I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 235 - 171: Tribulation Ash Divine Child! Great Master! Commander! Zhao Ye People! [Three Updates!]

Chapter 235: Chapter 171: Tribulation Ash Divine Child! Great Master! Commander! Zhao Ye People! [Three Updates!]

Night had fallen, and both stars and moon shone brightly.

Over a hundred miles outside High Willow City.

Outside a small Pure Land.

A figure was seen bowing in the darkness, removing a porcelain jar from his possession.

He then stepped forward, walking into the center of the Pure Land.

The bonfire inside illuminated the surroundings.

Twenty paces away, as if in a trance, it seemed as if a willow tree rooted itself in the midst of the Pure Land.

With a snap!

In the bonfire, the firewood burned and sparks flew, as if awakening everything around.

The scene ahead suddenly transformed.

Upon closer inspection, the willow tree was gone, only to reveal an old man, dressed simply, sitting cross-legged.

"Using the essence of the minor Venerate to refine essence into Qi, as True Qi grew, he began to resemble a tree more and more,"

The newcomer sighed in his heart, thinking, "Not originating from his own essence, it ultimately can’t be pure. From the moment he ascended to the Qi Refining Realm, he was no longer himself..."

According to what had been learned before from exploring ancient sites, this path of Old Ji, as his cultivation rose higher and transformations became greater, was gradually killing the will of ’the self’!

With these thoughts in his heart, he nevertheless smiled, stepping forward quickly and bowing deeply.

"I’ve seen Vice Sect Hierarch Ji."

"You’re too polite,"

Old Ji slowly opened his eyes and said, "Last time I failed, I did not manage to secure a position as a Vice Sect Hierarch, you need not perform such great courtesy."

Ji is truly modest. Last time, three people joined hands to contend for merit, and as a result, Master perished, and the farmer transformed into evil," said.

The middle-aged man spoke with a smile, "Looking across Qifeng Prefecture, among the strong ones under my Tribulation Ash, who else could contend with you for the position of Vice Sect Hierarch?"

He rose to his feet and said, "Having failed last time, if successful this time, the merit will certainly be enough, just the head of ’Wu Chang’ alone is more than sufficient!"

"I’ve heard," Old Ji said, "I didn’t expect that it was just meant to vent anger, killing a junior, clearing some miscellaneous thoughts, and he actually became the premier talent of the current Qifeng Prefecture."

Old Ji chuckled coldly and said, "Killing him was supposed to be a minor issue, but after a few days of delays, he underwent a transformation and became a focal point of attention from various parties... truly an unforeseen complication."

The middle-aged man chuckled lightly and said, "It’s not troublesome, isn’t it following your suggestion to destroy the Pure Land, forcing Wu Chang to leave the city, thus creating an opportunity to kill him?"

"What do you mean?"

Old Ji was taken aback and said, "I had previously planned to send someone to lure him out of the city and kill him to vent my anger... but when did I ever say to destroy the Pure Land?"

The middle-aged man, stunned, said, "Destroying the Pure Land, wasn’t that the directive you passed back?"

Old Ji was even more astonished, "After the incident in Feng City, over the past few days, when have you ever been in contact with me?"

The atmosphere in the place suddenly became silent.

A moment later, the middle-aged man spoke in a strained voice, "Regarding this matter, I must go back and report to the Great Lord."

—

Inside the cave, the sound of dripping water continued.

The man clad in armor, his face covered in green scales, slowly walked in.

"Earlier, a candidate for divinity had been sent to meet Old Ji. It can be confirmed that the destruction of the Pure Land was not instructed by Old Ji."

"As expected," a juvenile voice inside sounded somewhat cold, "Who did you send before to meet that old fellow?"

"A Black-clothed Chief in charge of many affairs in Li City, he had joined my Tribulation Ash seven years ago and has always been quite steady in his actions."

"Where is he?"

"Missing."

