Hun Jiu was somewhat silent. He truly had no good solutions, and could only let his subordinates fend for themselves.
However, he wasn't overly worried. After all, the entire city was in his hands. He didn't believe that these people from the Yin group would dare to be ruthless towards their Feiyun Pavilion.
Time ticked by.
After about half an hour, Yuwen Sheng and the others brought back the people from Feiyun Pavilion.
A total of twenty-seven people. Twenty had resisted stubbornly and were killed on the spot. The remaining seven had chosen to surrender.
Ye Cangtian glanced at the captives and the bodies on the ground, then looked back at Hun Jiu and said, "What do you have to say now?"
Hun Jiu gave a wry smile, his gaze flickered towards Ye Cangtian, and said, "Only I can restore the spiritual power of all the citizens in the city. Therefore, I am already in an invincible position!"
Despite his face full of wry smiles and having revealed all his trump cards, a hint of smugness still flickered in Hun Jiu's eyes.
He simply didn't believe that Ye Cangtian could disregard the entire city's populace.
"So, you're prepared to die?" Ye Cangtian looked at him coldly.
Feeling the palpable killing intent in Ye Cangtian's gaze, Hun Jiu broke out in a cold sweat.
Even though he knew Ye Cangtian wouldn't make a move, he couldn't help but feel a tremor of fear.
After a moment, he swallowed and said, mustering his courage, "I dared to come here, so naturally I'm prepared to die. The question is, do you dare to kill me!"
"Heh heh, I don't dare to kill you?"
Ye Cangtian chuckled coldly. As he spoke, he waved his hand, and streaks of energy blades instantly condensed and shot towards him.
"This..."
In just an instant, Yuwen Sheng and the others, who had returned to report, were instantly sweating profusely.
What did this mean? Was Ye Cangtian going to watch all the citizens lose their five senses?
On the other side, Hun Jiu's expression also changed drastically. Seeing the energy blades bombarding him without any restraint, he finally realized.
Ye Cangtian wasn't joking with him; he was truly going to kill him!
The next moment, Hun Jiu quickly drew his weapon and desperately blocked.
Boom, boom, boom...
As each energy blade was blocked, a series of explosions occurred, and fresh blood trickled from Hun Jiu's mouth.
Although he tried his best and blocked all the energy blades, the immense impact force of the energy blades still injured his internal organs.
"Heh heh, you little bug, you truly surprised me by surviving!"
"Then, I should get serious next!"
Ye Cangtian smiled faintly, and with a flash of light in his hand, the Reaper's Scythe was already standing before him.
"This..."
Looking at the halo emanating from the Reaper's Scythe, Hun Jiu's heart sank to the bottom.
He had already used all his strength. If Ye Cangtian were to get serious, wouldn't his life be forfeit?
Thinking this, Hun Jiu quickly spoke, "Ye Cangtian, if you truly kill me, the spiritual power of the entire city will never be restored! Have you thought this through!"
"Hmph! You overestimate yourself!"
Ye Cangtian looked at him disdainfully and continued, "After I deal with you, Feiyun Pavilion will still exist. I don't believe that Feiyun Pavilion won't have a solution!"
After a pause, Ye Cangtian's killing intent intensified, and he continued, "If Feiyun Pavilion truly has no solution, I don't mind making the entire Feiyun Pavilion pay the price!"
Ugh...
Hearing this, Hun Jiu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his heart turning utterly cold.
His cultivation techniques and forbidden methods all originated from Feiyun Pavilion. In other words, Feiyun Pavilion definitely had a way.
In that case, Ye Cangtian killing him would have no repercussions. At worst, Ye Cangtian could go to Feiyun Pavilion.
As for whether he could get a solution, it had nothing to do with him, as he would have already been killed by then.
Thinking this, Hun Jiu quickly spoke, "Ye Cangtian, don't delude yourself. If you don't hand over the Four Seals, even if you go to Feiyun Pavilion, Feiyun Pavilion will not hand over the solution!"
For Hun Jiu now, he had to dispel Ye Cangtian's intention of going to Feiyun Pavilion, otherwise, he would only have a dead end.
Heh heh.
