At the Sacrificial Plaza.
Dressed in ceremonial finery, Jiu Shaoge stood atop the raised platform, her expression solemn and majestic.
She had served as Temple Keeper for far too long.
Far longer than Li Youming had held the position.
At every Grand Sacrifice, she would catch a fleeting glimpse of her former self in the Eight Desolations Land.
Back then, they had lived in hardship and faced countless dangers.
It was the great God Lord who had descended and saved them.
He had also raised her to the position of Temple Keeper, placing her above the countless millions of the Great Zhen Imperial Court for all these long years.
I wonder whether the God Lord will be satisfied with this offering...
She felt somewhat apprehensive.
The God Lord had not accepted an offering in twenty-six years.
Of course—
She counted only the years outside the Qingyi Chaos World.
She did not include the thirty-six-hundredfold span of years the Great Zhen Imperial Court had experienced under accelerated time. Although Grand Sacrifices were held during those accelerated years as well, she knew that such ceremonies would not draw the God Lord's attention.
Only Grand Sacrifices held in the Pangu Dimension's main timeline might draw his attention.
And this offering was a Dominator-grade treasure obtained by sending a full thirty-six Believers at the peak of the Selfless Immortal King level beyond the Fangdao Domain to search for it!
Moreover, it was an exceptionally ancient relic.
Thoughts swirled through her mind, but her expression soon turned solemn. Facing the Eternal Divine Temple, she knelt and bowed, declaring with utmost devotion:
"Temple Keeper Jiu Shaoge leads countless trillions of faithful in kowtowing to the God Lord, in gratitude for his protection!"
As her voice rang out once more, the Grand Sacrifice formally began.
A vast,