binnovel Chapter 881 - 981: The Cause of Sand City
Chapter 881 - 981: The Cause of Sand City
"Young master, the thing is, this person is a deceiver who tricked our City Lord and also swindled fifty thousand taels from him. That's why I think we're all stationed here," the Gatekeeper said mysteriously.Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan squinted his eyes and thought to himself, Sure enough, I could already guess the ending when I heard the beginning. But to have swindled fifty thousand taels, it seems these so-called cultivators are definitely ordinary people.
Otherwise, true cultivators could easily acquire a lot of money without needing to trick others, at most just deceive for some materials. After all, some common folk might find rare materials but not recognize them, mistaking them for ordinary materials, which happens often!
"And then? How are the Demon Beasts in your town now?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously.
"I'm not sure. Previously, many people were attacked, and after inviting the deceiver, the Demon Beasts didn't appear again. Even after the deceiver swindled fifty thousand taels and left, they still didn't show up, so we can't be sure if the Demon Beasts are still here," the Gatekeeper said in confusion.
Ye Tianfan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Anyway, I'll just stay here for a couple of days and then leave; your town's matters have nothing to do with me."
After saying this, Ye Tianfan headed into Sand City, and the City Guard seeing him go did not stop him, as all that needed to be asked had been asked, with no reason to obstruct him.
The Gatekeeper merely prayed, hoping the Demon Beast truly left this place.
If Ye Tianfan knew of the Gatekeeper's prayer, he would surely say, "You're too naive, young man; do you really think the Demon Beast has left? It is still within this town."
Once Ye Tianfan entered Sand City, a thick aura of evil overwhelmed him, almost choking him.
Ye Tianfan was astonished; this evil aura was so dense it seemed like ten thousand Demon Beasts were residing here, with him amidst them!
Moreover, what amazed Ye Tianfan was that the town's people were chatting and laughing, cautiously but with humor, showing no signs of being suffused by evil aura!
It's known that a touch of evil aura can make common folk sick and feverish, if severe, potentially causing death, yet with such a massive amount, these commoners remained unaffected in this environment!
Thus, Ye Tianfan felt like he had entered a fantastical realm!
Suddenly, Ye Tianfan sensed the evil aura beginning to corrode his entire body. Hastily, he summoned the Xuanhuang Tower, but even upon summoning it, he kept it in an invisible state, dimming its radiance to the lowest.
After bringing out the Xuanhuang Tower, Ye Tianfan found the situation improved greatly. Sending out the evil aura within it, he no longer felt the corrosive effects.
Once he had completed this, Ye Tianfan was startled awake; it wasn't that the townsfolk lacked reactions to the aura, but they had already been transformed by it.
The consequence of their transformation was if the Demon Beast wished it, it could control every townsfolk with a thought, an irresistible control!
Ye Tianfan gasped sharply, then probing a townsfolk with his Divine Sense. After scanning him, Ye Tianfan concluded his assumptions were correct: the man's body was entirely infused with evil aura, penetrating his organs and marrow!
The invasion of evil aura is irreversible, meaning even if the Demon Beast perishes, the townsfolk cannot return to normal and will slowly die due to the beast's death!
These townsfolk can only survive where evil aura suffuses; without it surrounding them, they consume their internal aura, eventually dying once depleted!
Should the Demon Beast perish, the evil aura here would gradually disperse, leading townsfolk to consume their internal aura, slowly dying!
Ye Tianfan felt heartache, realizing this entire city's populace was beyond saving; inevitably, upon the Demon Beast's demise, they too would start dying out!
It seemed he was too late; furthermore, the Demon Beast needed not appear again, for it had mastery over the entire town's life and death, with no difference if it did appear or not.
The so-called deceiver likely wasn't entirely ordinary, perceiving this and escaping. Yet to abscond with fifty thousand taels at such a time indeed isn't commendable!
Ye Tianfan stood, bewildered, contemplating his options: eradicate the Demon Beast and reveal the truth to the people, or turn away, pretending never to have witnessed this?
No, pretending not to see this isn't viable; without resolving the Demon Beast, such incidents will recur, in another Sand City, and another.
However, Ye Tianfan knew confronting the Demon Beast would see it control the entire town against him, leaving him in a tough spot.
Though transformed, the townsfolk retained consciousness, eating, drinking, excreting normally, and once freed from the Demon Beast's control, reverted to ordinary states, albeit with residual evil aura.
Slaying the Demon Beast equates to slowly killing the townsfolk; even sealing it would not suffice, as it seals its evil aura, ensuring the townsfolk's slow demise!
Ye Tianfan was uncertain, for every move concerned the entire city's lives.
Ideally, Ye Tianfan could seal the town and obliterate the beast's consciousness, transforming it into a mindless evil aura emitter, allowing the townsfolk to survive!