At this moment, at the end of the square, halfway up the steps of the main hall, a man in a golden robe shouted loudly.
His voice was as terrifying as thunder.
"See Lord Protector."
Immediately, people in the square knelt on the ground one after another.
Even Duan Chunfeng is no exception.
However, Liu Xia discovered that the dean was standing.
Within the holy sect, the leader sits down, there are two deputy leaders, four guardians each from the east, west, south and north. Next is the leader.
These four protectors have extremely high status within the Holy Religion.
And on the steps is one of the four guardians.
Each Dharma protector is in charge of four halls. Among the eighteen halls, only two halls are under the direct control of the deputy leader.
Those two entrances are the Holy Church and the Guangming Church.
Of course, it goes without saying that the Holy Church is the place where Guangming Church manages the sacrificial activities of the Holy Church and the personnel establishment within the Holy Church.
It is of great importance and is an institution that directly serves the leader, equivalent to the Zhongshu Ministry and the Cabinet in the bureaucratic structure.
The dean takes orders directly from the deputy leader, so he does not have to kneel when he meets the protector.
"Do you know where this place is? You are making a lot of noise here, and do you still take the leader seriously?"
The protector immediately asked angrily.
"I am aware of my guilt."
At that moment, a group of people knelt on the ground and shouted in fear.
"Humph, what a joke!"
Having said this, the protector waved his sleeves and left.
At this moment, everyone stood up as if relieved.
"Boy, this matter is not over yet. Just wait, one day I will make your life worse than death!"
After Duan Chunfeng stood up, he shook his robe and said angrily.
"Tsk, grandson, it's not certain who will die."
Liu Xia flicked his sleeves and stood there, not even looking at Duan Chunfeng, and said disdainfully.
"You! Humph! Let's see!"
Duan Chunfeng turned around and said angrily.
If we were to move to another place today, I would probably have taken action already, but this was not the place to do it, so Duan Chunfeng had no choice but to give up.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the square seemed to condense, and everyone was silent.
I'm afraid that if a fight breaks out, it won't end well.
Of course, only Liu Xia looked at Duan Chunfeng with extremely contemptuous eyes and gave Duan Chunfeng the middle finger from time to time.
The Qi is sluggish and the whole body is twitching like chaff.
About half an hour later, I saw a protector coming out, standing on the steps and shouting loudly: "You all come in, the leader is here."
Hearing this, people around him arranged their clothes one after another, and Liu Xia was also a little excited, finally able to see the leader of the holy religion.
A group of people climbed the steps and entered the main hall.
The Supreme Temple is extremely majestic, and the interior of the main hall is very empty.
Ninety-nine stone pillars are erected in the main hall, supporting the eaves of the main hall.
Each stone pillar is densely engraved with verses from the Heavenly Demon Sutra, and various reliefs of the Heavenly Demon Sutra are scattered around the hall.
There is insufficient light in the main hall, so thousands of trapezoids are hung on the top floor, illuminating the main hall as if it were daytime.
The leader's throne is at the end of the hall.
After Liu Xia and the others entered the main hall, they walked a hundred steps with their heads lowered and then stopped.
There are still thirty meters away from the leader's throne.
Immediately, these people knelt on the ground one after another, raised their hands in the air, and shouted piously: "The devil protects our religion, my sect leader, and we will rule the world."
At this time, Liu Xia secretly looked up.
In the distance, the leader's throne is extremely luxurious.
The entire throne, which is divided into three parts: desk, seat, and screen, is carved from a huge blood jade of yours. There are countless demonic reliefs on it. At first glance, it looks as ferocious as a pool of blood.
Sitting on the throne behind the desk was an extremely tall man.
He wears a crown on his head and a black crown. Unfortunately, there are seals and blessings around the throne. Looking at the mist, it is impossible to see clearly the true face of the leader.
"Everyone get up."
At this time, Liu Xia heard a very lazy voice say.
Immediately, the hall masters and elders stood up one after another.
At this moment, Liu Xia saw two people sitting ten meters away from the leader.
The two people facing them were wearing golden robes. The patterns on the robes were extremely complicated and gorgeous.
Obviously, those two people might be the deputy leader.
Five meters away from the deputy leader, four people stood, obviously the four guardians.
However, the four guardians had their backs to Liu Xia and their faces to the leader, so Liu Xia couldn't see their faces clearly.
On the other hand, the two deputy leaders, one of whom was old and thin, had his eyes closed and his aura was very peaceful.
The other deputy leader was of medium stature and held a folding fan in his hand. He looked to be in his forties and had a smart, powerful and domineering look on his face, but he could not feel any spiritual power on his body.
Seeing this, Liu Xia took a breath of cold air.
The breath of the saint blends into heaven and earth.
Of these two deputy leaders, one is probably at the peak of a grand master, and the other is already a saint.
If the deputy leader is so cultivated, then their leader is even more terrifying.
The strength of the Holy Religion is indeed extraordinary. No wonder it acts so arrogantly. Only with strength can one have confidence.
"Dear hall masters, if you have anything to report, you can leave if nothing happens."
At this moment, the leader said slowly.
