I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

Shangguan Shang slightly furrowed his brow, glanced in all directions, then said, "Father, you go handle the aftermath of the Dragon Head Tribe first. I have important matters to discuss with this master..."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xuanniao looked at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan slightly nodded and said, "Attend to your matters first."

Shangguan Xuanniao was deeply aware that his own unfilial son was always arrogant, reckless, and dismissive of others. Hearing about the level of the Human Martial Saint, he must want to challenge him.

He feared that this unfilial son would offend Master Lin Yan, so he immediately stepped forward, grabbed his son, and sternly said, "You brat, open your eyes wide and show some respect. Don't provoke him, or with one displeasure, he might wipe out our entire Upper Heaven! Moreover, the opportunity for us both to achieve the level of the Human Martial Saint may rest on Master, so you better maintain a good relationship. Do you understand the rules of social interaction?"

"Understood."

Shangguan Shang's expression was cold as he waved his hand.

Once Shangguan Xuanniao left, Shangguan Shang waved his large hand, activating his mana, displaying the Fire Hell, isolating the inside and outside.

With a thud!

Shangguan Shang knelt down and immediately kowtowed.

When he raised his head, his forehead was full of dust, and his eyes were full of longing. He earnestly said, "I spoke too loudly earlier, I request Master to guide me, so that I may have a chance to ascend to the level of the Human Martial Saint! If Master doesn't mind, I am willing to take you as my sworn father..."

Lin Yan fell silent.

Niu Yan showed a look of contemplation.

The Little White Ape did not conceal its admiration, saying, "Capable of bending and stretching, not bothered by small matters, a true man indeed! But it's a pity..."

"What is a pity?"

Shangguan Shang raised his head in surprise and said, "Could it be that my father has already taken up the offer to become the sworn father? So in that case, should I call you grandpa?"

"Not quite, your father also has the idea of taking my master as a sworn father, but he's a bit more reserved than you, maintaining a bit of face,"

said the Little White Ape. "The pity is that your cultivation level is too high, you cannot cultivate the new method, and there's no way to avoid the Deceit Night's hidden dangers."

"Is it really possible to avoid the Deceit Night's hidden danger?"

Shangguan Shang was momentarily shocked and said, "Even all gods across the myriad realms couldn't avoid the great calamity of Deceit Night, yet you actually have a way to avoid the erosion of Deceit Night?"

"Your entire bloodline from the Great Sun God Monarch could also reach the level of being impervious to all evils, fearless of Deceit Night."

This was how Lin Yan put it.

After the words fell, he too had a bit of doubt in his heart.

The Great Sun God Monarch himself was eroded by the Deceit Night, and thus severed a part of himself.

The severed part became the True Sun Monarch, suppressed by the Real Immortal with the method of Carrying Mountains and Chasing the Sun, forming Shangri Sacred Land.

In the Ancient Era, not even the Great Sun God Monarch could resist Deceit Night!

But after ancient times, whenever the sun rose, daylight descended, Deceit Night receded, and the evil spirits hid, the demons grew weak.

In other words, after the death of the Great Sun God Monarch, his corpse possessed the power to dispel the bizarre.

And the later generations like Shangguan Youqi, the present Shangguan Xuanniao, and the present Shangguan Shang all possess the restraining effect similar to "Demon Suppression Divine Power," capable of suppressing the bizarre evil spirits of Deceit Night.

This probably is one of the reasons Shangguan Shang could survive many travels in his youth.

Since the bloodline of the Great Sun God Monarch could suppress demons and dispel the Qi Mechanism of Deceit Night,

why then was the Great Sun God Monarch eroded by Deceit Night back then?

After severing out the True Sun Monarch, what other opportunities did the Great Sun God Monarch obtain?

His thoughts turned, finally collecting them, and he looked at Shangguan Shang before him and said, "Dragon Beard Tiger obtained a Dragon Ball, suppressing thirty-six tribes, stronger than your father!"

"Your father carries the bloodline of the Great Sun God Monarch. Though he hasn't reached the Creation Peak, with the restraining effect of his bloodline power, he can still affect beings like Dragon Beard Tiger that are nearly demonic!"

"In front of Dragon Beard Tiger, your father exhibited the power of the Creation Peak but still admitted to being far inferior to Dragon Beard Tiger."

"If the guess is right, Dragon Beard Tiger himself also possesses the abilities of the Creation Peak and, with the Dragon Ball, has reached the combat power of the 'Saint Realm'."

"For you to easily slay Dragon Beard Tiger and retreat unscathed, suppress the Dragon Head Tribe, all your abilities can be said to be extremely strong."

"Just now, when first meeting, you already showed the momentum of breaking the Three Heavens!"

As Lin Yan's voice fell,

Shangguan Shang lightly shook his head and softly said, "Still not strong enough!"

"With my abilities, I can only deal with the weaker Heavenly Demons, Holy Spirits, and descendants of gods and demons..."

