CHAPTER 717: CHAPTER 199: BISHOP (SEEKING MONTHLY TICKETS)_3

Elder Demi wiped the sweat from his face and said, "There aren’t that many Shepherds among the experts, and the Curse Seals from the Red Archbishop are in limited numbers. Most of our church will choose to switch after accumulating enough."

Despite his panting, there was no hint of panic that comes with being exposed; instead, he looked as if it was all as it should be.

This caused Xu Shu to pause briefly.

The expression on this man’s face seemed to indicate that the situation wasn’t as Xu Shu had imagined.

What was going on?

He didn’t need to ask; Elder Demi was quite an enthusiastic person, and he took the initiative to say, "Eh? You surely must know that you can remove the original Curse Seal and reenter the Transcendent sequence, right?"

Xu Shu gave a nod; he certainly was aware of it, but was switching professions really the issue here?

Elder Demi continued, "You’ll have to wait a bit longer; Gilbert isn’t here. Without his key, it’s quite troublesome for even me to open this door. We’ll have to wait for someone from above to come and fix it, but afterwards, you might have to go through the two women’s churches."

Naturally, he was referring to the other two churches: the Life Mother Goddess Church representing the moon and the Starry Church representing the stars, where the main professions managed were "nun" and "witch."

Key... Upon hearing this, Xu Shu first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his gaze fell on the brick-shaped recess on the door.

After a brief hesitation, he took out a black leather book from within his lace inner pocket and said, "Elder, let me try."

"What can you do? I can’t even push it open! I’m telling you, this door can’t be opened just by sheer strength; being a warrior won’t help!" Elder Demi said and still instructed the Bone Giant to step back two steps to catch his breath.

Xu Shu walked up, pressed the black leather book against it, and found it fit perfectly!

Click.

A sensation of satisfaction, like a key being inserted to the bottom of a lock hole, emerged. The door, which the two Bone Giants struggled to open slightly, was forcefully widened by Xu Shu and ultimately swung wide open, revealing a deep, dark hole inside.

"Eh, he actually gave this to you?" A trace of astonishment crossed Elder Demi’s face.

This black leather book was naturally the "Holy Word Book" that Yu Mingluan had given to Xu Shu, meant to save his life.

However, Xu Shu had never used it before; he didn’t know how to use it, so during the desperate fight with God Chosen Edric, this special Curse Tool, which could instantly kill a Third-tier Expert, had not come into play.

Unexpectedly, it had now served as a key.

Elder Demi sighed, "Strange, what is Bishop Tyson trying to do? Is this something you can casually hand out?"

Being able to open the doors of the Holy Court, this "Holy Word Book" used as a key should indeed not be given out recklessly. Xu Shu, at this moment, also realized that this item was probably not just a simple Curse Tool.

He was curious, "Elder, can you tell me more about what’s inside the door?"

"Forget it, it’s not so good to say. Since he gave it to you, you should go ask him yourself. I can’t go in, just follow this path all the way down; Bishop Tyson is waiting for you below."

Elder Demi’s expression was oddly firm, spelling out "I’m not happy" across his face, but he offered no further explanation.

Xu Shu looked at the entrance, hesitating slightly.

Could this be another trap?

Now, the words "underground" and "entrance" nearly triggered a special reaction in him.

But the Archbishop had handed him the key, and traps didn’t seem to be laid out like this... Elder Demi didn’t seem like the type to set traps...

After waiting a moment, Xu Shu glanced at the door, walked into the passage, and discovered the door click shut behind him, with the "Holy Word Book" returning to his hands. On the inner side of the door was another brick-shaped recess.

Seeing this, Xu Shu felt slightly relieved and continued down the passage.

After descending about a hundred meters, he came upon a door leading to a brightly illuminated underground hall, which somewhat resembled a courtroom by its layout.

The surroundings were lined with bookshelves filled with books, each with a pathway next to it, extending in all directions.

The hall was spacious, with only a stout figure sitting in a long chair, wearing a red robe, a thick book resting on his thighs as he read by candlelight.

As soon as Xu Shu entered, the man looked up, revealing a familiar face.

"Archbishop?" Xu Shu hesitantly asked.

The man, by all appearances, was Yu Mingluan.

But when had he again taken on the appearance of the Bearded Man?

Wasn’t this how they had first met?

The man sighed, "You’re here? Close the door."

Xu Shu did as told, his eyes watching the other closely.

Then, the man tore at his face, pulling off a thin mask to reveal his original, more serious middle-aged visage, and twisted his neck saying, "Sit down, why are you still looking? I’m Bai Sanxiang. Old Yu asked me to give you a message."

"What message?" Xu Shu asked.

Imitating the intonation, Bai Sanxiang’s face was slightly hesitant as he said, "He says he hasn’t gone back on his word. He said two days, then it’s exactly two days, not a minute more, not a minute less!"

Hearing this, Xu Shu let out a sigh of relief.

This could finally confirm that the man indeed was tasked by Yu Mingluan.

Wait a minute, two days?

Xu Shu’s expression suddenly froze on his face.