Chapter 143: Chapter 134: False Miracle

Wu Chang asked Han’er, “Have you seen their resurrection miracles?”

“I see them often; almost every month, they perform it once for the believers.” Han’er’s tone was flat, but Wu Chang could faintly sense a hint of dissatisfaction.

“Do you think they are truly resurrecting people?” Wu Chang continued to ask.

Han’er, being an old gravekeeper, and having frequent contact with the Soul Light Sect, must know a lot of secrets.

When mentioning resurrection, Han’er’s tone became complicated. He looked at the Holy Table ahead, but it seemed like he was talking about more than just the ritual on the table.

“Crossing the boundary between life and death can’t be that easy. If it were truly that easy, those who yearn for immortality wouldn’t become monstrous beings, lurking in the Great Tomb at night.”

Wu Chang nodded, thinking to himself that this guy’s insights are deep, definitely from having suffered significant losses from the Soul Light Church. He planned to find an opportunity to investigate further in the future.

The ceremony inside the church continued.

A middle-aged believer, with a gray and pale complexion, came out from the crowd with the support of a few nuns.

The middle-aged man looked ghostly pale, his hair dry like straw, emaciated to just skin and bones, his eye sockets so deep that passersby feared his eyes might fall out with every step he took, and each step caused him to breathe heavily, making those around him feel out of breath just from listening.

In reality, even seeing such a person through a screen, Wu Chang wouldn’t dare to fast-forward the video, fearing that the slightest speed-up might cause this guy’s body to collapse and die on his phone.

The resurrection ritual was personally presided over by the Pope of the Soul Light Sect, who looked particularly young, not appearing to be over thirty, with a gentle and elegant demeanor, resembling more a young scholar than the pope of a major sect.

Despite his youth, the pope’s skills were solid; whether in forming the Soul Light Sect or leading prayers, he did it impeccably and had a high reputation among the believers.

With the pope’s appearance, the believers became even more frenzied, shouting the pope’s title loudly.

Saint of Fire.

Meaning the one who holds the Soul Fire.

The Fire Master smiled at the believers, gave a short sermon, and then, estimating that the middle-aged man’s time was about up, he drew a silver dagger and slashed open the man’s clothes.

The middle-aged man was skeletal, yet his belly was as large as a pregnant woman’s. Beneath the swollen skin, one could vaguely see worm-like veins wriggling inside him.

Clearly, he had a severe parasitic infection, and his condition was hopeless. Given the medical conditions of the Mikel Kingdom, it was impossible to treat him. For such patients, doctors suggested only going to Sirena to spend the last part of their lives in peace.

The man lay on the Holy Table, somewhat at a loss, despite the Fire Master’s constant reassurances to relax, close his eyes and feel the presence of God, he was still reluctant to close them.

The man was well aware of his status; once he closed his eyes, he might never see this world again.

But gradually, his eyelids grew heavy, his consciousness drifted away, and as the rise and fall of his chest ceased, the labored breathing subsided to silence.

He died on the Holy Table.

But the next moment, a flame rose from beneath the table, engulfing the man’s body.

No matter how many times they witnessed it, seeing this scene again now, the believers in the church couldn’t help but gasp in amazement, even Wu Chang couldn’t help but let out a soft “huh.”

He wasn’t amazed by the miracle itself, but because he recognized the flame that emerged, and was very familiar with it.

It was the Age Fire!

The Age Fire from the Peaceful Years Dungeon, how could it appear in the Midnight Graveyard Dungeon?

That’s not right; the plane numbers of these two dungeons are different, and they don’t share the same world view.

Quickly he realized, in the Peaceful Years Dungeon, the Age Fire from Huai Valley Village came from the Four-sided Age Fire Lamp. But where did the Four-sided Age Fire Lamp come from?

It was left by a passing Scholar who, seeing the Out Year Festival getting out of control, specially rearranged the Out Year Array and left the Four-sided Age Fire Lamp.

At the end of the Peaceful Years Dungeon, he thought the Scholar who set up the Age Fire was Chi Yuan in disguise, but Chi Yuan vehemently denied it. At that time, he wondered why an average player would give such a powerful Four-sided Age Fire Lamp to an NPC.

Now it seems, the Scholar causing trouble in Huai Valley Village was most likely someone from the Peaceful Sect, and even quite possibly the Fire Master!

No need to think, it’s certain that after taking the Fire Master’s Four-sided Age Fire Lamp, the other party must harbor resentment and is trying to reclaim the treasure.

An enemy lurking in the shadows definitely counts as a threat. Hopefully, the Stone of Miracles won’t include this guy when fulfilling his wish.

The Stone of Miracles seems to be more capable than he imagined.

After discovering that the Soul Light Sect was using Age Fire, the so-called resurrection miracle was no longer mysterious.

The Fire Master, unnoticed, merely used the Age Fire to keep the middle-aged man alive just a bit longer, then violently removed all the parasite-infected parts, and used a recovery potion to regenerate the flesh.

A recovery potion that could cause the flesh to regenerate quickly is worth around 3000 Rotten Silver Coins; it seems expensive, but compared to orchestrating a miracle, the cost is much smaller.

While treating the man, the Fire Master either deliberately or unintentionally didn’t complete the treatment. The man wasn’t fully revived, as a white sign of life appeared but was very weak, mixing with the black aura of death, turning it gray.

The believers resurrected through a miracle displayed a strange equilibrium of black, white, and gray gases within their bodies.

Wu Chang saw it clearly, but the other believers couldn’t see it. They loudly called out the Fire Master’s name, and the scene almost became uncontrollable.

Wu Chang softly asked Erin, “Did you notice anything?”

Erin’s eyes turned a pale gold as she carefully observed the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground, frantically kissing the Fire Master’s feet.

After a moment, she said confusedly, “During the ritual, I didn’t feel any magic power fluctuations. To my perception, that man wasn’t actually alive, yet he had consciousness without the aura of decay of death…”

“If it were you, could you save these people?” Wu Chang asked.

Erin shook her head, “Light Magic can heal injuries and purify negative statuses, but it can’t extend one’s life or bring the dead back to life. I believe the so-called miracle that revives the dead is just an illusion. Before long, that man will die again.”

As Erin finished speaking, Han’er, standing nearby, trembled slightly, as if the words struck a chord with him.

After the miraculous ceremony, the three took a tour of the Soul Light Church. While others were not paying attention, Wu Chang released his Spirit Body, thoroughly exploring the Soul Light Church inside and out.

When the opportunity was ripe, he was confident he could dismantle this Peace Church nest in a short time.

The only regret was that several secret rooms were enveloped by Mystical Power; his Spirit Body couldn’t enter, and he needed to think of another way.

After leaving the Soul Light Cathedral, Wu Chang accompanied Erin for a stroll through the city, then hurried back to the Great Tomb by public carriage before sundown.

Their timing was just right; upon returning to the gravekeeper’s cabin, the carriage transporting bodies arrived simultaneously.

The coachman unloaded the bodies onto the open space, greeted Han’er, then turned and left without any intention of helping move the bodies to the small church.

This batch brought seven bodies; Wu Chang glanced over them, his gaze stopping on the seventh body.

Through the body bag, he saw the black, white, and gray gases inside the deceased.

In Sirena, only those who went through the resurrection ritual had this kind of manifestation in their bodies.

Erin was right; believers resurrected once would soon die again and enter this Great Tomb.

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