“Brothers, don’t waste time talking to him, catch him and hand him over to the temple!”
Someone in the crowd shouted, and a dozen cultivators immediately rushed towards David.
The magical artifacts in their hands shimmered with cold light, their spiritual energy fluctuating chaotically but carrying a power that should not be underestimated.
Most of them were independent cultivators who had been stuck in a deadlock for a long time. They have lost their rationality in order to “break through the impasse” and are unwilling to listen to any advice.
According to them, David is the perpetrator who destroyed their bright future and must be brought to justice.
Seeing this, Hu Mazi quickly took out several defensive charms and stuck them in front of him, saying hurriedly, “David, you can’t reason with them! These people have been bewitched!”
He knew that these cultivators were blinded by their obsession to “achieve a breakthrough,” and no matter how David explained, they would not believe him.
David looked at the cultivators rushing towards him, a glimmer of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
He could easily beat these people, but they weren’t bad people; they are just pathetic people who have been deceived.
In their efforts to reach a higher cultivation level, they spared no expense, without realizing that they had been caught in a huge conspiracy.
He dodged a cultivator’s sword attack to the side; The blade touched the edge of his clothes, creating a gust of wind.
Then, he used his spiritual energy to shake the other people’s magical artifacts, which slipped out of their hands and flew off into the distance.
David shouted again, “Touch your foreheads! Do you feel a slight tingling sensation? That’s a sign that your soul threads are being pulled out!”
However, he instead faced an even more brutal attack in return.
A white-haired old man took out a compass, from which several golden rays radiated, aiming directly at David’s vital points.
That ray of light contained immense power, and wherever it passed, the air became scorched and distorted.
The old man cursed, “Spreading heresy and leading society astray! Today, I will act in the name of Heaven!”
The last trace of doubt in David’s eyes faded.
He knew that these people were truly obsessed with “breakthroughs,” and even if he saved them now, they would probably go to the temple to “listen to the Tao” again.
They were too deeply involved and unable to extricate themselves.
He stopped dodging, and the black and white flames around him suddenly spread outwards, forming an invisible barrier.
The barrier seemed thin, but it contained immense power, pushing all the attacking cultivators several steps back without harming them in the slightest.
Although David felt angry at these cultivators’ ignorance, in the end he didn’t have the heart to harm them.
“Because you don’t believe me, that’s fine.”
David’s voice was cold, without any emotion at all.
FAQ Novel
Q: Why do the cultivators become hostile towards David?
A: The cultivators perceive David as a ‘demon spy’ and believe he is attempting to disrupt their plans and progress.
Q: What danger is David trying to alert the cultivators to?
A: David warns them that the jade ruyi and soul gathering arrays are designed to hypnotize them and extract their souls into a soul urn.
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