83: With the rise of the golden body, even the ancient gods dare to act so rampantly?
As Li Yan entered, he heard Moonlit Sword Immortal and Shadow Old Demon arguing.
The Shadow Old Demon, accompanied by a group of Ancient God Believers, intended to open the Ancient Tomb of the Ancient God and awaken its Revered Master.
It seemed that the Shadow Old Demon had no hope of Breakthrough and his Lifespan was nearing its end.
Before his death, he wanted to make a desperate gamble, awaken the Ancient God, and beg for the Dao of Immortality.
The Shadow Old Demon’s face was twisted in a savage grin, his eyes glowing with a sinister red light.
“Those who hinder my Immortality deserve to die.”
Moonlit Sword Immortal, while trying to break through the opponent’s Seal, retorted.
“What if you bet wrong? Wouldn’t that be gambling with our lives and the Immortal paths of our future generations?”
Faced with the question, the extremely selfish Shadow Old Demon laughed disdainfully.
“What if I bet wrong?”
“After I die, let the floods rage! Future generations have their own blessings, and today we drink while we can!”
The Shadow Old Demon didn’t care about the lives of others, even if the entire Immortal Cultivation World fell apart and all living beings suffered.
What did it have to do with him?
He had Cultivated evil Spells at the cost of his Lifespan.
Now his Lifespan was exhausted, and his Breakthrough remained elusive; if he were to die and his Dao dissipate, it would be a pity to waste his Great Ascension Stage Cultivation.
The Shadow Old Demon was unwilling to simply pass away like this; before his death, he wanted to drag everyone down with him.
If he was going to play, he would play big: open an Ancient Tomb and drag everyone to their deaths together.
If he won the gamble, he would live forever.
If he lost? He was going to die anyway.
Facing the Shadow Old Demon’s twisted and pathological appearance, Moonlit Sword Immortal’s Moon Radiance Sword was slowly tearing open the opposing Spell shield Seal.
Her willow-like brows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes held hatred: “We Fellow Daoists Cultivate diligently, yet our Immortal fate is to be ruined by your selfishness? How can I let you act so recklessly!”
Moonlit Sword Immortal naturally couldn’t accept it; their Cultivation had been painstakingly raised through talent and effort.
They didn’t steal or rob; they just wanted to Cultivate in peace.
But the Shadow Old Demon wanted to drag everyone down with him, to play a gamble, and who knew what he would release?
Clearly, both sides had beliefs they had to uphold.
Around the Shadow Old Demon, a large group of old men whose Lifespans were nearing their end had gathered; none of them were willing to simply pass away.
In the last moments of their lives, they were desperate, hoping to awaken the Ancient God.
But other Cultivators still had plenty of Lifespan; they had all achieved Immortal Ascension through their own efforts, so why should they risk awakening the Ancient God?
Just as they were arguing endlessly, Li Yan slowly walked to the front of the crowd, reaching the forefront of the confrontation.
Any world-destroying Spell that fell upon him had no effect.
Li Yan, amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, strolled leisurely to the middle of the warring factions, standing between the two forces.
The power capable of tearing apart a Great Ascension Stage Immortal had no effect on Li Yan.
Although everyone knew Li Yan was an ‘Immortal from White Jade Capital,’ seeing him stand so confidently in the middle of the battlefield.
Everyone felt their scalps tingle; what kind of Cultivation did it take to withstand the Immortal Spells from both sides?
Li Yan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the stubborn old men in front of him.
As he parted his lips slightly, everyone held their breath, listening intently to Li Yan’s voice.
“Buried here is the Ancient God, Bloodline Emperor Lord.”
“If he is awakened, the Immortal Spell era will end, and the Age of Dharma Decline will descend!”
Upon hearing Li Yan say this, the Shadow Old Demon was first stunned.
The other Ancient God Believers whose Lifespans were nearing their end and wanted to try were also stunned in place.
Seeing the opponent’s resisting Aura weaken, a look of joy appeared on Moonlit Sword Immortal’s face.
“My Revered Master has arrived.”
“Since Revered Master has said so, these people should no longer harbor any illusions about the Ancient God.”
However, Ember Immortal, who was beside her, was not so optimistic.
“Not necessarily, these old men are all incredibly stubborn.”
“They probably won’t give up easily with just a few words from Revered Master.”
