Chapter 1428 - 376: Am I Becoming a Substitute? (Part 2)

Chapter 1428: Chapter 376: Am I Becoming a Substitute? (Part 2)

All the adults are now inside the casino, gambling with their lives, hoping to win enough money to leave this place.

"As for why we can’t kill these guards, the reason is actually quite simple."

"It’s not just this place that’s in chaos; this entire region has plunged into boundless turmoil, filled with all kinds of monstrous beings. On my way here, I encountered an Enlightenment Stage being, not to mention there are certainly more than one Enlightenment Stage cultivator here."

"If I suddenly appear with a high profile, directly protecting the entire city, there would only be two outcomes."

"Either others fear my power and choose to abandon the city entirely."

"Or they summon even stronger beings to battle against me."

If others fear his, Yuchi’s, strength, it might indeed lead to temporarily abandoning this nameless small town. But in such a scenario, he would essentially be tied to this small town with no way to leave.

His fate would be tightly bound to these fifty thousand citizens. If he leaves, it won’t be long before the chaos returns, along with venomous grudges. All this will descend upon the people again, with even more terrifying and cruel consequences.

But if others really send stronger cultivators for battle, it would further disrupt this region, potentially endangering my life. Such large-scale warfare isn’t triggered by just one or two Enlightenment Stage cultivators, surely backed by numerous prestigious families—prestigious families here, however, require quotation marks.

"So the best plan for me now is to temporarily hide my cultivation, not to expose my power. This region is like a pond with sediment and monsters lying at the bottom."

"The pond’s surface is calm, but if I act recklessly in it, all the citizens on the surface would perish without a trace."

"Only when I truly find the cause of this war, or discover the real enemy, then will I unleash my power to cut down their leader. That’s what I should do."

"As for other minor matters, I should follow the rules of this battlefield. If I forcibly disrupt the rules of this war with my cultivation alone, it would surely affect the entire battle’s outcome."

Yuchi thought while walking along the dirt roads of the small town. The town still has many brothels, but the women there are now sickly.

It seems they’ve been tormented harshly by the soldiers over time. Each one stands dejectedly behind the windows, eyes shadowed by dark circles, gazing at the pedestrians below, lacking even the energy to solicit.

"Yes, I really can’t go around killing randomly now."

"If I showed an overwhelmingly strong power by killing everywhere, the enemy would surely be extremely alert, making it very difficult for me to find out who is behind instigating this war."

"Therefore, I need to delve into this matter while hiding my strength, slowly discovering what monsters are secretly lurking in the sediment."

This is exactly the situation at hand. If relying only on oneself, it’s impossible to protect the lives of the town’s citizens entirely; it’s absolutely unfeasible.

After looping around, Yuchi gradually disappeared from the citizens’ view. He had already consumed a Stealth Form elixir, and his cultivation was already at the third level of the Enlightenment Stage. Coupled with the elixir, no guard could possibly detect him, even if he slapped them openly in the street.

Meanwhile, he found the group of people earlier; they were now in a somewhat secluded tavern. He followed them inside, calmly folded his arms, standing beside them and listening to their conversation.

"Big Brother, I gathered some information earlier. The man responsible for the town is named Xiong Yi. He has no cultivation, merely ordinary Mortal Realm strength. If we have to say he’s strong, it’s like the sixth or seventh level of the Mortal Realm. Encountering us, we could easily kill him straight away."

"Mortal Realm sixth or seventh level?"

The leading man pondered for a moment: "Besides this Xiong Yi fellow, is there any way for us to know who the cultivators behind this town are?"

"Isn’t he supposed to be at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but the clues are limited to just that. Where is this person growing? Who exactly is he? It seems we have no leads now?"

The others nodded in agreement.

A woman tried suggesting, "Why not directly kill this Xiong Yi first? Once he’s dead, the man behind him should appear."