I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night-Chapter 1197 - 634: The End of an Era! (Part 2)

He paused for a moment, then said again, "Even if His Majesty does face misfortune, Your Highness is more than capable of shouldering the heavy burden."

"He has more important matters."

Shangguan Shang said this and continued, "In the future, Youqi will have to work for the Emperor’s Master!"

As his voice fell, he reached out and grasped something in his hand.

He held an object, its brilliance restrained.

Only to see Shangguan Shang take out a knife and pierce it into his own heart.

With his cultivation, injuring the heart pulse wouldn’t lead to death.

But he took out his heart blood and let it drip onto this treasure.

"What is this?" The man surnamed Yi frowned and asked.

"The Divine Dao Seed within the Drought Demon’s body is actually not complete."

Shangguan Shang said, "I use the remaining Taichu Divine Wood to ignite the Enlightenment Furnace, enhancing my perception to more sensitively comprehend this Divine Dao Seed. The result is... it requires Great Sun Essence Blood, supplemented by endless incense, to continue growing!"

He waved his hand.

This Divine Dao Seed flew outside the hall gate.

A hand reached out and caught the Divine Dao Seed.

The person had an extraordinary demeanor, gentle and elegant, revealing a smile.

"In the future, will it be my essence blood used for daily irrigation?"

Shangguan Youqi put away the Divine Dao Seed and continued, "Will the future incense all have to be infused into this Divine Dao Seed?"

"That’s right!"

Shangguan Shang slowly said, "I shall use the Great Luck of the Human Emperor to assist the Ancient Cyan Dragon Ancestor in constructing the Grotto Heaven."

"With you at the forefront, select a group of talented scholars to enter the Grotto Heaven, leaving a fire seed for the Human Clan."

"Phoenix Mansion City is, after all, located in the Mortal World. The Wutong Divine Mother, having endured for ages, will fall into slumber."

"Various cities, the old gods’ evil thoughts, influencing the Human Clan, have generated some evildoers who fantasize about destroying the cities to free the old gods."

"Only within the Grotto Heaven can I feel at ease."

With Shangguan Shang’s voice.

Shangguan Youqi softly said, "Father Emperor acquired a Golden Ship of Crossing among the Emperor Clan. I heard that the Ministry of Industry is currently replicating it?"

"Correct, this Golden Ship of Crossing is utterly miraculous, but I intend to personally use it in the future."

Shangguan Shang said, "The replicated Golden Ship of Crossing will be named the Tribulation Treasure Ship. I hope it will allow the Human Clan to escape further in future tribulations..."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, saying, "I still need to make some arrangements. Over the past century, through three generations of Heavenly Mechanism Saint Masters, borrowing from the Observatory, leveraging the nation’s fortune, expending lives, they calculated the trajectory of future generations."

"The Great Sun in the sky is growing dimmer, its days are numbered, and as a father, I must prepare early."

"The Taichu Divine Wood behind the hall, go and comprehend it."

——

Behind the great hall, this land, spanning ten miles, originates from the western land.

It is said that the Emperor’s Master there comprehended the method of eternal life.

With the passage of time, everything of that land has completely perished.

Only the Taichu Divine Wood remains.

The Enlightenment Furnace and the Eternal Star Iron are buried beneath it.

The First Human Emperor uprooted the ten-mile land, leaving behind an abyss.

Now it has been moved here.

"It is said this is the Emperor’s Master’s divine skill."

Yun Jiu, having lost the blood of the Phoenix, now appeared old, slowly said, "That guy skilled with dual blades comprehended the method from that land, submerged in the world, achieving eternal life..."

"But you do not need to comprehend this method."

"With these sands and stones, covering oneself, can resist the passage of time, gaining eternal life."

"But the premise is, one must cultivate into a Human Martial Saint, possessing a Leakless True Body, to wholly seal off life force, preventing its loss."

"Yet one must not break through the Extreme Heaven, or else the internal Dao rhythm will emerge, shattering the Leakless True Body, and these sands and stones will not hold."

——

Outside the Human Emperor Hall.

Shangguan Youqi looked at the man before him and said, "When the Ancient Cyan Dragon Ancestor forges the Grotto Heaven, you will enter it with me, sealing the ages, waiting for the future."

"Impossible!"

This man was also a Human Martial Saint.

Despite being over a hundred years old, he still looked youthful.

This person’s name was Bai Yun.

Bai Yun of blue skies and white clouds.

His elder brother died in the battle when the Drought Demon invaded.

Afterwards, he followed the Human Emperor, attacking various worlds, achieving illustrious military achievements. To this day, he is a Human Martial Saint who broke through the Nine Heavens.

He looked at Shangguan Youqi and said, "The Mortal World is changing. I won’t hide from it. Even if I meet the teacher in the future, I won’t abandon the current era."

"..."

Shangguan Youqi fell silent.

Bai Yun held immense reverence for the Emperor’s Master.

He was sent as a sacrifice to the Jiujiang Holy Land, rescued by the Emperor’s Master en route.

