He Chen, lost in his unconscious state, had no idea what was about to happen to him.
He lay there serenely.
Witnessing this, Xu Chuan couldn't help but smile.
"You really got off easy!"
With that, he directly infused a sliver of his origin demonic energy and the essence of the demon race into He Chen's body.
"Ah!"
Immediately, He Chen's pained scream erupted, and he promptly lost consciousness, falling back into a deeper slumber.
As a mere mortal, how could he passively accept this essence and demonic energy from an eighth-level Reincarnation Realm demon?
In an instant, He Chen's body began to swell.
He looked like a giant balloon, on the verge of exploding at any moment.
Seeing this, Xu Chuan retrieved several elixirs from his storage ring and forcefully stuffed them into He Chen's mouth.
He Chen's body contained an immense amount of energy, so there was no concern about him being unable to digest the medicinal properties of the elixirs.
As the elixirs entered his system, He Chen's body began to react.
Under the transformation of that sliver of origin demonic energy, He Chen became a half-human, half-demon being, fully capable of absorbing Uti's demon race essence.
Unlike those half-demons born from the intermingling of humans and demons, He Chen would not be targeted by the Xuantian Continent. Instead, due to his future actions, he would receive the blessings of heaven and possess great destiny.
As long as He Chen followed the path laid out in the script, he would eventually rise to prominence.
However, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Xu Chuan placed a restriction within He Chen's mind.
If He Chen were ever to betray humanity and defect to the demon race, the restriction in his mind would instantly detect it and kill him.
This was not due to Xu Chuan's cruelty, but rather his unwillingness to personally create a tool for slaughtering humans.
After all, he was a part of the Xuantian Continent.
Thus, he left this safeguard in place.
"I hope you can maintain your true heart!"
Xu Chuan murmured softly.
Even though he had seen the system's script, which indicated He Chen would become a hero to humanity in their fight against the demon race, his intervention had now altered everything. The ultimate outcome was anyone's guess.
After absorbing Uti's essence, He Chen's cultivation began to steadily increase.
In less than half an hour, he directly reached the Nirvana Realm.
It was as if he was riding a rocket.
Who wouldn't be amazed, who wouldn't envy such a rapid ascent?
By the time He Chen had completely assimilated the demon race essence and that sliver of origin demonic energy, he bore a slight resemblance to Uti.
Xu Chuan looked at the sleeping He Chen and teleported him to a forest several miles away.
Soon, demonic race escorts or half-human, half-demon hybrids would arrive to take him away.
The remaining matters, Xu Chuan believed, He Chen would handle himself once he awoke, without needing Xu Chuan's concern.
After seeing He Chen off, Xu Chuan looked at the devastated valley and the scattered demonic energy with a sense of helplessness.
He never thought he would have to act as a cleaner one day.
"Collect!"
Xu Chuan waved his hand, and the surrounding demonic energy was instantly drawn towards him.
He then compressed it bit by bit. Soon, the demonic energy condensed into a small ball. After being incinerated by the True Sun Fire, it transformed into pure energy and dissipated into the heavens and earth.
If Xu Chuan had not intervened to deal with this demonic energy, the place would likely have become a small demonic domain in the future.
All living beings infected by the demonic energy would have mutated.
This valley, coincidentally, was situated on the direct route between the western border and Lingxiao City.
People and demonic beasts passed through it daily.
Over time, things Xu Chuan would not wish to see would surely occur.
Once Xu Chuan had finished his cleanup, the unconscious people on the ground began to stir.
Seeing that the demonic creatures had disappeared, they instantly showed expressions of relief and gratitude for surviving.
Leng Wushuang also woke up at this time.
She walked up to Xu Chuan and said nervously, "Thank you, Senior, for your intervention. Had you not acted, we would all have perished here today!"
She was truly grateful to Xu Chuan. Without his intervention, not a single person would have survived the demon race today.
Even she herself would not have.
"It's nothing, just a casual act." Xu Chuan waved his hand, unconcerned.
"Regardless, we must still thank Senior for your help."
Even though her warm gesture was met with indifference, Leng Wushuang was not offended.
Geniuses had their pride, especially a peerless genius at the Heaven-Piercing Realm.
However, just as everyone was reveling in the joy of survival, a discordant voice shattered the scene.
An old woman with a ferocious expression was weeping, clutching a piece of clothing, utterly heartbroken.
Yet, the words she uttered enraged most of the bystanders.
Clutching the garment, she pointed at Xu Chuan and cursed, "It's all your fault! You had the power, why didn't you act sooner? My son was eaten by demons because of you!"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan was stunned.
He hadn't expected to be blamed for everything after saving people, instead of receiving gratitude.
What made Xu Chuan's heart even colder was what came next.
Several people in the crowd who had lost loved ones, upon hearing the old woman's words, joined the ranks of those accusing Xu Chuan.
"Yes, it's all your fault! Why didn't you act sooner? You killed my mother!"
"You accursed wretch, with your strength, why did you hide?"
"You've caused immense harm, your heart is crueler than any demon!"
Thanks to Xu Chuan's good temper, in that moment, they completely forgot who had saved their lives!
They also forgot that Xu Chuan was a being at the Heaven-Piercing Realm.
All sorts of accusations and curses poured from their lips.
At this moment, Xu Chuan witnessed the complexity of human hearts.
The rescuer had become the sinner.
Truly laughable!
Xu Chuan was almost amused to the point of tears by them.
Fortunately, such people were ultimately a minority. The majority were still reasonable individuals.
They began to berate those who had forgotten their debt of gratitude.
Some with volatile tempers even resorted to physical violence.
In the end, these few individuals were nearly beaten to death and fled the valley under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Leng Wushuang was also seething with anger at this time.
Having been born and raised in a sect since childhood, she had never witnessed such wickedness in human hearts.
The appearance of these individuals was truly a harsh lesson for her.
"How can such people exist? I wish I hadn't saved them!"
Leng Wushuang exclaimed indignantly.
At this point, Xu Chuan had come to terms with it and no longer dwelled on the matter. He said with a smile, "There are good and bad people in this world. It's not worth getting angry over them."
"Alright, let's pack up and leave!"
Xu Chuan did not wish to linger here any longer. He only wanted to reach Lingxiao Sect as soon as possible, obtain information about the Southern Region, and then embark on his journey back to the Eastern Region.
Rescuing Leng Wushuang was also part of his plan.
With this favor owed, he believed it would reduce many unnecessary troubles.