Chapter 1109 - 1209: Fooled Them

Ye Tianfan sensed that the creatures surrounding them from beyond the walls had halted their steps and remained stationary in place, seemingly unsure of what to do.

Ye Tianfan thought that perhaps the layer he created, infused with Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies, had successfully deceived these wall-born creatures.

However, Ye Tianfan was uncertain because this was merely an idea; to truly confirm whether they had deceived the wall-born creatures, he could only observe whether these creatures would continue advancing toward them.

Once these wall-born creatures had stopped moving, Taichu Sect's leader froze for a moment before realizing that Ye Tianfan must have condensed a layer of negative energy outside the Chaos Treasure Lotus.

Immediately, everyone else also sensed the wall-born creatures had stopped, momentarily stunned before turning their grateful gazes toward Taichu Sect's leader.

They hadn't expected Taichu Sect's leader to think of a countermeasure so swiftly; indeed, he was the best in the realm, his quick thinking far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Though Taichu Sect's leader understood they were grateful to the wrong person, he had no choice. To protect Ye Tianfan, he could only endure their grateful gazes himself.

Moreover, their gratitude wasn't misplaced because it was publicly declared that Taichu Sect's leader possessed the Chaos Treasure Lotus. Additionally, Taichu Sect's leader's actions were meant to protect Ye Tianfan, so their gratitude toward Ye Tianfan also translated to gratitude toward Taichu Sect's leader.

While they all knew it wasn't the Chaos Treasure Lotus owned by Taichu Sect's leader, after all, he wouldn't casually step out of Taichu Sect, and if they truly had the Chaos Treasure Lotus, they would've announced it much earlier and not at this time.

Other sects only need to observe how many people from Taichu Sect were out training during this period to roughly determine the numbers.

But given the current situation, no one has investigated this closely; it's possible they might genuinely study and explore the Chaos Treasure Lotus's ownership when they become serious about this matter.

After all, only then would investigating reveal who was outside at that time, bringing them closer to the truth of who returned to Taichu Sect before any announcement of possessing the Chaos Treasure Lotus.

That individual owning the Chaos Treasure Lotus would be highly probable because such a treasure would be reported to the sect promptly, or else it wouldn't be reported, considering some sects might demand disciples surrender such treasures.

Once surrendering is mandated, some disciples might defect from the sect, questioning why their Magical Treasure should be handed over.

Of course, this situation typically occurs in smaller sects, while major sects like Taichu Sect wouldn't encounter this.

Even if Taichu Sect were impoverished, it wouldn't covet its disciples' Magical Treasures, as major sects generally have significant reserves.

It's impossible for a major sect to compete with its disciples over Magical Treasures, even if the disciples' treasures are superior. Only small sects might attempt to seize their disciples' treasures when the disciples possess treasures more potent than the Sect Leader's.

Hence, they resort to pilfering the disciples' Magical Treasures.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on those wall-born creatures who halted. If they truly attacked, the crowd might not see the sunlight of the next day, but if they stopped now, it proved Taichu Sect's leader's deception was effective.

Perhaps these wall-born creatures perceived not just by sight but through unique energy, identifying anything dissimilar to Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, or other negative energies as an enemy.

Consequently, they launched fierce attacks on such individuals, but when a layer of Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies was imposed externally, it interfered with the perception capability of these wall-born creatures. This led them to deem nothing was ahead.

After all, Ye Tianfan had enveloped the energy shield created by the Chaos Treasure Lotus with a thick layer of Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies.

This masked the Spiritual Power emitted by Ye Tianfan and their companions.

Even if previously detected by the wall-born creatures, it wasn't the Spiritual Power emitted by Ye Tianfan directly.

Instead, it was the Spiritual Power generated by the energy shield Ye Tianfan released, considering when the Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies passed through the outer layer of the energy shield.

It transformed into the most primal Spiritual Power, and initially, Ye Tianfan hadn't implemented any concealment effects on the outer layer of the energy shield.

Hence, the Spiritual Power within the energy shield would have been detected by those wall-born creatures.

Now, Ye Tianfan added a layer to the energy shield, mirroring the external environment to camouflage the interior.

This resembles ambushing a foe, covering oneself with a camouflage layer to blend with the surroundings for a successful ambush. Ye Tianfan's current method parallels this, though its actual effectiveness remains to be seen. It depends on whether the wall-born creatures continue advancing; if they dissipate, Ye Tianfan's plan is a success. If they proceed toward Ye Tianfan, the strategy failed, and Ye Tianfan's idea is unsuccessful.

Thus, Ye Tianfan watched these wall-born creatures closely through his Divine Sense to determine if they would continue advancing. To Ye Tianfan's relief, these wall-born creatures appeared puzzled. Previously, they could observe abundant Spiritual Power ahead.

Now it suddenly transformed into Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies, signaling that the area initially abundant with Spiritual Power at their senses' boundaries.

Suddenly switched to Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies, making them suspect someone might have already overtaken the area. Otherwise, why did the Spiritual Power convert so swiftly into Demonic Qi, Evil Qi, and other negative energies?

Though puzzled, these wall-born creatures found no other divergent energies ahead, making continued pursuit meaningless.

They turned back and walked away, potentially searching for other diverse energies to consume and infect, allowing them to evolve further.