Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 402 The Ceremony of the Banquet Host
  When the sacred object is sealed, it will not show any obvious characteristics of the path.

Minister Griffith obviously hasn't finished unblocking it yet, otherwise this thing should be "exploded" from the corpse by Lily.

Therefore, it was not surprising that no one was found after being checked three times by the Arbitration Hall, the Supervisory Council, and the Supervisory Bureau - after all, no one dared to touch the holy statue casually. They probably wouldn't dare touch it.

Although the number of Nine Pillar Gods and Heavenly Priests is limited, the number of apostles is not small.

The Nine-Pillar God Church allows the worship of all current Nine-Pillar Gods and the apostles to whom the Nine-Pillar God belongs, and does not restrict belief in Tiansi and Tiansi's apostles. Only dwarves, it is illegal to carry out formal sacrificial activities to Tiansi and Tiansi's apostles, or simply initiate sacrifices.

——There are so many apostles, who knows which apostle is legal and which apostle is illegal?
  Maybe a certain inconspicuous icon is actually the mortal appearance of Tiansi or even the Nine Pillar God, or it may be an incarnation that has been used before!
  For example, if there is an icon of the Silver Crowned Dragon in the Arthur period in the room, and then an icon of Xiong Tiansi is placed in a higher place to be level with another icon of the Nine Pillars God, then there is no doubt that it belongs to Blasphemy. And if you don't have a deep grasp of religion, you may mistake Arthur for a knight under the Silver Crown Dragon, thus throwing away Arthur's icon and Xiong Tiansi's icon together.

No matter how you handle it, big trouble is likely to happen.

Therefore, according to the process, this kind of matter is usually handled by professionals from the Church of Nine Pillars of God.

Now Aiwass came in under this name to check - there is no doubt that he is a professional.

It is easy to search for evidence, even if there is no evidence. Aiwass knew this, and so did Ligeia.

Aiwass first had a big meal with Lily and Ligeia in Griffith Manor to make himself full, and drank a lot of wine until he could smell of alcohol.

When night fell, Aiwass asked Ligeia to seal all the doors and windows and draw the curtains. This creates an artificial dark environment, allowing only a ray of moonlight to fall in front of the icon.

Then he asked Ligeia and Lily to retreat far away and remain on guard.

Ligeia was also obviously interested in this.

She had discovered before that Aiwass had profound attainments in religion and ritual. At least help her preside over such a big ceremony as "sloughing and rebirth", which an ordinary priest would definitely not be able to do.

Under the gaze of Ligeia and Lily behind him, Aiwass, who smelled of alcohol, solemnly lit a candle, sprinkled a handful of black pearl powder in front of the icon, and then removed himself in front of the candlelight. Wearing all the clothes on the body, standing in the moonlight - this is a necessary step in the ceremony, and this process must be witnessed by multiple witnesses of the opposite sex.

Two people is the minimum.

Aiwass could choose the best candidates, namely Ligeia, who could actually be his grandmother, and Lily, who was too familiar with him.

There are many ways to unseal a sacred object. You can use some complicated rituals to forcibly unseal it, or you can directly call the apostle himself to unseal it. In those folk knight stories, the brave man obtained the holy sword and was recognized by the holy sword. In fact, the knight himself noticed and recognized the brave man's perseverance and courage, thus completing the unblocking.

In the game, it is an unblocking task that is not too troublesome.

But as long as you can receive this mission from the apostle himself, it will actually be initially unblocked. At least this piece itself can be used and equipped, but the equipment attributes and suit attributes are not completely liberated.

——In other words, Aiwass now only needs to call Sister Sasha to come in person.

This is something that Minister Griffith, who is a law mage and a blood mage, cannot do, but it is easy for Aiwass, who is a priest.

Aiwass took out a glass of excellent quality red wine - which he also got from Griffith's house. Because it was of the best quality, Ivester did not drink it, but left it with Sister Sasha.

Then, Aiwass bit his left middle finger open and poured a drop of blood and two points of light attribute mana into the wine.

