As a huge force among the Dongzhou human race in Shenwu Continent, second only to the Zixuan Dynasty, the Zixuan National Religion usually appears to be very mysterious and low-key.
It neither has the majestic imperial aura of the Zixuan Dynasty, nor is it as domineering as the seven major sects of Shenwu.
The power of the Zixuan State Religion can be found in almost every corner of Dongzhou in the Shenwu Continent. Whether it is within the Zixuan Dynasty, the eight hundred vassal states, or even the seven major Shenwu sects, there are priests, big and small, who are responsible for the most solemn sacrifices of various forces in various places every year. Activity.
The priests' devout faith and sacrifices to the holy gods of the heavens are exchanged for the holy gods granting them extraordinary holy power. This makes the priests the most unpredictable, mysterious and low-key force in the Shenwu Continent.
Most of the time, they are so low-key that they are almost invisible and have no sense of existence.
But whenever there is an annual sacrifice, or when major events in the history of Shenwu Continent break out, they emerge with high profile. No one can block their light, and no one is not in awe of them.
Not only the human sacrifices, but also the priests of the Beast Alliance, or the priests of the ghost tribe, almost all the priests of the spirit tribe are like this, mysterious and low-key, and rarely appear.
The headquarters palace of the Zixuan National Religion is located in the southern half of the Zixuan Imperial City. Thousands of the most devout and talented priests from all over the Shenwu Continent gather here to study and practice.
The grandness and splendor of the state religion palace complex is no less large than that of the Zixuan Palace.
The former palace complex of the state religion palace is where priests learn and practice.
The back palace complex, the Star Emperor Palace where the Pope practiced.
There was silence in the hall, on a nine-star altar that was a hundred feet high.
An old man with white hair and a purple robe of the Pope stood on the altar with his hands behind his hands. His breath was as long as the abyss of the sea, and he looked lonely at the deep starry sky.
Most of his free time, he likes to stand here and look up at the stars.
The deep and quiet starry sky made him forget the troubled world, leaving only a few thoughts in his heart, so that he could always remember the mission of a priest - to explore the great road to the stars and guide the direction for hundreds of millions of people.
This person is none other than Zixuan Pope You Xingchen, one of the three legendary Martial Emperors of the Shenwu Human Race.
His pair of dark and deep eyes reflected a beam of light emitted by the Shenwu Star Tower leading to the deep sea of stars.
"The fourth legendary Martial King of the Shenwu Human Race in thousands of years has been born, and the wheel of human history has rolled forward again! Who is it this time who has climbed to the top of the Shenwu Star Tower and is about to become the new leader of the Human Race?!"
Pope Zixuan murmured in a low voice, as if talking to himself.
He still doesn't know who climbed to the top of the Star Tower, but this does not prevent him from making an astonishing judgment.
Among the vast sea of hundreds of millions of people, there are only a handful of leaders who have the ability to push the entire human race forward.
The legendary Martial King who climbed to the top of the Star Tower is undoubtedly the person most likely to do this in the future - at least the known legendary Martial King who led his team to the top of the Shenwu Star Tower, as long as they don't die midway, almost all of them will. in this way.
A few feet behind Pope Zixuan, a beautiful and quiet woman stood respectfully.
Her pretty face is flawless, with red lips and white teeth, green silk draped over her shoulders, and a snow-white priestess robe. A faint trace of snow-skinned jade skin is revealed between her neck and neck. Her slim waist is matched with beautiful jade, which makes her appear ice-clear and luxurious.
Like a snow-white orchid blooming in the valley, it is proud and peerless and breathtakingly beautiful.
The only person who is qualified to appear here without permission is Wang Luodan, the only direct disciple of Zixuan Pope You Xingchen in the entire Zixuan National Religion.
However, Wang Luodan frowned slightly at this moment, and there was a little confusion, confusion and distress in his clear eyes.
"Master, this disciple just saw it in Shenwu Square. Gu Xinyue, the master of the Beast King Pavilion, Ye Fan, the deputy master of the Beast Emperor Pavilion in the ancient land of the Ancestral God, and the three weapon refiner kings of the Cao Mansion family, in the name of the Cao Mansion team, came together Climbed to the top of the thousand-story Shenwu Star Tower! The leader should be Ye Fan!"
Wang Luodan reported softly.
The confusion, confusion and distress in her eyes were not without reason.
