Evil Thoughts Erupt, Village Riots!

"It's alright, I'm not trying to destroy the statue, but something else inside it!" Ye Jing waved his hand, showing that he wasn't so petty as to get angry with a little boy.

After Ye Jing finished speaking, a light shone in his hand, and an array appeared.

As the array light rotated, a tremendous pulling force emerged from the array.

The Shi Tuo -carved statue of the god began to tremble violently.

"Ah... a statue!" The little boy's eyes widened, but the next second, a black ball flew out of the statue.

The statue's leaves stopped trembling!

"This is the thing that Evil God's Corruption. Now you don't need to destroy it!" Ye Jing controlled the "Black Pearl" to fly into his palm, then applied a seal before putting it into a special Storage Bag.

Everyone stared at this scene in astonishment, unsure whether to believe Ye Jing's words.

"You don't need to believe me, but I want you to answer my next question." Ye Jing knew that his sudden appearance would make it difficult for these people to believe him. "How do you know that the Evil God's Corruption your idols?"

Qian Jiahe's face showed difficulty, and he hesitated to speak, finally letting out a heavy sigh:

"Immortal Master, if you absolutely must know, I'll take you to a quiet place!"

"Village head!"

"Village head!"

The villagers spoke up, expressing their concern for Qian Jiahe's safety.

"It's alright. I believe that if the Immortal Master really wanted to kill me, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble!" Qian Jiahe shook his head.

Everyone could only remain silent.

"Let's go then!"

Ye Jing was somewhat surprised; this village was so united!

"I'll deal with the statue when I get back!" Qian Jiahe looked at everyone, then walked towards a secluded spot. "Immortal Master, please follow me!"

The two quickly reached a large Shi Tuo, where they could no longer see any other villagers!

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Ye Jing asked.

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, it's like this. Some time ago, we did many things that we would never have done before." Qian Jiahe's voice trembled slightly.

"What is it?" Ye Jing

"Evil deeds, robbery, violence, destruction... It seems like everyone in our village is unable to control their evil thoughts and is acting recklessly."

"Originally, the people in our village were very united, and there were never any conflicts between us. Even if there were, we could make up quickly, and we would help our neighbors in need whenever we could!"

"Like that little boy just now, his parents were sculptors in the village. They worked day and night to carve a perfect statue of a god, but one night, while carving the statue, they accidentally slipped and fell off a cliff."

"And the little boy was taken care of by our entire village."

"But these same people suddenly became completely different a while ago. Everyone, regardless of age or gender, went absolutely crazy!"

Qian Jiahe's tone was heavy; those memories were something he never wanted to recall.

It was also a secret buried deep in the hearts of all the villagers.

Ye Jing frowned; he knew Qian Jiahe was probably being conservative.

He knew what it felt like to be corrupted by evil thoughts; even he almost couldn't control his killing intent, let alone these ordinary people!

These villagers probably went too far.

"Then how did you regain consciousness?" Ye Jing continued to ask.

"That was three days ago. Suddenly, many pillars of light and meteors appeared in the sky, converging into a large dome before we regained consciousness!" Qian Jiahe's eyes were full of doubt. "Then, a memory remained in my mind—a memory of Evil God inciting evil thoughts in our hearts, and we all sensed that the source of their influence was the idol!"

Ye Jing raised an eyebrow slightly. Three days ago?

That happened to be the day their world's protective barrier was deployed.

So the barrier was working!

The Evil God may not have even had time to reclaim its control, as it was severed in the minds of these villagers!

So these villagers learned of the existence of the Evil God.

"I see!"

Ye Jing breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that his design hadn't been flawed.

"You don't need to worry anymore. I am the one who set up the barrier. After that barrier appears, the Evil God will no longer be able to affect the human world!"

Ye Jing revealed his identity; the little boy was quite pitiful, and the statue was probably his only solace.

The little boy will be very sad if it's destroyed.

"You are...?"

Qian Jiahe stared at the man in front of him in disbelief. He didn't really want to be shocked, but the man in front of him had no reason to lie to him.

"Alright, let's go back!"

Ye Jing waved, preparing to leave.

Even though I knew it wasn't a vulnerability I designed, new problems still arose.

Because the Evil God's will has not been withdrawn, many people should now be aware of the Evil God's existence.

Ye Jing knew that there must be many people with ill intentions among them.

They would definitely want to communicate with the Evil God to gain power.

Although they are isolated, the Evil God cannot respond to them!

However, some people will definitely exploit this to their advantage, or use it to cheat and swindle, which will result in a large number of innocent people being deceived.

He needs the Sage Scholar to issue a proclamation, warning against Evil God and educating people about their dangers!

"Immortal Master, is everything really alright? Is it unnecessary to destroy the statue?"

If possible, the Qian Jiahe would certainly not want to damage the statue, as it was their guardian deity. They would not commit such a taboo unless absolutely necessary!

"No, all the statues Evil God's Corruption have returned to normal along my way!" Ye Jing shook his head.

"That's wonderful, thank you, Immortal Master!"

"No need, I'm leaving!"

Ye Jing shook his head, and a burst of light appeared beneath his feet, signaling him to teleport back to the military camp.

"Wait, Immortal Master!"

Sudden.

A small figure rushed out from behind the Shi Tuo and pounced on Ye Jing.

"Immortal Master, please accept me as your disciple!"

The little boy was about to rush into Ye Jing's formation.

Helpless, Ye Jing waved his hand to restrain the little guy. He's really courting death!

He certainly sensed the little guy eavesdropping behind the Shi Tuo, but it didn't matter.

So what if I eavesdrop? It won't affect anything anyway.

But I never expected this guy to be so bold!

Daring to recklessly trespass through a teleportation array in progress? Aren't you afraid that half your body will be teleported away while the other half remains outside?

"Immortal Master, I beg you, please accept me as your disciple!"

The little boy shouted loudly, his eyes filled with longing.

"Why? Why should I take you as my disciple?" Ye Jing stopped teleporting and asked in return.

"Because I had to slay the Evil God. Because of the Evil God, my best friend died in the village riot." The little boy's body trembled, and pain spread through his eyes.

But soon, the little boy's eyes hardened, and he stared intently at Ye Jing:

"Furthermore, I will not allow such a filthy existence to defile the life and soul my parents poured into carving this piece!"

"I will slay the Evil God! I will wipe Evil God all out!"

The voice was very young, but it already exuded a murderous aura.

This is quite rare for a six- or seven-year-old boy.