"So, you sent a Zhao Ye person to meet that old fellow to discuss important matters?"

"That Black-clothed Chief is a Cultivator. In theory, he shouldn’t be the so-called Zhao Ye person..."

"Hmm?" The juvenile voice seemed to carry a hint of anger.

"I have failed in my responsibilities, please punish me," the green-scaled general said somberly.

"Wait until this matter is over, then accept your punishment," the juvenile voice responded.

"Thank you, Great Lord, for your mercy," the green-scaled general hurriedly replied.

"The Observatory is indeed skilled, that Commander from High Willow City is not a simple character,"

The juvenile voice sighed, "I thought I was handling a minor issue on behalf of Old Ji, but it suddenly became a major issue, and that Commander outplayed me..."

The green-scaled general dared not say more.

And the juvenile voice laughed.

"In the early years, inside and outside High Willow City, he and I engaged in open and covert struggles, strategizing and plotting, putting forth all efforts, each employing their genius, both sides suffered losses, the victories were evenly matched, it could be considered a draw."

"Over the decades, we indeed have had three head-to-head fights, one win, one loss, one draw, but neither could take the other’s life."

"To this day, I have completely let go, no longer restrained, and my skills have improved by leaps and bounds, advancing rapidly."

"But he must maintain his human form and keep his sanity, so that his cultivation has stagnated in recent years."

"If we were to fight again, he’s no longer a match for me."

The juvenile voice laughed, saying leisurely, "The only thing he could beat me at now is just a little of that insignificant ’strategy’, well... he has already reached his limit. To destroy this bit of ’planning’ and shatter his morale, it should make him lose control."

Then the Great Lord of Tribulation Ash couldn’t help but feel sentimental, "We’ve been fighting for most of our lives, it’s time to completely crush him."

"He has guarded High Willow City and the Human Clan for half his life."

"Let him lose control and cause chaos in the city, and die by the hands of the Human Clan."

"This is indeed the most fitting end for the Commander of the High Willow City Sky Observation Bureau."

—

The sky gradually brightened, within Linjiang Station.

Lin Yan underwent cultivation.

His True Qi grew once more.

Cultivation: Qi Refining Realm (15/6480)+

"The nine Pure Lands, united as one?"

Lin Yan recalled the matter, feeling quite heavy-hearted.

He had learned the secrets from Mr. Lu.

But Mr. Lu did not know all the truths himself, everything known was deduced by Mr. Lu based on his extensive knowledge.

"Lu Changsheng, Great City Guard, Commander, all knew they could not hide it from me, but..." At that moment, Mr. Lu’s expression was complex.

"Attitude?" Lin Yan was very puzzled.

"They all do not wish for me to enter the ancient relics, use the ancient town objects, and take the final step," replied Mr. Lu.

"Why?"

"Because I will die."

"..."

Lin Yan thought of the previous conversation, and his thoughts grew even heavier.

After returning to Linjiang Station, he heard Chief Clerk Yang hurrying over with a hustle.

"Lin Xiaoqi is outside the city."

"The one I sent out, wait for dawn after the sunlight rises, verify his identity and let him in," Lin Yan said.

"But he has brought someone back."

"Brought someone back?"

Lin Yan was taken aback, he had sent Little White Ape to find Liu Venerate, how could he arbitrarily bring back a person?

Raising his eyebrows slightly, he said, "The person he brought back, bring directly to meet me at Linjiang Station after daybreak."

Chief Clerk Yang said solemnly, "There is something odd about this person, who triggered an alarm at the Observatory Tower and was intercepted by the City Defense Army outside the city."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan immediately understood and asked, "He brought back a Cultivator?"

Not waiting for a reply from Chief Clerk Yang, Lin Yan quickly walked out.

He headed straight to the city walls.

"Master," Deputy Commander immediately greeted.

"No need for formalities, what happened?" asked Lin Yan.

