Hao Ren squinted and glanced at Big Beardy. "You said that there's a sacred cavern under Beinz? The entrance is at the bottom of the lake? "
Big Beardy looked calm. "Yes, this cavern is one of the three holy lands. The Progenitor of Life in each of the Divine Coffins is sealed not far from where they were first found, which is the sacred cavern. This is the requirement of the Goddess. "
Hao Ren was surprised to find that the Beinz diocese was such a special place: it was not only an important relic of the Goddess, but also the seal of the Progenitor of Life, the location of the Sacred Cavern, the crossroads of Dragonspine Ridge, the Gnarled Grove, the Blood Lake, the crazy creations of the ancient mage-emperors... So many amazing things were gathered in one place!
"You knew that the sacred cavern would be opened?" Hao Ren looked at Big Beardy with a subtle expression. "And it was opened by us. What are you thinking?"
Big Beardy looked numb. "I mean no harm. I didn't expect that you could really open the place. I just wanted you to give it a try. Ever since the first Pope opened the Sacred Cavern and took out a few sacred objects, the three caverns had sealed themselves again. His Holiness the Pope had left an oracle that the caverns would reopen after meeting the Chosen Spirit, and a new divine revelation would be revealed from the caverns. According to the prophecy, the Chosen Spirits come from beyond the heavens and earth, and are 'visitors from the stars'. In the past thousands of years, no one could figure out what this revelation was referring to, until the four of us fell into another world not long ago. I speculate that the so-called Chosen Spirits should be referring to people like you who can freely travel between worlds. "
Hao Ren was stunned. A strange feeling came from the depths of his heart. "Could it be that the people three thousand years ago could predict that we would come here from another world?!"
Prophecy, revelation, and being predicted by others had always been something Hao Ren avoided. No one would like to appear in an ancient prophecy. It made him feel as if his every move was predetermined. If the prophet was a true god, like Raven, the all-powerful and unscrupulous Goddess, Hao Ren would not have objected to her prophecy. But the one who made the prophecy was an old native of the Plane of Dreams from three thousand years ago!
It made him shudder.
"The first Pope had once spoken directly to the Goddess, and he had obtained great divine power, so it was not strange for him to have foretold certain things." Big Beardy nodded slightly. "You are from another world, and fit the description of the 'Chosen Spirit'. The place you are going to is the bottom of the Sacred Lake, which fits the entrance of the Sacred Cavern. What you need to do is to take something from there, which fits the prophecy better, so I decided to let you try — but before the entrance is really opened, I still could not be sure that you are the ones in the prophecy, so I did not tell you in the beginning."
"Now that the vortex has appeared, you finally believe that we are the chosen ones?" Hao Ren's mind was in a mess. "And then you confess everything?"
Big Beardy nodded. "I hope you can understand what we're doing. Although I do not know why the Goddess would choose some heathens to open her sacred vault, a decree is a decree. As long as it is the will of the Goddess, we must complete it unconditionally, and make sure that the process is perfect. "
Hao Ren waved his hand, indicating that his mind was in a mess and he needed to calm down. At this moment, Vivian, who had been quietly listening on the side, looked up at Gelton's direction. "Seems like only the four of you know about this? That bishop seems to be very shocked about the vortex. "
"The story of the Sacred Cavern is not a secret," the hoarse young nun suddenly looked up. "But its location is a secret — only the popes and a few ascetics know that the Sacred Cavern is under every Divine Sarcophagus. Others, even the bishop responsible for guarding the Divine Sarcophagus, do not know that the foundation of the Disciples of Glory is somewhere under their feet. If we had not confirmed that you are the chosen ones mentioned in the prophecy, we would not have told you about this. "
Hao Ren smacked his lips. Things were developing too fast. Before he could react, he was inexplicably dragged into the middle of the mess. Big Beardy and the other ascetics were the only ones in the entire parish who knew about the secret of the Sacred Cavern. They watched as Hao Ren and the rest opened the cavern step by step, but only now did they explain the reason, not giving them time to react.
Vivian pointed at Gelton, Ophra and the rest who were walking in front. "Since the location of the Sacred Cavern is a secret, why did you let these people near the entrance?"
"Doesn't matter, the 'key' to open the real core is in our hands." Big Beardy said casually and did not explain further.
"What do you think about this?" After the four ascetics were gone, Hao Ren immediately seized the time to discuss with his friends.
