Almighty Alchemist

San Marino Cathedral is a church located in the west of Sarahan City, and it is also the only three churches in Sarahan that can be named with the word Holy in front of the church name, except for the headquarters of the Holy Church.

The person in charge of this church is Archbishop Edric, who is also one of the eighteen cardinal archbishops with the highest status in the Holy Church besides the Pope.

From the perspective of scale, the San Marino Cathedral is magnificent and imposing. Thousands of believers come here every day to pray to the Holy Spirit, listen to the priest's sermon, and explain the doctrine.

Walking through the long white jade stone ladder street, Xiuyi visited the surrounding scenery under the leadership of the little boy Bill.

Today is the day of holy baptism, which takes place every seven days.

The number of believers who came here to beg for baptism was much higher than before, and the large square in front of the church was filled with no less than 5,000 believers.

The priest's solemn sermon sounded over the cathedral, carrying a solemn and sacred voice.

According to the rules of the Church of the Holy Spirit, when believers are performing holy baptism, non-believers can also watch this sacred and solemn ceremony, but they are not allowed to make loud noises.

Huey was also able to stop and admire around the square with other tourists.

What surprised Xiu Yi was that there were at least a hundred holy warriors guarding the San Marino Cathedral.

He couldn't help asking Bill: "Could it be that there are so many holy warriors guarding every church?"

Little Bill shrugged: "That's right, there were only about ten holy warriors in the church before. But a few days ago, all the churches suddenly increased the number of guardian warriors in large numbers."

"Why?"

"It's not because of that Hugh Iglell. I heard that he defeated the sanctuary magician of the Lance Empire and destroyed the sanctuary. It's hard to imagine how the power of the domain could be cracked. That guy said he would come to the church headquarters."

"So this is the church's attitude towards Xiu Yiglaer's coming? As if facing a big enemy?"

"That's right." The little boy replied.

Huey sneered softly.

Luckily he had changed his look a little before coming, dyed his blonde hair black and his skin a little darker. Otherwise, I was afraid that I would be recognized as soon as I stepped into the gate of Sarahan.

Judging from this arrangement, the Church of the Holy Spirit's attitude towards his coming is not friendly.

"I really don't understand why the church is so hostile to that Hugh Igles." Little Bill couldn't figure this out. In his opinion, it is obviously unwise to provoke such a powerful enemy with Xiu Yiglaer being so powerful.

"Because he is a soul mage, and the teachings of the Church of the Holy Spirit do not allow soul mages to exist in this world."

"Oh, yes, soul mages are the most evil existences in the world, even more evil than necromancers and dark mages!" Little Bill replied seriously.

"Then can you tell me why the soul mage is evil?"

"Because the soul mage plays with the human soul. The human soul is the embodiment of the will and the reason why human beings are nobler than other creatures. We cannot tolerate any life desecrating the human soul." Little Bill spoke a long paragraph fluently, which is obviously the daily indoctrination and teaching of the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Xiuyi shook her head in amusement, "Playing with the soul? That sounds good. Soul magic is just the ability to influence human consciousness. How can it be called playing? Magic is a sacred existence, and it is the result of the evolution of this natural force. There is no magic that can be described by the word "playing."

"Then why do you think the church forbids the existence of soul mages?"

"Because they are the ones who really play with human will." Xiu Yi said coldly.

This answer made Little Bill tremble uncontrollably, and looked at Xiu Yi in surprise.

For a long time, Xiuyi has been thinking about what makes the Church of the Holy Spirit massacre soul mages. In a later discussion with Raschel, Huey discovered the crux of the problem.

In the previous earth, the reason why religion could exist was entirely because people were oppressed by life. The birth of religion is to let people get rid of suffering spiritually, which is the positive meaning of its existence in society.

And to do this, you must first weave a world for believers to believe in.

To put it bluntly, all teachings, including the Bible, are actually fantasy novels to a certain extent, but the story frame of this fantasy novel is larger, more organized, more purposeful, and more widely spread. As for rationality and logic, it's not necessarily true at all.

Different from ordinary fantasy novels, the latter only needs to bring entertainment to the readers, and openly declares that it is fiction from the very beginning, while the former firmly believes that it is real, and even uses various methods, including coercive means, to make people believe that it is real when necessary.

The purpose of the latter is simply to earn some money to support the family, while the purpose of the former is to enslave people. Although it is undeniable that religion has its positive effects, it can comfort believers physically and mentally, and at the same time persuade people to be good, but the same reason, any thing will undergo a fundamental change in the later stage of development-it gradually becomes a tool for the powerful to enslave the people.

There is a very true legend that the Bible was compiled collectively by some famous scholars under the order of a certain emperor of the Roman Empire.

But this is the religious situation in the age of the earth.

And in the magical era of Fengming Continent, what Xiu Yi finds most difficult to understand is that no matter whether it is the Church of the Scourge or the Church of the Holy Spirit, there is actually no holy book like the Bible or the Qur'an.

They have teachings, but they are general and non-standard. They have clear purpose and utilitarianism, but they lack effective management skills.

This seemed unbelievable to Xiu Yi.

