Angor gave the old man a thoughtful look. "Why do you think I'm interested in your 'Soul Essence'?"
The old man looked up at Angor with a blank expression.
Looking at those lifeless eyes, Angor had a feeling that the Grand Priest was not looking at him. Instead, the Grand Priest was looking at something else through his body.
"You have a special soul. It's like a newly unearthed gem that hasn't been polished. " The high priest spoke very slowly, but every syllable seemed to have the power to touch people's hearts. "Although you have not been polished, your soul is still very beautiful. If Lady Isabelle was here, she would be moved by you."
"What are you trying to say?" Angor didn't like this kind of pointless conversation.
"What I want to say is, don't you want your soul to become purer? The grey aura hidden in the depths of your soul also needs to experience a sweet rain, doesn't it? "The High Priest said calmly.
Angor didn't know what to say. It wasn't just because the old man knew what he wanted. He was also surprised that the old man, who only had a mortal body, was able to detect the gray aura in his soul.
Ness had to come up with a detailed plan to find the gray aura, and it took him half a day to find it using a spectrometer. This was the first time they met, and the old man already noticed the sequence of gravity in Angor's soul? Angor couldn't believe his eyes.
"How did you know? Did the Soul Essence tell you about it?" Angor asked with a straight face.
The old man shook his head. "My eyes can't see people, but I can see souls."
Angor chuckled. If that was the case, Ness wouldn't have gone through so much trouble. Clearly, the old man wasn't telling the truth.
Still, Angor and the old man weren't friends, so it wasn't strange for them to keep secrets.
"As you said, I do want to purify my soul. But I didn't come to Hippocrotee to do that. I just want to help my friend, "said Angor. "Of course, if you can purify your soul, it'll be a pleasant surprise."
He purposely described the "soul purification" as an "unexpected surprise" to lower the price of the deal by using his identity as a wizard.
"If I want this surprise, what price do you need me to pay?"
The High Priest smiled faintly and shook his head. "There is no price."
If you wish to raise, you must first restrain yourself. If you wish to take, you must first grant. Angor didn't believe that there was such a thing as a free lunch in this world, which was why he became even more cautious when he heard the old priest's words. This was because sometimes, without a price, one would have to pay even more.
"You can purify the soul without paying any price? There's no such thing in this world. "Angor could not believe it.
The High Priest said, "I think you've misunderstood. When I said there's no price, I meant that you've already paid the price."
I've already paid the price?
"When Your Excellency chose to change the location of the selection, you had already paid the price."
"What do you mean?"
"Because the purpose of selecting the Sky Choir is to purify the soul."
…
"If you need me for anything, you can come to the nearby Myriad Soul Lake. Before the selection starts tonight, I will be there. "The High Priest left these words and left.
Angor fell into silence after the old man left.
The reason he followed Shadow to the Krakoks was because he wanted to see if he could find a good opportunity.
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, he was afraid.
He didn't want to offend Dark Castle. Attacking Fiona was already a small offense, but she was only an apprentice, and they didn't really hurt her. Besides, Shadow was there to mediate the situation, so Angor wasn't too worried.
Therefore, he could forget about attacking Fiona for now. However, if he wanted to change the location of the Sky Choir, he would have to change the rule set by Isabelle a thousand years ago.
The High Priest already made it clear that if he changed the location of the selection to the Centennial Palace, he would have a chance to purify his soul.
But if he really did that, he didn't know what would happen next.
Would he really offend Dark Castle because of this?
But he couldn't just give up on the opportunity that was right in front of him.
Angor thought for a while and decided to go to the Myriad Soul Lake first. He was too focused on purifying his soul that he didn't ask too many questions. Angor had a feeling that the High Priest was hiding too many secrets. He needed to gather more information to help him make a decision.
The Myriad Soul Lake was located near the Centennial Palace.
When Angor arrived, he saw the High Priest standing by the lake and staring at the surface of the water.
"You didn't have to tell me. Just let the selection take place in the Centennial Palace, and I won't have to worry about it."
The High Priest chuckled. "I can't afford to offend you or the Citadel, sir.
You could have told the Citadel about this, and you wouldn't have to worry about offending me. But you didn't do that because you want to change Scorch's current situation. "
The High Priest remained silent.
"Why is the Sky Choir able to purify souls?" Angor asked.
"Do you know the name of this small world?" Angor shook his head.
"The Sorcerer's Garden for Soul Manipulators."
