Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 26: The Bronze Key (Please read on!)
Before the messenger came to pick up the letter for the last time, Luo Xiu delivered the letter.

When we returned to the church, Ivan had already returned to his room, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

It could also be that he was drinking secretly alone... Luo Xiu couldn't help but think so.

……

Two days later, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the church.

Luo Xiu finished his exploitation skill, put on his priest robe, and walked out of the church door.

The first thing that came into Luo Xiu's sight was a brown post horse.

On horseback was a man with a beige cloth bag slung across his shoulder. He was wearing a naturally gorgeous robe and a gray hood with a light gold and white feather stuck on the brim.

——The messenger of the Holy Court! Luo Xiu recognized the identity symbolized by this attire.

"I am the 'Messenger' Charles Lot. Here is your letter."

Seeing Luo Xiu walking out of the church, Charles Lotte nodded slightly and asked, "Who is the 'holy clergy' here? The letter needs to be handed over to the holiness in person."

"Hello, Lord Charlot." Luo Xiu bowed slightly and said, "I am Luo Xiu, Luo Xiu Carlos, an apprentice priest here... Just give me the letter."

After saying this, Luo Xiu showed his priest certificate.

Charles Lotte looked at Luo Xiu twice. There was nothing wrong with his attire, his identification, and his age... well, except that he looked a little young, there was nothing wrong with him.

So, Charles nodded, reached into the cloth bag and fumbled around for a while, took out a white-gray letter, and handed it to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu reached out to take it, and Charleslot immediately flicked the whip and rode away on his horse.

……

Luo Xiu returned to the church with the white and gray letter.

At this time, Ivan had also arrived at the hall. Looking at the letter in Luo Xiu's hand, he said kindly:
"Has the 'Messenger' come? This should be the reply from the 'Holy See'."

"It should be," Luo Xiu nodded, and said in a somewhat nervous tone, "I wonder how the Holy Court will respond... Teacher, can I open it?"

"Of course, whatever you want." Ivan smiled.

Luo Xiu then picked up the paper cutter on the table and slightly cut a notch in the wax seal on the letter. Then he reached into the letter and pulled out a page that was folded three times.

Opening the page, it was indeed the Holy See's reply to the application:

"——The application is approved."

"The 'Bronze Key' has been sent with this letter. It can be extracted by the method of [Glory] engraving."

……

The application was approved... Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was a normal application process, the diocesan branch of the "Holy See" might have sent someone to inspect it, but I was able to pass the application so smoothly. This must be because I had fought side by side with the "Holy Judges" before and passed their assessment.

Ivan was also surprised. He murmured, "You actually passed the application in one try... Well, that's a good thing... This shows that the Holy Court really takes it seriously..."

Luo Xiu glanced at Teacher Ivan. His face was pale and there was confusion in his eyes, as if he had many questions but was too embarrassed to say them out loud.

——It’s like buying hundreds of lottery tickets in the previous life and never winning, but seeing another newbie win the jackpot after buying just one…

It seems that Ivan was rejected many times when he applied for the "Bronze Key"... As Luo Xiu thought about this, his eyes moved to the lower half of the letter.

On the lower half of the letter, there was a pattern of a square cylindrical key.

And above the patterns, dark blue metallic light patterns are flowing quietly. Between the flickering light and shadow and the changing colors, something is about to emerge.

——The skill of "sealing" is a high-level skill that can only be mastered by the extraordinary people with a high destiny. The physical object is stored in the inscription in a certain way, and the "extraction code" set this time is the "glorious engraving" skill that Luo Xiu, who has a destiny, can also use.

"The reply letter said... the 'Bronze Key' in the attached letter can be extracted using the engraving method..."

As Luo Xiu pondered, he imagined the knowledge of "Glorious Inscription" in his mind.

After a while, his fingers began to become translucent, and the fingertips emitted a faint golden light.

Luo Xiu then stretched out his fingers and gently pinched the edge of the "key".

——Hiss, hiss!
Luo Xiu could feel that something was being dragged out from the paper.

As the "extraction" progressed, the corners of the letter suddenly began to burn. The dazzling flames and scorching temperature caused Luo Xiu's hands to tremble slightly.

……

When Luo Xiu finally took out the complete "key", the letter was burned up in the next second and turned into ashes and scattered everywhere.

"Who on earth invented this when they took off their pants to fart..."

Luo Xiu cursed inwardly, "Getting a key is like racing against time, fuck!..."

And when the key was completely taken out, the "Bronze Key" finally revealed its true form in front of Luo Xiu.

It was a rusty bronze key cast in a square column shape. There were unreadable words engraved on the key, and a dim and deep light flowed around the edges of the words.

"This is the 'Bronze Key', the key that can be used to open the 'Bronze Door'..."

Ivan said from the side, "So, Luo Xiu, do you want to wait a little longer, or advance to the extraordinary level now?"

Hearing this, Luo Xiu took a deep breath and replied:

"Teacher, I want to advance now."

"..."

"I understand. Then go to the back hall to hold the promotion ceremony. Remember to close all the doors and windows."

……

In the dim back hall, no light could penetrate from the outside. Only a flickering fire in Ivan's palm could provide minimal illumination.

"Empty your mind." Ivan looked at Luo Xiu who was sitting cross-legged opposite him and reminded him word by word, "Try to imagine the majestic image of 'Xu Yu' and outline the outline of the magnificent sun. Only in this way can you enter the 'Sea of ​​Spirituality' again..."

"Okay, teacher." Luo Xiu nodded, then opened the task panel and clicked the "Complete" button in [Promotion Task: Bronze Gate (Normal Difficulty)].

Just as he pressed the done button, the environment around Luo Xiu suddenly changed!
Ivan, the fire and the familiar furniture disappeared from sight, replaced by the deep darkness of emptiness and the silent echo lingering in the ears.

Until the end of the field of vision, the star-like scenery reappeared, and the stone steps appeared out of thin air again. Luo Xiu followed the guidance of Ming Ming and stepped onto the long steps with an unknown end.

……

I don’t know how long it took, but when Luo Xiu walked to the end of the long stairs and saw the familiar "Bronze Gate" again.

He picked up the "key" and inserted it into the keyhole on the giant lock.

The next moment, a sound like boulders rolling began to come from the two bronze doors.

Fragments of light overflowed from the crack in the door, and the bronze door slowly opened.

Luo Xiu saw a whole new world.

(End of this chapter)