Chapter 553 - 653: Buying Time
And this time, after the annihilation, Tian Chu Zhenren and the others discovered that Guang Meili and her companions not only didn't feel anxious or sad, but rather seemed quite indifferent.
Something's not right, this is all wrong.
Tian Chu Zhenren and the others felt something was off.
Because Tian Chu Zhenren and the others have already obliterated the demon beast that Guang Meili and her companions were worshipping, yet their reaction is off, even the previous resistance seemed somewhat feeble, lacking any sign of a full-strength counterattack.
At this moment, Guang Meili and her companions began to laugh.
"Damn it, what exactly is your scheme?" Tian Chu Zhenren saw their laughter and realized if he couldn't feel the anomaly now, then he would be a fool.
"Scheme? No, no, no, we should be thanking you!" Old Zhang laughed heartily.
Li Min also looked at Tian Chu Zhenren and his companions with a venomous and mocking gaze.
Guang Meili then said with a smile, "Thanks so much for your help!"
"What do you mean?" Tian Chu Zhenren said with a grim face.
At this moment, Master Tianji said, "Don't fall for the tricks of this enchanting woman, perhaps they are actually quite panicked right now, just putting on a calm front!"
"If you think we're pretending to be calm, then by all means, keep thinking that!" Guang Meili chuckled, no longer bothering to explain!
"What exactly have you done?" Tian Chu Zhenren ignored Master Tianji's words; he could still discern if they were pretending or not.
And Master Tianji also fell silent at this moment, he was no fool; with his experience, he could clearly see Guang Meili and her companions were genuinely calm, not faking it.
Thus, Tian Chu Zhenren and his companions were truly anxious inside because they realized they might have actually helped those demons.
"What did we do? We did nothing at all. Isn't it you who were doing something? You were so bold earlier, killing us several times, unable to achieve your goals!" Guang Meili said with a smile.
"Yes! We did nothing at all, inexplicably killed by you several times, absolutely did nothing!" Li Min and Old Zhang teased similarly.
At this moment, Tian Chu Zhenren and the others wanted to withdraw, to discuss a new strategy, perhaps a seal might work, but among them, no one was skilled in sealing, so they planned to retreat for now.
"Something strange is afoot!"
Just as everyone was about to discuss retreating, Ye Tianfan suddenly spoke.
"Where is the strangeness occurring?" Master Tianji asked.
"There!" Ye Tianfan pointed at the tallest building in Heaven-Reaching Town and continued, "I feel something odd is emitted from that building, and these things are the mysterious substance controlling these people."
"Then I will go dismantle that building!" The irritable Master Tianji immediately prepared to go dismantle that building!
"It's useless, it's likely not related to the building; probably there's something like a magical treasure inside spraying those mysterious substances." Ye Tianfan thought carefully and then said.
"Hahaha, actually it's not just us!"
At this moment, Guang Meili mysteriously said these words, and then, as Ye Tianfan and the others looked at her, she suddenly snapped her fingers.
Then all the surrounding architecture and ground, everything damaged by the previous battle, directly returned to their original state.
This change weighed heavily upon Ye Tianfan and his companions.
"Isn't this... isn't this a manipulation of time?" The hot-tempered Master Tianji spoke incredulously.
"Seems like it, but there's still some difference. If you feel carefully, there's no fluctuation of spiritual power, right?" Tian Chu Zhenren, now calm, spoke.
Just then, Ye Tianfan's eyes brightened as if he recalled something but wasn't certain.
Next, Ye Tianfan wielded the Fire Lotus Sword and, under Tian Chu Zhenren's gaze, swiftly struck at Old Zhang.
Old Zhang didn't even have time to react before being sliced in half, and then Tian Chu Zhenren and others understood why Ye Tianfan had done so.
Tian Chu Zhenren and the others stared at Old Zhang's body, extending their senses to perceive the details of Old Zhang's resurrection.
"As expected!"
Right after Old Zhang resurrected, everyone felt that his revival also lacked any fluctuations in spiritual power.
Though the group reached this conclusion, they still did not understand the situation; helpless, they only wanted to leave this place first. After all, this place was too dangerous; the infinite resurrection of those in front of them and the demon beasts and people that previously entered meant Ye Tianfan and his companions could not overpower them. Moreover, Ye Tianfan couldn't be struck at all, or he wouldn't be able to maintain the protection of the Xuanhuang Tower.
But just as they wanted to leave, those previously controlled demon beasts and loose cultivators started moving, blocking Ye Tianfan and his companions' path.
Not only that, but after blocking their path, they started surrounding them.
"Don't hurry to leave! You might as well remove the defensive spiritual energy of your magical treasures; we can have a chat!" Li Min stood amidst those controlled demon beasts and loose cultivators, speaking sinisterly.
But Li Min and others, unaware that Ye Tianfan's Xuanhuang Tower could only withstand another strike from them, if they knew, they wouldn't waste words but would directly attack them.
"No need for chatting, why don't I go back for a meal and come back later?" Tian Chu Zhenren joked expressionlessly.
"Hungry? Take a look; among the demon beasts here, which one would you like to eat? I'll grill it for you!" Old Zhang replied, jokingly.
Ye Tianfan, at this moment, felt something was off, it seemed Li Min and Old Zhang weren't rushing to attack them, seemingly stalling for time.
Thinking about this, Ye Tianfan urgently whispered to Tian Chu Zhenren and others, "Master, and all senior mentors, these people seem to be stalling for time, something's odd, we must leave here soon; I have a feeling something's very strange about that demon beast."
"I've noticed too, but leaving now is extremely difficult; not only are there those demon beasts and loose cultivators but more importantly, they are controlled and will not hold back, making leaving here as hard as reaching heaven!" Tian Chu Zhenren spoke.
Actually, if everyone's defensive magical treasures could resist the mysterious substance, leaving wouldn't be as hard as it is now, but just Ye Tianfan's magical treasure was immune.
