The prayer hall of the Evernight cathedral was as dark as ever. Only the holes in the walls allowed some light to seep in like the stars in the night sky.
Klein sat in an inconspicuous corner, took off his tall top hat, and began praying like a devout believer.
He briefly mentioned that Rosell had been resurrected in the last mausoleum and focused on the corruption of the Primordial Moon. He specially emphasized that in order to prevent the crimson moon in his body from being born in the real World, the Emperor had taken the initiative to stop the Black Emperor pathway's Uniqueness and the return of the three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics.
At the end of the prayer, Klein pointed out the latent dangers of the Cards of Blasphemy and expressed his worry about the whereabouts of the Mother card and The Moon card.
In fact, Rosell had only said to be careful of the Mother card and didn't mention the Moon card. However, Klein knew that the Earth and Moon pathways once belonged to the Mother Goddess of Depravity. Therefore, to be careful, he specially added the Moon card.
This was also the main reason why he was worried about Earth Mother, Lilith.
Compared to most of the twenty-two pathways, the High-Sequence Beyonders of the Planter and Moon pathway had a huge advantage. They didn't need to worry about the Primordial One awakening in their bodies. They didn't need to be afraid of having a split personality when approaching the underground. This was because the Beyonder characteristics they possessed didn't directly originate from the Primordial One, so they didn't have the corresponding mental imprint. If they directly entered the underground and entered the Chaos Sea, no matter who it was, they would be corrupted. The only difference was the degree and manifestation.
This advantage was very likely the reason why the Sanguine Ancestor, Lilith, was more special than the other ancient gods in ancient times. After all, "She" didn't need to divert a large portion of "Her" energy to resist the will of the Primordial One's awakening. And back then, the invisible barrier that protected this World was still sufficiently strong. It could very well block out the Great Old Ones like the Mother Goddess of Depravity, making it difficult for "Them" to exert too much influence on the situation inside.
But with the passage of time, this advantage gradually became a problem.
As the underground corruption became weaker, the invisible barrier also became weaker. Some cracks appeared. Under such circumstances, Earth Mother Lilith's situation became more and more difficult. This was because "She" was facing the corruption of the Mother Goddess of Depravity that was getting stronger and more terrifying. In this aspect, the original dead Creator was definitely inferior to the living Mother Goddess of Depravity.
Considering the influence of a Beyonder Sequence Outer Deity on his pathway, Klein believed that he absolutely couldn't be negligent in the corresponding matters.
After praying, he waited for another five minutes. After confirming that there was no response, he stood up, put on the top hat of the Wandering Magicians, and walked out of the church that belonged to the night.
To him, this was mainly an obligation to inform "Her." As for what the Evernight Goddess planned on doing, or if "She" would warn him, it was completely out of his control.
In short, Klein could only temporarily believe that the Evernight Goddess knew the difference in priorities.
…
Baekeland, south of the Bridge, Harvest Church.
Emlyn White walked out of his carriage, looked at the Sun that was obscured by the clouds and fog, and put on his half top hat.
On the way to the church's entrance, he gently rotated the ring on his left hand, as though to announce his identity.
The ring was translucent, as though it was made of light red amber. At the top was a blood-red gem. It was the reward Emlyn had received a long time ago — Lilith's Ring.
After becoming a demigod, Emlyn was able to suppress the Blood Thirst Syndrome that came with the ring to a certain extent. He only needed to drink three bottles of human blood a day, and he wouldn't suffer the corresponding negative effects. Therefore, in order to reflect his special identity as the Ancestor's Blessed, he began wearing this ring permanently.
After entering the Harvest Church, Emlyn automatically took off his top hat.
At this moment, Cosmi, Ernes, and the other Baekeland Sanguine, who were waiting for Bishop Utravsky's sermon, stood up one after another.
They looked at the ground in the aisle and said softly, "Good morning, Your Grace."
Emlyn looked ahead and nodded indiscernibly.
"Is Mistral not here yet?"
"Count Mistral set up a small chapel in his house," Ernes explained simply.
Emlyn didn't comment on this behavior as he walked forward and casually said, "That's right.
"But you must come here when mass is said."
He looked to his left and right before continuing.
"What about Bishop Utravsky?"
"The bishop is waiting for you behind. The Church's envoy has arrived." Ernes controlled his expression and answered Emlyn's question rather respectfully.
An envoy of the Church … Emlyn twirled the light red ring on his left hand and walked to the back of the cathedral.
Soon, he saw Father Utravsky and the Church's emissary with curly black hair, a high nose, and deep eyes in the reading room.
"This is His Excellency Archbishop Loreto," Father Utravsky introduced to Emlyn.
He stood by the window, blocking most of the light.
"Good morning, Your Excellency Loreto," Emlyn replied with the etiquette of the Church of Earth God.
