Chapter 440: Square Worship
Ye Xing and Ye Li actually wanted to take a look around the Holy City, but when they thought that everyone else was honest, it would be too conspicuous for the two of them to go out.
To tell the truth, although Ye Xing was confident, no one could see that he was a cultivator, but he didn't dare to go out rashly, not to mention that there were countless strong people in the holy city, and the monk here alone was really a powerful master.
When the three of them were going through the temporary residence procedures, there was a master hidden in the shadows, who conducted a detailed divine sense investigation of the three of them, and carefully checked them three times.
Fortunately, Ye Xing and Ye Li had already stored Jin Dan and most of their divine consciousness in the Phoenix Space Ring, and the remaining divine consciousness had never scanned anything, which did not arouse the suspicion of the masters in the shadows.
A very small ashram for each person, no bed at all, just a large carpet, a kettle, some pastries, and nothing more.
Ye Xing took a closer look, and the simple formation for isolating divine consciousness that was also set up in this quiet room should ensure that people could stay here with peace of mind and would not be disturbed.
Ye Xing drank some water and ate a little food, if he didn't eat or drink, it would be too surprising, and then took out a book from his pocket to read.
Ye Li didn't dare to have any cultivation, so she pretended to eat something, and then fell asleep on her side on the carpet.
The next day, the three of them still stayed in their respective rooms and did not go out, nor did they communicate with each other, let alone inquire about anything.
On the morning of the third day, someone knocked on the room of the three men and informed them that the participants would have to wait in the Holy City Square two hours in advance for the noon service, and that preparations must be made now.
The three of them have read the requirements and know that they really have to make some preparations, and there are still a lot of processes, so they have to start immediately.
1. To cleanse the body, that is, to empty the body, and to wear clothes that are clean and free of any unclean things;
2. Clothing must be worn moderately, it must be a cotton and linen robe, completely cover yourself, and your body must not be naked, nor can it be animal skin clothing, and nothing with bloody breath is allowed.
3. You can only walk barefoot into the Holy City Square, you are not allowed to wear shoes and socks, it is autumn, and the stone floor is also very cold, but you can only endure it, of course, devout believers, there will be no disgust.
4. You are not allowed to bring any weapons into the Holy City Square where the worship is held, and you are not allowed to use knives for meals, otherwise you will be dragged away directly by the Holy City Guards.
In this quiet room, the two of them each used a small bucket of water to scrub themselves briefly, changed into brand new clothes, combed their hair neatly, wrapped it in a long scarf, and half-covered their faces.
Their swords were also placed on the carpet of the ashram, and the same was true of the package, all left, completely barefoot, with no socks worn.
When the two of them left their room, Bruce was already waiting outside the door, looking anxious, but he didn't dare to speak, just nodded with his mouth and motioned to follow him.
Bruce hadn't been to the Holy City either, but he had heard too much of the details and knew all the details.
The three of them walked barefoot slowly towards the Holy City Square, and along the way, many people walked silently to the square without any conversation.
When they arrived at the Holy City Square, there were already a lot of people here, Ye Xing roughly estimated that there were tens of thousands of people, all of them sitting quietly, without a single sound.
The people who attend the prayers are believers who come from all over the world in the morning, and they usually arrive outside the holy city a few days before, and after bathing and changing their clothes before dawn, they come to the square.
In the square there are some life-size stone statues, that is, the stone statue of the Holy Friar, under which the person is buried, and there is a large flat stone slab on the ground, on which the life of this person will be engraved.
It is said that on the annual pilgrimage day, hundreds of thousands of people will be crowded into the Holy City Square, and it is completely crowded with people, and it is impossible to sit down at all.
Today is just an ordinary service once every ten days, so naturally there are not many people, but there are tens of thousands of people who come.
The three of them came to a stone statue and sat down on a large flat stone slab floor tile, with many patterns and patterns, under which a holy monk of great repute was buried;
Sitting down behind Bruce, the two looked at each other, lowered their heads to look at the text on it, it was really a holy monk more than three thousand years ago, the text was very long, mainly recording his contributions to the Holy Religion.
Not interested in exploring the deeds of the dead, Ye Xing lowered his head and thought, why do you worship on top of the pile of dead people, or tens of thousands of people worship collectively?
