Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 255 Ghostly Demon

When Feng Siyue left that evening, she saw Manager Cai sitting alone on the third-floor balcony, looking at the letter in his hand with a worried expression.

"Manager Cai, you seem to be in a bad mood."

Seeing her approach, Cai Zhongxi put away the letter. "I have some worries that have caused you concern, sir."

Why can't I see your friend?

"She'll be here soon. Manager Cai, could you tell me about her? Perhaps I can help you out a little."

Feng Siyue sat down and poured him a cup of tea.

Manager Cai said, "It's just about the Alchemist Guild. They're asking me to buy seventh-grade spiritual herbs."

Feng Siyue caught a glimpse of information: "Didn't they buy a batch of grade-six spiritual herbs before? Weren't they used?"

Manager Cai shook his head.

Grade 7 spiritual herbs are high-level spiritual herbs, and their preciousness is self-evident. What kind of disease requires so many medicinal materials?

She said, "Manager Cai, could you perhaps tell me what exactly happened?"

To say or not to say?

Manager Cai hesitated.

Although Chu Han was a guest elder of the Bai family, and the Bai family intended to take her in as an adopted daughter, she was only seventeen years old.

The existence of the Floating Ghost Insect is a problem that she cannot solve at present.

But this child was able to reach the fourth-grade alchemist level so quickly on his own, so in addition to his talent, he must also have a good teacher.

After all, he had never heard the Seventh Elder mention the other party's master.

Perhaps there will be new clues?

After some deliberation, Manager Cai decided it would be good to tell her, just to broaden her experience.

"Sir, have you ever heard of the 'Swallowing Ghost Insect'?"

"The swaying ghost insect?"

Feng Siyue was slightly taken aback.

Isn't this the poisonous insect she found when she came to Qianshui City last time?

Not solved yet?

Cai Zhongxi recounted what had happened in detail.

"About a few months ago, more than a dozen corpses, suspected to have been persecuted by the Possa Ghost Insects, appeared in Qianshui City. The guild leader at the time immediately purchased spiritual medicine from Hanxi Auction House to kill the insects."

"I thought it was a sure thing, but I didn't expect that the treatment according to the prescription not only didn't work, but actually made the poison even more potent!"

"The dead have turned into mummies that resemble tree bark. In the past few months, dozens of people have died."

Manager Cai, fearing she might not know what the "Swaying Ghost Insect" was, added another sentence.

"The Possible Ghost Insect is the most vicious sacred insect produced in the Poisonous Domain of Possible Ghosts. It can suck blood and flesh, causing people to rot and die."

Feng Siyue listened for a while, but didn't hear the part about the Spirit-Binding Flower, so she asked, "Where's the Spirit-Binding Flower?"

"The Parasitic Dead Flower?"

Manager Cai asked in confusion, "What is that? Does the master need this herb?"

Feng Siyue was slightly puzzled. "It's not a medicinal herb, and it also comes from the Possible Ghost Realm."

“I visited the Alchemist Guild a few months ago. The symptoms of those corpses were clearly caused by the combination of the Floating Ghost Insects and the Parasitic Dead Flower. Didn’t they receive any targeted treatment?”

If you can see the swaying ghost insects, why can't you see the spirit-possessed dead flower?

Did they not notice, or did they not say anything?

"You've been there?"

After his initial surprise, Manager Cai realized something and gradually became serious. "They didn't tell us that the Spirit-Symptom Flower still existed. They only bought a lot of herbs from us to kill the Soul-Symptom Insects."

"May I ask, sir, what exactly is this Spirit-Supporting Death Flower?"

He had never heard of it.

Feng Siyue asked, somewhat puzzled, "You don't know?"

Manager Cai shook his head again.

Feng Siyue was even more confused.

According to the records in the alchemical texts, the Possa Ghost Insect and the Parasitic Death Flower are produced in the same region. If the Possa Ghost Insect comes from the Possa Ghost Realm, then the Parasitic Death Flower must also come from the Possa Ghost Realm.

Why wouldn't they know?

This matter gradually became complicated.

Feng Siyue was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"The Parasitic Dead Flower and the Swaying Ghost Insect come from the same region and are revived by blood and qi."

"It grows rapidly by absorbing the flesh and blood of its host, causing the host to die and resemble a dried corpse. Purple vines cover its entire body, and finally, a beautiful blood-red flower blooms from the tumor."

"After seven days, the flower withers and degenerates into a seed to parasitize again. Legend has it that after being parasitized seven times, the Spirit-Spirit Death Flower will transform into a higher-level form, the Ghostly Demon!"

"The Ghost Demon is a powerful demonic plant that wreaked havoc in ancient times. At its peak, it was a half-demon god. It is said that after it appeared in the world, all the humans within a hundred miles disappeared instantly, turning into blood energy and being completely absorbed."

and many more!

Feng Siyue suddenly thought of something, and her thoughts raced through her mind!

If the Ghost Demon is to manifest in the world, its seven seeds must parasitize seven people with saint-level bloodlines or higher!

The academy competition will be held in Thousand Water City in a month, and finding seven super saint-level bloodlines would be a piece of cake!

Moreover, the disappearance of Dongming symbolizes the continuation of vitality, and soon all the young talents of Qinghe Luozhou will gather in Qingli!

Isn't this precisely where the vitality of Qinghe and Luozhou lies?

So, could the catastrophe occur at Qingli Academy?

Or perhaps, it's Thousand Water City?

The culprit... is that legendary half-demon god-level demonic plant, a combination of the Bodhi Ghost Dream Moth!?

Feng Siyue's mood turned heavy.

Upon hearing this, Cai Zhongxi frowned. "From what I've heard, it seems that the Spirit-Swept Dead Flower is even more difficult to deal with than the Swaying Ghost Insect."

How could a half-demon god-plant that can evolve into a scourge to the world not be dangerous?

Feng Siyue nodded.

"It seems dangerous, but in reality, it requires a long process of parasitism and devouring. To reach the level of a demigod, simply devouring the flesh and blood of ordinary people is far from enough. The derivatives born from the combination of the two are not to be underestimated."