[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic":3,"chapter-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-744":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel's Master of Heavenly Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1884802,2503,"Chapter 744: Old Neil and the Hidden Sage (Second Update)","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-744",744,"\u003Cp>Support me and be 30 chapters ahead of webnovel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FDraco_\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For every 5 Patreon memberships I receive, I'll release 15 chapters all at once. Your support means a lot to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Neil lost control?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the gray mist space, George received the news from Klein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein's expression was pained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When Old Neil was young, he had a fiancée-to-be named Celeste, but she suddenly fell seriously ill and was untreatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He risked leaking the secrets of Beyonders to try and save her with ritual magic, but he still failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, because he was influenced by the whispers and enticements of the Hidden Sage, he tried to use life-alchemy to resurrect Celeste, eventually losing control and turning into a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain and I used a Sealed Artifact to temporarily restrain him and have locked him in the basement of the Nighthawk base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite the devoted soul,\" George sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. As long as he isn't dead, I can restore him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, whether it was familial love, friendship, or romantic love, all would gradually fade with the passing of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To still be unable to forget one's lover after several decades—he truly was devoted enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Neil was his closest colleague among the Nighthawks; he had taught him a great deal of occult knowledge and was practically half a teacher to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he truly did not wish for anything to happen to Old Neil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Captain has already sent a telegram to the Holy Cathedral. I expect they will seek you out very soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Keep Old Neil under control; I should be able to arrive by tomorrow morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George nodded and then left the gray mist space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, it didn't take long for someone from the Church to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an old acquaintance—Crestet Cesim, the High Deacon known as the \"Sword of the Goddess\" who had visited Tingen last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was only natural. The Cathedral was less than a hundred meters from his house; once the telegram was received, it was only a short walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crestet was sent because he was relatively familiar with George.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, when they went to Enmat to restore a Nighthawk who had lost control, it was also Crestet who came to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The advancement was successful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George noticed the significant increase in spiritual energy within Crestet's body and asked as he sat up from his crib.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they returned from Enmat, Crestet had mentioned he was preparing to consume the potion to advance to Sequence 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was successful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crestet nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George smiled back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations. What brings you to see me this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Neil, a Nighthawk from Tingen City, has lost control. We would like to ask you to make a trip there with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crestet quickly explained the reason for his visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Neil, eh? No wonder I felt his mental state was a bit off before. I didn't expect him to actually lose control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George feigned a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the two of them quickly departed in a carriage toward the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his home, with the Nighthawks' capabilities, it wouldn't be easier to fool his parents for a day or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents wouldn't notice he was gone at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a private compartment on the steam train, George was chatting idly with Crestet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the nine High Deacons of the Church, Crestet naturally knew many secrets and a vast amount of occult knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time George spoke with him, he gained quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the round trip to Enmat last time, he had managed to fish out a lot of useful information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Neil seems to be of the Mystery Pryer pathway. I heard that Beyonders of this pathway lose control very easily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not wrong to say. Because Beyonders of the Mystery Pryer pathway—or more accurately, the Hermit pathway—are chased by knowledge; they are forcibly instilled with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crestet nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chased by knowledge?\" George's face showed a look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crestet explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mystery Pryer pathway, or to be more precise, the Hermit pathway, originally belonged to an ancient organization from the Fourth Epoch called the Moses Ascetic Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believe in an impersonal deity known as the Hidden Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early days, the Moses Ascetic Order was a very respected organization. They had a good relationship with us and were one of the few Beyonder organizations recognized by the churches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the organization used asceticism to resist losing control and to neutralize the remaining influence of the potions. They kept strict secrets and adhered to morality and precepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They believed that people would continuously reincarnate after death. They persisted in morality, the pursuit of knowledge, and strict secrecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every member, after becoming a 'Mystery Pryer,' had to observe five years of silence—learning to be still in order to practice and improve their concentration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their motto is: 'Do as you will, but harm no one.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their members all believe that 'All things are numbers' and chase knowledge itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one day, the Hidden Sage they worshipped was corrupted by a certain Evil God and became a personified Evil God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to chase every member of the Moses Ascetic Order, every Beyonder of the Hermit pathway, forcibly instilling a vast amount of occult knowledge into their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They either endure it through sheer willpower, or they are transformed by the Hidden Sage and lose control, turning into monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He revealed this partly so George could better treat the Nighthawks who lost control after understanding these details, and partly as a return for George's goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George only charged 150 pounds to treat the Church's Nighthawks and would actively return the precipitated Beyonder characteristics. This could be said to be quite sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he was willing to provide some \"remedial lessons\" during their chat to this powerful child who lacked common sense regarding the Beyonder world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knowledge chasing people? There's such a good thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George's eyes lit up upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a normal Beyonder, being forcibly instilled with knowledge from a deity would undoubtedly be excruciatingly painful. But for him, such a problem simply didn't exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known earlier, wouldn't he have been able to fleece the Hidden Sage dry if he had chosen the Hermit pathway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't too late. Once Old Neil's Beyonder characteristic precipitated, he could use that characteristic—which was influenced by the Hidden Sage—to divine the Sage himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While this wouldn't fleece the Hidden Sage dry, it should still yield a significant amount of occult knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more occult knowledge he obtained, the faster he could convert magic from other worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, the two arrived at the Blackthorn Security Company in Tingen City, which served as the headquarters for the local Nighthawks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the reception of the Nighthawk Captain, Dunn Smith, the two went to the basement room where Old Neil was being held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Neil had turned into a disgusting, viscous, blood-colored mass of liquid covered in dense, short black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His white-haired head was connected to the liquid, and a pair of eyes had grown on his forehead and cheeks respectively—cold, lashless eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We used Sealed Artifact 3-0611 on Old Neil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunn looked at Old Neil, his eyes filled with sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Neil was currently the teammate who had been with him the longest in the Nighthawk squad; the others had gradually died or lost control during missions over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only say that it was fortunate George existed; otherwise, he would have lost another teammate who was like family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, the Nighthawks, were guardians, but they were also a group of pathetic wretches who constantly fought against danger and madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-10T06:47:32.696Z",1,"novelbin.me","27244a642034037f96b6a1cef8e38e66bdb3b4c5bddd60aec6e9b7b1c4e90ab6","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-598","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-597",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-cover.jpg"]