The gale still howled, and the rain poured down in torrents.
Before the shrine in the small bedroom, Lu Ran opened his eyes. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long, long time before finally saying softly, "So, Gods and Devils truly are eternal.
"But your existence will continuously erode Divine Idols and evil idols until they perish."
[Yes.]
"Then why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Lu Ran hurriedly asked. "Once you have devoured all the Gods and Devils and lost your source of sustenance, wouldn't you perish as well?"
The Immortal Sheep smiled. [When one god falls, a new god will naturally be born. Just like your human race, generation after generation continues on. It is merely that human lives last no more than a hundred years, making the process far more obvious.
"The decay of Gods and Devils, however, requires long years before divine positions are vacated and the next god arrives."]
Lu Ran fell silent.
The Grave,
was immortal and indestructible in just this way.
It existed eternally amid the cycle of life and death among Gods and Devils.
[The Faceless Jade Sovereign is an exception.] The sudden statement made Lu Ran's expression stiffen slightly.
He raised his head and looked at the Celestial Goat Statue within the shrine. "An exception?"
The Immortal Sheep's voice lowered somewhat, its tone complicated.
[I cannot devour her.]
Lu Ran's mouth fell slightly open.
In his heart, he had already elevated Lord Sheep to an unprecedented height, certain that it was the sole existence standing above Gods and Devils.
Yet now, someone had appeared who could escape its "control"?
The Immortal Sheep sighed softly. [She possesses a peculiar divine soul and a peculiar jade body.]
Lu Ran pursed his lips.
He did not yet understand divine