Let the scourge go to the right path, and you make games to reward them?.

Chapter 847 What We Did (12)

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

An eerie atmosphere was spreading from top to bottom. The strange changes made the four major families and other smaller families feel something was wrong, but they were soon drawn in by new information.

The conditions for granting the method of immortality have been relaxed.

In order to appease the heavens, the chief temple priest announced a 15% discount on the method of achieving longevity, with the price to be restored to the original price after one month.

In addition, the age limit was relaxed, and anyone who paid money would be granted the method of immortality, which made the entire upper realm go crazy.

The wealth of the upper realm is rapidly accumulating, with massive amounts of spirit stones piling up like mountains, and various rare magical artifacts being sold at discounted prices to the Grand Temple Keeper, becoming part of the local collection.

The wealth accumulated over a thousand years was rapidly concentrated because of a method to achieve immortality. Hopeful cultivators rushed into the Heavenly Palace, where they were silently transformed into puppets of Heaven.

Sitting atop a small mountain piled high with spirit stones, the Grand Temple Keeper looked at the mountains before him and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "You all always complain about being poor, but when it comes to the secret to immortality, you can come up with so much money. Tell me, are your aristocratic families out of their minds?"

A monk knelt on the ground, looking at the head priest with the fawning expression of a wild dog, and excitedly shouted, "Yes!"

"Aren't you from a prestigious family? Why would you agree to this?"

"I'm not from a noble family, I'm just a dog of God! Woof~"

The Nascent Soul expert, who was usually high and mighty, was now as lowly as a stray dog, which made the Grand Temple Master laugh.

"You're quite obedient. Alright, that's enough."

He tossed a number to the other party, and the head priest watched as the other party entered the dark room. Soon after, the other party's joyful voice rang out, along with the sound of God chewing.

Not long after, the radiant avatar of the heavens emerged from within, respectfully thanked the temple keeper, and then left to spread the word about the wonders of the heavens.

Once this person left, the temple returned to its quiet state, leaving only the head priest.

Ever since that person arrived, the heavens have been filled with unease and have wanted to leave.

Unfortunately, He was severely injured before, and even after consuming a large number of sinners and accumulating a great deal of merit, He still could not recover.

After waiting quietly for a while, the head temple keeper estimated that another batch of meat would be arriving soon.

He didn't have to wait long before he saw a cluster of stars streak across the sky, and a group of star deities descended upon this place.

The leading star lord was surrounded by surging star power, and the stars behind him resembled the Milky Way, revealing a vast divine power.

In addition, the star lords of the underworld also came here, and the vast underworld system was at risk of coming to a standstill, but they had more important things to do.

After greeting everyone, the leading star lord walked towards the Grand Temple Master and said with displeasure, "Grand Temple Master, what do you mean by this? Wasn't there an agreement that cultivators could only be transformed when they were close to the end of their lifespan? Now, a thousand people have already been transformed. What exactly are you and the Heavens trying to do?"

The head temple keeper didn't speak, but simply gazed at the other person with his handsome eyes.

A celestial deity from the underworld also expressed his dissatisfaction: "Grand Temple Master, some primordial spirits should be sent to the underworld for ghost marriages to maintain the local system of buying life. But you've taken them all; isn't that a bit too greedy?" "And you've taken so much money. Now you have 80% of the spirit stones from the upper realm in your hands. What exactly are you planning to do?"

Listening quietly as the star lords hurled their accusations against him and their heavens, the Grand Temple Keeper showed no remorse and had no desire to defend himself.

He simply smiled as he looked at the assembled stars until they had nothing left to say and fell silent.

With another soft laugh, he addressed the assembled star lords, "Gentlemen, how long have we been here with Heaven?"

"...1310 years." The leader of the Star Lords said with a frown, "Why are you bringing this up?"

"What I'm trying to say is that I've traveled through the void with the heavens and seen countless small worlds. Almost every star lord in every small world has fallen just like you."

"...Grand Temple Master, what do you mean by this?" the leader of the Star Lords asked coldly. "We kindly took you in back then, but instead of being grateful, you came here to attack us. I think you've been here too long and don't realize that you're actually guests."

"Guests? I think 'cooperators' is more appropriate. You reap the benefits of incense offerings, prayers, and spiritual stones, while we gain merit. It's always been a win-win situation. We've kept you around only because you're local star lords, and you're greedy and foolish, making you easy to exploit. But now that we're about to leave, there's no need to play this game with you anymore."

The leader of the Star Lords' pupils dilated suddenly, but he quickly sneered.

With a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of stars swam around Him, the accumulated power of His will boiled within Him, and then cast this place into another dimension.

This place is infinitely high and infinitely large. Hundreds of star lords revealed their true forms here, each of them thousands of miles tall and of such enormous size that it inspired despair.

One after another, divine artifacts were revealed, their dazzling light showcasing the Star Lord's power.

"Great Temple Keeper, you are too arrogant." The voice of the leader of the Star Lords was like the voice of the Great Dao, resounding throughout the entire space. "You don't really think that we are unprepared, do you? You treat us as tools, and we treat you as a puppet. Now, let me taste what it's like to be your Great Temple Keeper."

As soon as he spoke, a gigantic hand, obscuring the sky, descended and grabbed at the temple keeper.

With a single blow, the Star Lord crushed the Grand Temple Clerk's protective artifact. He sneered at the Grand Temple Clerk, "Although our Star Lord strength is equivalent to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this is our home ground, and the Heavenly Dao has always protected us. How could you two outsiders possibly fight against me?"

"That's what you think," the head priest said with a light laugh. "How long has it been since you looked up at the heavens?"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Star Lords raised his head curiously, then exclaimed in horror, "How is this possible!"

While He was obsessed with the offerings of the monks, the Heavenly Way had long been obscured, the protection that should have been bestowed upon Him had long since disappeared, and even His own authority was faint and barely perceptible.

Upon realizing this, cracks inevitably appeared, and the belief that supported the head of the Star Lords began to collapse, causing His massive body to crack from the inside.

Sitting cross-legged in the palm of the Star Lord's hand, the Grand Temple Master said with a smile, "We have dealt with many Star Lords and know how short-sighted you guys are. You are willing to betray the Heavenly Dao and your own cultivators for a little bit of profit, thinking that you have everything under control, but you don't even realize that you have lost your own base. You have long been rejected by the Heavenly Dao, and the cultivators and the Heavenly Dao have completely abandoned you, yet you are completely unaware of it."

Looking at the cracked palm, the leader of the Star Lords turned around and found that his companions had been shattered into dust, leaving only lifeless statues.

Helplessly raising its head, it looked at the already filthy sky and let out a final, desperate scream: "What have we done!"

(End of this chapter)