"I don’t know, your subordinate, this little flag, arrived just a quarter of an hour ago at the foot of the city wall, it was not yet dawn," the Deputy Commander spoke softly, "obviously, he was returning from a journey in the night..."

"He had the precious mirror made by Liu Venerate himself, belonging to Miss Ling He of Liu Zun Temple, hence he could navigate at night around High Willow City," Lin Yan explained.

"But the person with him, carries an Evil Spirit," the Deputy Commander whispered, "The Observatory Tower just issued an alarm, and we dared not let them in... if it weren’t for recognizing Lin Xiaoqi, an attack would have been launched with Ten Thousand Arrows Fired already."

"I will personally investigate."

Lin Yan waved his hand, pointed toward the east and said, "Follow the rule, wait for the sunrise, then open the gate."

The Deputy Commander hurriedly said, "Master, isn’t it better to wait for daylight to investigate them? What if it is an Evil transformed?"

"No worries."

Lin Yan gestured with his hand and ascended the city tower, then immediately leaped down.

Thud!

The sound of landing was muffled!

Lin Yan dusted off his robe.

"My lord!"

Little White Ape hurried over, pointing behind, "He was hidden inside the trunk of Liu Venerate, neither eating nor drinking, and has been there for two or three days now!"

Lin Yan looked over and saw the person was wearing a mask, but his closed eyes and weak breath suggested he had fainted.

Faintly, a stream of evil energy emanated from the mask.

Clearly, an Evil Spirit was hidden inside the mask.

"A Cultivator?" Lin Yan’s eyebrows rose, retracting his gaze and calmly stated, "Did Liu Venerate leave any message?"

"Liu Venerate is not acquainted with me, but for some reason, seeing me seemed as if seeing a ghost, no... it often sees ghosts outside, but isn’t usually this scared," Little White Ape said.

"But its godson, the bird, said this person was assigned by our Observatory to protect," it scratched its head and explained, "Liu Venerate felt this person was a disaster star; harboring him for long would surely invite deadly misfortune, he originally intended to abandon him... luckily, I went to respond, so Liu Venerate directly shook him out and told me to bring him back to High Willow City."

Lin Yan stepped forward and asked, "Did Liu Venerate not say who he is?"

Little White Ape shook its head, saying, "No, and this guy has been unconscious all along, unable to speak."

Then it pointed at the mask, adding, "The one he worships is just a roaming Evil Spirit, lacking intelligence and operating purely on instinct, no different from wild beasts in the mountains. It kept trying to eat me on the way, I hammered it until it didn’t dare show up anymore."

"Understood."

Lin Yan raised his head and shouted, "Deputy Commander, prepare the town-sealing divine box... I want to bring him into the city."

"Master, over here in the city defense, we are all Martial Artists, responsible for repelling Evils, striving for extermination..." Deputy Commander poked his head out and said, "Sealing an Evil Spirit, only a Temple Incense Burner can achieve!"

"If there’s no town-sealing object, then go borrow one from Mr. Lu!" said Lin Yan.

"Yes!" Deputy Commander immediately responded.

"My lord, actually there’s no need for such trouble, just tie the man up, bring him into the city, take off the mask, and throw it outside the city, wouldn’t that be enough?" Little White Ape asked.

"If we take off the mask, everyone will know who he is, even more so that he is a Cultivator," Lin Yan calmly said. "He will never be able to stand openly in front of people again in his life."

"Why not just cover his face?" Little White Ape suggested.

"Inside the mask is his revered ancestor, he must carry it with him... The one he worships is a roaming Evil Spirit, revealing the Worshiping Evil Method is not profound, they must not be separated by more than three thousand steps, otherwise, there will be backlash," Lin Yan said.

"My lord, you are so considerate for him, do you perhaps know him?" Little White Ape was surprised.

"Don’t know him," Lin Yan said with a complex expression. "But I roughly know his identity."

"He is also from the Observatory!" Little White Ape suddenly realized.

"Yes, but also not," Lin Yan sighed.