A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 209 The Apprentice's Gate Shatters the Dragon King's Worldview
In Xia Mi's opinion, the mixed-race temple keeper in front of her was simply audacious.

Openly violating the blood pact of Abraham and spreading rumors about the Black King, isn't this the kind of death you're looking for?

If any mixed-race insider were to leak the news, wouldn't the old temple be torn apart by mixed-race people from top to bottom?
It should be noted that the blood pact signed back then had a very high binding force. If any hybrid race force violated it, it would be attacked by all the hybrid race forces that had signed the blood pact.

How dare this old cult? Do they really intend to take on all the mixed-race people in the world?

Not to mention the rumors about the Black King. Others may not know, but how could the high-ranking members of many mixed-race forces, as well as a Dragon King like Xia Mi, not know?
That black emperor will one day return to this world and carry out a thorough reckoning.

When Nidhogg returns and hears such rumors, won't he kill this old cultist first?

Or is it that the old sect has given up and knows Nidhogg will be resurrected, and since everyone will die in the apocalypse anyway, they might as well have some fun before the end of the world? Just empty talk?

"You two? Are you interested in learning about my Lord, the Heavenly Venerable of Blessing and Prosperity?" The temple keeper, seeing Xu Lie and Xia Mi standing still, approached them with a beaming smile.

Zhou Minping was quite happy. If he could attract two more devout believers for Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun, the contribution would be considerable.

Although the clan leader Nuwa promised them that if they served as temple keepers in various ancient temples for a full year, she would grant them ancient power to help them break through the shackles of their mixed-blood lineage.

But since they were all from the same family, Nuwa couldn't keep the many rumors about the magic potion a secret; they had actually been circulating in private.

Most Zhou family members who joined the church knew that the power left over from the past was divided into many levels, and that serving as a temple keeper in the old temple for a full year would allow one to obtain a Sequence 9 potion.

However, if you perform well and attract a large number of devout believers, it means you have good work skills, strong faith, and have made significant contributions, allowing you to obtain the potion sooner and faster.

Therefore, the Zhou family members of various old temples in the local area are working hard to serve the Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun.

They worked so hard that they had to pay out of their own pockets, or even their parents' and relatives' pockets, to organize all sorts of activities to give away eggs and hens, in order to attract as many people as possible to become believers and thus increase their sales.

At this moment, Zhou Minping, due to his outstanding performance and contributions, is already a genuine Sequence 9 apprentice, and is working hard to accumulate contribution points in preparation for exchanging them for a Sequence 8 potion recipe.

Therefore, they were very welcoming to Xu Lie and Xia Mi, the two who stayed behind.

Of course, in order to increase the faith of the Zhou family members, Xu Lie also indicated to Bao Lie that the Zhou family temple priests would perform a miracle once every few weeks when they prayed.

This further deepened their faith, transforming them from being driven by self-interest into truly devout believers.

Xia Mi snapped out of her daze, hesitated for a moment, and then, realizing that the next group of people hadn't come in yet, she simply cut to the chase: "You're a half-blood, aren't you?"

If she were coming alone, Xia Mi would be cautious and leave immediately, pretending she hadn't noticed anything, to avoid trouble.

But Xu Lie was right there beside him. How could a normal preparatory student not speak out when he saw such a blatant violation of Abraham's blood oath?

To maintain her public image, Xia Mi simply asked the question to avoid Xu Lie overthinking.

Zhou Minping was slightly taken aback at first, then nodded affirmatively: "You two must be people in the industry. Judging from your age, you must be students in the Kassel preparatory class, right?"

“We have already communicated with the principal of your school, and we have not engaged in any dangerous activities.”

As Xu Lie had predicted, Xia Mi glanced at the smiling Xu Lie before turning her gaze back: "Openly preaching about the Black King to ordinary people, and discussing the apocalypse, have you also done so?"

“This student,” Zhou Minping said, relaxing after learning that the visitor was a high school student in the preparatory class. “Strictly speaking, this does not violate the blood pact.”

"The blood pact stipulates that dragons and hybrids must not be revealed to the public. Our Old Ones only talked about demonic dragons and the end of the world, and did not involve dragons and hybrids at all."

