Chapter 184

Cheng Hui seized the opportunity and decisively possessed the high priest. As expected, after the possession, he became the high priest, his movements smooth and fluent. But before he could return to the temple, a blinding light suddenly erupted from above. This light was exactly the same as when they were sucked in. Then, before Cheng Hui could react, everything went black.

Cheng Hui: ...It's just outrageous!

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself floating in mid-air again, with a bustling town below him. He scratched his head in distress.

What does it mean?

Is this to prevent the high priest from being possessed?

No way? This scene clearly shows that the secret must be hidden in the temple. How can the high priest explore the situation inside without possessing the body?

Fortunately, he soon discovered something was wrong.

He still remembered that the last time he woke up, not long ago, he curiously explored the city below, and accidentally found that on a certain street, the residents there were raising a child. It seemed that the naughty child accidentally touched the meat in the sacrificial hut.

He just took a habitual "look" and found that the family was still beating the child, and the reason was exactly the same as last time.

Cheng Hui: ...Huh? Did I repeat myself again?

By comparison, he found that it was true. The development of the city below was exactly the same as last time.

He estimated the time. The last time he observed the city and tried to possess the high priest, it took him three months in total. Could it be that it would take more than three months to solve the problems in this city?

With a guess in mind, he immediately decided to possess the high priest. Last time, he waited for the high priest to leave for work for two full months, and this time he didn't dare waste time like that.

He quickly lowered his gaze and focused on the temple's gate.

The temple was covered by a mysterious power, and he couldn't go in to explore. However, just waiting like this was not a solution. He decided that if the high priest didn't come out after three days, he would first possess an ordinary priest and go in to take a look, and then find a way to trick the high priest out to possess him.

After this operation, Cheng Hui finally succeeded in possessing the high priest.

It is not difficult to disguise himself as the high priest. After all, what can you say about this guy? To say that he is a devout believer is simply an insult to the word piety.

After Cheng Hui entered the temple, he discovered that none of the five high priests were good people.

The priests of the temple are lifelong, and entering the temple basically means leaving the secular world.

The ordinary priests of the temple were selected from the common people, and they basically did the work of slaves in the temple. Although it was said that everything was for God, but... Cheng Hui still found it very strange.

Many activities in the temple were not so much to please God as to please the high priests.

The most important thing is that when disguising himself as an ordinary priest, he accidentally discovered that an ordinary priest actually called a high priest "dad" and called another ordinary priest "mom".

But he clearly remembered that this ordinary priest was accepted into the temple not long ago, and he was clearly an orphan without a father or a mother.

Cheng Hui's mood became more and more subtle. He was not idle during the first three months when he floated in the air. He paid special attention to many news related to the temple.

For example... the high priest of the temple is not hereditary, but when one of them wants to abdicate, the other four will work together to recommend another one.

This kind of recommendation system looks very familiar to Cheng Hui. Isn't this the recommendation system of ancient China? At that time, there were still many noble families in China that could be recommended, but here there are only five high priests. Isn't it obvious that the position of high priest can only be passed down among these five families?

But later he found out that he was wrong, because not every high priest was succeeded by the descendants of the high priest. Occasionally, some orphans without parents would get this position after struggle.

At first, Cheng Hui thought that these five high priests were fair, but when he saw the scene before him, he understood.

Fairness ass!

He dared to guarantee that those high priests who did not appear to belong to their five major families must have a relationship with them in secret. Perhaps they were like this one, and left behind an illegitimate son to succeed to the throne.

Therefore, these five great priests are like the throne, and will only be passed down within their family.

There is also a very strange thing. Logically speaking, the higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan. However, with the help of that magical piece of meat, people in the entire city can cultivate to the foundation-building stage.

For ordinary people, living to be around a hundred years old is considered a long life. However, these high priests can eat more meat and enjoy the best services, but their lifespans are not long, the same as those of ordinary people.

It seemed that everyone had overlooked this point. After all, compared to ordinary people, the priests' lives were not short. But it was very strange in Cheng Hui's eyes.

It's like a Foundation Establishment cultivator has a lifespan of 200 years. Excluding some losses caused by illness, living to 100 is generally not a problem. Meanwhile, a Golden Core cultivator has a lifespan of 500 years. Even with all the losses, they can still live to over 450 years. Therefore, it certainly seems strange that a Golden Core cultivator can only live for less than 100 years.

Unless - there is something that is constantly consuming their lifespan, the high priest should live longer than everyone else.

Cheng Hui hadn't noticed it before, but after possessing the high priest, he discovered that this man had already reached the late Jindan stage and was only one step away from the Yuanying stage.

But judging from his usual performance, his practical experience is shockingly little. When Cheng Hui uses his body, he even feels that it is worse than when he was in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Cheng Hui: ??? That’s not cultivation at all!

He tried to use the spiritual power in his body, but was shocked to find that the golden elixir in his dantian was large, but dull and lifeless. It was even worse than those golden elixirs fed by elixirs.