Loreto smiled in a rather awkward Rouen accent.
"There's no need to address me as Your Excellency. Although you aren't an archbishop, you have the status of an archbishop. From today onwards, you will be the Church's clergyman and high-ranking deacon in charge of Baekeland's matters."
Without giving Emlyn time to digest the news, Loreto continued, "There's no need to address me as Your Excellency.
I came to Baekeland under the Holy See's instructions to inform you of some matters that need to be taken note of within the Church. "
"Please speak," Emlyn said politely, suppressing the smugness in his heart.
Loreto's expression immediately turned serious.
"First and most importantly, be it the clergymen of the Church or the believers of Mother Earth, as long as they claim to have received a revelation, they will be tempted by the devil. There are no exceptions.
"If anyone reports such matters to you, or if you yourself have received a revelation, please inform Bishop Utravsky as soon as possible and report it to the Church."
Father didn't mention this before … This request sounds very strange, as though he's suspecting something … Emlyn frowned slightly as he looked at Father Utravsky by the window.
"The bishop didn't mention anything about paying attention to such matters at all …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Emlyn suddenly felt as though he was criticizing Bishop Utravsky, but he was in a rush to find a better excuse.
Almost at the same time, he understood why Archbishop Loreto's words were strange.
This is to tell everyone that the Mother you sensed might not be the real Mother!
This is basically saying that a large portion of the revelations we Sanguine receive from the Ancestor are fake. They come from devils or evil gods … Emlyn's eyes darkened as he tried his best to maintain his composure.
At this moment, Loreto didn't mind at all and smiled.
"Bishop Utravsky didn't tell you because he doesn't know either."
The priest doesn't know … In that instant, Emlyn actually felt a little sympathy for Bishop Utravsky. He felt that as a Feysac, a clergyman who had converted to Catholicism, he had been ostracized by the rest of the Church of Earth Mother Earth.
Sensing the change in his eyes, Loreto added, "That's because he's a Blessed.
He doesn't need to care about the temptation of devils and evil gods. "
Bishop Utravsky nodded and said calmly, "That's because he's a Blessed.
"The revelation of the Mother Goddess is in her Holy Bible, in those teachings. Apart from that, everything else is heresy."
Emlyn was somewhat puzzled, but he felt that there was nothing to ask. He tersely acknowledged and said to Loreto, "Don't worry.
He tersely acknowledged and said to Loreto, "Then what's the second point to take note of?"
Loreto's expression returned to seriousness.
"If you receive a revelation, don't blindly believe it. Immediately seek confirmation from Bishop Utravsky."
"Why?" Emlyn was increasingly puzzled.
This was as though telling him that the ones who would respond to him were evil gods or devils.
Loreto deliberated over his words and explained in detail, "In this World, there are many evil existences.
"In this world, there are many evil existences. They will pretend to be gods, bewitch the clergy, and deceive believers.
"As the two main pathways of our Church of Earth Mother are related to life, we are more affected than other Churches. From time to time, there will be people who go astray and attempt forbidden experiments on life, slowly falling into depravity.
"In order to curb this trend, we have long since reorganized the Church under the guidance of the will of the Mother Goddess, establishing the two major systems of Divine Favored and Divine Favored."
Favored and Blessed … Emlyn's understanding of the Church of Earth Mother was limited to the contents of the Holy Bible and some of the scriptures. He was momentarily at a loss.
He had never taken the initiative to ask Father Utravsky about the Church of Earth Mother Earth.
Loreto glanced at Emlyn and nodded slightly.
"Benefactors refer to clergymen who have received the Mother's favor from the two pathways of Earth and Moon. Blessed refers to those who are Blessed by the Mother from other pathways outside.
"The latter is less affected by devils and evil gods, and can help us verify the authenticity of a revelation.
"Under such circumstances, even if it's a decree issued by the Holy See, it has to be countersigned by at least one Blessed. Otherwise, it can be deemed invalid."
As he spoke, Loreto took out a document and unfurled it for Emlyn to see. Apart from what the archbishop had just said, it was the part where he accepted the appointment as an envoy.
At the end of the document, there were a few names. The first belonged to the Holy See of the Church of Earth Mother, Matriarch Roland. The rest were names Emlyn didn't recognize. Only the last one was barely recognizable as Father Utravsky.
Father's handwriting is really ugly … As Emlyn muttered to himself, he had strong doubts about the two systems of Favored and Blessed.
Why are Blessed less tempted by evil gods or devils?
Why can they verify the authenticity of a revelation, but not a Favored?
As his thoughts raced, Emlyn suddenly noticed a detail.
Blessed don't belong to the two pathways of Earth and Moon!
Therefore, the problem isn't with the Favored, but with the two pathways themselves? Emlyn vaguely felt that his guess might be the truth.
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