Xia Mi couldn't hold back anymore. Was the temple keeper looking down on her intelligence?
"I don't play word games. If I spread this on the internet, do you think other hybrid factions will agree with your logic?"

Zhou Minping remained composed and unperturbed by Xia Mi's words. With the continued expansion of the Old Days Cult, Zhou Minping and the rest of the Zhou family had long known that they would one day be spotted by the mixed-race individuals within the circle.

Putting aside other things, just look at the numerous mixed-race families in the local area. The Zhou family members are proselytizing and organizing all sorts of activities, so it's impossible to avoid the local bullies.

The Old Days Cult is already deeply intertwined with the Zhou family, so it's not advisable to create enemies. Otherwise, the hybrids will use the Zhou family as a target, which would be disastrous.

So they agreed beforehand that they couldn't make enemies, so they would try their best to bring the mixed-race people who encountered the missionaries into the Old Days Church and make them one of their own: "This is not a word game, classmate."

“In ancient times so distant that they cannot be verified, there were indeed ancient gods beyond imagination. It was only after their departure that the extraordinary abilities they left behind coalesced into the Black King Nidhogg.”

"If you two don't believe me, please take a look." With that, Zhou Minping strode towards the palace wall, casually swiped his hand, and the apprentice's ability was activated.

A blurry, illusory door appeared on the wall, allowing Xia Mi to see the lounge behind it.

"What the hell?" Xia Mi blinked, then blinked again, her mouth agape as she touched Xu Lie's arm and gently pinched it. "Am I dreaming? What kind of incantation is this?"

really?
No matter how Xia Mi looked at it, she couldn't observe any fluctuations in the elements, which was completely beyond her understanding of the extraordinary.

Among dragons, both the power of words and alchemy are essentially just manipulations of the elements, creating an impact on the world.

But what did she see now? There were actually hybrids who, without the aid of elements, words of power, or alchemy, were influencing the world?

The dragon race's values, accumulated over thousands of years, were shattered by a small "opening of a door." Even Jormungandr, renowned for his wisdom among dragons, was now in a state of confusion.

"..." Xu Lie retaliated in annoyance, grabbing Xia Mi's tender cheeks that looked like they could be pinched: "You're dreaming. You ate your fill of mutton and then fell asleep there. You haven't woken up yet."

Zhou Minping watched the two interact with amusement, and even bowed slightly, gesturing for them to come over and see if they didn't believe him.

Previously, Zhou Minping thought that the apprentice's extraordinary potion abilities were not as strong as those of his cousins' warrior and hunter potions.

At least before, when the brothers fought head-on, Zhou Minping and his cousins ​​were evenly matched. Now, when they fight again, Zhou Minping is completely dominated by his warrior and hunter cousins.

However, Zhou Minping later discovered that while his direct combat skills were lacking, his apprenticeship skills were beneficial for missionary work!
The more he preached, the more he realized how powerful his apprentice was. This ability to open doors and pass through walls was far more attractive to devout believers than any warrior's skill or a hunter's trap.

The other cousins' potion-making abilities are somewhat effective in combat, but they're not very convincing against hybrids.

Zhou Minping was different. Several mixed-race people he met by chance joined the Old Days Cult with some doubt after experiencing opening doors and passing through walls. When they saw the phantom of the Heavenly Venerable Fusheng Xuanhuang, they became more and more devout and fanatical.

These are all Zhou Minping's achievements, and it was precisely because of these achievements that Zhou Minping was transferred to such an important place as the capital to preach.

After Xu Lie pinched her cheek in retaliation, Xia Mi finally came to her senses. Completely disregarding Xu Lie's offense, she curiously approached the door, looking left and right, hoping to find a flaw.

No, absolutely nothing. A door that doesn't involve any elements simply stands quietly in front of me.

Even a dragon king like Xia Mi, who wields the power of 'stress' and can see through the 'eyes' within all things to destroy them, could not find any 'eyes' on this door.

It's like a door to another world, temporarily superimposed on the real world, and no matter what, you can't find any flaws.

Xia Mi's worldview was almost shattered. Could it be that what Zhou Minping said was all true? Was it all ancient history?

Is this what is meant by the remnants of the past?

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