The methods of the angels are naturally more sophisticated and subtle than Nietzsche, and the various information contained in this staff can only be felt by Joshua, and as his realm grows, he will naturally comprehend it when he can comprehend it. Because Jesus was not a mortal after all, he was Amun, the reincarnated Lord of Heaven.

After the ceremony was over, Jesus no longer hid it, and he told John about his encounter with the old storyteller in the Syrian desert and the moonlit night on the banks of the Tianzhu River and the gift of Moses' staff. Today's meeting between the two can be said to be a clever and covert arrangement made by the angels, Moses secretly directed John to the Yadan River to baptize the people, and when Jesus returned to his hometown, he happened to receive this kind of baptism.

Neither Elijah nor the Moonlit Night nor Moses personally gave Josesus the power to awaken, on the one hand, they were afraid of the unknown impact on Jesus' verification in the world, and on the other hand, they did not want the Olympian gods to detect the clues. Everything goes naturally through the human way, which is the safest thing.

John also reminded Joshua that the news that he was the prophesied Messiah must be kept strictly secret and not easily publicized and leaked to others, otherwise it might lead to unexpected disasters.

Jesus replied, "It's not something to be ashamed of, I don't care about keeping it secret, but I'm not going to preach it and tell people about it." The Messiah is not a title but an achievement, an achievement that can only be attained with such a vow and the fulfillment of such a mission. He can be me or you, it's not about who we claim to be!"

John exclaimed, "What you're saying is that my reminder is superfluous. ...... What do you think of the fact that I use the baptism ritual to awaken the power of those I meet at any time, breaking the conventions of the temple?"

Jesus laughed: "The priests of the temple took hold of this ritual as a privilege given by the gods, and being able to accept it became a status symbol of glory and privilege. But the path is there, it's infinitely wide, and one person walking on it doesn't get in the way of another. And I'm sure that even if it were to circulate publicly, no one would fight for it. ”

John pondered and asked, "No one will fight?" What do you mean by that, and why do you make such a judgment with such confidence?"

Jesus laughed and explained, "Even if baptism is done openly for all who are willing to accept it, it is very difficult to awaken the power of the Source, and even more so to transcend eternal life." In the past 100 years, besides the prophet Elijah, have you heard of anyone who became an angel and went straight to Heaven before the end of his life?

The path to transcending immortality is so difficult, not only to pay the most diligent cultivation in the world, but also to pass all kinds of difficult tests, but the hope of finally crossing the end is so slim that it is almost impossible for most people. With the same wisdom and hard work, the same effort and price, it is much easier to pursue the world's fame, status, wealth, and beauty!

If the world knew all this, even if you showed him the way, many would have made another choice, either wisely or fearfully. The gods should understand this, so that he will tell the world about the existence of the path beyond eternal life, and its purpose is not to give the priests a privilege, but to give the world a hope.

As long as people are willing, let everyone be baptized, and tell the truth as clearly as possible, without being so mysterious and complicated. God doesn't need to tempt people with eternal life, you should tell people directly that compared to all other pursuits in the world, it is much more difficult to transcend eternal life, people can make their own choices with limited life, and only Satan will tempt people's yearning with **. ”

With Jesus' words, the morning light appeared in the direction of the valley of the Eudes to the east. John squinted his eyes and muttered, "God doesn't need eternal life to tempt people's beliefs, and transcending eternal life is a difficult hope and achievement, not a reward in the temple." He repeated these words many times, and then bowed to the ground again and said, "Josus, even if I don't hear the voice of the angel, I believe that you are the prophesied Messiah at this moment." ”

After daybreak, John took his leave of Jesus, leading his disciples out. His mission is accomplished, but it's not over, and there are more important things to do.

...... When Jesus returned home, he said hello to his parents, gave his mother all the money he had saved from his travels in various places, and then went out into the wilderness alone and began a period of asceticism. If he wanted to guide his disciples and baptize the crowd like John, he had to achieve great success first.

