Chapter 159 Altar Ceremony
Sina City Church, inner courtyard of the church.
Holy See of Bishop Fabion.
Just the night before, Luo Xiu had just accompanied Bishop Fabian here.
At that time, Bishop Fabian had just finished his battle with the "King of Ancestral Spirits", and Fabian, who was spiritually exhausted, needed to rest.
Priest Leonard also had something to report to the bishop, so Luo Xiu stopped bothering him any more.
What was different from last time was that Luo Xiu came with a relatively clear purpose this time.
—For the "Altar Ceremony."
Bishop Fabian, his profession in the [Glory] destiny is "Fire Sacrifice Bishop", which is the upper level profession of "Fire Sacrifice Great Blessing" at the same level as Luo Xiu.
Fabian, who also belongs to the "priest" priesthood route, naturally has a much deeper grasp of "altar rituals" than Luo Xiu.
As a priest of the "Fifth Level of Destiny", Fabian has presided over the "Altar Ceremony" of the "Fifth Level" many times.
As for the "fourth-level" ceremony that Luo Xiu will hold, Luo Xiu hopes to learn some special tips from Fabian.
While thinking about it, Luo Xiu had arrived in front of the golden ball of light at the entrance to the Bishop's Holy See.
Luo Xiu put his hand on the ball of light, poured his spiritual energy into it, nodded his head and prayed, "submitted" the application for entry to Fabian, and soon received an admission response.
Following the route in his memory, Luo Xiu walked to the third floor of the Holy See and arrived at the door of Bishop Fabian's residence.
The bishop's bedroom was ajar. Luo Xiu knocked lightly on the door, then pushed the door open and entered.
"...You're here, Luo Xiu."
On the holy couch, Bishop Fabian looked at the visiting guests with a smile.
At this time, Fabian looked much better than the day before.
After a whole night's rest, the originally depleted spirituality was slowly replenished.
"Greetings to you, Bishop." Luo Xiu bowed slightly.
"Well... Luo Xiu."
Fabian looked at the young man in front of him, and there seemed to be a hint of surprise on his kind face.
"Your breath is... a little different from the day before."
"..."
Bishop Fabian, he felt the changes in Luo Xiu from the "spiritual" level.
"After the jihad the day before, I did feel that there were some signs of spiritual activity in me."
Luo Xiu organized some words and said to Bishop Fabian:
"Your Majesty Bishop, it was Priest Leonard who asked me to ask you about the 'Altar Ceremony'..."
"oh?"
Bishop Fabian, he seems to be somewhat interested in this.
"You met Leonard, and he asked you to come to me... Okay. What do you want to know?"
Fabion asked.
Regarding how to preside over the "Altar Ceremony", Luo Xiu already knew this knowledge in his previous life. Therefore, this was not a question he was prepared to ask Fabian for advice.
"I want to host the 'Fourth Level' altar ceremony."
Luo Xiu then said softly, "I want to get from you the method of 'crossing' the deep chasm of life, and get more methods given by God in a moment."
"..."
Hearing this, Fabian was silent for a moment.
His eyes suddenly became deep, and his eyes wandered on Luo Xiu for a while, and then he slowly said: "You want to host the 'fourth-level' altar ceremony, and Leonard, he agreed to you ?”
"...Yes." Luo Xiu nodded, "And the priest asked me to come to you."
"..."
"This Leonard...sigh." Fabian shook his head and sighed.
"Child, can you tell me why you want to preside over the 'Fourth Level' altar ceremony?"
Fabion asked, asking the same question Leonard had asked then.
"Because, after the previous battle with the 'Ancestral Spirit Bishop', I can feel...this may be my path to a higher level."
Luo Xiu gave Bishop Fabian and Priest Leonard the same answer at that time.
"Um……"
"I probably know why Leonard asked you to come."
Bishop Fabian nodded, and then he half sat up from the bed and said to Luo Xiu in a gentle voice:
"Child, listen carefully to the answer you want."
"The 'Altar Ceremony' is a ceremony to pray to the supreme and mighty Sun for a moment and pray for God's blessings."
"..."
Luo Xiu sat upright, with a serious and serious expression on his face. If Fabian at this time was like the teacher taught by Chun Chun, then Luo Xiu must be the student who satisfied the teacher the most.
Luo Xiu continued to listen to Fabian's story:
"...That is the power given by God. 'Xu Mo' is the god of devotion. He will give the devout believers the maximum divinity they can accept."
