Lin Chen ignored the knight commander. In the entire Holy City of Moi, the only ones that could pose a threat to Lin Chen were the Bright Monastery and the red archbishop in it.
Chen Qiyu said that for the Holy Church, the supreme authority is concentrated in the Pope, and under the Pope are the red archbishops.
However, the number of red archbishops is very limited, and each one is extremely noble. They often serve in important holy cities in the Western Regions to ensure the strength of the Western Regions, and at the same time, they are close to the Lord of Light to obtain more divine gifts.
Therefore, outside the Western Regions, the Holy Church will generally only arrange for archbishops to sit there to spread the doctrine. It is almost impossible for a red archbishop to leave the Western Regions.
But the Holy City of Moi is an exception. The person who sits here is one of the ten red archbishops in the world, Archbishop Sandy.
This red archbishop has a legendary life, but after entering the holy city of Moi, he never left the city and always stayed in the monastery.
Chen Qiyu said that only when he is here can the evil god be sealed. Once he leaves, the evil god will break out of the seal!
It is true that Lin Chen's strength has skyrocketed now, but he does not dare to make mistakes when faced with the red archbishop, the strongest being under the Pope.
Outside the Guangming Monastery, two teams of holy knights stood on both sides of the stairs, holding spears. The divine light on their bodies was condensed, and the strands of light were connected to the form of the angel above the monastery.
This means that they can draw on the power of God!
This is the divine guard who protects the monastery!
"Ping ping ping ping!" The two teams of divine guards crossed their spears and blocked the way. Obviously, Lin Chen and the snake girl were not allowed to enter the monastery.
However, in front of these two teams of divine guards, there was an old man wearing a bishop's robe standing, obviously waiting for Lin Chen.
Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, waiting for what he would say.
"Your Excellency Lin Chen, the archbishop is waiting for you. Please go alone. The rest of the guests are asked to wait in the side hall over there." Bishop Xinji saluted respectfully and stepped away from the road.
Just shut up and not mention the snake girl thing?
Now that the other party has taken a step back, Lin Chen will take advantage of him. This is also Lin Chen's character. He will be soft when he is soft, and he will be hard when he is tough!
"You guys go to rest first," Lin Chen said.
"Brother, be careful," Zhuzhu said with a smile, and then said to the guardian who was leading the way, "Hurry up and say hello to the delicious food. Grandpa Pig, I'm hungry!"
Lin Chen felt that this pig would be beaten to death sooner or later.
"Please," Bishop Xinji said to Lin Chen with a dark expression.
Obviously, he has been extremely patient with Zhuzhu and Xiaomei. If Archbishop Sandy had not agreed, he would never compromise.
He was also confused and didn't understand why Archbishop Sandy allowed Lin Chen to
Such nonsense, even defying the teachings, allowed the snake girl to pollute this sacred place.
But he couldn't control Sandy's will, let alone question it.
The Guangming Monastery is extremely majestic, with towering stone pillars, and relief sculptures on the walls and domes. It describes the story of the Lord God and the angels fighting against the devil and protecting the world.
The entire monastery has an unconcealed sense of epicness. Although its majesty and divine power cannot be compared with that of Huangji Lingxiao Palace, it still awes people unconsciously.
In the monastery, there was a long red carpet that went all the way forward. On both sides of the red carpet, there were clergymen who were putting down their work and paying attention to Lin Chen.
There were all kinds of emotions, but Lin Chen didn't care and walked along the red carpet.
When they reached the atrium, Bishop Xinji stopped and said, "Your Excellency, please go forward. The Archbishop is waiting for you in front."
Lin Chen nodded slightly and walked forward. In front of him were several extremely powerful barriers, which blocked everything, but did not stop Lin Chen.
Lin Chen passed through the past easily, then stopped slightly and raised his eyes in shock!
In front of him was an extremely huge statue of a god, half-naked, nailed to an even bigger cross, and seemed to be suffering.
It was so huge that people couldn't help but be shocked. The moment he saw this statue, Lin Chen's mind was restricted and he was shocked again!
Endless ghosts appeared in front of him instantly. Lin Chen seemed to be in purgatory, surrounded by terror!
Under his feet, the pitch-black quagmire exuded the smell of blood, and his feet were stuck deep in it, unable to move at all.
In the quagmire, pale arms kept stretching out, grabbing him and dragging him into the quagmire. His whole body was sinking!
There was a demon roaring, moving through the quagmire, opening its bloody mouth, tearing Lin Chen's flesh and blood into pieces, and blood suddenly filled all the vision!
Madness and distortion, the roars of countless ghosts and demons, are constantly pouring into the mind, trying to break people's consciousness!
Adding to the suffering, only suffering is left, and the soul will become completely crazy in the distortion!
But then, there was a cold snort.
Lin Chen's soul light surged and shocked him instantly. All the images disappeared. In front of him was still the huge statue, exuding the brilliance of divinity.
Everything was extremely peaceful, as if everything just now was just an illusion.
