Chapter 2589: Is this a viewing platform?

They also feared delay would bring changes, so the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's several elders were highly efficient and quick.

They directly set the sacrificial ceremony for the day after tomorrow, leaving only one day to prepare.

Actually there's nothing much to prepare; just need to prepare an altar big enough and resembling a viewing platform.

When the time comes, just invite all the Human Race cultivators up, then arrange some tribal women to stall for time, waiting for the Sea God's arrival.

However, regarding what to do with those tribal women in the end, the several elders held differing opinions.

Ling Yunyi's grandfather, his face dark, said.

"You mean to have these tribespeople buried with him?"

"Otherwise? Do we really have to risk exposure to save people?"

According to that elder's view, those tribal women would simply be abandoned at the time, leaving life and death to fate.

To this, Ling Yunyi's grandfather disagreed; he had endured while remaining loyal to the Sea God, but seeing his own people so cold-blooded, he could not accept it.

Although he objected, under that elder's lead, the other elders actually chose to acquiesce.

This made Ling Yunyi's grandfather furious to the extreme.

In the end he could only flush red and throw out a sentence.

"I am truly ashamed to be among you; my Heavenly Spirit Tribe will surely be destroyed by your hands sooner or later."

Having said that, he strode away, and behind him came the voice of that elder who had always opposed.

"Hmph, foolish, womanly benevolence."

"To achieve the goal, what's sacrificing a batch of tribespeople? As long as the Sea God grants blessings, the lost tribespeople can soon be replenished from elsewhere."

"No one paid attention to Ling Yunyi's grandfather's anger; at this moment he seemed to be targeted by the other elders."

"After all, he has consistently opposed, and he alone is like this."

"The other several elders all chose to obey the Spirit Ancestor's orders."

Preparations complete, that evening the next day, Heavenly Spirit Tribe members went to notify many Human Race cultivators.

They said the great centennial sacrifice would begin early tomorrow morning, hoping many Human Race cultivators would grace the event with their presence.

In response, everyone nodded in agreement, yet harbored some doubts in their hearts.

"So fast?"

"Yes, we only invited them yesterday, and the sacrifice is tomorrow?"

"Is the centennial sacrifice so casual?"

"This centennial sacrifice, just hearing it sounds like a major affair for the Heavenly Spirit Tribe; since it's major, shouldn't we prepare properly?"

"With this one day, what can you prepare?"

"Let alone your tribe's centennial sacrifice; even if you were the Heavenly Family's ancestral rite, they'd prepare months ahead."

"Is the Heavenly Spirit Tribe always this casual in handling affairs?"

"However, since they don't understand, people also couldn't say much more."

Moreover, everyone came from the Immortal Realm; although they had been to Beyond the Heavens before, they hadn't stayed long.

Their knowledge of Beyond the Heavens has always been limited, let alone the affairs of that tribe beyond.

Even this Heavenly Spirit Tribe's centennial sacrifice, many have heard of it for the first time.

Therefore, regarding the Heavenly Spirit Tribe preparing the sacrifice in just one day, although people harbored doubts, they did not investigate further.

"I don't understand, but I express understanding."

Early the next morning, several Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders personally went out to various places to invite many Human Race cultivators.

Huang Lao and Ye Zhangqing here—naturally this is of utmost importance; that original elder personally came.

Seeing Huang Lao, that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder immediately smiled and said.

"Senior, everything is ready; please honor us with your presence."

"Hmm."

Upon hearing that, Huang Lao slightly nodded, and following that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder, he walked toward the altar.

Arriving at the seaside, indeed they saw a huge platform.

According to that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder, this high platform is the viewing platform for the multitude of Human Race cultivators to watch the rites.

Behold the enormous 'viewing platform'; half already extended over the sea, with chairs set up in advance.

Although slightly crowded, the chairs were neatly arranged.

Merely looking at this 'viewing platform' before him, Huang Lao expressed some doubt.

"Your viewing platform is this far forward?"

"Senior, you may not know, this is our Heavenly Spirit Tribe's tradition."

"Tradition??"

Upon hearing that, Huang Lao gave that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder a deep look, making the elder's heart panic.

Fortunately, he said nothing more, merely bringing Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie and them up onto the viewing platform to sit in the front row.

It wasn't that Huang Lao failed to notice something amiss; mainly, his true self was busy preparing Sea God ingredients at the moment.

He also found a gathering place of Sea God ingredients—five in total—now busy battling the ingredients, with no time to attend to his clone.

So he didn't think much, sent off that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder, and went straight to sit on the viewing platform.

Thinking he had escaped disaster, that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder felt a sense of having survived a calamity.

Just a moment ago, he nearly thought he had been exposed.

Afterward, as time passed, other Human Race cultivators, under the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's guidance, also arrived one after another at the 'viewing platform'.

Looking at this strange 'viewing platform', many Human Race cultivators also felt odd, 'What the heck is this viewing platform?'

But when they saw Huang Lao and company already seated there, the Human Race cultivators, though inwardly doubtful, didn't think further and followed Huang Lao's group to also take seats on the viewing platform.

I didn't expect it to go so smoothly; the few Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders who had been closely watching this place couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The elder who had always been at odds with Ling Yunyi's grandfather even gloated, saying.

"How about it? You said it would fail, but now the human race can see a clue."

Upon hearing that, Ling Yunyi's grandfather remained silent, merely eyeing the Viewing Platform with suspicion as more and more human cultivators gathered there.

This doesn't make sense; with the human race's wisdom, they shouldn't have failed to notice even a hint.

This is completely wrong; how could they have taken their seats so easily?

You can't see that there's a problem here?

Even Ling Yunyi's grandfather is now utterly confused.

Strictly speaking, the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's plan isn't particularly clever at all; it's practically full of holes.

Yet the human race shows no suspicion at all, especially Huang Lao and his group, who simply plopped down earlier.

Aren't you the least bit curious?

Although suspicious, as one of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's elders, Ling Yunyi's grandfather naturally couldn't jump out to stop it.

He had to consider the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's interests.

As more and more humans arrived at the Viewing Platform, a batch of selected Heavenly Spirit Tribe maidens also took up roles as attendants, bustling back and forth among the humans.

Some brewed tea, some poured wine, some served spirit fruit—the service was decent enough, but all this was merely a tactic to buy time.

There was only one goal: steady the human race and wait for the Sea God's arrival.