Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

But as a price, the high priest's entire body turned red, and he clenched his teeth, not daring to move an inch.

At this critical moment, if he loses his nerve, the local earth god temple behind him will be instantly destroyed by the giant hand and fall apart.

"what!!!"

The high priest roared, and his entire body bulged with muscles like a writhing dragon.

He forcibly reversed the downward motion of the giant hand, causing it not only to not descend but to rise slightly.

The high priest immediately revealed a smug smile. This intruder is nothing special, with such meager strength.

Little did they know that Ning Xiu had not even used one-thousandth of the power of this palm strike.

With Ning Xiu exerting a little force, the giant palm landed suddenly with the force of Mount Tai pressing down.

In an instant, the High Priest and the Earth God Temple were both destroyed under the giant palm and ceased to exist.

Not far away, the old man who was kneeling and kowtowing was completely stunned.

All of this happened in an instant, leaving no time for anyone to react. It wasn't until the old man came to his senses that he realized what was happening.

Gone!

The High Priest and the Earth God Temple are all gone!

The protection of Xiaosang Village is gone!

How could this happen? Could it be divine punishment, or has Xiaosang Village done something to offend Heaven?

"No!" the old man cried out in grief. Without the local earth god, what would become of their Xiaosang Village? It was like a fishing boat sailing on the sea without a lighthouse.

However, at that moment, the collapsed Earth God Temple suddenly lit up with purple light. In the instant the giant hand figure disappeared, every brick and tile of the Earth God Temple flew up into the air and automatically merged together, finally turning into a complete Earth God Temple.

Brand new, unchanged!

"Ugh!!" The old man's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.

Is this even possible? It's like a miracle has happened right before my eyes!

At this moment, not only he was surprised, but Ning Xiu outside Xiaosang Village was also shocked by the strange phenomenon that occurred at the Earth God Temple.

From the restoration of the small temple, Ning Xiu was able to detect a trace of the power of thought within it.

The guy hiding in the Earth God Temple must be related to the Inner Sacred Realm.

After the small temple was restored, nothing unusual happened again. Ning Xiu observed for a long time but did not see any counterattack from the other party after he made his move.

This led Ning Xiu to a thought: perhaps this guy was like the woman he had met before.

It is also an injured inner sacred realm.

Because of some reason, the other party was unable to leave the local earth god temple, but was able to apply their mental power to this small earthen temple.

"The area is only this small," Ning Xiu thought to himself, having made a rough judgment.

"May the Earth God protect us! May the Earth God protect us!"

The old man kept kowtowing on the ground, his expression and heart filled with excitement. He had always believed in the existence of the local earth god.

But after witnessing this miracle today, my admiration has undoubtedly deepened.

The local earth god is a spirit! His divine power far exceeds the villagers' imagination.

Before long, a figure bathed in blue light emerged from the small temple.

He clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and said to the sky, "I wonder which fellow Daoist has come here. To attack without warning is rather crude."

The direction this person was looking in was precisely the natal star in Ningxiu's sky.

In this way, it would be no different from staring at Ning Xiu.

The azure light surrounding this person enveloped his entire body, making it impossible for Ning Xiu to see through him even with the help of the power of his destiny star.

As soon as Ning Xiu had a thought, a strange person with only half a body and half a face appeared near the small temple.

Although Ning Xiu, who was at the half-step Inner Realm Saint level, could use his mental power, he couldn't achieve true perfection. This was a side effect of forcibly using his mental power, resulting in incompleteness.

"Under the influence of the Yin Dampness, this village has managed to maintain its original appearance. Your methods are quite remarkable. May I ask what your purpose was in cooperating with that guy earlier? Were you a villager?" Ning Xiu asked.

"Cooperation?" The mysterious man with the blue light smiled. "He is not worthy of cooperating with me. He is just an ant who relies on my power. I usually don't bother with him and don't bother with him."

Ning Xiu nodded secretly. After accepting the memories of the mysterious woman and the Black Demon Ancestor, the words of the mysterious man in blue light were in line with his understanding of these powerful figures left over from the previous era.

They only think about continuing to survive, trying every possible way to get through each dark period.

The kind of thing that involves showing one's face and attracting the attention of the world is probably something only an old monster like the Black Demon Ancestor would do.

If it were just an inner sacred realm, they wouldn't be so extravagant.

Judging from the mysterious figure radiating blue light, he didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards the villagers of Xiaosang Village and was even willing to spare their lives.

Unless absolutely necessary, Ning Xiu did not want to easily engage in combat with an Inner Realm Saint, especially before he could be completely certain whether the opponent was injured.

The reason I was able to easily kill that mysterious woman last time was because she initially suppressed me, so I wasn't on guard and was able to break through on the spot and catch her red-handed.

If we do it again, we won't have such a good opportunity.

"The arrival of the Xuan Yin Domain has led to events far beyond our imagination. I need these people to worship me here. If you want to take them away, a battle between us is inevitable. Please rest assured, as a human, I will not harm these people. You can be at ease. With my protection, these people will be safer here than anywhere else."

Ning Xiu thought for a moment, then did not respond, but simply dispersed all his mental energy.

The mysterious figure in blue light did not react, but in the next instant, the earth suddenly cracked open, and a stone pillar below the earth god temple rose wildly, directly lifting the earth god temple high into the sky.

