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Back at the village, the villagers quickly gathered around.
Now their looks were not so kind and compassionate, each carrying a trace of resentment.
"Why didn't you kill the Demon God? We gave you the last of our Spirit Rice, if you delay further, you won't have the strength to kill it!" Old Huang Chi said with dissatisfaction.
"Why didn't you tell me that my cultivation base would diminish?" Zhu Minglang asked in return.
"This..." Old Huang Chi's expression stiffened slightly, and he hurriedly explained, "I was afraid that if you knew this, you would lose the courage to kill the Demon God. If you kill it and obtain the Demon God Pearl, your cultivation base will make great progress, and we won't have to suffer from its harassment and oppression anymore. This is to everyone's benefit."
