I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Few wizards would use the path of knights to break through the Gate of Truth. It's simply a rare breed in the wizarding world!

But Roland, this time, is probably going to be one of those rare breeds.

Of course, there's a problem here. That is, breaking through from the path of knights doesn't lead to the 'Black Saint Blood Shepherdess' Path of Truth!

But rather the 'Saint Wilmik. Path of Faith'!

So, on the path of the wizard, he has to re-cultivate.

However, because he's standing at a higher level to reverse engineer the Path of Truth, the cultivation will be very fast.

Moreover, on the one hand, the first batch of Old Black Abyss have been out for more than ten years, and the Black Saint Blood Shepherdess has been studied to a very deep extent, which Roland can directly use.

On the other hand, cultivation time has never been a problem for Roland. If he doesn't have a bottleneck, encountering a mysterious event can raise his realm to the top!

Roland suddenly realized that this treatment seemed to be a very rare opportunity!

All along, Roland has had a very easy time encountering problems when breaking through major realms.

Especially the current second-order threshold, one wrong step, and he will turn into a mad immortal!

Now, the hospital can solve this problem, and he can also use this opportunity to directly step into the realm of the second gate.

But there is a problem here. That is, from now on, Roland will have to walk two paths!

He will change from a wizard to a wizard, priest, and knight!

Roland couldn't help but get tangled up.

'Could it be that I really have to walk on the Path of Truth and the Path of Kindling Faith together?'

Most wizards are unwilling to step into the Path of Faith.

Because walking the Path of Faith has two major side effects.

One is walking the 'Path of Faith to Become a God' -- which requires a large number of believers and the collection of a large amount of faith. This path allows one to control one's own destiny, but after reaching the end, one will lose oneself.

Those who are hoisted onto the altar by faith will also be shackled by faith.

The other is walking the 'Path of Faith Angel' -- also known by wizards as the 'Path of Kindling Faith'!

It doesn't require one's own believers, nor does it require one to collect faith.

It only requires one to believe in God.

The cultivator will completely lose freedom and will not be able to defy the power of God. Moreover, they will not defy the power of God, because as they walk this path, they will be brainwashed by their own thoughts!

And if the one believed in is an evil god... then it is to become firewood for God!

Therefore, the path of faith often does not have a good ending.

If you want to be your own master, then you have to lose yourself and be shackled by faith.

If you don't want to lose yourself, then you have to find a god to believe in -- you have to be brainwashed and willingly dedicate everything you have.

In most cases, wizards do not have the opportunity to collect faith. Because in the Eastern Territory, there is no such condition, and everyone is not allowed to do so.

Even if the King of Thousand Eyes had the idea of collecting faith, he would be betrayed by everyone!

Even his own daughter stabbed him!

Roland has even less of a condition to collect faith, whether in the Eastern Territory or in the South, it is impossible for anyone to believe in him -- unless he secretly establishes a church.

But he obviously doesn't have the conditions to establish a church now.

So he can only find a god to believe in.

He really can find a god to believe in.

Moreover, he will not have any side effects.

Because he cultivates the 'Arayashiki Visualization Method'!

He himself is his own god!

He can walk the path of faith, and then call out his inner demon when knocking on the door in front of that gate of faith!

Or, in front of that gate of faith, call out Arayashiki and let Him open the door!

But there are two problems here.

Does Arayashiki exist?

And, will Arayashiki respond?

Of course Arayashiki exists!

And of course Arayashiki will respond!

Because all along, Arayashiki has existed -- He can be visualized!

All along, He has been responding to Roland madly -- Butterfly Calamity!

Therefore, there is no problem in finding a god to believe in!

It can even be said that Roland has always had a god to believe in -- he firmly believes that his future self exists, and firmly believes that he is Arayashiki!

Therefore, he will walk this path very smoothly, he just needs to be prepared to meet the Butterfly Calamity!

In this Butterfly Calamity, Roland must personally go through it, and cannot avoid it by using a stand-in.

Butterfly Calamity itself is a kind of mad and evil pollution and mutation under the influence of an evil god!

The higher one's magic realm, the bigger the butterfly, and the greater the impact of the mutation -- so Roland is not afraid of the Butterfly Calamity this time at all.

Because before he knocks on the door to overcome the calamity, the hospital's plan will cure his mad and evil disease, and prevent him from turning into a butterfly!

To put it bluntly, the Holy Spirit Hospital will help Roland eat an immunity buff, and then let him go to overcome the calamity!

Roland suddenly realized that the Holy Spirit Hospital gave him a very good opportunity for advancement!

It's simply a godsend!

Fortunately, he came in as a patient!

Of course, dual cultivation of faith and reason still has a huge side effect. This side effect has been manifested in Heraca -- after successfully advancing, it will be easier to go crazy in the future.

In the Book of Arayashiki, there is a very accurate description of the mad and evil heroic spirits -- this is a path where madness and reason coexist, and a slight carelessness will lead to eternal damnation.

So, should he take this path?

Should he cultivate both faith and reason?

Thinking of this, Roland couldn't help but frown deeply. He thought to himself: 'Have I really been walking the pure Path of Truth all along?'

