I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 355 - 248: Secrets of the Holy Calendar!

Chapter 355: Chapter 248: Secrets of the Holy Calendar!

This Sixth Vein Master of the Holy Land was indeed the uncle of the Great City Guard of Qifeng Prefecture.

The members of the Li Family didn’t originate from Qifeng Prefecture City, but had the fortune to enter into the Holy Land.

They were originally people of the Holy Land, sent on orders to reside within Qifeng Prefecture to exercise authority on behalf of the Holy Land.

"The matter is settled; it’s time to return,"

Mr. Lu waved his hand.

The Great City Guard bowed in greeting and withdrew.

However, the Commander stayed behind.

The atmosphere in the room then grew silent.

It was only then that Mr. Lu’s voice sounded, dull and slow, "Do none of you have the slightest bit of perceptiveness?"

Lv Tang and Lin Lei hurriedly stepped forward.

One on the left and one on the right, they supported Mr. Lu.

Only then was it apparent that Mr. Lu’s face seemed somewhat bewildered as he angrily said, "Today, I first entered the Refining God Realm, and almost couldn’t reunite my Primordial Spirit with my body, reaching an extreme weakness! Just now, in that moment of confrontation, did you truly think I subdued this Chief True Man?"

Mr. Lu, having just reached the Refining God Realm, had only a strand of mana, and his intervention was an exertion of his full strength.

The Chief True Man, inheriting the blessings of the previous three generations, possessed robust mana.

It seemed they were evenly matched.

But in reality, Mr. Lu was already exhausted.

The other party had merely called upon a strand of mana from within the Token of the Chief True Man.

Lin Yan seemed to have grasped the key to this.

Mr. Lu, having started from scratch, had earned a vast fortune.

The Chief True Man, on the other hand, had inherited the wealth of the previous three generations of Chiefs, thus possessing more profound mana.

But comparatively, the Chief True Man’s road had already come to an end.

Whereas Mr. Lu, through his own Qi Refining and God Transformation, had just entered this realm and still had room for further advancement.

What was more important was that the Chief True Man’s Token had reached its fourth generation.

But Mr. Lu’s blessings could be passed down for five generations!

For future generations, it was even more far-reaching!

"Isn’t this what was expected?"

The Commander, with a calm demeanor, stepped forward and said, "As a temple priest who achieved Primordial Spirit, and not by martial prowess, you were indeed at a slight disadvantage! And today wasn’t about making you fight to the death... "

Whether Mr. Lu could defeat the Chief True Man today or not was actually not important!

What mattered was that Mr. Lu had achieved the Refining God Realm!

Only at this level was he qualified to discuss matters in front of the Chief True Man!

Otherwise, today wouldn’t have been about discussing matters, but merely informing that, from today onwards, all under High Willow City would act on command! That was the most crucial matter!

"Speaking of which, forcibly suppressing High Willow City, isn’t the Holy Land afraid of losing the hearts of the people and creating dissent?" Lv Tang showed a contemplative expression.

"Can’t you see it yet?"

The Commander said calmly, "What the Chief True Man fears is Mr. Lu and Wu Chang! Apart from these two’s intentions, other people don’t matter!"

"If Mr. Lu hadn’t achieved the Refining God Realm, if Wu Chang wasn’t this outstanding, today’s affairs couldn’t have been suppressed!"

"If Mr. Lu had chosen, as in the past, to endure for the greater good, avoiding conflict! If Wu Chang had the temperament of Li Shen Sect, ignoring the lower classes of the Human Clan and focusing on the upper echelons!"

"Then the three matters today wouldn’t have caused any uproar at all!"

The Commander paused, then said calmly, "They are not here to seize power directly, but to appoint the next generation."

"Actually, this is giving enough face to the Great City Guard, and to me as well."

"And both of us, stepping into our twilight years, about to pass away, don’t really count for much!"

"Even if we are dissatisfied internally, it’s actually not important."

"The next Great City Guard, the next Commander, soon to take office, along with the 38,000 people inside the inner city, who make up the backbone!"

"The upper echelons of High Willow City are completely under the Holy Land’s Li family, essentially making the entire High Willow City theirs!"

"As for the 38,000 people driven out of the city..."

Pausing, the Commander continued indifferently, "The common people, weak as ants, even if their hearts are filled with anger, what waves can they create?"

"Moreover, the lower classes of the Human Clan, with their short lifespans, struggling to survive, within a generation or two, all feelings of resentment will have dissipated."

Afterward, the Commander looked at Lin Lei and laughed.

"If you weren’t under Mr. Lu’s command, you might also be among those driven out of the city; under such a trend, what could you do?"

"Without Mr. Lu’s teaching, you could only struggle to survive outside the city." Lin Lei sighed.

"But since you have joined Mr. Lu’s command, you now have the ability to stir up a storm; those driven from the city will not include you," said the Commander.

"If I really were driven out of the city, I would probably do everything possible to ensure that my descendants avoid the misery of exile to the Pure Land, desperately fighting for their chance to return to the city," Lin Lei said.

The Commander said lightly, "So, what is passed down will not be hatred, but the desire to return to the city!"

"In the past, such matters were actually not uncommon and were smoothly executed, enabling further strict control by the Holy Land over each city’s authority, preventing local rulers from harboring excessive ambition and establishing their own dominions!"

