I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

"To you, the Human Clan of this world is also blood food! The difference is, you don't have to become blood food in the eyes of powerful evils!"

"From beginning to end, the so-called big picture is just your own machinations, from your innermost thoughts to your behavior, how is it different from the Celestial?"

Lin Yan grasped the Night Illuminating Divine Sword in his hand and said slowly, "Scum like Marquis Wangxi should be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Human Clan!"

"It seems the Saint Master insists on having his own way, and there can be no agreement!"

Elder Ling couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Yan said calmly, "If we continue this conversation, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold back and might cut you down first!"

"The Saint Master is indeed arrogant; with a killing weapon in hand, he looks down on all."

Elder Ling stood up, looked at Hundred Households Zhou, and said, "Actually, we no longer intend to take your life. As long as you follow the Saint Master's side, keep your mouth shut from now on, change your face and name, and the matter will be considered resolved..."

Hundred Households Zhou remained silent for a moment before speaking: "If this is how I must live, I might as well die! The reason I escaped in the first place was that I couldn't collude with you..."

"Very well."

Elder Ling said softly, "Saint Master, those who are already dead are gone for good! The Human Clan thus attained a Martial Saint, but whether it is a loss or a gain, no one can be certain!"

"But you killed Marquis Wangxi, yet those two million people still couldn't come back to life, and it would result in the Human Clan losing a Human Martial Saint!"

"Moreover, Hundred Households Zhou by your side is also bound to die!"

"If you let go of the past, everyone would rejoice, the situation would stabilize, and the Human Clan would retain a pillar of support!"

"If you refuse to let go, for the Holy Alliance, not only would those two million people have died, but the newly acquired Human Martial Saint would also die, and the unyielding warrior beside you would meet his end too."

"In the end, there would be no winners, and ultimately, it's the heritage of the Human Clan that would be lost!"

Elder Ling said softly, "Weigh the pros and cons, put down disputes of temperament, look at the big picture, that is what a qualified leader does!"

"Clearly, I am not a leader."

Lin Yan raised his hand slightly and said, "You may leave now."

Elder Ling nodded, turned and left, but paused for a moment at the courtyard's exit.

"In Heavenly Destiny City, no one wants to kill the Saint Master."

"But in the melee, if the Saint Master isn't strong enough, accidents might happen."

"Hundred Households Zhou..."

He turned his head slightly and said slowly, "The Saint Master is young and stubborn, but as a Hundred Households of the Demon Suppression Department, you must think more for the Human Clan..."

Hundred Households Zhou lowered his head slightly, remaining silent.

Elder Ling left, his eyes complicated.

——

A night of silence.

The anticipated assassination did not occur.

This is Heavenly Destiny City!

This is the gathering place of the Holy Alliance's upper echelons!

Perhaps they are also considering whether or not to keep Marquis Wangxi, the Human Martial Saint!

But that doesn't mean they are willing to see an assassination occur in Heavenly Destiny City!

Especially when it involves the Saint Master!

No one can guarantee that in assassinating Hundred Households Zhou, the Saint Master wouldn't be harmed!

Two days later, the grand enfeoffment ceremony was held as scheduled.

But Marquis Wangxi was no longer part of the enfeoffment list.

The noble family behind him eventually chose to relent.

——

"Why?"

Marquis Wangxi's face was fierce.

He, over a century old, still appeared middle-aged, his Qi Mechanism at its peak.

He spoke coldly, "I have already passed the evaluation given by the Supreme Pavilion and was set to be enfeoffed as a Supreme Elder. Representatives from all factions of the Holy Alliance had been dispatched to participate in the ceremony..."

"Now the position is gone, the Holy Alliance reneged on its word, what then of dignity in the eyes of the world?"

"I was stripped of my position before enfeoffment, how can I stand between heaven and earth in the future?"

"Having cultivated to become a Human Martial Saint, yet my status remains unchanged, how is it different from Creation Skill cultivation?"

"How can a last-minute change from the Supreme Pavilion be credible?"

"How can the strongest of the Human Clan be motivated towards courageous advancement?"

Marquis Wangxi said in a deep voice, "Is it because of the Saint Master?"

Elder Ling said calmly, "The Saint Master's stance is firm. Even sending you to the most dangerous battlefield, to trade military merit for your life after your enfeoffment as a Supreme Elder, he can't agree to it!"

"This is intolerable!"

Marquis Wangxi roared, "Can it be that the entire Holy Alliance literally retreats before a junior not yet twenty-something?"

Elder Ling was silent for a moment, saying, "The upper echelons of the Holy Alliance already know of Hundred Households Zhou's existence, and they are thus aware of what you've done in Xi Yun Prefecture! They can tolerate your living because you are a Human Martial Saint..."

"A Human Martial Saint in his prime, isn't he worth more than those two million ants?"

Marquis Wangxi said in a deep voice, "Things like this, in the past years, have happened in the Holy Alliance! Trading the lives of three cities' ants for the birth of a Human Martial Saint, has never been a losing business!"

"During the era of the ninth generation Alliance Hierarch, when resisting the evil calamity, seeing death before him, the entire city of people exhausted their life essence, offering endless incense for him!"

"The citizens of a city died, and finally, the ninth generation Alliance Hierarch vanquished the invading enemies, preserving his life!"

"This was recorded in the Holy Alliance's history books!"

"The million lives of the city faced with doom willingly immolated, just to protect one Human Martial Saint of the Human Clan!"

Marquis Wangxi shouted angrily, "Why, when it comes to me, am I considered heinous?"

Elder Ling shook his head, "Back then, the ninth generation Alliance Hierarch fought bravely and never thought of slaughtering an entire city to use their lives as a sacrifice for himself!"

"During that perilous time, the city's people also knew well that if the Hierarch perished, they would become blood food; thus, risking their lives to expel their life essence, offering all their incense!"

"They were voluntary, and initially for self-preservation, only taking such a desperate measure in a situation of certain death!"