With the cultivation of the late Martial King, his combat prowess can be regarded as the top among the younger generation of Martial Kings in the Zixuan Dynasty and the Zixuan National Religion. Whether it is peerless beauty, noble status, or overall strength, he can be compared with others in the National Religion. She was side by side with very few.
A year ago, she had assembled a top-notch luxurious lineup, including several top martial arts geniuses from the Zixuan royal family, the Martial Saint family, and the Zixuan national religion, to attack the Shenwu Star Tower together.
This was her best record, but the result was still at the 850th floor of the Star Tower, and the team could no longer make any progress. And this is already a very good record. Most of the late Wuwang teams cannot even break through the 800th floor.
At that time, everyone in this luxurious team felt extremely frustrated that the top of the Shenwu Star Tower was an elusive goal for them.
She knew very well that even if she practiced for another two to three hundred years, as long as she still stayed at the realm of the King of Martial Arts, it would be best to stop at the 900th level.
And above the nine-hundred-story mark, there is the even more terrifying thousand-story mark. That is the Golden Jade Turtle Emperor, the mount of Pope Zixuan, who is personally in charge. Who can shake it in the slightest? !
Between the 900th level and the 1,000th level, the difficulty has at least doubled.
The possibility of her breaking through the top of the thousand-story Star Tower like her master, Pope Zixuan, was always slim.
Wang Luodan was confused and puzzled. How did this little-known Cao Mansion team do it? Such miscellaneous and weak teams are everywhere in the Imperial City. I'd probably never even heard of them before today!
However, she suddenly appeared without warning, shocking the world, and she was shocked beyond description.
"Ye Fan... a somewhat familiar name, he should be Ye Fan, the young holy priest and mammoth master from the Canglan Kingdom? It seems that the Cao Mansion team's ability to reach the top must be his contribution!"
"Exactly!"
"This son broke through the realm of King Martial, came to Zixuan Imperial City, and was able to climb to the top of the Star Tower in one fell swoop. It is incredible. In recent years, the collection of intelligence about him has been too negligent! The surveillance network of Zixuan Guojiao is all over the entire Dongzhou Continent has missed this most promising figure. This mistake should not be made!"
Pope Zixuan's face looked as calm as water as he looked at the starry sky.
His tone was not accusatory, but it was a little more serious.
A very rare heaviness, like a heavy mountain, pressed on Wang Luodan's heart.
Wang Luodan's Bingqing face suddenly became a little pale, and he felt extremely guilty. He immediately apologized and said: "Master, this is all the disciple's mistake. I went to Canglan Kingdom to see him once, but I was unable to identify his Growth potential. It is said that he later went to the Ancient Land of the Ancestral Gods and stayed for five or six years, but the information about him becoming Queen Wu was not collected in time! It was not until he came to the Imperial City and talked to the Emperor as the deputy master of the Beast Emperor Pavilion. The disciple only noticed him when the court discussed the formation of the Mammoth Corps. The disciple will definitely learn the lesson and monitor him closely."
"It's not your fault for being negligent. He was just a Wuhou at that time, and had not even broken through to the realm of King Wu. His future potential was unpredictable. If he could not break through King Wu, there would be little value. However, now that he has become King Wu and ascended the level of Shenwu At the top of the thousand-story Star Tower, he is already a first-class legendary martial king in the martial arts system. As long as he does not die, he will have a place in the Shenwu Continent in the future and must be taken seriously. List him as a first-class intelligence collection target, and do everything possible Try your best to win him to become a member of our Zixuan National Religion...or an ally!"
Pope Zixuan shook his head and pondered for a long time before saying the word ally.
"Ally?"
When Wang Luodan heard this, he raised his head in surprise, but his expression was shocked.
For the future of the Shenwu Human Race, it is the basic mission of the Zixuan National Religion to monitor, win over and support the top Martial Kings of the entire Shenwu Human Race.
The first-class intelligence collection targets are naturally the targets of Zixuan Guojiao's highest-level surveillance, win-win, and support for King Wu.
Over the years, Pope Zixuan personally ordered hundreds of people to be monitored. Through her hands, there were as many as twenty or thirty genius martial kings.
It can be said that most of the top genius Martial Kings of the Shenwu Human Race are within the scope of close monitoring of the Zixuan Guojiao.
But it is only limited to win over and support.
However, Pope Zixuan said the word "ally", which shocked her eyes. This goes far beyond wining over and supporting, treating them as partners of equal status.
How powerful is the Zixuan State Religion? Who is qualified to be an ally of the State Religion? !
