I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 247 - 179: Ancient Era! Wild Evil Spirit!

Chapter 247: Chapter 179: Ancient Era! Wild Evil Spirit!

The moon hung in the sky, bright and clear, making the night as bright as day.

And to the east bank of the great river, if one looked closely, roughly three to five miles away, there was clear, bright light.

"Is this a city?" Little White Ape said in astonishment.

"There are no walls, it’s a small town."

Lin Yan spoke in a solemn tone as he said this.

Little White Ape was somewhat puzzled and spoke softly, "Apart from the Pure Land, aren’t there only cities in this world?"

"Let’s go see."

Lin Yan, carrying his blade, said, "Be on high alert."

Little White Ape nodded eagerly and replied, "Don’t worry, I’m absolutely terrified of such unfamiliar boundaries."

It looked ahead intently, paused, and said, "It seems like there’s no one around? And no divine spirits guarding the town?"

"Let’s go."

Lin Yan quickly made his way forward.

As he approached the outskirts of the town, he slowed his pace, his gaze sharpening as he scanned his surroundings.

He did not detect any dangerous Qi Mechanism.

At a glance, the street ahead was festooned with lanterns.

Inside the town, the houses were orderly and shops lined the streets, with stalls at the edges selling various goods.

The aroma of wontons spread through the air.

The soup was still boiling.

The dough on the chopping board had not yet been kneaded.

The meat filling had already been mixed.

Lin Yan, holding his blade, walked over and stopped beside a chaotic stall.

"The meat is very fresh, and it’s just been seasoned..."

He stepped forward, golden light emanating from his fingertips as he lifted a lump of meat filling, speaking slowly, "The wonton stalls in High Willow City don’t have this good a smell."

"Why does it taste so good?" Little White Ape swallowed hard.

"They’ve added scallions, ginger, garlic, and pepper," said Lin Yan slowly. "In High Willow City, you can have meat, you can have dough... but vendors can’t afford to use things like scallions, ginger, garlic, and pepper."

"I know, the city mostly grows staple foods, but sometimes the outside shops will bring some seasonings from Feng City to enhance the flavor and remove any gamey tastes of meals," said Little White Ape. "However, these items are usually delivered to the inner city, and only the high-ranking individuals from various sectors are privileged to enjoy them..."

"Something’s very wrong here."

Lin Yan continued forward, and came across a blacksmith’s shop.

The fire in the furnace was extremely vigorous.

There were even two pieces of firewood that had just been stuffed into the furnace, not yet ignited.

He hesitated for a moment, then moved forward, gripping a kitchen knife and furrowing his brows, "The craftsmanship here surpasses that of the blacksmiths in current High Willow City... Even the knives held by the night patrols are not as good as this kitchen knife."

After putting down the kitchen knife, his gaze shifted towards a sealed barrel not far away, and he frowned, "This thing, pieced together from boards of wood..."

He pressed his hand on it, pondering, "This doesn’t smell right."

Little White Ape sniffed and said, "The smell of bee’s wax, a bit of congealed blood, and some gelatinous substances..."

"Is this a wine barrel?"

Lin Yan pondered, "Bee’s wax, animal blood, fish glue, and such, sealing it inside and out, leaving no leaks?"

"Master, what are you thinking about?" Little White Ape couldn’t help but ask.

"Don’t you find it very peculiar?" Lin Yan said slowly. "These things don’t exist in High Willow City... To be precise, the methods of making these things differ greatly from the current crafts in High Willow City."

"Really?" Little White Ape exclaimed.

"My second brother often makes these things, his craftsmanship isn’t bad, but the methods are all inherited from our ancestors."

Lin Yan leaped up, grabbed a lantern, and took out the candle inside.

The flame flickered, producing no smoke and even emitted a sweet fragrance.

"This kind of candle, made from bee’s wax, is extremely precious even in the Liu Zun Temple, yet it hangs in the streets," mused Lin Yan. "Something’s not right... From my knowledge of Qifeng Prefecture, even Prefecture City wouldn’t be so extravagant."

He frowned, suddenly recalling something and spoke softly, "The towns within these ancient ruins, such as the High Willow City of that time, lived even better lives than now."

He stood in the middle of the street, closed his eyes slightly, somewhat lost in thought.

"Master, what’s wrong?"

"This was a time when the society was more developed than the current High Willow City," Lin Yan opened his eyes and exhaled.

"So what?" Little White Ape couldn’t help but ask.

"Exploring ancient ruins seems to also involve many deeper aspects," Lin Yan pondered. "However, that’s not our business anymore."

"What should we be doing?" asked Little White Ape.

"Keep moving forward, find Lv Tang and Ji Baochang, and figure out a way to obtain the supreme town object," said Lin Yan.

He glanced around and thought to himself, "With the supreme town object, this place will become a blessed land for the Human Clan... These items, with craftsmanship more outstanding than the present era, could allow the artisans of High Willow City to come, research, and learn."

He had hardly left the street when he suddenly noticed that a middle-aged man had appeared at the chaotic stall where he had been before.

"Master, he..." Little White Ape’s voice was dry, "How did he appear? With my Innate Divine Ability, I didn’t even see him!"

"Ask him, and you’ll understand," said Lin Yan as he approached.

