Chapter 1448: Saints

The Temple is an unparalleled sacred place for the entire Divine Eye Domain. This is because the Temple seals the faith of all beings nurtured within the Divine Eye Domain towards their deities, making it the most concentrated area of faith power.

Consequently, it also serves as the source of cultivation for all cultivators within the Divine Eye Domain, boasting an extremely solemn and sacred architectural layout.

More importantly, the Temple is considered one of the most powerfully guarded locations among the twelve Divine Path regions on the current main continent. As the supreme ruler of the entire Divine Path region, no Supreme God would allow their true stronghold—the source of their concentrated faith power—to become an area easily trespassed upon by external cultivators. Therefore, more than half of the Divine Eye Domain's top cultivators are gathered here. Under the Supreme God's command, they protect the Temple's safety, simultaneously receiving the Supreme God's patronage, which grants them access to a pure land with the best cultivation environment within the Divine Eye Domain.

Within the vast Temple, all top cultivators tasked with guarding this place share a common title: "Saints." Each Saint possesses a dedicated plot of land within the Temple. Although these individual areas are quite narrow, only large enough for a few people, for every Saint qualified to guard this place, this small plot within the Temple represents the supreme glory they pursue and protect throughout their lives. It can be said that across the entire cultivation domain of the Great World, every cultivator takes pride in becoming a Saint within their respective Divine Path region.

Furthermore, the status of a Saint is fluid. There are approximately one thousand ranked positions. If the Saint ranked one thousandth is challenged and defeated in a duel by a more powerful newcomer, they will lose their original position. The new cultivator who defeats them will then inherit the corresponding Saint position and the associated area within the Temple.

In essence, the so-called Temple is the core area of a Divine Path domain, representing its spiritual power, authority, and all its glory, akin to the imperial palace of an empire. Of course, this comparison is not entirely apt, as an imperial palace, in all respects, falls far short of the Temple's grandeur.

Initially, the Temple existed only as a concept in the minds of Xu Yang's four-person team. However, when they actually arrived in the general vicinity of the Temple and looked down from a vantage point in the void, seeing its magnificent, colossal defenses, they finally gained a completely new understanding and perception of this previously vague term.

"My goodness, is this truly the Divine Eye Domain's Temple? It's far more magnificent than we imagined!" Long Kun couldn't help but exclaim. This was the first time he had shown such an astonished expression since returning to the main continent. Given Long Kun's memories of the main continent's past prosperity, he had always felt that the main continent's civilization, thirty thousand years later, lagged significantly behind previous eras. It wasn't until he reached the Temple's periphery that he finally felt the unique and unparalleled cultivation atmosphere of this era's main continental world, indeed a significant advancement compared to when they left thirty thousand years ago. At the very least, from a strength perspective, the power possessed by the Saint guardians within the Temple should not be underestimated.

"Boss, do you have any particular feelings about this? Now that we're in the Temple area, I'm already boiling with excitement and eager to demonstrate my skills!" Ling Yao expressed her true feelings to Xu Yang. However, Boss Xu Yang appeared entirely different, gently shaking his head. He continued to calmly survey the area below.

"I wonder if you three have noticed that the faith power gathered around this Temple is fundamentally different from the faith power accumulated in our era. Or rather, the true essence of the faith power concentrated near the Temple has long been siphoned away. If my judgment is correct, the so-called Supreme Gods are, in fact, the twelve culprits who attempt to control all power within the main continent's civilization. They use the Temple's existence to control the souls of all cultivators in each Divine Path region, mistakenly believing that by gathering all faith power within the Temple, they can benefit all cultivators in the Divine Path region under the Supreme God's guidance. In reality, most of the essence of their faith power has been devoured by the Supreme Gods themselves. As for this place being more advanced than the era we left, it is only reflected in the Temple's inherent spiritual power and the strength of its protective array, which far exceed anything from our own epoch."

Hearing Xu Yang's interpretation, everyone seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, gradually realizing that the beautiful illusion woven by the so-called Supreme Gods was merely to obscure the vision of all beings and conceal the world's true nature.

Little Hua's expression turned serious. "Then, Boss, what do you suggest we do next?"

A deeper smile suddenly appeared on Xu Yang's face. "Aren't you eager to demonstrate your skills on the continent of this current era? Then I will create that opportunity for you. There are one thousand Saint positions, representing the thousand most powerful cultivators within the Divine Eye Domain. We just need to enter the Temple as ordinary cultivators and, one by one, challenge some of the top-ranked Saints. This way, we can leave our own spiritual imprints. And if my judgment is correct, during these confrontations, the Temple's inherent magic array will also extract a portion of our spiritual and faith power to sustain the Supreme God's rule. As long as we perform some subtle manipulations and execute a trick to deceive the heavens during this time, we can deliver a huge surprise to the so-called Supreme Gods. If we manage to break into the top ten positions among the thousand Saints in the shortest possible time, we will surely gain an audience with the Supreme Gods. At that point, we can unveil their true nature, hidden beneath their wickedness."

It must be admitted that Xu Yang's plan was quite perfect, practically flawless. It satisfied his team's desire for battle while also achieving his subsequent objectives. Under Xu Yang's arrangements, control over the Divine Eye Domain seemed to begin shifting into the hands of his four-person team.