He sailed along the Yadan River to the southern shore of the inland lake and into the edge of the Syrian Desert. The first ritual of transcending eternal life is the "awakening of strength", and the accompanying test is the "awakening of **". It's not that the lower a person's qualifications, the harder the initial test becomes, many times the opposite is true, and many later great achievers have a particularly violent initial test when they have just awakened their power.

Jesus was in the middle of the Gobi, looking south at the endless yellow sand, surrounded by bare rocks where the sun was shining, the weather was extremely hot, there was not a single green tree or even fresh grass around, and the distant grassland behind him occasionally heard the low roar of wild beasts, and his heart was also suffering.

When he walked here and sat down, he felt very hungry, as if he hadn't eaten for many days, but he had just eaten. There is a fire burning in the body, accompanied by various conflicts.

He closed his eyes and entered meditation, and faintly heard a voice in his soul: "You are the son of Aroha that the people of Salem desire, but you will not choose a fate like a human emperor, you will not have beautiful clothes, magnificent palaces, and hordes of slaves." Why do you want to disappoint people and disappoint yourself, to be the king that the people of Salem expect, and you know what they want!"

Amon roared in his soul, "You are Satan!

The voice smiled and replied, "Yes, I am Satan, and I am you." The world belongs to me and yours, and so does your soul. With just one thought, I can give you everything you want. Don't be afraid of temptation, it's innate, otherwise how would you know what to choose?"

Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and he gasped for breath as he suddenly said slowly, "Tempt me! Then his expression calmed down.

...... While Jesus' penance was between the desert and the steppe, John led his disciples along the north of Jedan's journey north toward the city of Salem, preaching Aroh's guidance of faith and baptizing people along the way, and more and more people followed him in the way Jesus had spoken.

The current Maro rulers in the Salem Plain adopted a policy of governing the locals by the natives, appointing governors, leaving a small army to maintain order, appointing natives as tax collectors to collect taxes on the Maro Empire, and canonizing a king of the Salemites named Herod.

This Herod took the name of his father, the elder Herod King, who ordered the search of newborn babies at the birth of Jesus. At that time, Jesus' parents received guidance from Vincentebus and fled with him to Eju.

Herod was not a king of the Nation of Reading, he was only canonized by the Maro people, symbolizing the Maro Empire as a county king who ruled the region and whose status was equivalent to that of a great lord. But in the city of Salem, his life was no different from that of a true king, living in a luxurious palace with a large number of servants.

Herod considered himself to be the king of the people of Salem, whether under the Maro Empire or under the founding of the Salem people. After the death of Augustus the Great of Maro, the tyrannical and mediocre successor of the throne gradually weakened his control over the remote plain of Salem, so the desire of the people of Salem to get rid of his rule became stronger, and Herod's power increased.

The inhabitants of the city of Salem today are divided into two kinds: the Salemites and the Samarites. The people of Salem were the descendants of the tribe that Moses had brought back to their homeland, the miners of the original town of Tuk. Their ancestors were the owners of the land, and when they returned to the city of Salem, they were well cared for and respected, and they used their hard work and wisdom to create wealth and gain status and pass it on to future generations.

Hundreds of years have passed, and from the original respect for hard work and wisdom to a real class status, many Salem people think they are noble and different. The Samaths, on the other hand, are the descendants of the original cavemen, plateau giants, and lumpenproletarians from all over the continent, whose ancestors founded the city-state on a swamp with nothing after the Great Flood, but who are now of a lowly class.

The Salem people in authority, especially the temple elders and priests, were always careful to distinguish themselves from the common people, especially the Samarites, who were accustomed to wearing floor-length robes and gathering alone to claim to be God's favored elect. Arohor and Moses agreed on ten commandments, but later Salem elders laid down hundreds of rules based on the scriptures, claiming that everything they said and did was based on God's will.

In fact, most of the people of Salem are not bad people, but subtle customs make them arrogant, thinking that they are the best race in the world, the most satisfying people to God.

Unaffected by this, John's preaching did not distinguish between the Salemites and the Samarites, and explained to his disciples: "Learn to examine yourself, for those who are too high in the air often gain nothing, and only by looking inwardly can we recognize God's guidance." John's followers grew, and by the time he returned to Salem he had many disciples and a wide influence among the people.

(To be continued)