[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation":3,"chapter-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-71":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Here to Teach You Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351274,4598,"Chapter 71: The Gods Want You Dead","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>During the time Li Boyang was recovering from his injuries, time did not pause for even a single moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the total annihilation of the Guirong Clan, the entire Guifang State mobilized in an emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a hegemon of the south, it was not as if the Guifang State had never encountered forces that dared to resist it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a situation like this—where the Guirong Clan was completely wiped out and even the Houtian Clan was forcibly expelled—had only occurred once since the founding of the Guifang State.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time, the Guifang State mobilized its entire strength, casting the living beings of an entire nation into the Soul-Prison Cauldron to forcibly refine a ghost god brimming with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name of that ghost god was \"Tufang,\" and the nation that was struck from the records was known as the \"Tufang State.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know what kind of fate awaits you for coming back this time, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing upon the tall and wide altar, the current High Priest of the Guifang State asked this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And kneeling at his feet was none other than the sole survivor of the Guirong Clan, the deputy to the Shepherd Chief—You Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, You Zhong was no longer the handsome youth he once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than half of his body had been charred black by lightning strikes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of his face had been burned to the point of disfigurement...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one had not seen it with their own eyes, it would be truly hard to believe that this face, resembling that of an evil ghost, was once that youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but You Zhong’s hands and feet were not his original ones, but rather lifelike wooden prosthetic limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the skeletal joints to the finger knuckles, they were so exquisite and perfect that they did not seem like products of this era at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I have already prepared myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly lifting his head, a cruel and angry sneer appeared on You Zhong’s disfigured face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High Priest, the prestige of the Guirong Clan shall be reforged with blood and fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I am willing to become that 'first drop of blood,' to become the 'ritual vessel' for the Five Directional Gods to reshape the human world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the High Priest nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that is the case, then jump into this blood pool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will use the blood of ten thousand people to reshape your body, allowing you to become an agent capable of bearing the majesty of the gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if in response to the High Priest’s words, the executioners who had been waiting for a long time immediately raised their blades and struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one head after another rolled off the altar, a near-tangible resentment surged into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly beneath the altar, in that massive pit of ten thousand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>corpses almost filled the entire pit, and the scarlet blood flowed in a bizarre manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying sacrificial ritual quietly unfolded, and wild, ancient power descended upon this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the glory of the Tunchao Clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the slightest hesitation, You Zhong pierced his own crown with his prosthetic limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As blood and brain matter flowed out from his seven orifices,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Zhong stood up in a bizarre fashion and then threw himself into the blood pool below without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, storm and lightning flickered within the blood pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mantra-seal, similar to those but even more sinister than the twelve known to Li Boyang, was taking shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………………………………………………………………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the altar, within the temple of the Five Directional Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young priest holding the skull scepter watched all of this in silence, yet emotional fluctuations that should not have been there appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young priest and You Zhong were partners who had been selected as \"priest candidates\" at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the young priest had ultimately passed the layers of trials and gained the right to hold the skull scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While You Zhong was eliminated and eventually joined the Guirong Clan, which was established with the purpose of guarding the glory of the priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you wavering again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a long, drawn-out sigh, a priest with an aged face walked out from behind the young priest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xuanhui, you are destined to receive my mantle and become the priest who wields poison curses and medicine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you waver in your faith in the gods so frequently, you will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of You Xiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head to look at his teacher, Xuanhui lowered his head with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just feel... that You Zhong should not have died so meaninglessly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the most outstanding warrior I have ever seen, a fierce general capable of facing foreign gods without dying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he even endured my shamanic curse modification, possessing limbs more perfect than flesh and blood...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what, keeping him to reforge the Guirong Clan would have been better than the option of a 'blood sacrifice'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the rebellion faintly revealed in Xuanhui’s words, the old priest did not answer for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if Xuanhui could see it, how could the old and cunning priests not see it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the smartest and wisest group of this era, the priests were, most of the time, unable to act according to their own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because some things could be done, but could not be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You Zhong should not have returned, and you should not have saved him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, the old priest sighed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he hadn't returned, if you hadn't saved him, we could have turned a blind eye and pretended he had died in battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he just had to return, and he just had to find you, a priest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the High Priest and the State Lord wanted to play dumb, they can no longer do so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken, Xuanhui was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined that this cause and effect would circle back to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Xuanhui was not truly a fool; he quickly realized where the real problem lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is the gods, the gods want him to die!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his pupils shaking violently, Xuanhui opened his mouth wide, his eyes full of realization and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he witnessed the defeat of the gods, even if he survived, he must die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked toward the blood pool again, the light in Xuanhui’s eyes was no longer there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I leave the ancestral temple, I will not admit to such words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With eyes full of gratification, the old priest reached out and patted Xuanhui’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I am glad you have finally become sensible and have finally learned the first lesson of becoming a true priest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had been hesitating about how to teach you this lesson, but You Zhong saved me a lot of effort in this regard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for Xuanhui to speak, the old priest continued with renewed vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To outsiders, we are the beings closest to the Five Directional Gods, the mouthpieces of the gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The State Lord views us as symbols of 'wisdom,' and the people need us to guide the direction of their progress...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we also have our own troubles, our own sorrows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gods are not invincible, and the gods are certainly not omniscient or omnipotent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patting Xuanhui on the shoulder, the old priest used his own way to teach his apprentice the most crucial lesson of a priestly career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this, you know this, and even the State Lord is clear on this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is the one thing that must not be known by the common people, not even by one who was once infinitely close to the 'priest' group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most important duty of a priest has never been to guide the path of the people, but to maintain the majesty of the gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monthly Ticket\u002FRecommendation Ticket\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1329,"2026-06-21T03:08:01.201Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e80e83d9f76886d32657bc5c48a84c0158f31ad68a38a7e957a6207112c0910b","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-72","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-70",76,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-cover.jpg"]