Both brothers regarded the Emperor’s Master as a divine being in their hearts.

The blue sky has perished, White Cloud remains.

Even though the Emperor’s Master has passed away for a century.

Bai Yun never dared forget the grace of those past years.

Being able to say that even if meeting the teacher in the future, not forsaking today... Shangguan Youqi then knew that the other party would not choose to enter the Grotto Heaven of the Ancient Cyan Dragon Ancestor.

"Since that’s the case, come with me..."

Shangguan Youqi said, "At the back hall, there is a method left by the Emperor’s Master. Once comprehended, it allows one to sleep in the world, achieving an alternative immortality."

——

In the 103rd year of the Human Emperor Calendar.

Shangguan Shang had been waging wars for years, enduring numerous attacks from the Old God’s Magical Objects.

This is a Dao injury.

An injury that cannot be healed by one’s own vitality alone.

If not for the Great Sun Essence Blood suppressing the strange aura, it would have already spiraled out of control.

In recent years, he has aged more, yet the worry in his eyes grows heavier.

Today, daylight only lasts for two hours.

Demonic evils in the world keep emerging, birthed endlessly.

Not long ago, a demon had already appeared, breaking the Ultimate Heaven, with a faint Divine Demon Bloodline within.

Also, among the upper echelons of the Human Clan, there are often individuals who lose control, turning into Physical Body Evils.

As of today, the hearts of people are filled with fear!

Many Gods and Demons, during the Deceit Night, restore their vitality and make a comeback.

And because the daylight grows shorter and shorter.

The nights become increasingly perilous.

Deploying troops and commanding becomes even more difficult.

Thus, more and more Gods, Demons, and evils have even begun to attack cities!

Many Old Gods, intentionally or unintentionally, have fallen into slumber.

The situation of the Human Clan is becoming increasingly dire!

When the age comes where Deceit Night persists forever, and daylight never appears!

Then Gods, Demons, and evils will run rampant in Deceit Night, and after this generation of the Human Clan, there will be no power left to resist!

"The time left for this Emperor is running out."

Shangguan Shang squinted his eyes, lifting his head to look at the sun about to set.

However, just as he was about to turn and leave.

He saw, under the reflection of the western sun, a figure slowly approaching.

The arrival had two blades at his waist, full of white hair.

His appearance was like that of a youth, his Qi Mechanism abundant, already a Human Martial Saint of the Nine Heavens.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Human Emperor."

"It’s you..." Shangguan Shang remarked with emotion: "When you handed the Taichu Divine Wood to me, you joined the battlefield, fighting alongside the army against various Divine Demon Clans. After the war, you couldn’t be found, and everyone thought you had perished somewhere..."

"The great war is over, I should have retired." The white-haired man said softly, "A person like me almost delayed the birth of this era and is unworthy of enjoying its prosperity!"

"So you chose to sleep in seclusion using the method of the Emperor’s Master?" Shangguan Shang raised his eyebrow.

"Seclusion seems wrong too." The white-haired man sighed, "Far less than Your Majesty the Human Emperor, who strives tirelessly to govern the world, with ceaseless effort, you should not have aged like this given your cultivation."

"You flatter me, countless people died fighting for the Human Clan back then, putting a little more effort as a leader of the Human Clan is no big deal?"

Shangguan Shang laughed and said, "In today’s era, old friends fade away, you might be older than me... My time is up, tonight drink with me, tomorrow I shall leave!"

"No."

The white-haired man was silent for a moment, then said: "I came today by the Emperor’s Master’s command..."

Hearing this, Shangguan Shang fell silent.

The white-haired man stepped forward again, asking in a loud voice.

"You are old, but is your blood still hot?"

"..."

Shangguan Shang raised his head to look at the Sky Dome, then lowered his head to sweep over the Mortal World.

Before the white-haired man could ask again.

Only to hear Shangguan Shang laugh heartily.

"The heart remains as before, I can stabilize the great situation of the Human Clan!"

"The blood is still hot, I can reignite the Great Sun’s light!"

"The Golden Ship of Crossing comes!"

Shangguan Shang waved a large hand, and a gigantic golden ship appeared in the void.

He looked at the white-haired man and said: "This Emperor, old and frail, can no longer command the Golden Ship of Crossing, to break through the void and reach the Great Sun! Therefore, a month ago, I prepared to gather a hundred Human Martial Saints..."

Hearing this, the white-haired man leaped onto the Golden Ship of Crossing and said: "Count me in, to assist you!"

"Good!"

On this day.

The Golden Ship of Crossing, breaking through the void, ascended to the heavens.

Shangguan Shang overlooked the Mortal World and declared boldly: "With my blood to splash the Sky Dome, with my bloodlight to illuminate all ages!"

He clenched his fists again, speaking in a deep voice: "Teacher, I am still me!"

The Emperor’s blood splattered across the Sky Dome!

Reignite the Great Sun’s light!

Daylight reappears!

Deceit Night retreats!

On this day, blue skies and white clouds!

The Red Netherworld Era ends!

The Human Emperor Era collapses!