Gu Qing Shan took out the 7-colored fragrance bag, infused his inner sight into it and began to search for the Ascended realm scripture.
The spirit energy fluctuation from breaking through to the next realm has settled down, so it's time to break through to Ascended realm middle stage.
Suddenly, his expression changed.
Inside the 7-colored fragrance bag, a lot of things were piled up haphazardly.
Only his, Qin Xiaolou's and Xiu Xiu's cultivation scriptures and items were neatly arranged.
Gu Qing Shan took something out.
It was a jade tag with the word "Shan" written on it.
As he infused it with spirit energy, Hundred Flowers Fairy's voice came from the jade tag.
"Choosing an Ascended realm scripture is extremely important, directly related to the difficulty of Sainted realm"
"Qing Shan, after a long time of searching, I finally found this Azure Dragon Ascended realm scripture to be the most suitable for you"
"Since the beginning of time, there have been 37 cultivators who were fortunate enough to obtain this scripture, 9 of them managed to reach Sainted realm, 6 of them were sword cultivators and Martial cultivators"
"I've also studied this scripture and found it to be very suitable for sword cultivators"
"Qing Shan, you must seriously study this scripture, it will be very beneficial for your Sainted realm in the future"
The voice disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan's lips curled up a bit, showing a faint smile on his face.
In this life, the most correct thing I've done is to join the Bai Hua sect.
Hundred Flowers Fairy and Xie Dao Ling treat their disciples like family.
Because of that, she's also someone I have to protect.
Gu Qing Shan infused his inner sight into the jade tag and quickly read through it.
At the same time, a few lines of glowing text appeared on the War God UI.
[Discovered cultivation scripture: Azure Dragon Ascended Art]
[To fully comprehend this scripture requires 200 Soul Points, would the user be willing to pay?]
"Yes" Gu Qing Shan answered.
A warm flow flowed from the jade tag into his arm, spread to his limbs and bones, then finally converged in his Thought Sea.
In just a few moments, Gu Qing Shan had fully comprehended the [Azure Dragon Ascended Art].
He closed his eyes to experience it, seriously going through every part of the cultivation process.
After making sure that there were no mistakes, Gu Qing Shan took out a top-grade Essence Gathering Pill and swallowed it.
Next, he began to break through to the Soul Formation Intermediate Stage.
With a complete understanding of the cultivation technique, he was like a cultivator who had cultivated to the late-stage of the Deity Transformation Realm a long time ago, but had dispersed part of his cultivation and started all over again.
This was a familiar process.
Throughout the latter half of the night, the aura on Gu Qing Shan's body is getting stronger and stronger, illuminating the whole room like it's daytime.
The night passed, and the first rays of the sun rose from the horizon.
The light around Gu Qing Shan's body slowly retracted and went back into his body.
He opened his eyes.
He had reached the Mid Divine Transformation Realm.
At this moment, whether it was his cultivation realm or his attainments in swordsmanship, he was no different from when he was at his peak in his previous life.
Should he continue to break through to the Soul Formation Late Stage?
Gu Qing Shan thought about it carefully and decided not to break through to the Soul Formation Late Stage right away.
After all, the next realm is Sainted.
This was a significant watershed.
Countless cultivators are stuck at Soul Formation for their entire lives, unable to break through to Sainted.
But right now, his spirit energy waves are still fluctuating, his body still hasn't gotten used to the power of Soul Formation Middle Stage, if he tries to break through to the next realm right now, it'll be very easy for him to get hurt.
So it's better to wait for his spirit energy waves to stabilize before trying to break through.
[Sir, it's time for breakfast, please eat on time to ensure that your body receives sufficient nutrients] Impartial Goddess' voice came from the Holo-Brain.
"Very well, please prepare a shuttle for me, I'll be heading to Fuxi this morning to observe Varona's coronation ceremony"
[Don't worry, the shuttle has been prepared]
…
The Holy Church.
Seven Holy Apostles knelt on one knee.
Seven holy lights were emitting from their bodies, gathering together to form a giant pillar of light.
The entire Holy Church was enveloped in the holy light.
A few moments later.
A person appeared on the throne of the Holy Church.
A pair of faintly discernible wings, a halo of light above her head.
Wearing a pure white robe, her face covered by a veil.
The Pope.
The Pope has returned.
She slowly sat down on the throne and spoke: "Unless it's urgent, you are not allowed to contact me, I'm sure you all know this"
The seven Holy Apostles all nodded.
The Pope looked at them and silently sighed.
Seems like something really did happen.
— — I've failed.
Right now, I can only wander around the border of the sea of corpses, unable to enter Fog Isle.
But I'm not willing!
I've made so many preparations, spent so much effort, only to end up in this situation because of a little girl.
Detestable!
But I haven't completely lost yet.
That girl must be a person of this world.
I need to think of a way to find her in Reality and kill her.
As long as she dies, the System will naturally return to my embrace.
As for now, I need to see what happened first.
She asked: "Very well, if you already know and still called me back, I want to know what exactly happened"
"The Federation military officer who caused a ruckus at Madame Dupont's banquet has completely disappeared" Great Holy Apostle Hurt reported.
The Pope's voice lightly came: "Just because of that?"
Hurt knew that she was already on the verge of anger, so he hurriedly said: "No, it's this world that has a problem, hell has descended"
"Hell?"
The Pope repeated, a hint of surprise in his voice.
"That's right, the Frozen Hell" Hurt sighed in relief and said.
He then told her everything that happened recently.
The Pope silently sat for a while, then sighed: "The Fuxi Emperor, I actually understand him very well, unfortunately, he chose the wrong person to rely on"
"Hell has a problem …" the Pope muttered.
