Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea

Chapter 161: Receiving the Scripture
On the winding path filled with malice leading to the Bamboo House, Hermione told Zhou Mu the disadvantages of studying scriptures in the dark house.

"Once you receive the ordination, you will no longer be your pure self." Hermione's voice was flat, without any emotion that would affect the audience.
"As your study of the scriptures deepens, your self-perception will be continuously influenced and modified by the 'Master of the Dark Roof'."

After hearing this, Zhou Mu's steps became slightly disordered, but it did not affect her following Sect Leader Shan's steps.

She maintained a calm exterior, complex emotions flickering in her eyes as she responded from the bottom of her heart, "Senior Yuanchu, do you think I still have a chance to withdraw?"

During her communication with Zhou Min, Hermione learned that although the Anlu lineage claimed to be a holy sect, the behavior style of most of the Anlu disciples was no different from the so-called demon cult in her understanding.

If Zhou Mu wanted to give up receiving the certificate, no one in the Anlu lineage would ask her to receive it, but this would also mean that Zhou Mu had lost her value.

In the Anlu lineage, once a person loses her value, no one will care about her life or death.

In a strange place like Anlu, she was not a recipient of the ordination, and she could die quietly in some unknown corner at any time.

In response, Hermione said, "Just as I did before, I will guide you to the Shadow Gate and lead you out of the Dark House alive."

After a brief silence, Zhou Mu suddenly said in her heart:

"Since you've already possessed me, I doubt you, Senior Yuanchu, would want me to be content with being ordinary. Please just be an ordinary person..."

"Speaking of which, why didn't Primordial Senior just replace my consciousness like Napolidisli Senior did?"

Hermione said calmly, "It's just a matter of different habits... Let's get back to the topic. For me, it's fine if you want to live like an ordinary person."

Although the perspective of the Western Continent is very valuable, Hermione, who understands the current situation of the Abyss, can replicate Samael's ability to communicate with the "Shadow World" by relying on the characteristics of the "Filthy King" in her hand with more time and effort.

Because this "Filthy King" characteristic has been contaminated by the power that has infiltrated the "Shadow World".

Feeling Hermione's sincerity, Zhou Wei said in her heart:

"When I was young, my family was killed by demons. I was the only one who survived. However, because I was a girl, I was adopted into a music school. Later, something happened and I escaped. I became a beggar on the street..."

"But those days of begging were not only miserable, but also far more dangerous than when I was in the music school."

"Now that I have the opportunity to become a disciple, Senior Yuanchu, do you really think I will give up?"

Hermione was silent.

Her words were not simply out of friendliness, but rather to present all the necessary choices to Zhou Mi in order to create an image of equality between the two parties.

After all, most of the Anlu disciples have extreme temperaments. Although Zhou Mu is one of those rare people with a calm temperament, being possessed by her for a long time will inevitably cause negative emotions in her heart.

Using your words to provide some emotional value to the other party can be beneficial to continued cooperation in the future.

Of course, if Zhou Mi really chose to be ordinary, she would also help the other party achieve his goal.

Intentions may be intentions, but only sincerity can win people's hearts.

At this time, Sect Leader Shan led them to the bamboo hut.

The bamboo hut is surrounded by green bamboos, and the bamboo leaves rustle in the breeze.

Sect Master Shan said in a gentle voice, "Sister Ruoyao, please wait outside the hut for a moment. Once the ordination ceremony is over, I will tell you all about the Holy Lord's arrangements."

After saying that, Sect Leader Shan led Zhou Mu into the bamboo hut.

Following Zhou Mi's perspective, Hermione "saw" several auras hidden in the bamboo hut. These auras were somewhat similar to Cai Lei's. They were obviously all divine generals, but their auras were much weaker.

Hermione realized that these gods all possessed the extraordinary characteristics of the Bound One Path Sequence Four "Puppet".

She looked more closely and found that these ordained gods with "puppet" characteristics had actually used their bodies as materials to form this seemingly ordinary bamboo hut.

This "bamboo hut" is alive.

It's obviously not a coincidence that the guarding gods, when they received the ordination, were all extraordinary beings on the Path of the Bound Ones... Hermione thought so.