All along, Roland has had a question.

What is his future self 'Arayashiki' cultivating?

He must have walked the 'Path of Truth', because Arayashiki's 'present self' -- that is, himself, is walking the Path of Truth.

So, has Arayashiki also walked the 'Path of Faith' while walking the 'Path of Truth'?

Roland rubbed his forehead.

Roland decided to make a decision for himself -- what path Arayashiki takes is still decided by Roland?!

[You have realized! Arayashiki Theology +99]

[You have realized! Heraca Theology +98]

[You have realized! Path of Faith.]

The nun had been waiting for Roland's decision, and at this time, seeing Roland rubbing his forehead, she couldn't help but say: "Mr. Lawrence, you don't have to worry. Regarding the second treatment plan, the hospital is only providing a suggestion. The specific situation still requires your personal or family consent."

Roland couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, he asked: "You clearly know that I have a wizarding disease, but you don't carry out compulsory treatment?"

The nun frowned, and her tone suddenly became serious: "Sir Lawrence, all along, the outside world has had a lot of criticism about the Elizabeth Holy Spirit Hospital.

Many people believe that the hospital forcibly treats mental patients without the consent of the patient and their family.

Indeed, many mental hospitals have similar things... but this is extremely ignorant and violates the doctrine!

We are a church hospital, how could we violate the doctrine?!"

Doctrine Roland has read many books, but he really doesn't know the doctrine of the Southern Orthodox Church.

The South is not 'monotheistic'. The Holy See has a strong tolerance for faith, so there are many, many sects and monastic orders in the South.

Therefore, Roland has read some Bibles, but those are Nine-Headed Serpent Bibles!

And the Saint Wilmik Monastery is a sect under the 'United Church of Light and Shadow Gods' together with the Nine-Headed Serpent Sect.

But they don't believe in the Nine-Headed Serpent.

They believe in the 'Goddess of Dawn' -- there are many records about various gods in the Eastern Territory, but the records about the God of Dawn are almost non-existent.

Regarding the God of Dawn, Roland only knows one thing -- White Chess was once split from the Church of the God of Dawn.

And the White Queen used to be a saint of the Dawn God sect!

Roland doesn't know what the Dawn God sect is like, but after the White Chess betrayed the sect and went to the North, the Dawn sect still allows the White Chess to return to their mother's house for academic exchanges!

The nun continued: "Mr. Lawrence, I know that you used to work in the Heretical Inquisition, and I have also been in contact with many adjudication knights and inquisitors.

I know that you, due to occupational reasons, often have some thoughts... You like to think of things in the worst way."

The word that the nun wanted to use here was actually 'your thoughts are a bit extreme', but she changed her wording.

Because she felt that she was not qualified to teach 'Lawrence', after all, the faith, work, and environment were different. What she thought was wrong, but it might be a necessary professional quality in other people's place.

She said: "But now that you have come to the Holy Spirit Hospital, I hope you can abandon those old ideas.

Here, no one can force you to do anything -- of course, you cannot violate the law, nor can you infringe on the rights of others. Otherwise, we can only transfer you to the 'Holy Tribunal' for processing."

The nun continued: "Although the mad and evil disease is a potential hidden danger, the church has regulations that those in office must undergo treatment before they can continue to work.

But whether to give up the position, whether to accept which treatment plan, is your freedom.

We are a hospital, and what we do is to carry out proper treatment for you with your permission."

Looking at the nun in front of him, Roland couldn't help but think of those White Chess wizards.

He also couldn't help but think of the 'Three-Headed Serpent. Karl' who died in his hands for the sake of his brothers.

As well as the monastic knights who insisted on staying in the most dangerous bottom of the ship before their death, desperately destroying the magic hub to win survival opportunities for their companions.

Roland suddenly felt a sense of confusion—the Church in the South was a little different from what he had imagined.

At least, the nun in front of him was a very sincere person.

Roland said, "I haven't asked your name yet?"

The nun pursed her lips, feeling a little speechless. Because yesterday, when this kid was first admitted to the hospital, she chatted with him for more than half an hour to calm his emotions!

She even brought him back when she found him wandering around the monastery in the middle of the night!

The nun introduced herself once again: "Call me 'Florence'."

Roland blinked and asked, "Your surname..."

Miss Florence made another speechless expression—Mr. Lawrence's every move and the current question were exactly the same as yesterday.

She patiently explained to Roland once again: "I don't have a surname. I was born into a serf family in the 'Fernando' region. Sixteen years ago, the Fernando region converted to the God of Dawn and abolished slavery. Four years later, I was fortunate enough to enter the monastery and become a nun."

Roland was extremely shocked.

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This Miss Florence was a terrifying mid-Tier 2 cultivator.

Sixteen years ago, Fernando abolished slavery.

She only entered the church four years later.

So, it took her a total of twelve years from taking her vows to reaching her current level!

Roland looked at the 'sister' in front of him, coughed awkwardly, and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Miss Florence smiled and said, "I'll be twenty-five in a few days. Although I'm twenty years younger than you, to be honest, you look much younger than me."

