"The abyssal qi was cleared away? It was actually cleared away?!"
"Wasn't divine fire supposed to be the only thing that could burn away the affliction?!"
"That is what the Sacred Edict says, but... who exactly is that young man in purple?!"
As speculation flew and every eye turned toward him...
The chief execution overseer's expression changed drastically.
He stared at Ye Li amid the ruins, his sword hand trembling.
"Y-you, what kind of sorcery is this?!"
"This is a Divine Ability, not sorcery," Ye Li said casually.
Amplified by [highest clarity qi], those simple words rang out high above Heavenly Origin City!
To the ordinary people listening, those few words were a proclamation of a miracle.
But to the powerful cultivators in the city who knew certain secrets of the dynasty, they instantly stirred killing intent!
That so-called abyssal qi could not possibly be removed by ordinary means.
What this man was doing undoubtedly violated the ironclad law acknowledged by both Emperors of the Ancient Hua Dynasty!
"I already told you, I came to save people."
Ye Li stood with his hands behind his back. Looking at the execution overseer, he spoke again with a hint of amusement, his voice rolling outward like thunder.
"Are there any other afflicted people in your city?"
"Bring them all here while you have the chance!!"
If good deeds like these could dispel the Heaven-and-Earth Calamity plaguing this land, that would be ideal.
Of course, even if they could not, it made no difference.
He had nothing to lose either way, and what he was doing was a good deed he could perform with a clear conscience.
As his words fell, all of Heavenly Origin City became like a pool struck by a bomb. Its solemn, sorrowful atmosphere erupted into a frenzy!
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