Ning Xiu naturally didn't believe the mysterious man in the blue light. He thought that these guys, who were left over from the previous era, were all up to no good and that leaving these people here would inevitably lead them to a miserable end.

There are countless such stories recorded in the local gazetteers collected by the Demon Subduing Division.

Many gods who were originally kind turned out to be hypocrites behind the scenes. On the surface, they promised the Shang Dynasty that they would never harm the people and that they would keep to themselves. But behind the scenes, they used the people as sacrifices in various ways, and the number of tragedies was too many to count.

Finally, to prevent such tragedies from happening again, the unified practice of the Shang Dynasty was to prohibit ordinary people from worshipping gods of unknown origin.

If any deity dares to mislead the people and steal incense offerings for cultivation.

All must be killed without mercy.

Therefore, every word spoken by the eyes is absolutely full of lies.

Since the Earth God Temple would revert to its original state after being destroyed, Ning Xiu decided to move it to another location and try other methods to see if it could be destroyed.

"you dare!"

The mysterious man with the blue light, who had been calm and composed throughout, suddenly became furious.

Ning Xiu's actions against the local earth god temple were tantamount to declaring war on him.

In this situation, the two have no choice but to fight to the death!

The Earth God Temple suddenly burst forth with golden light, halting the rise of the rock pillar. Then, a large number of bats and crows flew out from the entire Earth God Temple, swirling wildly around it.

This unusual sight immediately attracted the attention of all the villagers in Xiaosang Village.

"What happened? How did the Earth God Temple end up like this?!"

"The Earth God is angry! It must be the Earth God who is angry! Quickly kneel down and kowtow, begging the Earth God not to unleash his anger on Xiaosang Village."

"Something seems off about the local earth god temple today; it looks rather eerie."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If the local earth god hears you, he will punish you. Quickly kowtow."

For a time, Xiaosang Village was in chaos.

Ning Xiu frowned outside the village. The mental power emanating from the Earth God Temple was too strong, making it impossible for him to move the Earth God Temple to another location.

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate in mid-air.

"Since you're so heartless, then don't blame me for being impolite." The mysterious man with the blue light snorted coldly, then turned and walked into the Earth God Temple.

In an instant, the Earth God Temple underwent a tremendous transformation, from a small mud-brick temple to a bronze-roofed, bronze-walled, and bronze-halled hall.

Nine bronze dragons coiled around the outside of the main hall. Although they were all fake, each dragon scale shimmered as if they were real.

The dragon's roar echoed, its howl soaring to the heavens.

A gigantic dragon claw emerged from inside the hall, heading straight for Ning Xiu's location. It seemed the mysterious figure in blue light had already discovered Ning Xiu's presence.

Bang!

When the dragon claw landed, the area collapsed a hundred feet deep, and the originally soft soil was compressed into something as hard as stone.

[190] Battlefield

The dragon's roar soared to the heavens!

The bronze palace continued to grow in size, eventually becoming larger than the entire village of Xiaosang.

Towering in the sky like a floating city, dragon claws constantly emerge from within, swirling around the bronze hall.

Where the dragon claw struck, a golden light emerged from the ground—it was Ning Xiu's protective golden bell. Although the palm strike was impressive and incredibly powerful, it was still somewhat insufficient to pose a real threat to Ning Xiu.

In just a short while, as many as ten dragon claws emerged from the bronze hall. With each swing, a gale accompanied them, tearing the earth and sending soil flying.

As soon as Ning Xiu appeared, he was struck by multiple dragon claws, which he dodged repeatedly.

But the place where he originally lived suffered greatly. The earth kept cracking and collapsing, causing landslides and earthquakes.

The villagers of Xiaosang Village were all so frightened that they collapsed to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. They didn't know what was going on, only that the local earth god was angry.

In order to survive, they could only sincerely pray to the local earth god to calm his anger, but it was of no use at all.

That mysterious figure in blue light was definitely injured, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to hide in the bronze hall and attack Ning Xiu. From this observation, Ning Xiu could tell that the other party's activity range was fixed.

Once he leaves the bronze hall, the mysterious man with the blue light will inevitably suffer a significant drop in strength. The reason he is hiding in this hall must be because this thing can help him heal.

Those who survived from the previous era are generally injured. Although the injuries caused by the Yin Tide are incurable, they will still spare no effort to find a cure.

Therefore, although Ning Xiu is not a true Inner Realm Saint, he still has a chance to defeat the mysterious man with the blue light.

Having dodged another dragon claw strike, Ning Xiu's entire body transformed, becoming the form of the Great Black Heaven of the Floating Pagoda. With a powerful jerk of his legs, he shot off like an arrow, transforming into a black flash and disappearing from the location of Little Sang Village.

He wanted to see exactly where the attack limit of this mysterious blue-glowing man was, so that he could make a follow-up counterattack.

Hidden for three hundred miles, the dragon claws still seemed to extend infinitely, attacking Ning Xiu's location. The dragon claws clenched together, grabbing Ning Xiu directly, intending to crush him into powder.

However, the mysterious man with the blue light clearly underestimated Ning Xiu's strength. Although the dragon claw was powerful, it was not enough for Ning Xiu.