She rested her chin on her hand and fell into thought.
Seems like I was right to come back.
This world's situation is rapidly changing, so I have to personally take charge.
With this world's current strength, it's almost impossible to go against hell.
I need to leave as soon as possible.
— — -but this place is already very well-constructed, do I really have to give it up?
She looked at the church.
A spacious, brightly lit hall.
A group of loyal subordinates that she'd just raised.
Sunlight shined on the painted window at the top of the hall, the light and the patterns created a solemn atmosphere.
Tranquil, warm, everything was in order.
Not just the Church, but the entire country now belongs to me.
I really can't bear to leave right now.
I spent so much effort to obtain this body, take over this Church, this country, and now I have to run away?
Especially at a time like this, when I've just been kicked out of Fog Isle.
Wandering the universe is a very painful thing to do.
Wandering the infinite worlds is even more miserable.
The Pope stood up, clasping her hands behind her back as she paced back and forth in the church.
That's right, the most important thing is that little girl.
Once she returns to this world, I'll definitely find her and kill her.
If she dies, there might still be a chance.
That's why I can't give up on this world yet.
As for hell — — -
From the looks of it, no one knows for sure what kind of situation hell is currently in.
Before the situation is clear, if I leave rashly, I'll lose too much.
Maybe Huang Quan only has a small problem.
Hell's abnormal situation might disappear very soon.
Then I'll just wait and see.
The Pope went silent for a bit, then asked: "Has Varona become the Empress?"
"She has, please take a look at the screen"
Hurt said as a screen popped up.
On the screen was a splendid palace.
Fuxi's capital.
The royal palace.
Following the traditional etiquette of an Emperor's coronation, Varona was escorted by her entourage, riding a carriage pulled by 8 white horses towards the Empire's Holy Church.
Inside the church, the Archbishop, the most important officials of the Empire, as well as the world's leaders were all waiting to witness the ceremony.
Varona was wearing a dark red royal robe, holding the King's scepter in one hand and a golden apple in the other, representing her full authority as the Emperor.
She swore a solemn oath to the sleeping Death God statue in the middle of the church.
"I will protect the Empire for the benefit, happiness and dignity of all citizens, I will …"
Seeing this, the Pope softly chuckled and said, "Interesting."
The Empire's Holy Church was built before the Fuxi Emperor got married.
This was to marry Varona from the Medici clan.
Varona Medici was a Cardinal of the Holy Church when she was young.
To please her, the Fuxi Emperor publicly promised to build a grand Holy Church cathedral in the Fuxi capital.
This cathedral represents the Holy Empire, representing the faith of the Holy Church that Varona protects.
— — -but it doesn't represent the current Holy Church.
The Pope silently fell into thought.
She was lucky enough to enter this body because there was a huge problem with this body.
It was a coincidence that allowed her to be so lucky.
Unfortunately, when she entered this body, the original Pope was already nowhere to be found.
So she didn't get any of her memories.
On the screen, Varona was still kneeling in front of the sleeping Death God, continuously making solemn promises.
This will take a few minutes.
The Pope's gaze turned around and locked onto the statue.
The sleeping Death God.
It's said that the Death God protects the Medici clan.
— — -but in the world she knows of, she's never heard of such a monster.
She originally wanted to slowly explore it after taking down the royal family.
Unfortunately, she didn't get any valuable information.
She only learned two things.
First, the Death God has appeared in history before.
Second, it's currently sleeping.
But what exactly is the Death God?
Why does the Medici clan worship it?
No one knows the answer.
It's said that only the Holy Empire's King and the real Pope know the answer to these secrets.
The only thing that can prove its existence is a Death God's relic.
A Life Substitution Contract.
This was given to Anna by the Holy Empire's King.
I've sent out quite a few people, but still couldn't catch Anna.
Thinking that, the Pope's mood became worse.
"Did Varona invite us?"
"She did"
"Ah?"
The Pope's expression changed a bit.
This woman isn't simple.
I've killed almost everyone in the Medici clan, yet she's still inviting me to the Empire's ceremony.
Does she really think I won't dare to attack her?
No … she must have something else in mind …
Seems like I really need to come back, I can't just leave this place alone for a while.
The Pope asked: "Is the Fuxi's banquet at noon?"
"Yes"
The Pope stood up: "Come with me, see what Fuxi and the Federation are planning"
"Understood, the shuttle has already been prepared, ready to go" Hurt respectfully replied.
"Hmph, I really want to know how Varona will face me" the Pope said.
She glanced at the coronation ceremony on the screen one last time. She felt an inexplicable sense of irritation.
In the air, a suffocating force seemed to be manifesting.
"Turn it off, there's nothing to see" the Pope ordered.
"Yes"
"Let's go"
The 7 Holy Apostles all stood up and respectfully welcomed the Pope outside.
Halfway there, the Pope suddenly stopped.
"Something's not right, it's not my problem" she muttered.
"Your Grace, what is it?" Hurt asked.
"Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Light, Dark, Sound, all 10 elements are stirring, they're filled with killing intent"
The Pope silently sensed her surroundings, her expression slowly changed.
She shouted: "Hurry! Order everyone to be on guard, prepare to face the enemy! "
"Yes!"
The 7 Holy Apostles all turned on their Holo-Brains and gave out orders to their subordinates.
At some unknown point, the sound of explosions could be heard from afar.
The Pope waved her hand. 10 cards appeared from the void of space and landed in her hand.
She spoke seriously: "Come with me, let's see what kind of deity this is"
Hurt smirked: "Someone dares to cause trouble in the Holy Empire's capital, I'm going to — — -"
Boom!
The ground shook!
The roof of the Holy Empire Cathedral was blown off.
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