Chapter 26: Sacred and Immortal

Step back in time.

Library of the Cathedral of Egustín.

An old man with glasses quietly flipped through the book "The Hand of God", which had been read by many seminarians. Quietly flipping through the book "The Hand of God", written by the saint Santiago and exuding divine brilliance and officially recognized by the Holy See, the old man's eyes did not have the enthusiastic reverence in the eyes of ordinary pious clergymen, nor the reading memories of some hanging children who only thought of mixing a monk's clergy position in a seminary, and disdainful or coping, but flipped through the pages of the book with a scrutinizing eyes that ordinary monks would feel terrified when they saw it.

"God has given mankind leverage, but he has forgotten the fulcrum in a corner of the world, and human beings need to abandon laziness and greed to pursue it! Your Excellency Hygo, do you agree with the view of Saint Santiago? Dressed in a conspicuous and gorgeous red robe, an old man with a slight hunchback and a cane stared at the "Hand of God", an officially recognized holy book of the Holy See, with a non-sharp but penetrating gaze.

The attempt to criticize the canons officially recognized by the Holy See was justified in the Inquisition sending someone to the Hall of the Holy Spirit, which was in the dark side of the Holy Spirit. However, these two old men dressed in gorgeous bright red robes can be counted among them.

Cardinal Archbishop!

The Holy See, with the exception of the Pope and the Patriarch, is the supreme figure who controls the authority of the spiritual world.

Carefully holding the "Hand of God", the old man with tortoiseshell decorative glasses slowly closed the religious book full of divine atmosphere. Picking up the staff that was placed next to the bookshelf at first, the pair of wise eyes behind the glasses that could also see through people's hearts looked at the old man in front of him, and sighed softly: "These are a few of my favorite words in "The Hand of God", he has a position in my heart like God loves the world, God rules the world, God has mercy on the world, and God looks at the world coldly. The world rejects laziness, jealousy, arrogance, anger, greed, gluttony, and ****. to receive God's mercy, God's sovereignty, and God's love. Lord Pangudra, do you remember that? ”

Cardinal Pangudra, who had been a librarian in the library of Egustine's Cathedral for twenty years, was familiar with every theological text, and how could he not be familiar with the Teachings, one of Pangudra's favorite books among theological texts???

At the age of eighty-nine, Pangudra, who has been in the position of cardinal for almost eighteen years, is the most devout monk recognized by the Holy See. The monk had given up the Patriarch's Scepter seven years earlier, and the Papal Crown fifteen years earlier, when the Papal Crown was acquired by an ascetic invited by Burnham Darkwell and became Emperor of the Noxian Spiritual World.

Pangudra looked at the cardinal in front of her, who had ascended to the cardinal at the youngest age and who had been hiding in a small attic in the papal office for thirteen years, reading the papal canon for thirteen years, and creating the book "Sacred Immortality", which few people know about today, Pangudra faced this person who had been immersed in it for thirteen years with a smile that had always been quiet, holy and peaceful. The cardinal archbishop, who was once again famous in Noxus under the preaching of the Duke of Werewolf and others, said: "Recorded in the second line of the third page of the third volume of the Teachings, these are the words of the saint Santa Ieta in the book in response to the question of why God loves the world and why the world suffers. The real Teachings do not begin in the first and second volumes, but in the third volume! ”

"It's rare that His Excellency Pangoudra has the same opinion as me! Before I became a cardinal, I had read the obscure Teachings hundreds of times, and during the thirteen years in the Papal Office, I had turned over and read the Teachings hundreds of times, which I had kept on the most remote shelves! At that time, this question arose in my mind: "Why is it necessary to add two volumes of superfluous words to the teachings when it is clear that it begins with the third volume?" ””

Cardinal Pangudra asked very cooperatively, "What answer did you seek in the end?" ”

The cardinal archbishop of Haigaya said slowly, "Above the teachings is the book of light apocalypse of St. Muhammad. The Book of Light Apocalypse is topped by the Hand of God by St. San Santiago, and the Hand of God is surmounted by St. Jolysus's The City in the Sky. Under the mountain of saints, Santa Iyeta had to add two volumes of what seemed redundant before he could write the teachings that really expressed his meaning. But it's not really a superfluous book! At least such a "teaching" will not be branded as a heretical book immediately after it is promulgated, and he himself will not be branded as a heretic! ”

The smile on Archbishop Pangudra's face immediately froze, and he looked at Haige Yasu, who said these words calmly and firmly, and sighed softly: "I seem to understand what you mean! May I make a somewhat excessive request? I would like to borrow the Sacred Immortal from His Excellency The Sacred Immortal. ”

Hai Ge Ya Su slowly put the heavy book "The Hand of God" with a beautiful appearance into the library shelf. Looking back at Pangudra with a smile on her face, there was no enthusiasm in her eyes for the priest to see the priest, nor was there any deliberate indifference. Only quiet as water, a pair of eyes without waves, and faintly refused: "Until the book is truly recognized by the Holy See, this book will not be outside the world!" ”

"You're afraid your book will be branded heretical??" Cardinal Pangudra said in a word.

Neither was silent nor denied, but replied tactfully: "He who lifts up the flame of truth can bring light, but the same flame of truth can burn people in the winds of darkness!" It is undeniable that Santiago, Iyeta, and Jehorich, who have been listed as saints, were successively enshrined as heretics after the publication of their books "The Hand of God", "Teachings", and "City in the Sky", and Santiago was even imprisoned in the Inquisition! Even the saint Jeholys was crucified by the Inquisition because of the theological masterpiece The City in the Sky! ”

"The saint closest to God may be the greatest heresy!" Hai Ge Ya Su spoke softly, and his voice was mellow, but he fell to the ground like thunder.

