Chapter 7: The Power of Faith
Just about thirty minutes after the prayer had been underway, Lin Tao noticed something strange. He found that the thousands of believers present were praying incessantly, and the energy in their bodies was slowly decreasing. Of course, the rate of this reduction is quite small, negligible, almost negligible.
If it weren't for Lin Tao's always sympathetic qi and machine sympathy, and always releasing everyone's every move in the divine sense sensing field, I am afraid that he would not be able to find this strangeness.
Lin Tao was shocked, and an amazing idea came to his mind.
Don't...... Are they in?
As soon as this thought appeared, he immediately felt a dense layer of sweat oozing from his back, and he felt that his whole scalp was exploding. If what you think is true, then the true nature of the Holy See will be revealed, and behind this there must be a terrifying secret. I am afraid that this secret is the foundation of the Holy See, and they want to hide it in every possible way.
And if this idea is true, once it is confirmed, then there seems to be a slight chance of bringing down the behemoth of the Holy See. It's a lot better than the previous confusion.
While faintly excited in his heart, Lin Tao kept telling himself that he must be calm and calm down. At this time, there must not be the slightest mistake, otherwise it will fall short.
There was no doubt that at the end of the stairs, Gandy, one of the ten cardinals, had been praying with his eyes closed. But Lin Tao had a hundred reasons to believe that he must also be using qi sympathy, using his divine sense to envelop the entire square, just afraid that the slightest mistake in this prayer ceremony could be sensed by him, and then it would be erased by unscrupulous means.
Thinking of this, Lin Tao slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, maintaining the rate of his heartbeat at a normal level, so as not to be detected by Gandy. At the same time, he was carefully observing the truth of this prayer ritual with his divine sense.
After observing for a while, Lin Tao understood. This Holy See doesn't know how many years it has existed, why has it never heard of such an aggressive thing before, but today it was discovered by himself, at first Lin Tao was still a little puzzled, but now he is slowly aware.
As the lips of the worshippers who were praying around them opened and closed, the spirit in the body floated away, rushing into the sky, towards the scepter in Gandy's hand. This rate of passage is so slow that it is impossible to observe with the naked eye. Only a strong person at the level of a Great Dou Master can perceive it with his divine sense, and it is very difficult. However, among the believers present to pray, there were many cultivators, but there was no one except Lin Tao, there were many other fighters, and there were several great fighters. There are not many strong people who want to come to the Great Doushi, and I am afraid that it will only take many years to meet one when I come to participate in the prayer. Moreover, even if there is a strong person who comes to participate in the prayer, that is the believer of the Holy See, pious prayer is necessary, and he will not use his divine sense to perceive the situation around him at all. Even if someone does this, they feel the strangeness of the prayer ritual, and after being brainwashed by the Holy See, I am afraid that they will not think much about it, but will take it for granted, but it is a miracle of God.
And Lin Tao is a rare existence among these people, he mixed in with the intention of destroying this prayer ceremony, but he didn't want to discover such a shocking secret.
"However, even so, hasn't anyone felt that huge spirit spirit before?" Lin Tao's divine sense swept away, and he was shocked to find that all the spirit spirits that had been extracted from the sect had finally gathered together and poured into the scepter in Gandy's hand. Strangely, he could perceive it with his divine sense, it was a huge spiritual energy, but he couldn't feel its power. It stands to reason that the power contained in such a huge spiritual energy naturally does not need to be said.
However, for now, ......,
"Yes, I see. It's such a big stroke, hum, I actually used the tarot matrix to cover up the power and qi in it. With a slight sweep of his eyes, Lin Tao easily found that there were a number of priests of the Holy See holding strange magic weapons in various directions around the square, surrounding the entire Misura Square, and the distance between them was not equidistant, but still arranged in a strange way. The magic vessels in their hands include silver crosses, glittering chalices, flowing holy lights, and so on.
"Matrix, matrix!" Lin Tao frowned slightly, sensing a hint of something wrong. He looked down at where he stood, and the pattern on the square was strange, not made of boxy stone like the other squares, but a crossed line.
Lin Tao's heart trembled, and he quickly glanced at the stones under the feet of the others, and his heart was clear. All the stones suddenly do not exist independently, but are spliced together to form a kind of strange shape. Although Lin Tao had never seen this kind of figure, he could be sure that this was a tarot matrix, and this matrix must have been specially forged for this ceremony, to cover the breath of that huge spirit and divine power.