Without clear teachings, sacred objects, and clear thoughts, how to guide the masses?

The answer Xiu Yi finally found was: magic.

Any society will develop its own unique civilization according to its own characteristics. A society with magic will inevitably use magic instead of civilization to make various means.

Propaganda and promotion of religion no longer rely on rigorous and orderly teachings and inspiring speeches, but rely on the advent of miracles and the influence of magic.

When he was in Fragrant Leaf City, Xiu Yi once saw a holy knight use the spell of "clearing dirt" on himself. At that time, he felt a strange breath: why this spell, like soul spells, can affect people's body and mind. These influences are harmless and beneficial to people, but they can affect people's consciousness and make people admire the designated goals.

Although the influence is positive and uplifting, the consequence is to make people believe and adore it.

So during the research and discussion during that period, Xiu Yi quickly came to a conclusion, and it was also a very terrifying conclusion: in fact, some characteristics of soul spells were hidden in sacred magic, which could affect human will. It is precisely by relying on this kind of magic that the Church of the Holy Spirit can unscrupulously promote their religion and make people accept it and worship it willingly.

In contrast, the Scourge Church actually has similar means, but it is not so covert.

It is impossible for the sacred spell itself to have the means of soul spells, so Xiuyi guessed that there must be someone with great ability who secretly modified the sacred spell. This is undoubtedly a huge innovation and invention. But no matter how the sacred magic affects people's hearts, it is certain that it cannot compete with the real soul spell.

That is to say, people who have been influenced by holy spells and become devout believers in the church are also likely to be cleared of that potential influence by soul mages.

This is why the Church of the Holy Spirit resolutely does not allow any soul mages to exist. They are afraid that the soul mages will discover their secrets, and they are afraid that the believers will be washed away from their past influence.

This is a choice of interests, and it is also an inevitable product. After Xiu Yi came to this conclusion, he was almost 100% sure that this must be the case.

Of course, a Hugh Iglell would not have a big impact on popularizing the teachings of the Holy Spirit Church and absorbing believers, but the problem is that Huey's identity as a soul mage is public, and if he is not killed, it will be difficult to convince the public.

This also caused the Church of the Holy Spirit to make a difficult choice.

That's why Xiu Yi said that the existence of playing with human will is actually the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Bill Jr. was taken aback by this statement, and Huey didn't care what other people thought.

At this moment, when he thought of the massacre of soul mages by the Church of the Holy Spirit because of this, Xiu Yi felt a burst of fire in his heart.

At this moment in the main square of the church, the preaching priest has stepped back, and the next moment is the holy baptism.

The so-called holy baptism is to cleanse the unclean thoughts in people's hearts, so that people can wholeheartedly do good and not do evil.

A priest of light stood above, singing a eulogy to God loudly.

He raised his hands high, and a piece of sacred white light rose from the palm of his hand, rushed to the sky, and flashed into countless colorful rays of light.

These rays of light shone above the heads of the believers, like a gentle wind, blowing through the hearts of every believer, making people feel extremely comfortable.

Next, the brilliance in the sky became more and more brilliant, forming countless dots and stars in the sky.

These star dots shone like stars, falling like rain on the top of people's heads, and disappeared in an instant. At the same time, every believer showed an intoxicated expression on his face.

However, not all of these star points fell on the believers, and some star points seemed to fall on the tourists by the square as if consciously.

Some tourists immediately exclaimed: "Oh, my God, I feel the breath of the gods. That sacred feeling..."

For a moment, countless tourists were shocked by this holy baptism, and they knelt down to worship the bright priest on the high place.

A few stars also fell on Xiu Yi.

Xiu Yi immediately felt a breath of soul energy penetrating into his body, bringing him an extremely comfortable feeling, as if intoxicating like a mouthful of heroin, but at the same time he could feel this huge sacred breath.

Sure enough!

Xiu Yi sneered.

Are these despicable guys using this method to conduct the so-called holy baptism and deceive believers?

No wonder they are so generous that they allow tourists to visit the holy baptism day. Their real purpose is to let these tourists feel the greatness of the so-called "God", right?

A baptism like this can not only make the original believers more firm in their faith, but also attract more believers, and by the way, promote the church of the Holy Spirit

The virtue of generosity, no wonder it can stand in this world for thousands of years and grow rapidly.

It is clearly a dark and corrupt rule, but it can still make countless people fall for it.

They are the real masters of soul manipulation, experts in deception and discussion, a group of real and thorough magic sticks!

Xiu Yi's heart was on fire, and those auras that penetrated into his body suddenly disappeared at the same time, and were integrated into the magic furnace in his body.

At the same time, four chilling words jumped out of Xiu Yi's mouth: "Swallow... the domain!"

A powerful devouring force field instantly enveloped the entire San Marino Cathedral.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, as if the end was coming.

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The article just written disappeared mysteriously again, and it was still the same as last time. After writing it, the computer did not crash or shut down, and just put it away, it suddenly disappeared. . . . . . . .

Totally dizzy.

Can only be rewritten one more time.

Didn't check either.

Oh shit.

anger!

Could it be that Xiuyi's devouring domain swallowed up my manuscript? I'll fuck it up.

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