Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 791 Return to Avalon

Aleister is not a procrastinating person. In this respect, she is much sharper than Aiwass.

Once she determined her purpose, she acted without hesitation.

She flew directly back to Leipzig with Leviathan, changed back into Bayard, put on the black robe that only professors of the Ziggurat would use, and boarded the ship.

Although she brought a hideous and terrifying monster on board, it didn't seem strange for a necromancer to have monster servants around him.

Even if it was facing a more terrifying monster, it would be reasonable. The only problem would probably be whether the customs of Avalon would allow it to enter the country... but that had nothing to do with the captain. So the captain happily took the money and didn't remind him at all.

The voyage from Star Antimony to Avalon is only half the distance from the Theocracy to Star Antimony. There is also a port in Leipzig that goes directly to Glass Island. If you pay more money to take a faster new alchemical engine ship, it will take less than three hours - Aleister can reach Glass Island before dark.

These private speedboats were built by nobles who had alchemist studios under their control. Not only were they extremely fast, but the cannons built into them were also more advanced. They could be used to transport urgent passengers at high prices, and to smuggle the materials they needed to make a profit.

In time of war, it can also be converted into a warship to transport private soldiers... or if the war situation is unfavorable, it can allow one to escape overseas safely without being controlled or kidnapped on other people's ships.

Of course, the first-class cabin of this clipper ship was not as luxurious as the one Aleister had taken before, and the space was much smaller, but at least it was clean.

Aleister closed her eyes and lay on the not-so-soft but at least dry bed. She gently reached out to touch the sharp and hard scales on Leviathan's body, feeling the wash of the waves... She felt her mind gradually become peaceful, and those noisy and chaotic emotions were gradually soothed by the comfortable journey.

At this moment, an idea suddenly came to her: she wanted to chat with Aiwass.

They were originally one, and they had agreed to keep in touch with each other. However, things on Xingti's side were very busy, but it was not a big deal that required contacting Aiwass... This made Aleister always feel that he was very busy and there seemed to be no need to notify Aiwass.

But now that she was gradually leaving the territory of Xingti, she inexplicably felt a little idle - even if she did nothing, it would be nice to just chat with Aiwass.

So Aleister contacted Aiwass with great interest, intending to talk to Aiwass about his experiences in the past few days.

But as soon as they got back in touch, Aiwass showed his warm concern and care, which was as lazy as the sunshine on a cold winter day.

"…Are you all right over there, Aleister?"

Aiwass asked worriedly, "I have been disconnected from you for a long time."

"Now that you mention it, it seems that..."

Aleister finally realized that this was indeed the case. She didn't know when it started, but she suddenly began to instinctively resist contacting Aiwass... just like all kinds of distracting thoughts popped up in her mind.

But she immediately responded unconvincedly: "But you can also find me? Our communication is not one-way."

"Because I don't know if you're busy over there. If you're fighting or performing a ceremony, I'll cause trouble for you, won't I?"

"...You sound like a dog who doesn't dare to send a message, dear."

"Did I lick it?"

"nature."

Aleister answered without hesitation: "But it doesn't have to be that way - I belong to you in my entirety."

"We are for each other, Alai."

Aiwass responded gently.

That warm and bright light gradually spread along the connection in their hearts and nourished Aleister's withered soul.

"……what?"

At this moment, Aiwass suddenly made an unexpected sound: "Did you sense it, Aleister? There is something deep in your soul...something that shouldn't exist."

"what?"

Aleister immediately became alert.

Although she helped people complete the resurrection ceremony... In fact, neither the Great Sin Scholar nor the Moon Child had a deep understanding of the soul. At least, they were definitely not as good as Aiwass, who was in the soul state at the moment and had mastered advanced divine arts.

"It looks like a mortal sin brand. Let me see..."

Aiwass's voice turned serious.

He took the initiative to dive deeper. In Aleister's perception, the sun became hotter and brighter... just like the winter sun gradually turned into the summer sun, which made people sweat uncontrollably.

Soon, Aiwas finished the inspection, and his tone immediately became serious: "It is indeed the mark of the deadly sins - Pride, Envy, Lust, Wrath, Greed, and Sloth. Except for Gluttony, you have almost all of them. Except for the mark of Pride, which is a side effect of the job change to the Scholar of Deadly Sins, I have never seen the other marks... What happened to you in the past two days?"

——What the hell? I was branded for no apparent reason?
Even Aleister himself was shocked when he heard what Aiwass said.

Although the Sin Mark is indeed an ability that transcends the Tao, and it also represents the attention and importance of the Fallen Angels...but she doesn't want to be targeted by the Fallen Angels like this!
Aleister quickly reported everything that happened to her in the past few days to Aiwass in detail, including all kinds of evil thoughts that flashed through her mind.

Aiwass, who has a dedicated path, can undoubtedly be regarded as a doctor on both the spiritual and psychological levels. Although Aleister is a brand new individual, she also has Aiwass's memories... She can still understand, at least when facing the doctor, don't hide the details and let the doctor play guessing games.

It would be foolish if seeing a doctor turned into playing turtle soup with the doctor.

——Although there were also evil thoughts about Aiwass mixed in, which made Aleister very ashamed.

