Sun Plucking from the Pillar, Talismans Seize Sin

The man in black robes, who had been struggling, calmed down after noticing Qiu Yan's gaze.

Black energy surged around him, his flesh decayed, and he withered away once more. His eyes, now devoid of Divine Radiance, fixed on Qiu Yan: "When did you switch places? Was it when I struck you? No, if it was then..."

"You don't need to worry about this." Qiu Yan reached out and grabbed, flames surging from his hand, enveloping the black-robed man. The Kitchen God's Flame flickered, seemingly containing some kind of rhythm, resonating with the black liquid wrapped around the black-robed man, causing the latter to stop expanding.

"How could you possibly stop the spread of Karmic Sin?" The man in black robes, enduring the dual pain of being invaded by black liquid and burned by flames, still couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Qiu Yan didn't answer at all, but simply said, "The outcome is decided now? You'd better tell me everything you know." His words contained a hint of murderous intent, which sent a chill down the spine of the man in black robes.

The man in black gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! What do you want to know?"

Qiu Yan pointed to the stone pillar in the center of the tribe's courtyard and asked, "What exactly is the purpose of this thing?"

The man in black robes readily explained, "This is Totem Pillar. Almost every tribe here has one. It provides a certain degree of protection, allowing the tribe to thrive and multiply. Besides, it also holds special significance for outsiders like us. You'll discover its purpose once you stay here for a while."

"What is its purpose?" Qiu Yan asked casually.

A cold glint flashed in the black-robed man's eyes as he continued, "I think you've already noticed that once you enter this Land of the Divine Remains, neither gods nor cultivators can fly. The people here cannot even entertain Incense Thoughts, let alone experience dreams. In addition, the Upper Spirit is thin, so gods and cultivators cannot replenish their energy. Once they exhaust their inner strength, they will be repelled by this world."

Qiu Yan pondered for a moment, "What does this have to do with Totem Pillar?"

"Whether they are gods or cultivators, they all enter this ruin for the legendary Ancient God's Remains. When they arrive here, they find that it is a world unto itself, but they do not forget their original purpose. Unfortunately, they search everywhere to no avail. They even tried to dig underground, but this caused Inferno Catastrophe that stretched for nearly a thousand miles, with endless consequences. It was not until someone noticed the Prayer to the Gods of the savage tribe that they discovered the clues."

He paused here, as if waiting for Qiu Yan to ask a question.

"Prayer to the Gods? Could it be that someone noticed the Heavenly Gods who plucked the sun?" Upon hearing this, Qiu Yan's mind raced, recalling the many details he had discovered since arriving here. He then said, half-questioning and half-affirming, "So, the so-called Ancient God's Remains are actually the sun suspended in the sky?"

Upon hearing this, the man in black robes' expression changed drastically. "You actually found out?"

Qiu Yan shook his head, noticing a hint of pretense in the black-robed man's expression. He knew the man's words were either reserved or misleading, but his thoughts were gradually becoming clearer.

"Every tribe in this world has a Totem Pillar, but they all seem to be of different lengths..." Just then, a loud "boom" came from the tribe, and the Totem Pillar shot up from the ground and flew into the air, its flight direction following the route Qiu Yan had taken to get here.

Upon seeing this strange occurrence, the black-robed man's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. However, Qiu Yan still caught a glimpse of regret in his eyes.

"The tribes here wage war against each other, which is probably related to Totem Pillar. If the poles could merge and rise step by step until they reach the sky, even if they couldn't fly, they might eventually..."

He looked up at the sky and uttered two words.

"Pick ri!"

With this thought in mind, Qiu Yan pulled himself together and looked at the man in black robes. "One last question, how long have you been in the Land of the Divine Remains? How many people like you are there?"

"Hehe," the man in black robes revealed a sinister smile, "You'll soon find out. Do you know why I only want to capture people and not touch your tribe's Totem Pillar? You think Totem Pillar can be taken so easily? What a joke! In this world, the taller the Totem Pillar, the faster it dies!"

Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes. "Oh? It seems there's a hegemon here. Any other tribes that cross the line will be punished."

"Huh?" The man in black robes was taken aback. He hadn't expected Qiu Yan to be able to deduce this from those words.

Then, Qiu Yan continued, "The reason you answered every question was to distract me and buy time, hoping to be expelled by heaven and earth after your power dissipated. Unfortunately, you miscalculated!"

The black-robed man's expression changed, then he sneered, his entire body slowly crumbling like weathered petrified wood. "So what if you saw through me? As Qing Shan, there's always firewood to burn! My Divine Soul has escaped, and I'll recover my power sooner or later. If we were outside, with the People's Wishes of the Domain of Law, you might be able to trap me, but in this Land of the Divine Remains..." His voice grew softer and softer.

At that moment, Qiu Yan opened his mouth and spat out a bookshelf, which flew out.

Classics Section Bookshelf.

One after another, annotations from ancient texts extended from the bookshelves, releasing an aura of establishing laws and regulations. They pierced through the Divine Fire and Karmic Sin, penetrating deep into the sand-corrupted black-robed figure, and suddenly tightened!

"Ah!!!"

A scream was heard, accompanied by cries of "Impossible!", and a cloud of black smoke was forcibly pulled out.

The wisp of black smoke occasionally took on a human form, and occasionally condensed into a skeleton, but these forms were difficult to maintain. It was entangled by the annotations of the classic texts, and despite its struggles, it was still slowly pulled into the bookshelf!

Puff!

The entire cloud of smoke was engulfed by the bookshelf, followed by a burst of intense willpower!

"Let me go!"

A smoky arm reached out and grabbed at Qiu Yan, who was right in front of him!

"Although I lack the Domain of Law and cannot mobilize People's Wishes, I have other means. You should stay inside and receive proper education."

As Qiu Yan spoke, he silently observed the smoke-filled arm. Then, the arm was bound by several commentaries on scriptures and pulled back.

Shake!

The bookshelf shook violently, and finally, a mournful cry of despair emanated from it before it subsided.

Seeing this, Qiu Yan opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the Classics Section Bookshelf back into his mouth, which sank into the Divine Pool. Then, he raised his hand and flicked it, releasing a talisman covered in cracks.

The talisman landed on the black-robed man's sand-like body and spun in mid-air.

Immediately, streams of dark energy seeped from the sand, were absorbed by the Divine Ability Talisman, and information was immediately transmitted into Qiu Yan's mind.

"The number of Sinful Thoughts has nearly doubled! It must be that the Karmic Sin of the black-robed man have also been incorporated into it, which can increase its power considerably. However, this also increases the pressure it bears, and it needs to be strengthened with divine power."

So-called Sinful Thoughts are also a type of thought, mostly negative emotions such as resentment and cursing. Two years ago, Qiu Yan captured Physician Huang's Living Soul and used the Kitchen God's Flame it, wanting to purify his thoughts, but unexpectedly, he refined such Sinful Thoughts instead.

Doctor Physician Huang a doctor who treated the sick and nurtured the mind, but he also killed and stole souls. When the truth came out, the deceased's relatives often cursed and resented him. These thoughts were channeled into his soul, and in the end, he was refined into a pitch-black Karmic Sin by the Kitchen God's Flame.

"The effects of Karmic Sin are truly extraordinary. This person's Three Souls Unity, achieving Divine Soul, but under the element of surprise, he was still unable to resist. He even drew out his own Karmic Sin, leaving him besieged from within and without, and immediately lost his fighting power, leaving him no choice but to flee."

After gathering his Karmic Sin, Qiu Yan used his divine power to wrap the Soul-Seizing Talisman, swallowed it, and sank into the Divine Pool. He then looked around, observing the men lying on the ground, their bodies shrouded in deathly aura.

"Their souls are long gone; their bodies are merely puppets."

He shook his head, raised his hand and waved it, and divine power surged out. Instantly, sand and stones flew, and in the blink of an eye, the mud and yellow sand buried the tribe.

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