"The level of the 'Altar Ceremony' is proof that His devout believers are qualified to serve as His 'vessels' and how much of His 'divinity' they can bear."
"Proof of 'Container'..."
Luo Xiu murmured this sentence thoughtfully.
"So, kid."
Fabion said in a kind tone: "If you confirm that this is the path you should take, then I will not stop you."
"However, as a 'Priest', at my age, I will understand some things better than you..."
"What I want to remind you is that if you try to cross the chasm in life and do something beyond your ability, there will be a price to pay."
"..."
"The price?" Luo Xiu was a little confused and asked blurtly.
"...Yes, the price."
Fabian's tone was still calm, but the expression on his face became much more serious, "If the ceremony fails and the spirituality is blocked, it won't be a big problem."
"but."
"..."
When he said this, Fabian paused, looked at Luo Xiu with his deep eyes, and said word by word: "And if the ceremony is successfully completed, the officiant will be granted divinity for a moment. However, If he is not actually qualified to receive this gift.”
"——He will die, his soul and body will be annihilated, and not a trace of residue will be left."
When he said this last sentence, Fabian's voice became obviously a little heavier.
At the same time, Fabian was also observing Luo Xiu's reaction.
He saw Luo Xiu frowning, but then relaxed again.
"……I see."
Luo Xiu said seriously, "Even so, I am still prepared to give it a try. Because, I can indeed detect that this is the path for me to embark on a higher level."
"..."
Looking at Luo Xiu with a determined look on his face, Fabian stopped talking and just stared at him quietly.
"...Okay. Then, I can tell you the way to cross the 'chasm'."
Luo Xiu's insistent attitude made Fabian finally let go and said the next words.
"Luo Xiu, remember what I said."
"——[I long for the radiance of the world, just like a moth longs for fire; I pray for the birth of the god of Nirvana, just like a person in a tomb wants to live.]"
"——[A moment of supreme greatness! Show me a real miracle! As a viewer, I always feel miserable; as a saint, I am willing to be fuel!]"
"These two prayers, when that being responds to the scheduled prayer of your 'altar ceremony', you chant them. At that time, your ceremony will be sublimated, and you will see the true and only The miracle of ‘casting the sun for a moment’.”
"..."
"I took note of it." Luo Xiu nodded.
"Then, Your Majesty Bishop, please allow me to take my leave first."
After getting the answer to the question he wanted to know, Luo Xiu stood up and asked Fabian to resign, not wanting to disturb the old bishop's rest any more.
Fabion nodded lightly, Luo Xiu withdrew and gently closed the door of the bishop's room.
…
When Luo Xiu left.
Fabian did not lie back on the bed, but frowned tightly, with a sad look on his face.
"Young man... this is the kid's first attempt. Since he insists on doing it, I won't refuse it explicitly."
"But no matter what, this is too dangerous..."
Fabion murmured, and he immediately began to pray some kind of ancient prayer.
And on the back of his hand, there was a faint pure white glow.
"——I will bear the yoke as atonement; I will bear blasphemy as mercy..."
"——Hrag of 'Wings', I pray for your coming."
"..."
As Fabion prayed, the figure of the powerful angel that symbolized holiness slowly appeared in front of Fabion.
"Winged Angel" Herague, there was no trace of emotion in his scorching golden eyes, he just looked at Fabian coldly, as if looking at a stranger.
"The man of 'Sacrifice of Fire', Fabian."
Herage said in a cold voice: "...As a guardian blade, I don't feel the presence of enemies around here."
"...Oh, Herague."
Fabian's face was a little pale. His current state could not support the existence of the "Twin-Winged Angel" for too long.
"Herag...my old friend." Fabian said in a pleading tone: "This time, I want to ask you to help me protect someone..."
"..."
Behind Herage, the pair of wings burning with pale holy flames seemed to tremble.
He then asked Fabion in that cold and emotionless voice: "Who to protect?" "Roseux Carlos." Fabion spoke concisely and to the point.
"He is about to cross the chasm and pray for the gift of the god... Herage, I want to ask you to protect him."
"If something unexpected happens, Herage..."
Fabian finally said:
"Please accept that gift on his behalf."
…
evening.
Sina City - Church of Glory, the place of Holy Inquisition.
When Luo Xiu walked out of Fabian's bishop's seat, he had been thinking about those words.
