Chapter 238: Traces of the Crescent Moon

"Why is the sacrifice so bad this time?" the smoke poured cold eyes over the many sacrifices tied to the stone pillars, very dissatisfied.

"It's all damned Wang Zhuo and Tian Yun, we originally gained a lot this time, but on the way back, we encountered two traitors who had already been ambushed, they attacked us, killing and wounding many disciples, if I hadn't arrived in time, I guess I wouldn't have been able to save these sacrifices," said the elder who presided over the sacrifice.

"These two bastards, if I hadn't been in retreat these days, I would have broken them into pieces, don't think that they have mastered the artifact Dragon Tooth Dagger, they can be lawless, my divine power is enough to crack the two of them", Yan Tianhan was very angry at these two traitors, and he escaped several times, making her lose face.

"Don't be angry, there will be opportunities in the future, we must pay the price, and the betrayers must die," Su Yuehua said.

"The time is almost up, the sea of stars has begun to rise, let's prepare for the sacrifice ceremony, right?" said the elder who presided over the sacrifice.

"Let's start preparing, with us here, no one can make trouble," Yan Tianhan said.

Shi Xuan couldn't suppress the grief and anger in his heart at this moment, his fists clenched, and he wanted to rush to the altar at any time to rescue these bound sacrifices.

The elder who presided over the sacrificial ceremony motioned to many pilgrims to kneel, and the sacrificial ceremony was about to begin, and many priests from the Moon Worship Sect had already arranged it, "Elder, the altar is arranged, it can be started at any time", the priest in charge of arranging the altar reported.

"Now that you are all in place, let's begin to move the altar and welcome the gifts of the gods", the presiding elder began their task.

Many shamans began to operate the power of the stars, and one after another the mystical star spirit runes shone on the altar, and countless believers began to kneel and pray silently, and the power of faith continued to gather towards the altar.

With the circulation of the runes, the huge altar was fully moved by Cui, and the terrifying power suddenly condensed into a vast force and rushed into the sky.

In the hands of the elder who presided over the altar, a peculiar astrolabe was primary, and under his movement, the astrolabe lit up, and a huge star map entered the altar.

Under the effect of the altar, the star map gradually enlarged, spreading towards the starry sky, at this time, the believers were even more three bows and nine bows, and the power of faith continued to gather into the altar, and was sent into the starry sky by the star map.

After a long time, countless stars in the starry sky began to change their orientation, and a projection of the starry sky god composed of stars continued to appear in the starry sky.

The terrifying divine power spread all at once, Shi Xuan felt the extremely terrifying spread of divine power, and countless believers prayed sincerely towards the starry sky at this moment, hoping that the gods would give them blessings.

"The elder is going to guide the sacrifice and start the sacrifice, right?" Yan Qihan shouted.

"Understood", the astrolabe of the elders who supported the sacrifice circulated, in the vast starry sky, a terrible destructive force was transmitted down, the void was pierced by the power of destruction, and it was killed towards the altar in an instant, Shi Xuan began to operate the aura at this moment, ready to destroy the sacrificial action at any time, but at the critical moment, a hand suddenly pressed Shi Xuan's shoulder.

Shi Xuan was startled, turned around and saw that it was the old man Zhou who was holding him down mysteriously, "Boy, don't you want to die?" This is the holy land of the Moon Worship Sect, if it is discovered, in an instant, the divine power will be able to see you kill here", Old Man Zhou firmly held down Shi Xuan.

"Why are you here?" Shi Xuan looked at the familiar old man in surprise, although he hadn't seen him for a long time, he still recognized him at a glance.

"I'll talk about it later, I'm just here to find out the truth, just with your and my strength, it's not enough to rob the ashes, stay honest, right?" Old man Zhou stopped Shi Xuan from sending him to death.

In an instant, the destructive power that came out of the starry sky suddenly split the many wailing sacrifices on the stone pillar into ashes, and the sacrifices of hundreds of people were wiped out in an instant, turning into a wisp of strange energy and flying into the starry sky, and finally absorbed by the huge body of the gods.