"Only this time, in High Willow City, were you, a reckless man, able to create such a disturbance!"

"That Chief True Man must not have expected that this common precedent, a fact that everyone had already implicitly agreed to, would become a major error in judgment when it falls onto you!"

"He also didn’t foresee that Mr. Lu, who was supposed to follow the Holy Land’s practice, would be so greatly influenced by you, young man!"

Listening to the Commander’s words, Lin Yan fell into silence.

Meanwhile, Lin Lei mused, "Was Qifeng Prefecture City taken over in the same way back then?"

"Back then, when something happened in Qifeng Prefecture City, the Holy Land took over the power, and over the years, it has gradually prospered!"

Finally, Mr. Lu began to speak slowly, "When people from the Holy Land came and directly appointed the Great City Guard, I was part of the faction that agreed!"

He looked at Lin Yan and said calmly, "The facts have proved that Qifeng Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Holy Land has become stronger than ever before!"

"If the Holy Land could maintain fairness and, like back then, judge only based on pros and cons without considering personal feelings."

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "I might not oppose today’s matter."

He looked at the silent crowd and continued, "The Great City Guard already regards the whole of High Willow City as ancestral legacy, taking it as the family business left by his ancestors! The next Great City Guard he wants to appoint is also from their faction!"

"Including you, Commander, whether choosing Zhou Yuan or Wu Chang, you might feel no personal bias, purely believing they are competent, capable, and sincere, and can make High Willow City better!"

"But in the eyes of the Holy Land, you all are choosing someone from your own lineage!"

"Recently, with the many events of autumn, both of them being old, whether they are senile is also debatable... Thus, the people you choose, the Holy Land can’t fully trust, which is expected."

"Over time, people from your lineage will control the fate of High Willow City, and if each acts independently and complacently, internal corruption is inevitable!"

"Just one point – the former head of the Observatory is your dear friend; if his descendants commit murder, arson, rape, and plunder... In the future, if Zhou Yuan becomes the Commander, considering your relationship, he might not be willing to deal with him!"

"This is the biggest drawback in the eyes of the Holy Land!"

As Mr. Lu spoke, the others grew even more silent.

The Commander slowly said, "That’s why initially, people from the Li Family in the Holy Land were directly appointed as the Great City Guard! And the previous generation’s Great City Guard was stripped of their ’recommendation’ rights! You, old man, agreed to this!"

"So, that Chief True Man never expected that today I would make a decision completely different from the past!"

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "In the past, I, just like them, looked at the distant future, envisioning if Qifeng Prefecture could become more prosperous! In our eyes were the pros and cons of the struggle for power... "

He looked at Lin Yan and slowly said, "But you have seen all the common people of the Human Clan!"

The thirty-eight thousand people from the Holy Land, who helped create the new city, are indeed the best choice!

But for the Holy Land, these people were driven out to High Willow City and should be treated favorably.

This act serves not only to appease the internal affairs of the Holy Land but also helps the new Great City Guard and the new Commander to fully take control of High Willow City.

In the past, no one focused on these lower-tier members of the Human Clan because they were seen as insignificant and powerless, unable to stir any turmoil.

Therefore, no one raised objections!

Until today!

"I must say, young man, your influence on me is also not small."

Mr. Lu laughed softly, stroking his beard.

And Lin Yan frowned slightly.

"What I oppose the most is treating the thirty-eight thousand people in the city as trash, throwing them out to free up space for people from the Holy Land," Lin Yan pondered aloud.

"Refusing the appointment of the new Great City Guard as well as the new Commander was Mr. Lu’s choice!"

"Earlier, I said that if the Holy Land were still the same, I would still agree to these two things," Mr. Lu spoke slowly.

"However, the Sixth Vein Master led Li Family has already formed its own faction within the Holy Land! Some of the upper echelons of the Holy Land have started to show self-interest!"

He motioned, and Lin Lei brought out the wooden box.

The lid of the wooden box slowly opened.

Inside was a pen.

The handle of the pen was bone, and the nib was made from a major demon’s wolf hair.

"Is this a gift from the Saint Master?" the Commander frowned and asked.

"Bring paper and ink," Mr. Lu looked aside and said.

"Yes," responded Lv Tang.

After Lv Tang brought over the paper, inkstone, and ink, and after it was ground,

Mr. Lu took the pen, dipped it in ink, and placed it on the paper.

Then, Mr. Lu released his hand.

But the pen stood in the air, and then it wrote a few sentences on the paper.

"In the year 1643 of the Holy Calendar, between late summer and early autumn, Yin Thunder struck the Holy Land."

"Darkness eroded, eerie night invaded, demons breached into the Holy Land."

"After a night of slaughter, both small and large demons, totaling one thousand six hundred and forty-two, were killed."

"Both small and large evil spirits, totaling eight thousand four hundred and sixty-seven, were exterminated!"

"The Saint Master personally came out to seal the breach in the Holy Land. While sealing, an Ancient God Arrow was shot from outside the breach, hitting his left rib, breaking three ribs."

"In the year 1645 of the Holy Calendar, the Saint Master personally ordered the killing of three Chief Masters within the Holy Land, took their Master Tokens, and imprisoned everyone from their sects on the spot."

"In the year 1646 of the Holy Calendar, a total of over six thousand four hundred people from under these three Chiefs, men and women, young and old, were all buried alive, not one survived!"