A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 566 The Use of Fireflies
In the firelight, one could see a stone wall made up of piled-up rocks and rubble, with a dark, dog-hole-sized opening in one corner.

Near the cave entrance, the leaves of the Azure Flame Grass were scattered all over the ground.

Duan Rong's eyelids twitched slightly. He could sense that behind this wall was the space where the ghost infant was hiding, and also the place where mature Azure Flame Grass grew.

Because he could smell a strong, strange odor from where he was standing—the smell of a large amount of sap from the leaves of the Azure Flame Grass.

Duan Rong's eyes narrowed, and suddenly he kicked down the stone wall in front of him, which was made up of piled-up rocks and rubble.

With a loud crash, rocks scattered all over the ground!
The fragile stone wall collapsed with a deafening roar!

The torchlight then shone into the space behind the stone wall, which was a long and narrow space about ten feet deep.

At the far end of the narrow space, the dark blue-black ghost infant squatted there, its eerie, bloodshot eyes looking at Duan Rong standing there with some fear, or more accurately, at the blood-red veil in Duan Rong's hand!

The collapsed section of the stone wall was very narrow, and Duan Rong standing there almost completely blocked it out.

The ghost baby shrank back into the corner in fear, but its evil eyes remained fixed on the red veil in Duan Rong's hand.

Seeing that the evil spirit was so afraid of the red veil in its hand, and that it even shrank back when Duan Rong came to the door, he felt more confident.

It seems his idea was correct; the evil red veil of the "ghost bride" was indeed a powerful tool to suppress the evil spirits of the ghost baby.

Earlier, when the red veil suddenly floated out, the ghost baby fled in terror. At that time, Duan Rong had already realized that it was the red veil that scared away the ghost baby, but he still couldn't quite judge how much the ghost baby feared the red veil.

Seeing this situation, it was clear that the red veil had a greater effect on the ghost infant than he had anticipated.

This red veil belongs to the evil spirit of the "ghost bride," meaning that the ghost baby truly fears the power of the evil spirit of the "ghost bride."

However, Duan Rong had no time to think about the entanglement between the "ghost bride" evil spirit and the ghost baby. His cold gaze swept over the stone wall near the ghost baby. The wall deep in that narrow space was covered with mature Azure Flame Grass.

Moreover, Duan Rong was astonished to discover that from where he stood, all the way into the depths of the space, both the stone walls and the ground were covered with a pale green liquid, which was clearly crushed leaves of the Azure Flame Grass...

A strong, strange smell permeated the narrow space. The moment Duan Rong kicked down the stone wall made of piled stones, his breath even hitched slightly.

Because the smell is too strong!
Although the scent of the Jade Flame Grass leaves is very mild, it's still enough to cover the entire space! And it seems to be fresh, with just-applied juice...

Duan Rong didn't know why the ghost infant was doing this.
What is the purpose of this evil spirit using the sap from the leaves of the Azure Flame Grass to coat the space where it hides?
Although this question puzzled Duan Rong, it was not a crucial one. His purpose in this trip was to obtain three mature Azure Flame Grasses.

But the mature Azure Flame Grasses all grow deep within this narrow space, near the Ghost Infant.

If he wants to obtain the Azure Flame Grass, he must go deep inside and get close to the ghost infant.

A flicker of hesitation crossed Duan Rong's eyes. He recalled the lip print and kiss mark of the ghost infant on the back of Jiang Hanyan's neck.

What exactly is the evil nature of that ghost infant's kiss? We still don't know for sure. But it's clearly not a good thing. Jiang Hanyan rubbed her neck until it was bloody and raw, but the ghost infant's kiss remained completely unharmed.

Deep within that narrow space, the few mature Azure Flame Grasses closest to him were about one and a half meters away from the ghost infant huddled in the corner.

In other words, if he can use the red veil in his hand to scare away the evil spirit of the ghost baby from about one and a half meters away, he can safely obtain the Jade Flame Grass.

But if the distance is too close, the fear of the ghost infant might transform into rage, and the ghost infant could attack him at any moment. It might even leave a ghost infant kiss on him.

Although he didn't know what that meant, Duan Rong had no intention of trying it.

It's not only evil, but also extremely disgusting and nauseating!
The thought of possibly being kissed by such a thing and having a hickey on him gave him goosebumps.

Duan Rong decided to test the ghost baby first!

He held the torch and stepped into the narrow space.

As he slowly walked in, he held the crimson veil, as red as blood, in front of him.

When the evil spirit saw Duan Rong enter with a red veil, it cried out in fear and tried to shrink back, but its body was already pressed against the stone wall and it could not retreat any further.

