I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 614 - 368: The Saint Master One Year Later!_2

Chapter 614: Chapter 368: The Saint Master One Year Later!_2

But this time, all the demons beyond their tier are going all out, determined to break through the Taixuan Mountain Range.

Not only do they appear themselves, but even their numerous demon subordinates, and even the Human Clan slaves they keep, all rush towards the Taixuan Divine Mountain!

"The method Taixuan Divine Mountain is currently employing cannot resist the Demon Domain."

"They are just using human lives to build a dam to slow down the tide."

"But soon, a great tsunami will break through the dam."

Lu Changsheng sighed: "Though you, old master, have reached the Refining God Realm, you are ultimately not a true Martial Artist in Refining God, with too many disadvantages and shortcomings; you will be buried there."

Lord Lu stroked his beard and laughed, saying: "The front line is always seeing deaths, many young passionate soldiers are buried there, what’s there to regret about an old fool like me dying?"

Lu Changsheng said gravely: "You can be more useful staying in the Prefecture City."

"Do you really think so?" Lord Lu said mildly.

"..." Lu Changsheng fell silent.

"When I was your age, I wasn’t as wise or capable as you." Lord Lu lamented: "When you reach my age, you will definitely surpass me completely... But someone as wise as you also tends to follow your emotions."

"..." Lu Changsheng did not respond.

"The Supreme Profound Dao to Saint Technique of the Holy Land makes one lose all emotions and desires, all distractions, allowing one to be calmer, more rational, and cold-blooded without feeling."

Lord Lu said: "I’ve always had a great prejudice against this cultivation technique! But today, it seems that the existence of the Supreme Profound Dao to Saint Technique is indeed very important..."

He sighed and said: "You know Taixuan Divine Mountain needs support, but you’re afraid your master will die there, so you choose to block it! As someone with significant authority in decisions regarding the Human Clan’s fate, you’re not doing well!"

Lu Changsheng was silent for a moment and said: "Taixuan Divine Mountain doesn’t really lack an old and frail Refining God Realm with great flaws like you."

"Taixuan Mountain Range indeed doesn’t lack a Refining God Realm for charges, but it lacks a Think Tank for strategizing." Lord Lu said.

"The Heavenly Mechanism Banner Master will soon return to position." Lu Changsheng said calmly.

"He is a new Banner Master, too immature." Lord Lu slightly shook his head.

"He grows very quickly." Lu Changsheng replied.

"But during his growth, many people will die." Lord Lu said.

"So are you planning to strategize on his behalf before the Heavenly Mechanism Banner Master matures?" After a moment of silence, Lu Changsheng asked again.

"I, of course, am not as good as the Heavenly Mechanism Banner Master, but many of the high-level from the Holy Land in the Three Prefectures have already left; if we work together, we should be able to buy more time." Lord Lu said gravely.

"The Prefecture City needs you, old master."

"But Taixuan Divine Mountain needs me more!"

"..."

The atmosphere fell into silence.

The Saintess and Lv Tang exchanged a glance but did not speak.

"In Qifeng Prefecture, Tribulation Ash has suffered heavy blows and cannot become a threat in a short period!"

After a moment of silence, Lord Lu spoke again: "And although the local forces in the various cities may have personal ambitions and thoughts of vying for power and gain, with your current Refining God’s Power, controlling the Temple, trusted by the Divine Mother, valued by the Holy Land, and with the cooperation from the Great City Guard, combined with your wisdom... there will be no chaos at all."

"You know well, leaving me here is just for reading and drinking tea, passing time till death comes."

"Only by going to Taixuan Divine Mountain can I be of some use."

As Lord Lu’s voice fell.

Lu Changsheng did not respond.

Just when Lv Tang and the Saintess both felt the atmosphere was extremely oppressive, they finally heard Lu Changsheng speak again.

"If you, old master, go, the Saint Master will surely go too." Lu Changsheng said: "He cannot take risks."

"Even if I don’t go, the Saint Master will still go." Lord Lu stroked his beard: "You know that."

"So, old master, you wish to go to Taixuan Divine Mountain first to pave the way for the Saint Master?"

"Something like that."

"Old master, you really do indulge him."

"He has the potential for me to indulge him."

