Seeing Ye Tianxuan's enthusiastic invitation, Yin Xiu had a bad feeling.
Ye Tianxuan never puts himself through any dirty or strenuous work, always leaving it to others. Usually, the person being dumped on a task would be incredibly grateful to him, but Yin Xiu wouldn't fall for that easily.
"What kind of help is it? You need to explain first." Yin Xiu said calmly. His appearance at this particular time meant that Ye Tianxuan originally had other options, but Yin Xiu's convenience was far greater than that of the others. Therefore, he sought Yin Xiu's help temporarily, not because he absolutely needed Yin Xiu.
"Alright, I was just about to talk to you about the City of Immortality." Ye Tianxuan moved a chair over from the side, ready to discuss things with Yin Xiu in detail. As for Li Mo, who was also going to help, it didn't matter at all. Anyway, getting Yin Xiu on his side was the same as getting Li Mo on his side.
"There must be a vanished god and high priest in the city you came from, right?" Ye Tianxuan asked.
Yin Xiu nodded.
"How did your interactions with the high priests of other cities feel?"
Yin Xiu pondered, "The high priests all have different personalities, but they all love God. Sometimes they manipulate the people of the city and impose their own belief in God's return on the people, to the point that the whole city becomes a living hell."
Ye Tianxuan pressed further, "Which do you think has a greater influence on believers: the high priest or faith?"
Yin Xiu had seen high priests who had a strong desire to control the city's people and tried to force them to continue their faith in God, and he had also seen high priests who did not manage the city's people and allowed their faith to run rampant, yet were still drawn into it. If he had to choose between them...
"The greatest impact comes from the city dwellers' own faith in God, as well as the high priest's coercive control. The second greatest impact comes from the city dwellers' own faith, and the last greatest impact comes from the high priest."
Ye Tianxuan nodded. "The Changsheng City where I am now is the worst situation. The people here have a deep obsession with the gods. They will never turn back until death is imminent. Even then, they are forced to change their faith in order to live. Furthermore, the high priest is just as fanatical as the people. He insists on waiting for the gods to return no matter what. This city is very difficult to deal with."
Yin Xiu nodded and roughly understood. The Twin Cities were the result of the high priest forcing the people to believe in the gods, while the Forgotten City was the result of the people's extremely high and stubborn faith in the gods, which led to the city's ruin.
Changsheng City, which appears to be a wealthy and peaceful city, is actually a combination of two types of cities, representing the worst possible state.
Even so, Yin Xiu still felt that subduing them wouldn't be that difficult.
"Why not arrest the high priestess, force her to convert the city's people to their faith? Since they all want to live, why not use death to coerce them?" Yin Xiu asked, puzzled. After all, he was the best at using death to coerce others.
The Forgotten City frightens its citizens, the Twin Cities frighten the High Priest; wherever there is an obstacle, that's where the fright is directed, straight to the source.
"No, no, you don't know. When the two come together, the people here really become very extreme. Moreover, the City of Longevity is related to lifespan, which is the connection between life and death. The people here value lifespan the most, but they are completely unaware that they have already taken life and death lightly." Ye Tianxuan sighed, leaning back in his chair.
"When I first came to Changsheng City, I was a little frightened by this place. A group of people who were about to die were kneeling in front of the main city. There were countless people standing in front of them, but no one wanted to save them. The high priest didn't care either."
"Those who are standing are terrifying, but those who are kneeling are the most terrifying to me."
"They knew they were going to die, but they did not rebel against the City of Immortality or the High Priest. They simply knelt there to let everyone witness their disappearance. If I hadn't appeared, they really would have died, and when that death came to those who walked past the main city, they would have accepted it just as calmly as those kneeling."
Ye Tianxuan raised his eyes and looked out the window, listening to the intermittent noise coming from the house. "They didn't realize it themselves, but I did. My appearance only gave them the motivation and reason to rebel, which is why they are alive."
"And those who still believe in the high priest... are even more beyond redemption."
Yin Xiu listened attentively and thought carefully. "So, the situation I am in in this city is the result of you cutting off their hope and forcing them by monopolizing resources. Even if they waver, their mentality is already very bad, and they still have not chosen you."
Ye Tianxuan nodded. "I had anticipated this situation, but I never really intended to push them into a corner and watch them go crazy."
His gaze remained fixed on the window, staring intently at something. "In their hearts, there is still a glimmer of hope, a tower erected in their hearts. As long as the tower stands, their faith and hope will not fall. What I need to do now is to tear down the tower in their hearts."
Yin Xiu followed Ye Tianxuan's gaze and looked out the window. When he saw the main city standing tall in the center of Changsheng City, he instantly understood.
The main city represents the gods, the main city represents hope, and the high priest, who has always given them hope, also lives in the main city.
As long as that tower remains, and the high priest, or the high priest's faith, remains, the roots in their hearts cannot be uprooted.
"Then what do you want me to do? Kill the High Priest? Or ask Li Mo to destroy that tower?" Yin Xiu looked away from Ye Tianxuan. After thinking it over, he still felt that the best way was to kill the High Priest.
"Don't be so impetuous, Great Slaughter God." Ye Tianxuan joked with a smile, resting his chin on his hand. "I heard a little about the High Priest and the God from the people here."
"Trying to understand your opponent will only soften your heart. That's why you're always dragging your feet and unwilling to give up on anyone." Yin Xiu lowered his eyes. This was something Ye Tianxuan would do, but not something he would do.
"Since I'm going to save everyone in Changsheng City, that naturally includes the High Priest, since the High Priest is also a person." Ye Tianxuan chuckled and narrowed his eyes. He wasn't angry at Yin Xiu's disdain, but instead took out a cigarette from his pocket and fiddled with it between his fingers.
"The high priestess of this city was chosen by the gods when she was very young, and then lived in that tall tower that represents the gods and hope. According to the people of the City of Longevity, she has lived for a long time, but has always maintained a youthful appearance, always looking like she is fifteen or sixteen years old. It is said that this is the appearance that the gods like the most."
"For so many years, she stayed by God's side and never left that tower. As a human, she was still like a child. She never left her safe haven, and because she had lived for so long and had never interacted with ordinary people, she had forgotten that she was a human being."
"When the god disappeared, she lost the existence that occupied almost her entire life. She believed that she was neither an ordinary person nor a real god. As an existence between the two, she took over the City of Immortality, holding onto the hope that the god would return, and controlled the City of Immortality."
"She believed that as long as she lived long enough, she would be able to wait for the day when God returned, and in that room that was somewhat like a child's room, she would immerse herself in fairy tales, maintain her fantasies, innocent yet cruel."