Chapter 1944: Is This a Sacred Object?

"However, the difficulty of retrieving the Scepter is truly a bit high; I must prepare well, and you must clear all obstacles for me, allowing me to enter the Pope's residence without any obstruction."

"Old Ivan's body is getting worse year by year." Dewen shook his head: "Although his power is the strongest within the entire Pope's residence, it cannot stop his aging pace."

"He has Saintess Xueli guarding his side, so wanting to approach him is not an easy matter, but I will find a way to lure her away to create an opportunity for Mr. Chen."

"Fine, we will plan it out properly when the time comes." Chen Yu picked up the Holy Grail and asked: "Dewen, you say this thing can really bring blessings to people?"

"It will." Dewen said affirmatively: "Its existence is to bring blessings to humanity and drive away all darkness."

"I'm afraid only you believe these words." Chen Yu smiled slightly and placed the Holy Grail on the ground.

"Although I have just come into contact with this thing, I have already peered into its origins with my Divine Sense just now."

"It contains a kind of demonic power; this power can make people lose their minds and amplify the greed deep within their hearts to the extreme. If it weren't for someone with a certain level of cultivation merit, I fear that upon touching it, they would be corrupted by it into a Heart Demon."

Dewen remained silent; he had already discovered this regarding the matter from the moment he first came into contact with the Holy Grail.

It was just that his inner faith was relatively strong; its previous several owners, including a predecessor in the Pope's residence who kept it, all ended up with no good outcome.

They were either cruelly murdered by enemies or lost their minds and turned into devils.

So for many years, he had kept this thing in a corner of his residence and basically never touched it.

"You are right, this thing indeed has the function of bewitching people's minds." Dewen nodded slowly and said: "If one cannot resist the temptation of the demonic power, one will be taken advantage of by Satan."

"And once one's mind is controlled by him, one will never be able to turn things around."

"So, these things are not Sacred Objects in any true sense; they are just devils that easily lead people to fall into the demonic path."

"But I think you can keep these things well, because you can resist the temptation it brings."

"Why trust me so much?"

"Because you have a strong heart, and you will not be easily influenced by it. This can also be considered finding a good destination for it."

"Rest assured, this thing is very safe with me." Chen Yu took the Holy Grail and said indifferently: "Do you know why I insisted on an equivalent exchange of benefits before I would step in to help you?"

"Why?" Dewen raised his head and listened earnestly.

He had also always wanted to know why this was; he was clear that Chen Yu was certainly not doing it for this bit of profit.

"Once a person possesses too much, their thinking will change."

Chen Yu said leisurely: "There are many people who have ideals and ambitions, and they firmly believe that if they possess more, they will change the current landscape."

"But when they truly possess the ability to overturn the world, they themselves have changed; they have become the very type of person they hated the most."

Dewen suddenly realized; he nodded slowly and said: "Mr. Chen, I understand what you mean. The Holy Grail is left in your custody until the day the Pope's residence returns to the right track."

"The Holy Grail and the Scepter both possess special power. If I possess them at the same time, I cannot guarantee whether I will become a person like Ivan and the others."

"Correct, so this is why I insisted on an equivalent exchange of benefits to help you." Chen Yu said slowly: "Everything is for your own good."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, I understand your good intentions." Dewen thanked him repeatedly; he packed the Holy Grail and handed it to Chen Yu: "From now on, the Holy Grail will be kept by Mr. Chen."

"After the internal problems of the Pope's residence are settled, I will still return the Holy Grail to the Pope's residence." Chen Yu said: "It's just that it will need to be controlled by someone else."

"I understand, everything will be done according to Mr. Chen's wishes. If power is concentrated in one person, that is not necessarily a good thing, so this approach is correct."

"Then I will put this thing away; just notify me whenever you go to the Pope's residence to retrieve the Scepter." Chen Yu took the package and put it away.

This cup has extraordinary significance; for some people, this is a supreme symbol and also something that can bring blessings to themselves.

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chen Yu still requested that Dewen not let the whereabouts of this thing be known.

"The sooner the better, because I feel that the dark forces are getting stronger and stronger. I have organized a group of believers who yearn for the light to oppose Ivan's rule." Dewen said.

"But..." Dewen hesitated: "There is an important problem now, which is that a part of the power on the Scepter requires Saintess Xueli's blood to activate, and Saintess Xueli is neutral within the Pope's residence."

"Wanting to make her willingly offer her blood is probably not an easy matter."

"Take me to see her." Chen Yu said: "I believe that with my unique personality and charm, I will definitely be able to persuade her."

"Okay." Dewen nodded heavily: "Xueli is only fulfilling her own mission, so she will not lean toward anyone."

"She guards a part of the Scepter's power, which should also be a constraint on the Scepter's power, because if a person possesses endless power, then this person will definitely turn bad; this is an eternal truth."

"Yes, the Saintess's duty is to constrain. But if we want to thoroughly defeat Old Ivan and let the many people whose minds have been bewitched by the devil turn back to the light, we must use the power of the Scepter."

"So Xueli is an indispensable existence in this; our biggest difficulty now lies with her."

"The Scepter is not hard to retrieve; the hard part is the portion of power sealed on the Scepter." Chen Yu nodded slowly: "Good, you arrange a meeting with her; I think this shouldn't be too difficult."

"Not difficult. I can arrange it tomorrow night."

"What kind of person is she?" Chen Yu asked: "What does she like? What is her personality like?"

"This... she usually has a cold appearance and almost never interacts with anyone." Dewen tried hard to recall the Saintess's image in the Pope's residence.

"Her presence in the Pope's residence seems very low, because although she controls the power of the Scepter, she has no substantive power, so everyone ignores her."

"Her social circle must be very narrow, right?" Chen Yu nodded thoughtfully and said: "That's good, we will meet again tomorrow night."