Ye Tianfan once again returned to the place he had left before, and found a situation that left him extremely shocked.

That is, the demon by now had completely recovered, which wasn't a surprise, considering the evil qi outside was so dense, the demon's recovery could happen quickly. Even if Ye Tianfan split the demon in half now, two demons would soon appear.

What truly shocked Ye Tianfan was that the demon had drastically changed its appearance.

It became more sinister and robust, the demon's appearance had now tripled in size from before. Ye Tianfan had to look up to see it, and what frightened him more was.

This demon, just like before, kept smashing against the array, and every time it smashed, it would rebound far back, then during the run back, its injuries would heal. This intermediate state made Ye Tianfan feel fear, which was that during recovery, the demon became more sinister, its body more robust. In other words, each time the demon got injured and recovered, it became more powerful.

Ye Tianfan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looking at the demon, he estimated that if it continued at this pace, it wouldn't take long for it to evolve to the point where it could break the array.

When Ye Tianfan was about to report this news back as soon as possible, he suddenly thought, if this demon was in such condition, could other demons be the same?

A flash of fear passed through Ye Tianfan's eyes. If this was really the case, then he had to quickly tell Master Zhichu that they needed to leave here promptly, or else they'd end up trapped like turtles in a jar, and by then, there would be no chance to leave.

Ye Tianfan summoned his flying sword and flew towards the west.

After arriving, Ye Tianfan discovered that the demons here were also evolving, much like the lone demon before. By now they were almost evolving to the initial state of the demon in the northwest.

Ye Tianfan flew to the southwest, and even though a large number of demons here were also evolving, they were evolving relatively slowly. This was because these demons were inherently weak, their attacks weren't powerful, so the array's rebound damage was low. As such, the damage they received was low, so even if they recovered, they didn't evolve much in the process. These demons weren't a worry.

What troubled Ye Tianfan was the demons in the west and northwest, they were the truly troublesome enemies.

After understanding these situations, Ye Tianfan did not hesitate and summoned his flying sword to fly back to the original base, since he vaguely knew those enemies wanted to defeat them one by one. It was just a fluke that he managed to crack it the first time, surely the enemies were currently very angry with him, so he had to quickly return to the base. Only when everyone was together would they be safe.

Ye Tianfan returned to the base without a hitch, and then reported the demon's evolution situation to Master Zhichu. Master Zhichu frowned, as he was already overwhelmed; they hadn't discovered the hidden enemies on the other side, and now these demons started evolving. Judging from what Ye Tianfan said, they wouldn't last a day. In less than a day's time, the demon would evolve to directly shatter the array.

After all, outside the array was endless evil qi, and this evil qi was akin to jade liquid for cultivators, enhancing power without any side effects. However, if cultivators practiced with jade liquid, they still needed their state of mind in alignment, otherwise recklessly cultivating beyond the state of mind would easily lead to going astray later. Of course, if they consistently tempered their state of mind without easily letting power control them, there wouldn't be an issue.

But demons using evil qi didn't need a state of mind; they don't have one. They just need to absorb as much as they can, increasing their power. As long as they don't explode, they can absorb as much as they want. Even if they do explode, evil qi can slowly restore them.

Therefore, in a place filled with evil qi, demons are like a bug, and a very difficult one to deal with. Conventional methods can't kill them.

Cultivators with strength on par with demons have no ability to completely destroy them. If demons seize any opportunity, it spells death for the cultivator.

And for cultivators much stronger than demons, killing demons is still challenging. First, they need to knock them down, then relentlessly burn them with flames or other substances until nothing remains of the demon.

If the burning is slow, and the evil qi restores them faster, are you killing the demon or helping it cultivate?

Only by burning the demon to smithereens in a short time can they truly be killed.

To burn a demon with substantial power to pieces in a short time requires being one major realm stronger than the demon.

Only surpassing it by a major realm can a cultivator's high-quality spiritual power create fire that quickly burns the demon to death; otherwise, it could have the opposite effect.

"Junior Brother Ping Chu, can you turn off the array's rebound force?" Master Zhichu asked Master Ping Chu.

"Senior Brother Zhichu, if I turn it off, the array would have to absorb the force of attacks itself, and dissipating these forces would consume a large amount of spiritual power. I can't maintain it that long. Only by rebounding these forces can I keep this array going." Master Ping Chu said, frowning.

In fact, Master Ping Chu was also troubled. If he turned off the rebound force, he could only sustain it for less than a day. According to Ye Tianfan, those demons were attacking recklessly, growing stronger as they attacked, so even a day was already a lenient estimate for Master Ping Chu.

Moreover, there were many innocent townspeople under the array, and they couldn't just ignore them. If it weren't for the townspeople, they would've left long ago.

At this point, everyone was in a dilemma. Master Zhichu thought for a moment and said, "Let's let those faster-evolving demons come in!"

"What? Let them in? Are you crazy, Senior Brother Zhichu!" Master Ping Chu exclaimed immediately upon hearing this. He couldn't believe Master Zhichu was suggesting letting demons in. They might be okay, but what about the innocent townspeople? Would they just ignore them?

Ye Tianfan seemed to vaguely understand Master Zhichu's intentions, but whether this method was feasible depended on the situation. However, Ye Tianfan wasn't too keen on letting the demons in, thinking it was better to handle them outside.

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