And facing Li Yan, this ‘Immortal,’ the faith of those on the other side also began to waver.
Around the Shadow Old Demon, a group of white-haired elders began to whisper among themselves.
“The Immortal Spell era ends?”
“The Age of Dharma Decline descends?”
“Is what this Immortal said true?”
“Bloodline Emperor Lord? We’ve never heard that name, but he knows the tomb Revered Master’s title?”
“If the Age of Dharma Decline truly descends, then what’s the point of us Cultivating Immortality?”
It was clear.
A single sentence from Li Yan, this ‘Immortal,’ caused those on the other side to waver, beginning to doubt whether what they were doing was too risky.
Seeing the Ancient God Believers’ Aura weaken, the Shadow Old Demon, with his broken arm, gnashed his teeth and roared.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense!”
“I, this Old Demon, received a divine oracle! As long as the Seal on the Ancient Tomb is opened, the Ancient God can be awakened, and a reward obtained!”
Divine oracle?
Li Yan raised an eyebrow: “Where did this divine oracle come from? A dignified Great Ascension Stage Cultivator, still dreaming?”
The Shadow Old Demon shouted fanatically: “Fellow Daoists, don’t listen to him!”
“The Ancient Tomb is about to open, and we will all gain eternal life! We have already come this far, how much blood and bone of our loved ones have we sacrificed to open this Ancient Tomb’s gate?”
“Have your sacrificed Dao Companions, relatives, and Disciples all died in vain?”
“We sacrificed so many people just to open the Ancient Tomb, and eternal life is within reach, yet you want to give up?”
Watching the Shadow Old Demon yell hysterically, almost as if possessed.
Aquietblue light appeared in Li Yan’s eyes; his spiritual vision allowed him to see things others couldn’t.
He saw a blood-colored centipede, crawling on the Shadow Old Demon’s head.
That was the Shadow Old Demon’s lower corpse worm, representing evil desires.
Generally, Cultivators would not awaken the three corpse worms before severing them.
The lower corpse worm currently on the Shadow Old Demon’s head was clearly not something he had actively summoned.
This lower corpse worm… was probably awakened by the Ancient God!
Realizing something, Li Yan quickly walked forward.
The Shadow Old Demon, standing opposite him, shouted in panic: “Quick! Stop him!”
But countless attacks fell upon Li Yan, and he continued to walk forward unharmed.
At this moment, Li Yan had a bold idea.
He held the blood glass treasure lotus lantern and silently chanted: “Golden Body, rise!”
Li Yan’s Golden Body instantly enveloped those around him, including the fanatical Shadow Old Demon.
Moonlit Sword Immortal and the others all showed confused expressions; what was the Immortal going to do?
But when Li Yan’s Golden Body covered the Shadow Old Demon, the Shadow Old Demon, who had just been roaring and shouting hysterically, instantly regained his clarity.
“Hmm? What was I just doing?”
The Shadow Old Demon, who had previously lost his sanity, gradually regained clarity in his eyes.
He looked at Li Yan, and Li Yan also looked at him.
Only then did the Shadow Old Demon fall to his knees with a thud.
“Immortal Revered Master, Immortal Revered Master, save me!”
The sudden reversal caught everyone off guard.
The Sect Leader of Demon Shadow Sect, who had always been incredibly arrogant and had killed countless people, was now kneeling before Li Yan.
Moonlit Sword Immortal and Ember Immortal were also dumbfounded.
“What’s happening?”
“Revered Master just walked over, how did the Shadow Old Demon start kneeling on the ground and weeping?”
Only Li Yan knew that it was the lower corpse worm controlling the Shadow Old Demon’s Divine Soul, causing him to fall into a frenzy.
But just then, accompanied by a red light flashing deep within the Ancient Tomb.
A lower corpse worm appeared above the head of every Cultivator.
Including Moonlit Sword Immortal and Ember Immortal!
Only then did Li Yan realize.
Why so many people had died in the Ancient Tomb back then: it was because all the Cultivators’ lower corpse worms had been awakened, and their evil thoughts surged uncontrollably from within their bellies.
The entire Ancient Tomb became a slaughter feast.
What a pity.
This time, Li Yan was present; did they want Immortals to slaughter each other?
Li Yan gripped the treasure lotus lamp, releasing countless shadows.