Lily thought for a moment and said, "I'm a little hungry."
Vivian suddenly glared at her, took out a pack of spicy sticks and stuffed it into Lily's arms. "Go, go, it's none of your business."
"I don't think the chosen ones are reliable," Y 'zaks was very serious about the matter. "I don't think a mortal three thousand years ago could have predicted this kind of thing. Even the goddess of creation they spoke of was at most a native false god limited to this world. Even the power of this' god 'could not jump out of this world, how could an ordinary believer of hers predict people from another world three thousand years later?"
"But things are really strange," Vivian frowned. "We did come as the prophecy said, and we opened the entrance to the Sacred Cavern. I believe that the popes of the Disciples of Glory should have tried other ways to open the cavern, but they certainly did not succeed, so they are so convinced that only the chosen ones can open the entrance. And now the situation is … "
Hao Ren swallowed his saliva and said, "We really did it..."
Becky blinked and swallowed her saliva even louder than Hao Ren. "Do you think someone will kill me?"
She was just a small mercenary, and at this time, she was completely confused about this matter. Her whole body was trembling as if she was in vibration mode.
Hao Ren thought about it and felt that it was indeed dangerous. Big Beardy and the other three were in the same boat as him, so he did not have to worry about any conspiracy. But God knows what was waiting for him in the Sacred Cavern. What if the so-called "goddess" happened to need a few chosen ones to open a certain treasure vault? That sister did not even blink when she destroyed the ecosystem! Compared to Raven 12345, she was definitely not a saint!
If they were really the chosen ones, then it would be a hidden danger!
He took the MDT out of his pocket and said, "Be vigilant later. Once you find a trap, forcibly cut off the connection with the Plane of Dreams. Also, monitor Wuyue's situation at all times to prevent any accidents. This Beinz Diocese is getting more and more weird. "
"I understand, but you're holding me upside down — the production serial number is facing up. Have you forgotten?"
Hao Ren frowned as he turned the MDT over. "A PDA, you're quite a hypocrite."
"Nonsense, you're quite calm talking to someone else's ass."
Hao Ren was speechless.
While they were talking, the team had actually approached the big whirlpool in the middle of the Blood Lake.
The water magisters had created a wide path on the surface of the lake, and the team walked on the water all the way to the whirlpool. Although this method of water control was crude and not as beautiful as Wuyue's, it was more in line with the habits of a group of land creatures. Hao Ren looked at the surging lake under his feet and felt that it was a novel experience. Lily was beside him, munching on a packet of spicy sticks and muttering, "I think we're going to jump into the whirlpool later …"
"Eat less, in case you can't hold it in and transform later." Hao Ren tried to take the spicy stick away from Lily's mouth, but he did not expect to get a grunt. It was really difficult to snatch food from a dog's mouth.
Lily licked her lips and hugged her favorite spicy stick. "I'm saving up for the transformation slot. My sixth sense is telling me that I have to be ready for a fight."
The huge whirlpool rumbled like thunder. A giant funnel of a kilometer in diameter spread out in front of the team. It was a horrifying sight. Dozens of people standing beside the whirlpool were like ants, as if they could be swallowed by the whirlpool at any time. The magisters had reached their limit when they laid the water path to the edge of the whirlpool. At this time, they began to set up a magic circle to stabilize the "foundation" under their feet.
Becky poked her head out and walked to the front. She took a look at the whirlpool and went back in fear. "Damn it, I really want to quit now!"
"The bottom of the whirlpool … seems to lead to somewhere?" Gelton, on the other hand, stood fearlessly beside the whirlpool, surrounded by a layer of holy golden light, as if a real god had descended. He looked down at the center of the whirlpool, his murky eyes seemed to be able to see through the deep blood water. "This is the scene of the lake water flowing downwards. There should be a hole below."
Ophra stood beside Gelton, leaning on her sword. "Looks like we have to go down there. But the deeper part of the blood lake suppresses magic, and the currents are too strong. I'm afraid the magisters won't be able to help. If there's a hole at the bottom of the lake, that's fine. But if it's just a whirlpool … I'm afraid we'll be trapped inside. "
Gelton's expression was solemn. "I'm already very old …"
Ophra raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Gelton did not answer and stepped into the whirlpool.
(Recommend a book, Imaginary Shipgirl. Hmm, a shipgirl genre. It's going well. Omit the other introductions because I really can't think of any.)
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