Early the next morning, Adora sent the two of them to a large building. This is a one-way portal directly to the Holy Mountain. It can enter but cannot exit. Only internal members who have reached a certain level can use it.
Now is the period for the selection of the Temple Knights, and the Black Death incident has occurred again. The control of the portal is quite strict. Even if Paul is a familiar face and has shown his qualification badge to participate in the selection of the Temple Knights, he has also undergone strict routine checks. After confirming that Paul's identity was correct, Chen Rui's follower seemed insignificant, and the simple registration went through smoothly.
Chen Rui can see that this one-way portal is very particular. In addition to the order in which the magic stone is placed, it also requires a special medium. If you use forced means to break in, you may be teleported to an unknown place. After the magic circle was ready, it emitted a blue light, and the figures of the two began to twist, and soon disappeared into the air.
After a wonderful feeling of being submerged in water, Chen Rui and Paul appeared in a new place, which should be a fixed teleportation platform, surrounded by a large number of light knights, and they immediately greeted them.
After confirming their identities, Chen Rui and Paul rode two prepared horses and ran forward. The little thunderbird was still parked on Chen Rui's shoulder as a cover for the identity of the beast master.
The avenue is spacious and flat, and there are many undulating mountains along the way. The rocks are mostly white, which may be the origin of the name "White Cliff". The most conspicuous thing is the tallest mountain in the distance. , with great momentum.
"There is the holy mountain of Baiya." Paul pointed to the towering mountain, and said vigorously: "As long as I can pass this selection, I will be accepted under the sacred tree of Xuedalai on the Xuefeng Terrace of the holy mountain." Canonized by the Pope, become a Templar Knight respected by all people!"
"It will definitely!" Chen Rui looked at Guangming Holy Mountain with bright eyes, as if a strange man had spotted the little loli who wanted to see the goldfish: I really had nowhere to go, and I got it before I asked. After hearing the news about Xue Dalai, it is at the Xuefeng Terrace of the Holy Mountain!
"If you can become a Templar Knight, you will also have the opportunity to be summoned by the three supreme angels, and you may not be able to become a holy envoy or even a saint!" Paul shook the reins, "The official selection will be in two days, let's go , let's go to the Palace of Thunder of the Radiance Knight now!"
Messenger? saint? Are these two terms familiar? Chen Rui remembered that during the Dark Demon War in the Dark Moon Territory, Nero mistook Yuxingbian for the saint's armor of faith. From this point of view, the saint was obviously selected by the "Supreme Three Angels" supreme believer.
Through this period of getting along with Paul, Chen Rui is no longer ignorant of the Guangming Church: there are three major factions in Baiya, the pope and the two patriarchs are the representatives of the three factions, and the three factions Corresponding to the supreme three angels under the throne of the God of Light.
Behind the glorious Pope Vandis is Archangel Michael. As the supreme leader of the Church of Light, he is also the most powerful faction. The two most powerful assistants under his command are Cardinal Rogge and Chief Referee Hughes.
Behind Patriarch Pushmere is Seraphim Gabriel, and Birmingham, one of the three cardinals, belongs to this line.
Another patriarch, that is, Eudora, the Holy Maiden of Light, is behind the sage Raphael. Raglin, one of the three cardinals, belongs to this department.
There is no shortage of open and secret struggles among the three departments, but they always maintain a delicate balance, as if supporting the three basic fulcrums of the church. Even if there are changes, the main body can always be stable.
The names of these three angels made Chen Rui think of religious legends in another world. Judging from the names of Michael, Satan, and Lucifer, there are still many amazing coincidences in the two disjoint parallel worlds.
What puzzled Chen Rui was that there was no such large-scale belief organization as the Dark Temple in the Demon Realm, and the Lord Demon God had almost never performed miracles. Could it be that he was knocked unconscious by the Lord God of Light with a stick
The defense of Baiya is very strict. Every road section is guarded by the Knights of Light. Identity certificates must be issued when passing through. However, Baiya is now closed to the outside world. As a participant in the selection of the Temple Knights, Paul led Chen Rui all the way unimpeded.
At the foot of the Holy Mountain of Light is a large-scale city that is as famous as the capital of Emperor Longhuang, Yerodisha——Sacred Light City.
Residents here are longer than ordinary people in terms of life expectancy and physical condition. They can participate in various activities organized by the church, meet those legendary figures, and sometimes witness some miracles that cannot be met. For believers who worship the light, it is the greatest honor to be able to join the holy city and become the devout people closest to God.
The number of people in the Holy Light City is strictly limited, and only some new residents are absorbed every few years. Only the most devout believers can become residents of the Holy Light City, and they have to pass various assessments. Even so, believers They are still flocking to it.
Holy Light City usually receives a large number of pilgrims from outside every day, but now it is much deserted. The devout residents strictly abide by the order of the church.
Whether it is the pope, the two patriarchs or the three major cardinals, the core figures do not live in the Holy Light City, but in the palaces of the Holy Mountain. Those high palaces seem to be like gods in the clouds. Looking down at the humble common people under their feet.
