Chapter 272 : The Monks Are Ignorant Masses
Chapter 272: The Monks Are Ignorant Masses
The people of the entire Western Spirit Domain all headed toward Li Tianwei together.
The Evil Souls' purge of the Evil Demons was also delayed, causing the Sun–Moon Banner to panic repeatedly. But when it looked at Li Tianwei behind it, it finally let out a sigh of relief.
“So what if you defeat me? With him here, can you really win?”
With Li Tianwei as its support, the Sun–Moon Banner became increasingly confident.
As for Li Tianwei, he was aware of everything happening throughout the Western Spirit Domain. He had even discovered the deeply hidden Tianshu Demon Lord.
As for the reason... he had to thank the Evil Demons. When he first came to the Western Spirit Domain, Li Tianwei did not possess such a method.
But now things were different. By observing the Evil Demon's phantom in the sky, Li Tianwei had completely comprehended the barrier between illusion and reality.
Therefore, he knew every fluctuation throughout the entire Western Spirit Domain.
However, in Li Tianwei's view, even if he had not comprehended anything from the phantom, he could still identify the source behind everything by observing every phenomenon.
Now, he simply knew it sooner.
At the same time, Li Tianwei could also sense that Tianshu Demon Lord had intentionally let him discover it.
As for the reason...
It was probably to let him witness just how ignorant and foolish the living beings of the Western Spirit Domain truly were.
With only a slight provocation, they had become the blade stabbing toward Li Tianwei.
The very people you wanted to save...
Kept trying to stop you.
Faced with such a scene...
Any living being with even a little intelligence and independent thought would probably become disgusted with them.
And in Tianshu Demon Lord's view, besides completely deceiving everything in the Western Spirit Domain, he also wanted to shatter Li Tianwei's heart.
He wanted him to thoroughly see what kind of creatures the living beings of the Western Spirit Domain truly were.
That way, he could even force Li Tianwei to retreat without lifting a finger.
It was killing two birds with one stone. Under normal circumstances, as long as someone was human, being misunderstood and opposed by the very people they were trying to save would make them turn their blade against those people.
That was exactly why he enjoyed sowing discord and deception.
It was far better than fighting head-on.
Unfortunately, he did not know that in Li Tianwei's eyes, everything—the opposition of contradictions and all the strange phenomena within the Western Spirit Domain—could all be traced back to their source, and every one of them had an answer.
No matter what happened, there was always a complete solution.
“Hahaha, kill each other!”
“Let the people you want to save fight against you! Let your heart become completely defiled!”
Tianshu Demon Lord had no idea how peculiar Li Tianwei truly was. At this moment, as he watched the first vanguard force approaching Li Tianwei, he became incomparably ecstatic.
“The Great Wickedness.”
“The Great Evil.”
“The Great Demon.”
Very soon, a force led by countless powerful cultivators from the Great Lotus Temple marched toward Li Tianwei, waving banners bearing the words "Exterminate Evil and Destroy Wickedness."
Their mighty slogans echoed without end.
Countless monks led the way, cultivators marched alongside them, and even ordinary people and mortals could be seen among the ranks.
Everything that could be prepared had been prepared.
Looking at the army below, Tianshu Demon Lord had already become filled with anticipation.
He wanted to see the living beings of the Western Spirit Domain attack the very person who wished to save them.
Even more, he wanted to watch Li Tianwei, someone who wanted to save others, become the source of calamity instead.
“Massacre him!”
“Hurry and kill him!”
Tianshu Demon Lord rejoiced excitedly.
Below, the monks of the Great Lotus Temple held their banners high as they fluttered in the wind, emblazoned with the words "Exterminate Evil and Destroy Wickedness."
Every one of them stared at Li Tianwei with eyes filled with hatred and malice.
“The Great Evil! The Great Wickedness! It's him! He is the source that has plunged the entire Western Spirit Domain into chaos.”
The powerful cultivators of the Great Lotus Temple immediately fixed their gaze upon the Sun–Moon Banner as soon as they arrived.
From its appearance alone, they instantly recognized it as an Evil Soul Banner.
Most importantly, the aura emanating from it was so dense that it darkened the sky itself.
Merely witnessing that aura caused everyone to involuntarily take several steps back.
They simply could not imagine how many Evil Souls had to be refined into it for an Evil Soul Banner to reach such a terrifying level.
Tens of thousands?
Hundreds of thousands?
Millions...
The deeper they thought about it, the more horrifying it became.
They even felt that several million—even tens of millions—might still not be enough.
Thinking this, many people involuntarily gasped.
“He deserves to die. Who knows how many people he has ruined.”
“As expected of the greatest evil beneath heaven. The Buddha was right.”
Many monks were already pointing at Li Tianwei as they shouted.
The mortals and ordinary cultivators below also heard the monks' words and immediately echoed them while looking at Li Tianwei.
“Exterminate evil! Destroy wickedness.”
Their imposing momentum truly resembled a righteous campaign to eliminate demons.
Yet no matter how loudly they shouted, Li Tianwei showed not the slightest reaction.
Instead, he continued looking toward a certain direction.
There was not a single figure there.
Yet in Li Tianwei's eyes, something seemed to exist within that empty space.
At this moment, the System within Li Tianwei's consciousness could no longer endure seeing him slandered.
【Host, Host, these people really don't know what's good for them. You're here to save them.】
【Host, with your strength, you could easily deal with them. You could even cleanse them all.】
The System continued speaking.
Yet after waiting for a long time, it received no response from Li Tianwei.
It only saw him continue staring ahead.
Meanwhile, the Evil Extermination force continued hurling all kinds of insults at Li Tianwei.
The System still remembered what Li Tianwei had done back in the Demonic Sect when those demonic cultivators had insulted him.
But this time, Li Tianwei made no statement, and the System did not dare say anything further.
It even found itself silently praying for the people before him.
Unfortunately, Li Tianwei still did not move.
【Host, Host, what exactly are you looking at? They're insulting you like this.】
【Aren't you angry?】
【This isn't like you!】
The System asked in confusion.
Only then did Li Tianwei finally speak.
“You really are nothing more than a bundle of data.”
“You possess no human emotions, nor can you truly view things dialectically.”
“What I'm looking at right now... is the true enemy.”
“Although they ignorantly insult me, I still remember who my enemies are and who my friends are.”
“You must distinguish them clearly.”
“The ones who provoke contradictions and stir up everything are the true enemies.”
Li Tianwei's words slowly echoed out, remarkably calm.
The System was utterly bewildered upon hearing this.
Who was the true enemy then?
Weren't these monks?
They were treating the Host like this.
Everyone who had cursed and insulted him before had ended up inside the Soul Banner.
So why was this time different?
“There was someone in my former world who once said.”
“The monks are ignorant masses who can still be enlightened; demons that become ghostly fiends are destined to bring disaster.”
Li Tianwei slowly raised his head, shifting his gaze from the previously empty region toward the blazing sun.
That single, simple sentence reached the System's ears as nothing but incomprehensible static.
【Host, Host, what did you just say?】
The System was utterly bewildered. Why had it suddenly been blocked again? Unable to help itself, it immediately questioned him.
Seeing the System's completely confused expression after failing to hear those words, Li Tianwei's expression finally changed.
A trace of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.