151: Namo Amitabha!

However, while Chen De was still in action.

Inevitably, the things he had done before gradually came to light.

So many people were missing, and the number kept increasing; it would be strange if it weren't discovered.

And with the exposure of some cases, more and more were revealed later.

In many places, when people inadvertently stepped in, what they saw was either an empty city, a ruin, or an archaeological site.

If it was just one or two such cases, it wouldn't have been a big deal, merely attributed to someone's cultivation consuming it.

Such incidents have occurred occasionally throughout history.

Although severe, it hadn't reached the extent of alarming Xuan Supremes or Xuan Saints.

But the key issue was how clean it was.

No one had ever massacred a city so cleanly.

Not a single city, person, corpse, or drop of blood was left behind.

It was as if the entire city's population had vanished into thin air.

Clean, too clean.

So clean that it defied all logic!

Moreover, there was the enormous population.

The combined population of these cities was at least tens of billions.

To achieve this, the perpetrators must have had a large and powerful force.

Furthermore, these weren't discovered gradually.

Instead, after a few were found, the rest were exposed all at once.

At the same time, they also discovered that, judging by the empty traces in those cities, all of them had only recently become like this.

Clearly, all of these were short-term acts committed within this period.

What did this mean?

This meant that the perpetrators were too secretive and too swift.

If they hadn't deliberately investigated and searched, they might still be in the dark even now.

For a time, inevitably, everyone on the Xuanzhe Continent was in a state of panic.

Most of the beings existing in this world are ordinary people, mortals.

When faced with disaster, they essentially have no ability to resist or protect themselves.

Many actively relocated to areas near major powers to seek refuge.

With such events occurring, even the Xuan Supremes and Xuan Saints could not remain idle.

They were not aloof; it was just that the fires of war had not yet reached them.

But the current situation compelled them to act.

With such capabilities, if the perpetrators were allowed to continue, it would likely be a disaster for them as well.

And so, the Xuan Supremes and Xuan Saints, rarely seen for a century, became active on the Continent.

...Another period of time passed.

By this point, Chen De was ready to wash his hands of the matter.

Because after Chen De finished collecting the breakthrough attribute points, he suddenly realized something.

Perhaps he had been too strict with these people.

After all, not everyone possessed Chen De's level of morality.

To demand Chen De's level of morality from them was simply too high.

The benevolent Chen De couldn't help but think, 'Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life.'

No matter what, one should always leave others a chance to repent!

Are the lives of good people lives, and the lives of bad people not lives?

Lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha; not all bad people should be indiscriminately killed.

Besides, Chen De's original intention and true heart did not wish to kill.

Could a kind and moral person like Chen De truly bring himself to kill?

Chen De was merely helpless.

Whenever a life slipped away before his eyes, Chen De's heart ached more than anyone else's.

And so, in great sorrow and grief, Chen De achieved enlightenment!

Chen De decided to give these people another chance, a chance to turn over a new leaf.

Therefore, Chen De stopped.

Standing alone in the empty city, he pressed his palms together, devout and sincere, "Namo Amitabha!"

Chen De had intended to stay here and perform a ritual for their souls, but unfortunately, the current situation did not allow it.

This was because the ignorant natives had already been misled.

They believed Chen De was a bloodthirsty madman who killed everyone he saw.

However, reality often differs greatly from imagination.

Daring not to linger, Chen De, along with the Holy Mothers of the Holy Mother Sect, swiftly departed from the area.

It wasn't out of fear, but rather concern that if they were seen, it would lead to misunderstandings.

Then, if people saw Chen De and then the empty city.

The stain on Chen De's reputation would truly be impossible to wash away.

Soon after Chen De left, an arrival appeared in the scene, an aura of Xuanzun Realm emanating from him.

Seeing the scene in the city, the arrival gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, another one!"

How did these guys manage to do it?

They didn't leave a single trace of aura in the places they passed through.

The traces here were still fresh; those people were probably nearby!

A sharp glint flashed in the arrival's eyes, and with a spatial fluctuation, he vanished from his original spot.

Half an hour later, there was no abnormality in the area.

Another half an hour passed, and the Xuan Supreme reappeared in the area.

Seeing that he had waited for nothing, he cursed under his breath and flew away.

Another three hours passed, and the area was calm.

A faint spatial fluctuation rippled, then there was no further movement.

Three days later, countless black liquid seeped out from various parts of the city.

They flowed and converged together towards a certain direction within the city.

Finally, in a house in the city, Chen De's figure coalesced.

Chen De silently looked at the sky, "How cautious they are!"

As soon as Chen De left, the system reported the arrival of a Xuanzun Realm practitioner.

In that short amount of time, how far could Chen De have run?

Rather than fleeing, it was better to face it bravely.

So Chen De chose to devour all the Holy Mothers he had brought this time, converting them into black liquid, and lurking in various parts of the city.

And Chen De had just finished purifying the area; all traces were still fresh.

As a dignified Xuanzun Realm practitioner, an old hand, how could the opponent not see this?

Moreover, the opponent likely also guessed that Chen De had a very strong ability to conceal things.

This could be seen from how Chen De and his people purified so many cities without leaving any trace of aura.

That's why the opponent speculated that Chen De and his group might not have left yet.

During the first and second times, Chen De knew the opponent hadn't left, so he didn't emerge.

The third time, Chen De knew the opponent had already left.

However, to be safe, Chen De still chose to wait three days before emerging.

Trying to play dirty tricks on a moral person like Chen De was useless.

As for why the opponent suddenly appeared here, Chen De felt it was probably just a coincidence.

These days, the Xuan Supremes and Xuan Saints had been patrolling very frequently.

Running into these Xuan Supremes wasn't just this time; Chen De had encountered them several times before.

As long as the area was large enough, there was always a possibility of encountering them.

And there were only so many places suitable for Chen De to act; they must have had some suspicions.

Those places just needed to be prioritized for investigation.

For example, there were a few instances where Chen De was ready to act.

At that moment, a Xuan Supreme arrived, and everything was for naught.

But even in such difficult circumstances, Chen De never gave up.

Under their pursuit and interception, Chen De still managed to finish the job.

Next, Chen De had no interest in continuing to play with them.

He was going to...