Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 350 The great bishop returned to his loyal church!
Hidden mission [Liberation from Ignorance]——After Mil made a request to Luo Xiu, the panel really triggered the next round of the mission!
The final reward for this round of tasks is exactly those two "Ancient Dragon Secret Treasures"!
[Dragon Flame Demon Sword] and [Dragon Breath Scepter] - Luo Xiu, who has the memories of his past life, knows that they will be the secret treasures that can awaken the ancient dragon "Quesanx" in the future when facing it.

This time was about three months away from the "Quesanx Disaster" in the previous life.

The "Seal of Ignorance" in the bodies of the "Gravel" dwarves - this rune seal that cannot be purified or removed can only be forcibly purified with the Level II authority [Seal of God's Word]. This authority seal can only be used once a day, which means that it will take at least thirty-nine days to restore all the "Gravel" dwarves to normal.

Excluding the times when the [Divine Seal] was used when necessary, there should be more than enough time to purify the "Ignorance Seal" in the bodies of the thirty-nine "Gravel" clansmen before the disaster caused by the ancient dragon Quesanx actually occurred...

"Of course, Mir, my friend."

Looking at Mir's sincere eyes, Luo Xiu nodded and said:

"This is also my original plan. Ordinary 'purification' cannot cure your people, but I have another way."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu raised his arm, with golden light patterns flashing on the back of his hand. He gently pressed his palm on the top of a 'Gravel' dwarf's head and uttered a sacred Sanskrit prayer.

The outline of his body was soon covered with a faint golden light, and the figure of an "archangel" had already condensed behind him!

He held a white bell in his hand, and looked at the ignorant dwarf with pity in his golden eyes. Then he slowly flew over his head, rang the holy bell, and uttered an ancient divine message that did not belong to humans:

"—You will be baptized!"

"..."

At the moment when the archangel's voice fell.

It was visible to the naked eye that the dwarf who was warned by God had a painful expression on his face. He suddenly raised his hands and pressed his head tightly!

“—Hmm…Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

He roared and wailed like this, and the exposed skin on his forehead and neck began to show erosion lines that were sometimes dark blue and sometimes dark green. That was a symbol of the [Seal of Ignorance] rune being fully activated!

And the deep blue and dark green lines were detaching from the dwarf's skin in a strange way that was visible to the naked eye, being isolated in mid-air, and gradually breaking and dissolving into the air!

In the panel detection of the dwarf in front of Luo Xiu, the abnormal status of [Seal of Ignorance (cannot be purified, cannot be removed)] in his status bar gradually faded and disappeared as the lines dissipated, and finally disappeared into nothingness!
……

Not until the lines on the dwarf's body completely disappeared did his originally empty and dull eyes finally show a hint of intelligence.

He seemed a little confused about the situation in front of him. He just looked at Luo Xiu, then at the dwarf Mil beside Luo Xiu. He felt that he looked familiar, yet strange.

"who I am……"

"Where am I again..."

As he murmured, his reason quickly returned to his soul, allowing him to finally recognize who the dwarf he was "familiar with" was -

"You are...Mil?"

"Why are you here... No... Why do I see you..."

"..."

"It's me, Karad..." Mir nodded.

He tried his best to remain restrained and not let the surging excitement and excitement in his heart swallow him up. He looked at Karad Sand, who was still confused and vague about his situation, and began to tell him about his previous experience in the most tactful tone possible.

During this process, Luo Xiu just watched and waited calmly.

He knew that both Mir and Karad would need time to adapt - and this was all he could do now.

The once-a-day [Seal of Divine Warning] has been used up. If we want to restore the consciousness of the second dwarf of the "Sand" tribe, we can only wait until tomorrow.

……

About five minutes passed.

As Mil told the story, the dwarf "Karad Gravel" first had an expression of ignorance, then distress and sadness, and finally enlightenment and confusion.

"That's true... Indeed..."

Although what Mir said about the experiences of their "Gravel" tribe before being enslaved to the "Black Crystal Factory" were all guesses, Karad, as the first person involved, eventually confirmed Mir's guess.