At this time, Zhou Mu had already sat cross-legged in the center of the bamboo hut according to the instructions of Sect Master Shan.

She looked solemn and recited in a low voice the "Wonderful Sutra of the Heart-piercing Sins" which she had already memorized.

As she chanted, the scriptures turned into a tangible force, like an invisible ripple, slowly spreading in the bamboo hut.

Inside the bamboo hut, which was originally empty, a rectangular bamboo platform suddenly and slowly emerged from the wall.

The bamboo platform has a warm texture and emits a faint luster. Then, the bamboo platform seems to come into life and slowly opens like a mouth.

Inside was a brush with scriptures engraved all over it.

Sect Leader Shan took out his brush with a solemn expression.

Blood kept flowing out from the tip of her index finger holding the pen, slowly flowing along the pen shaft, and finally merging into the tip of the pen.

Shan Zongzhu came to Zhou Mi, who was sitting cross-legged and reciting scriptures, and drew a talisman on Zhou Mi's forehead, which was as white as jade.

The moment the talisman took shape, Hermione saw the knowledge and power contained in the "Shadow World" and established a close connection with Zhou Mi through this talisman.

At this moment, Zhou Mu felt a strong sense of sleepiness. Her head buried deep in her chest involuntarily. She slowly closed her eyes and fell into a dream.

The dream showed Zhou Mu's brief life memories, her understanding of the scriptures, and her current spiritual state.

Hermione could see that if the spiritual form of the recipient was not compatible with the "Shadow World", the ordination would fail. Those who failed would directly become deformed monsters contaminated by the source.

While examining Zhou Mu's ordination, Hermione suddenly realized that after Zhou Mu had passed the mental test, a ray of spirit flowed towards her from the "shadow world".

Hermione's mind moved, and her virtual personality was actually able to intercept the spirit overflowing from the "Shadow World".

This is also because of the other party's active cooperation!

In Zhou Mi's dream, Hermione's virtual personality and this spirit both took on human form.

But they all look like Zhou Mu.

"Brother Yuanchu." Zhou Mu, wearing a straw raincoat and holding a bamboo stick, said softly with a warm smile on her face.

In the other person's eyes, Hermione saw that she was "Zhou Xi" wearing a white monk's robe.

"Fellow Daoist Anlu." Hermione nodded slightly and returned the greeting.

The spirit and consciousness of the "Master of Dark House" in front of her were almost exactly the same as the "Master of Dark House" she met when she came to the Western Continent.

This undoubtedly proves that each generation of "Dark House Master" is constantly making corrections towards the original Dark House Master.

"Do you now represent the will of the 'Shadow World'?" Hermione asked first.

The Dark House Master replied, "Brother Dao, please forgive me for laughing. It's far from enough. The human imprint that has been integrated into the Dao is still too weak. Otherwise, the image you see now wouldn't be Zhou Mu's, but my original appearance." "Brother Dao, you are truly talented," Hermione sighed, adding, "I have many questions in my mind. I wonder if you can answer them."

The Dark House Master shook his head regretfully and said, "I have come here this time with only the techniques and insights from my initial ordination. I'm afraid I can't help you solve your doubts."

Hermione suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when she mentioned the "Shadow World", the other party responded with "Tao" instead of "Shadow World". The owner of the Dark House must have known the name of the source substance "Shadow World".

Hermione said, "Can I read ahead to the part that the recipient is about to integrate?"

The Dark House Master said calmly, "Of course, it's fine. Brother Dao, take it easy."

Following the Dark House Master's response, Hermione's eyes flashed, and she saw a talisman. It was Zhou Mu's certificate of ordination, containing extraordinary powers and corresponding knowledge granted by the "Shadow World."

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that its knowledge was actually a fusion of the Bound One Path Sequence Nine "Prisoner" and the Abyss Path Sequence Nine "Criminal".

Therefore, if Zhou Mu succeeds in receiving the ordination certificate, her ability will definitely be more powerful and bizarre than the Sequence Nine of the single path of the potion system.

But behind this strength lies a huge crisis.

The extraordinary people in the potion system will only be affected by the will of the true god at the top of the path.

The extraordinary beings who received the talismanic system had their lives and deaths controlled by the Source. If the "Shadow World" gained control, this will could, with a single thought, cause all of its recipients to perish violently.

