1149 The Starry Mountain Path (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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”I will treat what you told me seriously. I've already sent someone to Japan's Xixiong City. Stop worrying about it, it doesn't help anyway. You should prepare yourself to visit the Parthenon Temple for the Blessing of the God's Seal. It's very useful to you,” Old Bao admonished Mo Fan.
”I just feel like he's still alive,” Mo Fan said in a serious voice.
”I guess that is possible. As you said, the creature could have wiped out the team in Japan if it wanted. It doesn't make any sense for it to wait until now,” Old Bao said.
”Old Bao, I'll leave it to you,” Mo Fan said.
”It's been years since I was last on a case. I'll give you a satisfying explanation, considering that you won the tournament for our country,” Old Bao said.
Old Bao would not come out of retirement easily. He always stayed in his house no matter what happened, so Mo Fan was actually quite surprised that he was going to investigate this personally.
Since Old Bao had already said this, Mo Fan had no choice but to leave the matter aside.
The great Island Beast had shown up very suddenly. When Mo Fan finally realized the creature had swallowed Zhao Manyan, it was already too late to act, even if he used the Demon Element. He could only let Old Bao investigate the creature and locate it.
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The prize for the winner of the tournament was the Blessing of the God's Seal.
The Chinese team headed to Greece. The initial plan was that they would receive the Blessing of the God's Seal in front of the believers during the ceremony where the Parthenon Temple would elect its Goddess. However, it turned out that the election had yet to conclude, meaning that the Goddess would only be elected some time later. As a result, the Hall Mother would be giving them the Blessing of the God's Seal instead.
Mo Fan had missed Xinxia. He finally had an excuse to visit the Parthenon Temple and see how she was doing.
For some reason, Mo Fan had a strong feeling that Xinxia was troubled by something.
Currently, there were three Saintesses. Panijia had the highest number of supporters, Asha'ruiya had the most loyal supporters, and Xinxia had a limited number of supporters, but was said to have a formidable background.
Mo Fan had been suspicious of this for quite some time. It was obvious that someone had promoted Xinxia to her current position. The Hall Mother seemed to be responsible for it, but somehow Mo Fan felt like the situation was much more complicated...
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After arriving at the Parthenon Temple, the Chinese team reached the Ten Thousand Stairs of the sacred mountain under Feng Li and Pang Lai's lead, and arrived at the Hall of Faith.
Countless people would visit the Hall of Faith to be blessed every day. Many people were willing to throw away money recklessly in exchange for the Blessings from the Hall of the Goddess.
A Blessing from a Probationary Servant could prevent an infant from falling sick or having any infections for ten years. However, it was unlikely that the people of the Hall of the Goddess could give every person Blessings. As such, they only chose from the most sincere believers and those with the highest contributions.
Believers were willing to spend years donating lots of money just for a Blessing. Meanwhile, the Blessing of the God's Seal was the strongest spell of the Blessing Element. Money could not represent its value.
”Why can't we wait until the Goddess is elected? It's not like we are in a rush. I heard the Blessing of the God's Seal from the Goddess is better,” Jiang Shaoxu asked in confusion.
”It's possible that the election is having some problems, so they won't be able to decide who the Goddess is any time soon. The Hall Mother isn't bad; her Blessing Element is the strongest below the Goddess. Her Blessing of the God's Seal is quite reliable too. It will at least multiply the base potency of your magic by 1.4 times, or even 1.5 times if you have a good foundation,” Pang Lai explained.
”It's my first time coming to the sacred mountain. Doesn't the Parthenon Temple forbid people from flying? If we take the Ten Thousand Stairs, won't it take us more than an hour to reach the top?” Jiang Yu said.
”Yeah, that's just how it is. Even though we aren't believers, it's still important for us to be respectful considering the favor we are receiving. Let's take our time; we can enjoy the scenery in the meantime,” Pang Lai replied firmly.
The sacred mountain was verdant and lush, with a pleasant scent of flowers lingering in the air. Each time they reached the other side of the mountain, they would see flowers and trees covering the land into the distance. Colorful petals were dancing in the wind, as beautiful as a painting, while the pleasant scent assailed the nostrils. It was indeed a paradise in the mundane world.
”What's that? It's beautiful!” Jiang Shaoxu exclaimed when she saw a cliff with a gap in the middle.