Chapter 18 Sacrificing Cihang Temple_1
"Is this really true?" Skeptical, Zhu Yuyan opened another file—a video.
It was a video of Ying Zheng conducting a ritual sacrifice. Is this... the Qin Dynasty? No, this should be the end of the Warring States period.
Watching the attire and armor featured in the video, as well as the flags, Zhu Yuyan promptly determined the era. Although she was a figure of the Jianghu martial arts world, she had a broad range of knowledge.
What the outside world called the Demon Sect, they themselves referred to as the Holy Gate, comprising two schools and six ways. This collective emerged after the Western Han thinker Dong Zhongshu ordered the dismissal of all schools of thought except for Confucianism. As a result, certain sects, including branches of Taoism, never managed to recover. One could say their legacy was ancient, with a long history.
All the rulers and ministers of the Six Kingdoms are present. Is this after Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, followed by the entire nation performing a deity sacrifice? But isn't this scene too grand! They've actually gathered so many people! HISS, did Qin Shi Huang really sacrifice living women? Zhu Yuyan was secretly astonished and filled with many doubts.
So they are sacrificing to the God of Hongmeng. Would the God of Hongmeng really bestow rewards? And what kind of rewards could be given? Moreover, sacrificing living people, this...
Listening to the prayers of Ying Zheng and others, Zhu Yuyan understood they were sacrificing to the God of Hongmeng. But seeing the sacrifices included living people, and not just one or two, this god could very well be an Evil God, she felt.
However, the next moment, her jaw dropped.
In the video, the offerings of livestock suddenly transformed into Divine Beasts, whose ferocity could be felt even through the screen, making her heart palpitate. The women who were sacrificed turned into divine spirits.
In that moment, her previous thoughts had been too naive, she realized.
In that moment, she even felt an urge to throw herself onto the sacrificial altar.
Ascend to divinity in one step! Who could withstand such temptation?
Then she saw the Sacred Girl descend from heaven and the God of Hongmeng bestowing divine grace: 100,000 years of cultivation level, Divine Skills from the Immortal Scripture, and every believer received a reward.
The God of Hongmeng is truly generous! Incredibly magnificent!
Still shaking with awe, she opened the second video. It was the Fox Demon World's sacrifice video.
Are these demons? Is this a world primarily of demons and humans?
Having been shocked by the first video, Zhu Yuyan wasn't particularly startled by the sight of demons. Divine spirits have appeared, so isn't it very normal for demons to exist?
What? They're actually reviving the dead? How can the dead be revived? Reconstruct the flesh and then go to the Underworld to retrieve the soul? Zhu Yuyan speculated based on the myths and legends she knew.
She looked forward to the continuation of the video. She saw the God of Hongmeng reversing time and space, pulling the deceased from the past. Even a single glance from him made the world cower and seek to please...
Is this the might of the God of Hongmeng? It's truly horrific, unimaginable! A profound sense of reverence rose within Zhu Yuyan.
She held back her eagerness and went through every file in the chat group without missing a single one, then browsed through the chat group records. She read it all thoroughly, missing no detail.
Reciting the "Meditation Method" allows one to feel the might of the God of Hongmeng, to see the immortal chaotic divine body of the God of Hongmeng, and even to receive divine grace? Zhu Yuyan began downloading the "Meditation Method," ready to give it a try.
If this is true, then the chat group is authentic. I've really encountered an immortal fate!
She began to recite softly, "Initiating the expanse of Hongmeng..."
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Astride Kunlun Mountain's Zuowang Peak, Yang Xiao, too, was shaken as he finished watching all the files in the group and the chat group records, and slowly started to chant.
As the last word was uttered, he saw an immense and boundless Chaos Sea. In that Chaos Sea, each wave was a world, a universe. And at the center of the Chaos Sea was a great existence indescribable in words.
The surging Chaos Sea, with its tumultuous waves like a rising tide, contained a trembling force of destruction, erasing all time and space. Yet it was unable to shake that great existence in the slightest.
This great existence was unfathomably tall and immeasurably vast. The myriad galaxies seemed like a Star Feather Dress slung over his shoulders. Brilliant milky ways wound through his hair. Countless boundless universes were born and destroyed around him.
