Chapter 171: The God of Slaughter, A New Beginning

Chapter 171: The God of Slaughter, A New Beginning

The group made their way back to the village, passing by the dilapidated temple.

Suddenly, a robust man spoke up, "Since the Dogtail Grass Deity is gone, why don't we sell his divine statue... We might be able to exchange it for some food."

The others stared at the broken statue, their eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"The statue of the Dogtail Grass Deity might fetch a few hundred steamed buns, right?" The stout man's eyes lit up with excitement.

Shen Tu immediately grew anxious, "How can we smash the statue of the deity that has protected Qing Shui Village for so long?"

If the statue were to be destroyed, his position as the divine official would become meaningless.

"The Dogtail Grass Deity blessed us during his lifetime, and even after his fall, he wouldn't let us go hungry. He would sacrifice himself for us," the stout man said.

The other villagers also gazed at the statue, their eyes filled with hope.

In reality, the Dogtail Grass Deity hadn't provided much protection to Qing Shui Village since its birth from the statue.

After all, the village had little food and no offerings at the time.

The Dogtail Grass Deity might have long fled or starved to death.

"If we smash the statue, our village will incur divine wrath, and no deity will protect us ever again!" Shen Tu said anxiously.

The statue's presence indicated that the legacy remained.

As long as they prayed devoutly and offered sacrifices, a new deity might emerge from the statue.

"This statue is of too low a level. If we can't even sustain ourselves, how can we make offerings and think of the future? I say we sell it and enjoy ourselves before we die!"

"That's right. Most villages around here worship new deities. We, who don't believe in the new gods, will eventually be wiped out. It's better to sell the statue for money. I've heard that the Fairy Temple on Old Immortal Mountain has some stunningly beautiful succubi. For a few coins, you can spend a night with them, living like a god!" The stout man's eyes gleamed with desire.

The temple on Old Immortal Mountain was known for its many alluring succubi who specialized in absorbing human essence and providing end-of-life services.

Before death, these succubi would lavish attention on their clients, ensuring they experienced the ultimate in tenderness before their demise.

Many villagers from the surrounding areas, unable to continue living, saved up money to spend their final moments at the Fairy Temple.

The Fairy Temple on Old Immortal Mountain was always busy with its unique services, never raising its prices over the decades, earning its reputation as a heavenly place.

The villagers of Qing Shui Village, trapped within its confines, lacked food and drink, and their lives seemed hopeless.

Dying at the Fairy Temple might be a blessing for them.

"No!" Shen Tu blocked the temple entrance, "I heard the statue came to life recently, and a new deity was born from it!"

"Shen Tu, stop making things up. We haven't offered any sacrifices, so how could a new deity appear?"

"Could someone have secretly worshipped it?"

"What if Shen Tu is telling the truth? After all, it's a newborn deity, a new life. If we sell the statue, it might perish!"

The villagers discussed this, some wanting to sell the statue, while others hesitated.

"I think Shen Tu is making things up to keep his position as the divine official," said an old man weakly, eager for a peaceful end.

Nearly a hundred villagers made up the able-bodied population of Qing Shui Village.

They were the ones who fought for water and went hunting whenever the village was in need.

However, most of them were now emaciated due to hunger.

The village chief, Yu Le, witnessed this scene, his eyes fixed on the old man.

The once-proud Qing Shui Village was now on the brink of destruction, and he would bear the guilt of it.

Just then, a gust of wind swept through.

The villagers were momentarily stunned.

The dilapidated statue suddenly shattered.

"What's happening?"

"The statue exploded?"

"We're done for, no more money!"

The villagers regretted their decision.

The statue was their ticket to money!

At that moment, a soft voice echoed, "A new game? My people?"

The villagers turned to see a remarkably handsome man standing in the ruined temple.

The man carried a sword on his back, and his entire being exuded an extraordinary aura.

"A deity?"

The villagers were astonished.

They clearly sensed that this man was their deity.

The sudden appearance of the deity left them bewildered.

After all, since the Dogtail Grass Deity had disappeared, they never expected a new deity to emerge.

The deity that emerged was likely the weakest of them all.

With the statue shattered, it meant this was the last deity of Qing Shui Village.

The villagers' thoughts raced, and they felt a tinge of sadness as the statue broke.

They wouldn't be able to enjoy a peaceful end.

"Let's go."

"Everyone, back to your homes."

The villagers didn't show the reverence for the deity that legends spoke of.

However, most of them stayed to observe the newborn deity.

An old man even boldly asked, "Divine One, are you hungry? I have half a steamed bun at home. Would you like it?"

This deity was none other than Qi Yuan, who had entered the game.

Hearing these words, Qi Yuan felt something was amiss.

"I am a deity and a player. How could I possibly be hungry?" Qi Yuan stated matter-of-factly.

But at that moment, a rumbling sound came from his stomach.

The villagers watched Qi Yuan with great interest.

Qi Yuan was taken aback.

The rumbling sound was coming from his own stomach!

He was actually... hungry!

This was incomprehensible. After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one could abstain from food.

As a Primordial Core cultivator, how could he be hungry?