According to the book, the Holy City Square is set up in such a way that under the holy light of the God of Light, worshippers may be able to receive the will of their predecessors, and as long as the heart is sincere, any miracle can happen.
In this regard, Ye Xing didn't believe it very much, people died like lights going out, it is unlikely that there is anything left between heaven and earth, if there really is, then this square should be in the Yin Qi Forest;
After all, tens of thousands of masters are buried underneath, no matter what, it's always a little strange, but no, there is no depression at all.
On the Holy City Square, it can be described as extremely upright, tens of thousands of people are silent, waiting quietly, and there is also a sense of grandeur, which is really strange.
The sun in autumn and winter shines on people, and it is quite comfortable, Ye Xing, Ye Li covered her whole head with a headscarf, looked at each other, and made eye contact, her divine sense could not be used.
It was almost noon, and on a high platform in front of them, twenty people walked out, standing in two rows, and at the same time, a neat group of Holy City guards also walked in, scattered among the crowd, dividing the crowd into small islands.
Ye Xing Ye Li glanced at each other, knowing that the week was about to start soon, and completely abandoned all her thoughts and looked at the high platform in front of her intently.
After waiting for a while, the bell rang, it was the kind of extremely clear bell, which made people's whole body shake, as if it made people wake up from a deep sleep, and it was like knocking on the doubts in their hearts, and they suddenly became cheerful.
When the bell rang at 12 o'clock, everyone stood up, bowed down, and waited for the Pope to come out.
Ye Xing's eyesight was excellent, and he saw an extremely old person, who appeared from the high platform in front of him, it was the Pope, with an extremely dignified appearance, wearing a golden robe, and holding a scepter that shone with white light.
The Pope's steps are very light and light, but extremely powerful, in the quiet square, slowly walked out, but every step he took seemed to step on the heart of a person, very rhythmic, in tune with the heartbeat.
Ye Xing immediately knew that the Pope was a super master, and he had definitely reached the Yuan Infant Realm, because the moment he walked out, he had already swept all tens of thousands of people.
Ye Xing's only remaining divine sense is also stronger than ordinary people, and it is also much more sensitive, and he pretends to feel nothing about the Pope's divine sense scanning, but the other party still stops at him for a moment.
Ye Li also had the same perception, fortunately, the two of them had completely turned into an ordinary martial artist, otherwise they would definitely not have been able to hide it, and they would have been exposed in an instant.
The two of them are only a few dozen feet away from the high platform in front, and for a real master, there is no difference between being close to them.
In fact, as long as there is any abnormality in the heartbeat of the two people, it can be completely perceived by the twenty masters on the high platform.
The Pope raised the scepter with white light in his right hand and gently recited the incantation, while the twenty monks on the high platform and the thousands of Holy City Guards in the crowd followed the incantation and pressed their right hands to their hearts.
An extremely peaceful aura poured into the squares like a spring breeze, and the Pope's scepter was held high, and in the muffled sound of incantations, an extremely bright light flashed, enveloping everyone.
The Pope finished chanting the long incantation, but the shining scepter was still held high, and his eyes looked peacefully at the crowd below, and everyone seemed to be as enchanted as if they had seen the god of light, and all of them were filled with admiration.
Then the Pope began to recite the third chapter of the Light Bible, which was not loud, but it reached the ears of every believer, and all believers chanted along.
The content of the chanting scriptures was longer, and Ye Xing Ye Li also chanted the scriptures, and everyone seemed to be intoxicated by them, and some of them directly began strange behaviors, or crying or making trouble, or rolling on the ground or screaming.
Of course, the two of them are dressed up, especially Ye Xing, who fully understands that this is just a group incentive in psychology, not a miracle.
Of course, it also has to create an extremely grand aura, and it has to really have a master to mobilize the formation on the square to have this effect.
At the end of the chant, some people were moved to tears, some were just a little crazy, and some were still drunk.
The monks on the high platform, the guardians of the Holy City standing in the crowd, paid no attention to all this, just looked at the crowd talkingly.
Half an hour later, the Pope coughed lightly, and everyone immediately stopped all kinds of movements like thunder, and all sat down quietly.
The Pope's sermon began, explaining the scriptures he had just chanted, preaching that the pious were protected by the God of Light, but were sick and strong, and their wishes came true.
In the end, what the Pope said was that the meticulous method of daily practice of believers made even Ye Xing focus on.