His body radiated an eternal and immortal brilliance and aura, embodying the supreme essence and ultimate truth. Seeing him was like beholding the Path.
He was the origin of the universe and of all existence. He was the Sovereign of the Path. He was the God of Hongmeng.
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HUFF. HUFF. Zhu Yuyan awoke from her vision of the majestic divine body of the God of Hongmeng, her chest heaving as she panted heavily.
Her entire body was drenched with sweat. Her thin black gauze dress clung tightly to her snowy white skin, revealing stunning curves, as a terrifying and powerful aura swept out from within her body. BOOM!
The bottleneck she had been stuck at—the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Demon Technique—was instantly broken! The Heavenly Demon Technique's eighteenth layer! Her cultivation level broke through to Great Grandmaster!
This was far from over. Her Heavenly Demon Technique circulated at breakneck speed, and an endless stream of enlightenment flooded her mind as if she had an epiphany. Unexpectedly, her Heavenly Demon Technique broke through the eighteenth layer's limit and reached the unprecedented nineteenth layer.
Her cultivation level soared: Mid-level Great Grandmaster. Late Stage Great Grandmaster. Peak Great Grandmaster. Half Step Void Shattering!
The terrifying energy morphed into a tangible storm that swept through the area, instantly destroying and pulverizing every decorative item in the secret room. Her figure floated into the air. Around her, a bizarre domain with a radius of a hundred meters emerged, containing swirling black demonic qi that devoured everything, including light. This was the Heavenly Demon Field.
"I've broken through!"
"I've broken through the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Demon Technique!"
"And I've even reached the unprecedented nineteenth layer!"
Zhu Yuyan's beautiful eyes brimmed with tears, weeping with joy. Since she had been deceived by the scum Shi Zhixuan and lost her virginity, she had no hope of reaching the eighteenth layer of the Heavenly Demon Technique in her lifetime.
This was the eternal pain in her heart! The wound Shi Zhixuan had torn not only remained forever on her body but also in the depths of her soul.
After the excitement, Zhu Yuyan quickly calmed her tumultuous emotions and entered the chat group with her consciousness. All of this is real, she now confirmed. Neither Cihang Temple nor the Buddhism Gate could have fabricated it.
Demon Gate Yinhou: "I thank the great God of Hongmeng for helping me break through the lifelong bottleneck that I thought was unbreakable. From now on, I shall worship the God of Hongmeng and diligently spread the faith and glory of our God!"
Light Left Envoy: "I thank the God of Hongmeng. From now on, I too will solely worship the great God of Hongmeng and strive to spread the faith and glory of our God!"
Yang Xiao, like Zhu Yuyan, not only witnessed the great God of Hongmeng after chanting the "Meditation Method," but his cultivation also soared to the Peak of Grandmaster. In today's world, apart from Master Zhang from Wudang, he had never heard of anyone else reaching the Grandmaster Realm. And now he had broken through to Grandmaster, and to the Peak at that! I am invincible! Since the disappearance of Yang's Top, for the first time, I see hope for reviving the Ming Sect and expelling the Tartars!
Tushan's Second Master: "The newbies are accepting things quite fast. Indeed, no one can refuse the grace of our God."
Dog Son of the Upper God: "@Demon Gate Yinhou, are you Zhu Yuyan of the Yin Kui Sect?"
Demon Gate Yinhou: "Indeed. Zhu Yuyan greets everyone!"
Dog Son of the Upper God: "@Demon Gate Yinhou @Light Left Envoy, it's time for newbies to receive benefits. I'll send you a reference video!"
"Ding, Dog Son of the Upper God has uploaded *Da Tang Shuang Long*."
"Ding, Dog Son of the Upper God has uploaded *Yi Tian Tu Long*."
Tushan's Second Master: "Scatter flowers! Another script to watch!"
Ye Tiandi: "Seeds, stools, cola."
Everyone started downloading the videos in a flurry.
Zhu Yuyan and Yang Xiao, after reading the chat history, found nothing surprising about the videos sent by Wang Hao.
Soon, they finished watching the videos.
Cloud Mist Sect Master: "Shi Zhixuan, that scum, is truly despicable and shamelessly vile! Jealous of Sister Yu Yan's talent, he actually tricked her, ruining her body so that she'll never be able to break through the eighteen levels of the Heavenly Demon Technique. He deserves to die!"
