Chapter 439: Hajj in the Holy City
The middle and upper classes of the Levant country actually have a relatively good impression of Liszt, who is not aggressive, has excellent folk reviews, and has an excellent friendship with the owner of the Levant Temple;
The conflict between the two countries was actually provoked by King Stley, who had nothing to do with Liszt, although he was a prince, he was a Templar and did not participate in the war between the two countries;
Liszt's great contribution to the battle against the people of the Demon Sect this time, in terms of the Holy Sect, he will definitely go one step further, at least to make friends with them, this is the consensus of everyone in the Levant Country.
The perception of these actually comes from an upper-class nobleman named Bruce, a young man named Bruce, who is a martial arts man, and Ye Xing and the two met by chance in the restaurant.
The reason why Bruce was eyeing the two of them was that he saw that the two of them were hanging with strange swords, but there were no aura fluctuations on their bodies, and they were obviously pure martial arts masters, so he went to talk to them.
Of course, Ye Xing and the two were also happy, and after talking, they found that this person was completely a sincere person without scheming, and he was the best chat partner.
In addition to chatting about some experiences, he also talked about martial arts, which is the best in Bruce's heart, and the swordsmanship of Ye Xing and the two is indeed good.
In the Western Continent, there are many people who travel to the Western Continent, such as Bruce, generally for the purpose of cultivation and increasing knowledge, but also to obtain more resources.
Bruce was born in the upper echelons of nobility, so he naturally has no shortage of money, but his personality dictates that in addition to being obsessed with martial arts, he is extremely intelligent, well-informed, and eloquent.
Ye Xing and the two are also happy to have a traveling companion, and they can get a more detailed understanding from the communication with him, and many times, it is really much more convenient to have such a person by their side.
Ye Xing and the two of them have successfully cultivated the breath collection technique, especially Long Ze's unique method of concealing true qi, which is really extremely powerful, making the two of them hide a lot more profound.
What's more, they can also store most of their true qi in the Phoenix Space Ring, and there is no aura fluctuation on their bodies, which is almost impossible for people to see through.
Of course, it is impossible for Bruce to see through the cultivation of the two, but he believes that the two are masters of swordsmanship, and he has been pestering Ye Xing to teach swordsmanship, and he has no scruples at all, this is the cheeky characteristic of martial idiots.
Ye Xing didn't hesitate, his unpretentious and ingenious swordsmanship was slowly taught to Bruce all the way, one move at a time, and he didn't care about his cheekiness and shamelessness.
Bruce was taught Ye Xing's swordsmanship, naturally, along the way, accommodation and food, he was completely contracted, and he was extremely generous, looking at the gold coins in his storage bag, there were really a lot of gold coins.
Of course, Ye Xing also has a lot of gold coins on his body, but seeing that the other party is like this, he is also happy to accept it, Ye Li doesn't care about it, in her opinion, Bruce should also be, after all, the swordsmanship passed on by Ye Xing is definitely the best in the world.
After the three of them traveled to several small countries together, they felt that this was the case, and Ye Xing and the two decided to go to the Holy City for a visit.
Bruce also completely agreed, in fact, one of the goals of his travel was to make a pilgrimage to the holy city, so he was determined to follow the two of them.
Two months later, the three of them came to the Holy City located in the middle of the Western Continent, the Holy City is huge, thousands of square miles in radius, and the Holy City does not belong to any kingdom, it should be said that it belongs to all believers.
The Holy City is surrounded by mountains, undulating mountains, and magnificent scenery, and in the middle there is a huge square of the Holy City, which is paved with large stones, some of which are engraved with words and patterns;
Beneath the large stones engraved with words and patterns are the burial of the popes and high-ranking officials of the Holy Church of Light of the past generations, and the believers can take off their shoes and sit quietly on them in order to obtain the will of the previous masters.
People in the Western continent have completely different views on life and death, believing that life and death are just a process, a link, and a stage, and that people are eternal, but with their efforts in this life, they can live better in the next life.
There are countless religious buildings in the Holy City, scattered all over the place, high and low, inhabited by countless monks of the High Sect of Light, all of whom are mixed with men and women;
Of course, only the Bright Monks who have cultivated extremely high are qualified to come here to meditate, and the condition is that they are recognized by the Holy City.
The Lord of the Holy City is the supreme Pope of the Holy Cult of Light, and the supreme executor of the will of the God of Light on earth.
