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By now, Li Yuan had gained a decent understanding of the undying folk, those twisted by the cursed ghostly locust tree. Their minds had clearly been tainted. Their culture was warped.
These undying folk had become completely...primitive. There was a raw, uncivilized aura about them, like they’d reverted to some ancient, tribal state.
The power of the locust tree had made them strong, long-lived, but also seemingly brainwashed, their minds scrubbed clean of complexity.
Li Yuan was about to intervene again when a wave of cheering rose from the village. Then, one by one, the villagers dropped to their knees in reverence, bowing to the very girl who had just been tied up moments ago.
Even the man who had held the sacrificial stone knife, now tear-streaked and trembling, stepped back in awe and prostrated himself before her, babbling something with deep emotion.
The girl, now covered in the beast-hide, looked confused and dazed. But as the villagers chanted and muttered in reverent tones, understanding began to dawn on her.
She slowly turned toward the sky, eyes filled with a newfound...
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