I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night-Chapter 1372 - 718: Cultivators of the Kaiyuan Creation God Skill in This Era!

Former Supreme Elder of the Holy Alliance!

In this completely unfamiliar era, Lin Yan heard the term "Holy Alliance" for the first time.

It was precisely for this reason that Lin Yan halted his steps, following alongside these Martial Artists of the Qi Refining Realm.

For Lin Yan, this was merely an avatar of reincarnation, and even if there were any risks, he could bear them.

Yet among these Martial Artists in the Qi Refining Realm, there seemed to be some disagreement on how to treat Lin Yan.

"Brother, the Demon Star possesses innate wisdom, cunning and deceitful, may not trust us; what if he escapes halfway, how would we explain to the lord?" A Martial Artist of the Qi Refining Realm said in a deep voice, "We might as well make some means to capture him directly?"

"No." The middle-aged Martial Artist said, "The lord has said that the former self of the Demon Star might be his old friend, so do not be rude!"

"But these Demon Stars, none of them are benevolent, and they won't easily trust anyone." The young Martial Artist said softly.

"No worries." The middle-aged Martial Artist said, "The lord has said, if one knows the name of the former Supreme Elder of the Holy Alliance and is willing to follow us, then is of the same clan! If one knows the name of the former Supreme Elder of the Holy Alliance and still unwilling to follow, need not mind..."

"What kind of existence is the Holy Alliance?" The young Martial Artist asked in confusion, "I have flipped through worldly records and have never found any documentation of the Holy Alliance in any era..."

"The lord has said that it's a massive force where the Human Clan struggles for survival and fights against foreign entities." The middle-aged Martial Artist said softly, "But to us, it's not important...what is important is that in the era we are in, there is no hope to advance further. Only the lord can lead us to break the shackles of this era and move towards a higher level!"

——

Half a month's view.

Lin Yan has diligently cultivated along the journey, reaching the Inner Strength Realm.

Yet trying to contend with these Martial Artists of the Qi Refining Realm is not easy.

He wasn't planning on becoming enemies with these people; he merely wanted to follow them to explore the roots of that "former Supreme Elder of the Holy Alliance."

"Rest tonight, tomorrow we'll reach the place." The middle-aged Martial Artist was relatively congenial to Lin Yan.

This person's surname was Yan, known as Brother Yan.

As for his real name, no one mentioned it along the way, and Lin Yan did not inquire actively.

"I know you have many questions; previously, there was fear of unforeseen events along the way, so nothing could be revealed." Brother Yan said, "From here onward, count it as our territory...I can answer some for you."

"What kind of force are you?" Lin Yan pondered and asked.

"We are a group of wanderers, born ordinary, without family or qualification to join a sect."

Brother Yan spoke softly, "The sects in this world, the various local officials, and high-ranking court officials, without exception, all spring from one clan..."

"Without a sturdy backing, people like us, no matter how high our talent, have no hope of standing out."

"All the materials used for cultivation in this world are completely in control of these noble families and clans."

"Even the Royal Family is powerless against these noble families...even the harem of successive Emperors is chosen from noble clans."

"So every generation of the Emperor carries the bloodline of noble families."

Brother Yan said softly, "We are some ordinary individuals with severed prospects."

Lin Yan thought for a moment and asked, "What about your lord?"

Brother Yan said, "The lord's origin is mysterious, but he rescued us, provided us a path, gave us hope...He once said that one day, he must overturn this decayed world so that everyone is equal!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly, then asked, "Is he also a visitor from the Otherworld?"

"..."

A moment of silence, Brother Yan said, "We do not know, but his ideas and his skills should not exist in this world!"

"How many so-called Demon Stars were there before me?"

Lin Yan asked again.

"Unclear, but not just you."

Brother Yan hesitated and said, "These Demon Stars have all fallen into the hands of various great families in the world, some captured by the National Master Mansion and sent into the Imperial Palace..."

