I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night-Chapter 1319 - 691: The Year-Ruling Grand Duke of Tai Sui (2)

The middle-aged Martial Artist couldn't help but sigh, "I'm just afraid the Netherworld will come into the world, and our Human Clan will be destroyed. The few remaining offspring will become blood food kept by various forces, civilization will cease, order will collapse, and there will be no continuation."

He said gloomily, "If the Human Clan loses its heritage and civilization, how can future generations pass judgment?"

"So you must survive."

Lin Yan suddenly spoke, "Only if you survive can future generations endure, and only then can they judge the merits and faults of the past!"

"If the southern Human Clan doesn't get wiped out in the future, the deeds of the Saint Master will surely be recorded for eternity!"

"And if you survive, you should also record the transgressions of the Saint Master in current times!"

The atmosphere fell silent for a long time.

Lin Yan let out a sigh and closed his eyes.

The people before him were by no means an exception.

Amongst the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, integrating into this great world, achieving perfection was impossible.

Clearing out a desert...

Ultimately, sand would still remain.

To the upper echelon of the Human Clan, the remaining grains of sand were insignificant.

But to the sand itself, it was a great disaster.

Shi Wen and others were only a part.

Looking across the whole world... there must be more human clans in various regions facing the same predicament.

Even if powers like the Upper Heaven, Kunlun, Penglai, the Holy Alliance, and the South Mountain Sacred Land secretly sent out people to respond to the scattered humans, they still couldn't be thoroughly cleansed.

Especially in relatively northern places, the further away from the South Mountain Sacred Land, the harder it became to care for them, making it impossible to handle everything meticulously.

"It is too hard for the Martial Artists of today's South Mountain Sacred Land to infiltrate various boundaries and retrieve scattered humans."

Lin Yan pondered, "With drastic changes in the world, Yin Soldiers emerging, even these dispatched Martial Artists of the Human Clan would be like mud bulls into the sea... Not only failing to retrieve them but also sacrificing these fearless warriors of the Human Clan."

"Even if scattered human clans are found, migrating back to the South Mountain Sacred Land is not easy."

"The quickest way is for me to become stronger, for the upper echelon of the Human Clan to become stronger."

"As long as I become a True Immortal of the World, as long as a large number of Human Immortals appear in the Human Clan."

"Then we can intimidate the current age, maybe even start reclaiming lost territories, restoring the order of the Human Clan to these chaotic boundaries."

Lin Yan took a deep breath and thought, "For the survival of the clan, for the development of the clan, I must quickly conclude this lifetime's obsession and start a new one."

He touched his chest and murmured, "Tell me, what are you afraid of?"

——

Ice City.

This region appeared lifeless.

It's said that decades ago, this place was still a snowy land, but with the revival of All Gods and the times changing, the ice and snow receded, and the climate warmed.

This region only sees snowfall when winter arrives.

"Ice City is the only Human Clan city left undestroyed within three thousand miles."

Shi Wen panted, "For decades, Divine Spirits in the city have protected the Human Clan... For us to become new citizens of the city, we must have a sincere heart for offering."

As he said this, he added, "The Divine Spirit of this Ice City was originally one of the Tai Sui Gods, known as The Year-Ruling Grand Duke of Tai Sui."

"According to ancient records of this region, six thousand years ago, a Divine Light descended from the sky."

"Wherever the light reached, within a radius of hundreds of miles, no Evil dared to invade."

"A Martial Artist of the Human Clan went to investigate and discovered that the source of the Divine Light was an object, white all over with a soft texture, resembling a piece of flesh."

"Over the years, with the Human Clan providing incense and blood sacrifices, this piece of flesh kept growing."

"Until a thousand years ago, this piece of flesh gradually took human form, and the temple priest also gradually received the decrees of the god, learning of this god's origin."

Shi Wen stated, "According to the Holy Alliance's calculations, this is an Upper Celestial God. In an ancient catastrophe, his Divine Body was destroyed, scattering into the Void, and finally falling to the mortal world six thousand years ago."

"..."