After taking two steps, Duan Rong stopped there, carefully observing the changes in the ghost infant's expression.

Seeing that the ghost baby was just cowering, he took two more steps!
Then, two more steps!
At this moment, the ghost infant's body was trembling like a leaf. The closer it got, the more the ghost infant could feel the sinister aura emanating from the red veil!

That aura, terrifying yet familiar, had long since seeped into its very bones!

Duan Rong noticed that the ghost infant's reaction was becoming increasingly intense. He hesitated, afraid that taking another step would anger the ghost infant!

Extreme fear can lead to extreme anger!
Duan Rong could sense that he had almost pushed the ghost infant's fear to its limit!
But the few mature Azure Flame Grasses closest to him were only five or six steps away.

If he were to use his movement technique at this distance, he could easily obtain the Azure Flame Grass, but this would also enrage the ghost infant, causing it to attack him!

Duan Rong stood there, somewhat caught in a dilemma.

He stared at the ghost baby for a while, then took another half step forward. Sure enough, the ghost baby let out a roar as soon as he moved!
It was a roar, not a scream!

The ghost baby's body stopped trembling, and it stared at Duan Rong with a ferocious expression.

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately took half a step back. Only when the ghost infant saw Duan Rong retreat did its expression calm down.

Duan Rong stood there, his mind churning.

The Azure Flame Grass was within reach, and he really didn't want to give up. But he also didn't want to provoke the ghost infant. The ghost infant's speed was unpredictable, and even with his highly skilled grappling techniques, he still couldn't stop the ghost infant from climbing on his body.

If the ghost infant crawls on him, he will most likely suffer the same fate as Jiang Hanyan – a kiss from the ghost infant!
At this moment, Duan Rong still had a Soul Piercer in his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness!

The Soul-Slaying Needle is remarkably effective against the true form of evil spirits; this has been verified by the pool.

However, Duan Rong found it difficult to discern the true nature of this evil infant spirit.

The true form of the "ghost bride" evil spirit is the dense darkness beneath its feet, but there is no darkness beneath the feet of this ghost infant.

So where exactly is its evil entity?
Only by finding its location can Duan Rong use the Divine Soul Spike to attack it, buying himself time to obtain the Azure Flame Grass.

The ghost infant and Duan Rong faced off. When Duan Rong took a half-step back, the ghost infant's ferocity subsided, replaced by a look of terror as it stared at the red veil in Duan Rong's hand. Duan Rong stood there, scrutinizing the malevolent ghost infant, finding it difficult to pinpoint its true evil nature.

Suddenly, Duan Rong's eyes flickered.

He only has one Divine Soul Pierce left! He can't try it! But he can use Yinghuo!

Yinghuo is a higher-level soul technique than Shenhunci. However, while Yinghuo is powerful against humans, its effectiveness against evil spirits still needs to be verified.

Let's try it out with this ghost baby!
As Duan Rong thought of this, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and a firefly appeared in front of the ghost infant. However, the ghost infant was staring intently at the blood-red veil in Duan Rong's hand, and did not seem to see the firefly that flashed by at all.

The firefly appeared briefly, then vanished into the ghost infant's brow.

Duan Rong's eyelid twitched. "Failed?!"

Fireflies entered through the space between the eyebrows, but that was not the true form of the evil spirit.

As a form of illusion magic, Yinghuo is clearly not the right method for dealing with humans and evil spirits. Duan Rong wasn't even sure if it would work at all.

Because there is absolutely no precedent for this!
However, Duan Rong felt that evil spirits also possess consciousness, and since they are conscious, they should be able to fall under the spell of the soul illusion! This logical chain should be correct.

The key question is: where exactly is the evil spirit of this ghost baby?

Duan Rong has mastered the thirteenth level of the Fetal Treasury Sutra, and this Mars can only be used a maximum of three times a day.

He's already tried once, so he has two more chances.

With a thought, Duan Rong caused a firefly to reappear in front of the ghost infant. This time, the ghost infant's eyes flickered, and it clearly noticed the strange firefly in front of it.

The firefly appeared and then darted into the ghost infant's heart, disappearing from sight.

The ghost baby was startled and stretched out its withered, dark hand to touch its chest.

A flicker of disappointment crossed Duan Rong's face. Another failure!
The true form of the evil spirit is not in the heart of the ghost infant.

