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Chapter 726 Local Sects Have Limits... So Go Beyond Humans! (5200)

The church is located in the center of the city, and believers often stop to pray around it.

Most of the clergy and monks of Huaiguang Church wear white clothes, and believers also admire it, so a group of believers wearing black robes with dark gray concentric circle coats of arms will be very conspicuous when they stop at the door of the church.

The tonal contrast is too strong.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the four major orthodox religions of Terra can know that this is a team from the Soul Tracing Sect. If you are more knowledgeable, you can also see that this is a student team led by a teacher.

The few people in the lead held the thick and heavy scriptures wrapped in metal chains tightly in their hands, and they looked like books.

There are believers all over Terra, but just as Huaiguang is mainly distributed in the Seven Cities Alliance, Central Empire, Junlingbao and Yanjiang, the Spiritual Weapon Church is mainly distributed in Flame Land, Knowledge City and Far Shore Island, while the Hall of All Souls is concentrated around the Royal Court of Heaven and Canaan Moore.

The main areas of activity of the Resurrection Sect are located in Yanjiang, Ganterigum and Nine Cold and Silent Mountains, and their relationship with goblins is also very good.

The only disadvantage is that the presence of the Resurrection Order is very low. They focus on studying the world of the dead, and their attitude towards the society of the living is to 'avoid', or 'observe'.

Just like places like funeral parlors and crematoria, although they are still in the human world, they are not really needed, and no one will deliberately have anything to do with them.

"How did they come here?"

Ian couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw the team of the Resurrecting Sect: "And, there are 'teachers'... This is a team of official priests."

With the development of Port Harrison, there were indeed other Orthodox missionaries who arrived here, but after realizing that the Huaiguang Church already had a church here, they all chose to go to more remote rural villages, or gave up preaching. Only build offices.

The team of the Resurrection Order also came a few years ago. They have a small office in the new city west of the city, and they accept some requests for dying prayers on weekdays.

Generally speaking, this office is enough to communicate and transmit information. Naturally, there is no need to station ascendants, let alone priests.

And the 'teacher', as the official cleric of the Dark Soul Retreating Order, would not easily leave their temple and the 'position' they used to connect to the virtual world.

——There is a big event!

Ian thought of this in his heart, and subconsciously became vigilant: "If you can let the meditation teacher go out, is it possible that there is some natural disaster in the South China Sea?"

But the precognitive horizon has no such portents.

He watched the team of the Resurrection Order enter the church, and after thinking for a while, he followed behind with Elan and Elder Pude.

The team of the Resurrection Order had an appointment, and Bishop Baiwu came to greet him in person, but he couldn't help being slightly startled when he saw Ian following behind the team, and then said a few words to the instructor in front of the team.

While speaking, the instructor also turned his head curiously and glanced at Ian.

This is a woman whose skin is so white that it is almost transparent, and the blue blood vessels on her neck can be seen faintly. Her eyes are covered by an eyepatch, and she is quite young just by looking at her cheeks and chin.

But her body was very weak, like a patient who had been bedridden for a long time.

However, there is an invisible force supporting her actions, giving people a feeling that cannot be underestimated.

"It's him." The instructor turned his head to the side. Although he couldn't see his eyes, he gave Ian a feeling of 'eyes on'.

She showed a nice smile and said to Bishop Baiwu: "Then you guys talk first, we are not in a hurry."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Bishop Baiwu nodded: "You have been exhausted for a long time, please rest in the quiet room in the back hall first, we will provide food and incense."

After speaking, he actually left the team of the Soul Tracing Church and walked directly towards Ian.

"Long time no see."

The old man with patched clothes and disheveled beard and hair said with a smile: "Welcome back to your hometown, Ian. Your current achievements impress everyone...Little Elan, are you happy to see your brother?"

He turned his head and greeted the little boy who was still eating the sausage in a friendly manner, and made Elan swallow the food in his mouth in a hurry, standing straight and saying: "Yes, Grandpa Baiwu! I am very happy!"

