Chapter 172: The Feast, A Thirty-Day Celebration!

Chapter 172: The Feast, A Thirty-Day Celebration!

The crimson-skirted wolf-dog soared in the air, its figure seductively alluring.

The residents of Shi Family Village were all filled with dread.

Qi Yuan gazed at the crimson-skirted wolf-dog, the village's deity, and his eyes revealed a peculiar expression.

"A Divine Infant with mastery over a strand of Primordial Power?"

With a single glance, he discerned that the so-called deity had limited strength, barely surpassing the villagers.

A mere Divine Infant at its peak, yet it had condensed a strand of Primordial Power from the villagers' offerings.

This was already quite frightening.

In the Canglan Realm, if Divine Infant cultivators could master Primordial Power through such means, without a doubt, the entire realm would descend into chaos, with "deities" everywhere.

It was common knowledge that the Great Shang Kingdom had dozens of Divine Infant cultivators, and the Hundred States had thousands, yet not a single one had reached the Purple Mansion stage.

This demonstrated the immense gap between the Purple Mansion and the Divine Infant stages.

The crimson-skirted wolf-dog exuded allure, extending its broad tongue, "A newborn Ancient Deity would surely taste delicious."

New deities could enhance their cultivation by devouring Ancient Deities.

The crimson-skirted wolf-dog stared at Qi Yuan with gleaming eyes.

Qi Yuan, with his elevated stature, feigned nonchalance, "Hmph, you little monster, should grant me quite a bit of experience points."

After arriving here, Qi Yuan discovered that his character level differed from his previous levels, which ranged from 1 to 100.

Currently, he was a Divine Being at level 1.

The crimson-skirted wolf-dog, on the other hand, was a Divine Being at level 55.

The disparity between them was immense.

It was akin to the difference between the Primary Essence Core Initial Stage and the Divine Embryo Advanced Stage.

Moreover, the wolf-dog was a deity within its territory, possessing a Divine Embryo with mastery over Primordial Power.

Under normal circumstances, it would be an instant kill for Qi Yuan.

However, Qi Yuan, without summoning the Stellar Golden Pellet, found it challenging to bridge the gap in strength within the game.

"My subjects, offer yourselves to me!"

"Follow me and slay the enemy!"

At this moment, the crimson-skirted wolf-dog let out a seductive and commanding roar.

The villagers of Shi Family Village couldn't help but frown, their faces turning pale.

It was evident that despite the wolf-dog's disdainful attitude towards Qi Yuan, an Ancient Deity who had suddenly appeared, it was giving its all in this confrontation.

Countless red light points flew out from the villagers' bodies, landing in the wolf-dog's hands.

Eventually, they formed a massive wolf-tooth club.

Shen Tu gazed at the club, his gums trembling, "This is a Sacrificial Artifact!"

Sacrificial Artifacts were created through the offerings of countless people, embodying the collective will of the masses and representing the world's origin.

According to Qi Yuan's understanding, this was a tool capable of manifesting Primordial Power.

"Interesting," Qi Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

He had never seen anyone like himself, inscribing Primordial Power into a tool.

At this moment, Village Chief Yu Le arrived with nearly a hundred villagers.

Seeing the crimson-skirted wolf-dog absorbing the villagers' offerings, fear filled their eyes.

"We're done for!"

"An evil deity..."

"Let's go, quickly help the deity!" Village Chief Yu Le commanded.

Without hesitation, all the villagers united to aid Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan, unafraid of a level 55 Divine Being, said, "The more, the merrier for the feast."

"Sword, come forth!"

With a light command, the long sword behind Qi Yuan unsheathed.

The entire sword was blood-red, adorned with intricate patterns, and on its hilt, seven ferocious faces encircled it, each with a distinct expression.

A surge of blood energy enveloped the village, turning the sky above Shi Family Village blood-red.

A layer of blood-red covered the sky, as if a colossal demon had descended upon the world.

Even the villagers from Qing Shui Village, who had come to provide support, paused in their tracks.

That terrifying blood energy... seemed to have slaughtered countless lives.

The villagers of Shi Family Village, upon witnessing this, were filled with dread, "An evil deity!"

"It's indeed an evil deity!"

Just moments ago, the villagers from Qing Shui Village had called the deity of Shi Family Village an evil deity.

Now, the villagers of Shi Family Village were turning the tables, calling Qing Shui Village's deity an evil deity!

