I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 513 - 327: The Eldest of the Lin Family! The Fire Hell God!_2

Chapter 513: Chapter 327: The Eldest of the Lin Family! The Fire Hell God!_2

As he spoke, Mr. Lu stroked his beard and said, "After achieving strength from within, he was appointed as a Deputy Commander in the City Guard Mansion’s forward guard army, and within a few days, he was tasked with transporting rations."

"No wonder I haven’t received a letter from my elder brother for some time now,"

Lin Lei sighed in relief and whispered, "As long as he’s fine, as long as he’s fine..."

Lin Yan couldn’t help but smile as well.

In fact, before he awakened his innate wisdom, among the three Lin brothers, the eldest was indeed the most outstanding one.

Well-versed in the ways of the world and with a high martial arts aptitude, he was recommended and thus promoted six years ago, transferred to Prefecture City.

Furthermore, he believed that as High Willow City developed, Martial Artists would still be important, but the significance of scholars would also increase.

He did not wish for his two younger brothers to risk their lives with the blade like he did, to gamble their lives for a future; rather, he hoped that in the future, they could earn a living by knowledge and writing, sitting within the city.

Thus, before he left High Willow City, he especially hired an elderly teacher to instruct his two younger brothers in reading and writing.

And thereafter, Lin Lei also took on the role of an accountant, which fulfilled their eldest brother’s expectation.

It was only later when Lin Yan awakened the Devouring Evil Divine Power that he was destined to defy his elder brother’s hopes.

"Once my elder brother returns to Prefecture City, I’ll trouble Mr. Lu to pass this set of armor that’s close to divine to him,"

Lin Yan took out the Shi Family’s heirloom treasure and handed it over to Mr. Lu, smiling as he said, "Although I am revered as the Saint Master, I am not a sage after all and still possess some self-interest."

With his current Golden Body Divine Power, his physical body was even stronger than a hundred refined steel; the armor that’s close to divine was of little use to him anymore.

Lin Lei, being no Martial Artist and having the protective treasure transformed by the true form of Liu Venerate, had no need for the divine-like armor.

Giving this item to his elder brother to protect his life was more suitable.

"This item was snatched from the hands of the Deputy City Governor of the Shi Family, and it belongs to you personally, not a public treasure of the Observatory,"

Mr. Lu said with a smile as he stroked his beard, "People earn silver taels with the intention to support their family; how can that be considered self-interest? If it were a public treasure, such as the True Dragon Spine or the enduring flame of the East Mountain Prefecture, and you wanted to pass that to your family, that would be using power for personal gain!"

Lin Yan laughed, mounted his Jiao Linma, and looked back at Prefecture City.

Meanwhile, Lin Lei had already moved a cartload of classics and was now seated in the carriage, also casting a glance back.

Qifeng Prefecture, the most bustling of cities.

Even High Willow City was constructed in imitation of Prefecture City.

All kinds of regulations, various laws, and the ways of the world mostly originated from here and spread to High Willow City.

For the people of the Human Clan within Qifeng Prefecture, this city held extraordinary significance.

Watching Lin Yan depart, the people of Prefecture City had complicated feelings.

This was the teacher of thousands of generations, who founded new laws, carrying the hopes of the Human Clan.

He would inevitably be recorded in the annals of the Human Clan’s history.

To later generations, he would be a legendary sage told in stories.

To them, he was a person who stood before them in flesh and blood.

Even until recently, they could act in the role of elders, with the status of Prefecture City’s upper echelons, to assist this younger generation.

But in just a short period, everything seemed vastly different in the blink of an eye.

"Actually, upon careful thought, in a few hundred, a thousand years, we too would merely be marks on the pages of history... Perhaps with the Saint Master’s presence, the ink that records us in the annals will be a bit thicker!"

The Great City Guard laughed, and then, as if thinking of something, frowned and said, "The Great Elder’s whereabouts were just discovered not long ago, and we are currently gathering information about the Great Elder’s Inner Realm Divine Domain. Only by knowing the enemy and ourselves can we secure victory in every battle."

"Snatching the Landscaping Technique from the Great Elder was less than a hundred days ago. The Saint Master could actually have waited a few more days, why the hurry?"

As he said this, he felt somewhat worried in his heart.

Even though Wu Chang had become the Saint Master, incomparable, having created an Inner Realm, he was still a young man after all.

The Great Elder refined his Inner Realm with the Primordial Spirit and had many years of accumulation, profound depth.

In truth, he did not quite approve of the Saint Master personally risking danger to slay the Great Elder.

Yet this Saint Master, once his mind was set, did not entertain persuasion.

He even rejected the proposal to call troops from the City Guard Mansion.

"He has taken your goodwill to heart, but have you thought about the current instability in Prefecture City, the already scarce manpower? How many elite soldiers can we dispatch to escort him on his journey?"

The Supreme Commander of the Observatory said with a smile, "Faced with a Creation-level ’God Lord’, what kind of elites are needed to partake in such a grand battle? How many people need to die to deplete the Great Elder’s strength for the Saint Master?"

