The beetle died.
Its corpse turned into grey fog that rose to the sky.
A giant tree appeared from within the fog.
— — the Sacred Wish Tree!
It spoke with a resounding voice:
「 We shall assist you with everything we have, helping you defeat the enemies of living beings — — 」
「 Apocalypse, War, Reincarnation, Gloom, Authority, and various other sequences 」
Gu Qing Shan opened her eyes wide and couldn't help but ask: "The Apocalypse you speak of, are you referring to those insects?"
The giant tree replied: 「 Not just insects, but all entities that destroy living beings, all sequences that lead living beings astray, are our enemies 」
「 That is why we absorb all sources of power and corrupt them — — - this is all for the good of living beings 」
「 And living beings may not necessarily understand the sacrifices we make 」
「 Are you willing to accept such a path? 」
Gu Qing Shan appeared excited and clenched her tiny fist: "I am!"
「 Very well 」 the giant tree gladly replied.
Its image faded away.
In the sky, all the grey fog descended and entered Gu Qing Shan's body.
The image disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan found that everything had completely disappeared.
He had returned to the ritual.
Around him, the priests were devoutly chanting their prayers.
While the grey tree turned into a faint image that gave off various mystical fluctuations.
— — -did I complete the trial?
Crimson text appeared in front of his eyes, explaining the current situation:
[The Sacred Wish Tree is only a primary Fallen Holy Artifact]
[This is the best it can do]
[— — -Congratulations, you have received the Sacred Wish Tree's attention, you will receive its covenant artifact]
[It will help you complete a certain task, after which, you will be converted into a Fallen entity as stipulated by the covenant]
[Attention: You can choose to accept the covenant, but it will be troublesome afterwards; you can also choose to give up on the covenant, this way, the Fallen Ritual will temporarily fail, they will perform the ritual for you again at a suitable time in the future]
After skimming through, Gu Qing Shan understood.
Seems like this ritual doesn't always succeed. After all, I'm still so young, if it was any other child, they might not even be able to speak due to fear.
And this Holy Artifact is only a primary one.
This was more in line with the current era, because this magic civilization was also in its infancy.
Gu Qing Shan quietly asked, "Can I really make a contract with it?"
The Echelon continued: "Your soul will be corrupted, every desire will be magnified infinitely, forever haunting you — — if you are willing to accept it — —"
"Is that enough?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"That won't do either. Samsara and I will be watching," the Echelon replied.
Gu Qing Shan shrugged.
In the next second, the tree let out a loud voice.
"What an outstanding child. In this world, there is nothing that I cannot do."
"You can tell me whatever you think."
"I will help you complete it."
"In exchange, you will become a more advanced existence, and you will join the Holy Church and travel in the mortal world as a holy messenger."
Gu Qing Shan pondered for a while and said, "I want you to help me … become the strongest sorcerer in the world. When my strength is beyond the reach of others, you want all the followers to come and witness me."
The Holy Tree replied: [With your identity and talent, I can agree to this]
"Then it's settled" Gu Qing Shan replied.
A leaf flew down from the giant tree and unfolded in front of him.
What they had agreed on earlier was written on it, forming a contract with a mystical power.
Once Gu Qing Shan becomes the strongest sorcerer, he will become a fallen existence under the witness of all the fallen believers.
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the contract and nodded.
Hoh — —
The leaf quickly burned away.
The contract was established.
The giant tree let out a rumbling voice towards the other followers:
「 Following this, all of you must help him cultivate with everything you have and make sure that he becomes the strongest sorcerer in the world as soon as possible 」
「 No need to hesitate, he has the talent to do so 」
Saying so, the giant tree's shadow slowly faded away.
Everything returned to normal.
Gu Qing Shan turned to the Archbishop.
The Archbishop's expression was extremely kind as he smiled and said: "Good, come with me, I'll take you to the great library, you can choose from any sorcerer's secret technique books — — of course, we'll arrange for someone to guide you"
The other Cardinals also smiled.
— — the Holy Wish Tree said it himself, this child will definitely become the strongest sorcerer in the world.
Not to mention, he's still one of us.
Then why didn't you try to curry favor with him earlier?
"Thank you for your kindness, but before I start studying, I have something I need to tell you" Gu Qing Shan said.
"What is it?" the Archbishop asked.
"I want to … eat something first"
"No problem!"
…
Time quickly passed.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
On this day, the Holy Church held a grand celebration.