"Brother Ni and I have something to talk about, it will take a little time, so you can go outside and play with Posey and the others."

Bishop Baiwu said, Elan looked at Ian hesitantly, but after his brother nodded, he happily went to play with the children Huaiguang had adopted.

In recent years, with the economic development of Port Harrison, the local Huaiguang Church has also gained money, and has begun to adopt orphans to train monks like the surrounding areas of the Holy Mountain.

Some of the children received training with Elan and played together on weekdays, and they were very good playmates.

"I'm going to watch the kids."

Elder Pu De on the side with his hands behind his back, followed Elan and left.

Of course, he could see that Ian and Bishop Baiwu had something to talk about that he didn't know. Rather than being asked to leave at that time, he might as well leave first.

And Ian and Bishop Baiwu walked to the reception room at the back of the church.

"The instructor actually knew me. I don't think I have such a big reputation."

On the way, Ian was not polite. He knew that communicating with these clergymen in the true sense of Huaiguang needs to be simple and direct: "Will the four major orthodox churches exchange my list of 'observers required'?"

"Yes. But you have underestimated your reputation. Ms. Wotu is also an alchemist. Of course she knows your name."

Bishop Baiwu said concisely: "They came here for the 'husk' left by the 'big redwood forest'. But this is only the surface."

"Their real purpose is to find a 'prophet'."

"prophet……"

Ian repeated this word without changing his face, because he lost too many vests, he would not be surprised by such a thing at all, even if the Huaiguang Church might have seen that he was a prophet, he would not have the slightest emotional change.

Like all normal people, he paused for a moment, as if he was digesting the 'shock' brought by this word, and then said: "I really didn't expect it to be related to the prophet."

Bishop Baiwu's eyes lit up with firefly white halos. He took a deep look at Ian, and then said calmly, "Yes. I really didn't expect that."

"Because the Sequoia natives completely surrendered to Port Harrison, many of the ancient books they inherited were also obtained by Viscount Grant."

"He entrusted us Huaiguang Church and other orthodox churches to deal with these ancient books that recorded many strange and bloody sacrifices, and we got a lot of extremely special information from them-the foreseeing Futaba in the indigenous legend is actually true, it is a kind of An extremely special strange item that can give people the ability of 'prophet-like'."

"This information has aroused our interest, so Huaiguang and Suming cooperated. Ms. Wotu is an expert in this field. At the same time, this can also explain why the prophecy book is a bit weird when predicting events around Harrison Port mistake'."

Bishop Baiwu emphasized the word 'weird mistake', and then looked at Ian: "Speaking of which, Elder Pu De of your family is also very interested in this matter."

"He also got a lot of news by virtue of his relationship with Viscount Grant...Did Pud tell you about this?"

"I haven't had time yet. I just came back and discussed the cooperation with Viscount Grant."

Ian told the truth without changing his face, but he was clear in his heart. The Huaiguang Church probably knew about his prophetic ability.

It's not surprising, it's a strange thing that they didn't find out, and they spread the title of "Prophet of Thunderbolt" just for others to find out.

Not to mention, Huijian saw his own choice that was almost a prophet in the labyrinth of the subspace, and the Huaiguang Church has probably fully confirmed it since then.

So the white-haired boy said directly: "Don't talk about the prophet, Bishop Baiwu, has anything strange happened in the South China Sea Great Maze recently?"

"Also, there should be light clerics stationed in my territory, but no matter whether it's the Sister Yingguang who promised to help, or Mr. Huijian, Ms. Redeeming Light didn't come. Did something happen to them? ?”

Ian changed the subject very bluntly, but Bishop Baiwu didn't pursue it either: "The Great Maze of the South China Sea has been very quiet recently. Ms. Hua An is responsible for her work. With the permission of the local lord, she is now exploring the details inside the maze, and Miss Frost Butterfly... ...is a lovely child."

——The details inside the maze still need the two of them to explore?I have already given the map!

Ian complained in his heart, and heard what Bishop Baiwu meant, that is, the two goblins didn't do any serious business at all, did they?
Hua An can at least touch her on the surface, and Shuang Die is a clergyman who can't say anything good, so she can only praise her for being cute.

