Doomsday Totem

Chapter 531 Secret
"I, do I still have a chance?" Mu Yulinglan asked in a low voice, her gaze involuntarily shifted to the sacred seat that symbolized the highest position of Notre Dame.

"I only care about..." the high priest glanced at her and said lightly, "When will you be able to advance to the Sanctuary?"

For a moment, Mu Yulinglan was a little dazed.From the day she made the decision to enter the Temple of Prayer for Rain, she gave up the competition and did her duty wholeheartedly, guarding the little family that once gave her warmth and protection.However, the words of the high priest at this moment were like an invisible big hand, causing waves in her peaceful heart.

The Temple of Prayer Moon is the head of the temple of the gods, the power center of Notre Dame, and the symbol of the belief of the gods.Compared with the other seventeen temples, she possesses supreme authority and the most powerful guardian force, the Luna Guard.

And Notre Dame is the second largest organization in the entire world of Silver City after the Temple, sharing core interests in mainstream society.If the world's resources are regarded as a cake, then she is the person who participates in the distribution of the cake, and is the second to cut the knife.

Therefore, as long as you sit on that divine seat, you can change the operation of the entire world just by raising your hand and looking back.Anyone who has tasted the taste of power will find it difficult to resist the taste that is as sweet as wine and as fragrant as honey.She is like the poison of poppy, eroding the bones and marrow, penetrating the heart and soul, which can make people happy and crazy.

Even the cold and indifferent goddess is no exception before this overwhelming power.

The high priest quietly looked at Mu Yulinglan who was in deep thought, and gradually, he also fell into thoughts.

She loved that person deeply, and even though a hundred years had passed, she still lingered in her dreams.In her world, he has never passed away, and has always lived in her heart, accompanying her, standing on the top of the world, watching the clouds, mountains, and seas of mist, and the changes of the earth.

So much so that, when she saw Mu Yu Linglan just now, she was shocked by that familiar aura, she couldn't distinguish between reality and dream for a while, and shot angrily.After thinking about it, she herself found it ridiculous.That person has been dead for nearly 200 years, and his bones have been turned into ashes, yet she is still jealous of him.Thinking it was his child, he found another woman, a younger and more beautiful woman than her.

Her greatest regret in this life was not being able to keep his blood.At that time, she was not brave enough, not decisive enough, and finally hesitated.Because she was afraid that his child would be like him, and it broke her heart for that stupid belief.

She didn't want to suffer that kind of pain again.However, when he really left, she regretted it.If time could go back in time, she would throw herself into his fire without hesitation, even if the last feather on her body was burned.

Looking at the girl in front of her, she seemed to see her young self, affectionate and stubborn.It's just that she is braver and more decisive than her.

Perhaps, it is more suitable for that position than her...

"But...but I'm not a source of power..." After a long silence, Mu Yulinglan said hesitantly.

"Is it really that important whether it's the source of power?" The high priest smiled and said, "For our gods' beliefs, expansion and development are not the first..."

"How to maintain the status quo and ensure survival is our main theme." The high priest pointed to his head and said, "If you have to choose between source power and wisdom, it must be wisdom."

"It's easy for me to choose between an uncertain source person and a certain non-source person who has enough wisdom and piety."

"However, the voices against me are not small." Mu Yulinglan said.Of the seventeen temples, at least seven did not support her.

"Your approval rating is enough, the rest..." said the high priest, "It's just because I haven't made a statement yet."

"Am... am I really suitable?" Mu Yulinglan asked in a muttered voice, as if she was asking others, but also herself.She had longed for that position very much, but when it came time to make a choice, she hesitated.

Because power also means responsibility.She is still not sure whether she can afford this heavy inheritance that has been passed down for 3000 years.

"That's why I said..." the high priest raised his head, put on a condescending attitude, and said, "I only care about you, when will you enter the holy rank."

"I still need some time, at least two years." Mu Yu Linglan replied after pondering for a moment.

"Son, we don't have much time," the high priest reminded.

"Xiao Yu...will definitely do her best..." Mu Yu Linglan hesitated.

"Do your best?" the high priest asked suspiciously, then shook his head, stood up, walked out of the pool, put on his robe, and said to Mu Yulinglan, "Come on, let me show you something."

Not long after, the two dressed up and came to the altar in the deepest part of the temple.

It is said to be an altar, but it is actually a crude stone platform. The overall height is only more than one meter and the width is more than two meters. It is made of three granite stones. The surface is mottled and old, with countless scratches.Under the warm candlelight, a crack across the entire countertop can still be seen, but it has been repaired.It has to be said that it is somewhat incompatible with this palace with extremely luxurious materials.

However, this rough stone platform is located in the deepest and most solemn position of the temple.

According to legend, when the goddess of the moon came to the world to spread knowledge, she used this stone platform.

On the stone platform was a book with a black cover and the size of a common dictionary.

This book is the symbolic oracle book of Notre Dame. According to legend, it is the handwriting left by the goddess of the moon, and the upper half was snatched by the temple during the dark age.