Soul Hall Saint Girl: "Such scum should be blood-sacrificed to my God!"
Tushan's Second Master: "Blood-sacrifice him to my God!"
Demon Queen: "Blood-sacrifice him to my God!"
Huashan Sect Master: "Shi Zhixuan actually used such dirty and shameless tactics. He truly is a disgrace to us martial artists!"
Light Left Envoy: "Sect Leader Yue speaks the truth!"
The Descendant of the Great Yan Royal Family: "Envoy Yang, at what stage are you currently? Did you let Zhang Wuji become the Sect Hierarch?"
Light Left Envoy: "Currently, it should be before the plot of the video Prince Wang shared. The Dragon-slaying Saber has not yet appeared in the Jianghu!"
Huashan Sect Master: "What are your plans now, Envoy Yang?"
Light Left Envoy: "Under the grace of my God, my cultivation level has skyrocketed. Next, it's naturally to consolidate the Ming Sect, drive away the Tartars, and have everyone in the world believe in my God!"
The Descendant of the Great Yan Royal Family: "Don't ever let Zhang Wuji become the Sect Hierarch. That kind of person won't amount to much!"
Tushan's Second Master: "We can sacrifice Zhang Wuji's mother to my God."
Dog Son of the Upper God: "Sister Rongrong is really ruthless. That's erasing from the very root!"
Ye Tiandi: "Zhang Wuji: My life is so hard, I don't even have a mother before I was born!"
Dominator of The World Association: "Dongfang Yuechu, King's Wealth: My life is so hard, I don't even have a mother before I was born!"
Tang San: "Don't be afraid, I'm just like you guys. Let's stick together and look out for each other in the future!"
Ye Tiandi: "Leader Xiong, I suspect you're dissing Second in Charge and Goddess Bi!"
The Lord of Great Qin: "Remove the 'suspect'!"
Tushan's Second Master: "Tianming, Yue'er: Wuu wuu, I don't have a mom either!"
Light Left Envoy: "I have the same intention. The Eagle King's daughter is also my niece. How can I stand by and watch her being defiled by Zhang Cuishan? Not only has she been stranded on a deserted island for ten years, suffering untold hardships, she was even driven to death in the end!"
Dog Son of the Upper God: "Envoy Yang, what about Ji Xiaofu? How about a 'wife offering' for enlightenment?"
Ye Tiandi: "This is where we should @Lecherous Immortal from Toad Mountain. Tsunade, care to learn more?"
Lecherous Immortal from Toad Mountain: "Why @ me? I have already let go. Besides, Tsunade doesn't like me. I was giving her a better future!"
Dog Son of the Upper God: "There's a kind of love called letting go, giving up 'forever' for love..."
"I can't give you the happiness you want, so I choose to step back..."
Lecherous Immortal from Toad Mountain: "..."
Lecherous Immortal from Toad Mountain: "Any newcomers want a copy of 'Intimate Paradise'? A masterpiece personally written by me, absolutely thrilling!"
Light Left Envoy: "I don't even know Ji Xiaofu now; I have nothing to do with her. But it's worth considering sacrificing her to my God!"
Yang Xiao squinted. Thinking about the video Dog Son shared—how Wudang's Yin Liting actually robbed the cradle, taking away his daughter—made him very annoyed. Although I currently have no daughter and don't know Ji Xiaofu... I'm simply annoyed!
It would be perfect to sacrifice Ji Xiaofu. Not only would it help her escape her originally tragic fate and strike at Yin Liting, but I would also receive divine grace. Three birds with one stone!
Demon Gate Yinhou: "I'll go now to consolidate the Yin Kui Sect, then sacrifice the whole lot of Cihang Temple's hypocrites to my God. After that, I'll have Shi Zhixuan and the Buddhism Gate's baldies blood-sacrificed too!"
Dog Son of the Upper God: "Sister Zhu is still as domineering as ever!"
Huashan Sect Master: "Empress Yin is domineering!"
Tushan's Second Master: "Looking forward to it!"
Soul Hall Saint Girl: "Looking forward to it!"
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