The High Priest didn't answer, but he didn't say anything either. He only looked a little lost as if he was recalling something. "I once served Lady Isabelle, and she told me that this place is called the Soul Genesis Garden."
Soul Genesis Garden? Angor tried to recall if he had heard anything about it before. But he suddenly remembered what the High Priest had said, and he raised his head abruptly. With a look of bewilderment, she asked, "Who did you say you served?"
"Lady Isabelle."
"I heard that Lady Isabelle left the wizarding world a thousand years ago, right? Is Lady Isabelle still here? "Angor was surprised.
A bitter smile appeared on the high priest's face. "No, Lady Isabelle left a thousand years ago."
"You mean …" Dodoro's face flashed in Angor's mind. "Don't tell me you've lived for a thousand years already?"
The High Priest didn't nod or shake his head. "I've lived for a thousand years in different bodies ever since I took on the title of High Priest. I just switch to another body when my body dies. Therefore, the one who is alive is just a soul with memories. "
"Under special circumstances, the soul may not dissipate. But it's not easy to come back to life in someone else's body, "Angor explained.
"I didn't come back to life in someone else's body. A thousand years ago, Lady Isabelle put me into her Soul Essence. The central law of the Soul Genesis Garden is the Soul Essence. As long as the owner of the Soul Essence — Lady Isabelle — doesn't want me dead, I can't die. My soul will never fall. Even if my body disappears, I'll continue to reincarnate in this world. " The High Priest paused a little. "It's a kind of immortality, I suppose. But I can't leave the Soul Genesis Garden."
Angor nodded. This kind of immortality was unconventional, but it could only be achieved in a Soul Manipulator Sorcerer's garden.
"Speaking of Soul Genesis Garden, I'm sure you already know that different Sorcerer's Gardens have different laws. The Soul Genesis Garden can guarantee the complete integrity of a soul. "
Angor was a little surprised.
When he saw the old woman lying dead at the corner of Hippocroft Street, her soul was intact, but he hadn't realized it then. Now that he heard the high priest's words, he suddenly remembered what he had read in a book.
Only after the death of a supernatural could a complete soul be left behind. When mortals died, they would usually only produce some dim light spots or soul fragments. Only mortals with strong obsessions or naturally high spiritual power would have a very low chance of keeping their souls intact. That old woman had neither willpower nor high spiritual power. How could she have a complete soul?
It was the Soul Genesis Garden's effect!
What did that mean? For Soul Manipulators, the Soul Genesis Garden was a paradise for research.
Also, the consumption of souls was always high. Soul Manipulators were not the only ones who needed a complete soul. Alchemy puppets, Apothecary's Evil Spirit Potion, and spells all required a complete soul.
The High Priest continued, "The Soul Genesis Garden can keep the souls of our kind intact after death.
But Lady Isabelle doesn't need a mortal soul full of impurities. Therefore, Lady Isabelle placed a secret treasure in the Soul Origin. When the soul accumulates to a certain level, it can be activated through a certain process and musical scale, which will remove all impurities from the soul. "
"You mean a certain musical scale?"
"The Hymn of Fairies."
Angor frowned. "Anyone can sing a poem. Why do you have to choose one?"
"Not everyone's singing can activate that mysterious treasure," Ye Zichen said. The high priest paused for a moment. "The bloodline is the key. Our bloodline was modified by Isabelle a thousand years ago. Among our descendants, only a small number of women have the bloodline to activate the secret treasure. So, we have to rely on the selection process to find a singer who can activate the treasure. "
Angor had a better understanding of the situation.
It wasn't the Soul Genesis Garden's ability to purify souls. It was the ability of a certain treasure.
"But what does that have to do with me changing the location of the selection?"
The High Priest shook his head. "The original location was near the ceremony, where the other half of the treasure is buried. When the treasure is combined, it doesn't purify the soul. Instead, it removes all impurities from the soul, including emotions and memories. In the end, all the souls who died in the Soul Genesis Garden for a year will be turned into the purest form of energy. This form of energy is called a Soul Orb. "
In other words, as long as he changed the location, the Soul Orb would not appear again. Was this the price he had to pay for purifying souls?
Angor considered for a moment. "What if I purify the soul and return it to the ceremony so that it can be combined with the other half of the treasure?"
The High Priest shook his head. "No. Every time the treasure is activated, there will be a cooldown period of 300 days and nights. You can't use it again in a short time."
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