"Great God of the Starry Sky, please grant you the power of your most humble servants?I, we will bring you endless sacrifices, and hope that the great gods will reign over the world as soon as possible?"

Yan Tianhan and other elders also bowed down to the gods and prayed for blessings, and countless believers also chanted for blessings.

Shi Xuan and Old Man Zhou stared at the starry sky, and with a wave of their huge bodies, they seemed to fall down as if the starlight that pressed through the mountains fell, illuminating the entire mountain, and countless starlight fell towards the many disciples and believers of the Moon Worship Sect, and they all began to run unique exercises to absorb the power of the stars and enjoy the gifts of the gods.

The power of these stars is of great use to these believers and the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect, but it is as terrible as poison to Shi Xuan, these stars fell on his body, almost eroding his body, just as he was about to forcibly disperse the power of the stars, Old Man Zhou also took out an ancient astrolabe and began to operate, forming a strange enchantment, forming a defensive enchantment for the two of them, blocking the erosion of the power of the stars.

"Don't urge your aura here, they will sense it, my astrolabe has the same power as the power of the stars, which is enough to resist erosion", Old Man Zhou stopped Shi Xuan's movements.

"Didn't you say it sooner, I almost showed my stuffing?" Shi Xuan complained.

"It's better not to show your aura in front of them, it's very dangerous," Old Man Zhou said.

"Old man Zhou, you know so many things, your Tianji Sect must have some special connection with the Moon Worship Sect, right?" Shi Xuan suddenly asked.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid, I have nothing to do with them?" said Old Man Zhou.

"This can't be hidden from me, my soul power has sensed it, your star power has the same origin, it must be the same root?" Shi Xuan said.

"Now is not the right time for you to explain, and I'll tell you later?" said Old Man Zhou.

"Is this hateful, so many people were killed by them at once?" Shi Xuan sighed as he looked at the sacrifice that had turned into ashes.

"From the moment they were targeted by the Moon Worship Sect, the tragedy was already doomed, and the only way to save them was to eradicate the Moon Worship Sect," Old Man Zhou said.

Although Shi Xuan didn't know about Old Man Zhou's Tianji Gate and the connection between the Moon Worship Sect, his intuition told Shi Xuan that Old Man Zhou would never be in the same league with them.

Above the starry sky, the projection of the god of the starry sky gradually blurred, gradually blending into the stars, the star map in the starry sky also disappeared, the altar returned to calm again, and the power of faith generated by a large number of believers continued to integrate into the starry sky.

Next, it was the many disciples of the Moon Worship Puppet Sect who preceded the demagogy of the god of the starry sky, and in front of the altar, their disciples vigorously preached the gifts of the gods, so that these pilgrims who came from afar firmly believed in the blessings of the gods.

Shi Xuan and the others finally saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears, a series of demagogic methods of the Moon Worship Sect, the traces of the crescent moon are still there, but the hearts of the people are difficult to guess, these scum of the Moon Worship Sect, in order to obtain the blessing of the gods, choose to be embarrassed and betray the Terran compatriots.

This large-scale sacrificial ceremony lasted for a long time before it ended, and many believers received the so-called gifts, and at this moment they walked down the holy mountain with great satisfaction and began to turn back, and many elders and disciples of the Moon Worship Sect also left here.

Shi Xuan and Old Man Zhou walked all the way down the mountain, preparing to leave temporarily, there were crowds of people everywhere between the mountains and fields, and the appearance of the gods made countless believers strengthen their beliefs in their hearts, and they believed that the arrival of the gods would inevitably bring blessings.

"These ignorant believers, are they so excited to help the abuse? I don't know what they think?" Shi Xuan said angrily.

