The Ultimate Evil in the Human World

In the dead of night, only the middle-aged man's voice echoed.

His numb voice carried a deep despair, and combined with his desolate, vacant expression, it created an incredibly desolate and chilling scene.

Shen Bai frowned and walked in front of the middle-aged man.

Things weren't simple, especially after the middle-aged man abruptly uttered those words. Shen Bai felt there was a big secret in this village.

"Can you communicate with him?" Wuhua took two steps forward, extended his right hand, and took hold of the middle-aged man's wrist.

The middle-aged man didn't resist, just stared blankly at Wuhua, still muttering to himself.

"Beasts, not a single good person, all beasts..."

A glow emanated from Wuhua's right hand, like a layer of golden sunlight, especially brilliant in the darkness.

Shen Bai rarely encountered people from the cultivation world; the last time was when he met Cheng Shuang, so he was extremely interested in everything.

He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this golden light.

After thinking about it carefully, Shen Bai remembered the Divine Ability known as the Vajra Demon-Subduing Fist.

"Buddha's Light."

The Vajra Demon-Subduing Fist itself was a Buddhist Divine Ability, and Wuhua was also a Buddhist practitioner, so it was natural for them to have similarities.

However, Shen Bai felt that Wuhua's Buddha's Light wasn't as pure as his own.

If Wuhua's Buddha's Light was a layer of gold paint, his own Buddha's Light was golden from the inside out.

A moment later, Wuhua lowered his hand and sighed.

"Benefactor Shen, this man has suffered immense trauma, and his soul is damaged. There's nothing more that can be done for him."

Shen Bai nodded and said to the middle-aged man, "The 'beasts' you just mentioned, are you referring to this place?"

The middle-aged man was clearly deranged, and it seemed to have been going on for a long time, so it was normal that nothing could be done for him.

Shen Bai's question was just a subconscious attempt; he didn't hold much hope.

Unexpectedly, when Shen Bai finished speaking, especially when he uttered the word "beasts," a flicker of spirit suddenly appeared in the eyes of the middle-aged man, who had been vacant until then.

"Ancestral hall... ancestral hall..."

"They're all beasts. Building an ancestral hall won't change anything."

"It's just for peace of mind, but if their conscience is rotten, they won't find peace."

"Hahaha... hehehe..."

"They're all evil people, an evil village, disgusting!"

Confused words spilled from the middle-aged man's mouth, creating a chilling sensation in the dark night.

Just imagine, in the dead of night, a deranged man, nonsensical words—the eerie feeling doubled.

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he seemed to have used all his strength, falling limply to the ground, staring blankly at the dark clouds in the sky.

Shen Bai stood up and turned, saying, "It seems all the problems stem from the ancestral hall."

Among the middle-aged man's words, the only useful information was "ancestral hall."

Shen Bai thought that perhaps the ancestral hall was the breakthrough point.

Since they needed to deal with the giant Sophora Tree to obtain the Malevolent Qi, this village near Liuyun Lake needed to be dealt with beforehand to avoid uncontrollable consequences.

Wuhua nodded and said, "You and I should go and take a look."

The two didn't say much. Taking advantage of the dark night, they quietly moved through the village, searching.

Huaixi Village wasn't large, and the architectural style of the ancestral hall was naturally distinct.

It didn't take Shen Bai long to find the ancestral hall's location.

When he saw the ancestral hall, an idea formed in his mind.

"This ancestral hall rivals those of wealthy families."

In the darkness not far away, a magnificent ancestral hall stood.

The ancestral hall was built entirely of high-quality bricks and tiles, and even had expensive vermillion lacquer applied to various wooden decorations.

The wooden decorations were also intricately carved; at first glance, the relief carvings clearly indicated their high cost.

"Even if the village is wealthy, the cost of an ancestral hall like this is more than a single village can afford."

Wuhua whispered, "Ancestral halls can be used to worship ancestors and also to ensure the peace of future generations. Perhaps the people of this village did something evil and spent a fortune building the ancestral hall to pray for peace."

Combining this with what the middle-aged man said, this answer wasn't hard to guess.

Shen Bai said, "It seems there are people inside the ancestral hall."

Although the environment was dark, through the darkness, they could see dense shadows swaying inside the ancestral hall.

The two didn't even need much communication. They quietly approached the ancestral hall together and found a hidden spot.

As they got closer, Shen Bai also saw the situation inside the ancestral hall.

Inside the ancestral hall, Village Chief Yang was surrounded by many villagers.

Faint whispers emanated from the hall.

"Village Chief, are we really keeping those two outsiders?"

"Yeah, if they find out about what's going on in the village, we'll all be beheaded."

"Why don't we just kill them tonight?"

Shen Bai and Wuhua exchanged glances when they heard this.

If they weren't mistaken, the villagers were currently discussing how to deal with them.

"Keep watching," Shen Bai said.

Village Chief Yang, surrounded, forcefully tapped his cane.

The surrounding villagers immediately stopped their discussions.

"Nonsense!"

Village Chief Yang roared, "If I could kill them, why would I go through all this trouble?"

"If these two have family or friends outside, their sudden disappearance would only make it harder for the village to remain safe."

A villager, emboldened, said, "But even if we try to alleviate their concerns, we can't guarantee we'll fully succeed; there's still a risk."

Village Chief Yang chuckled, "Of course I know that. The weather's turning rainy today, and a heavy storm is expected tomorrow, so it's not a good time to travel."

"Today I deliberately mentioned the Sophora Spirit, and they're already interested. Tomorrow, we'll take them there. I'm sure Lord Guiding Guest will have a solution."

"If we can make them believe in the Sophora Spirit, everything will be fine."

At the mention of "Sophora Spirit," all the villagers present fell silent, as if those words carried an irreplaceable weight.

"More importantly, we need to deal with that madman, Liu Feng, sooner."

Village Chief Yang gripped his cane and said, "If Lord Guiding Guest hadn't said that the Sophora Spirit would need live blood sacrifices later, I would have buried him long ago."

Below, a villager angrily spoke up.

"He just can't stand to see the village prosper!"

"For an outsider woman, he turned against us, even saying the Sophora Spirit is evil! I think he was just bewitched by that woman!"

"He should've been killed ages ago!"

Village Chief Yang nodded. "In a while, when blood sacrifices are needed, it will naturally be his time to die."

"And what happened to that woman must not get out either."

"After all, she was a disciple of Hundred Healers Valley in Maple Forest Province. We lured her here with promises of treatment, dismembered her, and hid her within the Sophora Spirit to nourish it. This can't be known."

"What's more, you lot even defiled her when we ambushed her. If that gets out, Huaixi Village will be finished."

The villagers all nodded, not daring to say more.

Village Chief Yang licked his lips. "But those women from powerful sects are truly something; their skin is so smooth."

"One can only say she was too naive, with her 'doctor's benevolence' rubbish. She enthusiastically came to treat us when she heard we were sick. Her naivete was her undoing."