The bad feeling in Lin Tao's heart became stronger and stronger, because he found that he seemed to be slowly coming into contact with a shocking secret. Obviously, it is difficult to unravel the secrets, and even kill if you are not careful. But Lin Tao didn't care, he had the courage to come to this so-called prayer ceremony today in order to carry out his revenge plan, and he had already put his own death out of the way. And now that I've discovered such a wonderful secret, I'm sorry God not to explore it.
At that moment, Lin Tao retracted the fighting energy in his body and suppressed it, exuding a trace of essence and divine power, which was done in order to confuse his vision, so as not to be discovered by the priests around Misura Square. These little essence and divine power are a drop in the bucket for Lin Tao, and when he cultivates to such an extent, the essence and spirit are like a vast ocean, and this little bit is nothing. But this kind of spirit is quite a lot for ordinary people, after all, they have come to this Mishura Square for many years to participate in this kind of prayer ceremony.
Once or twice may not feel much, but after gathering seven times or eight times, the extracted essence and divine power is a huge number, which will have a great impact on the physical health, ordination and even spirit of the whole person.
No wonder, according to the recent intelligence of the dark group, it seems that the people in this Ayibag City are generally fifty or sixty years old, which is much worse than the life expectancy of seventy or eighty years old in other places, and it is no wonder that today it feels that these believers are listless and silent. It turns out that this is the case, and it is normal for the essence and spirit to be drained so much. After all, these are the foundation of humanity.
Thinking of this, the anger in Lin Tao's heart can be imagined. This Holy See is a cult that is killing millions of believers in the territory, superstitious people with a God who does not know whether he exists or not, and then reaping great benefits from people. You don't have to think about it to know what kind of benefits such a majestic spirit and divine power can bring to that person if it is all poured into that person.
This is probably the legendary power of faith.
Lin Tao had heard the white-clothed Dou Sheng mention it slightly, but he didn't know it very well, he only knew that this power of faith had always been only able to be used by the Pope of the Holy See, and occasionally some would be shared with the top ten cardinals, which was of great benefit to cultivation. Not only can it enhance the content of fighting energy, but also be able to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, and even condense the physical body, which is really quite amazing.
Originally, Lin Tao thought that this so-called power of faith was an existence condensed by the pious hearts of believers, but he didn't expect it to be like this. To put it bluntly, it is formed by the suggestion of the power of the spirit and the gods. Speaking of which, the key is still in the scepter in Gandy's hand, which must have a huge oddity, and there are quite a few such scepters in the entire Holy See, at least the ten cardinals of the Holy See will each have one.
The various things in front of him made Lin Tao feel like the inhabitants and believers in the entire Byzantine Empire were completely animals in captivity by the Holy See, and they obtained the power of faith from the bodies of these captive people for their own cultivation, regardless of the lives of everyone. It's really cunning and outrageous.
I also know that this method has existed for I don't know how many years, just by looking at the matrix pattern of Misura Square under my feet is a little shabby, I know that this ritual exists quite far away.
Finally understanding the origin of this power of faith, Lin Tao breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't feel relaxed. With the reputation and illusion created by the Holy See over the years, even if such ugly acts are exposed, even the followers of the Holy See in the Byzantine Empire will not believe it. If the news is sent to other countries, such as Zhenwu and other countries, I am afraid it will be enough to choke. It is estimated that even if these countries know about it, they will only use it as a hole card to play against the Holy See in the future, and they will definitely not expose it now, let alone care about the life or death of these fanatical Holy See believers, but will use it as a bargaining chip to threaten the Holy See.
If this power of faith is regarded as a main thread, then all the information about the Holy See can be connected to form a network, and finally point directly to the interior of the Holy See.
There is no doubt why the Holy See needs to create a state? It is to distinguish the Holy See from the rest of the powers, to make it impossible for other powers to access the methods of collecting the power of the faith, and to bring together all the faithful and keep them in captivity.
This Byzantine Empire is only the third largest power in the Izumo Continent, and the number of Dou Shengs can actually be compared with a behemoth like the True Martial Empire, or even higher, because of the benefits brought by the power of faith. If Lin Tao's estimate is correct, I am afraid that there are still some powerful Dou Shengs within the Holy See, and the hidden power will also be amazing, not to mention the Pope in the Holy See, who is known as the first person under the Fighting God.
Lin Tao's handsome face hidden under the black robe became more and more cold......