"You think so, it's because you have been a child, you have a unique experience and talent, and you have already seen through the deception, but most of these believers are civilians at the lowest level, and the disciples of the Moon Worship Sect just took advantage of this, easily gained their trust, and successfully captured their hearts with the superstition of ghosts and gods.

"Go on, I know that the Heavenly Machine Gate and the Moon Worship Sect must be related?" said the old man Zhou, who was stunned, as he looked at the dead loop.

"In fact, in ancient times, Tianjimen has appeared, at that time the Moon Worship Sect was not yet born, our Tianjimen discovered the power of the stars, at that time, the ancestor opened up the unique cultivation system of Tianjimen, and used the power of the stars to open up a unique cultivation avenue, which was prosperous for a time, and its reputation was enough to compare with the holy land at that time", Old Man Zhou told the origin of Tianjimen in ancient times.

"And then?"

"Later, Master Zu discovered the mystery of formation, it turned out that all this was a deception, a deception controlled by the god of the starry sky from beginning to end, and these so-called power of the stars were just a means for the god of the starry sky to win over his servants," said the old man Zhou.

"Could it be that this is the energy deliberately spread by the Starry Sky Evil God to attract the disciples of the Heavenly Machine Sect to cultivate?" Shi Xuan thought of this.

"That's right, the power of the stars comes from the starry sky evil god, he deliberately released a tempting power to attract the ancestors of the Tianji Gate to practice, and then gradually control their minds, but it is a pity that the ancestor master, quickly realized the purpose of the evil god, he resolutely stood up against the sect to continue to practice such spiritual arts, he did not want to become the servant of the starry sky evil god, because he saw through the intention of the starry sky evil god to rule the world, and they were just pawns to be used", Old Man Zhou sighed.

"What happened in the end?" Shi Xuan continued to ask.

"Later, Master Zu strictly forbade his disciples to continue to practice the power of the stars, and began to practice other spiritual arts, but soon traitors appeared in the sect, they had already been bewitched by the evil gods, they secretly obtained the dark power of the starry sky evil gods, they decided to betray the master and set up another portal, and chose to continue to curry favor with the starry sky evil gods in exchange for power, so the Moon Worship Sect was established in secret", Old Man Zhou said.

"What about your Heavenly Machine Sect Ancestor?" Shi Xuan asked.

"At first, the strength of the ancestor has reached the peak of the holy realm, these two disciples did not dare to disobey him, on the surface obeyed the will of the ancestor master, turned to the practice of spiritual arts, and secretly continued to practice the power of the stars, until finally discovered by the ancestor master, he was furious, ready to abolish the cultivation of these rebels with his own hands, to prevent them from falling into the trap of the starry sky evil god, but these rebels already have quite terrible strength, secretly already established the Moon Worship Sect, several of them joined forces to fight against the ancestor master, the ancestor was outnumbered, and finally was seriously injured, in order to avoid the remaining disciples being baptized by the blood of the rebels of the Moon Worship Sect, he hid in the mountains in this Tianji GateOld man Zhou said.

"Your ancestor is really a responsible hero who stands up to the sky and the earth", Shi Xuan secretly admired.

"Master Zu has been in a slump since then, seriously injured, Tianjimen has not been able to get out of his own way, but at this moment he is being chased and killed everywhere by a group of rebels, and he has since let Tianjimen practice in seclusion forever. In the end, as expected, the rebels of the Moon Worship Sect successfully completed the task assigned by the Starry Sky Evil God, and they successfully passed the huge altar on the Star Picking Mountain to bring the Starry Sky Evil God to this world, including his demon army", Old Man Zhou said.

"So, the source of the most terrifying tide of darkness on the continent is actually the Moon Worship Sect?" Shi Xuan was shocked.

"That's right, the starry sky evil god reigned in the world, opened the beginning of the dark tide of the continent, wantonly slaughtered heretics on the mainland, those who follow the other prosper, and those who oppose the other die, causing countless killings, the ancestor master was completely angry to death by this group of rebels, and from now on, the Tianji Gate and the Moon Worship Sect will be incompatible", Old Man Zhou said.

