Chapter 492: The Altar
At this moment, the eyes of all the people in the Thousand Holy Kingdom fell on the Holy Maiden.
watched her step by step, walk in front of the altar, and then stopped.
The so-called altar looks like a huge furnace, and its whole body is covered with gold, and at this moment, there happens to be sunlight shining down, dyeing the whole body of the altar with a shallow golden light, which makes people unable to take their eyes off.
This huge altar has stood in the middle of the main square for a long, long time. It is rumored that the altar has been in existence since the establishment of the Thousand Holy Kingdoms, and it has been around for many years. Generations of saints have been elected through this altar. In this way, we can better reproduce the next generation for the Thousand Holy Countries, and provide better conditions for the prosperity and development of the Thousand Holy Countries.
In a way, the very existence of the altar is very sacred. At least for the people of the Thousand Holy Realms, the existence of the altar is undoubtedly very important. No one will doubt the authority of the altar at all, and its appearance, from beginning to end, is full of absolute right to speak.
In front of the altar, you must not have other superfluous thoughts, otherwise in the end, you may only be unlucky.
The people of the Thousand Holy Kingdoms are naturally full of worship and respect for the Lord, and they are also in awe of the altar from the bottom of their hearts. As the most important sacred object in the Thousand Holy Kingdoms, the altar's status is naturally unshakable.
Now, at last, they are looking forward to the Holy Maiden Ceremony again.
Whether the holy woman in front of them can pass the test of the altar or not, they will all be able to know.
At this moment, all the attention is on the altar and the saint.
The elders sitting on the elder seat were naturally no exception. And the eyes of the holy blue were even more staring in the direction where the saint was. She wants to see if this woman can really pass the test of the altar.
You must know that not every single one of the saints in the past has been able to pass the test of the altar, if she does not pass, it means that the altar does not recognize the identity of the saintess, and when the time comes, even if Lord Shengbai brings her back, I am afraid that she will not be able to keep her.
After all, all of this is ultimately subject to the altar. If she couldn't even pass through the altar, how could she convince all the people of the Thousand Holy Realms as a saint? Shenglan believes that at that time, even the Lord will not be able to arbitrarily decide the identity of this saint.
The position of the Lord is naturally supreme, but if the altar does not agree, even if the Lord does not want it, he can only find the next more suitable saint.
Although Shenglan didn't want to admit it, she really didn't want this saint of unknown origin to be able to pass the saintess ceremony. On the contrary, what she wants to see most is this woman, who cannot pass the approval of the altar.
At that time, no matter how much others do, it will be useless. She can't be a saint, and Shenglan knows that this matter is irreparable. But it doesn't mean that she can watch a woman of unknown origin snatch the position that originally belonged to her.
Even if he lost, Shenglan did not admit defeat at all. Because of this woman, Shenglan thinks that she is much better than her! Maybe this woman has good looks, but to become a saint, it's not just about being good-looking, she also has absolutely excellent abilities. The Holy Maiden will be a woman who will work hard for the next generation of the Thousand Holy Kingdoms in the future, if she doesn't even have this ability, how can she give birth to an excellent son of the Temple? This is obviously a joke!
But from beginning to end, Shenglan has not seen what is so special about this saint. If this woman only has one look, then she herself is afraid that she will really be angry to death. Isn't it an insult to her to be taken away from the position of a saint by such a woman? What does she want from Shenglan, and she has never suffered this kind of grievance!
Sheng Qing on the side, his eyes looked in the direction of Sheng Lan from time to time, with a trace of worry in his eyes. Now that it was the most sacred saintess ceremony in the Thousand Holy Realms, he was really worried that Saint Lan would do something earth-shattering later. The two of them are now in a cooperative relationship, as the so-called one is prosperous and one is lost, he can't just watch Shenglan do something stupid.
If they anger the Lord, there will be no good fruit for either of them. He could only hope that the Holy Maiden ceremony would end smoothly. After all, no matter how unwilling Shenglan is, she can't change the fact that she can't become a saint, right?
Perhaps the most difficult thing for a person is to face things that they don't want to face. But reality always tells this person that she has to face it. Because even if you don't face it, the facts are in front of you, and you can't change it.
If it could have changed, maybe the outcome would not have been like this at the beginning.
Although Sheng Qing is a little arrogant on weekdays, he understands a lot of things. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become an elder in the temple. How can a person who can become an elder sit in that position if he does not have some ability? And the people below will not obey.