"But he is after all the teacher of ten thousand generations, currently attracting attention from all quarters; just the two of them setting off on their own, I really can’t rest easy."

The Great City Guard rubbed his eyebrows and said, "At the very least, waiting another two months would be better..."

Everyone knew what he meant.

The Landscaping Technique had also been something extremely distant to them in the past.

But recently, the characters of the Creation Law Lineage had all been in the Prefecture City, calling upon the city’s vast resources to assist them. Now that the new methods had emerged, they had taken the initiative to understand the process of creation.

Normally, constructing an Inner Realm Divine Domain is like erecting a skyscraper from flat ground.

At the inception, when laying the foundation, one must enter seclusion to stabilize the base.

This usually requires over a hundred days.

With the current situation, it would be better for the Saint Master to wait until after the hundred days, until his own Inner Realm Divine Domain had also stabilized, before going to trouble the Great Elder.

Or alternatively, within a hundred days, if the Great Elder’s Inner Realm Divine Domain had not stabilized, gather the strong warriors of the Human Clan to assist the Saint Master and attack together.

But now, with less than a hundred days passed, the Saint Master left the city in person.

"In the mysterious night, there are Demon Kings and Evil Spirits beyond tier, the slumbering Old Gods, and ’false gods’ from after the Antiquity, as well as certain powerful Tribulation Ash blessed by the Old Gods..."

There was also a hint of worry in Lu Changsheng’s eyes as he said softly, "Even those of the Landscaping lineage may not truly be able to do as they please in the mysterious night! The Saint Master’s journey, I’m afraid, will not be too peaceful..."

Mr. Lu remained calm and did not reply.

He knew why Lin Yan was so anxious to set off.

It wasn’t about killing the Great Elder as soon as possible.

But to return to High Willow City as quickly as possible.

——

And shortly thereafter, within just a few days, one message after another had made their way back to the Prefecture City.

"The Saint Master rested at the ninety-seventh Pure Land."

"Tribulation Ash from Li City emerged in swarms, willing to destroy the Pure Land, attempting to use its ominous signs to trap and harm the Saint Master."

"The Pure Land has suffered damage; the Saint Master has slain thirty-two of the upper echelons of the Li City Tribulation Ash, which included three Daluo Immortal Bodies."

"The Saint Master travelled by night to Desolate Cloud Mountain and was entangled by the Ancient Mysterious Creature ’Sentence Flame Lantern’, but he has slain this lantern."

"The Saint Master spent the night by Ice Spring Lake where two Great Evil Spirits attacked from the lake, both extremely vicious and evil, and both have been slain by the Saint Master."

"The Mountain Suppressing Rhinoceros, comparable to the Refining God Realm, was slain by the Saint Master at noon today."

"Nearby Fire Hell Mountain, its earth veins have dissipated today and the magma has solidified. It is speculated that the Demon King over-tier in Fire Hell Mountain has taken the earth vein’s fire and relocated last night."

Message after message, all in attendance were stirred, profoundly shaken.

Since the first night, when he was ambushed by the Li City Tribulation Ash and a Pure Land was destroyed, the Saint Master no longer spent nights at Pure Lands.

And without taking refuge in a Pure Land, he had to traverse through the mysterious night.

As a result, one killing after another that could have been avoided never seemed to cease along his way.

"The official road to High Willow City circumvents Desolate Cloud Mountain and Ice Spring Lake."

"The Saint Master didn’t follow the main road, but took a straight line, directly through these two dangerous places?"

"But Fire Hell Mountain isn’t on the road back to High Willow City, nor is it on this straight line..."

The people looked at each other, realizations dawning in their minds.

The Saint Master didn’t necessarily need to pass through Fire Hell Mountain.

But the Fire Hell God feared his passing by Fire Hell Mountain.

In just a few days, the ferocity of the Saint Master had grown so strong that even the powerful Evil Spirits comparable to the Human Clan’s landscapers dared not face him outright?

"No, that’s not right. Today, there’s a section of the official road to High Willow City where the mountains have collapsed and the trees are scorched..."

Just then, the white-haired young man from the Observatory said in a low voice, "Could it be, the Fire Hell God didn’t flee in terror, but deliberately blocked the road to confront the Saint Master in a fight?"

"Report! General Wen Chen from the Great General’s Mansion requests an audience!"

"The leading disciple of the Li Shen Sect, isn’t he still recovering from his injuries?"

"General Wen Chen says it’s intelligence from the Li Shen Sect’s Great General!"

"Let Wen Chen come in."

The white-haired young man’s eyes grew solemn at the words.

Right after, the still pale Wen Chen hurried over and said solemnly, "In the depths of the southern sea, a Demon King beyond tier, wielding an Old God’s treasure, has stirred up a tsunami and now has breached the territory of Qifeng Prefecture. It seems to be aimed at the Saint Master!"

After pausing, Wen Chen spoke in a low voice, "My mentor had previously set up a Sword Array along the Sea Domain, forming a hundred-mile defense line, thwarting many extremely vicious entities, and repelling two Great Demon Kings... But it failed to stop this Demon King wielding the Old God’s treasure!"