"No wonder!"
"No wonder that ancient prefecture seemed so strange when I last visited Eastern Pattern Prefecture."
Many things instantly occurred to Qin Shujian.
Among them were some of the abilities Si Hanhai had displayed when they first fought.
Single-handedly suppressing Heaven and Earth Slaughter across an entire prefecture.
Had he done that to cultivate some technique, or had he truly wanted to create a pure land?
Qin Shujian could not be certain.
If it was the former, that was all well and good. But if it was the latter, that was a little insane.
Yes.
Insane.
Without madness, there could be no obsession.
It would have been fine if Si Hanhai could have kept suppressing Heaven and Earth Slaughter. Instead, he was backlashed by it and instantly driven mad.
The Godslayer Saber said, "If you meet him again, kill him if you can!"
"Can someone who has succumbed to Demonic Corruption never turn back?"
"It's very difficult," the Godslayer Saber said flatly, before continuing, "Very few cultivators succumbed to Demonic Corruption in ancient times, but every one of them eventually brought about earth-shattering slaughter.
"Such cultivators can draw upon Heaven and Earth Slaughter to strengthen themselves. Calling them incarnations of the world's tribulation of slaughter would not be an exaggeration.
"Demons exist for slaughter. From the moment someone succumbs to Demonic Corruption, they no longer belong to the Human Race, or any other race. During the great battle, he could still remember his human nature.
"But now, I fear he has completely lost himself.
"If such a cultivator never grows powerful, that is one thing. Once he does, he will surpass anything you can imagine."
Qin Shujian fell somewhat silent.
After a long while.
He finally said, "So Si Hanhai no longer counts as human. Among those who succumbed