The Pope is elected by the Religious Council of the Holy Religion of Light, and his term of office is lifelong, but the Pope is generally a top master, with an extremely long lifespan, and no one will serve for life for the sake of himself and the development of the Holy Religion.
The pope's daily affairs are extremely busy, and the things to deal with are also complicated, which will be extremely distracting, and it will also make it difficult for his own cultivation to progress, so it is customary for each pope to serve only fifty years;
Of course, it is not absolute, if one's own cultivation can no longer be improved, individual popes will also have a term of office of hundreds of years.
However, this situation is very rare, because the most powerful Presbyterian Church generally does not allow a pope to rule for a long time.
The Holy City is always open, there are no walls at all, it is estimated that they have never dared to come to the Holy City to make trouble, it seems to be a city without walls, but the Holy City also has its own, the Holy City Guards, is composed of the most fanatical, the highest cultivation of the Light Monks.
The 30,000 Holy City Guards, with their terrifying combat power, can be flattened at any time, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in any kingdom, and in each kingdom, there is also a Knights Templar directly under the direct control of the Pope.
The Pope is the true co-ruler of the world, this is certain, no force can challenge his authority, and of course the Pope can only influence the kingdoms through religious affairs, and cannot directly intervene in the internal affairs of the kingdoms
In fact, the pope can actually control the internal affairs of a kingdom, but that is not in keeping with his status, nor with the canons of the Light Bible, but secretly, of course, it is to do everything.
There is no property in the holy city, and all the food and drink of the "pilgrims" who come here are provided free of charge by the Holy Church.
There are no inns in the holy city, and pilgrims can only sleep on the floor in the large square, but the sanitary situation here is much better, there are special toilets, public baths, it is very safe, and there is no possibility of anything illegal happening.
Ordinary pilgrims had to leave the Holy City after only a few days, but the true nobles, on the other hand, were allowed to have their own residences built by the nobles from each kingdom for their own country.
The Holy City has neither industry, agriculture, commerce, nor natural resources, nor the necessities of life, money, etc., which are worshiped by the believers, and the income depends entirely on the tributes given by the kingdoms and the donations of the believers.
The congregation of believers in various places is collected by the temples of each country, and sixty percent of them are handed over to the holy city, and the rest is the operating expenses of the local temple.
As mentioned earlier, the temples in various places were also involved in various commercial activities, otherwise they would not be able to sustain their vast power.
In fact, the holy city itself is a cultural treasure, with countless 10,000-year-old religious buildings and a huge number of various treasures and cultural relics;
Every 10 days, the faithful gather in the huge square of the Holy City, and at noon, as the bell rings, the Pope appears in the square to address the faithful, chanting, sermoning and blessings.
The Pope is a master of light magic, and with the cooperation of many masters, it can completely achieve the effect of purifying the soul, and many people have received great benefits when they make pilgrimages in the square, and they trust and love the Holy Religion even more.
Around the square of the Holy City, there may be thousands of religious buildings, belonging to different sects of the Holy Religion, or exclusive buildings built at the expense of different kingdoms, for the service of monks or pilgrims from their own countries.
Ye Xing and Ye Li followed Bruce to the exclusive building of the Levant Country, showing his exclusive aristocratic identity documents, and the two pretended to be his retinue and lived in the backyard of the grand building.
By virtue of their nobility and the payment of an offering of up to 3,000 gold coins, the three of them could stay for three days, and after completing the worship in the Holy City, they had to leave immediately.
There was a caretaker who took the three of them to a small building with several rooms, where the three could stay for a few days;
At the end of the service after two days, they have to leave, and of course if they want to stay longer, they have to be approved.
The Levant Kingdom was too far away from the Holy City, and it was not an annual pilgrimage day, and there were almost no noble pilgrims from the Levant Kingdom, so the three of them could each be assigned a room.
Each of them had an additional notice full of provisions, that is, a request to stay here temporarily, and if it was violated, there was a high-ranking monk from the country of Levant who would directly stop it.
Bruce, who has always been extremely jumpy, is also quiet at this time, not daring to make any noise, although he is a martial idiot, he is not an idiot.
Ye Xing and the others had already restrained all their breath, and now they also put away all their curiosity, and stayed in their rooms honestly, not going there, and not having any conversation.