I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 71 - 27: God Wants You Dead

During Li Boyang’s healing period, time did not pause for a moment.

Due to the complete annihilation of the Guirong Clan, the entire Guifang Kingdom mobilized urgently.

As a dominant power in the south, Guifang Kingdom had encountered forces daring to resist it before.

However, a situation where both the Guirong Clan was completely wiped out and even the Heaven-Howling Clan was forcibly driven away had only been encountered once since the foundation of Guifang Kingdom.

At that time, Guifang Kingdom had mobilized entirely, sacrificing the lives of a nation into the Prison Soul Tripod, forcibly refining an extremely resentful Ghost God.

The Ghost God was named "Tu Fang," and that obliterated nation was known as "Tufang Kingdom."

"Do you know what fate awaits you upon your return this time?"

Standing atop the towering altar, the current High Priest of Guifang Kingdom asked in this manner.

And kneeling at his feet was none other than You Chong, the sole survivor of the Guirong Clan and the deputy of Mu Zheng.

At this moment, You Chong no longer appeared like his once handsome and youthful self. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Most of his body was struck by lightning, turning a charred black...

Half of his face was burnt to a disfigured degree...

Had it not been witnessed personally, it would have been hard to believe that this ghostly visage was once that of a young man.

Moreover, You Chong’s limbs were not his original ones, but intricately crafted wooden prosthetics.

From the skeletal joints to the finger joints, the exquisite, flawless design did not resemble something from this era.

"I know, and I am prepared."

Slowly raising his head, You Chong’s disfigured face showed an expression of fury and a cruel grin.

"High Priest, the prestige of the Guirong Clan shall be reforged with blood and fire!"

"And I am willing to become that ’First Drop of Blood,’ to serve as the ’Ritual Artifact’ for the Five Directions Gods to reshape the human realm!"

Upon hearing this, the High Priest nodded with satisfaction.

"In that case, cast yourself into that Blood Pool!"

"I will reshape your body with the blood of ten thousand, making you a bearer of the Gods’ majesty."

As if in reply to the High Priest’s words, executioners who had awaited stood ready, swiftly raising their axes.

Crack!

As heads rolled down the altar, near-tangible resentment soared to the sky.

Beneath the altar, in the massive pit for ten thousand bodies.

Bodies nearly filled the entire pit, with scarlet blood flowing in an eerie fashion.

A terrifying sacrificial ritual silently commenced, with desolate and ancient powers descending upon this world.

"For the glory of the Tunchao Clan!"

Without a hint of hesitation, You Chong pierced through his own Celestial Spirit with his prosthetic limb.

Thud!

As blood flowed from his brain through his seven orifices.

You Chong strangely stood up, then without hesitation, leaped into the Blood Pool below.

Rumble...

In an instant, storms and thunder flashed within the Blood Pool.

A Proverb Talisman similar to, yet more ominous than the twelve talismans known to Li Boyang began to take shape.

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Behind the altar, within the Divine Hall of the Five Directions Gods.

A young Priest holding a Skull Staff silently watched all this, yet emotions he shouldn’t have had flickered in his eyes.

The young Priest and You Chong were partners chosen together as "Priest Candidates."

However, the young Priest eventually passed numerous trials and gained the right to wield the Skull Staff.

While You Chong was eliminated, ultimately joining the Guirong Clan, established to protect the glory of Priests.

"You are hesitating again?"

With a weary sigh, an elderly Priest stepped out from behind the young Priest.

"Xuan Hui, you are destined to inherit my mantle, grasping the Poisonous Curse and healing as a Priest..."

"If you frequently waver in your faith in the Gods, you will eventually follow in the footsteps of the Ghost Owl."

Turning to look at his teacher, Xuan Hui lowered his head with a bitter smile.

"I just feel... You Chong shouldn’t die so meaninglessly."

"He was the most outstanding warrior I’ve seen, able to face Alien Gods and remain Immortal."

"And he survived my witchcraft modifications, possessing limbs more perfect than those of flesh and blood..."

"No matter what, keeping him to rebuild the Guirong Clan would be better than the ’Blood Sacrifice’ option..."

Hearing the rebellious tone in Xuan Hui’s words, the elder Priest remained silent for a long time.

After all, the things Xuan Hui could discern were certainly not missed by the astute Priests.

As one of the wisest and most intelligent groups of that era, Priests often found themselves powerless.

Because some things could be done, but not spoken.

"You Chong shouldn’t have returned, and you shouldn’t have saved him."

After a brief silence, the elder Priest sighed again.

"Had he not returned, and if you hadn’t saved him, we could have turned a blind eye, assuming he had perished too."

"But unfortunately, he returned, and even sought you, a Priest..."

"Neither the Grand Priest nor the Sovereign could pretend ignorance any longer."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Hui was momentarily stunned.

He never expected that the causality would loop back to him.

Fortunately, Xuan Hui was no fool; he quickly realized where the true problem lay.

"It’s the Gods, the Gods wanted him dead!?"

Xuan Hui’s eyes widened in shock, his eyes filled with astonishment and confusion.

"Because he witnessed the Gods’ defeat, even if he survived, he must die!"

When he looked towards the Blood Pool again, Xuan Hui’s gaze had lost its previous luster.

"Outside the Ancestral Temple’s Divine Hall, I won’t acknowledge such talk."

His eyes filled with a look of relief, the elder Priest rubbed Xuan Hui’s head.

"But I’m glad you’ve finally matured and learned the first lesson of becoming a true Priest."

"I had been pondering how to teach you this lesson, but You Chong saved me much effort in this regard."

Before Xuan Hui could speak, the elder Priest continued, brimming with vigor.

"To outsiders, we are the closest existences to the Five Directions Gods, the conduits of the Divine."

"The Sovereign regards us as symbols of ’wisdom,’ the citizens need us to guide their path forward..."

"But we have our own worries, our own concerns."

"The Gods are not invincible, nor are they omniscient or omnipotent."

Patting Xuan Hui’s shoulder, the elder Priest imparted the most crucial lesson of his priestly career.

"This is something I know, you know, and even the Sovereign is aware of."

"But this fact must not be known to common people, even if one was once close to the ’Priest’ group."

"The most important duty of a Priest is never to guide the people, but to uphold the Gods’ dignity."

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