"Damn it! I don't even know Sealing Technique." Ye Tianfan now felt like his head was about to explode, his whole being was in disarray.

Why didn't he check out the Sealing Technique before coming out? Even the simplest Sealing Technique would have helped, at least he could do something.

"Why aren't you making a move? Wasn't it you who was angrily trying to kill me just now? I'm standing here for you to kill, why aren't you making a move?" The demon beast Xi Kun said smugly.

Ye Tianfan thought, if he could, he would love to cut Xi Kun into pieces!

Upon seeing Ye Tianfan hesitating, Xi Kun felt it wouldn't work just standing here; he had to demonize Ye Tianfan. This standoff was pointless, he needed to actively attack.

With this in mind, Xi Kun charged directly at Ye Tianfan without any defense and didn't use any Spiritual Qi, simply aiming a punch at Ye Tianfan.

Ye Tianfan dodged swiftly, then instinctively wanted to counter, but just as he raised his hand, he stopped, realizing he couldn't hit back. Hitting him would mean hitting innocent townsfolk.

However, Xi Kun didn't give Ye Tianfan time to react before charging at him again, seemingly relentless until Ye Tianfan struck him down.

Helpless, Ye Tianfan could only dodge, but this time during his evasion, his clothes accidentally brushed against Xi Kun's fist.

"You touched me!" Xi Kun, instead of chasing after Ye Tianfan again, commented playfully after his fist was touched.

"What?" Ye Tianfan didn't understand the significance of Xi Kun's words.

"I'm saying, you touched my fist!" After saying this, Xi Kun transformed his other hand into a knife-hand and directly chopped off the arm that Ye Tianfan had touched.

"What?" Ye Tianfan was shocked witnessing this scene; he never expected Xi Kun to do such a thing.

Xi Kun stood still, smiling at Ye Tianfan while his arm slowly grew back, and from behind Ye Tianfan came a scream.

Ye Tianfan instinctively turned his head, and just as he suspected, a townsfolk's arm had been severed, bleeding profusely. Ye Tianfan quickly tapped a few spots on the broken arm, stopping the bleeding.

"You bastard!" After stopping the townsfolk's bleeding, Ye Tianfan looked angrily at Xi Kun, but despite his fury, he couldn't stop Xi Kun's actions.

Keep getting angrier, keep getting angrier, it's almost at the breaking point. Xi Kun was delighted seeing Ye Tianfan's fiery rage. The cultivators he'd encountered before all fell into depravity fueled by anger—it's the emotion most likely to lead one astray.

Though Ye Tianfan was furious, his mind remained clear. Previously, he'd trained his mind; otherwise, even with the Ye Family's seventy-six techniques, each cultivation technique requiring a unique mindset for perfect execution could have driven him crazy.

Despite his rage, Ye Tianfan had started to figure things out. Based on the two instances of Xi Kun transferring injuries, it seemed the transferral had a certain range. Otherwise, why did each transfer occur nearby, and why had he spread these townsfolk evenly around the small grove?

There was likely a distance limitation; without it, this ability would truly be a heaven-defying skill.

He needed to find a way to lure him out without revealing his intentions; Xi Kun's cunning and cautious nature meant failure if he detected the plan.

Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan pretended to retreat, taking a few steps back and scanning around as if searching for a way out.

Xi Kun grew anxious watching this scene; what's happening? Was Ye Tianfan about to flee? Aren't righteous disciples supposed to charge ahead even toward danger, even if it's like moths flying into flames?

Where's your righteousness? Where's your integrity?

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you scared and thinking of running away?" Xi Kun wasn't sure if Ye Tianfan planned to flee, so he taunted, hoping to shame Ye Tianfan into staying.

Ye Tianfan didn't reply, instead frowning, appearing like he'd been seen through.

"Well damn, are you really going to run? If you run, all my plans will be wasted. Do you understand how exhausting it was to quickly move each body into the grove, arranging them carefully? And now you're just going to run away, aren't you disrespecting all my hard work from these past hours?"

Xi Kun was nearly swearing now; he'd considered many outcomes, even his own failure, planning escape routes but never imagined Ye Tianfan would flee. For a stubborn righteous disciple to run when facing danger?

"Are you really a disciple of the Taichu Sect? What a disgrace, first thinking of fleeing instead of solving the danger?" Xi Kun, disregarding everything, tried persuading him quickly.

He had no choice but to persuade him; if Ye Tianfan ran, reported it to the Taichu Sect, they'd send an elite disciple, and Xi Kun couldn't continue living nor escape. Being the world's first major sect, if they couldn't find a little demon beast, how could they maintain their top position?

Indeed, this demon beast's special ability only worked within this grove; as long as townsfolk were around, he'd remain invincible. Only three methods could defeat the demon beast now.

Firstly, sealing, which Ye Tianfan couldn't do, so this was impossible. Secondly, continuously killing until no townsfolk were left, a method Ye Tianfan dismissed instantly as it would harm the heavens. Plus, given the townsfolk's current state related to him, killing them would almost certainly get him struck by lightning.

The third option was luring Xi Kun outside so he could be killed where townsfolk weren't present, the only method Ye Tianfan could employ now.

Ye Tianfan needed to slowly lure him out of the grove.

Thus, Ye Tianfan took a few more steps back, pretending he was about to flee.

This time Xi Kun couldn't stay calm—damn, are you really going to run?

Is what I designed really that unsolvable?

Indeed, faced with the current scenario, unaware of any details, even Xi Kun would prioritize survival, opting to flee instead of entering due to the risk.

Just as Ye Tianfan slowly retreated outward, a roar resounded from the sky.

"You damned beast, how dare you commit such deeds against the heavens and conscience, you cannot be pardoned."

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