Every member of the church was requested to come to the Holy Church's headquarters to participate in a pilgrimage.
It was said that during this pilgrimage, the Holy Church would confer the title of a young Holy Wizard.
This Holy Wizard's strength …
He had already surpassed the entire world, becoming the strongest person in the world.
After this explosive news was spread, not only did every member of the church go crazy, even the various empires of the world were shocked.
They all requested to send envoys to observe the ceremony.
Normally, the Holy Church would be more than happy for these organizations to send their representatives, but this time, they directly refused.
Apparently, this was the Holy Wizard's idea.
Regardless, as time passed, it was time for the ceremony to begin.
The venue of the ceremony.
The Pope stood on top of the platform, leading everyone in the Holy Church to pray.
Gu Qing Shan was resting in the back.
He silently listened to the waves of fanatical prayers, as well as the thunderous applause after the prayers were completed, feeling extremely bored.
It wasn't until someone came to invite him to the platform that he managed to gather his spirit and followed the two rows of Cardinals onto the platform.
The Pope boasted a bit first.
The Archbishop boasted again.
— — -it was now Gu Qing Shan's turn to speak.
He walked to the center of the platform and cleared his throat: "Then, I'll say it out loud — –"
"I have no interest in magic, I don't like using magic at all"
"The happiest time for me is when I can kill my enemies with my bare hands"
"I also regret learning magic, but there's nothing I can do about it, it's all for the sake of a small goal"
The venue went silent.
Suddenly, everyone burst into thunderous applause.
Look!
This level of speech, this style, this presence!
This is something only a Holy Wizard dares to say!
Gu Qing Shan didn't expect this kind of reaction, so she appeared a bit awkward and continued: "For a person, if they've fallen, it's easy to save them; but for a civilization, I need to slowly remove the foundation of their corruption, there's still a lot of work to be done. For example: public opinion, culture, production, creation, as well as a few things that have already been subtly influenced"
"All in all, it's very troublesome, and I need to complete all of this before I can push forward the progress of civilization"
"Time waits for no man, so I apologize — –"
Gu Qing Shan's tone softened and continued: "Everyone, remember this well. From now on, don't be easily tricked by others. Whether it's for the sake of power or something else, you have to carefully consider what you would lose in order to gain power"
"But don't worry, the current level of corruption isn't that high. I've specifically asked, after you die, you can still return to Huang Quan to reincarnate"
"Finally, please take a look at the results of my three months of cultivation"
"Let the flames cleanse everything"
"— — fireball"
Gu Qing Shan raised her hand.
A phenomenon appeared — — -
A blazing sun suddenly appeared in the distant sky above the platform.
This scorching sun was even larger than the area that the Vatican occupied on the ground.
The scorching sun was exuding extreme heat, causing all the buildings below to burst into flames.
All the fallen were panicking, but there was no way to escape.
After all, this was an unstoppable light.
Gu Qing Shan's hand fell.
The blazing sun followed his movement and descended.
The sound of an explosion resounded across the world.
A blazing flame rose from the ground, and the scorching shock wave melted everything within a few hundred miles of the Church.
The hot wind swept in all directions, and everything was reduced to ashes.
It wasn't until a few dozen seconds later that all the noise died down and the world returned to silence.
Gu Qing Shan hovered in the air, crossed her arms, and checked the results.
"Hm … not bad, everything's done"
He muttered to himself.
All of a sudden, a gloomy mist manifested from the void of space, turning into a giant tree that connected heaven and earth.
Gu Qing Shan clapped her hands and praised: "Well done, you really did bring the entire Church to me, that saved me a lot of time and effort"
"This is betrayal!" the giant tree roared.
"I don't think I promised to treat them well" Gu Qing Shan replied.
A leaf appeared from the giant tree and lightly hovered in front of Gu Qing Shan.
— — -the fallen covenant.
The giant tree spoke in a low voice: "I've completed the part of the covenant, so now, it's time for you to turn into a fallen"
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the leaf.
How could he possibly do something like corroding the soul?
Not to mention, the Samsara is watching.
Without hesitation, he called out the title [Primeval Pure Love Group] and locked onto it.
Title Skill: Cool.
Su Cher's unlimited evolution was abandoned, replaced by the old pixie's Quipcraft Divine Skill!
Gu Qing Shan cleared his throat and spoke righteously:
"I'm sorry, I'm cheating"
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