Chapter 2284 Moonlight Altar
"Let's stay here for a while. We need to wait until dark before the Moonlight Altar can gather power and perform sacrifices." Diana said. Lin Jiu also explained to her the need for the Moonlight Altar.
Diana naturally focused on Isabella's nature, which was very suitable for the Bright Moon Sect, and she often promoted the Bright Moon Sect around Isabella. However, as a servant in Lin Jiu's team, it is naturally impossible for her to have faith.
For them, whether it is moonlight or the power of the sun, it is just a kind of power used by them, and there is no need for faith. Lin Jiu said that only other people have faith in him, but he has no faith.
"I have to say that the scenery of this place is really good." Lin Jiu came to the outside of the temple ruins, looked at the sky above, and sighed.
The sky of the Targon Peak is completely different from the sky on the mainland. On the land of the Rune Continent, the sky is divided into day and night, but it is different on the Targon Peak. You can feel very close to the starry sky here, and the sky seems to be within reach.
The sky around Mount Targon is always flashing with star entities, including a blazing sun, several bright moons, constellations, planets, and comets that blaze in the dark night. These stars are arranged in many beautiful patterns, which are breathtaking.
Isabella took out a specially prepared camera to record this unique starry sky scene. The east side of Mount Targon, where the Sun Sect is located, is under the sun for most of the day, while the ruins of the Moon Sect on the west side of Mount Targon are just the opposite, surrounded by the bright moon.
There is no distinction between day and night in the sky, but there is still a specific time for the stars to exert their power, so it is necessary to wait until the real night to the Moonlight Altar of the Moon Sect to activate the altar.
"Come with me." Diana saw that the time was almost up, so she set out to lead the way and walked in one direction. The Moonlight Altar of the Moon Sect is hidden in a deep cave under the belly of Mount Targon.
The entrance to this cave is cleverly hidden deep in a dense forest. The moonlight shines through the sparse branches and leaves, illuminating the ground in patches, guiding the believers forward. The entrance is covered by a huge stone slab with complex moon phase patterns carved on it. Only on a moonlit night, when the silver moonlight coincides with a certain moon phase pattern, will the stone slab slowly move away, revealing the secret passage leading to the altar.
After passing through the secret passage, the group came to a spacious underground cave. Countless crystals hung high on the top of the cave. They shimmered softly under the moonlight, like stars, decorating the entire space like a dream. The walls of the cave are carved with the history and beliefs of the Bright Moon Sect. Each picture is vivid, telling the legends about the moon, stars and beliefs.
From the murals, people can also see the scenes of the Bright Moon Sect priests performing sacrificial ceremonies here in the past. On the night of the full moon, the priests of the Moon Cult dressed in silver-white robes, wearing moon crowns inlaid with gems, holding magic tools, and slowly turning around the altar.
The murals depict these figures vividly, with piety and awe on their faces, and they seem to be chanting ancient spells. The murals show that during the sacrifice, the gems on the altar will emit a more dazzling light, attracting moonlight and covering the entire altar.
There is nothing else in this secret place, only the moonlight altar. The architectural style of the altar is simple and solemn, full of ancient atmosphere. It is built of huge stones, which is also the characteristic architectural style of the Giant God Peak. The surface of the altar is covered with traces of time, which looks vicissitudes and mysterious.
The interior space of the altar is spacious and deep, with a huge silver altar in the center. This altar seems to be made of pure silver, inlaid with various rare gems, which emit a soft and mysterious light under the moonlight.
At the center of this small altar, there is a huge circular groove, in which a crystal clear gem is inlaid. It seems to be the incarnation of the bright moon in the sky falling into the mortal world, emitting a soft and sacred light.
The four sides of the silver altar are surrounded by complex rune carvings. Around the altar, there are various magical instruments, including ancient scrolls, exquisite incense burners, and ornaments symbolizing the moon and stars.
Leona also looked at the Moonlight Altar, which is very similar to the Sun Altar of their Sun Cult, except that the core small altar of the Sun Altar is built with a material similar to gold.
The night is falling, a full moon hangs high in the sky, and the silver moonlight penetrates the clouds like a filament, falling into the dense forest and caves under the Giant God Peak.
The bright moon needs to move to a specific position, and the moonlight shining down will be received by the Moonlight Altar. Before that, Diana needs to make some arrangements and place the corresponding sacrificial utensils in the corresponding positions.
Seeing this scene, Lin Jiu thought to himself that if it weren't for this connection with Diana, this side quest would not be easy to do. The difficulty mainly lies in the location of the Moonlight Altar and the steps to activate the Moonlight Altar. His knowledge of the formation map focuses more on the space system formation, and he is not very good at other things.
On the altar, the sacrificial vessels made of pure silver shone softly under the moonlight, and the gems inlaid in them were even more dazzling, as if they contained endless power.
Lin Jiu could feel that the gems inlaid on the Moonlight Altar were not just for show, but contained powerful energy. I am afraid that at worst they were epic gems. As long as this was the enemy's territory, Lin Jiu would have already started to dig out the gems.
The point where the moonlight converged in this cave moved slowly along the trajectory of the bright moon. When the point where the moonlight converged fell to the center of the altar, Diana motioned Isabella to stand there. Isabella moved quickly to the center of the altar and was illuminated by the gathered moonlight.
Diana began to chant the ancient spell, and her voice echoed in the cave, interweaving with the melody of the moonlight, forming an indescribable harmony and beauty.
The gems on the altar began to emit dazzling light, and the whole space seemed to be shrouded in a layer of sacred light. As the light increased, a silver beam rose from the center of the altar, which went straight into the sky and echoed the full moon in the sky.
Isabella was at the intersection of the altar beam and the moonlight convergence point. The next moment, a soft beam of moonlight poured down from the sky, engulfing Isabella in the power of moonlight. Under the shining of the moonlight, the gems on the altar began to emit a brighter light. The runes engraved on the four sides gradually lit up with the moonlight, flickering with a silver glow.
Lin Jiu's keen perception of energy made him realize that Isabella was rapidly absorbing a large amount of moonlight power, a small part of which was gathered in her body, while more moonlight power was absorbed by the Red Moon she was equipped with. The quality improvement progress of the Red Moon growth equipment has taken a step forward, but it is still a long way from being promoted to the next stage.
"Why don't you give Isabella to me, and I will let her be the high priest of the Bright Moon Sect." Diana also felt a large amount of moonlight power being absorbed, but she didn't know it was because Isabella was equipped with the Red Moon, so she thought that Isabella herself was very compatible with the moonlight power, and couldn't help asking Lin Jiu.
"Don't even think about it, you are just a few big cats and little cats of the Bright Moon Sect, we don't look down on them." Lin Jiu rejected it outright.