"Divine One, please rest and don't starve yourself," the villagers pleaded.

Seeing this, Shen Tu gritted his teeth, ran to the temple, and brought out half a bun with bite marks on it.

Qi Yuan looked at the bun and turned away, "You want me to eat this?"

The villagers burst into laughter.

"Divine Deity, it's already a blessing to have food!"

"Don't be ungrateful. If you don't eat now, there won't be any left later!"

These villagers seemed all too familiar with the scene before them.

Qi Yuan looked at the villagers, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He saw three Divine Infants and the rest were at the Primordial Core stage.

With such strength, they could easily establish a large cultivation sect in the Great Shang Kingdom and wield great influence.

But in this world... how did they end up in such a miserable state?

It was truly bizarre.

Moreover, why were these cultivators, including himself, starving?

"As my subjects, you truly disappoint me!" Qi Yuan said.

After arriving in this world, his first task was to become the deity of Qing Shui Village, protecting its inhabitants.

"Divine Deity, won't you bless us? We can go and wipe out Shi Family Village for us!" The previously chubby villager spoke up.

He didn't believe that this newly born deity had any extra divine power to bestow upon them.

Seeing how hungry they were, this deity was probably just another Dogtail Grass Deity.

At that moment, Qi Yuan looked up at the sky.

He saw that the heavens were filled with countless stars.

Among them, a blood-red star stood out.

The sun and moon of the Canglan Realm were nowhere to be found.

Qi Yuan scanned the stars and immediately spotted his Golden Core among them.

"Why bless others? I'll go and kill them myself!" When accepting the task, Qi Yuan also received some residual memories from the divine statue.

This world was called the Mundane Heart Realm.

Humans worshipped deities, receiving blessings and protection in return.

Conversely, these humans had to worship deities and offer sacrifices.

Deities and humans complemented each other.

When a deity was powerful, the humans they protected also became stronger.

This allowed them to provide more offerings and food to the deity, aiding its growth.

However, thousands of years ago, a new deity suddenly descended, altering the world's order.

More and more villages, even cities and kingdoms, chose to believe in this new deity.

The new deity was more powerful and more evil.

Those who believed in the new deity had their will and spirit influenced, becoming more prone to aggression and frequently invading other villages.

Qing Shui Village originally shared a border with Shi Family Village, each controlling a river, living in peace.

But when Shi Family Village started worshipping the new deity, everything changed.

They began attacking Qing Shui Village, attempting to seize the other stream.

After several village battles, Qing Shui Village always lost.

After all, without the deity's blessing, their combat strength couldn't be enhanced.

"Show me the way, I'll go and kill Shi Family Village!" Qi Yuan declared.

The villagers present looked at each other in disbelief.

They had lived most of their lives, but it was the first time they heard of a deity personally going to fight the deity of a neighboring village.

In situations like this, shouldn't the deity bless the villagers and let them fight?

"Divine Deity, are you serious?" The chubby villager was also stunned.

Once a deity left the temple, they were no longer a deity.

So, even if a terrifying battle broke out in other villages, there was no reason for a deity to personally fight.

At most, they would bless the villagers.

But this deity wanted to go and kill personally.

It sounded... rather odd.

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Where would a deity do something so out of character?

"Hurry up, I'm hungry. I'll wait for the feast!" Qi Yuan said impatiently.

These tattered villagers didn't look like cultivators at all.

Perhaps every morning, they had to personally pour out the urine from their chamber pots.

"A feast?" The chubby villager swallowed his saliva, not quite understanding.

"If we kill their deity, won't they start the feast? We can also scrounge some food." Qi Yuan was proud of his clever idea.

Where else could he find a better way to freeload a meal?

"That makes some sense." Shen Tu, the Divine Official, seemed to ponder.

The village chief, however, had a different opinion. "Divine Deity, you've just been born, and your strength is weak. If you rashly go to Shi Family Village, you might be in danger."

The chubby villager also spoke up, "After leaving the temple, your divine radiance will diminish, and you'll become even weaker, making it easier for others to devour you."

Although Qi Yuan's idea of killing the deity for a feast sounded interesting, it lacked practicality.

"Where's the danger? My left eyebrow has been twitching, which means good fortune awaits!" Qi Yuan felt hungrier the more he spoke, "You're the Divine Official, lead the way! Let's not waste time!"

Shen Tu's expression changed repeatedly, "Divine Deity, won't you reconsider?"

The others could refuse, but as the Divine Official, he couldn't.

"Let's go!" Qi Yuan was eager for the feast.

Shen Tu sighed, "I'll lead the Divine Deity there!"

Saying so, he squeezed through the crowd.

Qi Yuan followed Shen Tu out of the village.

The other villagers watched this scene, finding it incomprehensible.

"Is this new deity crazy?"

"Alas, it's our fault for not offering proper sacrifices. The deity is malnourished, and his brain hasn't fully developed!"

"Village Chief, if the deity goes like this, he'll be in danger. What should we do?" The chubby villager asked the village chief.

"This deity has just been born. How can he compete with the evil deity of Shi Family Village?" Some villagers sighed.