Lin Yan furrowed his brows.

Listening to this, he could roughly infer the subsequent records.

The Year-Ruling Grand Duke of Tai Sui fell in that ancient catastrophe, parts of his fragmented Divine Body wandered for ages and eventually descended to the mortal world.

With the Human Clan providing incense and blood food, this piece of flesh managed to restore, gradually becoming a Divine Spirit body.

Logically, to this day, with the revival of All Gods...

This Upper Celestial God in this era, even if not fully restored to its peak, should have completely awakened.

"Why does this city only have Divine Power but no Divine Thought?"

Lin Yan had a complicated expression.

He thought of Lord Stove in his heart.

The true body of Lord Stove was not revived.

The Lord Stove worshiped by today's Human Clan is regarded as an avatar of this Saint Master Lin Yan.

But this so-called avatar also merely carries the Divine Power Qi Mechanism of Lord Stove.

This is not the real Lord Stove.

It's just an empty title.

The Divine Spirit of this Ice City, however, is indeed the body of Tai Sui, not an empty name.

But this body turned out to be empty.

Inside it has no Primordial Spirit.

Only a powerful Divine Body.

——

"Halt!"

On top of the city wall, members of the City Defense Army had their bows drawn, appearing extremely vigilant.

"I am from the South Mountain Sacred Land, a member of the Qifeng Prefecture, ordered to guard the cities in the Northern Territory. Since the city's downfall, I've protected our clan, traveling a long way to hear that Ice City is under the protection of Divine Spirits, free from worldly disasters, hence coming to join."

Shi Wen immediately offered a greeting and said loudly, "I have the token right here!"

The leading City Defense Commander took one look at the token in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his hand, saying, "It's not nightfall yet, open the city gates to welcome them, but keep a close watch."

"Yes!"

The city gates opened immediately.

Things went more smoothly than expected.

But Lin Yan frowned.

He turned his head to look at Shi Wen.

The old man instinctively gripped his hand, placing it on the hilt of his saber.

Shi Wen was clearly on guard as well.

But the next moment, he removed his hand from the saber hilt.

They were already at a dead end, with no options left.

If they couldn't enter Ice City, they would be exiled in the wild, especially in this era—after the Netherworld came into the world—being exiled outside... meant certain death!

Ice City was the only way out!

"Grandpa Shi, didn't we come here just to enter Ice City?" the young girl exclaimed happily, "You were worried earlier they wouldn't accept us, but now that they are willing, why do you seem a little unhappy?"

"It's nothing."

Shi Wen chuckled lightly, "As long as I can establish roots in the city, my mission is complete, and I won't let Grandpa Han down."

He rubbed the girl's head, but his eyes were filled with heavy thoughts.

There's no other choice but to enter the city!

If nothing unexpected happens in the city, he'd complete his mission and die without regret!

If something unforeseen occurs, he wouldn't be able to reverse it either.

Rather than drifting outside, he might as well take a gamble.

If the gamble fails, at worst, they'll die together, at least staying as a group, not scattered everywhere.

"Knowingly heading into danger."

Lin Yan thought silently, "This is the choice the Human Clan outside South Mountain Sacred Land has in today's world—no choice at all..."

He followed Shi Wen into the city.

And upon entering, members of the City Defense Army stepped forward to seize their weapons.

"No..."

The face of the middle-aged Martial Artist changed drastically.

Exiled in the world, their weapons were their lifeline; how could they be handed over?

"No weapons within the city, especially for outsiders."

The City Defense Commander said coldly, "Do you intend to enter Ice City with your weapons and cause chaos?"

He raised his hand, "If so, get out of the city! Otherwise... executed on the spot!"

The middle-aged Martial Artist's expression fluctuated, but eventually, he handed over his weapon.

Shi Wen and the others did the same.

Even Lin Yan handed over his weapon.

"Now come... The City Lord summons you!"

Just then, hoofbeats were heard, and a young officer clad in light armor rode swiftly to the front, stopping decisively, saying arrogantly, "You lowly savages, follow me now..."