Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 142: Chapter 133: You’re Always Behind the Chaos

At dawn the next day, Wu Chang kept his promise and didn’t overstep the boundaries all night.

When it comes to increasing favorability, it’s essential to proceed step by step; haste brings no success. Pushing the front line a little forward each time, over time, success is certain.

Isn’t it said in the Discourses of the Six Kingdoms? Cut off five cities today, ten cities tomorrow, and then one can spend a night in bed with them.

Wait, he seems to have misquoted, but anyway, that’s what it means.

Of course, aside from Wu Chang’s excellent character and strong patience, the Light of Steadfastness standing by the bed also played a significant role.

If Erin got angry at night and gave him a reverse strike, causing an Artifact Spirit to kill its master, wouldn’t that be a disaster?

Before leaving the Inner World, Wu Chang took out a spacious Black Robe to cloak Erin.

Erin’s presence was too conspicuous; whether it was her beauty or her innate sacred aura, for ordinary people, it was a dimensional reduction strike.

Especially Erin’s sacred aura, she was initially created in the likeness of a God, and with her experience as a Saintess, she resembled a deity more than many minor gods.

Sirena was a city particularly focused on faith, and if Erin appeared, merely standing in the square, the praying followers kneeling around her would likely be packed tightly.

They were sneaking in to scout the Soul Light Sect, not to stir up trouble, so they had to keep a low profile.

Watching Wu Chang and Erin emerge from the Inner World, Han’er was once again shocked.

Could it be that Brother Sean not only knew Space Magic but also the Great Human Transformation?

Gravekeepers were light sleepers, and Han’er could guarantee that no one had entered the gravekeeper’s hut last night, so this suddenly appearing Black Robe could only have appeared by other means.

But seeing that Wu Chang didn’t intend to explain, he didn’t ask further. After washing up, he took them to the Sirena City District.

The Kingdom’s Great Cemetery was located on the outskirts of Sirena. Leaving the cemetery and crossing a large forest, the three of them took a public carriage similar to a bus, taking nearly an hour to enter the Sirena City District.

Wu Chang’s first impression of Sirena was grand and majestic. Huge white stone walls surrounded the entire city district, and towering churches pierced into the sky.

Even before entering the city, one could see many gilded spires of churches over the city walls.

At the city gate, a continuous stream of pilgrims came and went. Walking on the streets of Sirena, every few steps, one could see clergy loudly preaching doctrines to those around.

Due to the unique founding history of the Mikel Kingdom, its faith was extremely liberal. Among the pilgrims, many worship the miracle itself rather than any specific religion.

Whoever’s spirit works, that’s who they believe in. It won’t be condemned in Mikel for freely switching sect faiths.

If you disagree, ask your God to show a miracle too.

Every missionary was surrounded by many passersby, and to retain these pilgrims, the Churches displayed their talents.

Offering rice and eggs as favors no longer had any competitive edge. Services like providing meals and lodging during pilgrimages, one-day tours of the Kingdom’s Royal Tomb, and close observation of the descent of the Red Moon were readily available.

Although the styles of various sects varied significantly, upon arriving in Sirena, the vast majority of pilgrims still chose to visit the Soul Light Sect.

The reason was simple: the Soul Light Sect could genuinely invoke miracles.

The Church has been established for three years, and every year different miracles happen. The most well-known miracle was the establishment of the Soul Light Cathedral in the center of Sirena.

The scale and splendor of the Soul Light Cathedral may not be the greatest in Sirena, but it sprung from the ground overnight.

The auditorium was established two years ago, and by the end of that year, the Soul Light Sect had just completed purchasing the church’s land.

And at that time, the Soul Light Sect hadn’t shown any miracles all year.

Just when people thought the Soul Light Sect couldn’t pull off anything, the day after clearing the land, a gigantic cathedral unexpectedly appeared before their eyes.

According to witnesses that night, a massive flame descended from the sky, enveloping the entire land, and when the flames subsided, the Soul Light Cathedral stood as it is now.