Qi Yuan, gazing at the crimson-skirted wolf-dog, declared, "You have the support of your subjects and the temple, but I have a sword that will sever your canine head!"

This time, when Qi Yuan spoke of beheading the wolf-dog, he did so with a sense of righteousness.

After all, the wolf-dog did have a canine head.

"Sword, attack!"

Qi Yuan didn't even need to lift a finger.

His invaluable body wouldn't dare approach danger.

At merely level 1, if he were to be touched, it would be disastrous.

The long sword, inscribed with Primordial Power, flew towards the crimson-skirted wolf-dog.

Fear gripped the wolf-dog.

"Where did you obtain this Primordial Power?" it asked, perplexed.

The wolf-dog had left its temple and territory, yet it still possessed such a terrifying Sacrificial Artifact.

Compared to the terrifying long sword, its wolf-tooth club seemed insignificant.

"Sever the canine head!" Qi Yuan commanded without hesitation.

The long sword, inscribed with Primordial Power, charged towards the wolf-dog.

The Primordial Power, inscribed at the Inscription Level, was unleashed by the Illusory World's Heart Demon Guide.

No Divine Infant at its peak could withstand such power.

Within half a breath, the village's guardian deity fell into madness.

"I want to eat!"

As the sword passed by, the wolf-dog's head fell to the ground.

The once-mighty guardian deity was effortlessly slain.

A massive amount of experience poured into Qi Yuan's body.

His level rose from 1 to 2, then 3, finally settling at level 11.

The villagers of Shi Family Village were stunned.

Village Chief Yu Le was equally astonished.

The villagers behind him were left bewildered.

Shouldn't a deity outside its temple be weak?

How could it... slay the village's new deity?

Especially the previously mocking fat villager, who now had his eyes wide open.

"Our deity has some mental issues, but its strength... is incredible!"

How could such a powerful deity exist in a village like theirs, with such a dilapidated temple? It seemed unreasonable.

Village Chief Yu Le's gaze fell upon the blood-red long sword.

"It's not the deity that's powerful, but that sword!"

He could discern that the sword contained an exceptionally dense aura of Primordial Power.

With further progress, it could become a divine artifact!

It would be a powerful divine artifact capable of suppressing an entire city!

"Our Ancient Deity, who lives with the sword, might be... the offspring of a True Deity!" Yu Le judged.

Otherwise, it was unlikely for an ordinary Guardian Deity to have such a formidable Sacrificial Artifact.

Upon hearing this, the other villagers also felt a surge of excitement.

The deity of their impoverished village seemed to have an impressive background!

"If the deity is so powerful, will we be able to eat two Steamed Buns instead of one?"

The villagers dared to fantasize boldly.

At this moment, the villagers of Shi Family Village were even more terrified.

Especially the most arrogant family in the village.

They had invited the New Deity, and their fate was now tightly intertwined with it.

If the New Deity perished, they...

"No!"

A terrifying wolf head burst out from one of the villagers' bodies.

Soon after, wolf heads emerged from the bodies of another dozen villagers.

"They have been assimilated by the New Deity. If the New Deity perishes, they will transform into... Divine Abominations!" Shen Tu hurriedly explained.

The more loyal they were to the New Deity, the greater the benefits they received, and the New Deity would assimilate them, turning them into temple guardians.

But if the New Deity they followed perished, they would become mindless Divine Abominations, knowing only slaughter.

The previously arrogant family from Shi Family Village instantly had several dozen Divine Abominations appear among them.

"The little monsters died and turned into little monsters?"

Qi Yuan looked on.

The blood-red longsword transformed into a flowing light.

"Expel Evil!"

"Behead them all!"

"Open the feast!"

"Keep it going for thirty days!"

A feast opened by a deity was rather meager, lasting only a day.

But if an entire family was killed, wouldn't it be possible to keep the feast going for several days?

The flowing light flew through the village.

With each villager transformed into a wolf-dog person that Qi Yuan beheaded, his face lit up with delight.

The duration of the feast would be extended by another day.

In a matter of ten breaths, all the terrifying Divine Abominations were slain by Qi Yuan.

His experience grew, albeit slightly.

Compared to the Guardian Deity, the experience gained from the Divine Abominations was insignificant.

After slaying all the Divine Abominations, Qi Yuan and Shen Tu stood in Shi Family Village.

Qi Yuan's face was stern, and he exuded a powerful aura.