In the process of asking Fabian for advice before, Luo Xiu did get some knowledge that he didn't know in his previous life.
Regarding the "vessel of divinity" for a moment, there are also those two prayers...
Luo Xiu thought, this was different from what he knew as a "player".
If, as a real player, you want to perform a "fourth-level" altar ceremony at the level of three fates, you only need to move the panel...
However, this is different from the original process of the "Altar Ceremony", and Luo Xiu is actually not sure whether the panel will work in terms of holding the ceremony.
I am not a pure "player". Even if I have a "panel", I am often unable to try things that I can only accomplish as a "player".
Luo Xiu understood this very well.
And if you regard your [promotion mission] as the extraordinary beings in this world who have reached the bottleneck and obtained guidance on "promotion" from the "spiritual" level.
Then, as a transcendent with a triple destiny, there must be a way to perform cross-level rituals in addition to the "panel" method.
This is the question Luo Xiu asked Fabian.
And the answer Luo Xiu got from Fabian was exactly the insurance he left for himself.
In addition, Fabian also said other things that made Luo Xiu feel concerned.
——The altar ceremony is a ceremony used by devout believers to prove that they have the qualifications to become a container of "divineity"...
"..." Luo Xiu thought for a moment.
In other words, from the perspective of a true transcendent, the "divinity" that can be bestowed has another factor that affects it in addition to the level of the ritual.
——My own "divine" attribute!
The "divine" attribute, its panel introduction is, "the degree to which the body can carry spirituality", which is similar to what Fabian said about "containers".
So, now there are two attributes, which are relatively critical.
One is "Divinity" and the other is "Resistance"!
The former is the degree of acceptance of the "spirituality of God", and the latter is that if the ritual fails and one suffers a spiritual backlash, the pain he will suffer can be alleviated...
However, since Bishop Fabion said before, "If you are not enough to bear this gift, both soul and body will be annihilated, and not a trace of residue will be left." In this case, unless the "resistance" is ridiculously high, Otherwise, he would not be able to withstand this forced death.
"..."
Luo Xiu thought about it, and at the same time, he opened his character panel in his mind.
He looked at his "Attributes" column.
At this moment, counting all previous missions and kill rewards, Luo Xiu's current accumulated "free attribute points" have reached 63 points.
Because adding points can be done instantly, Luo Xiu didn't have a direction that just needed to add points some time ago, so he has been saving up until now.
But now, they finally come in handy.
"——Give them all to 'divinity'!"
Luo Xiu gave clear instructions in his mind.
This is Luo Xiu's plan to ensure that the ceremony can be completed smoothly and that he can safely "withstand" the divine gift for a moment!
According to Luo Xiu's experience in his previous life, to prevent a similar situation from happening, you only need to raise the corresponding attribute to the base value of the next destiny number.
The "Divinity" attribute reaches about 120, which is exactly the normal average value of divinity for the "Great Zhushou" of the fourth level of destiny!
……
In the vision in front of Luo Xiu, those freedom points returned to zero in an instant. And his "divine" attribute value also skyrocketed from 63 points to 126 points.
Luo Xiu knew that when he was officially promoted to the 'Great Zhushou' of the fourth level of destiny, his "divinity" as the main attribute would also be greatly enhanced in addition to the depth of his mana tank.
So this is, to some extent, an implicit investment in future strength.
"..."
Feeling the surge of spirituality within his body, at that moment, Luo Xiu seemed to see the purer and more original "Eternal Kingdom".
It is the house of God that "casts the sun for a moment", and is also the "heaven" and "promised land" in the minds of the believers of [Glory].
The completely pure white world without any flaws appeared in front of Luo Xiu for only a moment and then disappeared without a trace.
However, that pure white glow made Luo Xiu truly feel the warmth that was unique to [Glory].
…
After completing all the preparations, Luo Xiu finally came to Leonard's room door, gently opened the door and walked in.
At this time, there were six people in the room, but Priest Leonard was not there.
However, Luo Xiu still saw familiar faces - Anthony, Connor and Pamier, who were in the same "Holy Judge" team as Luo Xiu, were all in the room.
Seeing Luo Xiu arriving, Anthony looked at him and said with a smile: "We heard from Priest Leonard that you are going to hold an 'altar ceremony'..."
"The priest asked us to tell you that he has already gone to the center of the inner courtyard and prepared a ceremony for you in front of the altar of the Sun Statue of 'Xu Mo'."
