192: Chapter 182 192: Chapter 182 Ye Tian felt humiliated that so many people were shouting “kill” and ignoring them in the chaos, accusing him of being a spy.
“Indeed, they are not the ones who caused the panic this time.
I have proof, and there’s evidence showing that I wasn’t on the scene just now.”
Among those who had previously seen the Earl and his group was Luo Yaxuan, who stepped forward and said, “I can testify that these people were merely onlookers here and have no connection to those who caused the panic.”
“Senior brother, don’t talk nonsense.
You haven’t even seen them,” Liu Jiaojiao was afraid her senior brother would get implicated.
“My heir is telling the truth.
I can vouch for that,” Sun Zi’an also stood up to speak.
“You’re from the same sect, of course, you’d conspire together,” a disciple from another sect said.
“Yes, yes, you’re all in cahoots…” Some people enjoyed watching others in misfortune and joined in the jeering.
“Everyone, please calm down.
I trust my disciple wouldn’t lie.
Those who know me, Liu Yong, are aware that we are from the Righteous Sect,” Liu Yong stood up in defense of his disciple.
“They’re right, those few are not bad guys.
They have been living in seclusion here for many years, just like ordinary citizens,” Lai Jianlin spoke up in support of his friends.
“My junior brother is correct.
I, too, can vouch for these people, they are not associated with terrorists,” Mo Wen also stepped forward to speak.
“Senior brothers, you’ve always been in the sect, how would you know they are good people?” Ding Ling, who did not join them for fun this time, was unaware of what had happened.
“Because yesterday, when we entered Immortal Venerable City, they had already left.
We saw it for ourselves.
If you don’t believe us, you can ask the city guards,” Mo Wen explained further.
“These people can dig tunnels and use invisibility.
How can anyone prove what they did once they went in and committed evil deeds?”
“Right.
It’s possible that we from the Cultivation World have been corrupted by them.
No wonder such a big incident occurred without our knowledge, allowing bad people to infiltrate.”
Some preferred to see a person doomed without having to fight, letting misfortune befall the other instead.
At that moment, Elder Xuanyuan stood up and said, “In any case, we need to rely on evidence.
Without sufficient proof that these people are culprits, our primary task now is to rescue the people inside the city and to detoxify them.”
“That makes sense, but we don’t have much medicine left, and it can’t neutralize all poisons.
Those ordinary people without immunity are probably already dead inside.”
“Right, the city is now sealed.
We can’t get in, and if we do, what if we can’t get out?
Wouldn’t we be marching to our deaths?”
Hua Sheng from the Medicine Sect stepped forward and said, “I have Detoxification Pills here, and Spirit Replenishing Medicine.
Combined with acupuncture, we can save the patients in the city.”
Other disciples from the Medicine Sect wanted to grab her sleeve to stop her rash promise as it meant they would be busy for nothing and also suffer a significant loss.
For instance, treating patients now, with no one paying for these medicines and expenses, meant they would be working for free.
Doctors need to eat too, and these medicines cost a lot to produce.
“Hua brother, you’re the most generous.
Why didn’t you say so earlier?
Now that the city is sealed, how come you didn’t stay inside to treat the people?”
“Yes!
You should be saving lives from danger.
Why did you flee with us?”
Hua Sheng didn’t expect that her words would receive no support and even caused complaints.
She wasn’t angry but simply responded, “We had heard there was a demon, and we followed the crowd out.
We didn’t know what was happening inside the city and feel deeply ashamed.”
“Yes, we originally had a mission to chase after a demon that escaped.
We just heard that something had happened here, so we rushed back.
We arrived just in time to hear you discussing it.”
Another disciple from the Medicine Sect, not as patient as Hua Sheng, glared at those who were all talk and no action.
“It is well known that the Medicine Sect is selflessly dedicated to saving lives.
Those of us from other sects who have the heart to save could donate any medicine or herbs for detoxification we have to the Medicine Sect for the production of Pills, and then we’ll see how many people we can save.
We’ll have done our best too.”
The respected individuals from the Ten Great Clans whispered amongst themselves and reasoned that it was impossible for the Medicine Sect to bear all the costs and provide all the medicines.
With so many people here, they could contribute some of their strengths too.
Previously, they felt no relevance between themselves and the ordinary citizens or others within the city walls, but then the eminent individuals of the Great Clans spoke up.
People began to take Detoxification Pills and detoxifying herbs out of their Storage Bags.
The items brought out by so many people were considerable, and the Medicine Sect’s members collected them in Storage Bags.
Those who needed Alchemy started bringing out their Pill Furnaces to make Pills.
Some sects had members skilled in Alchemy, and they too began to produce Pills there.
The place lacked Spiritual Fire and Spirit Vein fire supply.
Therefore, utilizing fire attribute Talisman making is highly consumptive of Talismans and the resulting Pills were of lower quality.
What would have normally been first-grade Pills ended up as second-grade or even inferior products.
Ye Tian, although an Artifact Refiner by profession and having Pills from his family, also had a talent for Alchemy.
He took out an Alchemy Furnace from his Storage Bag and joined those practicing Alchemy on site, quickly producing some Pills.
While practicing Alchemy, he thought of a problem—if the poison gas was still spreading, so many people entering would surely be attacked by the poison.
He devised a plan to create a type of Magical Treasure in the form of a mask that would allow people present to enter without being affected by the poison gas.
It could also be distributed to any survivors inside, but he didn’t have enough materials on him to make so many Magical Treasures so quickly.
After producing a batch of Pills, he began crafting these Invisibility masks, adding an oxygen absorption feature, so that those wearing the masks would receive air from outside without needing to breathe, ensuring their safety.
As he was busy working, those who could neither produce Pills nor craft Magical Treasures observed the process—a preview to one of the competition categories in the Cultivation World event.
Not everyone was suited for Alchemy or Artifact Refining; in addition to innate talent, personal ability and heritage mattered.
Hua Sheng of the Medicine Sect produced the best quality Pills.
Those made by others could sometimes turn out to be duds.
Despite their disappointment, there was nothing they could do.
The Tang Sect members, skilled in poison, also had Detoxification Pills tailored to counteract their own poisons, which were of little use against others.
The more precious Pills were kept private for personal use, but they still participated in the crafting of Pills, assisting from the sidelines.