purify and burn away ghostly energy.

What truly worries Hua Changxi is that, due to the erosion of the ghostly energy, the spiritual roots, dantian, golden core, and nascent soul of the Vermilion Bird Army have all suffered varying degrees of damage.

To put it more seriously, this has damaged the foundation of cultivation.

"master!"

Jia Lu came looking for him.

Hua Changxi looked over and saw that Jia Lu's ancestral supernatural power was the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, and he had obtained the complete inheritance of medicine making and medicine preparation. He came along this time mainly to increase his practical experience.

"what happened?"

Jia Lu quickly said, "Sect Master Meng and the others have categorized the Vermilion Bird Army according to the severity of their injuries. They are now assigning clinics and asking which stage of the illness you would like to treat."

Hua Changxi pointed to the large consultation tent next to him, which housed the most seriously injured members of the Vermilion Bird Army: "I will receive treatment in this consultation tent. The physicians and alchemists of Danyuan Peak will follow the arrangements of Pavilion Master Meng."

"Keep an eye on things from the side, and call me if anything happens."

"By the way, have the doctors record the diagnoses carefully; I need to see them later."

After agreeing, Jia Lu went to report back to Meng Qingyao.

Hua Changxi walked into the clinic, took out all ten sets of spirit needles she carried, and looked at the injured patient: "Who wants to go first?"

The Zhuque soldiers in the consultation tent were somewhat taken aback by Hua Changxi's directness, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

After hesitating for a while, a burly young man with a dark bluish complexion stood up and walked up to Hua Changxi.

"Take off your shirt and lie down!" Hua Changxi pointed to the hospital bed next to her.

The young, burly man exclaimed in surprise, staring wide-eyed at Hua Changxi: "You want me to take off my clothes?"

Hua Changxi brandished the spiritual needles in her hand: "I'm going to perform acupuncture."

The young, strong man seemed somewhat embarrassed, but under the watchful eyes of the other Vermilion Bird soldiers, he closed his eyes, took off his shirt as if he were going all out, and quickly lay down on the hospital bed.

Hua Changxi looked at the almost black veins bulging on his body and said while applying acupuncture, "You're quite good at enduring things. Aren't you afraid of your body collapsing so that the ghost energy can seep into your spiritual root and invade your entire body?"

Upon hearing this, the young, burly man who had been keeping his eyes closed suddenly opened them, meeting Hua Changxi's gaze in astonishment: "You...you didn't even examine me, yet you already know about my condition?"

Hua Changxi continued inserting needles into the young man's body, saying, "This is the most basic diagnostic method of observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation."

"Do you realize that you are being possessed by ghostly energy?"

The young, strong man, Yan Guichen, nodded: "We can vaguely guess."

Almost all of these people had inspected the mass grave, and those with more serious injuries had almost all fought against ghost cultivators. Among them, the group led by Steward Yang had even been captured by ghost cultivators. If the Palace Master hadn't appeared in time, Steward Yang and his group would probably have disappeared like the Vermilion Bird Army that had vanished before.

Mentioning the Palace Master, Yan Guichen quickly glanced at Hua Changxi, who was intently administering acupuncture to him.

Rumors are circulating that this person is the Palace Master. Is she really?

Hua Changxi noticed his gaze and looked over, but Yan Guichen had already looked away: "Your body tempering is quite good. If others tried to tough it out like you, the foundation of their physical body would be destroyed. What's your name?"

Yan Guichen glanced at her quickly: "Yan Guichen, commander of the Vermilion Bird Army."

Hua Changxi: "You're still a centurion, huh? Hmm, not bad, amazing perseverance." He paused, "I can't eliminate the ghostly energy in your body, I can only help you seal it on the surface of your skin."

Upon hearing this, Yan Guichen showed disappointment, but still politely thanked him: "Thank you."

Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "The treatment methods for the others will be the same as for you. Report your situation to your palace master so she can know and she will find a way to expel the death energy from your bodies."

Yan Guichen looked surprised again, staring at Hua Changxi: "Report to... Palace Master?"

Hua Changxi: "That's right. Didn't the Lord of Lingguang Palace burn a ghost cultivator to ashes? It should be easy for him to remove this bit of ghost energy from you."

"All right!"

Hua Changxi stopped administering acupuncture because the ghostly energy was completely sealed on the surface of the skin. At this moment, Yan Guichen was a black man exuding a cold aura, looking terrifying and sinister.

Yan Guichen was also in great pain, enduring excruciating pain every second.

He wanted to say something more, but Hua Changxi was already calling out 'next'.

With Yan Guichen taking the lead, the others were less wary of Hua Changxi and eagerly stepped forward to administer acupuncture.

"Bear with it. As long as your temple master helps you clear away the ghost energy sooner, you will be able to get rid of your suffering sooner."

Hua Changxi's voice is clear and gentle, and it is very soothing.

As Yan Guichen watched the seriously wounded soldiers step forward to receive acupuncture, he took out his telepathic communication device and sent a message to Yun You, relaying Hua Changxi's instructions to report verbatim.

On the other side, under the diagnosis of Meng Qingyao and others, Yun You confirmed that the Suzaku Army, whose injuries had not improved, had been invaded by ghost energy.

Although the problem was clear, Meng Qingyao told her that the Dan Sheng Palace could not refine pills that could clear away ghost energy.

To dispel ghostly energy, one must use a spiritual medicine containing the purest yang energy.

However, these kinds of spiritual herbs either grow in forbidden areas or secret realms where yang energy is abundant, or they grow on the sun star.

The Dan Sheng Temple currently has no such spiritual medicine in stock.

Just as Yun You was feeling anxious about this, news from Yan Guichen arrived.

"Report to the Palace Master?"

Yun You's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly edited a message and sent it to the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace.

Hua Changxi felt the vibration of the One Thought Connection, but ignored it. Only after using the spiritual needles to suppress the hundreds of Vermilion Bird soldiers most severely affected by the ghost energy did he take out the One Thought Connection and reply with the three words "Yun You".

"understood."

Hua Changxi didn't reply for a long time, and Yun You was already very anxious waiting, but after seeing the reply, she felt helpless.

Just then, a cry of surprise came from outside the consultation tent.

"Look, what is that?"

The air in the center of the square suddenly became scorching hot, and a massive amount of fire spirit energy converged wildly like rivers flowing into the sea, instantly forming a red vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a crimson lotus flower gradually takes on its outline. When the petals first bloom, they resemble a raging fire; when they fully unfold, they resemble a sunset spreading across the sky.

At the heart of the lotus, the Southern Bright Fire roared up, its holy flames pouring down like molten gold, illuminating the entire training hall as bright as day, and even the air seemed to be scorched with a sweet, caramel-like fragrance.

As Yan Guichen stepped out of the clinic, he was touched by the light and flames. The ghostly energy sealed in his skin seemed to have met its nemesis, emitting a "sizzling" sound. In an instant, billowing black mist quickly dissipated from his body.

(End of this chapter)