He said, "The lord has said that to overthrow this decayed world, Demon Stars are needed to assist."

"How many Demon Stars have your people initiated?"

"The second one."

"What about the previous one?"

"Committed suicide."

"..." Lin Yan felt slightly wordless.

"The lord said that this world hides massive secrets and also conceals huge threats." Brother Yan said, "With only the Martial Artists of this world, it cannot be changed...likewise, without the Martial Artists of this world, Demon Stars cannot overturn the heavens."

"Cannot overturn the heavens?" Lin Yan pondered, then asked, "What else has your lord said?"

"He said all Demon Stars are pitiful beings trapped in a net." Brother Yan said, "So every time a Demon Star is born, our people will disperse to strive and initiate the Demon Star to return, but including you...only succeeded twice."

"Oh?" Lin Yan pondered and then asked, "Did anyone go to White Emperor City?"

"Yes." Brother Yan said, "My senior sister personally led a team outside White Emperor City to receive refugees and sought Demon Stars...She said she had originally detected the traces of a Demon Star and took in a few children suspected to be Demon Stars, but unfortunately, none turned out to be."

"..."

In Lin Yan's mind, he thought of that kind, benevolent woman who sheltered those children and wondered to himself, "So, was that woman their person?"

As he thought about this, suddenly, he was alert and looked towards the darkness outside.

Whoosh!

An arrow pierced into the air!

The leading Martial Artist, caught off guard, without even using Protective True Qi, was pierced through the neck!

The archer was also a Martial Artist of the Qi Refining Realm.

Moreover, was a Martial Artist at the Peak of Energy Refining Realm.

The person walked out of the darkness, wearing armor, a long blade hanging by his waist, holding a bow.

One after another, then soldiers closed in from all directions.

"Heavenly Demon Sect brats, colluding with outsiders, heinous crimes, kill!"

The General waved his hand ferociously, grinning: "Cut off all their heads for me!"

"Go!"

Brother Yan tossed Lin Yan backward and said, "Head southeast, thirty miles away is where the lord is temporarily residing."

Before the sound fell, he rushed forward.

——

Lin Yan was currently only at Inner Strength Cultivation, enough for an ordinary person, yet here, apparently, not enough.

He frowned slightly, looking behind.

The next moment, he picked up stones and piled them nearby.

Then, Lin Yan bit his fingertip and drew runes on the stones.

Although he himself did not possess Mana, nor even True Qi, this physical body was fundamentally rather extraordinary, possessing some Divine Power.

As these stones were all inscribed with runes.

Lin Yan arranged these stones according to the Formation pattern nearby.

"There aren't many who can help you; I hope this rough formation can aid in your escape..."

With this thought, Lin Yan hesitated no longer and turned away.

He headed southeast, traveling swiftly.

By the next day, as dawn broke,

he finally saw the place.

Ahead, there's white smoke curling upwards.

It's the scene after a fire has burned the whole night.

It was a village, but the entire place had been reduced to ashes.

A large number of bodies had been burned to charcoal, their deaths tragic.

"It seems that old acquaintance has also met with misfortune."

A heavy feeling settled in Lin Yan's heart. His gaze swept over the village's outskirts, noticing numerous hoofprints.

This was a contingent of well-trained cavalry.

They must have charged into the village last night, slaughtered the villagers, and set the place ablaze.

After observing for a while, Lin Yan found no ambushes, so he proceeded into the ruins left in the fire's wake.

The remaining smell after the flames was exceedingly unpleasant.

There's still lingering warmth, making him feel as if he were in a furnace.

He followed the remnants of the tracks onwards.

"These cavalry charged in from all directions, gathering at a specific spot..."

Lin Yan thought to himself, "They were here for a particular place or person… After their success, they started destroying the village."

He arrived at a courtyard within the village.

This was the largest compound in the entire village.

Yet it had now turned to ashes under the flames.

From the setup outside the courtyard, Lin Yan discerned traces of a formation.

