Xiao didn’t feel embarrassed and carelessly smiled, "Indeed... My strength is not strong enough, otherwise, how could I have met you in such an identity?"
[The Anger Lamp] Where is Gu Shen important?
To be able to take [The Anger Lamp] away from Lan Wei’er... His strength must be at least at the fourth stage. In such a case, if he knew that Gu Shen had arrived at the Southern Continent alone, the first thing he would do was seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take out the owner of "Chi Huo" right in front of him!
"You need someone to help you enter the underground of the New Moon Church... to find the secret chamber where the [Lamp] is placed."
Xiao stared at Gu Shen and slowly said, "There are dozens of secret chambers, only one is correct."
The implication was clear...
Only I, can help you!
"Time, location, specific plan," Gu Shen spoke very decisively.
"Under Lan Wei’er, there are twelve Believers, each in charge of a part of the area, guarding the secret chambers in rotation every twenty-four hours... These people have ’Spiritual Imprints’ planted by Lan Wei’er in their Spirit Oceans, and any hypnosis would draw attention," Xiao said slowly. "The good news is, I’m responsible for overseeing a part of the area, and I can lead you smoothly into the underground of the church, but the bad news is... the location of [The Anger Lamp] is in another area, and getting the lamp requires crossing another Priest’s territory and obtaining the corresponding key."
"It’s worth mentioning... the underground secret chambers of the New Moon Church are equipped with a complete defensive system of Strong Logic Material, an order of magnitude more advanced than the defenses at the Late Bell Church base on the Tundra. Once locked in, escape is almost impossible. This system resets its password periodically and, according to the pattern, the next rotation date should be in three days. If action is to be taken... it needs to be soon, within the next three days."
Having said all this in one breath.
Xiao extended two fingers and slowly said, "Twenty-one hours from now, Lan Wei’er has an important meeting. He rarely leaves the church, and this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Conservatively estimated, he will be away from the church for one hour, and at that time, I will meet you at the entrance to the underground passage of the New Moon Church. After we meet, I’ll tell you the exact location of where [The Anger Lamp] is stored."
"How shall we divide it?"
Gu Shen smiled slightly.
He had asked the most crucial question.
Two people, one lamp... how to divide it?
"That lamp... I can let you have it, after all, it’s not a sealing item, plus you can’t possibly tell me its real method of use. Even if I got it, it would be useless," Xiao said somberly.
"But I want the other sealed items in the underground of the New Moon Church... Don’t worry about how I’ll take them, I have my ways."
When push comes to shove.
Gu Shen looked at the man lazily reclining in the chair, speaking the greediest words in the most indifferent tone.
Gu Shen wants that "one."
He wants the rest of "everything."
"After it’s over... we each make our escape and fend for ourselves," Xiao said with a laugh. "That is the entire plan."
Gu Shen arrived at the front of the New Moon Church at the agreed time...
Under the bright moonlight, the statue of the goddess of the New Moon Church looked holy and solemn. He walked forward "devoutly" in a white robe, exchanging blessings with several Priests, and at this moment, there were hardly any Believers left in the church.
In front of the hidden passage on the side of the church, Gu Shen saw a tall Priest in a black robe with a flicker of blood-red light in his eyes.
When Gu Shen saw that red light, he knew the other person’s identity.
He slowly approached, the tall Priest stepped aside to give way to the entrance, and a smile appeared under the black robe, "Quite punctual... I actually thought you would refuse..."
Gu Shen simply said, "Hurry up."
He did not refuse Xiao’s invitation.
The reason was simple... If the Anger Lamp is truly below the secret chamber of the church, then Xiao’s plan is indeed the simplest and fastest way. Seeking breakthroughs through other means would require more time.
Another important point.
How many eyes in Xiyin City were watching him... Gu Shen couldn’t find out in a short time.
If one of Xiao’s personas was in charge of guarding the New Moon Church, trying to operate without him... would become even harder, virtually an impossible task.
In this case, "collaboration" was the only option left with no alternative!
The moment the two entered the passage.
Chu Ling began to spread the Spirit Network through the Spiritual Link, copying the underground map of the New Moon Church... It was a massive space like a prison, with secret chambers one after another storing the "secret items" of the New Moon Church, some of them sealed items, others files of grave cases not to be seen by the public.
And the spread of the Spirit Network soon encountered obstacles.
"It’s surrounded by a huge circular wall made of Strong Logic Material." Chu Ling realized that this was the defense system Xiao mentioned earlier, "Deciphering the password will take time..."
Gu Shen thought, "Understood, how long do you need?"
"A thirteen-digit number." Chu Ling’s voice grew grave, "Deciphering these passwords will take a very long time..."
Gu Shen looked aside.
"You have to realize... those who believe in these churches have issues in their heads. They’re all madmen."
Xiao seemed to have a Mind Reading Technique, guessing what Gu Shen was thinking at the moment.
He shrugged and laughed, "That’s why I came here to ’work and keep watch.’ With such a long password, even if I could use the privileges of the Divine Sea, it wouldn’t be possible to decipher it quickly. By comparison... I’d rather choose to lurk."
Xiao stood in front of the Secret Silver Gate, looking at Gu Shen and slowly said, "I’ve already dealt with the other guardian... [The Anger Lamp] is in secret chamber number 13, and there are a total of 15 minutes for action. Are you ready?"