Running A Cemetery in North America

Swish, swish, swish!

The fishing boat drifted aimlessly forward. Having lost their target, the three could only take things as they came.

After an unknown amount of time, the bow of the boat suddenly collided with something hard, making a 'thud' sound.

Sun Yan walked to the bow and saw that the fishing boat had unexpectedly docked. The hard object it had hit was a few rocks encrusted with shells.

"Good news, we've arrived at the Immortal Island," Sun Yan turned back and said.

Shi Langfei and Lin Wan quickly came over, and the three jumped off the fishing boat and stepped onto the land.

Once on the island, the thick fog around them had visibly thinned, allowing them to see the situation on the island clearly.

Everywhere there were bizarre, jagged rocks, and not a blade of grass grew.

The ground was covered with what seemed like decaying moss, as colorful insects crawled around without restraint.

"Is this the Immortal Island? It looks more like a demon's lair," Shi Langfei couldn't help but say.

"And where did those villagers from Chai Family Village go? Release your Centipede Bees to search for them," Lin Wan urged.

Sun Yan reached out, and a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade appeared in his hand. This place was eerie, and he had to be on his guard.

Though they didn't know what exactly the Chai Family Village worshiped, the fact that Saintess Cizhou needed to capture people to the island as sacrificial priests clearly indicated this Immortal they believed in had questionable roots.

Shi Langfei took out the Centipede Bee Bag and released the Centipede Bees inside. Soon, a swarm of Centipede Bees flew out in all directions, acting as Shi Langfei's eyes, searching the island.

Not long after, he made a discovery and pointed to the north, saying, "The fishing boats from Chai Family Village are over there."

"Let's go and take a look."

...

To the north of the island was a cliff, below which lay the sea, with waves crashing against the rocks like thunder.

If one fell from the cliff, they would instantly be swept into the ocean, fate uncertain.

At the edge of the cliff stood a three-meter-high altar, currently ablaze with incense and surrounded by countless red candles.

All around the stone altar, villagers from Chai Family Village wearing one-eyed masks were placing sacrificial priests in designated positions, encircled by red candles.

The whole environment was suffused with a sinister and eerie atmosphere.

Sun Yan and his companions cautiously peeked out from behind a rock, curiously observing the altar dozens of meters away.

"What do you think these villagers from Chai Family Village brought people all the way to this island for?"

"Not sure, but it's strange that we haven't encountered those Flood Dragons we saw last time on our way here. I suspect they act as the island's guardians, preventing outsiders from entering."

"Makes sense."

While Shi Langfei and Lin Wan whispered, a large number of villagers from Chai Family Village gathered around the altar, kneeling devoutly and worshiping in the direction of the sea below the cliff.

"Great Blessing and Longevity Heaven's Saintess Cizhou above! Please grant Chai Family Village new cultivation quotas."

"The people of Chai Family Village will forever believe in Great Blessing and Longevity Heaven. We beg the merciful Saintess Cizhou to show herself!"

As the whispered chants rose, the villagers' bodies began to glow faintly blue.

All the sacrificial priests, painted with unknown talismans, were shaking uncontrollably, as wisps of white smoke billowed from their orifices, forming a stream that fell towards the sea.

From afar, it looked like a bridge of smoke, connecting the sea and the altar.

Sun Yan was filled with an uneasy foreboding, a sense of impending doom weighed heavily on his mind.

Then, in a few blinks of an eye, the sea suddenly surged, and a massive figure rose, breaking through the water.

Soon, a dark silhouette rose from below the cliff, appearing before everyone's eyes.

"What is that!"

"Oh my god..."

Sun Yan and his companions stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the figure emerging from the sea.

It was a head larger than a mountain, wearing a Vairocana hat, with kind eyes and a peaceful expression, appearing neither male nor female.

As this head appeared, all the villagers from Chai Family Village became instantly frenzied, madly bowing and worshipping the manifesting... Saintess Cizhou!

Sun Yan's pupils trembled, there was no mistake, the head before him was exactly like the Divine Statue of Saintess Cizhou he had seen in Auntie Chai's house.

When the statue turned real and appeared before his eyes, the impact of myth coming to life was enough to shatter anyone's worldview.

Even someone like Sun Yan, who had seen many demons, couldn't help but be deeply shaken.

He quickly opened the Celestial Eye, wanting to take a closer look at the true nature of Saintess Cizhou.

Could there really be an Immortal who hadn't left this world?

But as soon as Sun Yan used the Celestial Eye, the scene before him changed bizarrely in his vision.

The kind visage of Saintess Cizhou shed away, revealing bluish, wrinkled skin and a hideous, grotesque face.

Her entire body was covered with scales, a chin with gills and subtle tentacles, and two additional eyes on either side of the original ones.

She gazed motionlessly at the prostrated Chai Family Village villagers.

To Sun Yan's shock, this creature also had six tentacle-like limbs on its back, waving in the air like arms.

This was the true form of Saintess Cizhou!

Sun Yan realized this creature likely possessed an ability to create illusions, making people see false visions.

Ordinary people wouldn't stand a chance against its powers, and even Sun Yan needed the Celestial Eye to glimpse the truth.

Everything that Chai Family Village had worshiped since ancient times was all a lie!

There was no Saintess Cizhou, only a monster mistaken for an Immortal!

The creature suddenly extended a mucous-coated hand, grabbing a nearby villager, slowly opening its sharp mouth, and swallowing him whole.

Witnessing this, other villagers were both excited and envious, shouting, "Chosen! Chosen! Chai Minghong has been chosen by Saintess Cizhou! Now he can remain on Immortal Island to cultivate!"

"Saintess Cizhou, look at me! Look at me! I can cultivate too! I am sincere!"

The remaining villagers crawled forward, yelling loudly.

Soon, the creature reached out again and snatched another villager.

The villager, about to be devoured, still ranted madly to the ones on the cliff, "Chosen! I've been chosen!"

Snap!

In the next moment, the creature's jaws snapped shut, and the person's body was instantly crushed into a spray of blood.

"How beautiful, there truly are Immortals in this world."

Beside Sun Yan, Shi Langfei gazed at Saintess Cizhou and chuckled foolishly, clearly influenced by the creature.

Sun Yan knew that what Shi Langfei saw was different from his own vision, and quickly placed a hand on his crown, using the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill to temporarily enhance Shi Langfei's Spiritual Vision.

Shi Langfei was stunned and said incredulously, "What the hell? What is that thing, where's Saintess Cizhou?"

"That is Saintess Cizhou. The people of Chai Family Village have been deceived by their ancestors for generations, turning a demon into a non-existent Immortal."

Sun Yan stared at the monster that continued to devour people and said seriously.