What Paul took Chen Rui to was the Canglei Temple on the mountainside of the Holy Mountain, the highest headquarters of the Radiant Knights. Paul had studied art in the Palace of Cang Lei for many years and was very familiar with it. He greeted many guard knights he knew along the way, until he came to the main hall and met Passari, the Supreme Commander of the Radiant Knights.
Among the shining knights, the light knight is the lowest rank, the highest is the temple knight, and the highest is the paladin. There is more than one paladin in the Holy Mountain of Light, but Pasari is the only one who can be called the "Paladin Leader".
Although the Radiant Knight obeys the command and transfer of the supreme leader of the church, strictly speaking, it does not belong to any of the three major angel factions. As the leader of the paladins, Passari is nicknamed the "Bright Sword Saint". He has always adhered to the knight creed of being loyal to the light and protecting justice. He treats people fairly and honestly, and has won the respect of the knights. It's just that people who are too principled tend to offend others easily. In the eyes of many people at the top of the church, this glorious sword master is actually a smelly and hard stone.
Passari is over two hundred years old, but he looks about forty years old on the outside, with a square face, bright eyes, short black hair without a trace of white, and looks energetic.
"Teacher." Paul saluted respectfully, "Here I am, this is my follower, Richard."
In the eyes of analysis, Passari's comprehensive strength level is S+. Except for the S constitution, the rest of the strength, spirit, and speed have all reached the S+ level. The analysis is a light attribute, magic swordsman, and the degree of danger shows "high".
Looking at the data alone, S+ is the peak devil emperor, but Chen Rui feels that the strength of this glorious sword master should be higher than that of the pale gold-skinned Titan in the valley of the storm, and he is not an opponent that can be easily defeated. The Holy Mountain is the headquarters of the Church of Light, and it is unknown how much of the peak power of the human world is hidden. In a sense, it far surpasses the two holy empires.
In addition to this Passari, Chen Rui can feel ten devil-level paladins in the Palace of Cang Lei. The three giants, Pope Vandis, Patriarch Pusmir, and Saint Eudora, are also said to be top-level powerhouses. , not to mention, behind the church, there are truly terrifying super-powers: the supreme three angels.
Although Paul knew very little about the three highest angels, Chen Rui remembered one thing: the remnant soul of the holy dragon Rodriguez encountered in the Tower of Destruction once mentioned the name "Raphael", Rodriguez's strength at the peak of the year should have been close to or even reached the false god, but he was still severely injured by Rafael, and he is still full of fear.
It can be seen from this that the strength of the three supreme angels, Raphael, Michael, and Gabriel, should have reached the level of false gods. Facing the devil emperor-level powerhouse, Chen Rui is now able to deal with it freely, even if it is a nationalized powerhouse , using that unknown pole star change, maybe there is a fight, but in the face of a real pseudo-god-level powerhouse, it can be said that he has no resistance at all, and he is afraid that he will be wiped out before the door of the starry sky can be opened.
Therefore, in this old den of the enemy, we must be cautious, and before we get Xue Dalai, we must not make any mistakes in any case.
"I've seen Master Passari!" Chen Rui hurriedly saluted, with just the right excitement on his face.
Passari didn't pay attention to Chen Rui, nodded slightly, and said to Paul: "The selection contest for the Templar Knights will officially start the day after tomorrow. The candidates' residence is the Silver Villa in the Holy City. Someone will take you there later. God, you should prepare well. You know my temper, even though I am one of the chief examiners, I will not take care of you just because you are my disciple."
"I understand." Paul saluted again, "Please rest assured, teacher, I will definitely not disgrace you."
Passari nodded, and let a knight of light lead the two of them out of the Palace of Canglei to the Silver Villa in the holy city.
Silver Villa is the largest "hotel" in the Holy City. When Paul came here, many candidates had already settled in. Among the competitors here, Paul knew only a small number of them, and there were not a few with followers.
The role of followers is not to show off. For example, in this period, followers can go out and walk around to inquire about various intelligence and news of competitors. Chen Rui wanted to inquire about the location of Xuefeng Terrace, and immediately volunteered to complete the task of inquiring about the news. Paul naturally agreed. Just as he was about to go out, someone knocked on the door. When he opened it, it turned out to be an old acquaintance, Elisa.
"Your Excellency the future Temple Knight, I will return to the White Cliff before you." Elisa smiled sweetly.
Paul had already promised Elisa to join the line of saints, so he naturally didn't dare to neglect: "What's the matter with Miss Elisa?"
"He can't come if there's nothing wrong?" Elisa raised her mouth unhappily, "Okay, I know you have to calm down and prepare, I won't look for you, just look for him."
"Me?" Chen Rui pointed to his nose in surprise, he really didn't expect that Elisa was looking for him.
Paul was a little surprised. Looking at Chen Rui's eyes asking for help, he smiled slightly: "Li Cha still has important tasks, but since it is Miss Elisa's request, Li Cha, you can go and follow Miss Elisa's command in everything." .”