A flash of anger appeared in Duan Rong's eyes! He only had one more chance to use the Firefly Bewitchment!
It's neither between the eyebrows nor on the heart! This ghost infant's body is so small! Where else could the evil spirit be? Could it be on its buttocks?!
Duan Rong's eyes suddenly lit up!
He remembered something!
The Kiss of a Ghost Infant! If the Kiss of a Ghost Infant is so malevolent, then what is the true form of this evil spirit? Yes! It's the lips!?
Duan Rong suddenly stared at the ghost infant's lips and indeed found that the ghost infant's lips were as black as ink, a color far deeper than the bluish-black of its skin. However, Duan Rong had not thought in this direction before, and naturally had not noticed this difference.

The next moment, a firefly reappeared in front of the ghost baby.

This time, the ghost infant was on high alert. It glared angrily at Duan Rong, almost certain that Duan Rong was behind it all! Otherwise, those strange fireflies would never have appeared one after another.

But the firefly was too fast; it disappeared into the ghost baby's lips the moment it appeared.

The moment the firefly disappeared, the ghost infant froze, as if petrified.

Done! ?
Duan Rong was overjoyed. He put the torch in his mouth and instantly moved, covering a distance of five or six steps in the blink of an eye.

When he returned to the original spot, he was holding three mature Azure Flame Grasses in his hand, all of which were blooming with bright green, flame-like flowers.

Duan Rong flipped his hand, and the black jade box was already in his hand. He put three mature Azure Flame Grasses into the black jade box and closed it.

After Duan Rong finished doing all this, he looked up and suddenly his heart skipped a beat.

In the depths of that narrow space, the ghostly infant was staring intently at him!
The fire star has lost its effect!?

Duan Rong was certain that just moments ago, Yinghuo had controlled the ghost infant, instantly petrifying it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to safely harvest the mature Azure Flame Grass!
But clearly, the effect of the Firefly has now expired! In other words, the effect of the Firefly only lasted for a short while.

If he had hesitated even slightly, he would have missed the chance to pick the Azure Flame Grass!

Fortunately, he kept the red veil in his hand the whole time. If he had taken the veil away earlier because he had controlled the ghost baby with the help of the firefly, he would probably be kissed by the ghost baby by now!

At this moment, the ghost infant still looked warily at the red veil in Duan Rong's hand!

Duan Rong put the black jade box into his backpack, held a torch in one hand and the red veil in the other, and slowly backed away.

Seeing Duan Rong slowly retreat, the ghost baby's tense and fearful expression eased considerably.

Duan Rong left the narrow space, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart!
I finally got my hands on a mature Azure Flame Grass!

Red Arrow Flower is relatively easy to obtain; it can be found at the central altar! Therefore, only if he safely exits this divine and demonic ruin can Lü Qingzhu be saved!
After Duan Rong left the narrow space, he held up a torch and a red veil and headed towards the exit.

He knew that with the red veil in his hand, the ghost baby wouldn't attack him!

After taking a few steps, Duan Rong turned his head and glanced behind him. He saw a pair of bloodshot eyes staring at him from the darkness.

He knew that the ghost baby was watching him from the depths of darkness!
This time, they not only obtained mature Azure Flame Grass, but also verified the effectiveness of the Soul Bewitching Technique on evil spirits, accumulating experience for dealing with evil spirits in the future within the ruins of gods and demons.

Mars is effective against evil spirits! But like the Soul Piercer, you must find the evil spirit's true form before you can launch an attack!

However, the effect of Firefly on evil spirits is far weaker than that of Soul Piercing!

The Soul-Slaying Thorn's lethality against evil spirits far exceeded Duan Rong's expectations.

Of course, the results far exceeded expectations, but it was just a mixed bag of positive and negative.

Yinghuo can only control evil spirits for a short time! It can be described as extremely useless and ineffective!
Duan Rong sensed that the evil spirit of the ghost infant was far weaker than that of the "ghost bride" evil spirit, and that the firefly could only control the ghost infant for a short time. It would probably be even less effective against the "ghost bride" evil spirit.

Clearly, the Soul Technique exhibits completely different effects when dealing with humans and evil spirits.

As Duan Rong walked through the dark space, he kept an eye on his surroundings, but this did not affect his thinking.

He felt that the reason why the Divine Soul Illusion Technique Yinghuo was ineffective against evil spirits was because evil spirits had simple thoughts, only negative thoughts such as resentment, fear, and anxiety. In contrast, Yinghuo's technique was designed for humans and contained a more comprehensive mental structure.

The comprehensive structure of the Firefly Bewitching Technique collapses most of its effectiveness when it encounters a single evil thought, which is why it can only control the ghost infant for a short time.

(End of this chapter)