Pangudra's smile was sluggish, and she was silent for a while. He looked at the familiar priest who was carrying the book on his back, and suddenly felt an inexplicable divine aura from Haige Yashu. "This cardinal, who is more than a decade younger, may have been inspired by God!" Suddenly, this sentence came to Pangudra's mind.

Suddenly, the cardinal, who had been hiding in the library and never participated in the struggle for power in the Holy See, suddenly had the idea of saving the wise and pious clergyman in front of him, and he spoke: "It is heresy to go beyond the holy and pursue the sacred!" Although I do not deny this statement, I also do not agree with this arbitrary statement! Hai Ge Ya Crisp. Do you think your book is a transcendence of the sacred and the pursuit of the sacred? ”

That's an honest deal! Cardinal Pangudra, who had been away from the center of the power storm for many years, said these words, and he was not surprised, but only pleasant, and asked, "Are saints holy?" Is it heresy if I transcend the saints and pursue the sacred? ”

Pangudra had already understood what Haygaya Su meant, he walked to Hygoa Crisp on crutches, looked at Hygoa Assus, and sighed softly: "I hope that the Byzantian Holy See will have one more saint to be worshipped by the world, not a great heresy that will cause a sensation in the world!" ”

Hai Ge Ya Su smiled and bowed.

Turning back, like a withered hand reaching into the bookshelf.

He turned around again, holding the Apocalypse of Light and the Castle in the Sky. Smiling at Cardinal Pangudra, the true owner of the Cathedral of Egustine, he bowed slightly, and then said: "I hope to see His Excellency Pangudra talk about the doctrine, of course, if it is in the Inquisition, then forget it!" As he left, he made a joke.

Bang, the staff tapped lightly against the ground. Dressed in a gorgeous and bright red robe, an old man symbolizes the center of the Holy See. Thirteen years ago, with resolute steps, he gave up all wealth and glory, and studied religious texts in a small house for thirteen years. Thirteen years later, the monks, who had not yet enjoyed the worship and glory of this world, left the world again and ascended the gate to heaven or hell.

Doorway. Looking at the holy Holy Cross hanging in front of the Cathedral of Egustine, Hygea muttered to himself: "Lord, I have proved my piety in thirteen years, what can you give me?" The papal crown is also the patriarch's scepter. Or a new Holy See?? I don't need any of that! I want to be sacred! ”

Ten days ago, after thirteen years, Hai Ge Ya Su came to the Egustín Cathedral again to ask the question, and today Hai Ge Ya Su found the answer by himself.

In the year 1406 of the Valoran Continental Calendar, Cardinal Archbishop Hygea presented the book "Holy Immortality", which he had written in the Papal Office. As soon as the book was presented to the Papal Affairs Office, the five cardinal archbishops and the patriarch gathered, and even the Holy See Pope Yaosura, who had not been able to appear for a long time, came to the Pope Office several times to participate in the discussion of the work of "Holy Immortality".

"Sacred Immortality" complements many of the teachings of the Holy See, which was originally a book that can be included in the official canon of the Holy See, but this "Holy Immortality" partially negates the writings of many saints such as Iyeta, Santiago, Jehorisius, etc., such as the more famous sentence in the teachings: "God loves the world, God rules the world, God has mercy on the world, and God looks at the world with a cold eye." The world rejects sloth, jealousy, arrogance, anger, greed, gluttony, and **** in order to receive God's mercy, God's sovereignty, and God's love. However, he was added by some personal remarks in the book "Divine Immortality", which became: "God loves the world, God is a man, God has mercy on the world, and God looks at the world coldly." In the cold eyes, the world has abandoned laziness, jealousy, arrogance, anger, greed, gluttony, and ****, and has sought God's mercy, God's master, and God's love! ”

Or the words in "Castle in the Sky", which have been enshrined as classics by many saints: "Heaven reigns for light, and hell worships darkness!" Light comes, darkness purifies! This phrase, which many of the Inquisition Night's Watchmen like to utter at length when purifying evil, is understated in "Divine Immortality": If there is no darkness in the firmament? And where does the light shine on the world? Light and darkness are God's gifts to all things!

At the end of "Sacred Immortality", there is also a passage from Haige Yasu: Every monk has a god in his heart, and "Divine Immortal" only represents the god in my heart of Haige Yasu, God, divine and immortal.

Cardinal Murthrid, who was grumpy at the time, directly slapped the table and yelled, "What does he want to do? Did he want to provoke the saints of the ages? ”

Others are silent.

Finally, Cardinal Pangudra, who belatedly arrived, pointed to the essence of the words: "We seek the footsteps of God, and listen to the voice of God with devotion to God, not to saints, and this is the true meaning of the book of Hygoa. ”

The book "Holy Immortality" had such an impact on the Byzantian Holy See that the Inquisition finally sent out to invite Hygea, who was reading in the library of the Cathedral of Egustine, to the Inquisition. The book, which circulated only among the Noxian Pope, the Patriarch, and the five cardinals, did not spread further.

As Pope Yaoshura said, "He is either the most devout saint or the greatest heresy in the history of the Byzantian Holy See!" ”

In the same year, Augustus and his order of twenty-one knights had arrived in the permafrost tundra to confront the Ice Marksman, the largest tribe in Ferreljord.

PowerbyYOZOSOFT (To be continued.) )