Right after they were done treating the casualties, the demonic tune sounded once more. This time, the zither sound carried an alluring melody that bewitched one's mind, causing one's thoughts to run amok.
"Damn it, it's a type of Beguilement Tune…" Zhang Xuan's face darkened.
Just like formations, demonic tunes could be classified into many categories, too. Beguilement Tunes, Illusory Tunes, Heavy Tunes, Cacophonous Tunes… Of them, Beguilement Tunes were the most widely feared due to their ability to control the minds of others.
In a sense, it worked in a similar manner to the Impartation of Heaven's Will. If a cultivator succumbed to it, they might very well end up doing something beyond their control… and this included self-harm and suicide!
There had once been a Zither Demon who used such a demonic tune to massacre an entire city. This was also one of the reasons the occupation was given the prefix of 'demonic'.