Chapter 1192 - 1292: Changes Occur

Of course, this method is not effective for everyone on the righteous path.

Some may be apprehensive about such effects, but among those on the righteous path, there are quite a few who are hot-tempered and upright, rushing forward recklessly upon being taunted by evil cultivators with a word or two.

No matter what kind of collateral damage occurs, they do not care.

Of course, once they regain their senses and see everything that happened, they regret it deeply, but it's too late by then.

After all, this is a matter of life and death in vast swathes, not something that can be undone just by regret, and often there's no chance to remedy it because lives are lost, while you're only left with some harmless reprimands.

At worst, there are merely punishments that won't cause any serious harm.

This is why many people detest cultivators so much, because it makes them feel like mere tools to enhance the cultivators' feats.

Those cultivators save them to bolster their own reputations, and when they accidentally injure them, it's merely another reprimand.

These reprimands are truly inconsequential to them, and they might hastily react to a word or two the next time they find themselves in such situations.

Then they cause collateral damage to the innocent civilians again, unless they impose a revoking cultivation punishment on the cultivator who causes another injury, only then could they deter others from doing the same.

However, sect members on the righteous path will not do this, it's not because they look down on these civilians, nor because they think the status is unequal, thus not caring much for them.

Instead, it is because if they did, it would only lead to the demonic path becoming even more arrogant, for once the righteous path injures civilians in the towns, cultivation would be revoked, and the demonic path would continue to recklessly attack them in those towns.

And once the righteous path begins to resist, the demonic path will evade all attacks from them.

If attacks from the righteous path are evaded, who are those attacks received by?

The answer is the civilians, because once attacks are evaded, they will rush forward, destroying everything in front of them.

Of course, it's not about the magnitude of this move, but rather that almost nothing in the worldly realm can block the attacks of the cultivators.

Even the weakest cultivator can handle a hundred and eighty people, that's the disparity of spiritual power.

Once everyone agreed on the three conditions set by Master Taichu, and signed the agreement.

This agreement is unlike ordinary ones, it's a pact within the cultivation world, equivalent to a contract affecting the spirit, if either party fails to adhere to the terms, a rapid dimensional punishment will be inflicted on the spiritual level.

At its mildest, one may become mentally deranged, at its worst, a fool, or even death outright, so only after signing the agreement could Master Taichu be truly reassured, as mere words are unreliable, and the demonic path finds lying as simple as everyday meals.

If not for signing the agreement, Master Taichu would not be at ease, even with it, he would remain cautious, because the agreement only affects individuals, however, some loyal people might take the risk for their lord or benefactor, risking their soul's destruction.

Once everyone signed the agreement, the Wall Guardian Elder opened the wall gate, and under the leadership of Master Taichu, everyone stepped outside the wall.

Upon stepping out of the wall again, everyone felt a different sensation, during their first venture beyond the wall, they had immense confidence, the second time they went out was in a rushed and fearful manner, and the third time, their confidence returned.

After all, if they encounter life-threatening danger, they will be taken into the Chaos Divine Pearl, posing no threat to their lives. But whether there is any danger is not decided by them, but by Ye Tianfan, and the reason they are not worried about life-threatening situations is thanks to the clause in the agreement, stating Ye Tianfan must unconditionally save them, of course, this being predicated upon Ye Tianfan's ability to save them.

And whether he can save them is determined by Ye Tianfan, as long as he thinks he can save them but fails to do so, the agreement will initiate, making Ye Tianfan experience a fate worse than death.

This agreement is infallible, so as long as Ye Tianfan believes he can save but fails, he will be punished, conversely, if Ye Tianfan thinks the rescue would be unsuccessful, he won't be punished if he fails to save everyone.

And this judgment is not purely based on Ye Tianfan's desire but rather from his subconscious judgment.

In other words, during the rescue, even if Ye Tianfan keeps telling himself he can't save them, if subconsciously he believes he can, Ye Tianfan will face punishment worse than death.

Even if subconsciously believing it is possible to save, but requires a huge sacrifice, if Ye Tianfan decides to preserve himself over saving everyone, he will still face punishment.

Such is the power of the contract, making no one dare to defy it, unless they're willing to put their life as the price, only then can one rebel with abandon, but even if you pay with life, the punishment remains grave, so severe you wouldn't dare to witness those who have been punished.

Upon returning outside the wall, everyone felt deeply moved, sighing lightly at the things they had rushed and left behind before, not expecting the items they thought were forfeited to return to their owners once more.

Though something odd struck them, why did the previously neatly arranged items become so disorganized?

Some things being disarrayed made sense, given the previous hurried retreat and the subsequent hurried entrance, but things they had decidedly abandoned seemed untouched, neatly placed where they were.

Yet why did they appear slightly disorganized, not wildly strewn like the others, but having a subtle disarray, as if gently turned over by someone, yet untouched further into chaos?