After all, the emotion of "shame" itself belongs to the path of transcendence. As the saying goes, "knowing shame leads to courage", strong shame can stimulate a person to change. Regardless of whether this change is good or bad, it can at least lead to easier change.

But fortunately, Aiwass did not react to Aleister's crazy and forbidden desire at all. He did not desire, nor ridicule, nor alienate, nor hate.

Just like a truly well-informed doctor, he calmly reminded Aleister: "Something is not right in Xingti's territory. You have to be more careful."

"...Yeah, I felt it. Ever since I left the ship and stepped onto land, I've clearly felt the agitation..."

Aleister fell into deep thought: "Is that some kind of curse or ritual array? For example, a land formation array covering the entire country..."

"It shouldn't be directed at you. I tend to think that the power of the Path of Love has been activated... After all, the Xingti people believe in the Banquet Master on a large scale, which undoubtedly forms a potential ritual array that may assimilate other Moon Children into the Banquet Master's believers. Perhaps the mark of sin that has emerged on your body may be what you thought before - a check on the impulse of the Path like 'Amber'."

Aiwass reminded him, "After all, the impulse of the Path of Love in you is at the sixth level. It can overwhelm this kind of power... If you say it wasn't the Fallen Angels who did it, I don't quite believe it."

"what?"

Aleister was stunned for a moment.

How come I'm at the sixth level? Am I not the fourth level Moon Child?
Sensing Aleister's doubts, Aiwass opened up his side of himself to Aleister and shared all his information and thoughts with him without reservation.

"The Tenth Source River..."

After a brief moment of digestion, Aleister thought about the secret that Fenrir had mentioned, and she frowned unconsciously.

Even though she was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her face seemed to have become serious: "So it really exists."

They did not know the real name of the source river or the road.

Aiwass called it Nothingness because he himself almost fell into a state of emptiness and nothingness, so he temporarily gave it this name.

"You better be careful, Aiwass."

Aleister made a somewhat worried voice: "I will try my best to overcome the instincts of the Moon Child. You should also be careful not to become nothingness."

Compared to the increasingly intense plot on her side, Aiwass's side was getting quieter and quieter - if Aleister was getting annoyed by the noise, then Aiwass was almost falling asleep. But he couldn't really fall asleep, otherwise he would probably lose balance in his path.

Aleister's transcendental power has been activated to a considerable extent in order to suppress the Moon Child's instincts.

She even felt that she had completely mastered the power of the fourth energy level and was moving unswervingly towards the fifth energy level.

If she continues to grow stronger at this rate, she will be able to hold her promotion ceremony by the middle of next month at the latest!

"——My progress is much faster than yours."

Aiwass's expression was calm, and his voice was gentle but with a hint of divinity: "I am now a genuine fifth energy level."

"...The Holy Crown?"

Aleister reacted immediately - this was obviously the "Level +1" effect of the "Holy Crown".

At level 49, the Supreme Crown can directly force a person to advance to level 50, which is the threshold of the sixth energy level... Similarly, at level 39, the Supreme Crown can also be used to enter the fifth energy level. In other words, Aiwass can already participate in the promotion ceremony.

——How long has it been?
This is the experience slot for advancing from level 4 to level 5. How many people are stuck here their entire lives!

"Want to join us?"

Suddenly, Aleister became excited: "There is only one week left before the New Moon Ceremony. I think there is a chance if we work hard! Then we can both open a new account and enter the game——"

"No. Don't be too anxious. Remember to lay a good foundation. Solve your problems first... The chaos in Star Antimony is still getting worse. According to the worst possible scenario... The Tail Ring Ceremony on May 5th may be brought forward even further. At least be mentally prepared for this and be ready to escape at any time."

Aiwass just calmly rejected Aleister: "Even if this doesn't count, you have to solve Lily's problem first. Since the principal is willing to help... I plan to send Lily to find you and let her meet up with the lamb first."

"…No. Your attitude is wrong."

Aleister suddenly became suspicious.

After changing into this posture, she seemed to have some "woman's intuition": "This is not the whole reason. You don't want to be promoted so quickly... Why?"

——If Aiwass only intended to let Aleister advance slowly, it would not prevent him from completing the promotion ceremony at the end of this month. In that case, he could at least enter the fifth energy level first and then slowly accumulate experience.

The Holy Crown was like an automatic experience generator. Even if Aiwass didn't fight against the Tenth Path, he would have become stronger quickly. But now that these experiences were overflowing... This made Aleister feel so distressed.

But Aiwass didn't seem to have thought about the idea of ​​"the two of them being promoted separately" at all - Aleister wanted to be promoted together just because she wanted to see Aiwass again. But Aleister knew very well that Aiwass had no such desire for him at all... He now felt that he had entered the state of color is emptiness and emptiness is color, and he was about to become a Buddha.

So what was he saying, following Aleister's words?

But Aiwass was obviously not very good at lying. Aleister just asked a little, and Aiwass said directly: "Because of your agreement with Isabel."

"...Promise?"

Aleister was stunned for a moment.

She recalled for a long time before she thought of the sentence that might be related to "promise":
- If I had a child with Aiwass, I would name the first child, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, Aleister.

(End of this chapter)