I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 266 - 190: The Ominous Lord Qingling in His Later Years!_2

Chapter 266: Chapter 190: The Ominous Lord Qingling in His Later Years!_2

"The Blood Slaughter God General, for some unknown reason, suddenly arrived at the ancient ruins. Could he be the guide?"

This noble son’s face turned extremely ugly.

The elder behind him, somewhat hesitant, whispered, "Isn’t all this just speculation?"

Tribulation Ash’s noble son said sternly, "If the Sect Hierarch had personally planned this, he surely would have anticipated this move, but the plan today was carried out without the Sect Hierarch’s permission. It was my own doing... I don’t believe I can strategize farther than Lu Changsheng..."

He looked up at the elder, his voice strained, "That Lu Changsheng, using us as pawns, orchestrating his schemes through our hands, is not the first or second time."

Lu Changsheng, the chief temple priest of the Wutong Temple at Qifeng Prefecture!

The most terrifying thing about him is not his supreme mastery in "Temple Spells."

But rather that he often treats the people of Tribulation Ash as pawns as well.

Many powerhouse figures of Tribulation Ash plan extensively, and when they feel on the verge of success, they ultimately fail!

It’s only vaguely that they realize all their efforts have been steered by Lu Changsheng as the guide, pushing from behind!

"Was it he who used my hand to send the old farmer... causing the old farmer’s obsession to influence that divine general, severing the golden bridge?"

Tribulation Ash’s noble son looked distracted as he spoke, "It must be his maneuver..."

The elder hesitated slightly, whispering, "Although Lu Changsheng’s strategies are indeed terrifying, he is not an Immortal God in this world, how could he possibly foresee everything? Perhaps the young master is overthinking it?"

"No! I should have realized, it was Lu Changsheng that forced our people to activate the nine Pure Lands simultaneously, thereby revealing the ancient ruins... Since he was prepared, his methods would not be so simple..."

The noble son clenched his teeth, saying, "The path below must surely lead to meeting Lord Qingling! I must personally descend into the Abyss to probe the true nature of this matter!"

"Young master, be careful! The Abyss below is unpredictable, and many high-ranking members of our Tribulation Ash have fallen from the golden bridge, utterly losing control, nearly existing like the old farmer!"

"It’s probably empty below," said Tribulation Ash’s noble son gravely.

"Empty?" the elder could not help but express his astonishment.

"This Blood Slaughter God General, awakened from an unknown place, has since birth repeatedly slain evil creatures, even stormed into Pure Lands, massacred the Human Clan, and devoured the town objects within!" Tribulation Ash’s noble son whispered, "It grows by devouring the essences of the world, and before encountering the old farmer, it was only about thirty feet tall!"

"Now a hundred feet tall, could it be it has consumed all that have fallen into the abyss over the years?" the elder’s pupils tightened, showing a look of horror.

"Otherwise, how could it grow to a hundred feet overnight?"

Thus spoke Tribulation Ash’s noble son, his voice grave, "Once it has moved farther away, I must descend into the Abyss to seek the correct path... Otherwise, how can I explain myself to the Sect Hierarch?"

As he finished speaking, a roar came from the bottom of the Abyss.

"Die!!!"

But a crimson light cleaved a thousand feet.

Even though the Abyss was endless, many thousands of feet deep, it also caused Tribulation Ash’s noble son to show a look of fear, making him involuntarily step back.

"Noble son..."

The elder promptly came forward to support this contemporary prodigy of the Qi Refining Realm.

Yet in his heart, the elder could not help but feel it was ridiculous.

The foremost candidate to succeed as the Great Sect Leader, already in the Qi Refining Realm, yet nearly unable to stand steady at a single roar.

"Let’s go!"

Eventually, Tribulation Ash’s noble son could not suppress the fear in his heart, his complexion pale, shaking his head, "With this divine general guarding, no one in the world can meet Lord Qingling..."

The elder hesitated, saying, "Then how will you explain to the Sect Hierarch?"

Tribulation Ash’s noble son’s voice was hoarse, "I’ve never been to the ruins, always been in the Residual Prison Mansion, seeking the trace of the ’key’."

"..."

The elder fell silent, then spoke, "Are you leaving now?"

Tribulation Ash’s noble son slightly nodded, "I must appear at the Residual Prison Mansion today, but regarding the people and matters that follow..."