And when he learned that it was the Red Maple City Bishop 'Rosius Carlos', the young bishop in front of him, who rescued them, Karad looked at Rosius with gratitude.

After getting used to the feeling of "coming back from the dead", Karad said:
"I don't quite remember what happened before, but what you said...about the things before I lost my memory..."

"That memory is indeed vivid. Under the leadership of the Great Chief and the Second Chief, we, the tribesmen who believed in "wisdom", did join the Tower of Sages at the beginning and were ready to seek an opportunity to go to the Golden Kingdom."

Karard said:
"I still remember... I remember everything... There was actually a traitor from the cult in the 'Tower of Sages'..."

"They treated us as rare commodities and lured most of our people into the wild under the pretext of a mission."

"Then... we encountered a shameful ambush. The first, second and third clan leaders were all killed, and I... I lost consciousness in the end..."

"That's all I know. I don't know... where I should go from now on..."

"..."

"You can stay, Callard."

When Karad said that, Mir patted him on the shoulder and said:
"The three clan leaders are gone, and you have nowhere else to go, so why not stay here. Karad, I need you, if you don't mind me being an 'exile'."

"That's what the 'bishop' meant, isn't it?"

As he spoke, Mir looked at Luo Xiu, and Luo Xiu just nodded slightly.

"..."

"Of course I don't. Why would I mind that?"

Karad sighed and said:

"I have nowhere to go, and neither do the other tribesmen."

"I'll stay, Mir. As long as you can use me."

"..."

……

After that, Mir and Karad talked a lot more.

Karad accepted Mil's invitation and was willing to stay in his forging manor and run the business with Mil.

At the same time, Karad and Mil asked Luo Xiu to continue treating the other "Sand" people, but Luo Xiu politely refused and told them truthfully that the [Seal of God's Word] can only be used once a day.

But they were not discouraged, but still held on to hope, and reached an agreement with Luo Xiu to rescue one of their compatriots with the [God's Seal] every day, and then they were busy settling the other compatriots who had not been rescued yet and were still trapped in the [Ignorance Seal]. Afterwards, Luo Xiu did not delay any longer, and after saying goodbye to them, he returned to the carriage with the other clergy, left the forging manor, and drove towards the church.

……

It's close to noon.

In the Red Maple City Church, several clergymen who were traveling with Luo Xiu had arrived in advance and informed other clergymen in the church that "Bishop" Luo Xiu had returned.

The return of "Bishop" Ross Carlos was immediately spread to every corner of the church. Hubert, the "holy deacon" of the bishop of this era, was also in the church. He immediately organized all the clergy of the church who were above the "triple destiny" to wait at the main entrance of the church.

The carriage carrying the "Bishop" Luo Xiu also drove into the street after a not-too-long wait, entering the sight of all the clergymen who were waiting to welcome him.

"The Bishop is back!"

"Luo Xiu...our bishop is back!"

The waiting clergy were all excited. As they looked at the carriage approaching, their eyes lit up with bright flames.

Even the "Holy Deacon" Hubert felt a little excited - he was really happy. Luo Xiu's return meant that he could finally be freed from the position of "Acting Bishop", and he would not have to worry about many trivial matters, let alone face the new general of the Supreme who would make trouble again and again to establish his authority!
Until the carriages stopped in front of the church, the clergyman came to the middle carriage, opened the curtain of the carriage, bowed and greeted their "bishop" to get off the carriage.

The clergy who were waiting to welcome him gave Luo Xiu their most pious and respectful greetings, and Luo Xiu nodded slightly with a smile on his face, while his eyes swept across the clergy in front of him.

Hubert stood quietly at the front and nodded slightly to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu already knew that those chosen by this holy deacon to "welcome" were all outstanding people in the church, all clergymen with a destiny of the third level or above.

Old friends like Anthony, Pamier, Mayev, etc. were all there, as well as the three "priests" sent by the archbishop, Fran, Gracia and Howard. They were all safe, which made Luo Xiu feel relieved.

Among the clergymen above the "triple destiny" who came to welcome him, there were fewer familiar faces and more unfamiliar faces.