But Frost Butterfly is really cute.

"As for the priests who were supposed to assist you in stabilizing the Xiahui Territory...they are all training."

At this moment, the two are already sitting in the reception room.

Bishop Baiwu turned his head, looked towards the north where the holy mountain is located, and saluted slightly: "Furthermore, regarding your observation actions, Huaiguang had internal discussions twice. They, as witnesses who had contact with you, must also participate in the meeting. , thus slowing down progress.”

"That's it."

Ian was silent for a while, it was indeed him who dragged Yinghuijian and the others down.

I know what I have done, and Ian knows that in the eyes of Huaiguang Church, who also knows his true identity and ability, all people and things related to him need to be handled carefully.

So after the silence, the boy opened his mouth, and Ian raised his head to meet the bishop sitting opposite him.

He asked bluntly: "The priests of the Huaiguang Church...do they share souls? Or do they have a spiritual network?"

"You can think of it like that, it's not a secret. At least not to someone like you."

Bishop Baiwu didn't hesitate at all. He seemed to have guessed that Ian would ask these questions: "You who have seen the Huaiguang ceremony with your own eyes must know some of the details, but we can't explain it."

"It's just that I have to tell you: the truth is even more unbelievable than you imagined. I hope you won't be too surprised by this in the future."

It's hard for Ian to imagine how unbelievable the current situation of Huaiguang Church can be?
To surprise him, at least he had to be a little bit crazier than all the crazy people he knew now... Where else could Huaiguang go crazy?

Impossible.

Ian came to visit Huaiguang Church this time, mainly because he wanted to ask about the "question of faith" in his own territory.

Even if you are as confident as Ian, you won't feel that you can create a religion at will, and you can hang Huaiguang in your own territory, crush all spirits, push back to the dark, and step on spiritual weapons... The four orthodox religions have great impact on Terra. The influence of the culture has penetrated into the foundation of culture. Even people who don't believe in the four orthodox religions will subconsciously say "All souls are above" or "Blessing with light" when they are emotional.

Even the leader of a cult, or a loose and large organization like the Dragon Worship Cult, there are many people who believe in a little orthodox religion at ordinary times... Is it strange?It's better to say it's normal.

After all, unlike their hometown, Terra’s cult is very clear that it is fake and deceiving, and it is also very clear that the four orthodox religions really have prophets and priests.

Anyway, trust me and don’t need money.jpg
With the acquiescence of the First Prince and the Marquis of Barton, the empire officially recognized the Chongling Cult as an 'advanced version' of the mountain people's belief, but Ian still wanted to know some important news from the Huaiguang Church...

For example, what is 'orthodoxy'.

And, how to become 'orthodox'.

At least, you have to become a Dragon Worshiper, right?

Only by following this standard will you not be hit by the Huaiguang Church.Ian didn't want to be pushed as a dungeon after he was farming by himself. It would be uncomfortable.

So he came directly to ask!
"Orthodoxy..."

Bishop Baiwu stroked his beard, he pondered for a while, the white light in his eyes flickered, and finally gave an answer that was not an answer: "Orthodoxy is a sect that is beneficial to Terra."

After seeing Ian frowning tightly, he explained: "Whether it is the Dragon Worship Sect or the Iron Heart Sect, the Salt Sect or the Happiness Sect, they have indeed made indispensable contributions to the world."

"But they have a position, a country, or a bloodline. Even if everyone wants to do good and help others, it will only benefit the whole place."

"The belief in the dragon god of the mountain people... and the Chongling religion you mentioned, no matter how developed it is, this is the point. You can detach yourself from the origin of the 'mountain people's belief' at most, but it is impossible to detach from the position of 'the empire belongs to'."

Having said this, Bishop Baiwu was quite emotional: "In the final analysis, ordinary sects have limits. They will be limited by the country, nationality and culture they are in. In the final analysis, they will be limited to human thinking."

"Unless it can surpass humans."

"This is the basis of 'orthodoxy'."

