Immortal Father
Chapter 244 - 244 94 Ping'an Refuses!

244: Chapter 94: Ping’an Refuses!

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Li Ping’an’s expression changed several times, and he turned his head to look at the elder Tianli.

The latter’s eyes bulged, his previous imposing manner as if frozen.

Qing Su said, “What is a human…”

“Master, don’t ask!”

Li Ping’an immediately interrupted, then turned to elder Tianli and deeply bowed with clasped hands:

“Elder!

Please handle this matter internally within the Eastern Alliance.

My teacher and I came here solely to exorcise demons.

We will forget this matter completely!”

The elder Tianli’s brows furrowed tightly, and he didn’t say a word.

Grandma Linghua transmitted her voice to inquire: “Ping’an, why do you suddenly speak this way?

Is there something unspeakable?”

Li Ping’an immediately said, “Grandma, please take us, master and disciple, back to the mountain.

We will not come to the southeast of the Western Continent in the future.”

“There’s no need to be so afraid, this wasn’t done by the Eastern Alliance.”

The elder Tianli let out a sigh, his gaze fixed on Li Ping’an:

“Ping’an, it seems that you know quite a lot.

Shall we enter the room and have a private chat?”

Li Ping’an immediately said, “This disciple dares not!”

The elder Tianli chuckled, “You think this old man would harm you?”

“Elder, you act with integrity and possess profound cultivation.

As a hero of the ancient Human Race, and having followed Emperor Suiren to battle the Heavenly Court, how could this disciple not trust you?” Li Ping’an said quickly.

“What this disciple fears is the phrase ‘the greater good.'”

The elder Tianli leaned back, chuckled wryly, and cursed, “You’re quite the sly one!

I won’t hurt you, I won’t touch you!

The fewer people know about this matter, the better!

Linghua, bring him in!”

Grandma Linghua stood up and said, “Come here, Ping’an.

I’ll stand beside you.”

“Yes.”

Li Ping’an let out a sigh in his heart.

He knew it!

His father’s Great Fortune always brought about strange and peculiar matters, and it really wasn’t necessarily a stroke of luck!

Shortly after, Grandma Linghua closed the wooden door of the main room, from which a strong aura of Golden Immortal Charms emanated.

Outside, Qing Su, Wen Rou, and Daoist Zisang could only stare at each other in dismay.

Inside the room.

The elder Tianli paced back and forth with hands behind his back, while Li Ping’an stood to the side, head bowed and hands clasped.

Grandma Linghua took the initiative to ask: “Ping’an, why did your complexion change so drastically when you heard the words ‘human sacrifice’?

What is this ‘human sacrifice’?

The name is indeed unsettling.

Tell us in detail; I won’t let you suffer the slightest grievance.”

Li Ping’an thought furiously in his mind.

“This disciple saw it in ancient texts…”

“Nonsense!” The elder Tianli exclaimed angrily:

“Such records could not possibly exist in the ancient texts of the East Continent’s Human Race!

This phenomenon has only appeared in the Southern Continent within the last one or two thousand years!

“How exactly do you know about it, and how much do you know?

“Li Ping’an, let me tell you!

“If you have no secrets from me, I’ll protect you for a lifetime of peace!

But if you dare deceive me, I’ll go tear down the gates of your Wanyun Sect!”

Li Ping’an sighed, “With such pressure from the elder, I have no other choice…

Elder, do you recognize this item?”

Li Ping’an’s sleeve bulged, and a scroll slowly flew out, unfurling gently in front of him.

The Myriad Manifestation Chart!

Golden light flickered on the back of the treasure map, and the elder Artifact Spirit showed half its body, bowing to the elder Tianli and said in a slow voice:

“Greetings to the Human Race Dao friend.

Please give some face to my old master and do not oppress my young master with your Dao Realm.”

The elder Tianli’s ancient eyes widened like copper bells as he turned his head to look at Grandma Linghua.

Grandma Linghua smiled, “Indeed, it is that Great Power.”

“Why didn’t you tell me such a big matter earlier…!”

The elder Tianli grinned, slapped the back of his head with his hand, and then asked:

“Linghua, is Ping’an really the first disciple of the elder Yunzhong?”

Grandma Linghua said, “Correct, Ping’an is the first official disciple of Teacher Yun Zhongzi.”

She exaggerated a bit.

In fact, it was half a disciple.

The pressure on Li Ping’an’s head dissipated, and he was instead enveloped by a warm and comforting aura.

The elder Tianli sighed, “No wonder Ping’an knew about human sacrifice…

this matter, sigh, I truly don’t know how to speak of it.”

Grandma Linghua frowned and asked, “Uncle Master, please don’t play coy.

What exactly is this ‘human sacrifice’?”

The elder Tianli spoke softly, “Human sacrifice corresponds to the human offerings of the Southern Continent.”

“Human offerings?”

“This is a secular rite in the Southern Continent, popularized in the last one or two thousand years.”

The elder Tianli bitterly chuckled:

“Human offerings are…

Ping’an, you say it, I truly do not wish to speak of such matters.”

“The disciple has only heard about it.”

Li Ping’an said:

“It roughly means that the secular emperors and nobles of the Southern Continent would use human sacrifices as offerings in their tombs after their deaths, during various prayer rituals, or when constructing new palaces.”

“What?” Grandma Linghua suddenly stood up.

“That’s the situation, although I didn’t expect it to have spread to here already.”

The elder Tianli sighed:

“I’ll tell you everything, Linghua.

“About six thousand years ago, the Holy Mother suddenly left without a word.

“This is a secret of the Nuwa Palace; do not mention it to outsiders.

“Not long after the Holy Mother’s departure, trouble began in the Southern Continent.

The originally peaceful tribes abandoned the election of the world’s sovereign and began warring with each other.

Soon, an Immortal Dynasty named Great Xia appeared.

“The Great Xia Immortal Dynasty is not like the sect Immortal Dynasties of the East Continent.

“The Great Xia Immortal Dynasty does not cultivate spells, yet unintentionally they advanced through the path of worship and deity ascension.

As a result of the aggregated piety of the masses, the Southern Heaven saw the emergence of an Incense Divine Court.”

“It was an ethereal divine court, containing gods that do not truly exist, all born from mortals’ repeated worship.”

Divine court?

Li Ping’an was truly shocked upon hearing this.

The Xia Dynasty he knew from the history books of his hometown had become the Great Xia Immortal Dynasty here.

Could the multitudes of the Southern Continent, by leveraging the principles of the Worship and Deity Ascension Path, have congealed a fictitious Heavenly Court above the Southern Continent?