"And as years pass, many old demons of a thousand years, powerful beings, and descendants of middle and higher bloodlines of gods and demons are stronger than me."

"Many times, I almost perished within Deceit Night."

He paused, then lifted his head and said, "Before this, among all the Human Clan tribes, I have yet to encounter anyone stronger than myself."

"I have questioned myself in this lifetime, that my abilities have been cultivated to the extreme, no road ahead, and now it's a dead end!"

"Please, Master, teach me!"

As the words fell, Shangguan Shang's forehead touched the ground, and he said in a deep voice, "Please, Master, grant me the supreme cultivation technique of the Human Clan, to strengthen our descendants and escape the disaster of Deceit Night, no longer to become blood food, lives like weeds!"

He had originally despaired, believing that his abilities had already reached the limits of the Human Clan!

The strongest among the Human Clan could not match those top demons, evil spirits, and descendants of gods!

Yet the appearance of this individual in front of him allowed him to see hope once more!

He, Shangguan Shang, had been proud and arrogant since childhood, his eyes set on the sky.

Except for worshipping the ancestors of Upper Heaven and kneeling to his old father, he had never bowed to anyone else.

But now, he touched his forehead to the ground and said in a deep voice, "Please, master, impart your knowledge!"

"Impart my knowledge to you?"

Lin Yan looked down with a cold expression, sized him up, and slowly said, "You are talented. Becoming my disciple and receiving the secrets of cultivation to step onto the path of the Human Martial Saint is not impossible!"

"No!"

Shangguan Shang raised his head, his gaze stern, "If I take you as my master, I dare not hide anything! If I receive the method, I will not cultivate it for myself alone, but will transmit it to the Human Clan and impart it to the Mortal World!"

Lin Yan, in a matter-of-fact tone, said, "This is my unique Secret Technique, passed down through one lineage. How can you spread it throughout the vast lands for everyone to have? Techniques cannot be lightly imparted…"

"The power of one cannot support an entire race. If the current Human Clan and future descendants are to stand in the world, no longer as blood food ants, the knowledge cannot be hidden!"

Shangguan Shang slowly rose and immediately performed a salute.

Lin Yan looked at him quietly, without responding.

Little White Ape shouted, "My master did not allow you to rise!"

Shangguan Shang shook his head and said, "If this method cannot be passed down, then I will not take you as my master. My previous bow was merely to thank you for saving my father's life, to show sincerity! This salute is for you opening a path ahead, letting me know there is a road, and not just a dead end! Hereafter, if master needs anything, Shang… will surely repay your kindness!"

"No longer taking me as master?"

Lin Yan slowly said.

"I, Shangguan Shang, once thought there was no road ahead. But now that I know the path ahead, although filled with thorns, I must blaze a trail for my people, to create a new method for the benefit of future generations!"

Shangguan Shang said this with a solemn expression.

Although he did not say it explicitly, the meaning was clear.

I once thought I had reached the limit of the Human Clan.

But since I saw the future in you.

Even without taking you as my master, even without your guidance, I am confident I can carve a way forward!

Your method won't be passed to the Mortal World!

I want to create a method that can be passed down through the ages!

"Good!"

Lin Yan showed an expression of appreciation and said, "Well done, Shangguan Shang, come forward, I will teach you the cultivation technique!"

"What?"

Shangguan Shang was stunned, not expecting that by expressing his stance, he would instead be granted the method, and couldn't help but say, "If I receive the method, I will definitely pass it onto the world, not keeping it hidden… I will not change my resolve, and I will not make it difficult for you. If your lineage's Magic Method isn't meant to be spread, then don't teach me!"

"My method is, of course, meant to be passed onto future generations!"

Lin Yan stood with hands behind his back and said, "Earlier…"

Shangguan Shang immediately realized and said, "You were testing my resolve?"

Lin Yan nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, now are you still willing for me to teach you?"

"Naturally! Naturally!"

Shangguan Shang immediately knelt down and said, "I have heard in ancient times, master and disciple are like father and son. From now on, I will regard you as my father, unchanged throughout this life… If changed, may I burn in endless calamity!"

"Today, I grant you… Kaiyuan Creation God Skill!"

Lin Yan demonstrated the method, instantly unfolding the Netherworld Internal View.

Yet at this moment, an uneasy feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

His pupils contracted, looking towards the end of the earth.

Only to see there, suddenly, Yin Qi soared to the heavens.

"What audacious rogue dares to steal the terrain of my Netherworld and establish a dojo?"

Suddenly, within the Yin Qi, an eye suddenly opened, divine power surging.

This eye, with cold and biting Yin Qi, made one feel a chill, transcending the two realms, gazing down on all beings, landing on Lin Yan.

"..."

Lin Yan's heart sank.

The highest ruler of the Netherworld, Yin Tianzi!

In this era, the supreme god within the Netherworld has not yet fallen!