If it was an ordinary person, he would have complained long ago when he heard this—beyond human beings?Beyond country, nation and culture?

What a joke, how can it be so easy to surpass, what you say seems to be to eradicate nationalism, is it possible?
impossible.As long as human beings have different appearances, this simple and easy-to-understand cognition that can easily distinguish 'them' from 'us' will never be surpassed.

However, Ian... Ian, who can vaguely see the true purpose of the major Orthodox Churches, can clearly understand it.

Bishop Baiwu, you are not joking.

He's a priest—he's telling the truth.

"The clerics of Huaiguang, as well as the mode of action to deal with natural disasters, are themselves 'beneficial actions' that transcend the national and cultural positions of all countries... They even treat intelligent monsters equally, which is undoubtedly a sect that surpasses human beings. "

"Needless to say, the Spiritual Tool Order, they collect information on pre-epoch civilizations, try to integrate man and machine, and create a path to ascension with psionic machines. This is also a move that can benefit the entire country and intelligent life, and surpasses the limitations of human beings."

"I don't know much about the Temple of All Souls and the Resurrecting Cult, but they must have their corresponding paths behind them... and you can probably understand from the names that their positions and actions are indeed 'beyond human beings' or even 'beyond life and death. 'of……"

Hearing this, Ian was taken aback.

No wonder, on the way of spiritual disaster, I reached the point of the Fifth Orthodox Church—because I spread the technology of the dead king and reached the spiritual worship of the era of spirit gods. If the court is still Canaan Moor, all intelligent life will benefit from it.

Even, those monsters... those 'aliens' who lost their wisdom probably because they have no souls... In the expansion of artificial soul popularization, they will also regain their wisdom, and then be killed by humans in the era of the gods Assimilate into.

This kind of action and behavior pattern is undoubtedly the standard of the 'orthodoxy'!

"If you are afraid that your establishment of a sect will lead to attacks from other orthodox religions... My answer is that as long as you don't endanger intelligent life and perform evil sacrifices like human sacrifices, then there will be no problem."

Regarding Ian's real question, Bishop Baiwu's answer was very clear: "Chongling Sect is also within our observation range. If there is any inconsistency, we will remind, warn, and finally notify three times. Three times Corrective action will only be taken after notification.”

"Don't worry, Ian, it is very common for a lord to create his own sect in order to better control the territory, so don't be too sensitive."

"I can rest assured that."

With Bishop Baiwu's endorsement as a clergyman, Ian can put down a stone in his heart-territory management is not just a purely technical issue, but more about human sophistication.

Let all parties be satisfied with the development of their territory, and hope that their territory will grow, and the territory will grow and get more help.

Of course, certain enemies are also necessary. Without enemies, the people will not be able to distinguish between 'them' and 'us', and there will be no cohesion and sense of crisis, and they will not be able to fully develop and unify their thoughts.

"It's no wonder that everyone likes to throw the pot away. It is indeed a great blessing to have such an enemy."

After getting the answer he wanted, Ian bid farewell to Bishop Baiwu—the other party still had to contact the team of the Soul Walking Sect, so he could be busy in the future.

And in the future, he still has a lot of things to do.

For example, he had already asked Qing Chao to find Sha Sha, Hua An, and Shuang Die before. After finding all of them, everyone went to the South China Sea Maze to get together and see what happened to the crystallized dragon egg.

But just as Ian left the gate of Huaiguang Church, he heard the confident voice of his younger brother Elan.

"You're not right - my brother is the strongest!"

At this moment, Elan was surrounded by a group of children of about the same age.

And he stood in front of the fence at the entrance of the church, and said to everyone with great spirit: "Although the viscount is strong, he is old; Grandpa Baiwu is a priest, and he will not compare himself with others."

"Even though other people are powerful, their knowledge is far inferior! Whether it's alchemy or inscriptions, my brother is the most powerful group!"

"Perhaps you will now think that there are still many strong people in Nanling, but they are all from the past!"

"Up to now, my brother is undoubtedly the strongest in Nanling!"

(End of this chapter)