This will also cause some trouble.
Although the entire Pale Land was still dangerous, it was still acceptable for Lu Ning and his group.
The most dangerous situation is encountering two Saint-level stone golems with eyeballs.
This was quickly killed by Lu Ning and the three saints, Ya En.
Three days later, Lu Ning and his group arrived at a meteorite crater area once again.
However, when Lu Ning climbed to the edge of the crater and saw the scene below, he was stunned.
There were no fleshy monsters or silver slime below.
It was an altar.
The altar was made of pale white stone and covered with numerous eye-shaped patterns.
However, the altar seemed to have been damaged, with many cracks on it and several corpses around it.
The corpses were dressed in pale robes with an eye on them.
Their bodies were broken, and there was blood everywhere.
Lu Ning frowned slightly.
This was clearly a place of worship, but it appears to have been destroyed.
Seeing Lu Ning stop at the edge of the circular pit, An Lan and the others behind him were somewhat confused.
Ya'en asked, "Lu Ning, what's wrong?"
Lu Ning snapped out of his daze and said, "Come and take a look."
The group exchanged glances and jumped onto the edge of the circular pit.
Upon seeing the altar ruins and corpses inside the circular pit, everyone's expression changed slightly.
Looking at the pale robes on the corpses, Yann said with a solemn expression, "They are people from the Moon Goddess Cult."
Osiris glanced around warily and asked, "How did they die? Who killed them?"
No one could answer that.
"Let's go down and take a look."
The group reached the bottom of the pit and began their inspection.
An Lan checked the time of death of the corpses, frowned, and said, "These corpses have been dead for almost a year."
"So long?"
Everyone was somewhat surprised.
"How come there's no change at all after being dead for so long? There's not a trace of decay," Aishalin asked, puzzled.
An Lan thought for a moment and looked at the phantom of the moon in the sky.
He said, "Perhaps it's because of the region, but based on my instrument testing, although their bodies are not decomposed, their physical condition suggests they have been dead for a long time."
Meanwhile, in the distance, Yann found some sacrificial implements on the altar platform.
These instruments have a large number of eyeballs, which, although carved, seem to be alive.
He said, "This is the 'Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice,' a sacrificial ritual that only high-ranking members of the Moon Goddess Cult can perform. It is said that it allows direct communication with the great moon behind the Moon Goddess Cult. It seems they were killed during the sacrifice."
Osiris asked in surprise, "The 'Thousand-Eyed Sacrifice' ritual requires the presence of three high-level saints. All three high-level saints are dead? What kind of being killed them?"
The crowd looked solemn and somewhat surprised.
Three high-level saints, plus other followers of the Moon God Cult, would probably be a very difficult group for them to deal with.
He ended up being killed.
It is conceivable that the person or organization that killed the Moon Goddess Cult member was extremely powerful.
Yaen thought for a moment and shook his head: "I can't think of it. More than a year ago, it shouldn't have been someone from the Mist Bureau. Our people haven't been here before."
Just then, An Lan, who was using instruments to detect the surrounding environment, suddenly changed her expression and said, "I might have a guess."
Arn and the others were taken aback and all looked at An Lan.
Jerry asked, "Old An, what's your guess?"
An Lan began, "I've been monitoring the environment across this land, and there's one thing about this circular pit that's very different from other environments."
"What's the difference?" Yann's eyes lit up.
An Lan said, "The water concentration here is about twenty times higher than in other areas. As far as I can tell, this is likely because a powerful person with water-based abilities or related abilities used their power."
Upon hearing this, everyone else frowned.
Osiris spoke up: "Anlan, do you mean that the guy who killed these priests possessed water or ice abilities? Why couldn't it be an ability from a follower of the Moon Goddess Cult?"
An Lan laughed and said, "It's not just a matter of ability. I guess the guy who made the move is probably at the demigod level, and his abilities involve divinity."
Everyone was shocked, and their expressions changed even more drastically.
"Why? How did you find out?" Yann asked, somewhat taken aback.
An Lan smiled and said, "If what Osiris said is true, then it shouldn't be just water-based abilities that change the environment in this area. With so many believers, they must possess more than one kind of ability, and the environment here should also show changes brought about by multiple abilities. But here there is only one change: water concentration. Even the high-level saints of the three Triune Churches didn't leave any trace. Why?"
The group exchanged glances and then immediately understood what was going on.
Yaen said solemnly, "This area is very strange. Over such a long period of time, only a power containing divine energy could maintain the change in environment. Even the three high-level saints of the Moon God Cult could not do it."
“That’s right, so I guess the one who made the move was either a demigod-level powerhouse with water or ice abilities, or a demigod-level monster. I’m more inclined to believe it’s a powerhouse than a monster. This area is obviously related to the moon, and the Moon Goddess Cult followers who hold sacrifices here couldn’t possibly be unaware of what kind of monsters are here. They wouldn’t be unprepared.”
An Lan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Perhaps we have found Yan Bing's trail."
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