I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

The white-robed elder stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "You are very young, full of vitality, but the moment you held the knife, the intensity of your Qi Mechanism made this old man feel very dangerous... you have the ability to kill me!"

He turned around and walked into the building, saying, "In today's world, among the younger generation, those with such skills are probably those who rank on all three lists, listed as the thirteenth on the Heavenly List, and top the other two lists, the Human Race Saint Master!"

Lin Yan did not enter the building but quietly stared at the other person, saying, "Since you know that I have the ability to kill you, why do you remain so calm, without fear of life and death?"

"You did not deny your identity as a Saint Master, proving that this old man guessed right."

The white-robed elder spread his hands and said, "Nowadays, the outside world spreads the name of the Saint Master as bloodthirsty, but in this old man's intelligence, I know that the Saint Master kills for a reason! You and I are strangers, you've never seen me commit evil, nor have you seen me endanger the Human Clan, and suddenly you take out your knife to kill me, it makes no sense at all!"

He sat down at the wine table, poured a glass of wine, pushed it to the other end of the table, and said, "Of course, the outside world now thinks that the Saint Master is in Heavenly Destiny City. If you think this old man knows your whereabouts and needs to silence me, that's another matter! But how can a Human Race Saint Master, willing to face all the pressure from the top of the Holy Alliance and publicly behead the Marquis Wangxi for justice, kill an innocent person just for silence?"

"There are some things that I still don't understand,"

Lin Yan walked into the building, slowly sat down, and said, "Whether I kill you or not depends on whether you can convince me to put down the knife..."

The white-robed elder heard this and smiled, saying, "This old man knows what the Saint Master wants to ask... The Great Evil Divine Artifact is not in my control!"

"However, the current existence that holds the Great Evil Divine Artifact indeed lays out the world, using enormous means to influence people's hearts and breeds evil thoughts."

"The layout was set a thousand years ago, and it took shape about twenty years ago."

"So, in the past twenty years, the world's situation has become increasingly chaotic, evil deeds are everywhere, and even the current Alliance Hierarch is powerless."

He looked at Lin Yan and continued, "The Evil God has begun to awaken, and the Great Evil Divine Artifact collects the world's evil thoughts, and you will have to face it sooner or later."

Lin Yan said, "Swinging the knife to slay the Old God, this is not the first or second time for me."

The white-robed elder shook his head and said, "The Evil God is different; it has died once and is not under the restrictions of the Ancient Immortal's Injunction! Throughout the ages, all life forms controlling the Great Evil Divine Artifact eventually became its nourishment; it is not far from being fully restored!"

He paused, and then the white-robed elder said again, "Even if you break the Ultimate Heaven, you cannot kill it."

"..."

"But this old man can help you avoid it."

"Hmm?" A strange color flashed in Lin Yan's eyes.

"Just this alone, can this old man survive?" The white-robed elder stroked his beard and smiled as he said this.

"Not enough," Lin Yan said, "The enemies I've provoked cannot be avoided; we fight a battle, and life and death are determined by our own skills! Whether you can live depends on yourself..."

"This old man..." The white-robed elder hesitated and then said, "Does the Saint Master know that the Ancient God Kings in ancient times wielded more than one Divine Spiritual Artifact?"

"I've heard about it," Lin Yan said, "I heard that under his command, there were six great gods, each incomparable to any ordinary divine spirit, with power equal to Heavenly Gods! And each of these six great gods had a Divine Spiritual Artifact!"

"Standing by the sides of the Ancient God King were an Evil God and a Good God."

The white-robed elder softly said, "What I hold is the Great Kindness Divine Artifact!"

He spoke up to this point, first fell silent, and then spoke in a more solemn tone, "It is not an imitation of later generations, but a true ancient Divine Artifact!"

Lin Yan knew that the Great Evil Divine Artifact he once shattered was not the original but a later imitation.

But the imitated divine object also, due to absorbing the world's evil thoughts, developed spirituality, nearly reaching the level of a Divine Spiritual Artifact.

"The imitations are all like avatars."

The white-robed elder said, "Every avatar can restore a trace of the original's power."

"Over the thousand years, the schemes laid out have already succeeded."

"During the era of Deceit Night, hearts were filled with fear, panic, and various desires for survival."

