Words Threading Literary Thought and Scriptural Meaning

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Hard on the heels of the sound came a violent gale. Within the wind, four streaks of light raced forward, each a different color and giving off a different aura: the first as savage as flame, the second as ever-changing as flowing water, the third with the withering and flourishing of grass and trees, and the fourth as unyielding as refined iron!

The four beams arrived in an instant, but several rays of divine light surged forth the next moment and barred their path.

The foremost divine light erupted in a deep black hue, spreading outward and turning the air into a sluggish mire, seeking to stop and swallow the four beams!

A sharp rebuke accompanied it!

"Where did these fiends come from, to dare run wild in this sacred land of the Divine Path? Do you not know this is the Star Lord's Dao Field, land directly under the Domain of Law?"

The speaker looked like a youth and wore a black robe, yet his voice was steeped in ancient age.

This god was none other than the Black Marsh Patriarch. His Divine Office was the land of Black Marsh, one part of the Five Marshes. Many tribes worshipped him. He had originally been controlled by the demon king Shi Jianhui, but after the demon king's death, her incomplete divine seal had fallen into Qiu Yan's hands, and he had ultimately become Qiu Yan's subordinate god.

At first, this subordinate god had been quite unwilling. At that time, in terms of Divine Grade, he had even surpassed Qiu Yan. Yet after several incidents, Qiu Yan's Divine Grade had advanced by leaps and bounds, and the Black Marsh Patriarch's mindset had continuously changed with it.

His initial resentment and thoughts of rebellion had gradually become reverence and