The middle finger symbolizes ether, while the middle finger of the left hand belongs to light. Mana injected into this non-magic storage material is easy to drain quickly. So Aiwass immediately drank half of the blood wine and poured the remaining half on the icon.

Soon, the black silk covering the icon was soaked with blood and wine.

While the holy statue also exuded a drunken aura, it also began to faintly shine with a dark golden light.

At the same time, Aiwass began to sing: "I solemnly call you, solo dancer of the three phases!
  "The God whose holy numbers are one, the God who dies and nurtures again, the God who has been ignorant for a long time - the eternal self like the moon!"

As Aiwass sang, a very strong fragrance suddenly emanated from his body.

Like the best barbecue and the best wine, Lily and Ligeia, who were watching all this from a distance, suddenly felt a strong attraction. If they had not already had a full meal, they would probably be ravaged by the extremely strong appetite, which would ravage their stomachs and crush their rationality. Aiwas's pupils lit up with a dark red light, and cold sweat broke out on his back, which was a light red liquid like fine wine.

"I beg you to descend into the moonlight!
  "I am Aiwass Moriarty! I am the sweetest fruit and the strongest wine.

"Please peel off the skin and drink to your heart's content. I will be independent in the moonlight and dance alone among thorns.

"Please Hengme and his apostle host respond to me——"

Aiwass prayed: "Please give me desire and blood!"

Prayer to the Eternal Self has many directions, just as the path of love has many branches such as the realm of blood and the realm of shadow. And Aiwass prayed in a well-fed and drunk manner, and he asked the host of the banquet to respond by name, so the only one who could respond to him at this time was the host of the banquet.

Because Sister Sasha is not a true apostle, sacrifices cannot be directed directly at her.

But the host of the banquet could see Aiwass praying in front of Sister Sasha's icon at this time, so he knew that Aiwass was not looking for Him. So Sister Sasha was asked to come in person.

as predicted.

Aiwass immediately felt dizzy, and his whole body fell forward and immediately lost consciousness.

Lily subconsciously rushed over, trying to hold Aiwass up.

But she just took a few steps forward when she stopped.

I saw the holy statue in front of Aiwass shining with dazzling blood. The next moment, a translucent nun exuding a gentle aura emerged from it and directly held Aiwass, who was leaning forward, in her arms.

——It’s not the posture of a ghost, but the real body coming directly!

She wore a black silk eye patch, black silk gloves, and a heavy nun's uniform.

She held Aiwass gently in her arms and straightened his head.

Then he gently touched his head, from the back of his head to the back of his neck. A burst of bloody light flowed into Aiwass' body along her touch.

Immediately afterwards, Aiwass woke up vaguely.

He was "suppressed".

He felt that his mind was clear and his blood was full and boiling - his whole body was as if he had taken a stimulant, full of vitality and desire, and the blood vessels on his scalp and neck were obviously bulging and beating. The rationality has obviously weakened a lot, and the thinking speed and calmness have dropped significantly. This is temporary fatigue and it will take more than a day to recover.

His whole body turned red, like the cheeks of a very shy person; or it could be said that he had opened the Eight Gates of Dunjia. Under the high-speed instigation of the abundant qi and blood, the muscles all over Aiwass' body bulged and even had obvious physiological reactions. Fortunately, my back was to Lily and the others, so at least I wouldn't be seen doing anything rude.

The moment Aiwass opened his eyes, Sister Sasha had disappeared like a hallucination.

The only ones who could confirm that she was not an illusion were Ligeia and Lily who were watching from the side!
  This is why this ritual must have a witness - if there is no witness, then Aiwass will only have a big dream, and when he wakes up, there will be nothing else except temporarily consuming his rationality to restore his blood to its peak state as much as possible. Effect.

But at this moment...

Where the nun disappeared, on top of the icon... there was a pure white butterfly dancing alone.

Under the moonlight, it reflects the pure and holy white light.

Only a beam of moonlight poured into the room wall, reflecting countless butterfly-like moonlight reflections, which looked like a group of butterflies dancing together.

(End of this chapter)