Going to someone else's territory was a sure path to destruction.

The village chief's expression remained unchanged. Finally, he said, "Let's go and see!"

About two-thirds of the villagers present chose to follow the village chief.

As for the others, they couldn't be bothered to watch the spectacle.

After all, the fate of that deity was sealed, and it was better to return to the village and eat some steamed buns.

"Divine Deity, are you the Origin Heavenly Venerable?" Shen Tu asked on the way.

In his sleep, he seemed to have heard the name Origin Heavenly Venerable.

"Yes." Qi Yuan looked at Shen Tu, "As a Divine Infant cultivator, how did you end up in such a miserable state?"

Qi Yuan struggled to understand.

"Without a reliable patron, no money, and nothing to eat," Shen Tu said weakly.

Without a reliable patron, it naturally referred to the deity that Qingshui Village worshipped.

"Generally, once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you don’t need to eat, right?" Qi Yuan asked.

He was hungry now, and he found it strange.

"Not eating? But not eating will lead to death, won’t it?" Shen Tu also looked at Qi Yuan strangely.

"Alright." Qi Yuan could only attribute this to the differences in the world and customs.

"Deity Lord..."

"Hmm?"

"Earlier, I gave you a pancake, are you sure you won’t eat it?" Shen Tu tightly held the pancake with tooth marks, looking at Qi Yuan as if he was afraid Qi Yuan would snatch his pancake.

Qi Yuan, seeing this, was speechless: "I won’t eat it!"

Hearing this, Shen Tu smiled, "That’s good. If you can fill your stomach before dying, even if you die, youwon’tbe astarved ghost."

"Having a disciple like you, it’s really my... blessing." Qi Yuan said helplessly.

Qingshui Village was so poor that it probably didn’t even have a trumpet.

Otherwise, he would have Shen Tu help him form a band.

Shen Tu ignored Qi Yuan’s words and quickly ate the pancake, as if he was afraid Qi Yuan would fight him for it.

At this moment, Qi Yuan stopped in his tracks.

In the village ahead, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard.

"Quite lively over there," Qi Yuan remarked.

Shen Tu looked ahead at the village with a hundred households.

"Today is the day of worship, they will sacrifice three Boychildren to the new deity." Shen Tu’s expression grew serious, "These so-called new deities are actually evil deities, how could a Deity eat humans!"

According to the records of the Ancient Clan, deities were powerful humans who died in battle for the human race, their spirits guardinghumans, mutuallybeneficialand advantageous.

These new deities, however, were evil Deities, consuming humans.

With the appearance of the new deities, there was a new term.

Red Enclosure.

New deities loved to consume young children.

But if there weren’t enough young children, what would they do?

They would specifically raise women, confining them in the Red Enclosure, to... reproduce.

Such behavior, treating people like pigs.

It could be considered the uttermost evil.

"This Shi Family Village, it’s under the Stone family’s control, all you Wang family, just behave, or you’ll be sent to the Red Enclosure!" The fat-Eared man said, his hand patting the woman’s chin.

"The sky is blind, allowing you evil deities to descend..." The woman wailed.

The Fat-Eared Man laughed loudly, "Evil deities! This is the True Deity, the future ruler of the Mundane heart realm!"

Since the new deities appeared, they had slowly consumed theolddeities.

Now, two-thirds of the Mundane Heart realm’s territory worshipped the new deities.

The old deities struggled to hold on, but it wouldn’t be long before they were completely destroyed.

"Evil deities, come out and die!"

"I’m hungry, I’m waiting for you to die, then I’ll have my feast!"

At that moment, a clear voice sounded from above, and two figures appeared in the sky.

One was Shen Tu, and the other wasQiYuan.

The stone familyvillagersaw the two figures in the sky and were stunned.

"The Qingshui Village’sdeity?"

"The new deity?"

"Come to our stone familyvllage to die?"

Many Stone familyvillagers’ eyesglowed redwith rage.

If they were inQingshuivillage or thetemplet, they might still fear.

But this was theirhome turf.

They were stunnedandangery.

Is thisancientdeity’sbrainnotworking? Whywould they dareto leave thetemple and come here? Generally, deitiesseldom leave theirtempleor territory.

A woman on theground,looked up at QiYUan in thesky,her eyesfilled withdevotion. Sheknockedherheadconstan t the Stone family, and her forehead wasbloody: "Oh, God, save myson."

At thatmoment, an alluringvoice sounded.

"Oh,soa new littlesweetiecame to me, want to merge with big sister?"

A woman in a blood-redlongdressappeared, looking particularly strange.

The stonefamilyvillagers sawthedeityandkneledown.

"Payhomage to thedeity!"

The newdeity was the true Deity, their sky.

The fat-earedmanlooked at thewomanwith fervor.

As for theAncient Deity born inQingshuivillage, itwasnothing.

Shen Tu stoodbesideQiYuan, shaking, butwiththe thoughtof thepancakehehad, he felthe wasn’tatotalloss, andhisCouragegrew.

"BoldEvilDeity, causingchaos, we, theQingshuivillage’sdeity, will slay you!"

(End of Chapter)

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