Old Church

  The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

  The nuns bathing in the hot spring would probably not believe it even if they were beaten to death that someone would dare to peep at such a sacred place as the church.

  You want to know, those old guys who became bishops don't even have the guts! When they're grabbing the nuns' butts, they still need to put on a holy face and slip in a few gold coins, or else who's going to let them touch?

  But now, someone is actually so brazenly peeking here?

  However, it was also the first time that the nuns of the Sacred Court had encountered such a thing, so they didn't have any reaction at all. If this were an ordinary bathhouse, the bricks flying over would probably have smashed Du Fan into a pig's head by now.

  "Ah——"

  It was unclear who let out the first shriek, but in an instant, the nuns were as if they had remembered something and began wailing like ghosts. They curled up their bodies, wishing to wrap themselves entirely in towels. Of course, there were a few bolder ones with some skills who ran towards that direction. One of them, who knew a bit of magic, had already thrown several small fireballs over.

  But when they arrived at that place, apart from finding a brick that had been removed from the ground and some unknown things, nothing else was found.

  Looking out at the gloomy forest outside, these devout nuns all realized that they might have made a mistake earlier. How could there be anyone peeking in such a place?

  It must be my own mistake!

  But then what was the figure that appeared there just now?

  The nuns looked at each other in dismay, and in the end, they had no choice but to put up a united front, with everyone pretending that nothing had happened. From then on, however, nobody dared to enter the bathhouse again, which had been used for who knows how many years.

  Du Fan lightly exhaled, wiping away the sweat that had dripped down due to intense exercise, and looked in the direction of the hot spring with a lucky expression.

  He didn't want to let his reputation, which he had built up over the years, be ruined by a single accident. After all, if this kind of thing were to be exposed, it would be impossible to talk his way out of it.

  The only way now is to sneak out quietly, then change clothes and attend the royal banquet in high spirits. Who would know that they had been here before?

  Du Fan smiled to himself and quickened his pace, locking onto the direction of the back door before sprinting over.

  But after running for a while, he stopped in his tracks, staring at the building in front of him, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

  If Du Fan wasn't mistaken, this should be a holy temple. Judging from its architectural style, it must have been built hundreds of years ago. Du Fan also knew that there were ancient temple ruins in the backyard, but he had never seen them before. He didn't expect to discover it at this time.

  With a few threads of doubt in his heart, Du Fan slowly walked towards that ancient temple.

  He furrowed his brow as he approached the edge of the temple, unable to believe that this ancient temple was not a bit smaller than the one in the square, and its location happened to block his way.

  After considering for a few minutes, Du Fan decided to cross the hall and leave, because if he took a detour to leave, it was likely that others would discover him, and then he might not be able to freely wander around in the church in the future.

  One must cherish his own reputation.

  Some god stick in the heart secretly sighed at their own misfortune, has already forgotten will fall to the current situation, the fundamental reason is because they do not walk the main road and instead take a detour.

  Looking at the dilapidated church in front of me, under the moonlight, this place that I don't know how long it has been since I last stepped into, appears gloomy and mysterious.

  From the moment he crossed over, Du Fan was no longer an atheist. In this situation, all sorts of legends about ghosts and monsters from his past life flooded into his mind.

  Du Fan shivered and hesitated for a moment before walking to the entrance of the shrine, gently pushing open the old large door.

  With a creaking sound, the big gate slowly opened, and a musty smell wafted out, making one want to sneeze.

  Du Fan stretched out his hand in front of him and waved it a few times, then quickly slipped through the gap between the door and the frame, before slowly closing the large gate.

  This place is an old courtyard, due to the long-term lack of maintenance, the original stone brick floor has been filled with thick mud for years, and a patch of lilac flowers are growing on it. These flowers look incredibly mysterious under the moonlight.

  Du Fan stood still for a while, finally confirming that apart from entering the main gate of the temple and exiting from the back door, there was no other way to go.

  He hesitated for a moment, then walked up to the front of the cathedral's great hall and slowly went inside.

  It's just like the cathedral in the square, this cathedral hall also has no doors. Inside the hall are rows of seats, and on both sides of the pillars and walls, everywhere is carved with patterns. This ancient appearance makes people feel a bit solemn even in the gloom.

  After a while, Du Fan finally got used to the light in this place. He could see clearly that the statue on the altar was only half left, with the lower half of its body exposed, and the curtain that originally separated the hall from the backstage had disappeared at some point.

  He lightly jumped over the various debris on the ground. Du Fan turned around and walked to the back, originally according to his impression, there should be a huge door hole in the back, from which he could leave the thicket of the backyard, then exit the back door, continue to do his own noble young master, even think about what means to get that Mirak medicine tonight.

  But everything that appeared before his eyes thoroughly broke Du Fan's plan.

  All of a sudden, what was originally a backstage area had turned into an enormous space, giving people the feeling that this place was even bigger than the church square.

  Six pillars stand around the space, with unknown plants crawling on top of them. A blue-green mixed light emanates from above, making this space seem a bit eerie and deserted.

  In the very center of the space, there was a black staircase, and it was unknown where it led to. With that dark entrance as the center, a magic circle was drawn on the ground.

  But with Du Fan's eyesight, he couldn't see what this magic array was used for.

  Du Fan's body trembled slightly, and his mind naturally understood that he might have touched the Vatican's taboo.

  It's actually obvious that only the Holy See itself, and perhaps no one else, could set up something like this in the old sacristy of a church.

  Moreover, since this place is hidden so deeply, the Vatican must not want people to know of its existence.

  If people find out I'm here...the consequences will be...

  Du Fan couldn't help but shudder, his subconscious telling him that he had to leave as soon as possible, or else the outcome would be absolutely disastrous.

  But although he thought so in his heart, he didn't know why, Du Fan's feet moved step by step towards the center of the space.

  When he came to himself, he was already standing in front of the entrance of that cave.

  From this place, you can clearly see that in front of your eyes is a staircase. In the depths of the stairs, there are strands of blue light emanating from within, faintly and vaguely, with an intoxicating flavor.

  Standing here, Du Fan's heart was hesitant. If he went in, he might discover something and even change his current situation. However, going in also meant that he might end up dying inexplicably.

  After a moment's consideration, Du Fan continued to walk slowly. He was clear in his heart that he had never been a person who was content with being ordinary. Since coming to this world, he had just not had the opportunity yet. If he had, he would have soared to great heights long ago.

  Now, this opportunity may be right in front of you, can you afford to give it up?

  The answer is definite.

  Man dies, bird flies up to heaven, but if he doesn't die, he'll live for ten thousand years. At most, he can cross over once more, but this opportunity in front of him cannot be given up no matter what.

  Having understood this point, Du Fan gritted his teeth and walked down from that staircase.

  After walking for a while without knowing how long it had been, he found that the object emitting blue light was getting closer and closer.

  It wasn't until he felt himself already leaving the stairs that he finally got a good look at the thing.

  Those glows were emitted by six blue crystals, which combined to form a magic array. In the center of the array, there was a vague shadow that couldn't be seen clearly.

  Du Fan estimated that these six blue crystals were likely to form a spatial magic array, and the purpose of this magic array was probably to protect something or imprison someone.

  No matter what's inside, it should all be beneficial to oneself. As for the consequences of destroying this magic array, Du Fan hadn't considered them at all.

  He who does not plan for his own future will be destroyed by heaven and earth.