After Zhang Yu's sword light flew away, he waited at the foot of the mountain. Before long, the Cicada Cry Sword suddenly flew back. With a clang, it returned to its sheath. He flicked his sleeve and strode up the mountain.
There should originally have been numerous sacrificial priests and temple guards here, but now there was not the slightest movement. The moment he stepped into the temple, all that remained were severed limbs and shattered corpses strewn across the ground.
In that brief span of time, every evil god descendant, sacrificial priest, and temple guard here had been slain by the flying sword he had released.
Though this was merely a projection of his power, possessing at most the abilities of the second chapter of the tome, now that he had completed the Six Core Seals, he could fully wield all his capabilities. Against anyone weaker than himself, a single descent of his flying sword was enough to kill them at will.
At that moment, he raised his eyes and saw two statues at the end of the temple.
One was an unfinished colossal statue of an evil god. Its form was towering, and its body had almost entirely been carved, save for a blank space where its head should have been, clearly reserved for further carving.
The other was somewhat smaller, depicting a valiant man wearing an antler crown. Its brows and eyes looked sinister, and the statue itself was rather ancient. It was likely that the worshippers here had moved it from elsewhere for use in their daily sacrifices.
Just as he was about to step forward, the ancient statue suddenly seemed to come alive. Its eyes opened and fixed upon him. Then, a thunderous voice resounded through the temple: "Celestial Xia man—or rather, god of Celestial