Ye Cangtian chuckled coldly and said faintly, "Things are done by people. If Feiyun Pavilion doesn't give me a solution, I will label them as an evil force. I don't believe Feiyun Pavilion dares to accept this label!"
Damn it!
With those words, Hun Jiu's heart sank.
He had almost forgotten about this. If Ye Cangtian truly did this, then Feiyun Pavilion would indeed be unable to argue their case.
After all, his current actions were no different from those of an evil force.
And once Feiyun Pavilion was labeled as such, it was likely that the other four peak powers would join forces to deal with Feiyun Pavilion.
At that time, even if Feiyun Pavilion had world-shattering methods, they wouldn't be able to resist!
Thinking of this, Hun Jiu felt a pang of regret.
He had intended to threaten Ye Cangtian with the entire city's populace, but who knew that Ye Cangtian would use this matter to threaten him back.
It was truly a case of lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet!
After a moment of silence, Hun Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "How about a deal?"
Huh?
Ye Cangtian looked at him curiously and said, "Tell me about it."
Hearing this, Hun Jiu spoke, "I'll tell you the solution, and you let us leave."
"Is that it?" Ye Cangtian looked at him suspiciously.
Hun Jiu nodded and said, "It's that simple! Of course, I'd also like to see the Four Seals. That would satisfy my curiosity!"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes flickered. After a moment of silence, he said, "I can agree to your deal. As for viewing the Four Seals, let's forget about it. Some things are not good to see."
Hun Jiu nodded helplessly upon hearing this.
There was no other way. His previous stubbornness was just for show. In reality, he didn't want to die here, let alone die meaninglessly.
The next moment, he looked at Ye Cangtian and took out an ancient prescription from his Qiankun bag, throwing it directly to Ye Cangtian.
"This lists several herbs. Although they are rare, they are not exceedingly scarce. You can dry and grind these herbs to make an incense..."
Hun Jiu stated that this incense had the effect of restoring spiritual power. Burning it for four to seven days would restore the five senses.
Of course, this was only for people in general circumstances.
For those who had lost their five senses and whose spiritual sea had been depleted, this incense would be useless. Unless they went to Feiyun Pavilion, there would be no solution.
However, such people should be very few. After all, Hun Jiu had strictly controlled the situation, fearing such a scenario.
Ye Cangtian nodded in understanding and then said, "How do I know if what you're saying is true or false? If you deceive me, where will I find you afterward!"
"That's simple!"
Hun Jiu glanced at Ye Cangtian and continued, "I have some prepared incense here, not much. You can randomly find some guards and try it out, and you'll know."
As he spoke, Hun Jiu took out several boxes from his Qiankun bag, all filled with purple incense sticks.
Ye Cangtian was not polite. With a wave of his hand, a spiritual energy hand directly took the incense sticks to him. He then glanced at Yuwen Sheng and nodded.
Seeing this, Yuwen Sheng instantly understood and quickly arranged for several guards who were showing symptoms to enter the hall.
The incense was lit.
At first, the guards were somewhat curious, not knowing the purpose of Ye Cangtian and the others. Gradually, they relaxed completely and then fell into a deep sleep.
After about an hour, Hun Jiu slowly said, "Time is about right. They should have recovered somewhat, and you can see a certain effect."
Hearing this, Yuwen Sheng quickly stepped forward and woke up the guards.
"This incense is good. Although it's not very fragrant, it makes one feel refreshed and comfortable..."
"Brother, you're saying you can smell the fragrance?"
"Yes..."
Watching the awakened guards chatting amongst themselves, Ye Cangtian finally breathed a sigh of relief. The incense should be fine.
At least some people had regained some sense of smell. As for the others, it was likely due to the short time.
Thinking this, he looked at Hun Jiu and said faintly, "Hun Jiu, for providing the incense formula this time, I will let you go for now. I hope you know better than to do wrong in the future!"
After a pause, Ye Cangtian's aura suddenly erupted, and he said coldly, "If you commit evil deeds in the future, or harm civilians again, even if your Pavilion Master protects you, I will take your life!"
Feeling Ye Cangtian's mighty aura, Hun Jiu trembled and nodded repeatedly. Then, he led his people away from the Yin group.
For him, today was too reckless. He was already very satisfied with being able to save his life.