I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 114 - 94: The Sinister Lantern in the Dark, the Town Object in the Pure Land_2

Chapter 114: Chapter 94: The Sinister Lantern in the Dark, the Town Object in the Pure Land_2

Evil Qi increased by thirteen strands.

Lin Yan’s eyebrows rose slightly.

His original intention was to throw the opponent out of the cave and hack them to death casually to avoid sullying the Pure Land.

Unexpectedly, he gained two wandering spirits instead.

"It’s somewhat like fishing,"

Lin Yan thought to himself, his eyes catching something in the corner of his vision.

On the right side of the cave, a thousand steps away, a barely discernible glimmer of light suddenly approached.

It crossed two or three hundred paces in the blink of an eye, drifting closer.

With Lin Yan’s eyesight, he could see things at night and from afar.

He immediately saw that it was a white lantern!

A spooky lantern!

"..."

Lin Yan’s pupils shrank, and he swiftly sheathed his sword, turning to enter the depths of the Pure Land, away from the cave entrance.

Despite his anticipation, his heart still sank.

The true body of the spooky lantern was indeed fixing its gaze on him!

Upon leaving High Willow City, the opponent had eagerly sought him out.

It remains to be seen whether this small Pure Land could withstand the spooky lantern.

At this moment, Lin Yan felt somewhat uneasy.

According to Mr. Lu, that spooky lantern had likely devoured the town object within a Pure Land.

In other words, the spooky lantern might be able to destroy a Pure Land, and even turn it into a Forbidden Land!

——

Meanwhile, outside High Willow City, in Linjiang Square, Mr. Lu’s courtyard.

A candle was lit in the room.

By the feeble light of the candle, the old man was bent over, writing something.

"Mr. Lu, why not rest?"

The face of Lv Tang appeared by the window, urging, "You’re advanced in age, don’t overexert yourself."

"It’s fine."

Mr. Lu put down his pen, picked up the paper with both hands, and smiled, "Based on reports from all sides, I’ve organized a detailed account of today’s battle."

Curious, Lv Tang asked, "What happened?"

Mr. Lu said, "Taking the initiative, a slash, followed by a stern shout, clarifying the truth, he applied pressure invisibly, disturbing Wang Yuan’s arrangement, affecting Wang Yuan’s judgment."

"In this battle, Wang Yuan’s abilities were superior to his, but Lin Yan held his own, and in the end, even seized the Heavenly Sun Divine Pill."

"He’s stronger than I had imagined,"

Mr. Lu said this and stroked his beard lightly.

Hearing this, Lv Tang also couldn’t help but lament.

"I originally thought he was a peerless genius with exceptionally high cultivation and liked using the Concealing Breath Technique to make enemies underestimate him."

"Therefore, I felt that he usually wins against enemies by overpowering them with cultivation, relying on a vast difference to suppress them."

"I didn’t expect this lad, as a low-level expert, to have combat experience, and a sense of keenness, almost on par with us high-level experts,"

Expressing genuine admiration, Lv Tang lamented, "Such a peerless genius, given time, could surely stand shoulder to shoulder with high-level experts like myself."

"..."

Mr. Lu gave Lv Tang a deep look, then said, "Today, Lin Yan has demonstrated at least two top-notch Sword Skills and has cultivated them to a very high level."

"Even the newly-acquired Vajra Strong Soul Divine Skill, within just a few days, has already reached a body length of about three feet, which I surmise, is Perfection! If given the opportunity, he might advance to the small Vajra body!"

"Plus, his paper-cutting horse, Disguise Technique, Concealing Breath Technique, and so forth, assorted learned skills, can all be considered decent."

"Many people spend their whole lives but might not be able to fully perfect even one of these techniques."

Mr. Lu couldn’t help but say, "At his age, how long has he been in the world to have mastered so many skills and cultivated them to such a profound level?"

Sharing the sentiment, Lv Tang replied, "There are always some prodigies in the world, like myself."

"You’re at most an oddity,"

Mr. Lu shook his head and looked outside the courtyard, saying, "It’s completely dark now."

Glancing out the window, Lv Tang asked, "So what?"

Mr. Lu said, "He has too many ominous signs about him, having stomped over the rules of darkness, I wonder whether that Pure Land can keep him safe?"

"Is it that dangerous?"

Uttered Lv Tang in surprise, "Didn’t you say that though the Pure Land is small because of the narrow cave... in fact, the town object within is extraordinary?"

"The problem is the misfortunes this lad has provoked are no simple matter."