The blood-red longsword returned to its sheath.

The remaining villagers of Shi Family Village immediately knelt upon seeing this, pleading, "Spare us, Deity!"

There was no escape now; they could only beg for mercy.

"We didn't worship the New Deity; it was all because of that cursed Shi Fuguai!"

The burly man who had been restrained earlier also knelt solemnly, "Thank you for saving my child. My life, Wang, belongs to you, Deity!"

Facing Qi Yuan, these villagers were filled with fear.

After all, this deity had killed their village's Guardian Deity.

They bowed their heads, silently awaiting their fate.

After all, Ancient Deities often despised those who worshipped New Deities.

Those with unruly temperaments would be directly executed, while those with kind hearts would be treated more gently.

The New Deity before them, with a Sacrificial Artifact exuding bloodlust, didn't seem like one to be trifled with.

The villagers' hearts pounded in their throats, unsure why the Ancient Deity was saying this.

"You should hold a trial to judge the New Deity's crimes and open a trial assembly!"

"After the trial assembly, pledge your loyalty to the Ancient Deity!"

"Build a new temple for the Ancient Deity and sculpt a new statue!"

The villagers spoke with trembling voices, accepting this reality.

Compared to their survival, building a temple and statue was a small price to pay.

Qi Yuan was speechless as he listened to the villagers' chattering.

Did these people have no common sense?

"The Evil Deity is dead. What you should do is open a feast!"

"I've killed over thirty of the Evil Deity's minions, so this feast... will last for thirty days!" Qi Yuan declared loudly.

His voice echoed through Shi Family Village.

The villagers of Shi Family Village were utterly bewildered.

A feast? What nonsense was this?

The Wang family man's expression changed, and he finally said, "Quickly prepare for the feast!"

The villagers nodded in agreement, "Yes, a feast!"

At this moment, being able to survive was already a blessing; they would do as the Ancient Deity instructed.

Thus, Shi Family Village bustled with activity, and a grand feast was prepared.

The villagers from Qing Shui Village exchanged glances, and finally, with Qi Yuan's approval, they eagerly joined the feast.

Seeing the abundant food on the tables, including meat, the villagers from Qing Shui Village couldn't help but drool.

They had gone hungry for too long.

Without the blessings of a deity, their water source had been cut off, and their crops had yielded little.

In contrast, Shi Family Village had an abundance of food, with fat pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and fish.

Even Qi Yuan was surprised.

No wonder everyone worshipped the New Deity.

Following the New Deity brought good things to eat.

The feast was set for over thirty tables, but Qi Yuan didn't touch his chopsticks, and the others dared not either.

At that moment, Qi Yuan stood up and raised his cup.

"Today, we gather with heavy hearts."

"The heavens weep, and my good brother, the Guardian Deity of Shi Family Village, the Wolf-Dog Deity, has unfortunately passed away, leaving us forever."

Qi Yuan's voice was filled with righteous indignation, tinged with sorrow.

The villagers of Shi Family Village exchanged glances, while those from Qing Shui Village were... perplexed.

Qi Yuan then extended his hand, "On this sorrowful day, let us deeply remember."

"The tall and sturdy man with the surname Wang immediately put on a stern expression.

In Shi Family Village, several white-robed old ladies emerged, wailing loudly.

'Oh, the gods! Such a tragic death!'

'Wuuu...'

These old ladies were professional mourners, hired for funeral wailing.

Their cries were heart-wrenching, as if they had truly lost a close relative.

Upon hearing their wails, Qi Yuan felt a sense of ceremony.

'Let's eat!' He began devouring the food, almost performing a live pig-eating act.

He was starving...

Ever since his transmigration, he had never experienced such intense hunger.

The villagers of Qing Shui Village were like starved ghosts, ravenously consuming the food.

Some secretly ate while hiding away portions for later.

They were simply too hungry.

In Qing Shui Village...

Two old men lay on a haystack, munching on steamed buns.

"Sigh, when will this hardship end?"

"Soon, I hope. If the deity dies in Shi Family Village, our Qing Shui Village might be spared. Thankfully, I have some rations left, so I won't starve."

"This newly born Ancient Deity is truly strange. If he stays in the village, we might have a chance. But now that he's gone to Shi Family Village, it's like a dog chasing a meat bun."

These two old men voiced the thoughts of almost everyone.

No one believed the newly born Ancient Deity could defeat the New Deity.

Moreover, even if he did win, the consequences would be dire.

