After Seven Nights Divine Sect's current Sect Master Yi Gu and the two elders of Seven Nights Divine Sect returned to their seats, Elder Yao Daogu finally spoke in a ringing voice:
"Let the sacrificial ritual begin!"
As Yao Daogu's voice spread throughout the Demon Palace Mountain range, the entire world seemed to freeze in place.
The world fell silent for an instant. Even the birds and insects dared not make a sound at that moment.
All the martial artists on Ancestor Heaven Mountain held their breath as they looked toward the people from the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace before the statue of the Holy Lord.
The affairs of a nation lay in war and sacrifice!
The sacrificial ritual was an extremely important matter for any lineage, sect, or dynasty.
At that moment, it was not only the guests present who held their breath. Even Lin Bai and the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace felt an extremely solemn and oppressive atmosphere.
"Please, the Palace Lord of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and the Demon Palace Imperial Son, step forward to worship the ancestors and pay respects before the statue of the Holy Lord!"
After Yao Daogu finished speaking, he took a step to the side and cleared the path ahead.
Saint Elder Luo Yuanjing and Saint Elder Duanmu Lin each retrieved a torch and walked to Lin Bai and the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace respectively.
A crimson flame burned fiercely within each torch. Though the flames were not large, their radiance was exceptionally dazzling, as if they could illuminate the darkness of all eternity.
This was the "Eternal Fire."
The Palace Lord of the Demon Palace took the torch from Saint Elder Luo Yuanjing and glanced at Lin Bai. Lin Bai immediately understood, took the torch from