I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 461 - 304: Old God’s Technique! Tree of All Life!

Chapter 461: Chapter 304: Old God’s Technique! Tree of All Life!

The attackers, totaling five, were all in the Qi Refining Realm.

Among them, two had reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm.

More importantly, these five had mastered a secret technique, similar to the military formation of ghost soldiers, known as the Five Elements Sword Formation.

When working together, their power increased exponentially!

With the Five Elements Sword Formation, as long as they did not encounter someone in the Refining God Realm, they could sweep through opponents in all directions.

Thus, they dared assassinate the newly appointed Lord and seize the Fire Seed!

In an instant, they struck ferociously, their power shaking all directions!

The crowd present was utterly shocked!

——

Ten breaths later.

The five were captured.

The atmosphere at the scene grew solemn.

Lin Yan retracted his Golden Body Divine Power and recalled the Five Mountains Dragon Capture.

At that moment, the expression in everyone’s eyes was filled with indescribable shock.

What did they see?

In the instant these assassins struck, a massive golden figure had met their attack.

Though he had a saber hanging at his waist, he did not draw it.

And though he carried a Divine Bow, he did not use it.

Barehanded, he had suppressed a battle that could have changed the power structure of East Mountain Prefecture!

"..."

Xu Changyi’s expression was extremely grave.

Being at the peak of the Qi Refining Realm himself, he also mastered various secret techniques of the Holy Land.

But facing this anticipated assassination, he had also expended much effort and had predicted that he might barely win.

However, he had not expected that amidst the back-and-forth scheming and arrangements, the situation would be resolved by an outsider with a few punches and kicks.

It was like when children from two families, having a quarrel, prepared sticks and stones for a fierce fight, only to be stopped and spanked by a passerby.

He felt somewhat helpless and looked around, thinking to himself, "This battle should have been a bloody slaughter involving the power structure of East Mountain Prefecture. How did it turn into a mere skirmish?"

Fu Zhong stood by the side, his gaze also somewhat distant.

If it had been earlier, he would have been utterly shocked and incredulous.

But now, after Lin Yan had forcefully entered the Forbidden Land and annihilated the Ghost God,

this once terrifying assassination attempt seemed somewhat ludicrous.

"You..."

The expressions of the five assassins changed dramatically, showing desperation.

However, Lin Yan did not kill them immediately, but merely said calmly, "Just now, you mentioned a treasure of your clan? A relative of the old Lord?"

"Indeed!"

Xu Changyi came forward and sighed, "The old Lord had immense prestige in East Mountain Prefecture. However, being mindful of the bigger picture, he was willing to transfer the authority and have me completely assume the position of Lord. But his clan and old subordinates were rather unwilling."

"Xu Changyi, there’s no need to pretend. In order to seize power, you would stop at nothing."

The leader of the men sneered, "This Old God’s Magical Object is something the Lord left for his clan’s descendants. You forged the Lord’s token and seized it by force!"

Another person shouted angrily, "The Lord led several hundred of us from East Mountain Prefecture into the Forbidden Land, where we were all annihilated, while only those from outside East Mountain Prefecture survived! Isn’t it you who plotted to kill the Lord and seize the Fire Seed?"

"Throughout the generations, if a Lord dies, there must be a sacrifice to invoke back the Fire Seed!"

"You knew we were prepared, so you used the Forbidden Land to scheme against the Lord and directly seize the Fire Seed from him!"

"All of you are birds of a feather, worth killing!"

"Since we have been defeated, kill or butcher us as you please!"

Upon hearing these words, the rest of the people from East Mountain Prefecture present exchanged glances, filled with doubts.

Xu Changyi sighed, seemingly a little helpless.

Once these words were spoken, it became very difficult to clear the air.

He couldn’t possibly kill all the people from East Mountain Prefecture present.

Thus, these words would eventually spread secretly within East Mountain Prefecture, causing endless trouble.

"..."

Lin Yan immediately understood the underlying reasons.

The old Lord had a deep understanding of the greater good and was devoted to the welfare of the Human Clan.

But Lin Yan knew, one couldn’t expect all of the Human Clan to have the same broad-mindedness and awareness as the old Lord.

For the old Lord’s clan and former subordinates, this was an internal power struggle.

With the death of the old Lord and the succession of the new Lord,

these former subordinates and clan members of the old Lord likely lost their past glories and positions.

They were only hoping to retrieve the Fire Seed and, with it, regain the position of Lord.

But now, not only had they failed to obtain the Fire Seed, but even the Old God’s Magical Objects left by the old Lord had been taken from them.

For them, it was as if the new Lord was trying to take the foundational roots of the old Lord’s lineage, completely destroying them!

"It seems you’ve figured it out." Mr. Lu stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Now do you understand the importance of the Observatory?"

"The Observatory, while monitoring all parties, also prevents any single family from becoming overly dominant, colluding, and covering for each other!" Lin Yan’s expression was solemn as he spoke, "The old Lord is a respected elder, with far-reaching vision... but his clan and former subordinates, their sights are still set on their own small plots of land, focused on immediate gains and losses!"

"Exactly," Mr. Lu said, "The old Lord was very satisfied with this new Lord, which also means that currently, within East Mountain Prefecture, there is no one more ’capable’ than this Xu Changyi!"

The Fire Seed is traditionally passed on to the capable!

But it seems the old Lord’s clan and descendants have already regarded it as a family heirloom!

"If not checked, then the position of Lord of East Mountain Prefecture will become hereditary, passed from father to son, and become a family lineage!"

"Before long, an extremely powerful family, born superior to others, will completely dominate the common people, much more terrifying than the six major families of High Willow City."

Mr. Lu sighed, saying, "Such a strong family would keep the common people from rising up, and capable individuals of humble origins would be suppressed, unable to get ahead!"

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