Jun Jixue said, "If this trip to Snow Mountain weren't your task, I would really like to meet this so-called Demon God."

"Brother Li, I've always had a question. People believe in gods, but what do gods believe in? Maybe gods believe in people?"

After saying something nonsensical, Jun Jixue turned around and smiled, "Brother Li, I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain!"

Jun Jixue strode towards the Eighth Shrine, pushing the door open and entering in a grand manner.

I cupped my fist towards the slowly closing gate in the distance, and looked up at the towering shrine, "Leng Gou, what do you think Jun Jixue meant by his last sentence?"

"Gods also believe in people?" Ye Yang shook his head slightly, "Perhaps it's just his feelings!"

"No!" I said in a deep voice, "Why did the Ye family ancestor, Ye Qianyang, go to Snow Mountain to sign a contract with the Demon God back then? It was because he couldn't defeat Nan Yimu."

"People are most likely to believe in gods in two situations."

"One is when they are powerless to change the status quo, they will place their hopes on the gods, hoping that they will bestow blessings."

"The other is when they have done something wrong, they hope to be forgiven by the gods and cleanse themselves of their sins."

"Why should God give you grace? Because you believe in him? There are countless people who believe in God, but who has truly reached the peak under the guidance of God?"

"Why should God cleanse you of your sins? Everything you have done goes against his teachings. If you are wrong, should you not be punished, but rewarded?"

"Whether you cultivate Taoism or Buddhism, you are cultivating your state of mind. If your state of mind is not enough, you are just a believer. Only when your heart is directed can you break free from this world."

Ye Yang looked at me and said, "What do you want to say?"

I said in a deep voice, "What I want to say is that this time you enter the shrine, you are likely to see your family ancestor. If you don't have the determination to slay the gods and rebel, or draw your sword against your family ancestor, then wait for me here! Feng Ruoxing and I will go in."

"Get lost!" Ye Yang cursed at me and flew towards the shrine.

Feng Ruoxing and I looked at each other, then got up and ran towards the shrine at the same time.

As the gate of the shrine slowly opened in front of us, my eyes suddenly froze. The person who opened the gate for us looked exactly like Ye Yang. If it weren't for the fact that he was wearing a black suit, I would have even suspected that Ye Yang had slipped into the temple gate first.

Ye Yang was about to speak, but Feng Ruoxing stopped him, "Leave it to Li Po!"

I stared at the other person and said, "Are you Ye Qianyang?"

The other person replied, "I am the seventh Ye Qianyang, you can call me Ye Qi."

Ye Qi raised his hand and pointed at Ye Yang, "He is the ninth!"

I asked calmly, "Where did Ye Ba go?"

"If you want to know, come with me." Ye Qi turned around and walked towards the depths of the shrine.

I looked down at the other person's feet. His feet were suspended in the air. He looked like a ghost no matter how you looked at him, but I couldn't feel a trace of ghostly aura from him.

Could it be that the Ye family ancestors have all become gods here!

As I frowned, I heard someone say in my ear, "He is not a ghost, nor is he a god. He should just be a soul body that has been erased from his memory."

Who is speaking!

My body couldn't help but tremble slightly. The person who had been secretly helping us since we set off has arrived?

Is she a woman?

I really can't remember which female ghost or god I had a life-or-death friendship with that would make her risk her life to help me!

Just as I was about to transmit my voice, I heard the other person say again, "Don't transmit your voice, he can hear it too. I can't expose myself now."

I forcibly suppressed the doubts in my heart, but the person said, "This soul body is a puppet. Not only has his memory been erased, but his appearance may have been changed."

"He's taking you inside, he definitely has ulterior motives, don't fall for his tricks. Don't believe anything he tells you to do."

A puppet!

When I looked at Ye Yang, I found that he was also thinking deeply.

I touched Ye Yang, "What are you thinking about?"

Ye Yang said softly, "This place seems to be where I was born?"

Ye Qi smiled and said, "You're right. Every generation of Ye Qianyang is born here, walks out from here, and then walks back to die in the place where he was born. The ghost stays here to serve the master. This is the fate of Ye Qianyang. No one can change it."

"Actually, my name would be more appropriate as Pu Qi!" (Pu - servant)

My eyes suddenly shrank: When I was in Shuangji Town, there were ghosts who were killed by ghosts and gods and taken as servants. I remember his name was Pu Yi.

Could it be that the artifact spirit of the Zhan Shentai (God Slaying Platform) is imitating his master's methods?

No!

Ye Qi is lying to me!

I asked calmly, "Is returning to become a servant the price you paid for signing a contract with the Demon God back then?"

"Of course not!" Ye Qi said, "If anyone can complete the task assigned by the master, they don't have to come back. If they can't complete the task, not only will they become servants, but they will also be punished! Just like me!"

I asked in a deep voice, "What is the task that the Demon God gave you?"

Ye Qi stopped, "Take a look! I'm just ahead! When you see my end, you'll know that you shouldn't have come here."