It seems that the church has made some new adjustments under Hubert's operation, but in general, the number of clergymen above the "Triple Destiny" is indeed a little more than before leaving Red Maple City.

Among them, Luo Xiu also saw a face that surprised him——

That is Connor Rune, who has become the "High Shepherd of Purification"!

He stood behind Pamier and Mayev. During the time when he was away from Red Maple City, he finally completed his promotion and became a transcendent with the "triple destiny"!
Although he is now one of the weakest clergymen of the church's "Triple Destiny", he has successfully completed the promotion, which makes Luo Xiu feel relieved.

Hubert came to Luo Xiu and said in a relieved tone:
"You're finally back, Luo Xiu..."

"How was it? Did the meeting with the Archbishop go smoothly?"

"..."

"It's going well." Luo Xiu nodded.

He then walked into the church, with Hubert at his side and the other clergy following behind them.

As they walked into the inner courtyard of the church, Luo Xiu said to Hubert:
"Regarding the 'Black Crystal Factory' that hides the Omniscient Ones, we have completely destroyed it, Lord Hubbard. You don't need to worry about the threat from there anymore."

"What about Red Maple City? What's going on recently? Has anything happened?"

"That's no problem." Hubert said:
"You should have heard about it. Perhaps after hearing the news of your departure, a certain executioner of the Principality thought that he had an opportunity and gathered his troops to attack the city."

"But the result was really exaggerated. The new general of the Border, General Thunder, Albert, led the Royal Guard Knights to attack proactively. He actually beheaded the executioner in front of the two armies and almost wiped out the enemy army."

"This has boosted Albert's reputation in Red Maple City, and the executioner's head is still hanging on the city gate."

That was the city gate on the side close to the border battlefield. Luo Xiu came back from the road leading to the interior of the empire and did not see such a wonder.

"I see." Luo Xiu nodded and said with a smile, "It seems that 'Thunder General' Albert is indeed very strong. This is a good thing."

"But it may not be the case for you." Hubert reminded him, "Completely different from the previous 'Inquisitor' Baines, Albert is too strong. You just came back, and the general might cause trouble for you..."

Looking for trouble with me? Luo Xiu chewed on Hubert's words. He had thought about this before.

As a worshiper of the Supreme and the chief "Knight of Divine Seal" of the Songyuan Law Office Round Table, Albert naturally has a strong tendency to control and dominate, and Luo Xiu was mentally prepared for this.

"We'll talk about it later." Luo Xiu spread his hands and said to Huberte:
"At least I haven't offended him... Well, probably not. If he wants to cause trouble for me, then come on."

"..."

……

As they were chatting, Rossio and Huberte had already walked to the bishop's throne.

Luo Xiu then dismissed the clergy who followed him and said to Huberte:

"I'm really tired. As for the handover matters - I want to rest first, so it won't be too late to wait until tomorrow."

"Okay." Huberte nodded. "Since you're back, I'll go back to the church within three days. We both have plenty of time."

After that, Rossio parted with Hubert, entered the courtyard of the Holy See, and went straight to the third floor of the Holy See, returning to his previous residence.

He was indeed a little tired, and his first thought after returning to the Red Maple City Church was to have a good sleep - it was impossible for him to work, no matter what he said, it was impossible for him to work...

In addition to the handover work, he also had other arrangements for himself.

He returned to the bedroom, changed into his pajamas, lay down on the bed, and pulled up the barrier - after completing all of this in one go, Luo Xiu closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

……

Until hours passed.

Time passed from noon to night, and Luo Xiu opened his eyes.

Having rested enough, he sat up, closed the door and window, put on the "black pattern puppet mask", raised his arm, and exposed the back of his hand——

The scarlet dragon claw mark on it flashed with a terrifying light, and as overlapping teleportation arrays appeared under his feet, his figure gradually became illusory and transparent.

"it's time……"

While being teleported to the Lost Royal Court, a dark purple light gradually appeared in Luo Xiu's eyes.

That is the color of the [Abyss], the light of "Dark Eclipse"!

He had made all the preparations and had nothing to worry about at this moment.

——He finally waited for the best opportunity to promote [Abyss] to the fourth level!

……

(End of this chapter)