I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

In other words, besides this old master in front of him, there have been many Human Martial Saints before.

He slightly furrowed his brows, thinking to himself: "Could it be that after the ancient catastrophe, there is a break in the history of the Human Clan? Or did humans from another world possess such realms in ancient times?"

Thinking this way, he slightly closed his eyes, pondering various insights.

Lin Yan could see that this First Human Emperor had exceptional talent and comprehension.

After all, after the ancient times and until now, the Human Clan was weak, and it was this person who opened the great era and rebuilt the order of the Human Clan.

Since then, only the God Emperor of Awakening could stand shoulder to shoulder with him, becoming the Second Human Emperor.

In the subsequent ages, only two generations of Human Emperors emerged!

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In the following three days.

The two discussed the Dao.

On the first day, Lin Yan imparted laws.

On the second day, Shangguan Shang actively sought advice.

On the third day, the two were already engaging in mutual discussion.

Shangguan Shang's views on the Human Martial Saints, his ingenious ideas for breaking through barriers, and various meticulous thoughts surprised Lin Yan greatly.

Unknowingly, Shangguan Shang had already attained a high level of mastery in the various cultivation techniques and experiences related to surpassing the Human Martial Saints, even integrating various schools of thought. Based on his Great Sun Fire Prison, he began to conceive a path for himself.

He seemed ready to create a Martial Saint Method of his own.

"A prodigy no less,"

Lin Yan couldn't help but marvel, thinking: "In later generations, whether at South Mountain Sacred Land or Holy Alliance, I have seen many prodigies, but none as extraordinary as him, developing deep mastery and the intent to create his own path in just three days..."

In this barbaric age, the situation of the Human Clan was still as blood food.

Compared to later generations' Holy Alliance and even South Mountain Sacred Land, it was far inferior.

To reach the Creation Peak in one's thirties in such times was indeed extraordinary!

"You unfilial son, doing nothing and making me clean up your mess, aren't you afraid I'll get killed taking over the Dragon Head Tribe?"

Shangguan Xuanniao grumbled and cursed as he returned from outside.

Within three days, he subdued the Dragon Head Tribe, settled everything, and rebuilt order; the abilities of Shangguan Xuanniao were not to be underestimated.

Thinking like this, Lin Yan glanced at him.

Shangguan Shang raised his head and said: "Before killing Dragon Beard Tiger, I had long placed trusted people within the Dragon Head Tribe. They are brothers I can rely on, as loyal as the warriors of my Upper Heaven... As long as I'm alive, they won't harbor other thoughts."

"With Dragon Beard Tiger's death, the Dragon Head Tribe is controlled in various fields by them. Even if the two of us, father and son, do not show up, no storms can arise."

"In the past, I thought my cultivation had reached its end, so I spent years preparing thoroughly, killing Dragon Beard Tiger, taking over the Dragon Head Tribe, and uniting thirty-six tribes!"

"If the thirty-six tribes unite, using the ancient military formation, there would be hope to resist evils and the descendants of gods and demons."

"But now, there is hope to attain the Human Martial Saint!"

He chuckled and said: "If you had come sooner, old man, I wouldn't have spent years dealing with Dragon Beard Tiger! With the status of a Human Martial Saint, why fear not being able to suppress thirty-six tribes?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan laughed and said: "Only thirty-six tribes?"

"In the past, I could only suppress thirty-six tribes."

Shangguan Shang seriously said: "Once I achieve the Human Martial Saint, how can thirty-six tribes be the limit of my protection? In today's Human Clan, everywhere has become blood food... The extent of my abilities, the breadth of my influence must define how many people of the Human Clan I can protect. It can only be more, not less!"

Little White Ape was amazed and said: "In this era, where human life is like grass, struggling in the world like livestock, someone as ambitious and proud as you emerged, overlooking the present world! You don't seem to be a Human Clan born in this era..."

"In every era, there are Human Clans unwilling to submit!"

Shangguan Shang said: "Before me, there were predecessors of the Human Clan, but they all failed. As for me... I might fail, but I will never submit!"

As he said this, he looked at Lin Yan and slowly said: "You, old man, are not one to submit either, hence why you became a Human Martial Saint and could impart laws to me!"

"You mean... before you?"

Lin Yan paused and said: "It seems you have learned many secrets while venturing outside."

"Indeed, I once killed a demon wielding a Suppression Object within the Immortal God Arena."

Shangguan Shang said: "His cultivation should only be that of a Great Demon, but his abilities surpassed those of my father. According to your words, that presence surpassed the Creation Level and reached the Saint Realm..."

