"You sure know a lot, bro. Do you really like our Minnan (Southern Fujian) folk traditions that much?" The passerby laughed heartily.
"It's all from watching Douyin (Online Platform). I think these folk customs are really interesting, so I started watching more. Bro, how many are you planning to invite? Usually, for a big one, there are three spirit mediums, right?" Qin Ye scanned the lively street and casually asked.
However, the passerby shook his head. "Three? Not just three, no way. Haha, this time it's going to be big. Bro, you must have seen it on Douyin before. Here in Fujian, if you ask us to wake up at 6 a.m. to chase celebrities, we can't get up."
"But if you ask us to wake up at 6 a.m. to worship gods, we'll get up at 3 or 4 a.m." The passerby said this with great pride and enthusiasm.
"This time, the temple said they want to make the god parade really big. So all of us have been donating money, especially those rich folks, they donated a lot. So it's going to be huge this time. I think at least several batches of spirit mediums will be invited."
"Maybe six or nine? I heard that gods' statues from Guangdong or maybe Hainan will be invited to join the parade too. The spirit mediums from over there will also come, depends on how many statues are brought."
Qin Ye didn't chat much more with the passerby. After getting the information he wanted, he casually found a reason and left.
On the road to the paper effigies shop, Qin Ye was thinking about what the passerby said and muttered to himself, "Inviting a god to descend… that's not good. If they manage to invite it…"
Qin Ye didn't finish his sentence and just shook his head, "Probably can't invite it… After all, I've called so many times to the little green turtle, to the Earth Gods, to the City Gods, and haven't managed to invite even one. It shouldn't be that unlucky, right?"
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[Europe, triple-layer dungeon beneath the Vatican.]
At this moment, the dungeon's chief bishop was holding an ancient book, looking at the Great Xia's ancient characters in it, and glanced at the leading cardinal.
"I'm telling you, Laurent, are you sure chicken blood will work?"
As soon as he asked, another cardinal spoke first, "Since the ancients of Great Xia could deal with infected ancient fox spirits, that proves the magic techniques and divine arts of Great Xia are effective. There are precedents, so why not try it ourselves?"
Then another cardinal also chimed in. "We've tried everything and still can't deal with the infected priest. Now we can only try Great Xia's magic and divine arts. This ancient book I got during my previous visit to Great Xia, from a Taoist, records methods to exorcise ghosts and subdue demons."
"So don't question whether chicken blood works or not. It's definitely one of the most authentic ways in Great Xia to deal with demons and evil spirits."
Hearing this, the dungeon bishop sighed and instinctively looked at the lead bishop. He saw the lead bishop holding a rooster in one hand, and a kitchen knife in the other, preparing to make the rooster "get off school."
Seeing this, the dungeon bishop didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"We, dignified cardinals of the Vatican, have actually come to use Eastern divine arts to exorcise demons and drive away spirits. God, please forgive our blasphemy. It's all for saving our brethren. Amen~"
As he was speaking,
Slice~
The lead cardinal used the kitchen knife to cut across the rooster's neck, and immediately, chicken blood flowed into a bowl.
At the same time, the lead cardinal said, "This ancient book also says, roosters crow when the sun rises. Every day, they absorb the sun's first ray of yang energy. They are naturally full of yang. That's why roosters love to eat centipedes, earthworms, ground bugs, all those things in the soil."
"Because those things are yin in nature, and roosters, full of yang, lack yin, so they need to eat yin things to balance yin and yang. That's why roosters will peck at anything with heavy yin energy. They even dare to peck at demons and ghosts, not just because they're bold, but also because those beings are full of yin."
"That priest infected with black liquid, it clearly looks dark and heavy with yin energy. Maybe rooster blood can work. There's no choice now. As the old Xia saying goes, treat a dead horse like a live one."
After the speech was over, the chicken blood was completely drained. The bowl was full.
"Let's go, let's head to the third level and try it." The lead cardinal picked up the bowl of blood.
Just as they were heading to the third level, a phone rang. The lead cardinal answered it.
The other cardinals saw the lead bishop's face change as he listened, revealing a look of joy.
"Laurent, you look happy, good news?" Once the call ended, the dungeon bishop immediately asked curiously.
"Yes." The lead cardinal responded, glanced at the bowl of chicken blood.
"I think we don't need to try this method anymore. Let's go, out of the dungeon, to greet someone."
He didn't wait for the others to speak and pulled them along out of the dungeon. On the way, he explained, "Just now we got word. Heaven and the Celestial Court have both fallen, attacked in the same way. The Vatican has decided to share intelligence with Bureau 749. Right now, Bureau 749 from Great Xia has sent people over to investigate the Heaven's Gate incident. Among them is one of the Ten Grandmasters of the 749 Bureau."
"They've already arrived at the airport and are on their way to the dungeon."
"That's great!" The dungeon bishop exclaimed excitedly.
"Instead of fumbling around ourselves, it's better to let Xia's cultivators handle it. Let's go, let's greet them quickly."
In an instant, not only the lead cardinal, but the dungeon bishop was excited too.
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[Europe, entrance to the Vatican dungeon.]
Black Mist and Lady Miao Gu, under the guidance of clergy, walked shoulder to shoulder. In the distance, they could already see the waiting cardinals.
"Those four are the Vatican's cardinals. The one on the far left is the bishop in charge of guarding the dungeon…" Lady Miao Gu slightly tilted her head and whispered to Black Mist.
Black Mist nodded slightly. His gaze swept over the four cardinals, and he spoke immediately "Their strength isn't bad. All stepped into the realm of 'Earthly Immortals beyond the mortal world'. But they're all in early stages, only one of them has been in it for a number of years."
Black Mist glanced around. The Vatican's headquarters and surrounding churches were majestic and grand.
"You told me on the plane, the most powerful official organization beyond the mundane in Europe is the Vatican. So this is it?"
When Lady Miao Gu nodded, "Yes. The biggest in Europe. Unlike Bureau 749, the Vatican has a long history, over 1100 years. Though it went through turmoil and disbandment, only the present-day Vatican remains. Even so, it still unifies Europe's transcendental circles and has deep foundations."
"Oh? Over a thousand years? That's the same era as the one I'm from." Black Mist raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself.
"So the bedtime story Master told me and my brother, about the disbanded religious nation, was referring to the Vatican?"
"What bedtime story?"
"Nothing. Just that Master once told us a bedtime story, said something like, at this time period, there was a nation formed by a religion like the current one, which was disbanding. I think it was called the Papal State. This must be it, right?"
Lady Miao Gu paused her steps, her expression surprised. Just as she was about to respond, "This Eastern friend, do you know about the Papal State?" The lead cardinal was staring at Black Mist in shock. After a few more glances, he said in surprise, "You're that mysterious ancient person from Bureau 749, aren't you?"
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