More than just twenty years?

Lawrence was forty-five this year, and himself... Roland calculated his age.

Then, Roland froze on the spot, thinking to himself: 'Am I almost fifty?'

He was just about to call her 'sister'. But she was more than twenty years younger than him!

In the secular world of the Eastern Territory, men come of age at fourteen, and generally get married and have children at sixteen.

Fifty years old... His grandson is almost as old as the 'big sister' in front of him!

Roland was deeply shocked—Am I fifty?!

Am I fifty?!

I always felt like I was in my twenties...

In fact, as a late-Tier 1 wizard, Roland's age, if converted to a normal person's age, was about the same as twenty years old.

And he looked much younger than a twenty-year-old—looking like he was only eighteen or nineteen.

Moreover, because he didn't have a beard, he was easily mistaken for sixteen years old.

To be honest, it was fortunate that Roland was playing Lawrence—who was an angel. And he was following the path of a knight, so his lifespan was longer than normal people, and he was less likely to age.

Otherwise, with his young appearance, he would definitely be exposed if he played someone in their forties.

Roland was still EMOing about his age.

Miss Florence, who was beside him, saw that Roland's mood was a little low, and organized her words in her heart, intending to comfort him.

Miss Florence didn't know that this was an evil black wizard pretending to be young. She just felt that this 'Mr. Lawrence Angel' in front of her... looked really too young.

So, whenever she saw this young face, she always subconsciously thought that Roland was a little brother.

Seeing Roland emoing there at this time, a kind of maternal glow couldn't help but arise in her heart.

She softly comforted him: "Lawrence, you don't have to worry about being persecuted here."

Please believe me, here, no monks will harbor malice towards you.

Because God loves the world.

Therefore, we also love you."

Roland looked at the beautiful, gentle, and very large nun in front of him. Then he made a holy knight's blessing gesture and said, "Miss Florence, I love you too."

Miss Florence was stunned, glared at Roland unhappily, then explained how to take the medicines, and walked away without looking back.

Sir Lawrence was too much! He actually flirted with a nun!

After Miss Florence left, Roland picked up the medicines with a smile.

Among these medicines were special medicines that simultaneously treated 'wizard sickness' and 'epilepsy'.

Next, he only needed to take these medicines regularly, and then pray with the monks regularly, and the monks could use divine power to slowly dissipate Roland's magic power and epilepsy together.

Roland had already decided to abandon his magic and cultivate again.

He even planned not to cultivate magic power in the near future, because he planned to use divine arts next!

As long as he studied the 'Mysteries of Great Vermick' and then entered the second gate of faith, he would be a Tier 2 cleric!

As for which god he would be a cleric of, Roland planned to find a god and forge a belief.

Lawrence was a believer of the 'Goddess Themis'.

Themis was a multifaceted god. She was the sister of the Sky God and one of the wives of the Supreme God.

She symbolized many things, including the divine positions of 'justice' and 'order'.

Therefore, there were many guilds related to this god.

And Lawrence came from a guild named after justice and order. Believing in the justice and order side of the Goddess Themis.

Roland planned to pretend to be a believer of 'Themis'.

Of course, the church was very tolerant of conversion, as long as they believed in the gods. So Roland could pretend to be a believer of any god.

So, if it really didn't work, he could also pretend to be a believer of the God of Dawn or Helaca.

After recalling the nun's instructions and checking the instructions of the potions.

Roland thought to himself: "It seems that I have to take a kind of medicine every once in a while every day recently."

These medicines had interval requirements for taking them.

Roland first took two kinds of medicines.

The medicines here were different from the medicines in Roland's hometown.

They belonged to the nature of magic medicine + holy water. They took effect very quickly.

Not long after eating them, Roland felt dizzy and unable to muster any energy.

Roland knew that this was the effect of the medicine for treating 'split personality', 'schizophrenia', and 'mania'.

There was no need to say much about split personality.

As for schizophrenia, Roland really had a bit of it.

The manifestation of this disease was that there was often noise in the ears, and hallucinations were prone to appear when looking at things.

Roland didn't really have this feeling usually, but he did have it when meditating!

This was a sequelae of frequently entering the lower world, and his spirit was affected!

If this side effect was allowed to continue, then Roland would very likely not be able to see the 'truth' in the future. He would not be able to distinguish between which was an illusion and which was the truth!

When hearing something, he would also not be able to distinguish whether it was something he heard from the lower world, or something that popped out of his brain randomly!

A typical manifestation was when he spoke to the 'Spider Bride' in his dream.

At that time, Roland clearly felt that he had heard some words from the 'Spider Bride', but there was a lot of noise!

So much so that he couldn't determine whether many of the words were true or just his own imagination.

If Roland didn't have this sequelae at that time, the words he heard would have been very clear!

Moreover, he wouldn't have regarded the Spider Bride as a human at first sight... He would have been able to tell that it was a spider at first sight!

To put it bluntly, if this medicine was taken well, and this sequelae was gone, then even if his SAN dropped to a very low level in the future, he would still be able to calmly hear the real things and see the real things.

Instead of being unable to distinguish!