Chapter 5361 Sacrificial Ceremony
Zi Yuan’s face darkened. She stopped and looked at David, her tone a warning. “Fellow Daoist Chen, you can eat whatever you want, but don’t speak carelessly. The Divine Kingdom is a top-tier power in the Sixth Heaven, and you can’t slander them carelessly.”
“Whether I slandered you or not, you know that.”
David also stopped, staring intently at Zi Yuan. “The Thunder Sound Bell has been stolen, and the demon spirit will soon break free from its seal. Yet, instead of focusing on resolving this crisis, your Divine Kingdom is still considering a marriage alliance with the Divine Temple.
Furthermore, your Divine Kingdom is most likely colluding with the Evil Dao Temple. You should know that the Evil Dao Temple is a notoriously cruel demonic cultivator. With your actions, how can you be considered a top-tier power?”
Zi Yuan’s pupils suddenly constricted. She stepped forward sharply and lowered her voice, “How do you know about the Thunder Sound Bell? Who else told you that the Divine Kingdom is colluding with the Evil Dao Temple?”
He had always assumed David was only there to escort the princess, but he had no idea David knew about the theft of the Thunder Sound Bell and even that the Divine Kingdom might be colluding with other forces.
This was information that an ordinary cultivator would never know, unless the power behind it was truly related to the theft of the Thunder Sound Bell!
David observed Ziyuan’s nervous expression, a smirk tugging at his lips. “I know more than you think.
Miss Zi, instead of trying to understand my identity, why not consider this: if the demon spirit truly breaks free from its seal, can your Divine Kingdom still retain its ‘glory’?”
After that, David ignored Ziyuan and walked straight ahead.
Ziyuan stood there, watching David’s back, a wave of anxiety welling up in her heart. She was now certain that David wasn’t just here to escort the princess; his purpose was most likely related to the Leiyin Bell!
“We must report this to the King as soon as possible!”
Ziyuan thought to herself. She hurried after David, her eyes growing increasingly wary. “Fellow Daoist Chen, the Divine Kingdom’s sacrificial plaza is just ahead. The King is holding a grand sacrificial ceremony there, praying for divine protection. If you wish to meet the King, I can take you there.”
He decided not to speculate and took David straight to the King.
Since David knew so much, it was better to let the king decide how to handle this matter. After all, the king’s cultivation and intelligence far surpassed his own.
David glanced at the sacrificial square before him. In the center stood a large statue, made entirely of gold and radiating a rich divine power.
The square was filled with holy monks in ritual robes, slowly kneeling in worship to the rhythm of ritual music.
“The great sacrificial ceremony?”
A glimmer of joy flashed in David’s eyes. “When the demon soul was about to break through the seal, instead of trying to find a way to resolve the crisis, you instead prayed for the protection of the gods here. Your kingdom of gods is truly pious.”
Zi Yuan’s face became even more gloomy, but he didn’t argue.
He knew David was telling the truth, but the kingdom of the gods had been passed down for thousands of years, and the grand sacrificial ritual was a rule handed down from their ancestors. Even in the face of crisis, that rule was not easily abolished.
The two walked towards the entrance of the sacrificial square, but the guards at the door stopped them.
The guard in the lead was an eighth-level Earth Immortal cultivator. He glanced at David, then at Ziyuan, and respectfully asked, “Miss Zi, who is this?”
“He’s the cultivator who brought the princess back. His name is David. I’ll take him to see the king,” Ziyuan said.
The guard frowned, looking at David with slight disdain. “The king is holding a grand sacrificial ceremony, and outsiders are not allowed. And he’s only a first-level cultivator in the Earthly Immortal Realm, not worthy of setting foot on the sacrificial square.”
Ziyuan was about to speak, but David beat him to it, saying flatly, “Not worthy?”
He stepped forward, and an invisible pressure immediately enveloped the guard.
The guard’s expression suddenly changed. He hadn’t expected a first-stage Earthly Immortal cultivator to exude such a powerful aura. Subconsciously, he tightened his grip on the spear, only to find his body stiffening.