Of course Lin Chen knew that it was not an illusion, it could even be said to be true. If he did not resist and fell into it, he would become a madman.
"Is this a meeting gift given to me by my senior? This is not very friendly." Lin Chen looked somewhere.
There stood an old man, wearing the iconic red robe. This was not only an extremely powerful sacred weapon, but also a symbol of identity and status!
This person is one of the ten red-clothed archbishops in the Holy Church, and the only one who has left the Western Regions.
Archbishop Sandy.
"This is just the Passion Rite of the Son of God. It's really surprising that Your Excellency was able to escape in such a short time," Archbishop Sandy said calmly.
In his hand he held an ancient book wrapped in brown-red kraft paper with the mark of a cross on it.
It should be a light scripture, recording the teachings of the Light Temple and the divine voice of the God Lord.
Of course, this book is actually more of an extremely powerful magical weapon, which will use the power of the God Lord to the greatest extent!
The Canon of Light is also a magic weapon equipped by most clergy, and it is their destiny.
"Is it still polite to suffer hardship?" Lin Chen snorted softly.
"Everyone in the world is suffering, but in order to save the world, the Son of God personally experienced all the suffering in the world, and was finally tortured and died. After his death, he informed the Lord of God about the suffering in the world. Only then did the Lord of God bless the world and protect the world from suffering!"
"This Passion Ceremony is a tribute to the Son of God, and it also allows us to remember the kindness of God!" Archbishop Sandy's voice was like a chant, preaching the gospel of God.
Lin Chen rolled his eyes when he heard this. It was not that he thought the other party was lying or that these stories were fiction, but that he had no interest in the gods at all.
He only believes that strength is everything. As long as the strength is enough, even the gods will prostrate themselves!
There is no supreme being in the world!
"Your Excellency seems impatient," Archbishop Sandy said slowly.
"Senior, why don't we just get to the point? I'd better skip this kind of story. I'm not interested in knowing it," Lin Chen said.
Archbishop Sandy looked at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen thought that the other party would be angry. After all, Lin Chen was indeed disrespectful to God. At least he failed to fulfill his etiquette. This should not be tolerated by the rigid archbishop.
However, Archbishop Sandy chuckled, and his serious expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by lively popularity. Lin Chen even felt that he had a playful smile, and Lin Chen looked a little serious at this moment.
"There is no way, the process is fixed. No one will listen if I explain it, but it's not good if I don't explain it. I am the archbishop after all, so I still have to show off." Archbishop Sandy said with a smile, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"..." Lin Chen's eyes trembled. The archbishop's character seemed to be different from what he imagined.
So.
"Come on, come on, don't be impatient. It's just like being at home here, with good wine and good food!" Archbishop Sandy greeted Lin Chen. Under the huge statue of the Son of God, there was a dining table in a corner.
There are all fine wines and delicacies. Judging from the cuisine, it's Western style. Lin Chen has never tried it before.
However, isn't it a bit outrageous?
This is not very godly.
"Don't have any scruples. The Son of God understands that everyone in the world is suffering, and eating and drinking more is a good thing. The Son of God is happy to see it happen!" Archbishop Sandy said with a smile, and moved a stool to Lin Chen enthusiastically.
But he usually ate here alone, and Lin Chen's chair turned out to have its legs raised.
At that moment, he shoved the Light Scripture on the foot of the stool, and hey, it was stable!
Lin Chen was frightened when he saw it. He didn't respect God very much, but he didn't want to get in trouble with God. If he sat on it, his life would be shortened, right?
"God is in the heart, there is no need to care about external things," Archbishop Sandy said, pouring Lin Chen a glass of wine made from Western grapes.
"Senior, why don't you change positions?" Lin Chen said.
If Archbishop Sandy is not here, Lin Chen really doesn't care about sitting on top of the Light Canon, but the other party is here, and Lin Chen still has to show him full respect.
"Okay," Archbishop Sandy didn't care.
The two sat down and clinked glasses, and Lin Chen directly explained his intention.
"I know, and your Excellency can easily escape from the Passion Ceremony, and you are also qualified to see Cecia," Archbishop Sandy chuckled.
It turns out that the Passion Ceremony just now was not a so-called rule, but a test given to him by Archbishop Sandy.
Chen Tianqi also said that if one is not strong-willed, it is very dangerous to get close to Cecia. The original Prince Ji was tempted by Cecia and made a big mistake.
"Back then, Tai Ziji also passed the Passion Ceremony. Although it was not as easy as you, he was still good enough. Unfortunately, he was still bewitched by Cecia." Archbishop Sandy sighed.
"What's the situation now?" Lin Chen asked.
"Not so good," Archbishop Sandy said, drinking a glass of wine.
"What's the specifics?" Lin Chen asked. It sounded like there shouldn't be any big problems for the time being.
"It will be Betrayal Day in a while. On that day, the God of God will be temporarily closed. The strength of the Blood Angels will be greatly improved. This monastery may not be able to suppress Chessia. I will announce the abandonment of the city later. Everyone, please run away."