Chapter 23 Gifts From the Holy Spirit

Fangzheng certainly knew why Stone would ask this question.

In fact, on the first day he came here, after the angel was summoned due to the effect of breaking the sky, Stone and the old bishop had asked Fang Zheng if he had been blessed by the Holy Spirit. Fangzheng didn't admit or deny it, he just properly showed that he didn't know anything about it - and in fact, this is indeed not an intelligence that an ordinary person can know. Regarding the information about the Holy Spirit's bodyguard, Fang Zheng found some clues in the information after he entered the temple.

In the not too distant past, there used to be such a group of people on this continent. They are all born or acquired for some reason, and they have been sheltered by the angels of the Holy Spirit. These angels of the Holy Spirit will guard the lives of these people and pass on the knowledge and power that belong to the angels for them.

People see it as a gift from the Holy Spirit.

In the temple, these people are regarded as the messengers of the goddess of order in the world. They will use this power to destroy chaos, maintain order, and fight evil.

The former Holy Spirit Knights were the most important figures in the Temple, and each Holy Spirit Knight was a beloved hero.

But the so-called wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind.

The Holy Knights also attracted the attention of Chaos monsters and cultists, the demons coveted the power of angels, and the cultists hoped to destroy the cornerstone of order. In the end, with the combined efforts of both sides, disaster struck.

They incited the people, tempted those clerics who were dissatisfied with the power of the Holy Knights in the temple, and suppressed the Holy Knights. It even lured several young Holy Knights into depravity, and together with their guardian angels, degenerated into minions of Chaos. At the same time, using this as an excuse to censor the Holy Knights.

At the beginning, the Holy Knights were still able to accept this kind of scrutiny, but soon, the people in the temple became more and more advanced. It may be difficult to see the Holy Spirit Knights who have always been aloof in such a "docile" appearance, and the practices of those with power in the Temple are becoming more and more radical. They can even make up a reason and directly take the Holy Knights away for review. Even in the end, some of them tried to subdue the Knights of the Holy Spirit, forcing them to admit that they were cultists.

With the passage of time, the differences between the two sides have become wider and wider. The Holy Knights have had enough of being treated as cultists, while the power holders of the temple rely on the support of the temple behind them, and become more and more reckless. The conflict between the two sides gradually escalated, which also made the then Supreme Bishop uneasy. He tried to order to stop this trend from spreading and wanted to start reducing the intensity of censorship.

But what the Supreme Bishop did not expect was that his order became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

When they learned that the supreme bishop planned to end the review, the following bishops were unwilling to end it. In order to completely suppress the Holy Spirit Knights, those bishops who were dazzled by desire and power made a crazy decision, and they accused the Holy Spirit on the spot. The head of the Knights, Antonio, was a cultist and imprisoned his wife and children, tortured in order to obtain so-called "evidence" to force Antonio to confess his guilt.

But how could Antonio surrender so easily, he directly led his subordinates to the Supreme Court, trying to rescue his wife and children. It is a pity that Antonio was a step late, and when he arrived, all he saw was the bodies of his wife and children.

Antonio, who was full of grief and anger, was extremely angry. He publicly announced his break with the temple, and at the same time, in the name of the Holy Knights, he started a war against the entire temple!

It was an extremely dark time, and the Holy Knights who were supposed to maintain order raised their blades and attacked the temple. The Temple was defeated under the attack of the Holy Knights. They tried to stop all this, but the trend was over. The Holy Knights were also human, not the Virgin. During the previous review, most of them had already been suffocated. How could he simply nod his head and admit his mistake.

Not to mention, the Knights of the Holy Spirit at this moment are not just dissatisfied with the censorship, they have begun to suspect that the temple has deviated from the guidance of the goddess and succumbed to worldly desires and powers.

The matter has developed to the present, it is not just a battle of morals, but a battle of ideas. The two sides finally broke down in the negotiations, and Antonio also led the Holy Knights to attack the Supreme Temple, trying to completely end the rule of the Temple.

However, in front of the gate of the Supreme Temple, the Holy Knights finally encountered an obstacle - the Goddess's guardian surrounded this Supreme Temple, and they could not take a step forward.

And the Cardinals at that time were also insane. They felt that they had the protection of the goddess, and these Holy Knights could not do anything to themselves, so they immediately taunted, and even bluntly said in public that Antonio's wife and children were killed by the goddess. The will of the goddess, they are just acting according to the will of the goddess!