"What is the end of the Starry Sky Evil God?" asked Dead Loop.

"The turmoil of the tide of darkness affected all the races in the continent, although there were many gods born on this continent at that time, but they were vulnerable in front of the evil gods, the gods fell in that era, the evil gods of the starry sky are also called the masters of the starry sky, the godhead born from the starry sky became a god, the strength is abnormal, the human race in order to kill this evil god, and finally gave birth to seven mysterious elemental guardian families, the elemental guardian family of the peak oracle realm of smell was born, and they worked together to kill the evil god of the starry sky. But with the Godhead, he is immortal and immortal, his body and soul were killed, the Godhead returned to the starry sky on its own, and the Seven Guardians sealed the Starry Sky Temple to prevent him from being reborn again", said Old Man Zhou.

"Even the seven gods at the peak of the Oracle Realm can't completely destroy his godhead?" Shi Xuan exclaimed.

"The godhead of the starry sky evil god is the essence of the starry sky spirit, as long as the stars are not extinguished, the godhead is naturally impossible to be destroyed, and the ten thousand saints demon king who appeared at the end was also guided by him to launch the final turmoil, the starry sky evil god is the source of all evil, and he has never given up on the world for countless years", said the old man Zhou.

"Could it be that the Starry Sky Evil God has broken through the seal of the Temple at this moment?" Shi Xuan and the others saw the projection of the evil god before.

"How can it be so easy? This is the most extreme Seven Element Seal in the world, even if the Starry Sky Evil God is against the sky, he does not have enough Origin to restore his peak strength, at this moment, he is just a trace of remnant soul remaining in the Godhead, but over the years, the power of faith he has collected through the Moon Worship Sect is gradually recovering, once his Origin Power is fully restored, when the time comes, the Seven Element Seals will not be able to stop him from returning again", Old Man Zhou said.

"The power of faith you are talking about is the strange power generated by those believers and sacrifices?" Shi Xuan asked.

"Yes, the God of the Starry Sky has gone extremely far-reaching in this way, he can restore his origin through the origin of these sacrifices and the power of faith of believers, as long as his faith is enough in the future, he will definitely be able to return to the peak", Old Man Zhou looked solemn.

"Where is the once brilliant Seven Elemental Guardian Family now?" Shi Xuan wanted to inquire about his family, Old Man Zhou was well-informed, and he might have heard of it.

"Their family is not on this continent," Old Man Zhou said suddenly.

"Not on the mainland, where is that?" Shi Xuan was puzzled.

"This is the second Demon of Ten Thousand Demons of the Dark Tide, he is the root cause of the Seven Elemental Families to leave the continent," Old Man Zhou said.

"Can you elaborate on that?" Shi Xuan pleaded.

"The Ten Thousand Saints Demon King is the most evil and terrible evil god in history on the continent, and his strength is still above the starry sky evil god, he also has a godhead, he is a real god, he was guided by the starry sky evil god, continued to launch the tide of darkness, and reached its peak, once occupied a huge part of the continent, countless gods died tragically at the hands of his demon army, and the death and injury of the continent's creatures exceeded seventy percent, and finally the world paid a huge price to kill him", Old Man Zhou recalled the ancient records of Tianjimen.

"And then?"

"The Ten Thousand Saints Demon King is also immortal, his body and spirit have been destroyed, but the Godhead has also been completely brought out of this world by the Seven Elemental Guardian Gods, sealed in the abyss of chaos of nothingness, and they have also integrated their gods into the seal, guarding the Ten Thousand Saints Demon King for the rest of their lives. To prevent him from recovering again, and their family is also stationed in the Void Chaos Space, shouldering the duty of guarding the demons, and becoming guardians, they have not appeared on the continent for 10,000 years", Old Man Zhou is well-informed and knows countless ancient secrets.

