Volume 1: Entering the Dao through Martial Arts Chapter 29: The Sacred Object of the Teaching Court (Seeking Collection and Recommendations)
So he was full of confidence in this action. Without mentioning the existence of Qiankun Pili and Miechu Shenlei, it is estimated that his flying sword and Shura flag alone could have flattened the place, the only point being that he didn't know what kind of people the Church had sent over this time. He didn't know how strong these people were, because the information provided by the Earl was that this time the Holy See had dispatched personnel to rebuild, if it was like last time, it would be easy to say, but this time it was people from headquarters who came to rebuild the church, and they shouldn't be too weak, otherwise this place would have been demolished by the Dark Church long ago. After all, the significance of this church is different from that of other churches.
According to the intelligence, apart from a few low- to mid-level priests who can be identified, none of the high-ranking personnel are recognizable. The Blood Count said that there were many elderly people in the Tribunal who had held positions such as Red Robe Cardinal, but they had retired due to old age or wanting to focus on their cultivation. After retirement, they would not come out unless something major happened in the Tribunal. Could it be that those high-ranking clergy are all retired elders? If so, their strength needs to be reassessed. It's unknown whether their abilities will decline with age, but for cultivators from Zhongtu, the longer they cultivate, the deeper their cultivation becomes.
These people have been on high alert for three days, and their vigilance should have decreased a lot by now. Most of them are busy rebuilding things, so Yu Feng decided to take action in two more days. For the next few days, he would rest and recover from his injuries. Although his physical wounds had fully healed, the mental fatigue wouldn't be gone in just two or three days. He would wait until his spirit was at its peak before making a move.
In the following days, Yu Feng just wandered around the town, without deliberately going to practice his breathing and relaxation techniques. This might be his last action in the West, and he didn't want to get himself into another critical situation at the last moment. He simply took a look at the scenery while relaxing his body and mind. After all, those days of killing had left him physically and mentally exhausted. If he didn't face the next battle in perfect condition, it could lead to huge mistakes, which were not something Yu Feng could afford.
Fortunately, Yu Feng had such an idea, he didn't know that this time the Vatican sent out all elites, and even brought sacred artifacts. It's okay to say that they are all elites, but with their strength, they can kill them even if they get hurt. However, bringing sacred artifacts is a completely different concept.
Yu Feng was completely unprepared for the Sacred Artifact, he had used Soul Search on several Luminous Priests before and knew of the existence of the three Sacred Objects within the Church, but in that Luminous follower's lifetime, he had never seen the use of Sacred Objects, nor did he know their power. Moreover, in his memory, the use of Sacred Objects was always during life-and-death battles with the Dark Church. Normally, they wouldn't mobilize Sacred Objects, so Yu Feng didn't think of this point either, only feeling that he should rest well for a few days and wait until his spiritual state reached its peak before doing this last thing.
The Congregation of the Light has three sacred objects, the Crown of Thorns, the Cross and the Bible. These three sacred objects are usually kept in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, guarded by the Pope, and no one else can touch them. When attending important meetings, the Crown of Thorns is worn on the Pope's head, the Bible is held in his hand, and the Cross hangs from the Pope's neck.
A Bright Faith follower holding the Bright Holy Object, his strength will immediately make a huge leap, like a late-stage Qi Refiner getting an Immortal Artifact, to some extent able to rival a mid-stage Houtian cultivator, only he can't exert the full might of the Immortal Artifact. If the person rebuilding St Paul's Cathedral now is a Cardinal, then the cultivation of the holder of the Holy Object has already surpassed Yu Feng; if he can wield it well, he can kill Yu Feng on the spot at St Paul's without any certainty.
"Sir, the Council has sent three envoys to invite you over. They might want to discuss those hidden symbol matters with you." The bloodline earl came before Yu Feng and spoke respectfully to him.
These days, the Dark Church has been constantly attacking the Bright Church, although they are only some medium and small-sized churches. However, the church court attributes all the attacks on the large churches to them because they really can't think of anyone else who would spend so much power and loss, risking their lives to attack the churches except for the Dark Church.
The Dark Council didn't deny that the churches weren't destroyed by them, because the low-ranking members of the Dark Council thought it was done by their own people, and morale had reached its peak. If they were to refute it at this time, it would lower the morale of those low-ranking combat personnel. By defaulting on this matter, they could boost their own side's morale and expand the influence of the Dark Church. However, the reaction from the Light Church followers was not the same, as the Pope's anger ignited, all the Light Church followers intensified their attacks on the Dark Church.
As a result, the Dark Council bore more pressure than usual, and many dark cultists were killed or sent to the stake in those days. I heard that someone from the Carol family said their distant guest could create some people's hiding symbols that can conceal the dark breath, which would allow some low-level cultists to stand next to the white-robed bishop without being discovered of their true identity. He could even make better hiding symbols, only lacking materials.
He hastily sent two envoys to discuss the matter with Yu Feng. The high-level personnel of the Dark Council had long known that those grand cathedrals were his doing, but they weren't clear if it was all done by Yu Feng alone. That's why they didn't dare to be careless towards him. A few days ago, they invited Yu Feng to visit the headquarters of the Dark Council as a guest, but he declined due to having something on hand. Today, they sent two envoys again to discuss this matter with Yu Feng.
These two envoys were both members of the Dark Council, and there were a total of twelve permanent members. One was a dark wizard and the other was a necromancer. The materials that Yu Feng mentioned earlier were indeed the maximum required for the number of vengeful spirits. Only these two types of people in the Dark Church would collect the souls of the dead. However, the quantity was so large that the Council did not dare to agree immediately, so it was better to send someone to ask clearly. Generally, the Dark Council wouldn't bother with ordinary people, but it was different for this Eastern strongman.
If he had agreed to provide enough dark souls, the harvest would have been great. Although it was unknown what kind of power was behind him, from the information obtained from the Carol family, just based on his ability to kill two red-robed high priests and a holy knight with a wave of his hand, the Dark Church did not want to offend this Eastern strongman because of this matter.