I am afraid that only behemoths like the Zixuan Imperial Court and the Seven Shenwu sects are qualified to block the word "ally" of the Zixuan National Religion.
Just because of various reasons accumulated over a long history, the Zixuan National Religion has only established the most solid and stable alliance with the Zixuan Imperial Court that has lasted for thousands of years. This kind of alliance has been deeply rooted in the bones of both camps and will not waver in the slightest under any circumstances.
There have been many conflicts in history between the Zixuan National Religion and the seven major sects of Shenwu. Although they are not enemies at present, they have never been close allies.
Even the Zixuan Dynasty could at most ask the seven major sects of Shenwu to provide some assistance in the name of the co-lord of the human race, but could not directly order them.
If the seven major sects don't listen, the dynasty will have nothing to do.
"Master, I have dealt with Ye Fan before. Although not many times, I know that this person has a very high spirit. When he encounters trouble, he would rather find a way out by himself than bow to anyone easily. If you want to win over him, I'm afraid It's not easy."
Wang Luodan was very surprised and puzzled.
"There are only a few such legendary Martial King figures in the entire Shenwu Continent. They have extremely high aspirations. That is natural. However, he became the person who led the fourth team to climb the Star Tower within a thousand years, which also involved Mammoth's huge interests. , is bound to become a thorn in the eyes of many people, and will inevitably be suppressed by all parties. Sooner or later, he will need a strong enough ally. If one day he comes to the headquarters of the national religion with a command talisman and makes a request to our national religion, regardless of any request, this The emperor can satisfy him and win him to become one of our closest allies of the Zixuan National Religion!"
Pope Zixuan looked back at Wang Luodan, with deep meaning in his eyes.
He has left a foreshadowing on the top of the thousand-story Shenwu Star Tower by riding the Golden Jade Turtle Emperor.
Any Martial King who leads a team through the top of the Thousand-story Star Tower will receive a token of command and can make any request to the Emperor Zixuan, or to him, the Pope Zixuan.
This kind of request is certainly not a random thing.
As long as Ye Fan is willing to make a request, the relationship with Zixuan Dynasty and Zixuan National Religion will become extremely deep.
He was willing to pay a high enough price for it.
He also hoped that Wang Luodan could understand the meaning of any price he mentioned. This price needs to be carried out by her personally.
"Master, how much is the price?"
"The Shenwu Human Race needs to unite in order to survive on this continent! The Zixuan National Religion has too many missions. Only by winning as many major human forces as possible to become our allies can we bridge the differences between the major human forces and advance and retreat together. ! Ye Fan is a holy priest. If he wishes to join our national religion, that would be the best. When the emperor abdicates in two or three hundred years, he can be helped to take over the position of pope of our Zixuan national religion. If he refuses to join our Zixuan national religion, Xuanguo Sect, if it wants to establish itself as the leader of a new force, will not be worse than Wenxin Sect, the leader of the seven major sects of Shenwu. Trying to win over him to become a firm ally of our national religion will be much easier than winning over the seven major sects of Shenwu. To this end, we have to pay It's worth it to be an alliance with him at a high enough price."
Pope Zixuan explained.
Wang Luodan couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and his delicate body swayed almost imperceptibly.
As the only direct disciple of Pope Zixuan and the first genius priest of the state religion, she has always been regarded by everyone as the best candidate for the future pope of the Zixuan state religion.
But when Pope Zixuan learned that Ye Fan had led his team to the top of the Shenwu Star Tower, he did not hesitate to rank Ye Fan in front of her and consider supporting him as the first candidate for the next pope of the state religion. .
Now she finally understood how big the "big enough price" Pope Zixuan said was.
Even if he is willing to grant the position of pope, why pay other prices, including her as his only direct disciple? What a pity!
For most alliances, the closest one is marriage!
There are some things that Master cannot say directly, but as a disciple, she must understand them.
Wang Luodan quickly calmed down, regained his cold and calm look, and said resolutely: "Yes, Master! I understand, I will carry out your will at all costs! No one can stop you!"
"Very good. You are the only direct disciple of me, You Xingchen, who is willing to give everything decisively when needed. If you can win Ye Fan to join our national religion, that would be the best. If Ye Fan does not want to join our national religion, establish another one. As for other major forces, the position of Pope Zixuan is naturally yours. The new pope of the state religion joins forces with a newly rising leader of a major force. Such an alliance will be equally solid and far-reaching! The human race will definitely be able to go further!"
A happy smile finally appeared on Pope Zixuan's old cheeks.