Today, Flying Desert City was already half under the New Deity's control.

The Ancient Deities had little room to maneuver.

Just then, a rustling sound caught their attention.

The old man looked puzzled, "Jiang Dimei, what are you doing out so late?"

A middle-aged woman, looking frail, raised her head, her eyes gleaming, but she spoke weakly, "It's a feast."

"Huh?" The old man felt he had heard those words before, but couldn't quite place them.

"The deity has slain the Evil Deity, and Shi Family Village is holding a feast. We're going to help and eat."

Hearing this, the old man was stunned.

The deity had killed the Evil Deity?

And in the Evil Deity's territory?

His eyes lit up, "A feast!"

Nothing else mattered; the feast was the priority.

...

In Shi Family Village, after the Evil Deity's demise, Qi Yuan thoroughly searched the largest household, uncovering a mountain of food and provisions.

On the first day, they feasted on the Evil Deity's food. The next day, the feast continued.

With so many deaths, the feasting must go on!

One day, a skinny horse pulled a carriage, within which sat an elderly man in a scholar's robe, his body frail and bony.

His eyes were half-closed, indicating significant injuries.

"Are you alright, sir?" Huang Mengying asked with concern.

"The New Deity in Gale Wind Town is quite powerful.

Currently, the town has five hundred guards on standby, an impenetrable defense. In its territory, I... fought it and sustained severe injuries. I'll need three years to recover before I can fight again." The scholar-robed elder mentioned this with a face full of self-reproach, "Alas, I've failed the trust of the Huang City Lord."

Upon hearing this, Huang Mengying's face filled with worry, but she said, "As long as you're unharmed, sir."

"What a pity. Among the Seven Towns, six have already fallen under the New Deity's control, leaving Flying Desert City alone and unsupported." The scholar-robed elder sighed.

Flying Desert City had always revered the Ancient Deities.

The city also enshrined an Ancient Deity.

But twenty years ago, the Ancient Deity suddenly fell into a deep slumber.

The city's situation drastically changed.

Many influential families within the city secretly agitated to welcome the New Deity.

Huang Mengying's father, the City Lord of Flying Desert City, naturally opposed welcoming the New Deity and suppressed these families.

However, seeing that they couldn't sway the city, these families secretly conspired with the towns, plotting to overthrow the Ancient Deity and embrace the New Deity.

Now, six of the seven towns under Flying Desert City had already embraced the New Deity.

As for the villages, almost all of them worshipped the New Deity, with only a handful still devoted to the Ancient Deity.

The scholar-robed elder was a close friend of the City Lord and a powerful cultivator in the late-stage Purple Mansion. He was personally invited by the City Lord to deal with the New Deities in the six towns and eradicate their influence.

Unfortunately, after killing one New Deity, he encountered another and suffered a severe injury.

At that moment, the sound of a trumpet echoed, creating a lively atmosphere.

This was a rare sight in the villages near Flying Desert City.

The scholar-robed elder was slightly taken aback, "Boy, what's going on in that village ahead?"

"I'll go and ask, sir."

The boy driving the carriage got down and ran towards the village.

Soon, the boy returned, "Sir, that's Shi Family Village, and they're... holding a feast!"

"A feast in Shi Family Village?" The scholar-robed elder was perplexed.

If he remembered correctly, Shi Family Village had an Evil Deity.

"The Ancient Deity from Qing Shui Village killed the Evil Deity in Shi Family Village, and now they're feasting!"

Upon hearing this, the scholar-robed elder smiled, "Such an interesting event, I must go and see for myself."

Huang Mengying was also intrigued.

Indeed, in these times, it was rare for an Ancient Deity to slay a New Deity.

And even rarer was to slay a New Deity and then openly hold a feast.

After all, with the New Deity's current dominance, some Ancient Deities struggled to protect themselves, let alone oppose them.

"Let's go and see." Huang Mengying was also curious.

Well-versed in local chronicles, she was familiar with the deities worshipped in Flying Desert City's villages.

The deity worshipped in Qing Shui Village was the Dogtail Grass Deity, a low-ranking one.

How could such a deity defeat the Evil Deity in Shi Family Village?

With different thoughts in mind, the scholar-robed elder and Huang Mengying arrived at Shi Family Village, witnessing a bustling scene.

They also saw several coffins on display and people mourning.

The original funeral now seemed like a farce.

(End of Chapter)

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