"Master, my subordinates were besieged by Yun Hengzong near Yuntian Mountain, and suffered heavy casualties. Please give me your instructions, Master."
Immediately, one of the disciples cupped his fists and said.
"Leave this matter to Changsun Wuhen."
The leader said calmly.
At this time, the thin deputy leader stood up and clasped his fists and said, "My subordinates will definitely defeat the Yun Heng Sect."
"Leader,..."
Immediately, these hall masters began to speak freely, as if reporting work.
The superior leader just said a few words and the matter was taken care of.
Liu Xia had been sitting on the ground, bowing her head and remaining silent.
It seems that there is a long way to go before the Holy Religion is destroyed.
However, the first step is to expel their influence in the northwest and allow them to take root in the northwest, which will cause endless troubles.
After a while, a church leader stood up and said: "Master, I heard Elder Hunyu said that although the situation in the northwest has improved, our holy sect is in the northwest of Tianji and lacks manpower. I also ask the leader to increase manpower."
"The northwest of Tianji is crucial to opening the door to the Tianji Dynasty. It seems that we need to send another man there."
The leader said calmly.
"Master, the current situation in the Tianyuan Dynasty is not optimistic. Taoist Master Daoyue of Tongtianguan has expressed his attitude. He wants to fight us to the death. The sects and families of the Tianyuan Dynasty, as well as the imperial court, have begun to put pressure on us. Now all the churches are unable to
Allocate manpower, if we send another group of people to the northwest at this moment, I am afraid it will be detrimental to our situation in the Tianyuan Dynasty."
At this time, the saint-level deputy leader frowned and said.
"That old immortal Da Yue actually got out of prison?"
The leader seemed to be very interested in the moon in Tongtian Temple and smiled lightly.
"A month ago, Diao Yue left the customs at the Star Reaching Platform. All the details we had hidden in the customs clearance were dismantled."
"Okay, you go to Tongtian Temple for me, and meet that old bastard first. Deputy Leader Liu, can you do it?"
Immediately, the deputy leader was slightly startled, but then he clasped his fists and said, "I will try my best."
"Okay, after we finish dealing with the Tongtian Temple matter, free up a group of people and send them to the northwest."
The leader nodded and said.
"Teacher, I have a method that can not only solve our sect's urgent needs, but also make a contribution to our sect."
At this time, Duan Chunfeng, who had been sitting there, suddenly stood up and clasped his fists and said.
"Oh? Is it disbanding the church?"
The leader asked coldly.
"The leader is wise. The annual expenses of the church are one-tenth of our religion's income. In recent years, although the church has sent a large number of disciples to our religion, after those disciples joined various churches, their performance was mediocre.
Not even as good as ordinary disciples. The temple was established back then just to promote the power of our holy religion and to let some foreign teachers believe in our religion. Now that our religion is getting stronger and more prestigious, I think this step can be avoided.
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Duan Chunfeng said immediately.
"I'll second the proposal."
"Yes, Hall Master Duan, what he said is absolutely true. We also support the dissolution of the church."
Immediately, six of the nine hall masters who came to attend the meeting today stood up and stood on Duan Chunfeng's side.
Liu Xia suddenly realized at this moment that it was no wonder that the dean and Duan Chunfeng were unhappy with each other. This was the original reason.
"Dean Li, this is not the first time that the church leaders have mentioned the dissolution of the church. Do you have anything to say?"
The leader suddenly asked.
"Master Qi, I think you all know the existence of the Holy Church and its role. In recent years, if it were not for the group of loyal disciples sent out by the Holy Church, the development of each of you would have been so rapid.
?The church is where the teachings of our religion are preached. Their request to disband the church is nothing more than to gain greater power.
Li. Because every elder they want to promote must be baptized in the church. I would like to ask, if these people do not go through the baptism in the church, how can they judge their loyalty? No matter how brave and militant the congregation is, if they are not determined
I am afraid that if the time comes, I will fight back and split our holy religion. I ask the leader and you all to think again."
The dean immediately clasped his fists and said righteously.
Liu Xia was immediately stunned, and then he understood the special status of the Holy Church within the Holy Cult.
Every congregant who wants to become an elder must be baptized by the church, which is equivalent to the church having enough rights to strangle other churches.
The role of the Holy Church is to brainwash the backbone of the Holy Religion.
While they were studying in the Holy Church, they naturally accepted the beliefs of the Holy Religion.
With faith, those disciples have nothing to fear.
These hall leaders, as hall leaders, do not have the right to promote their subordinates, so they are naturally unhappy. Their purpose is to gain greater power.
Just like Hun Yu wants to promote Liu Xia, but has to send Liu Xia to the church to be baptized.
"Hmph, that sounds nice. The scale of our religion has continued to expand over the years, but the casualties have also been extremely heavy. Last year alone, under my church leader, more than a hundred elders were lost. However, the tribesmen I recommended will be in the Holy Spirit.
I'll wait for you two years later
It can come in handy. And some of the people you sent are simply useless. The current church has seriously restricted the development of our religion. We also ask the leader to abolish the church. Otherwise, if our church grows and develops, I am afraid we will have to go through