I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 210 - 153: Destined to a Dead End! [Second Update!]

Chapter 210: Chapter 153: Destined to a Dead End! [Second Update!]

But this time, the fierce evil spirit, in Lin Yan’s hands, was easily exterminated!

The fire of revenge in its heart inevitably fluttered, with a hint of restlessness that could hardly be suppressed.

"After the battle with Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye, I’ll deal with the solitary boat and its ghostly fog,"

Lin Yan looked at the Little White Ape, his tone noticeably softened, saying, "Facing such a ferocious and evil being, the master still doesn’t have full confidence in coping... By next month, it should be about right."

After a pause, Lin Yan continued, "When we return to High Willow City, I’ll take your three months’ salary and exchange it with the Commander for three Exorcism Arrows."

——

Top floor of Feng City Temple.

After receiving the news, six temple priests arrived.

Their faces were all solemn.

"Three at the Qi Refining Realm, one fierce evil spirit."

"And near Feng City, without any notice."

"Could it be that Tribulation Ash is converging to launch a strong attack on Feng City?"

"That fierce evil spirit has already been slain, and the Qi Refinement realm ones have also disappeared, not seeming to belong to the same group."

"Speaking of which, the Wu Chang Inspection Envoy who infiltrated Feng City today and slew the two sons of the Shi Family, was he not heading in this direction back to High Willow City?"

"The two young masters were killed, and the Shi Family of Qifeng Prefecture City probably hasn’t received the news yet; they couldn’t have arrived so quickly."

"But if that Wu Chang Inspection Envoy is unlucky, he will run into those three at the Qi Refinement Realm and that fierce evil spirit."

"We’ll investigate further once it’s daylight."

"Let’s calmly observe any changes tonight and record them for now."

The six temple priests discussed and reached a consensus.

Meanwhile, inside the temple’s grand hall,

The contemporary Great City Guard of Feng City hurried over.

"It’s the direction Wu Chang left in?" the Great City Guard asked somberly.

"It should be," the Great Temple Priest nodded.

"Is this matter related to him?" the Great City Guard frowned.

"Not sure," the Great Temple Priest shook his head slightly, "But before Wu Chang left the city, the Venerate bypassed me, personally bestowing divine light... I have a rough understanding of the function of that divine light."

"What function?" the Great City Guard couldn’t help asking.

"Due to the influence of the Venerate’s Qi Mechanism, the Divine Mirror on the top floor could not fully scrutinize that scene," the Great Temple Priest said slowly, "The matter tonight is unclear, we can’t fully speculate what happened."

"Could it be that the Venerate already knew there would be an incident in that direction tonight, thus concealing the secrets in advance?" The face of the Great City Guard became more serious.

"Concealing the Divine Mirror is like blinding the eyes and ears of Feng City," the Great Temple Priest stroked his beard and sighed, "The ancient Old God seems to be overshadowing the New God of Feng City... This newly built Feng City, I fear, is in imminent danger."

——

The sky gradually brightened.

Outside the Pure Land.

Lin Yan opened his eyes.

His Cultivation Technique made significant progress, allowing his practice last night to be twice as effective, increasing two streams of true energy, residing in the ancestral orifice.

Cultivation: Qi Refinement Realm (5/6480)+

Feeling quite satisfied in his heart, he thought, "Back in High Willow City, I will need two pieces of Phoenix Blood Ancient Jade, just two nights, and I can complete the ’nine streams of true energy’ of the forehead ancestral orifice!"

He stood up and saw the old garrison commander, who had lost his left palm, was ready to leave.

"Not returning with me to High Willow City?" Lin Yan suddenly spoke out.

"..."

The old garrison commander paused, his voice hoarse, and said, "Can’t go back."

Lin Yan understood his meaning.

This old garrison commander, due to the hidden perils of ancient methods and the flaws of the Blood Refining Divine Blade, was hurt by the Tribulation Ash and thus went insane.

The members of the Observatory who were with him were all slaughtered, and on the way, he also killed many innocent people.

Even though there were reasons, it still doesn’t change that this old garrison commander is the real culprit!

"You intercepted the secret message from Tribulation Ash, which counts as a significant achievement," Lin Yan sighed and said.