The golden elixir fed out can at least use spiritual energy to fight, at most it is just lack of experience, but the golden elixir in the high priest's body is just like a decoration, and the spiritual power is also lazy. Cheng Hui spent a lot of effort to mobilize just a little bit.

He finally understood why the high priests refused to leave the temple. With their level of skill, apart from their intimidating aura, when faced with real danger, even ordinary wild beasts would take their lives, not even with the help of monsters.

This...isn't this too weird?

It was very easy to disguise himself as the high priest. Through observation, Cheng Hui found that the high priest did nothing every day. As long as he put on a stern face and said "don't disturb me", basically, no one, including the high priest's family, dared to talk to him. He had great power.

He dealt with this for two or three days, and finally the day he had been looking forward to the most finally arrived.

Tomorrow is the day when the residents come to the temple to take the meat. The priests have to prepare the sacred meat in advance, divide it, and distribute it to the people tomorrow. So today, they are going to the underground temple to take the sacred meat.

Speaking of this underground temple, Cheng Hui only knew about the existence of such a place after he disguised himself as the high priest.

Fortunately, the five high priests each took charge of a different area and their relationships with each other were not that close, otherwise he would have been exposed long ago.

"It's time to start." Priest Chen, wearing a red robe, knocked on Cheng Hui's door.

Cheng Hui had already changed into a red robe and was waiting. Upon hearing this, he followed silently.

Priest Chen knocked on the doors of the other three priests in turn, and the five of them came to the temple's auditorium with solemn expressions.

The auditorium had long been emptied. The underground temple was a place that only the high priest could enter. Even many ordinary priests were unaware of its existence.

Priest Chen came to the statue with an oil lamp in his hand, and pressed hard on the back of the statue.

The ground in front of the statue suddenly opened up, revealing a dark passage.

"Follow me." Priest Chen's tone revealed a hint of nervousness.

Cheng Hui's heart also began to lift. He carefully observed the expressions of the other priests and found that they were also a little nervous, and seemed to be a little afraid in their nervousness.

Cheng Hui was even more confused. Why were these people afraid?

In other words, what are these people afraid of?

It can’t be the god that was brought to the dining table, right?

He had many doubts in his mind, but he didn't show them on his face. He just remained silent and expressionless as he followed Priest Chen into the underground temple.

The passage of the temple was very long and dark. Only the dim oil lamp in Priest Chen's hand could barely illuminate the way forward.

The group of five walked in silence. Not long after they entered the passage, the entrance at the back was closed.

With a muffled bang, the passage fell into darkness. The oil lamp in Priest Chen's hand shook slightly, as if it would go out at any time.

Cheng Hui sighed in his heart, feeling that these priests might not be very smart, otherwise why couldn't they prepare a few more oil lamps in such a dark place.

"You will meet several ancestors soon, so keep your composure. The last time you came, Ancestor Zhou was not in a good mood. If you want to continue sitting in your seats, don't anger him." Priest Chen instructed with a wooden expression.

Cheng Hui followed the other priests in responding in a low voice, and noticed that Priest Zhou showed very obvious fear.

Ancestor Zhou, Priest Zhou... Is there any relationship between these two people?

Cheng Hui was thinking in his mind, but he did not slow down his pace and kept following Priest Chen.

Soon, they arrived at the bottom of the passage. Priest Chen slowly pushed open a door, revealing a long and narrow corridor.

There were three doors on each side of the corridor, leaving a room in total. Priest Chen came to the first door and knocked gently.

"Come in." An old voice came from inside.

Priest Chen pushed the door open and walked in. Cheng Hui was about to follow when he suddenly realized that the other people behind him did not move, so he quickly stopped.

Sure enough, the door closed after Priest Chen went in. If Cheng Hui hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been hit in the face by the door.

After waiting quietly at the door for a while, Cheng Hui noticed that the other priests did not show any nervousness - except Priest Zhou.

It seemed that Priest Zhou had been extremely nervous since Priest Chen finished speaking. Seeing his frightened look, Cheng Hui doubted whether he wanted to turn around and run away.

However, in the end, Priest Zhou did not leave. He seemed very afraid of what was going to happen next, but he was even more afraid that something even more terrifying would happen if he turned around and left.

Soon, Priest Chen came out. When he came out, his face was very pale and there was a little sweat on his forehead. No one knew what he had experienced in there.

When they arrived at the second door, Priest Chen took the initiative to make way and motioned Cheng Hui to come forward.

Cheng Hui took a deep breath and took the initiative to knock on the door, but this time, there was no response from inside.

Priest Chen raised his eyelids and said with a forced smile, "Good luck, Priest Liu. It seems that Patriarch Liu is doing well."

Cheng Hui didn't answer, remaining silent. Priest Chen didn't seem to expect any response either, and walked straight towards the third door.

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