"When you are ready, we will meet the priest with you. We will help you complete your first 'altar ceremony'."
…
In the center of the inner courtyard, in front of the giant statue of ‘Xu Yu’.
This was the place where Luo Xiu once swore an oath to the 'Sun-casting Moment'. The scene of "I am in the name of 'Luo Xiu Carlos'" is still vivid in Luo Xiu's mind.
But now Luo Xiu actually wants to pray to Xu Yu for God's blessing in a place like this...
When he thought of this, Luo Xiu almost couldn't help himself and exposed his tax evasion.
Priest Leonard, he has been waiting here for a long time, and on the altar overflowing with golden light, Leonard has also spiritually drawn the ritual array of the altar.
As if hearing the footsteps of Luo Xiu and others from a distance, Leonard suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Luo Xiu.
Luo Xiu, Anthony and other priests then walked forward quickly and stopped in front of Leonard.
"...It seems that you are ready."
Leonard glanced at Luo Xiu, his eyes wandered on Anthony and other priests for a while, and then nodded slowly.
"We're all here. Then... let's get started."
Leonard then turned sideways to make way for the altar.
Luo Xiu stepped forward quickly and walked to the center of the altar, while the other priests surrounded Luo Xiu, each standing in a "subordinate" position.
When everyone stood in their respective positions, Leonard said with a serious expression: "This is an important ceremony, Luo Xiu. I will stabilize the ceremony for you. If the ceremony fails, you will immediately Cut off spiritual transmission.”
"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded.
When everything was ready, Luo Xiu closed his eyes, nodded and said a sacred prayer:
"——Supreme moment, eternal glory!"
"——I am a devout congratulator, and I worship with the altar!"
"..."
Luo Xiu loudly chanted the standard "Altar Ceremony" prayer. At the same time, he mobilized his spirituality and blessed his body with the holy techniques of "consecration prayer" and "consecration blessing".
While Luo Xiu was praying, the golden light of the ceremonial formation under his feet flickered, and the outline of his body was also covered with a faint glow.
Luo Xiu quickly finished chanting the standard prayer, and indeed, there was no panel option to "select the ritual level" in front of him from beginning to end.
This shows that what Luo Xiu learned from Bishop Fabian before is indeed meaningful, and the ceremonial formation under his feet also shone brightly the moment he completed his prayer.
On the ceremonial formation, the scorching light like flowing gold flashed three times in succession, and each time was more dazzling. This was the symbol of the "third-level" altar ceremony.
When his eyes came to this place, Luo Xiu raised his arms in an attitude of embracing the sky, and then continued to pray:
"——I long for the radiance of the world, just like a moth longs for fire;"
——"I pray to see the birth of the God of Nirvana, just like the resurrection of the dead in the tomb!"
…
——Wow!
The golden light overflowing from the ritual array on the soles of Luo Xiu's feet suddenly rose into the sky, forming a round curtain of shining light, covering the figures of Luo Xiu and others.
Seeing this, Luo Xiu did not stop praying, but continued to sing:
"——A moment of supreme greatness! Show me a true miracle!"
"——As a viewer, I always feel miserable;"
"——As a saint, I am willing to serve as firewood!"
…
--boom! ! !
A huge roar came from the altar in front of the Xuyu Colossus.
Leonard, who was responsible for stabilizing the ritual formation, did not notice any tremors on the ground, but he suddenly felt dizzy and staggered a little unsteadily.
He stood up again and raised his head, only to see his silhouette on the giant statue of "Xu Mo" emitting an extremely dazzling and extremely holy pure white light.
And this glow also emerged from another place at the same time.
On Luo Xiu's body, his face and clothes became blurred and invisible, and were completely covered by this pure white light.
Leonard, he clearly felt at the same time, the unparalleled spiritual surge emanating from Luo Xiu, which was the manifestation of being granted ‘divine nature’.
And the spiritual surge that represented "divinity" had already far exceeded the scope of the three fates, and it actually made Leonard feel a sense of oppression.
The light became brighter, more dazzling, and more burning.
Leonard looked at everything in front of him, his expression becoming nervous.
…
Until the light gradually fades.
The figure belonging to "Luo Xiu" finally returned to everyone's field of vision.
The young man who presided over the ceremony looked a little pale.
But he still smiled and said to his colleagues in a relaxed tone:
"...I saw it, I saw a real miracle."
"My ritual is complete."
(End of chapter)