"..." Lu Changsheng, after pondering, asked: "Do you really believe he can make a way for the Human Clan to stand firmly in this world?"

"Hasn’t he already broken a shackle and become the Saint Master, with Great Luck on him?" Lord Lu retorted.

"The Divine Mother has said that prior to the Saint Master, there were also beings with Great Luck, but who is remembered by history today?"

Lu Changsheng shook his head and said: "I’ve never thought of placing the entire race’s hope on one person!"

"He has the power to move mountains." Lord Lu said calmly.

"He indeed lifted the mountain of the Human Clan, but how long can he hold it?" Lu Changsheng asked.

"..." Lord Lu pondered without responding.

"Once he can no longer hold it, it will crush him, and then the whole mountain will fall and shatter." Lu Changsheng’s tone was extremely heavy as he said gravely: "By then, the Human Clan will once again be fragmented, at the mercy of demons and evils; perhaps not extinct, but how many generations it will take to gradually reassemble."

"You ah..."

Lord Lu sighed and said: "Clearly in the prime of your life, yet more despondent than I, an elder!"

"Hope has shattered too many times; I can’t see where the Human Clan’s path leads!"

Lu Changsheng sighed and said: "Even in ancient times, leaders carrying Great Luck still couldn’t sustain the Human Clan’s golden age, instead making the situation worse!"

He exhaled and said softly: "In this life, I don’t ask for the present, only for the future!"

"You mean leaving hope for the descendants?"

"Exactly!"

"But in my eyes, you are merely leaving disasters for the descendants."

"Because this era cannot solve disasters, nor does it possess hope."

"Before going to High Willow City, I thought the same, but after High Willow City..."

Lord Lu stood up, patted his shoulder, and said: "Maybe we can’t solve the disasters, but we mustn’t give up hope!"

Lu Changsheng did not respond.

As Lord Lu walked out, he continued: "The current era, today’s civilization, is the result of countless generations passed down by the Human Clan!"

"From Martial Artists fighting demons to temple priests worshiping Divine Spirits, to literati transcribing legacy, even craftspeople building houses and cooks researching recipes..."

"From nothing to having, they broke the shackles, then based on the initial foundation, through the efforts of generations, aimed to become better!"

"Every generation before us, they were all more difficult than us."

"Because they didn’t give up, they passed it to our generation."

"Look at the refugees in the Pure Land..."

"I always thought that in such times, outside the city, they couldn’t even survive themselves; how would they think of reproducing?"

"Later... I understood, those who didn’t want to reproduce had no descendants after their death!"

"Only those who wanted to reproduce left descendants!"

"I don’t know what you’ve done lately to cause such despair, but..."

Lord Lu stopped and said: "I’m already old, although I’ve refined my Primordial Spirit, the drawbacks are too significant, and my life span hasn’t increased much; I can’t see a far future! At least, in my current twilight years, I want to do everything I can for the Human Clan..."

As his voice fell, Lord Lu walked out.

Lv Tang didn’t speak and followed him with big strides.

The atmosphere was tense.

After a moment of silence, the Saintess asked: "What on earth did you do?"

Lu Changsheng looked up, his eyes full of bloodshot.

"Heavenly Star intends to spend everyone at Taixuan Divine Mountain to buy a year and a half of respite for the Three Prefectures, especially the Saint Master!"

"Lord Lu was aware of this and got approval from the senior officials of the Holy Land," the Saintess said: "I was present at the time!"

"That night, I set up the altar and did a divination using Heavenly Mechanism." Lu Changsheng said in a low voice: "The Saint Master, in his youth, had such a majestic momentum; in a short period, his cultivation advanced rapidly; I thought in a year, he might be able to support the entire Human Clan!"

"Are you crazy?" The Saintess exclaimed: "He carries Great Luck, and you think you can calculate that? Under backlash, you’d be turned into ash!"

"But I didn’t die."

Lu Changsheng smiled terribly and said bitterly: "I had prepared for my affairs, but... I didn’t die..."

"Saintess, do you know what this means?"

"This means that a year later, the Saint Master with Great Luck doesn’t exist anymore..."

"You all think the Saint Master brought hope, but only I know, after just one year, the Saint Master is gone, and hope is gone too."

Unconsciously, he was already in tears, smiling sadly: "But I dare not tell him, the old master..."