573: Chapter 573 Reconstruction

"Fellow Daoist Ghost King Lian Yue, I have one more small favor to ask of you," Liu Xuan said.

"What is it?"

"Senior, please speak freely!"

After spending time with Liu Xuan, Ghost King Lianyue felt very comfortable. Every time Liu Xuan asked for her help, he would give corresponding rewards and never took advantage of her for free.

Sure enough, this time was the same. Liu Xuan first took out a bottle of high-grade Medicinal Pills and handed it over, then said:

"Daoist Lord Lihuo's natal spirit beast, Demon Lord Chixia, was also captured by you. Could you please help suppress his Divine Soul?"

"Suppress the Divine Soul?" Ghost King Lianyue asked in confusion while checking the Medicinal Pills, "Senior, are you planning to..."

A pale spider phantom flew out from Liu Xuan's hand as he explained, "I have a special Gu insect that can refine others into Puppets. With you suppressing his Divine Soul, the success rate will be higher."

Gu insect? Refining others into Puppets?

Ghost King Lianyue was well-informed and had heard of similar methods, and had even seen similar Gu insects.

However, this kind of Gu insect had a fatal flaw: it could only control Cultivators or Yao Beasts whose cultivation Realm was lower than the Host's, and the number was limited.

This Clone of Liu Xuan's only had an Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, while Daoist Lord Lihuo's natal Yao Beast, Demon Lord Chixia, was at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm. The gap was too large!

'Could it be that his true body is controlling the Gu insect remotely?'

Ghost King Lianyue extended her Divine Sense to the pale spider phantom and found its aura was only at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul, which was different from what she thought.

Using a low-Realm Gu insect to control a high-grade Yao Beast made both the Gu and the Yao Beast prone to backlash. For a moment, she didn't know what Liu Xuan was up to!

"Senior, are you sure you want to use this Gu insect to enslave Demon Lord Chixia?" Ghost King Lianyue asked.

"Is there a problem?" Liu Xuan asked back.

"No problem!" Liu Xuan couldn't be judged by common logic. Since he insisted, Ghost King Lianyue said no more.

The mirror from before reappeared in the hall. A pitch-black yin fiend hand reached into the mirror and pulled out the withered-faced Demon Lord Chixia, who was dressed in a red robe.

"Liu Xuan?"

"Ghost King Lianyue?"

Demon Lord Chixia looked at the two people in the hall, his mind in a state of chaos, completely unable to understand the situation.

"Ah!!"

He tried to forcibly circulate his demon power, but countless yin fiend runes emerged in his body, locking him down like chains of Law. At the same time, a bone-chilling cold invaded his Divine Soul.

Before he could regain his senses, a white light flew toward him and transformed into a pale spider that burrowed into his head.

"Ah!!"

Another scream rang out. The intense pain stimulated his Divine Soul, and Demon Lord Chixia's consciousness regained a sliver of clarity.

"You... you want to enslave me?"

"Don't even think about it!!"

Demon Lord Chixia shouted, his whole body igniting with crimson flames as he desperately channeled his magic power. His Divine Soul fluctuated violently, showing signs of self-destruction.

Ghost King Lianyue and Liu Xuan exchanged a look of understanding. A bright moonlight shone on Demon Lord Chixia, forcibly freezing his rampaging Divine Soul.

At the same time, Liu Xuan took out the li huo decree and the lihuo heaven-burning tripod. He used his Divine Sense to bark an order: "Junior Martial Uncle Chixia, Revered Master has ordered you to assist me in governing the Southern Border's Beast Taming Sect. Do you dare to disobey?!"

"Revered Master?"

"Revered Master!"

Demon Lord Chixia's consciousness was already groggy. Seeing the li huo decree and the lihuo heaven-burning tripod, although he subconsciously felt something was wrong, he still fell into a brief hesitation.

In that brief moment of hesitation, the Puppet Gu had already invaded the core of his Divine Soul and gradually took over everything.

The violent aura of flames dissipated, and Demon Lord Chixia slowly calmed down. He knelt and bowed to Liu Xuan, saying respectfully, "Chixia greets Eldest Senior Brother!"