Shi Xuan was suddenly blindfolded, and only then did he remember the past when he came to Hongyan Ridge, and his father Shi Chengyi had also told him that his clan uncle was hunted down and killed by a strong enemy from within the void, and they were not the people of this continent at all, but from the Chaos Void.

Shi Xuan was worried at the moment, if he really came from the Golden Element Guardian Family, then it meant that his family had been wiped out by the demons twenty years ago, and other Guardian Families were estimated to be unavoidable, so wouldn't it be possible for the Ten Thousand Saints Demon King to break through the seal again and return to the peak?

"Senior, is this information you said reliable?" Shi Xuan asked.

"Of course reliable, our Tianjimen has been secretly fighting against the Moon Worship Sect for countless years, from ancient times to the present, it has never stopped, when I was just starting out, I was almost snatched away by the people of the Moon Worship Sect as a sacrifice, it was the master of the Tianji Gate who saved me, and also took me in, let me inherit the will of the Tianji Gate, and have been looking for a way to fight against the Moon Worship Sect for many years, although we have few disciples of the Tianji Gate, but the inheritance is ancient, recording the entire process of the dark tide on the continent, and the understanding of this world is beyond the imagination of any force" , Old Man Zhou said.

"Over the years, what tricks have you come up with to deal with them?" Shi Xuan asked.

"The power of faith is the best breakthrough, and if their gods want to turn over, they must rely on the power of faith to return to their origins, and this is their weakness," said Old Man Zhou.

"You also saw that the entire western region was their territory, and all of them had become believers, how could they resist?" Shi Xuan was speechless.

"It's far from enough, the power of faith required by the gods is beyond imagination, sooner or later, their Moon Worship Sect will have to expand its territory and control enough believers, otherwise there is no hope," Old Man Zhou said.

"So, we still have time to resist them?" Shi Xuan said.

"That's right, this southern expedition of your Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley can be said to have seriously frustrated their momentum, which undoubtedly bought us time to fight against them," Old Man Zhou said.

"Senior, maybe our Tianhua Sect can cooperate with you?" Shi Xuan is ready to take the opportunity to win over Old Man Zhou.

"No, there are very few disciples of the Tianji Sect, we can't enter their sight, we can only act in secret, we still need your allies on the bright side to resist their expansion, we will give them a heavy blow in the dark", Old Man Zhou refused.

"That's right, it's easy to dodge open guns and difficult to defend against dark arrows, and with your help in the dark, our actions can be carried out smoothly," Shi Xuan said.

"Near Xingxing Mountain, it would be better for you to come less in the future, you don't know the prohibitions here at all, if you accidentally break into their prohibitions, you may die without a whole corpse", Old Man Zhou persuaded Shi Xuan, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth.

"I don't want to do anything, I just want to find out some information?" Shi Xuan said.

"Just now, if I hadn't stopped you, wouldn't you have rushed out to die?" Old man Zhou looked at Shi Xuan angrily.

"I was also angry with them at the time, and I couldn't bear to see these young boys and girls die tragically," Shi Xuan said.

"The darkness hidden here is beyond your imagination, if you want to completely eliminate them, you need a long-term plan, and a moment of anger will only bury you here", Old Man Zhou actually admired Shi Xuan very much, and since the first time Jingyue Sect met, he had high hopes for him.

This is also the reason why he was willing to help him, a hairy boy, they Tianjimen wanted to eradicate the Moon Worship Sect, and they also needed the assistance of other forces, Tianhua Sect, Divine Sword Valley, these super forces were very important.

"Senior Zhou, where are you going to act in the future?" Shi Xuan asked.

"I will keep a close watch on their every move with my disciples, and when necessary, I will personally visit your sect and seek support from your sect", Old Man Zhou saw through Shi Xuan's thoughts.

Shi Xuan and the others went down the mountain overnight and arrived at the town near the Star Mountain, which is the core ruling area of the Moon Worship Sect, and they can find out a lot of information.