Chapter 38
Amid the sound of water dripping from the eaves, Lin Sheng moved forward with haste in the falling rain .
He quickly determined that he was likely in the aristocratic residence area in Blackfeather City . It was less than two hundred meters from the Valent Sanctum, which was his destination .
“Lucky me!”
He was delighted . After he confirmed that there was no one around, he ran toward the Valent Sanctum .
*Tap… Tap… Tap…*
The echo of footsteps seemed to alarm something in the town . He could vaguely sense a rapid movement through the dark buildings on either side .
Lin Sheng did not care . The worst thing that could happen was him dying in the dream .
He had been too cautious previously, so now, even if he was going to die in the city, he wanted to take his chances and find the Valent Sanctum .
Lin Sheng made a sharp turn in the rain and soon stopped in front of a gray and white church .
The church was no different from that of an ordinary Catholic church, except that there was an extra ring of dark yellow metal around the top of the building .
The huge ring encircled the entire building as if the building was wearing a collar .
Lin Sheng also noticed that a large number of mysterious and complicated symbols were engraved on the huge ring .
While he was standing near the church door, he felt the inexplicable mass of activity fading away behind him .
Not long after, peace was restored again .
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“It’s like everything is in awe of the church . ” An idea flashed through Lin Sheng’s mind .
But he was fearless . He was not afraid to die .
He had no intention of going back alive when he rushed in . He just wanted to find out the truth .
Thinking no more, he strode toward the church with sword in hand…
From the open door to the rusty iron fence, until he was standing in the courtyard . Lin Sheng slowed down and looked around .
To his surprise, when he entered the courtyard, he felt slightly at ease .
Under the silvery moonlight, the church—more than ten meters high—was faintly filled with a holy and soft atmosphere .
Dozens of meters around the church, all areas within the dark yellow ring gave him a mysterious sense of peace .
Lin Sheng walked slowly toward the church and looked up at the two-meter-high door .
The door, made of black metal, depicted a sad and helpless human face . It was drawn in the form of a stick figure without much detail, but the person’s sad emotion was extremely realistic .
On the right side of the door stood a small stone pillar . Some words were carved on it .
“Believe in the light, annihilate darkness!”
Atop the round surface of the stone pillar, the text was carved into the stone in a ring . The words were unusually neat as if they had been printed on .
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Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly before he put his hands on the door and pushed it .
The door swung open with a slight noise .
A neat and quiet church hall appeared in front of Lin Sheng .
Standing at the entrance, he glanced across the rows of seats all the way to the altar at the end of the hall .
A thick gilt-edged tome was lying on the white altar . The cover of the book was inlaid with a blue crystal the shape of a diamond, and its edge was covered with mysterious runes similar to the ones on the outer ring .
Lin Sheng’s eyes fell on the crystal, drawn to its shine .
He stepped gingerly into the hall .
Just as he entered the hall, an invisible wave flashed past him and vanished .
“Who’s there!?” Lin Sheng was startled . The wave was so clear that it felt like some kind of inspection .
For a moment he froze there .
After a good few minutes, once there was no more movement, he moved again, striding in the altar’s direction .
His shoes landed on the dark red carpet floor, leaving black stains on it .
Soon, Lin Sheng was standing in front of the altar, looking at the heavy gilt-edged book .
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“It must be… something unusual . It could be the cause of the anomaly here . ” Lin Sheng stared at the golden book in front of him, slowly reaching out and touching the cover .
The book’s cover was warm and soft . It felt like he was touching human skin .
Lin Sheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly opened the first page .
“The city is getting more and more chaotic . I cannot waste my time here . Whoever you are, stranger, your ability to pass through the ring means you are not infected . Here I leave a gray seal as the foundation of the church’s future teaching . If you can, I ask that you leave a little seed for Blackfeather City . ”
The Ancient Rehn script was neat and beautiful . It was probably written by a woman .
Lin Sheng saw the red seal at the back, which was engraved with the words, “The Light of Hope, Ancellia” .
“Ancellia? The Light of Hope?”
Lin Sheng frowned as he stood on the altar and continued to read the book .
He quickly realized that the book was completely different from what he had expected .
The Dawn Scripture—the title of the book—was a prop used by the temple to train knights . Apart from imparting knowledge, it served no other purpose .
Page after page, Lin Sheng was filled with surprise .
The book recorded the Ashen Seal Dharma, a system of spiritual practice that was unique to the temple .
The Ashen Seal was a special mysterious symbol . If one just remembered it in one’s heart and meditated all the time, one could have wonderful power feedback and strengthen one’s self .
The Ashen Seal Dharma was the Limit Breaker used by the temple to train the knights of the temple .
According to the book, the method could be used even by individuals with ordinary physical fitness . Meditating on the Ashen Seal could quickly increase one’s physical strength, depending on which Ashen Seal the person was using .
The book also stated that there were many kinds of Ashen Seals . Different runes had different special functions, and meditating on different Ashen Seals produced different outcomes, strengthening a person in different ways .
Therefore, the Ashen Seals appeared to be a shortcut to strengthening one’s physical strength .
However, as Lin Sheng continued to read, he soon discovered that Ancellia had written down many notes on the margin of the page . Among them were preconditions for meditating on the Ashen Seal .
“The most important prerequisite for the seed selection of a knight is the spirit . Only those who are strong in spirit will succeed in their meditation . ”
Another note showed Ancellia’s concern .
“The inheritor of the Ashen Seal must face the first edition of Ashen Seal runes directly, but the Ashen Seal in Blackfeather City is unable to last very long . Liz, has your trip to the holy city not been approved yet?”
“Liz?” Lin Sheng was growing increasingly curious .
Before long, he saw another note .
“My third application was still rejected . Ancellia, I have a bad feeling . ”
Lin Sheng paused for a moment and continued to turn the pages . Soon, he found the page on which the Ashen Seal was .
It was a very special page . A strangely complicated and exquisite symbol was carved in the middle of the white paper .
The symbol resembled a huge bird flapping its wings or a giant snake wriggling on the ground . But at first glance, it looked like a church .
The entire symbol was dark red in color and eye-catching .