After a pause, Shangguan Shang said, "I don't know what the history of other worlds is like, but in that Holy Land, there's a record belonging to the Human Clan, suggesting that in ancient times, a prominent human merged with a Suppression Object."

"This powerful human, merged with a Suppression Object, surpassed the level of Creation, yet he himself was merely a Martial Artist in the Refining God Realm."

"There is an account recorded in that Holy Land."

"In the Ancient Era, the humans there reached the peak of Martial Arts, becoming Grandmasters, equivalent to the Peak of Inner Strength."

"After Deceit Night descended, the humans of that era diligently studied and finally achieved abilities comparable to Demons, reaching the Refining Essence Realm, albeit with significant hidden dangers!"

"As human powerful figures emerged, they dared to compete for Pure Lands, thereby acquiring various Immortal God texts."

"They mapped out the path of Refining Essence and Transforming Qi, and Qi Refining and God Transformation, with the pinnacle of humans reaching the Refining God Realm."

Thus, Shangguan Shang hesitated and said, "However, I've also obtained some different accounts from another Holy Land..."

He continued to speak while Lin Yan listened attentively.

In today's world, there indeed exist more than one world.

After the great catastrophe of the ancient times, various worlds collided like falling meteors, bringing piece after piece of secret realms, fragment by fragment of worlds, crashing into this heaven and earth.

Finally, these extraterrestrial visitors all became a part of this world.

There exists a world of martial cultivation where the Peak of Inner Strength is the pinnacle.

There is a place called the world of cultivation, where the Refining God Realm is the pinnacle.

Various cultures and customs from different lands have gradually intermixed, spreading the path of cultivation.

In today's heaven and earth, six thousand years ago, the most elite human warriors were in the Refining God Realm!

"Some high-ranking humans accidentally acquired methods for Immortal God arena expansion from the ancient times, which, after a great effort and countless years of hard work by many devoted humans, finally became the Landscaping Technique!"

"This method mimics the arenas of Immortal Gods in every part of the world to reach a level beyond the Refining God Realm, initially possessing the might of a dojo, comparable to a Demon King!"

"In that era, countless devoted humans, undaunted by life and death, traveled the world, imprinting various Immortal God arenas, enduring countless casualties, yet spreading the Landscaping Technique to every part of the Human Clan."

"And behind this, there was the propulsion of an Old God."

Shangguan Shang pondered and said, "It helped humans break through a layer of shackles, surpassing the boundary of the Refining God Realm, possessing the Magic Method of Landscaping, gaining a stronger capacity for self-protection... Therefore, that revered Old God obtained an even greater opportunity, able to derive the Grotto Heaven, flawless and uninvaded by Deceit Night, leading nearly a million humans to create a realm of their own, isolated from this world."

At this point, Shangguan Shang said softly, "I've traveled extensively, unable to find that Grotto Heaven, only knowing... this world is called Penglai!"

"..."

Hearing this, Lin Yan's heart stirred slightly.

The three Ancestor Realms of the Human Clan.

Penglai, Upper Heaven, Kunlun.

He previously only knew that the Upper Heaven Ancestor Realm originated from the First Human Emperor.

And the Kunlun Ancestor Realm originated from the Second Human Emperor.

As for Penglai, the records were even scarcer and more ambiguous.

Before Upper Heaven came into the world, the Alliance Hierarch had not revealed their identity, and many high-ranking members of the Holy Alliance even doubted the existence of the three Ancestor Realms...

Little did they know, the Penglai Ancestor Realm existed long before Upper Heaven.

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Another two days passed.

"My physical body is not strong enough."

Shangguan Shang inferred his own path, saying, "The Great Sun Fire Prison is too fierce! My body has been tempered to the extreme yet still lacks a bit to bear the Great Sun Fire Prison..."

He pondered and said, "I must go north, on behalf of Dragon Beard Tiger, to attend the Feast of Gods and Demons... At the feast, there are descendants of gods and demons, possessing the heritage of Ancient Immortal Gods, and I should be able to glean some clues about treasures to strengthen the body!"

"Are there only descendants of gods and demons at the feast?"

Lin Yan was shocked, eyes gleaming, and said, "A large number?"

Shangguan Shang pondered and said, "In Dragon Beard Tiger's residence, there is a human skin, inscribed with Divine Text, inviting him to the feast, and on this human skin, the number thirty-one is marked! If this is the case, there should be no fewer than thirty gods and demons... and the one hosting the feast should be ranked fifth among the higher-tier gods and demons, a direct descendant of the Divine Official from the Plague Department of the Heavenly Court!"

He said this and added, "This journey is sure to be perilous, and I ask that you look after these thirty-six tribes for me!"

"No!"

Lin Yan said softly, "I must attend the feast!"