I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 268 - 192: Great Elder, Dare to Fight or Not?

Chapter 268: Chapter 192: Great Elder, Dare to Fight or Not?

Lv Tang himself, having followed Mr. Lu for many years, benefited greatly from his teachings.

Mr. Lu’s knowledge, ranking within the entirety of Qifeng Prefecture, was second to none.

At this moment, Lv Tang had already broken through Mr. Lu’s seal and restored his intelligence.

He was significantly different from the Lv Tang known to Lin Yan.

The Great Elder of Tribulation Ash failed to recognize the text on the stele.

However, Lv Tang apparently already knew, and even had more conjectures, which was why he could barely contain his joy.

"The words Lv Tang wrote down from thin air, are they the records from the stele?"

Lin Yan was slightly shaken and thought to himself, "I have grown old, carrying the Blessed Land, striking the Old God, willing to die for protecting future generations, extending the legacy of the Human Clan... Could this Lord Qingling be of Human Clan origin?"

"According to these records, even if He isn’t from the Human Clan, He must certainly be an ancient existence that is extremely close to the Human Clan!"

"Willing to die, just to use his last power to protect the Human Clan?"

"Carrying the Blessed Land, striking the Old God, what does that mean?"

His brows furrowed deeply, but he still took steps to follow.

At this moment in his heart, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

From the outer towns of the ancient relics, and from these old residents, one could actually guess that Lord Qingling was indeed a protector of the Human Clan.

At least, he was once a powerful entity that protected the Human Clan!

But the record on this stone tablet meant something completely different!

The former talks about protecting the Human Clan, but the latter is about dying for the continuation of the Human Clan, using the last of his strength.

"It’s just like Little White Ape’s grandfather, who once set aside a land to protect the Human Clan, hoping for incense offerings, but in the end still abandoned the Human village and chose to flee in disarray."

"Yet this individual, even in the face of death, still cared for the continuation of the Human Clan... Even among the top powers of the current Human Clan, how many can be like Lord Qingling?"

——

Meanwhile, at the very first corner-piece ruin.

One could see a person, holding a sword, approaching slowly.

Sword Lord!

A person is but a body!

The sword is the true self!

"Swamp Spirit, since you’ve come, why not show yourself?"

Sword Lord spoke slowly, looking to the side.

In his hand, the treasured sword suddenly gleamed with light.

Where the sword’s light illuminated, a mist-like Evil Spirit emerged from the darkness.

It was a large expanse of swamp gas, continuously twisting until it finally coalesced into a human shape, resembling an old man.

"Sword Lord, your Cultivation may not be as strong as this old man’s, but your skill is indeed formidable," said this Evil Spirit, formed from the gathering swamp gas, with a sigh: "The temporary body I occupied was squashed into a puddle of mud, yet you remain unscathed."

"Enough with the nonsense, someone is already ahead of us," Sword Lord said: "There won’t be a shortage of those who come after."

"Does Sword Lord intend to form an alliance with this old man?" Swamp Spirit Elder suddenly said with a smile.

"You and I, after all, are of the same kind," Sword Lord replied slowly: "As long as you do not plan to vie for the supreme town object, we can form an alliance."

"This old man simply looks forward to devouring and advancing to a state of ferocity and malice," Swamp Spirit Elder said with a laugh: "I never considered the supreme town object... However, considering that there are nine ’Paths of Ascension’ hidden within the ancient relic, if I can obtain one, I can surpass the tier of ferocious and malicious entities."

"I am here solely for the supreme town object," Sword Lord declared.

"Indeed, Sword Lord’s edge is sharp, pride lofty. Since you seek only the supreme town object, then there is no conflict between you and me," responded Swamp Spirit Elder with a laugh.

He continued, "Whether it’s the people from the various cities of Qifeng Prefecture or the fellows of Tribulation Ash, all of them treat us as beasts, primitive and savage."

"We have already developed intelligent minds, no longer mere wandering spirits. When it comes to intellect, how can we be inferior to the Human Clan?"

"If today I can assist Sword Lord in obtaining the supreme town object and trample all those from the Human Clan and the Demon Clan underfoot, it would not be without satisfaction."

At the sound of Swamp Spirit Elder’s voice, Sword Lord reached into his bosom and threw out an item.

It was shockingly three sticks of incense!

"Among the offerings of the old residents, there are these burning incenses, dedicated to Lord Qingling," Sword Lord said: "Without offering incense, the path ahead will certainly be difficult. You’ve lost your physical body, which is a disadvantage..."

Swamp Spirit Elder suddenly understood and bowed: "I am willing to accompany Sword Lord."

"When I was seeking the offerings, I found that some had been taken... Aside from me, there must be others, old and crafty types, who have realized the importance of ’offering incense.’ They will quickly catch up with us," Sword Lord declared calmly.

As his words ended, Sword Lord had already lit the divine incense and placed it before the ruined stele.

"We must leave immediately, no hesitation."

——

In the midst of vast darkness.

Someone was gradually coming this way.

Then others converged as well.

"Master Shen, the location has been determined, if we follow this direction, it’s the upper golden bridge it’s pointing to," a cold female voice said.

Among the Twelve Phases of Tribulation Ash, those who can be called Master Shen must certainly be the Shen Monkey.

Under Shen Monkey’s command were once a group of subordinates with monkey-like masks, but unfortunately, none had successfully ascended the golden bridge.

Only this member of Tribulation Ash had come from one of the six cities of Qifeng Prefecture, Coastal City.

She was the adopted daughter of the City Captain of Coastal City, thirty-nine years old, with a Cultivation at the Refining Essence Realm, already a high-level official of the City Guard Mansion of Coastal City, truly gifted.

She originally came to witness the "Wu Chang’s grand battle against the Little Divine Sect" in High Willow City.

However, after the nine Pure Lands were destroyed previously, she received orders from the City Guard Mansion of High Willow City, only then realizing that her visit to High Willow City was pre-arranged by the Qifeng Prefecture’s upper echelons, as one of the chosen to explore the ancient relic for the Human Clan.

But no one anticipated that she was also a member of Tribulation Ash.

And at this moment, the man wearing the Shen Monkey mask, spoke in a deep voice: "On the other side of the Abyss, climbing up the cliff, can we truly reach the Skyfire Divine Palace?"