The greatest advantage of Shengqing is that he can put himself in the shoes of many things, and he has never been stingy with his kindness to his friends or allies. It may be said that all this is for himself, but why is it not good for others?
The holy woman stood in front of the altar and looked up at the huge golden furnace in front of her.
The witch who was guiding her on the side also stopped at the side, took a golden tray from the hand of another witch, and then slowly approached the saint. After walking in front of the Holy Maiden, she bowed her head respectfully, lifted her tray, and approached the Holy Maiden.
The saint looked down at the golden tray in the middle of a pure black dagger, and on the handle of the dagger was carved a golden eagle, exactly the same as the eagle on the Lord's body.
The saint slowly reached out and picked up the dagger. The dagger was held in the palm of her hand, and the cold touch suddenly spread in her palm, and a cold feeling passed from the dagger to her body.
But there was not much expression on the saint's face, and she picked up the dagger without any movement. After the witch put down the tray, she stepped forward again, and gently rolled up the black sleeve on the right side of the witch, and the slender white arm of the saint was suddenly revealed in front of everyone.
Everyone held their breath at the moment, watching the movements of the saint, and they didn't dare to make a sound at all.
The saint bowed her head and looked directly below the altar.
On the ground, inlaid with five grooves of different shapes, they are made of different shapes, of different sizes, but which happen to enclose the entire altar. At the same time, at the very front of the groove, a slit so small that it is almost impossible to see leads to the altar at the same time. It was as if it was a long hand that stretched all the way to the altar and grabbed it.
The saint walked up to one of the grooves and, in full view of everyone, raised the dagger in her hand.
Immediately, she slashed the white wrist of her right hand!
Bright red blood suddenly rushed out!
There was not the slightest expression on the saint's face, as if she did not feel any pain at all. She calmly stretched out her arm, aimed it at the groove in the ground, and turned her wrist slightly.
Suddenly, drop by drop, the blood dripped into the groove with unmistakable accuracy. Countless drops of blood, under the movements of the saintess, slowly covered the grooves. And the blood also slowly flowed in the direction of the altar along the crack in the groove.
After seeing that the blood was enough to flow, the saint did not hesitate to walk to another groove, and in the same position, let her blood flow into the groove.
And the shrine maiden beside her has been following her closely, but she doesn't make any movements.
The saint watched her blood gradually fill all the grooves, she didn't seem to feel sorry for her blood at all, but the people watching around couldn't help but feel their hearts tremble slightly about this.
Although they have always known that this is a necessary process for the Holy Maiden ceremony, there is still a certain gap between what they have seen with their own eyes. The saint had shed so much blood, and they were all worried that in the next second, the saint would faint directly in front of the altar.
After all, her figure looks so slender, even her wrists are so pale and small, she looks a little weak.
But from beginning to end, the saint did not have superfluous expressions and superfluous movements, except for constantly changing her direction and letting the blood flow into the grooves. She stood there, like a tireless warrior, dutifully doing what she was supposed to do.
Finally, as time passed, the five grooves, thanks to the efforts of the Holy Maiden, had all accumulated her blood. From the five seams, they flow to the inside of the altar.
After filling the groove with the last few drops of blood, the saint turned her wrist slightly. The witch who had been waiting next to her immediately walked over, took out a black handkerchief out of nowhere, and carefully protected the wrist of the saint who was still dripping blood.
Another shrine maiden came over with a tray and put the dagger in the holy woman's hand back in its place.
The saint didn't care about her injuries, and she was now standing back in her original position, right in the middle of the altar. She looked up at the altar and waited silently for it to change.
It is rumored that the blood of the saint must be the purest in order to pass the test of the altar.
If there is not the slightest movement on the altar, it means that this saint is not qualified.
Now, it is the moment to wait for the altar to move.
All of them are looking forward to it. They all tilted their heads and stared at the altar, waiting for its next reaction.
Is there movement or is there no movement?
Sheng Lan also stared at the altar deadly, and after a while, the altar still didn't seem to react?
Seeing this, Sheng Lan couldn't help but have a hint of joy between her eyebrows. Could it really be that as she thought, this woman could not pass the test of the altar at all? Also, how could a woman who came out of nowhere have such ability to pass the test of the altar?
But Holy Blue's joy was less than two seconds, and in the next second, there was movement on the altar!