The Evil Emperor wasn't wrong; Huang Ye's primary goal was indeed to force him to miss the best opportunity.
In such sudden demise situations, if a cultivator possesses a lower-tier cultivator within five days, the effect is undoubtedly optimal.
As long as they cultivate back to their previous level before falling, the power difference isn't significant, and they might even surpass it.
If a cultivator possesses someone within a month, reaching eighty percent of their original strength is considered lucky, and the standards for choosing a host must be lowered.