Chapter 1188: Church of the Grave

The old woman sighed softly, using Karsenrik language with a Landel Valley accent, but stood there without sitting down. Xia De indeed felt the elements of Enlightenment and Miracles, and the face was incomparably familiar, but he could not definitely judge the relationship between this aged face and the middle-aged Miss Pery; the age gap was simply too large. @Essence/Book Pavilion* First update~~

The witch was still standing there, Xia De tugged at her sleeve, and the two sat down together. The old woman in the nun's habit smiled and looked at Xia De:

"Young people, I don't know why you came here, but it's certainly not because you were lost or encountered danger. The earth likes you, and it is indeed time. If you crave the power of the earth, I... can give you a test."

"May I ask what the test is?"

Miss Benanisi asked softly, and the old nun finally sat down by the campfire. She sat on the other side of the unicorn, smiling and stroking the little beast, which let her stroke it very docilely:

"The earth will choose its own agent; the soil and stones will tell us everything."

"Agent of the earth..."

Xia De was very worried that she would pull out a light that could turn people into giants, but fortunately, the old woman just picked up a small stone from the dry ground by the campfire. With her hands behind her back, she then clenched her fists and extended them, handing them toward Xia De and Miss Benanisi:

"Tell me, where is that pebble?"

The aged eyes looked at them with a smile, just like joking with young people met on the street. And according to normal thinking, the answer to this question is certainly not limited to "left hand" and "right hand."

Miss Benanisi was startled, not expecting the so-called "test" to be like this. She couldn't think of an answer for the moment, so she subconsciously looked at Xia De, but Xia De didn't think, instead asking softly:

"Are you Saint-Pery the nun?"

"That is what they call me."

The old nun said, looking kindly at Xia De, and before he could ask, she smiled and nodded slightly:

"I died long ago, and my soul has reached its end. This is just a remnant fragment of a miracle, a record and memory imprinted by the earth."

Xia De opened his mouth slightly, wanting to ask if the other party still remembered him.

Miss Benanisi did not know Xia De's complex thoughts at this moment:

"Hamilton, do you know where the pebble is?"

"I don't know, but I can try."

Ordinary pebbles are not perceivable, and since it is a test of a nun canonized by the church in the Fifth Era, cheating is obviously not right. Xia De touched his pocket and took out the silver cube left behind by Mr. Thomas Granger.

And this time, as the silver cube heated up slightly, the second story of Landel Valley was finally revealed to Xia De:

【Saint-Pery Cemetery ———

A nun of the Fifth Era, in order to save the insane earth, her own body and soul suffered terrible pollution. On her deathbed, she voluntarily allowed the church to seal her body on the outskirts of Landel Valley and retained her own power to suppress those terrible black muds. Rumor has it that when walking alone in the creeks outside Landel Valley at night, if one gets lost or encounters danger, the power of the dead nun will help those innocent people with kind hearts. A few people are qualified to face the nun's test and obtain and inherit the power of the earth.】

One side of the cube displayed dense letters, Xia De read these letters out, and Miss Benanisi frowned slightly:

"Is this the truth of the Saint-Pery Cemetery? Is this actually a seal?"

"It is indeed different from what we thought."

Xia De nodded, but the witch still didn't understand:

"But what is the use of this information for the current situation?"

"Of course it's useful."

Xia De already knew what he should do, the firelight illuminated his face:

"Since the Saint-Pery Cemetery is actually a seal of the Sun and Earth Church of the Fifth Era, it means that the situation inside the cemetery is even worse than we can imagine. That Saint-Pery could not open the seal at will, so rather than saying she is choosing people who resonate with the earth, it is better to say she is choosing people who can solve or suppress those pollutions."

The witch blinked:

"Makes sense."

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She didn't know that Xia De had faced countless similar things in the past and present:

"So, the truth of finding the pebble is that we need to show our strength to explain that we can resist that kind of pollution. The pebble is not important; the means by which we find the pebble is important. Last night, those two people from the 【Blood Spirit School】 obviously encountered similar things, but I don't know which step they got wrong..."

"Your spell 【Power of the Earth · Healing Aura】 seems to only be usable on polluted land. Does a pebble count?"

The witch said with some worry, Xia De shook his head slightly:

"As long as enough purification power is shown, yes, enough..."

He thought for a moment and said to the unicorn:

"Close your eyes." (Ancient Elf Language)

So the curious little beast closed its eyes very obediently.

"Miss Benanisi, close your eyes, yes, you must close them tightly, it's best to cover your eyes with your hands."

