Sacrifice

"They... what are they doing?"

Chu Mu turned to look at the Longevity Sect Master, his voice tightly restrained.

The sight before him was somewhat unfamiliar, yet it also gave rise to a very bad association.

In this Cultivation World, there was no such thing as faith-based worship.

But under such an Eerie World, demons worshipping demons...

And with such devotion...

"They are worshipping... It!"

The Longevity Sect Master let out a faint sigh and continued through voice transmission. "When I first entered White Mountain City, it was the same scene. But before I could investigate, the Golden Core demon stationed there directly detonated the Spirit Vein, shaking Heaven and Earth..."

"As Heaven and Earth were thrown into turmoil, It... seemed to have turned Its attention here as well..."

"But that attention should have been very faint, entirely dependent upon this altar and this statue. Once the statue was destroyed and all traces erased, that attention vanished with it..."

"I surmise that no consciousness is attached to the statue. Only if something changes will it be alerted and turn its attention here..."

"Moreover, so long as one does not enter the Inner City, even with my Divine Sense, this scene cannot be glimpsed from outside. This stretch of Heaven and Earth actively isolates all external observation..."

"This should also originate from... Its power. It cannot be seen, cannot be heard..."

Hearing this, Chu Mu understood somewhat, or rather, understood completely.

After all, the scene before him was not unfamiliar to him either.

If that statue were replaced by a blade bearing the faith of his Blade Intent, and these demons kneeling in devout worship were replaced by humans cultivating the path of faith and Blade Intent...

Would that not be the very system of faith and dawn he had created