Ghost King Lianyue's mind was shaken by the scene before her, and her Divine Sense continuously swept over Demon Lord Chixia.

'It actually worked?!'

'Are you kidding me?!'

If she hadn't seen the pale spider phantom merge into Demon Lord Chixia's Divine Soul with her own eyes and personally suppressed his Divine Soul's self-destruction just now, Ghost King Lianyue would never have believed that the Demon Lord Chixia before her had been refined into a Puppet.

The Divine Soul aura was exactly the same as before. How was this a Puppet? This was Demon Lord Chixia himself!

Liu Xuan communicated with the Puppet Gu through his Divine Thought to check Demon Lord Chixia's state, and his brow furrowed slightly.

Although the Puppet Gu had taken over Demon Lord Chixia's Divine Soul, it hadn't completely refined him yet.

In the short term, he couldn't even exert the strength of the Early Nascent Soul Stage. To completely refine and devour his entire Divine Soul to exert his Peak Nascent Soul Realm combat power would take at least several years.

'Forget it!'

'What I need most right now is to use his identity to stabilize the situation. Strength is secondary and won't have much of an impact!'

Liu Xuan looked at Demon Lord Chixia's androgynous face and scolded, "I don't like your appearance. From now on, you are not allowed to take human form. Change back for me!"

"As you command!"

Light flowed over Demon Lord Chixia's body as he twisted and transformed into a divine bird with crimson feathers.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Liu Xuan looked him over carefully. If it were a bit fatter, it could become a majestic 'big rooster'!

"Fellow Daoist Ghost King Lian Yue, the matter is finished. I shall take my leave!"

"Regarding my Revered Master's request for you to release the Biyou Pool Cultivators, please cooperate!"

After finishing, the Crimson Cloud Divine Bird grew in size. Liu Xuan flew up and stepped onto its back, turning into a streak of red light that flew toward the horizon.

...

A few days later.

Many Cultivators of Biyou Pool were released one by one by Ghost King Lianyue. Demon Lord Chixia made a public appearance and informed them that their safe rescue was all thanks to Daoist Lord Lihuo.

The truth of the Battle of Biyou Pool was also revealed. It was a conspiracy by Demon Saint Xuanyu against Daoist Lord Lihuo, which resulted in both sides suffering losses, with neither gaining an advantage.

The Yao Race didn't dare to move because Demon Saint Xuanyu was also significantly injured and was no longer able to counterattack.

Biyou Pool.

Demon Lord Chixia maintained his Yao Beast form as a divine bird and stood with Liu Xuan. Beside them was Liu Xuan's father-in-Law, True Lord Haoran.

Opposite them were True Lord Guanxin and many Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Gentlemans Academy.

"True Lord Guanxin, the crisis at Biyou Pool has been resolved. I am following my Revered Master's orders to rebuild Biyou Immortal City. Please cooperate with me," Liu Xuan said, holding the li huo decree in a commanding tone.

True Lord Guanxin showed hesitation, and the academy Nascent Souls surrounding him looked even more displeased.

Ding Shaoxia, who had dealt with Liu Xuan before, spoke up to question him: "Biyou Immortal City was just destroyed by the joint efforts of Demon Saint Xuanyu and Ghost King Lianyue. Isn't it too hasty to rebuild it now?"

"That's right!" a Nascent Soul True Lord echoed. "Ghost King Lianyue can gather Yin Qi from the underground water veins. Rebuilding now, wouldn't it just be a sitting duck for Demon Saint Xuanyu?"

"Are you questioning the Daoist Lord's orders?!" Before Liu Xuan could speak, Chixia's Divine Thought barked, "My Revered Master has already reached a cooperation agreement with Ghost King Lianyue. From now on, the one who needs to be afraid is not us, but Demon Saint Xuanyu!"

"If you are unwilling, get out now!"

"However, if you want to come back in the future, it won't be so easy!"

Everyone looked at the Crimson Cloud Divine Bird in surprise, unable to understand why he was suddenly so supportive of Liu Xuan.

"Was it simply because Daoist Lord Lihuo had accepted Liu Xuan as his Eldest Senior Brother?"