Pig teammates have the same effect in any era and everywhere. Annoyed by the anger of the Cardinals, Antonio finally made a decision that shocked everyone.

He and his Holy Spirit chose to degenerate into Chaos Demon King in full view, and then slashed through the goddess's protection with a sword, completely obliterating the Cardinals.

After that, Antonio only left a sentence, "If this is the case, then the existence of this world is meaningless," and turned away with the Holy Spirit who had fallen with him.

After that, the Knights of the Holy Spirit also split into two groups, some of which resolutely chose to fall, and followed Antonio's footsteps to the Dusk Frontier. Another part of the Holy Knights chose to leave the temple forever and never see them again.

After the infighting and the separation of the Holy Knights, the temple was severely damaged. At this moment, the cultists and Chaos Demons also began to move around and launched a frantic attack on this continent. With the loss of the Holy Knights, the power of the temple has also weakened a lot. In the end, although they still succeeded in expelling demons and cultists, they once again ensured the existence of order. But it is also a serious injury, and it has not recovered until now.

Not to mention, after that, there are very few people who protect the Holy Spirit on the mainland. Inside the temple, there is also a vague saying that the goddess is disappointed with the temple's practices, so she no longer sends His own messenger came to this world, and only when the temple realizes its mistake can it be forgiven by the goddess.

This is why the old bishop immediately wanted to report to the Central Bishops Council as soon as he saw the guardian angel behind Fangzheng.

However, Shi Dong is obviously not interested in this. What he is more curious about is that Fang Zheng has become so powerful after not seeing him overnight. Could it be that this is also the reason for the inheritance of the Holy Spirit? After all, that was many years ago, and now the information about the Holy Knight is very rare, either destroyed or blocked, and ordinary people can't see it at all, even if he is a big knight. Therefore, Stone is very interested in Fangzheng's "inheritance".

"I don't know if this is some kind of inheritance."

As before, Fangzheng did not admit Stone's guess. After learning about the history of the Holy Spirit Knight, he knew that this identity had advantages, but there were also many disadvantages. Therefore, he never admits other people's guesses, but only chooses to express his own thoughts.

"After I went back last night, I was thinking about how to improve my swordsmanship. Then I discussed it with her, and then she made me have a dream..."

Facing Stone's inquiry, Fangzheng didn't hide anything too much, but he described the system as the guardian angel who was summoned by himself because of the Sky-Breaking Sword, and then took the experience in the dungeon as a dream. Speak to Stone.

The reason why Fangzheng chose to say it was not only to win Stone's trust, but also that he had already thought about it before he came here, so he would show his peculiarities without caring, even if Stone didn't ask. , he will also find an opportunity to ask Stone for advice.

The reason is very simple, three cobblers top one Zhuge Liang!

Although Fangzheng can indeed gain experience by fighting in that world, wouldn't it be faster if he could have the guidance of someone who had come over? Why not take shortcuts, but take detours instead?

And even if it can be resurrected, being hacked to death still hurts!

He wasn't a masochist, he had to be hacked to be comfortable.

"There is actually such a world..."

After hearing Fangzheng's description, Stone couldn't help but be amazed. He had more experience, so he immediately understood how hopeless the world that Fang Zheng depicted was. A world that relies on the burning of flames to survive. When the flames go out, everything will face death... Just thinking about it, Stone can feel the sorrow of that world.

But fortunately, it was just a dream.

"Hahaha, thankfully it was a dream, otherwise you would have died a hundred or eighty times by simply relying on sword skills to fight against those enemies with your skills, and you are not allowed to use your power."

Hearing Shi Dong's laughing answer, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly, but he had nothing to say, because he had indeed died a hundred and eighty times!

Possibly more.

"Well... but it's not that there is no way at all. Judging from the way you fought before, you have mastered the trick, but the method is not quite right..."

However, Shi Dong did not live up to Fangzheng's expectations in the end. As a great knight, Stone's experience in this area is much richer than that of Fang Zheng, and Fang Zheng is also listening carefully to the other party's advice. After all, these are things that can't be bought. There is currently no exchange function in the system, and even if there is, Fangzheng doesn't think it can exchange for experience.

And now... I have such a mentor, isn't it just for learning?