Hermione did not stop Zhou Mu's ordination ceremony.

When Zhou Mu woke up, three days had passed.

She was already a first-time ordained person in Anlu.

……

abyss.

Not all creatures in the abyss possess extraordinary characteristics. There are also a large number of deformed monsters infected by the abyss.

Some of these deformed monsters even retain their sanity, but they are addicted to evil thoughts and various desires, and are always caught in endless battles.

But in this chaos, Amanesis actually felt the devout faith of the believers.

"Are there your followers in the abyss?"

Hearing what Amanesis said, Hermione found it unbelievable. It couldn't be that there were demons who also believed in the "Goddess of Night".

Amanesis sighed and said, "He is a devout Nightwatchman Bishop and a brave and fearless Deacon."

Marianne was once a highly respected human bishop.

He is also a "demigod" of the Night Path.

His golden hair, which was once as dazzling as the sun, has now fallen off completely. His deformed head has made his once beautiful face ugly and hideous.

Walking in the abyss, his appearance is not much different from those deformed ones, except that he is more powerful, which is why he has survived to this day.

In the Dark Ages, Marianne embarked on the path of the Night Watcher with her devout belief in the "Queen of Disaster". She was a human Extraordinary who took the initiative to fight against alien races and monsters when she was at a low sequence.

Therefore, in the Human Era, He did not stay in the church to preach to the believers, but served as a deacon and continued to work on the front lines against evil spirits.

Even because of his demigod power, when faced with danger, he always goes deeper than his companions.

But he had never expected that the source of pollution he stepped into in a forest in the Blood Angel Diocese was actually the entrance to an abyss.

Moreover, this entrance disappeared after He entered.

After clearing out all the deformed monsters at the entrance, Marian realized that not only could he not find the disappeared entrance, but even his sense of direction became blurred under the influence of this strange place.

It took a long time for Marianne to gradually adapt to this disordered space.

In order to survive, He ate the corpses of the monsters He hunted and drank the smelly blood of the monsters.

Even though He had carefully confirmed whether those corpses would condense extraordinary characteristics, He was still inevitably distorted in this environment.

It's not just the physical appearance, it also includes His spirit.

The ubiquitous evil thoughts and desires have been corrupting Him, causing Him to abandon all the good qualities He once possessed.

He no longer felt pain from eating humanoid flesh and blood, nor did he feel it was a loss of honor to attack some powerful monsters. He could even kill without emotion those humans who had also mistakenly entered the abyss, traveled together for a short time, but could not hold on.

He became cold-blooded, indifferent, and cunning.

But he is still pious, and it is precisely because of this piety that he retains his memories and partial self-awareness. He does not care about life and death. He just devoutly performs the duties of the Night Watcher and eliminates as many monsters and evil spirits he encounters as possible.

But in fact, He didn't know how long His devout faith could last.

And now, he could always hear a bewitching voice in his heart:

"Give up. Your struggle is meaningless. Here, all your beliefs will be shattered, and all your efforts will be in vain."

That was the voice of the demigod of the abyss, a "devil".

The dual corruption of body and spirit made Marianne unable to detect where this "devil" was lurking.

The other party had been communicating with Him patiently, but had not concealed his intention to lead Him to become a fallen person.

Marianne has been entangled with the other party for a long time.

What the "devil" didn't know was that His appearance actually made Marianne's gradually weakening faith become firm again.

Because Marianne's exhausted will was given new motivation after His appearance - at least, I have to kill this "devil" before I can no longer hold on!
……

Amid the evil thoughts overflowing from the abyss, even with the protection of Sasriel, it took Hermione and Amanesis some time to find the Night Watcher trapped in the abyss.

During this period, Hermione talked to Amanesis about the "Shadow World", "Master of the Dark House" and the ordination ceremony.

In particular, the two had a relatively in-depth discussion on the power of the recipient and the corresponding limitations.

Hermione also mentioned that He had bestowed the power of "No Darkness" on Severus, the former second councilor of the Irusha tribe.

However, they did not continue to discuss Severus' condition, as they found Marianne struggling with a demon.

Hermione wanted to get rid of the devil at once.

But he was stopped by Amanesis:
"hold on."

(End of this chapter)