The middle-aged vendor was slowly kneading the dough as if he was completely unaware of their presence.

Lin Yan stepped in front of him.

"A bowl of wontons."

"What kind of filling?" the middle-aged man suddenly asked, his voice dry.

"Which filling is the tastiest here?" Lin Yan inquired.

"Shrimp-pork filling," the middle-aged man replied softly.

"Then I’ll have a bowl of that," said Lin Yan.

"There’s not enough meat left," replied the middle-aged man, chuckling.

He looked up, his face becoming distorted, like a melting wax figure.

The five features kept plummeting, hideous and terrifying, suddenly speaking, "Use yours?"

Boom!

Lin Yan suddenly drew his blade!

Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade!

A blade in twain!

The entire stall was overturned!

That middle-aged man suddenly dissipated!

Evil Qi increased by three!

"That’s it?"

Lin Yan’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Then he heard the Little White Ape shout, "To the left!"

Lin Yan turned his head to look, only to see a black light flash past at the end of the street.

He poured his True Qi into his feet and rushed over.

After a continuous chase, he saw the black light move across two streets and crash into a house.

Without hesitation, Lin Yan vaulted over the courtyard wall.

Then he saw a man inside, with his hands behind his back, frowning, standing three steps away, looking at a booklet on a table.

Hearing the noise, the man turned his head in surprise and said, "Master?"

This man was none other than a General Flag Envoy from the Observatory, with Cultivation at the Refining Essence Realm, remembered to have the surname Yuan.

"General Flag Envoy Yuan?"

"I have seen Master."

"No need for formalities."

Lin Yan reached into his chest and took out a flag.

Seeing this, General Flag Envoy Yuan laughed and also reached into his chest, saying, "I never doubted Master’s identity; why do you suspect me now?"

He took out a flag and placed it on the table, saying, "Is Master also from Sui Men? Why didn’t you come with me earlier?"

"How long have you been here?" Lin Yan asked.

"I came this morning, but..." General Flag Envoy Yuan pointed at the sky, saying, "When I entered, the sky was like this, with a full moon and no sign of the sun rising."

"What have you found out?" Lin Yan asked with a frown.

"No news at all." General Flag Envoy Yuan shook his head and said, "This town has no living people, but... everything seems to have stopped."

"Stopped?"

"It’s like time itself has come to a standstill at this moment."

"Oh?"

"Look at that corner stove; it’s cooking porridge." General Flag Envoy Yuan said, "The rice was just put in, and the porridge hasn’t boiled yet, but the fire keeps burning."

"And then?"

"The firewood is never fully burned." General Flag Envoy Yuan said, "This pot of porridge has been cooking since I arrived."

"Time frozen..." A weight settled in Lin Yan’s heart, realizing this ruin was even more sinister than he had anticipated.

"No doubt Master also noticed that the towns within these ruins are actually more prosperous than High Willow City in every respect," General Flag Envoy Yuan said softly: "However, there are only objects, no living people."

"Everything seems as if a sudden catastrophe struck, and all the people disappeared in an instant." Lin Yan pondered, "However, everything else remained unchanged, frozen at that moment."

"That’s pretty much it."

General Flag Envoy Yuan pondered and said: "There’s a booklet here that seems to record the origin of this disaster, but the narration is vague and unclear..."

Hearing this, Lin Yan’s expression grew grave as he walked over to the desk and flipped open the booklet.

At that moment, suddenly!

A cold wind burst forth!

Chilling to the bone!

A streak of light arose from behind!

It was a knife, stabbing straight through, aiming for the heart!

A crisp ringing sound!

Lin Yan’s body shone with a golden light!

The knife could not pierce his heart!

"What?"

General Flag Envoy Yuan showed a look of astonishment.

Suddenly, Lin Yan spun around, a blade slashing through!

In an instant, Yuan was cut in twain at the waist!

Yet a faint cyan light appeared from behind General Flag Envoy Yuan before the cut, slipping out!

"Catch Him!"

The Little White Ape took flight, its pupils contracted, a faint light flickering as it used its Innate Divine Ability.

In an instant, flames suddenly ignited from around the cyan light, burning out of thin air, confining it within.

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief and then turned his attention to the two halves of the corpse on the ground.

General Flag Envoy Yuan’s life had not yet expired, but his pupils were vacantly dilated.

Clearly, before this, although his body was not dead, he had already been possessed by an evil spirit.

"Such a pity, a member of the Human Clan at the Refining Essence Realm!"

Lin Yan moved forward, using Demon Suppression Divine Power, reached through the flames, grabbed the faint cyan light, and asked in a heavy tone, "Anything good to say?"

"I know many secrets here, spare me..." the faint cyan light cried out involuntarily.

"Whose power do you belong to?" Lin Yan asked coldly.

"I am the essence of wood, born from the forces of heavens and earth, born nearby, and have cultivated for over a hundred years," the faint cyan light said tremblingly.

"So you are a wild evil spirit from nearby?" Lin Yan frowned and asked.

"It was because the ancient ruins appeared, so I followed along through Sui Men," said the faint cyan light. "It was at the behest of another group, they offered many benefits, ordering us to assassinate here... I’ll tell you their whereabouts, you spare me..."

"Another group?" Little White Ape approached, whispering, "Are they Tribulation Ash?"

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