"What's wrong?" Mu Yulinglan stood beside the stone platform with a puzzled expression.She didn't understand the intention of the high priest, because the lower part of the Holy Word Book was no stranger to her.

"Aren't you going to open it and have a look?" The high priest made a gesture of invitation.

"Is it possible?" Mu Yu Linglan reconfirmed.

The high priest nodded, and Mu Yu Linglan took a step back, adjusted her breathing, followed the hem of her clothes, and then stepped forward to open the legendary book.So far, she has only seen it from a distance, but never touched it.

Turning to the first page, it was a kind of text that had never been seen before, composed of strange symbols, both like squares and circles.Between the lines, there is an indescribable beauty.

What's even more astonishing is that she didn't learn this kind of writing, but she directly understood the meaning of it.

In the first paragraph of the opening article, the general idea is that this world is very small and only constitutes a part of the unit universe, and there is a larger multiverse outside the unit universe.

Each unit universe has its own "space energy level". The higher the value, the stronger the universe, and vice versa.Assume that the energy level of the unit universe where this world is located is x, then the energy level of the second-highest universe is x+1, and the energy level of the second-lowest universe is x1.

In the multiverse, the ultimate goal of species evolution is to jump to a higher energy level unit universe...

Mu Yu Linglan stopped after only looking at it for a while. Although her huge curiosity tempted her, she still restrained herself.

The high priest has been observing from the side, until her eyes left the book, she showed a slight approval.Then, she stepped forward to pick up the lower part of the book of holy words, and said, "Look at..."

As she was speaking, she suddenly shook her shoulders and threw the book into the air.Immediately afterwards, she turned around and drew her sword out of its sheath at the same time. Several cold lights of "shua, shua, shua..." unexpectedly slashed the sacred thing into pieces and turned it into confetti.

During the whole process, Mu Yu Linglan just watched quietly. Although she was extremely shocked in her heart, the expression on her face did not change at all.

The next moment, the confetti flying in the air suddenly burst into dazzling brilliance, then spun at a high speed, and finally gathered into a ball, and fell to the ground with a "pop".

Looking at it with a fixed eye, the book of holy words was intact, as if everything just now was like a dream, so unreal.

"Strictly speaking, whether it is the long staff of life in the temple, the thunder hammer, or the holy sword, holy shield, holy cross, or the upper half of the Holy Word Book, they are not real holy weapons."

"The material of the staff of life is a plant called 'Wannian Populus euphratica', and the thunder hammer is an ordinary masonry hammer made of 'electro-optic magnet'. According to speculation, it should be the wandering monk in their legend. Brought from the plane."

"As for the four holy artifacts in the temple, it's even more of a joke."

"In the 300 years I've been in power, they've changed twice."

"In the beginning, their holy utensils were made of cast iron, but later they had to be secretly replaced because they were rusted."

"Until today, the only thing they can hold is the so-called holy sword."

"It was discovered 80 years ago in an ancient tomb in the southern cemetery, so it is also called the sword left in the ancient tomb."

"The material of this sword is very strange. It will emit seven-color brilliance after being infused with psionic energy, so it is also called a rainbow lightsaber. But the specific function, they are strictly guarded, and it is probably a scam."

"Only this book of holy words can be regarded as a true holy vessel." The high priest picked up the book of holy words on the ground and said.

"And..." At this point, she paused, showing a mysterious smile, and then continued, "The first half of the book in the temple is actually a fake."

"Ah!" Faced with this shocking secret, Mu Yulinglan, who had always been calm, finally couldn't help but yelled out.

"In those dark days, a sister sewed the true and false holy books together to make them appear to be the same to protect our holy relics."

"However, this secret is only known to the great priests of the past." After finishing speaking, she gave Mu Yu Linglan a meaningful look.

"You are..." Mu Yulinglan turned pale, and suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

"So I said, I only care about when you can step into the holy steps." The high priest put the holy scriptures back on the stone platform, then picked up the golden staff, paused lightly, and said with a solemn expression, "Where are you going?" Before, you didn’t have to leave.” Then, she added, “But don’t worry, I will send three great sages and a team of nuns in red to the Temple of Prayer for Rain to be responsible for your sister’s safety.”

"No..." Mu Yulinglan subconsciously grasped the long sword and took a step back.

"Knowing so many secrets, you still want to leave?" The high priest focused his eyes, and the long staff in his hand burst into golden light.

"Great Priest, Xiao Yu..." Mu Yu Linglan lowered her head, as if resigned to her fate, but just as she was halfway through her words, she faltered and rushed out.

Her speed was as fast as lightning, and her cloth boots crackled the floor, causing gusts of wind.But the speed of the high priest was even faster. In an instant, he appeared behind her, grabbed her by the collar, flung her back, and threw her into the moon pool.

With a "plop", bursts of water splashed.

"Whenever you can escape from me, go back." The high priest turned around, facing the drenched Mu Yulinglan, and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)