The death of Abbess Miaohui would undoubtedly cast a shadow over the hearts of Wen Yuxian and Abbess Guanyun.
Their positions had been exchanged; Wen Yuxian and Abbess Guanyun sat around Miaohui's body, while Yan Shouyi approached the corpse of the attacker.
"President, your eyes."
Tian Jue'er spoke timidly, Yan Shouyi sensing her desire to use the Yuansheng Gu to heal his injuries.
But he was a Heavenly Corpse Puppet; the healing capabilities of the Yuansheng Gu before him were like showing off to an expert. Moreover, his eyes had been injured by Tung wood, how could they recover so easily?
Therefore, Yan Shouyi shook his head, indicating he did not need help for the time being.
Enduring the pain, he squatted beside the attacker. Zhuge Ji had already discovered his identity from the clues on the attacker's body.
"President, this fellow is the Xue Gui among the Five Ghosts. He had been lurking in the shadows."
Yan Shouyi sighed. Li Genmiao's plans were indeed elaborate, starting with Qi Dongqiang, then the Zi and Wei characters, followed by the Lotus Formation, Abbess Miaohui serving as insurance for the Lotus Formation, and Jiaogui Pushi being Miaohui's insurance... and after Pushi, there was even a Xue Gui hidden.
Xue Gui had been forced out to prevent Abbess Miaohui from revealing the location of the Lotus Formation's core.
However, what he didn't know was that Yan Shouyi had already asked Abbess Miaohui about the location of the Lotus Formation's core in the Xi Xiang Pond.
Moreover, Xue Gui's attack was a desperate one, and Yan Shouyi had also struck fiercely, giving the opponent no chance at all.
"Are there any other backup plans around?" Long Feicheng asked with a frown.
This feeling of being attacked intermittently was unbearable. It was better to be robbed by a known thief than to be constantly targeted!
To prevent such a situation from happening again, Yan Shouyi released his San Yuan, making them vigilantly patrol the air, and also instructed his Glacier Dharma Body to pay attention to the surrounding dynamics.
With a dual layer of protection, and having already suffered a setback, any subsequent attackers would not succeed.
Wen Yuxian and Abbess Guanyun mourned over Miaohui's body for a while. Suddenly, Miaohui's body spontaneously combusted without fire.
Within moments, Miaohui's body was completely reduced to ashes, leaving behind only a black bead.
That was the Black Sarira, an object left behind by an Asura after death. Its merit was the opposite of a sarira; the Black Sarira contained only negative energy.
Yan Shouyi glanced at it and understood why Abbess Miaohui had said the Black Sarira could suppress inner demons.
For inner demons to grow stronger, they needed to absorb negative energy from their host. However, the Black Sarira also had the ability to absorb negative energy. If the Black Sarira were placed on oneself, it would be equivalent to having an extra mouth competing with the inner demons for sustenance.
As long as the Black Sarira was fierce enough, the inner demons would become pitiful, weak, and undernourished, struggling to survive, let alone grow stronger.
Losing her master again, Abbess Guanyun's heart felt numb. Seeing her master's body turn into just a black sarira, she silently picked it up and asked Yan Shouyi:
"Shouyi, this is what Master left for you, isn't it?"
Yan Shouyi nodded and relayed Miaohui's last words to everyone. Abbess Guanyun harbored no desire for the Black Sarira and handed it directly to Yan Shouyi.
However, upon receiving the Black Sarira, Yan Shouyi did not immediately plan to place it in his empty eye socket.
Even though he had lost an eye and his combat power and reaction speed had decreased, it did not mean he necessarily needed the Black Sarira's help.
What if the Black Sarira had some unknown ability?
Thinking of the worst, what if his body was possessed by Abbess Miaohui after he inserted the Black Sarira?
Caution is the parent of safety. Yan Shouyi directly placed the Black Sarira in his satchel, deciding not to use it unless absolutely necessary.
The inner demon's growth still required some time, and he had ample time to figure out how to deal with it.
As for his blind eye, Yan Shouyi also planned to have Old Jin take a look after returning to Rongcheng.
He simply applied medicine to his eye and bandaged it, looking a bit like Captain One-Eyed.
Seeing the blood-stained bandage on Yan Shouyi's face, Wen Yuxian felt a pang of heartache; he was her own grandson.
Long Feicheng was also furious, repeatedly kicking the Xue Gui's corpse to vent his frustration.
They had arrived in good spirits, but on the way back, Brother Yan had become a one-eyed man. How would he explain this to Sister-in-law!
If he could, Long Feicheng wished he could dig out Xue Gui's eyeballs, but that was too cruel, and more importantly, Long Feicheng couldn't bring himself to do it.
Ye Tianyuan suddenly remembered a very important issue: "President, what about the core of the Lotus Formation..."
The others also suddenly realized that Abbess Miaohui had not mentioned anything about the Lotus Formation's core before her death.
Time was of the essence now. If they remained trapped in Mount Emei, countless people outside might perish.
Yan Shouyi raised his hand, signaling everyone to calm down, and said:
"In the illusionary world, I have already learned the whereabouts of the Lotus Formation's core."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Shouyi revealed the location of the final lotus formation core, and Yan Nanfei immediately volunteered to go and deal with the Emei Lotus Formation.
The others, however, planned to return to Xi Xiang Pond. As things stood, there was one last hidden threat remaining on Mount Emei—the Jiaogui Pushi of the White Lotus Sect.
Now that they had a considerable number of people, and Pushi was alone, he was like a turtle in a jar before the Lotus Formation was destroyed.
He couldn't escape.
In Yan Shouyi's mind, Pushi was already a dead man, and Li Genmiao's plan targeting him and Mount Emei had thus failed.
However, although Li Genmiao's plan had failed, the price paid by Mount Emei was also tragically high.
Yan Shouyi mourned for everyone in his heart.
Qi Dongqiang, Caiyun, Abbess Miaohui, Sect Leader Huang Qingcang, disciples of the Emei Sect, disciples of the Dianyi Sect, disciples of the Qingcheng Sect...
What kind of plan required the death of so many people?
How could a plan that involved killing people be for the good of disciples of folk sects!?
Li Genmiao...
Yan Shouyi murmured Li Genmiao's name, then beckoned to everyone:
"Let's go back to Xi Xiang Pond and capture Jiaogui Pushi alive!"
According to the ranking of the New Xuan Mountain Sect, the Five Ghosts were ranked one level higher than the Twelve Yuan Chen, which meant Pushi knew more secrets than Abbess Miaohui.
Yan Shouyi would do everything in his power to extract all possible information from Pushi once he was captured alive!