Undoubtedly, the Soul Light Sect once again displayed a miracle, and the miracles didn’t stop there — the appearance of the Soul Light Cathedral was only the beginning.

When a devout believer entered the Soul Light Cathedral for a final confession and died during the confession, a mysterious flame enveloped the believer, actually bringing them back to life.

Since then, the existence of the Soul Light Cathedral has become a symbol of Sirena, and every pilgrim who comes to Sirena would not miss the opportunity to pay homage.

Under Han’er’s guidance, the three arrived in front of an exceptionally magnificent Cathedral.

Standing before the church, a soul-stirring awe was palpable, making all worshippers involuntarily feel reverence towards the Soul Light Cathedral.

Believers think this awe comes from the majesty of God, but only Wu Chang, who activated the Soul Cleansing Banner and entered a divine wandering state, could see the truth of the Soul Light Cathedral.

He softly asked Erin, ”What do you think of this place?”

Erin shook her head and said, ”I feel no compassion or mercy from this cathedral, nor do I feel a revered sanctity; it makes me very uncomfortable.”

Wu Chang nodded; Erin, truly worthy of being a Saintess, had such keen intuition — her discomfort was warranted.

The anomaly of the Soul Light Cathedral stemmed from the bricks forming the church. Every few bricks, a special one would appear, these bricks being akin to tree monsters, containing black, white, and gray air simultaneously, wrapped by a layer of red energy.

Combining Han’er’s previous account of encountering living corpses wanting to escape from the Great Cemetery, taking them down and selling them to the Soul Light Cathedral’s recycler,

With these two pieces of information, it wasn’t hard to guess what these special bricks were.

The Soul Light Sect was using living corpses affected by the Blood Moon to construct their church!

Looking at the massive cathedral, Wu Chang couldn’t help but swallow.

This meant that if he wanted, he could completely purify the entire Soul Light Cathedral with the Soul Cleansing Banner. What should he do, he had an itch to act.

He took two deep breaths to calm down the urge to purify the Soul Light Church; it wasn’t the time to break face with the local power yet, as it was less than a day before entering the scenario.

Walking into the church interior, the inside was extremely vast, capable of accommodating ten thousand people praying simultaneously.

As a miracle, the decorations within the church were incredibly lavish. Every place the eye landed showcased the builders’ meticulous craft. Even the ubiquitous banisters and the corners at the base of stone pillars were engraved with intricate patterns.

Looking up, believers could see the enormous dome paintings that were considered artworks; the rich colors and superb painting skills, in some ways, subverted the understanding of art in Mikel Kingdom or the entire scenario plane.

At the very front of the Great Auditorium stood a statue of a deity, resembling a flame and a light, but more so like an eye.

Believers referred to it as the Spirit Light of Creation.

Uncertain if it was an illusion, when Wu Chang looked at the statue, he found it very familiar. After careful consideration, he remembered.

That eye surrounded by flames and light was precisely the Eye of Leman in which the Peaceful Sect believed!

He secretly compared it with the Mortal Poison and confirmed it, there was no mistake!

Moreover, when he took out the Mortal Poison, feeling the surrounding aura of the Eye of Leman, there was a trend of the eye opening — fortunately, he quickly put it into his personal space, avoiding any trouble.

Now he could confirm that the so-called Soul Light Sect was merely another name for the Peaceful Sect in this scenario plane.

The Peaceful Sect is like cockroaches; wherever pollution levels are high, you can find them there.

Every time there’s trouble, they are involved. They truly deserve to perish.

Just then, a few believers pushed in a massive Holy Table, igniting the atmosphere at the scene. All the believers cheered loudly, reciting the scriptures of the Soul Light Sect.

Wu Chang quietly asked Han’er, ”What’s happening?”

Han’er squinted, reading in a reverent tone, ”The Bishop of the Soul Light Sect is about to demonstrate the miracle of raising the dead again.”