Mr. Lu rubbed his brows and said, "I too find it very tricky and have no confidence in confirming whether the town object of the Pure Land can truly contain it!"

He sighed and continued, "Killing Wang Yuan and facing the threat of the Qi Refining Realm is not his greatest calamity this time! The greatest peril lies within the darkness..."

Lv Tang whispered, "So, Mr. Lu, you didn’t wish for him to strike against Wang Yuan, foreseeing that he could only escape the city and face the erosion of the darkness?"

"That’s one reason, and the other is... if he hadn’t made a move, Wang Yuan would have, as a matter of course, been granted the Green Phoenix Seal today and begin his seclusion to attempt a breakthrough in the Qi Refining Realm."

Mr. Lu spoke in a low voice, "Though dissatisfied in my heart, I had made an agreement with the ruling power of Qifeng Prefecture City earlier, so I could only tacitly consent, which also amounted to showing weakness. But since he has slain Wang Yuan..."

Pausing, Mr. Lu suddenly chuckled, "He has made the choice for me! I haven’t misjudged him these days!"

Lv Tang clicked his tongue and said, "So even Mr. Lu can have moments of indecision, needing him to choose a path for you?"

"In life, there are always some choices that one finds difficult to make, some leave it to heaven to decide, I just entrusted it to a sincere person!"

Mr. Lu said up to this point, and then in a low voice, "After this incident, I’ve grown even fonder of him. As long as he can return safely after seven days, we can essentially ward off this ominous omen. How is the preparation for the gift I have for him coming along?"

"Almost there!"

Lv Tang said excitedly, "And later, I’ll have him do me another favor."

——

Within the Pure Land.

Lin Yan had not slept.

He was at the outermost position of the cave.

In his left hand, he held a crossbow, and in his right, a long sword.

The sword was unsheathed, ever vigilant.

And within the cave, the looks from the two separate groups of people, who were far apart, were filled with fear.

Even these two groups of people seemed to have had a conflict before Lin Yan’s arrival, showing quite a bit of hostility towards each other.

Most likely, the Cultivators on the left had intended to capture the group on the right to feed the Evil Spirit.

With the arrival of Lin Yan, the Cultivators had abandoned their conflict, choosing to treat this new outsider as a sacrificial offering.

Yet to their surprise, Lin Yan, the supposed sacrifice, had killed their three most formidable Martial Artists, extinguished the Evil Spirit, and brought down three Cultivators.

As the group on the left lost their six strongest companions, the few on the right felt they had the upper hand and their eyes grew more ferocious.

Among them was a woman in tattered clothing, with disheveled hair, who kept her head down and trembled continuously.

Lin Yan frowned, retracted his gaze, and took an extra look towards the depths of the cave.

In the depths of the cave, there were many different species of birds and beasts.

There were wolves, black bears, deer, sheep, even rabbits, along with various birds.

Clearly, these were creatures that hadn’t managed to return to their lairs in time and had sought refuge in the Pure Land.

There were skilled hunters among these wild beasts and many weaker prey; some were natural enemies of each other.

Yet within this Pure Land, it was oddly quiet.

Over a long period of time, even birds and beasts had formed a natural instinct, an instinct passed down in their bloodlines.

In the Pure Land, hunting was forbidden.

Any that broke the rules generally met misfortune and died, leaving no surviving offspring.

Only after daybreak, once out of the Pure Land, the struggle between hunter and prey resumed.

That included the people who resided within the Pure Land, who after daybreak would face the threat of the same wild beasts that sought refuge in the Pure Land the night before.

"Hm?"

Lin Yan suddenly became alert and looked towards the entrance of the cave.

Sounds like the clinking of metal on stone came from outside.

Subconsciously, the image of ’soul-selling money’ came to Lin Yan’s mind.

His expression grew solemn, as he was about to move toward the entrance of the cave.

But then, he heard noises from behind, within the cave itself.

Turning his head, he saw that the ragged woman among the group on the right had, while the others were asleep, snatched a small knife.

She had plunged it directly into her own belly, her face twisted in a grotesque smile as she laughed crazily.

"None of you treat me like a person!"

"You even intend to hand me over to them, to nourish their Evil Spirit."

"Then let’s all go to hell together!!!"

Pulling out the knife, she struck again, swift and decisive, slitting her own throat.

Without a moment’s hesitation.

Without a trace of desire for survival.

Blood sprayed out, spattering upon the Pure Land.

She collapsed to the ground, watching her blood spread slowly, seeping into the soil of the Pure Land.