I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 762 - 429: Heart of a Child! Heavenly Gate Patriarch!

Chapter 762: Chapter 429: Heart of a Child! Heavenly Gate Patriarch!

The Heavenly Stars descended, their light flickering.

In the invisible realm, they had gathered into a Heavenly Star Dojo, extremely stable.

The opposing force wielded one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the starlight power of Xuri Mouse, forming a dojo.

Though not a Holy Land, it can be compared to a Blessed Land.

Regarding stability, it surpasses an ordinary Inner Realm Divine Domain.

Unless one has a treasure like the "God-breaking Mallet" filled with the power of Ancient Old Gods, it is hard to break through.

Shangguan Youqi evidently had the means to break through.

Even with just his own cultivation, if not for his old wounds, breaking this Heavenly Star Dojo might not be a difficult task.

At this moment, within the dojo, starlight flowed, sensing that this dojo was shuttling through the air.

Shangguan Youqi casually waved his hand, and the Nine Yang Bell emitted light, forming a shield that enveloped the Green Jade Divine Ship, isolating it from the outside.

Then he looked at Lin Yan and said, "Just now this person mentioned, within the Holy Alliance, there is still talk of sacrifices."

Shangguan Youqi could not help but ask, "What does the Saint Master think of using the dead as sacrifices?"

"..."

Lin Yan paused and said, "When a person dies, the light of their life is extinguished, leaving only the flesh body... to either be buried in the earth until flesh and bone perish, or burned into ashes."

"Ultimately, it’s the death of the body and extinction of the path, becoming nothing more than fleeting smoke."

"As a member of the Human Clan, it’s naturally unsettling in my heart."

"But as the Human Clan is weak, in the grand order of heaven and earth, it inevitably struggles to survive."

He sighed and said, "The Demon Suppression True Master, after death, transformed into incense and golden body, protecting the people of a region... When I die, perhaps I might do the same."

In High Willow City, in fact, the deceased are sent to the Temple for cremation, and the ashes are left in the Temple’s backyard, unintentionally becoming part of Liu Zun’s nourishment.

He felt a bit uncomfortable about these matters, but in this era, being able to use the deceased to protect the living.

It’s already considered extremely fortunate.

"Fallen flowers are not heartless things; they turn into spring soil to nurture more blossoms."

Lin Yan sighed and said, "To protect the living after death, ancestors of the Human Clan have always done this."

Shangguan Youqi paused, then asked, "So the Saint Master acknowledges this practice?"

"I acknowledge that this practice may help alleviate the Human Clan’s survival pressures, and it may not necessarily be wrong."

Lin Yan said faintly, "But that doesn’t mean I will always accept it."

He turned to Shangguan Youqi and said, "Our era’s Human Clan is striving to change the current situation."

"We hope to strengthen the Human Clan so that in the future era, the Human Clan can live peacefully, enjoy peace in life, and be buried properly after death."

"The people of the Heavenly Gate abandon the masses, but there will always be some who care for them."

"That’s why people like me can be born in this era, living for more than a decade as an ordinary person, before stepping onto the path of cultivation and growing to this level."

"I haven’t forgotten my way here, nor the shelter I received when I was weak."

Lin Yan said so, looking at Shangguan Youqi, "What about you?"

"I have never forgotten."

Shangguan Youqi earnestly said, "That’s why I came to see you, the Master of All Generations."

He said thus and continued, "Then what does the Saint Master think about the matter of live sacrifices?"

"In today’s era, whether it’s forcing living humans to offer sacrifices or the evil and Divine Spirits who accept living sacrifices..."

Lin Yan calmly said, "They are all great enemies of the Human Clan!"

"Then I have nothing more to ask."

Shangguan Youqi paused and said, "To destroy the Heavenly Gate is not an easy task."

"In this world, even just living is not an easy task."

Lin Yan looked forward and said, "In ancient times, didn’t the Human Clan also carve out a place to survive through immense hardships?"

When Lin Yan spoke of "ancient times," he seemed to remember something and looked deeply at Shangguan Youqi.

"The Saint Master speaks the truth."

Shangguan Youqi smiled and said, "Then let’s journey to the Heavenly Gate and weigh the quality of these Celestial beings in our current age..."

——

Heavenly Destiny City.

"The Demon Suppression Department has sent word that the Heavenly Furnace Sacred Land has completely fallen under control."

"The newly appointed Supreme Elder, Shangguan Youqi, met with the Saint Master and was abducted by people from the Heavenly Gate on the way to the Shangri Sacred Land."

"It is suspected to be the seventh elder of the Heavenly Gate, possessing the heritage of one of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Xuri Mouse, capable of utilizing the projection of the Star Daoist School."

"The Demon Suppression Department has detected anomalies and is preparing for an interception midway."

"..."

Listening to the incoming messages.

The Master of the Holy Alliance paused and said, "The dojo of Xuri is merely a projection, roughly equivalent to the level of a Blessed Land. The Saint Master may not be able to break it, but for our Supreme Elder, it should not be difficult."

He spoke up, saying, "Let the Demon Suppression Department observe the changes without being... "

At the fall of his voice, the Master of the Holy Alliance hesitated.

He seemed to ponder for a moment and then said, "Let the Demon Suppression Department intercept with all their might, but one thing, just do your best, no need to risk lives."

"..."

The middle-aged scholar showed a look of astonishment.

The new Supreme Elder and the Human Clan’s Saint Master, what weight do they hold?

Logically, the Holy Alliance should spare no effort to intercept and rescue the two.

If the Alliance Hierarch intended to let these two perish, then simply not deploying the Demon Suppression Department would suffice.

Yet he both sent people to intercept and also stated not to overexert.

He couldn’t help but feel puzzled, thinking, "Could it be that the Hierarch intends to kill with a borrowed knife, yet is concerned about reputation? But when did the Hierarch, who once fought through rivers of blood, care about reputation?"

"Why haven’t you gone yet?"

The Master of the Holy Alliance cast a glance at him and said solemnly.

The middle-aged scholar immediately made a salute and retreated.