"Lin Xiaoqi said, you killed Shi Family’s Deputy City Governor’s eldest son yesterday," the old garrison commander said with a smile, "As a leader in the city guard, he had past achievements, but didn’t he still commit a capital offense, resulting in you killing him?"

"..." Lin Yan fell into silence.

"Achievements and faults cannot offset each other. This return trip only adds troubles," the old garrison commander sighed and said, "Moreover, even if I were willing to go back and serve the Human Clan, could I still be trusted and employed again?"

"I don’t know," Lin Yan said, his voice somewhat low.

"You know," the old garrison commander said, waving his hand, "Once control is lost once, it can happen a second time, who would dare use me again?

He laughed at himself, "Upon returning to the city, perhaps the merit I’ve earned could spare me from imprisonment and even the hard labor."

"But what about afterwards? I am willing to continue serving the Human Clan, but everyone from the Human Clan can only be filled with suspicion toward me, unable to fully trust!"

"I am destined not to return, nor do I wish to return."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "Wu Chang, about the Residual Prison Mansion key – consider it a tiny apology for dragging you into this mess."

Lin Yan, upon hearing this, remained speechless for a long while.

After a moment, he spoke with a deep voice, "You are being pursued by Tribulation Ash, if not returning to the city, where else can you go?"

The old garrison commander thought for a while, then said, "Burn this face and go to Residual Prison Mansion, temporarily seek refuge with that side’s Tribulation Ash."

Then he quickly raised his hand to explain, "Don’t misunderstand, I am only trying to see if I can start from that side’s ’Tribulation Ash’ to find a definite clue to the ’key’."

"That side’s Tribulation Ash?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan couldn’t help but ponder, "You mean, within Tribulation Ash, there are geographical divisions?"

"Of course."

The old garrison commander nodded and said, "Within Tribulation Ash, it is not a unified whole. They are divided into many factions, too many to count."

After a thought, the old man continued, "You could say, they are not of the same path, each having their own different philosophies."

"But because they generally share one common idea, they have come together."

"And this common idea is the destruction of the Human Clan’s cities!"

"However, because they come from different cities and wish to destroy different ones, there is a division of factions within them."

Saying this, the old garrison commander spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "For instance, the Tribulation Ash from High Willow City are not the same as those from Feng City!"

"There is such a thing?"

Lin Yan couldn’t help but be surprised and showed a contemplative expression.

"In the slaughterhouse case, you seemed to have been involved... then you should know, some of the Tribulation Ash people come from Li City," the old garrison commander said seriously, "These different regional Tribulation Ash have actually formed alliances, helping and supporting each other, often having close interactions!"

Then, the old garrison commander pondered and said, "However, Qifeng Prefecture and Residual Prison Mansion, spanning two large ’Prefectures,’ thus the interactions between their Tribulation Ash are relatively sparse... and that is why I am heading to Residual Prison Mansion."

"I have a spare horse here."

Lin Yan exhaled and said, foregoing further words, "It’s better than you traveling by foot."

"Thank you."

The old garrison commander said with a smile, "I thought, with your high level of cultivation, you could easily kill me... and given your reputation, I thought my life would be over at this point."

Lin Yan spoke in an even tone, "The rumors from the outside are not credible; in truth, I am not the type that revels in killing."

The old man laughed heartily and without any reserve, mounted the horse and said, "By the way, do you recognize the Inspection Envoy who went to High Willow City last time? He came from Qifeng Prefecture City, riding a large eagle, and now he’s crippled..."

Without waiting for Lin Yan to reply, he rode his horse away from the Pure Land, his voice carrying back.

"Wu Chang, if one day you hear of my death, go tell him that what I did today is without shame to my ancestors."

"Of course, wait until after I have died, then tell him," the old garrison commander said."

The sound of the horse’s hooves gradually faded away.

Lin Yan walked outside the Pure Land, bowed towards his retreating figure, and said aloud, "Elder, take care in all things, may we meet again if fate allows!"

The one-armed elder suddenly reined in his horse, turned his head back and said solemnly, "I have walked a path of no return, and am bound never to look back; may you and I never meet again!"