Although the witch didn't know what Xia De was going to do, she still closed her eyes tightly. Afterwards, she heard the man's slightly serious voice:

"Silver Moon!"

The radiance of the moment almost made her think that someone had used a Thirteen-Ring miracle like 【Eternal Blazing Sun】 nearby. But her body didn't feel any heat; instead, she felt a gentle wind brushing across her cheeks.

"You can now."

Opening her eyes, she was surprised to see that the surrounding earth, tents, tree branches not covered by white fog, and even that cluster of flames were all covered with a faint silver glow.

On the pure white fur of the little white beast, starry silver radiance flickered, making it look at itself curiously. Xia De's clothes and Miss Benanisi's robes were also stained with holy silver radiance. She could perceive how holy the light was; it was as if someone had built a small sanctuary here, as if she were in the church of some god.

"What kind of miracle is this?"

"Light spell."

Xia De introduced simply, looking at the surroundings covered with starry radiance. The old woman was also stained with the light of the Silver Moon, which of course included her two fists. The only place nearby not stained with silver radiance was a small piece of land in front of Xia De.

He dug open the frozen hard soil and picked out the pebble from the soil.

Touching the pebble, he perceived power very similar to the "Insane Earth," but it was quite slight. Xia De crushed it, then threw it into the campfire nearby, watching the fire with the power of the First Fire destroy it:

"I think this should count as passing the test, right?"

Xia De asked.

The old nun smiled and nodded:

"It's okay. But are you sure you really want to obtain the power of the earth? Next, you will face fear that mortals cannot imagine."

"Of course."

Xia De stood up and also pulled Miss Benanisi up.

"Please follow me."

The old woman stood up and led the way, entering the fog again. Xia De picked up 【Night Watcher】 and followed her into the fog with Miss Benanisi, but the little beast was left behind; Xia De let it help take care of the witch's sleeping followers.

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The composition of this thick fog was quite complex; neither Xia De nor Miss Benanisi could see through things outside the fog. But they could always see the old woman in the fog. After the three left the camp, they walked in the snowy mountain forest fog for less than ten minutes before stopping.

The trees became sparse ahead, and a small church appeared in the sparse creek forest in the fog. The churches of the five righteous gods have different architectural and decoration styles; the old gray stone church in front of them was undoubtedly the 【Sun and Earth Church】.

"There is absolutely no such building in this area."

Miss Benanisi said softly, which means that if it weren't for the old woman's guidance, no one would be able to find this place.

The church door was tightly closed, and it made a harsh "creak~" sound when pushed open by the old woman in the nun's habit. This church building from the Fifth Era is of standard rural church specifications, which means there is only one main hall, and the area of the main hall occupies more than two-thirds of the church's area.

After entering the door, I saw a row of stone long chairs arranged neatly, crossing the stone pillars supporting the ceiling, and saw the holy emblem of 【Lantern Old Man】 hanging on the wall deep in the main hall facing the door.

However, the position that should have been the pulpit under the holy emblem is now a gray stone sarcophagus lying horizontally, locked by eight chains and suspended in mid-air. Coupled with the somewhat gloomy interior decoration of the church, the candles lit as the door was opened were cold blue, obviously the so-called "Saint's Cemetery" is this church itself.

Stepping into the door, Xia De immediately perceived the problem with the land where the church is located. Although I don't know where this is, it is obvious that this place has also been "polluted," and the degree of pollution is far stronger than the two "Insane Earth" places he encountered in Landel Valley.

The old woman who led the two in disappeared without a sound at some point. Miss Benanisi looked up at the whole view of the church outside the church, and then followed Xia De in with some worry:

"The manifestation of the pollution of this land is not petrification, nor does it look like gathering evil spirits."

"The source of the pollution is there."

Xia De looked at the sarcophagus, although all eight chains were there, each one was rusted. The seal was not broken, but it was in a very dangerous situation:

"I think the manifestation of the pollution here should be related to the things inside the sarcophagus."

"The polluted remains of a church saint?"

Miss Benanisi asked, nodded gently and said:

"If the opponent is this, leave it to me. You come to purify the earth, and I will unfold the Maze to deal with the things inside."

Under normal conditions, an Eleventh-Tier witch is much stronger than Xia De, so Xia De did not refuse:

"Be careful, after all, that is the polluted remains of a saint passed down from the previous era." ===== CHAPTER 1189 =====

"Be careful; after all, that is the corrupted remains of a Saint passed down from the previous Era."