The Old Gods

Chapter 931 Divine Knowledge, Ghostly Awareness

The Great Xia Dynasty, the land of Jianghuai.

Under the cover of night, Luzhou City is peaceful and serene. The Bihe Ancient City, located in the city, is bustling with tourists and has a thriving incense offering tradition.

In the quiet inner city, inside the main temple, an elderly man was kneeling before a prayer mat, praying devoutly.

The old man was clearly advanced in years, yet he was in excellent spirits and had a youthful appearance despite his white hair.

It seems that with the help of the Bihe Sect's divine technique, the Azure Dew Wash, his body was greatly nourished.

The old man suddenly trembled, cautiously raising his head to look at the small stone sculpture deep inside the hall: "Sir? You..."

The old man stopped speaking abruptly, and his posture, which had been kneeling, straightened up, his expression becoming even more respectful.

However, this feeling of being flattered did not last long.

He looked up at the gods in disbelief, as if he had heard some terrible news, and could not utter another word.

"Lord Bi?"

"Lord Bi, something terrible has happened!"

Far behind, at the entrance of the main hall, came a series of panicked shouts.

The elderly man surnamed Bi didn't even turn his head, and shouted sternly, "Silence! Kneel down!"

Several disciples of Bihe reflexively knelt down. One of them, who had run so fast, even broke the stone bricks under his feet, causing a cracking sound.

"what!"

With a hiss, the disciples of Bihe in the main hall all looked grim, and most of them covered their heads.

Just as Lord Bi was about to continue listening to Lady Bihe's decree, it felt as if a tendon in his brain had snapped, causing him to gasp in pain.

Then, the gods never spoke again.

"buzz"

The earthquake trembled violently, appearing particularly jarring in this peaceful ancient city of gods.

"Crack! Click!"

Immediately following was the sound of stones chipping away.

"Lord! Lord, my contract with Lady Bihe has been broken!" a disciple screamed in terror.

"The disciple's contract has also been broken!"

"no no"

A group of Bihe disciples rushed here in a panic, originally to report that another god of the Great Xia had fallen.

did not expect,
This time, the news of a death came back to haunt him.

Lord Bi's eyes were glazed over; his face, which had been radiant before, was now ashen.

"Something terrible has happened, Lady Bihe!"

"Lord Bi! The stone statue of the deity is cracking, and pieces of stone are peeling off!"

"Lord Bi"

The clamor was no longer to Lord Bi's ears; he simply knelt blankly on the prayer mat, staring at the small stone sculpture in front of him.

Between heaven and earth, the sound of shattering continued incessantly.

The sound of the stones hitting the ground was deafening.

There was no need for him to see it with his own eyes; Lord Bi knew what had happened. There were already several precedents of divine statues shattering and gods falling.

Now, is it Lady Bihe's turn?

The night of the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month in 2023 should have been an ordinary night.

The world, however, is in turmoil.

The fall of one god after another has driven people's already anxious hearts to the extreme of terror!

Since September 15th, the Ghost Talisman Doll, the Ghostly Eye Ghost, and the Angry Sea Flame Dragon have been successively killed, and the human race is overjoyed.

After more than forty years, people seem to have finally seen the dawn.

But in the days that followed, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse!

Greedy Wolf, Moon Spirit, Star Official, Karmic Horse.
These divine statues, which stood in various parts of the world, shattered one by one, striking all living beings as if struck by lightning.

What makes people even more desperate is that at midnight on the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month, another group of gods fell.

Without warning, and one after another, they shattered!
It was as if the gods had fallen into an ambush by evil spirits and were wiped out.

Lanterns, lotus leaves, demon-capturing weapon, celestial spear, cloud mace.
Three powerful gods of the third rank!

One fourth-rank god, and one fifth-rank god.

The internet exploded, flooded with messages of dubious veracity, and videos and images of the statue shattered were wildly shared and spread around the world.

People's hearts are bleeding.

They wept in sorrow and went mad in despair.

The peaceful night was gone forever, and countless people were awakened from their sleep by phone calls, only to kneel for a long time in front of their own family shrines.

Crowds surged into the streets, shouting wildly and indiscriminately smashing and looting, venting their anger.

Or perhaps it should be said that it was a release of fear.

What's the point of causing trouble in the streets, and what is the purpose of it?

It's hard to say.

A group experiencing a mental breakdown may exhibit any extreme behavior under extreme circumstances.

No matter how much people vent, cry, or plead, they cannot call back the guardian deity who has protected humanity for over forty years.

A sense of panic spread from Great Xia to the entire world.

The chaos continued until the sun rose and the sun shone brightly on the earth, but the Great Xia Dynasty still could not completely settle down.

Morning time.

After a night of high-speed travel, a convoy traveled north from the Jianghuai region into the Central Plains and arrived at the renowned Songshan Mountain.

The Great Xia Dynasty has four first-class gods: Sword One, Spear Rotten, Warrior Monk, and Warrior Student.

The ancient city at the feet of the four deities is also the most famous city in the Great Xia Dynasty:

The capital city's sword-wielding palace, Chang'an's rusty, lonely city, Mount Song's Vajra Ancient Temple, and the Guangzhou-Foshan Pear Garden.

