Chapter 274: Purifying Energy
As the water element condensed in the space, the lake around the island began to ripple in a circle, and Augustus stared at the wide lake, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Yin corpse? So, as long as there is a water element other than the liquid of the stone basin, these guys will be activated? Touching his chin, Augustus muttered as he observed Dumbledore's state.
There was a sudden feeling of coldness in his arm, a slimy, white hand grabbed his wrist, Augustus shook his hand casually, a dazzling fire lit up, and the cold palm covering his arm instantly bounced away. A bright fiery red flower rose in the darkness, and everywhere as far as the eye could see, Bai Sensen's head and hands emerged from the black water, and men, women, and children, all with sunken, visionless eyes, floated towards the rocks: a large mass of dead bodies emerged from the dark waters.
"Tsk, what a touching scene." Augustus clapped his hands and praised, "Compared with the undead natural disaster, these yin corpses are really civilized and orderly, not only dressed neatly, but also without the slightest picture of unhappiness. Ahem. Coughing lightly, looking at the Yin corpses surrounded in all directions, Augustus lit a fire of civilization on the ground.
The crimson seed fell to the ground and began to take root, growing from the soil at a considerable speed, and in an instant, a small seedling rose from the ground to form a huge fire tree that reached the top of the cave. The giant tree with a crimson body continued to shake out pure flame flowers, and countless flaming red flowers began to float in the sky. Anyone who touches the Yin corpse of the fiery red stamen, in a moment, is assimilated into black energy flowers, falls into the earth, and returns to nothingness.
"A guest star of a non-living species, the fire of order, the tree of civilization. These Templar methods of purifying the undead are as good as ever. Augustus touched his chin and looked at the brilliant crimson flowers in the sky with satisfaction, in just a moment, the negative energy and yin corpse in this place were almost purified.
"This magic?" A deep voice rang out beside Augustus, and when he turned around, Dumbledore was already on his feet, his face as pale as the corpses around him, and the light of the fire danced in his eyes, "It's very much like the methods of the Church!" β
Augustus nodded, "The dark energy here is too dense, and only by taking this method can we completely purify these negative energies." β
"Understandable." Dumbledore muttered. The dark blue eyes were still focused on the crimson tree of civilization with admiration in their eyes.
Augustus could hear the weakness in Dumbledore's voice, turned around and asked with concern, "Professor, how is your physical condition?" β
"I'm weak......" he said.
"Shall we rest here for a while?" Augustus looked at Dumbledore's extremely pale face and exhausted appearance, and dissuaded, "There is the purification effect of the Tree of Civilization here, and if you cultivate around here, you will get twice the result with half the effort." β
Dumbledore scooped the locket from under the stone basin and stuffed it into his robes, his tone becoming firmer, "We have to go to the Ministry of Magic, in the occult department, there is something very important to fetch." I have a hunch that Voldemort already knows the prophecy crystal of fate hidden in the occult department about him and Harry, and if he gets it first and cracks the prophecy, everything we do will no longer make sense. β
"But with your current state, if you encounter Voldemort at the Ministry of Magic, I'm afraid you won't have the slightest chance of winning." Augustus rationally analyzed, even if it was just an external feeling, the Dumbledore in front of him was already extremely weak, not to mention observing his current state as a spellcaster with an inquiring eye, I am afraid that it would not even be one-tenth of his usual state.
Dumbledore obviously sensed the problem as well, he turned to look at Augustus with a blank face, of course he knew that the one in front of him, although he was here with him now to take Voldemort's Horcrux, in addition to a temporary emergency, was more of a curiosity about the Horcruxes, and the exploration of the means of another legendary collector's item in the world, with his family status, even if Voldemort ruled the wizarding world, it would have little impact on their family, so the camp he was in now should be completely neutral. If he insisted that he go to the Ministry of Magic to snipe a legendary wizard in full state, I am afraid that there would be no visible benefit, and he would never agree.
Dumbledore sighed slightly, this world is all centered on interests, and without interests in front, why should others watch over morality and help you selflessly. "After this battle, I will hand over the position of Chief Mage of the Wizengamot to your father." Dumbledore looked at Augustus earnestly, his voice weakening.
Augustus's delicate face showed a hint of helplessness, "Although this condition is very tempting, it seems that I should also make some sacrifices for the family, but unfortunately, you should know that this kind of worldly status change has no meaning to me. β
A hint of disappointment appeared on Dumbledore's old countenance, for a nobleman, such conditions should be enough to impress, but it was a pity that he forgot that the person in front of him was the youngest legend in the wizarding world, and in a world where power was paramount, any worldly interests were only a matter of time.
Just when Dumbledore decided to take a desperate gamble and go alone, regardless of life or death. Augustus suddenly spoke, "Actually, I don't have any special requirements, after this matter, all the Horcruxes we have collected must be handed over to me." β
Dumbledore looked at Augustus with a little deep meaning, and admonished, "Horcruxes are really not good for you, Voldemort has gone wrong on the road to eternal life, and I really don't want such a good young man to follow in his footsteps." β
Augustus was inexplicably a little touched, the teacher in front of him had to be said to be a competent elder, even if it was a moment related to life, he did not forget to pay attention to whether he was on the right path, for Hogwarts, for the wizarding world, such a benevolent and upright headmaster is indeed worthy of admiration.
"I'm just using it to study the correlation jΓΉ, Voldemort's means of immortality, and it has been different from me from the beginning." Augustus replied earnestly.
Dumbledore nodded, with his identity and strength, there was no need to lie to himself, since it was just a simple research, it was not impossible to give the Horcrux to Augustus.