The owner of this courtyard had set up a formation here.

But the cavalry outside had also formed up to break through it.

Entering the ruins, Lin Yan saw many broken weapons.

The battle last night had been extremely fierce.

In the cavalry ranks, some had been killed or injured.

But as for the martial artists protecting the courtyard, they were all slaughtered.

Among these martial artists, there was even one at the Refining God Realm.

The entire commotion, even the conflicts involving the Refining God Realm, were suppressed by the formation within this courtyard and at first did not spread to other parts of the village.

"Brother Yan previously mentioned that the lord temporarily resided here."

Lin Yan murmured, "So this wasn't a fixed residence... This lord had been moving constantly, yet was still trapped here. It seems the so-called Heavenly Demon Sect has traitors."

As he continued on, he saw a rather unique open space.

There were signs of a great fire having burned around.

Yet this open space was spotless, without a trace of ash or dust.

Remnants of mana lingered, leaving faint traces.

"..."

Lin Yan's expression constantly changed.

The person who exerted this mana was evidently cultivating the Kaiyuan Creation God Skill.

There were signs of a Netherworld Inner Realm Divine Domain manifesting here.

But it had not fully unfolded, as it was constrained by an invisible force.

A complete Netherworld Inner View was reduced to less than a yard wide.

The cavalry's means could suppress the Inner Realm Divine Domain.

"A character who had achieved success with the Kaiyuan Creation God Skill was so effortlessly captured?"

Lin Yan pondered, "With accomplished Creation Skills, one is at least a 'Scenic Creator', and with a refined Primordial Spirit, a 'Creation God Lord'..."

He could sense that the owner of this courtyard had not yet reached the realm of the Human Martial Saint.

He stood silently for a moment, then walked away.

Even a figure with accomplished Creation Skills had been easily captured, their life and death unknown.

The matters here were already beyond what a martial artist with Inner Strength cultivation could handle.

He needed to understand what exactly was going on in this world.

Why had he been deemed a Demon Star upon arriving?

Why had a Supreme Elder of the Holy Alliance arrived in this world before him?

Now it seemed the noble families in this world were extremely unfriendly towards outsiders like them!

——

Three hundred miles away.

In the dungeon of the Southwest Royal City,

a young man was suspended in mid-air.

Iron implements inscribed with runes emerged from the cell's walls and pierced through his limbs.

This young man, hair disheveled and eyes dull, said slowly, "Where is your Main God?"

"Does a captive even deserve to see the Divine Venerable?"

A martial artist at the Refining God Realm stood with hands behind his back.

Divine Light floated behind him, exuding a sense of majesty and weight.

This Refining God Realm martial artist slowly spoke, "I hear you claim to be a Supreme Elder of the so-called Holy Alliance. Twenty years ago, you emerged abruptly, inciting the common rabble to attempt an upheaval of this world's order..."

"This world is controlled by noble families like you, leaving no way for ordinary people to survive."

The young man spoke slowly, "They don't even have hope of reaching the Refining Essence Realm. Once a prodigy appears, you people snuff them out... You sustain your rule, extracting all the world's resources, suppressing the true geniuses of the world. Such a state of affairs should have been overthrown long ago."

"Do those commoners even deserve to achieve refinement and stand alongside us?"

This Refining God Realm martial artist sneered, "We are all descendants of the True Gods, how can mere mortals compare? These commoners are but fodder left by the Creator God for us... mere servants dreaming of overturning the world?"

He said this while walking forward, pinching the wounds pierced by the iron implements, "I hear you've developed a magic artifact that can sense the presence of exceptionally powerful souls..."

Anyone reincarnated would have achieved significant cultivation in a past life.

Even if their past was washed away in the cycle of reincarnation, even if their Primordial Spirit dispersed into the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, the foundation of their soul remains exceptionally strong and stable.

To find the Demon Star, one only needs to detect its innate soul spirit.