At this moment, in front of the city gate of the Vajra Ancient Temple, several gate guards dressed as warrior monks stood with solemn expressions.

They immediately recognized that there was a special group of people outside the city gate.

This group of people were equally distraught, much like ordinary people who were feeling dejected, but the aura they exuded was quite remarkable!

What's even more striking is that the area outside the ancient city, which should have been bustling with people, seemed to be a vacuum zone. Others couldn't withstand their oppressive aura and retreated voluntarily.

Of course, there were also fearless people who secretly recorded this special scene with their phones from afar.

In these turbulent times, the whole world is in chaos. Who knows what such a scene means?
"Please wait!" A tall, imposing martial monk guarded the group, blocking their path. "May I ask which deity you worship, and what brings you to my Vajra Ancient Temple?"

An elderly man stepped forward and lowered his voice: "I am Bi Zhao, the sect leader of the Bihe Sect."

The warrior monk guard suppressed his fear and braced himself before facing the imposing and powerful figure from the Sea Realm: "So it's Lord Bi, my apologies for my rudeness!"

"Lord Bi, please come with me to rest inside the city. I will send someone to inform our city lord immediately."

"No need!" City Lord Bi walked quickly, almost leading his guards into the city. "This old man is here to pay respects to the martial monk on the orders of Lady Bihe. There is no time to delay!"

"Take me to the inner city temple immediately!"

The warrior monks' hearts grew heavier. The entire Great Xia knew that last night was a night of suffering for all humankind.

Heaven and earth grieved, mountains and rivers wept together.

Five gods perished that night.

This includes the third-ranking god, Bihe!

Now, the human sect leader of the Bihe sect has come to visit.
"Young friend, pray to the gods now and tell the martial monk that Lady Bihe has important information to share! Her disciple is in the city and requests an audience." City Lord Bi said with utmost seriousness.

"Yes!" The warrior monk guard nodded emphatically.

Even the most noble and first-class believers would find it difficult to refuse the command of the vast ocean.

The warrior monk guards immediately turned around, looked up at the towering and earth-shaking statue of the warrior monk, and worshipped it devoutly.

The situation was indeed more serious than imagined.

The warrior monk guard had never received a message from a deity in his life, but this time, after his persistent pleas, he actually received permission!
Bihe's main force remained in the outer city, while Bi Zhao, accompanied by several martial monks and believers, quickly headed to the inner city and then entered the temple alone.

"Crack!"

The heavy palace doors closed.

Lord Bi quickly went to the depths of the hall, knelt on the prayer cushion, and respectfully bowed his head: "Bi Zhao, disciple of Bihe, greets the Martial Monk."

The hall was solemn; you could hear a pin drop.

Lord Bi lowered his head, a trace of sorrow in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Lady Bihe told me that the real culprit who harmed her was a human!"

"call!!"

The color of heaven and earth changes!

The entire Vajra Ancient Temple seemed to have been muted.

Whether inside or outside the city, all living beings looked up and saw a huge afterimage of a god.

This was a male phantom, standing like a pine tree, very strong and muscular, his body as if cast in bronze and iron.

He was dressed in a brownish-yellow monk's robe, holding a long staff, and wearing a brownish-yellow conical hat.

Beneath the straw hat was a stiff, old-fashioned face.

His expression was solemn, exuding an imposing aura without anger!
"Master Monk!"

"Master Wu, the Martial Monk!!"

"Please, save us, save this world."

"Waaah, my God! Please stop the evil spirits from causing trouble! Kill those demons and monsters!"

Inside and outside the Vajra Ancient Temple, people knelt down in droves.

People were crying and pleading.

The suddenly appearing afterimage of a deity reached down with an illusory hand, sending a wisp of mist into the temple of worship.

Deep inside the hall, on a prayer cushion, Lord Bi suddenly opened his eyes wide, transforming from a person from the Sea Realm who had lost his divine contract into a martial monk believer.

"Speak!" The authoritative voice, like a thunderclap, shook Lord Bi's mind.

Lord Bi trembled as he conveyed his words more clearly through the divine covenant, in the form of worship and prayer: "Last night, before her death, Lady Bi Bihe spoke many words that I, her disciple, could not understand."

She sent her disciple to inform you that the true culprit is neither the Faceless Jade Venerable nor any creature from other battlefields, but rather a human.

They are humans from the Great Xia Dynasty!

They are human believers from various sects and factions under the command of our Great Xia gods and demons!

"Om!!"

The afterimage of the martial monk stood atop Mount Song, his body taut with steel bones, and terrifying waves of energy rippled outwards in all directions.

Beneath the brim of his straw hat, his eyes were filled with anger.

Like a fierce Vajra!

At the same time, in the Holy Spirit Mountain realm.

Within the Thousand Flower Ridge, where flowers bloom in abundance, a young man dressed in flowing feather robes and wearing a blood crystal mask stands amidst the sea of ​​blossoms.

Vibrant colors, beautiful yet elegant.

That does match his ethereal and graceful appearance.

The young immortal kept his head tilted back, gazing thoughtfully at the sky, watching a slowly swirling vortex of white clouds.

In his hand, a black ice blade was trembling slightly.

A dazzling glow gradually appeared on the cool, translucent blade.
(End of this chapter)