Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 178 Entering the Protoss Forbidden Land
"Lord Ross, shall we depart today?"

It's the third day now, and Celia is ready to explore the forbidden area beneath the Celestial Tree.

The day before yesterday, Vanessa refused repeatedly, but Celia persuaded her until Vanessa finally accepted 100 gold coins.

She said she would use part of the gold coins to repair the temple, and keep the rest for Celia so she could come back for it if she went bankrupt in the future.

Later, Celia tried to help with something, but Vanessa repeatedly stopped her.

She had no choice but to pack her things in her room and take out blank scrolls to draw some scrolls as backup.

By the second day, the excitement of Celia's return had gradually faded. The temple, which had remained unchanged for decades, began to feel rather boring, except for the mornings when she helped receive the worshippers who came to pray.

This place is close to the Celestial Tree, and the Celestial Network is good, but it's not yet developed to the point where you can use a fitness tracker for entertainment anytime, anywhere, or watch videos or play games.

In the town outside, Celia had to deal with people she knew or didn't know greeting her from time to time, which made it difficult for her to cope. In the end, she could only run back to the temple and bury herself in drawing scrolls.

On the third day, she gave up.

It's much more interesting to go on adventures with Lord Ross!
After informing Vanessa, Celia prepared to sneak out and venture into the Protoss Forbidden Lands.

Seeing this, the female acolyte who was helping the believers asked, "Celia, where are you going? Take me with you."

"I'm going to the Protoss Forbidden Lands," Celia said. "Do you want to come?"

"Huh? The Protoss Forbidden Grounds? Never mind, you go by yourself, I'm too scared to go."

The two acolytes of the Star Ash Temple are not very talented in magic. At most, they know some basic healing and prayer spells, which are fine for treating minor injuries, but they are helpless when the wounds are deeper.

As for attack and defense spells, he doesn't understand them at all. Compared to ordinary people, he's just a slightly stronger ordinary person, not even as good as those musclemen who have worked out.

Near the Celestial Tree, they also knew how terrifying the Celestial Forbidden Land was.

The female deacon asked worriedly, "Celia, I've heard that the Protoss Forbidden Grounds are very dangerous. Even High Priestess Vanessa doesn't dare to go in easily. Are you really going?"

"Of course, if we come back and don't go to the Protoss Forbidden Land to see what's inside, wouldn't that be a wasted trip?"

Celia smiled, waved goodbye, and left the temple.

The temple was right next to Star Ash Town. Without having to deal with the many neighbors who knew her but whom she didn't, she simply boarded her flying broom and took off, flying all the way to the edge of the Protoss Forbidden Land.

At this point, more than an hour had passed.

Instead of using her usual snail's pace of 40 mph, Ross accelerated her to her limit, which she wouldn't normally vomit at, around 180 mph.

In other words, Star Ash Town is very close to the Star Spirit Tree, but it is still about 200 kilometers away from the Star Spirit Forbidden Land where the Star Spirit Tree originated.

Looking towards the Star Spirit Tree from the outer perimeter of the forbidden area, it still feels very far, probably two or three hundred kilometers away.

"Is the Protoss Forbidden Land really that big?" Celia exclaimed in surprise.

Ross glanced at it and said, "It covers an area of ​​about two or three hundred thousand square kilometers."

He added in his mind: It's about the size of three Chongqings.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the forbidden area was actually filled with dense demonic energy pollution.

On the edge of the designated restricted area, the pollution concentration is weaker, even less than that of the lost lighthouse.

However, judging from this range, the pollution near the Star Spirit Tree has probably solidified into tangible form, transforming into mountains and rivers.

Ross's gaze was deep; he didn't look at the Celestial Tree, but rather in a direction to the side. After a long while, he looked away and said, "Let's go, in this direction."

"it is good."

Celia nodded, unsuspecting, and followed Ross's directions.

As she approached the boundary of the forbidden area, a thin, transparent barrier appeared before her. Celia paused for a moment, then passed right through it.

"So there's a magical barrier at the edge of the forbidden area to prevent ordinary people from entering. If I had come out of curiosity, I probably wouldn't have been able to get in either," Celia muttered.

"Didn't the high priest teach you magic when you were in the temple?"

Celia shook her head: "From the age of 8, when I was able to lay the foundation for magic, my mother Vanessa always made me lay the foundation and never rashly absorb magic to become a sorcerer. Until I entered the Holy Magic Academy, I had never learned any magic or condensed any magic."

Ross nodded. "Your mother seems to treat you exceptionally well; she spends over 100 gold coins on you every year."

Celia was taken aback. "So many? Why didn't I notice them before?"

Ross said, "At that time, you had no concept of it, and she wouldn't have been able to explain it, so it's normal that you didn't know. The various foundational medications that remained in your body were all relatively expensive, which already met the standards for nobles to lay a foundation for their children."

Celia's expression became complicated.

Ross continued, "A sorcerer's innate talent is important, but a solid foundation is also crucial. Without a foundation, directly meditating and practicing spells will not only slow down one's cultivation speed compared to others, but also prevent one from entering the deeper realms of the gods to acquire a higher foundation for advancement, unless one undergoes repeated training for many years before each advancement, tempering one's body to the point where it can withstand a massive input of magical power."

"Is the reason the temple is so poor because it's throwing all its money at me?" Celia seemed to realize something.

“I don’t know.” Ross smiled slightly. “But judging from Vanessa’s personality, it might not be the temple’s money, but her private savings, or money she earned in secret.”

Celia nodded. "I understand!"

The conversation didn't continue because after entering the forbidden area, a lurking monster attacked from the shadows.

She stopped speaking and raised her hand, casting a Slowing Water and Frost Condensation spell to freeze the monster.

She observed it for a moment and said, "This monster doesn't seem to have much pollution on it."

Ross nodded: "Although this place is full of pollution, the monsters inside are quite peculiar. Most of them are not affected by the pollution, with only a small amount of pollution remaining in their bodies. Isn't that interesting?"

"Why haven't you been polluted despite being in a polluted environment for so long?" Celia asked curiously.

Ross looked ahead and said, "The magical beasts living under the Star Spirit Tree are protected by the Star Spirit Tree and are immune to some of the demonic energy pollution."

"However, this is only part of the reason. There is another reason, which is related to the place we went to this time."

"what is the place?"

Celia followed Ross's gaze and looked ahead, but she couldn't see anything in the dense forest.

To avoid any accidents, she did not continue flying.

Flying in polluted areas is tantamount to courting death.

"The hiding place of an 'old friend' - you'll find out when you get there."

Ross smiled slightly but offered no explanation.

Within his vision, a faint thread was being tightly bound and pulled by his mental power, pointing directly into the depths of the Star Spirit Forbidden Land.

　Finally finished writing! Now I'll start writing tonight's!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)