Suddenly understanding, the elder whispered, "Everyone who knows the noble son has been to the ruins must be silenced! I will personally handle this..."

Hearing this, Tribulation Ash’s noble son finally relaxed, looked down into the Abyss, and exhaled, saying, "All the dangers below the Abyss have been cleared by this divine general, but now, this divine general is the greatest threat!"

"As long as the supreme town object does not fall into the hands of the person chosen by Lu Changsheng, then we, the Tribulation Ash, have not truly lost the opportunity to possess this ancient ruin!"

"With this divine general, all beings in the Abyss must surely die... The ones who come later are merely delivering themselves to death."

"No one can meet Lord Qingling, no one can obtain the Supreme town object."

"This relic is not considered lost... and since I am in the Residual Prison Mansion, it’s definitely not lost on my watch!"

The eldest son whispered, "The other candidates for Divine Son also cannot bring me down over this matter!"

"But..."

The old man hesitated, "What if someone does meet Lord Qingling?"

The eldest son sneered, "Even if they meet Lord Qingling, even if they obtain the Supreme town object, they cannot get past this Divine General and return here, they will forever be trapped under the Abyss!"

Speaking, the eldest son took a deep breath, "When He roared earlier, even I did not dare to harbor a hint of resistance, looking across the world, who else could directly overcome Him and return to the surface?"

——

Under the Abyss, Lin Yan, Han Commander, and Lv Tang sprinted onward along their path.

Boom!

Lin Yan passed straight through, but saw that the two people beside him simultaneously shook at their feet and flew forward, face-planting into the ground.

"What was that?"

Lin Yan quickly stopped and gripped the night-shining treasure saber tightly.

At this moment, Han Commander and Lv Tang had both flipped back up and exchanged glances, showing shocked expressions.

Lin Yan’s expression turned solemn as he looked at the spot that had tripped the two, only to realize it was a collapsed stele.

"Something’s amiss..." Han Commander panted, "Given our Cultivation, we can see at night and sense our surroundings, yet just now we failed to detect its presence."

"The three of us running together, what’s it called? Keeping pace..." Lv Tang said in astonishment, "Why didn’t you fall?"

"A dishonest heart leads to a troubled path."

Just then, a voice came from afar.

The voice was old and bitter, ghostly and illusory.

Suddenly, the three of them became alert and faced forward.

They saw a distorted figure crawling out from ahead.

The flesh was stretched open, with numerous cracks through which numerous tendrils emerged.

Each tendril ended in an eyeball, all swiveling chaotically, brimming with sentient intent.

"Tribulation Ash Great Elder..."

Han Commander’s face turned slightly pale.

Lin Yan grabbed his arm and shook his head slightly, then walked forward, "Great Elder, you’ve also come here?"

"I’ve been on the golden bridge three times," said the Great Elder, "I can discern the path, but of course, it’s the first time there’s been a mishap, and I was knocked off the golden bridge."

The Great Elder, his body torn and no longer in human form, clearly had lost control of his True Qi, but his mind was still sharp.

His multitude of eyeballs on the tendrils looked at Lin Yan and said, "It’s truly commendable that you, valued by ’divinity’, have in your spirit thousand times more Divine intent than me, and have been led here by some unseen guide..."

"Great Elder, do you have any guidance for coming here this time?" Lin Yan asked in a steady tone.

"In the past, walking the golden bridge led to a grand land, but the path ahead differs!" the Great Elder remarked, "The vista of the Skyfire Divine Palace seems merely a stone’s throw away but indeed is elusive like the moon reflected on water, unreachable..."

"The Supreme town object lies within the Divine Palace, and without entering the Divine Palace, how can one obtain the town object?" Lin Yan mused.

"I and others have pondered for years and could not figure it out."

Deep ghostly sounds emanated from the Great Elder, "But this time, such an anomaly occurred, all falling to the bottom of the Abyss, I seem to have comprehended it."

"Pure Qi ascends, utterly pristine, ascends to the heavens, situated in the Divine Palace, thus is divine spirit!"

"Impure Qi sinks, muddled and miserable, falls into the Abyss, disperses into the Netherworld, thus is evil demon."

The Great Elder’s countless eyes appeared wandering as he solemnly said, "Lord Qingling, in his later years ill-omened, has now become muddled, falling from the Divine Palace high above, down into the Abyss..."

"That’s why the golden bridge does not reveal Lord Qingling!"

"The Abyss, that is the path to see the Divine!"