In those years, the righteous path once slaughtered a member of the Demon Sect, but it was only afterward that they discovered this person had joined the Demon Sect under duress to protect their village from being massacred. Moreover, after joining the Demon Sect, this person had never committed any wrongdoing.
This time, the villagers disagreed, as they had killed their savior, and the entire village traveled over mountains and waters to the front of that Sect.
And during their journey, they began to tell everyone they met about the crimes of the Sect, and gradually, it spread into the idea that the righteous path wantonly kills the innocent.
The villagers cried and caused a commotion at the Sect's entrance for a full month.
The Sect found itself in a difficult position, neither able to chase them away nor daring to. They couldn't vent their anger on these innocent villagers.
Moreover, the matter grew significant at that time, drawing many onlookers, and people connected to the world of cultivators spread the news.
As a result, the entire cultivation world came to know about the incident. The Demon Sect used this opportunity to promote a narrative, making the uninformed populace believe the righteous path was conducting village massacres, causing panic, as everyone looked at the righteous path with skepticism.
So, at that time, all the righteous path's Sect gathered to hold a meeting, then decided that upon encountering a lone Demon from the Demon Sect, unless it was an emergency, if the person was unknown to them, they should first verify the karma upon them.
If the karma was negligible, or minimal, then some chastisement would suffice. If the karma was significant, then they should kill them.
Of course, this decision was limited to scenarios where multiple members of the righteous path dealt with one or a few Demons from the Demon Sect, and they had not yet retaliated.
If it was one-on-one, as long as the Demon from the Demon Sect resisted, they should be killed.
Of course, the most important thing was personal safety.
They should not passively endure attacks because they feared being approached.
And although this woman had minimal karma, warranting mere chastisement, she had participated in the entire walking dead plan of a small town, resulting in significant loss of life.
Thus, purely relying on karma as a judgment was very inaccurate.
The woman was locked away by Ping Chu Zhenren with an Array without any resistance.
What awaited her next was the righteous path's punishment.
"Now, go and lure the demons from the west. If it can be done in batches, even better," Zhi Chu Zhenren said to Ye Tianfan, "But you still have to be careful, the enemy may not be just her."
"Yes, Elder Zhi Chu." Ye Tianfan nodded, then turned and flew towards the west.
"Junior Brother Ping Chu, prepare the seal. Once we've sealed the demons, we will leave here," Zhi Chu Zhenren said to Ping Chu Zhenren.
"Okay, Senior Brother, I'll make the preparations. But then, how should we leave here? My Array cannot be moved," Ping Chu Zhenren said.
"Don't worry, if the Array can't move, then we'll create multiple Arrays. Use the Array to pave a path. If there aren't enough Array Banners, then take from the Arrays behind. In this way, we dismantle the behind Arrays and pave the Arrays ahead, creating a bright path forward," Zhi Chu Zhenren said.
Upon hearing this, Ping Chu Zhenren broke out in a cold sweat; the workload would be immense. If he were to do it alone, it might take him two days just to accomplish it.
Nevertheless, Ping Chu Zhenren nodded.
Even though the workload was large, in order to rescue these survivors, no matter how hard or exhausting it was, as long as he could save them, everything was worth it.
Soon, Ye Tianfan had lured four demons, and these four demons followed him diligently, chasing after him directly.
Even when these demons saw other people, they still persistently chased Ye Tianfan.
"Elder Ping Chu, is everything ready? I'm all set here," Ye Tianfan said to Ping Chu Zhenren.
"Ready, ready, bring them here! Remember to draw them to me in a straight line like last time," Ping Chu Zhenren said.
"Alright!" After saying this, Ye Tianfan charged towards Ping Chu Zhenren.
Like last time, Ye Tianfan rushed near Ping Chu Zhenren, then quickly leaped aside.
Ping Chu Zhenren shot the Sealing Talisman towards the four demons.
These four demons were successfully sealed.
They turned into those light purple stones, just like before.
Ye Tianfan picked up these stones once again and kept them.
"How many more demons are there to the west?" Zhi Chu Zhenren asked Ye Tianfan.
"Reporting to Elder Zhi Chu, there are still seven demons," Ye Tianfan replied.
"Seven? Can you bring them all at once?" Zhi Chu Zhenren asked.
Ye Tianfan thought about it. Although seven was somewhat risky, if handled carefully, he could possibly bring them over, though seven was a bit pushing it.
"It's possible, but a bit difficult, with a high likelihood of unexpected situations," Ye Tianfan honestly said.
"I see, then let's not take chances, bring them over in two groups," Zhi Chu Zhenren considered, thinking that caution would be wiser.
Ye Tianfan nodded, then went ahead to lure more demons.
"How are your preparations with the Array Banners? Any plans?" Zhi Chu Zhenren asked Ping Chu Zhenren after Ye Tianfan left.
"I do have a plan, but I need your help," Ping Chu Zhenren had portions where assistance was needed, thus he spoke out.
"Speak," Zhi Chu Zhenren directly urged Ping Chu Zhenren to explain.
"Just when I dismantle the last Array, I'll need someone to help retrieve the Array Banners. If I were to collect them on my own, it would be slow, so I need someone to stay behind, when the Array vanishes, to quickly gather the Array Banners and bring them to me, then stay at the furthest point again," Ping Chu Zhenren explained.
"This plan seems risky," Zhi Chu Zhenren remarked after listening.
"Indeed, it's a bit risky, but with a good Magical Treasure as protection, the risk could be minimized," Ping Chu Zhenren said.
However, upon mentioning a good Magical Treasure, both people had already thought of someone.
Ye Tianfan.
This name appeared directly in their hearts, and not only theirs, even Senior Brother Yun Tian instinctively thought of Ye Tianfan's name.
But then, Senior Brother Yun Tian just bitterly smiled and shook his head, realizing he was now accustomed to Ye Tianfan taking on the primary responsibility for such matters.
Meanwhile, Ye Tianfan was unaware that another responsibility had fallen on his shoulders, as he was still leading four demons in circles back towards them.
But even if Ye Tianfan knew, he would mind, as it didn't matter much to him, at most it involved being attacked by those weakling demons a little.
However, in front of the Xuanhuang Tower wielded by Ye Tianfan, these were mere trifles, so Ye Tianfan didn't heed this matter.
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