"Ultimately, under its intentional guidance, many have transformed into extreme selfishness, unscrupulously pursuing their goals, without distinguishing right from wrong, disregarding good and evil, seeking only personal gain, ignoring all ethics, order, civilization, and race, etc..."

"So the Great Evil Divine Artifact is almost restored to its peak."

He sighed and said, "This old man cannot fight against it."

Lin Yan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Both the Kindness and Evil Divine Artifacts originate from the same source, why fight against it?"

The white-robed elder smiled and said, "Good and evil are like water and fire, mutually incompatible, shouldn't they fight?"

Lin Yan's blade extended an inch, his expression cold.

"Alright then..."

The white-robed elder sighed and said, "Those in the world with extreme evil, how can they be considered loyal and righteous? The Ancient God King has not yet awakened, but the Great Evil Divine Artifact is nearly perfected, and it has the ambition to devour its master and seize power..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan's expression grew increasingly serious.

The white-robed elder pointed towards the Charitable Hall and said, "This old man is not the Good God of the Ancient Era, nor an avatar of the Great Kindness Divine Artifact, just someone who accidentally obtained the Great Kindness Divine Artifact three hundred years ago and became its holder!"

"Accumulating virtue and doing good can extend one's life, but it cannot achieve eternal life and immortality."

"This old man is three hundred fifty-two years old, unable to pass the boundary of three hundred sixty-five."

"Therefore, I began selecting the next wielder of the Great Kindness Divine Artifact thirty years ago."

With this, the white-robed elder's voice continued.

Lin Yan said in a deep voice, "He is the only heir to your Great Kindness Divine Artifact?"

"Originally, there were over a hundred people who caught the eye of this old man."

The white-robed elder said, "They were inherently good and well-known; later, this old man found them and allowed them to exchange good deeds for resources."

"Weapons, elixirs, money, and even cultivation could all be exchanged for good deeds."

"But once they reached the Qi Refining Realm, this old man hid away from the world."

"Their good deeds could no longer be used."

"Their deeds of virtue went unappreciated."

"At first, they could adhere to their nature, but as time passed, they become overly disappointed, turn to anger, changing due to that anger, and lose their true self!"

"To this day, the only one who has maintained their nature and continued to accumulate virtue and do good is him."

Upon saying this, the white-robed elder seemed somewhat emotional.

The Little White Ape couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "Under your operation, all he has raised are ungrateful wolves... Now if he still wishes to do good deeds, he is indeed a fool for kindness."

"That's why he is suitable to succeed the Great Kindness Divine Artifact."

The white-robed elder said, "He is a pure good person... To his Qi Refining Realm cultivation, those ungrateful wolves he raised are nothing more than ants, but his persistent choices align with the criteria of the Great Kindness Divine Artifact!"

Saying this, he continued, "Actually, the Saint Master is also a good person, but unfortunately, there's too much killing, so the Great Kindness Divine Artifact cannot choose you!"

The Little White Ape spat and said, "Who needs this so-called Great Kindness Divine Artifact! My lord is a good man, but he doesn't need it!"

Lin Yan spoke, "In this world, some powerful beings plant seeds, wait for them to grow, and then harvest them, consuming them to strengthen themselves. I see that the Great Evil Divine Artifact operates in this same manner, but what about you..."

The white-robed elder spoke, "If I were to consume him, I could be reborn through him and extend my life another three hundred sixty-five years… Indeed, many holders of the Great Evil Divine Artifact do devour their masters and take the position…"

"So, in five years, I've planned to pass down this Great Kindness Divine Artifact."

"If the Saint Master bears witness, his path will be much smoother for him... In the future, peace in the world, and everyone's good deeds, will be the purest accomplishment of the past holders of the Great Kindness Divine Artifact."

"You test people's hearts through good deeds, but that's an extremely cruel thing to do... I've come to think that if you were truly a fool for kindness, you wouldn't have done this!"

Lin Yan stood up and swung his knife onto the white-robed old man, saying solemnly, "Using good deeds to test people's hearts is an extremely cruel thing... I believe that if you were truly a fool for good, you wouldn't have done something like this!"

The blade light moved, and the white-robed old man was cleaved, his eyes filled with a look of mockery as he stared upwards.