When the special envoy team arrived at their destination, the Holy City, it was almost noon.

To welcome the envoy coming from the Holy Mountain, the Holy City naturally prepared an extremely grand welcome ceremony.

Of course, their initial plan was not this.

In the plans of these ignorant Holy Sect leaders, it was originally meant to be an extremely awkward, even somewhat hostile, welcoming ceremony.

The purpose was naturally the same, simply to embarrass the so-called divine envoys and give them a grand ordeal.

But as the envoy team approached, the hearts of the Divine Sect leaders began to waver gradually.

After all, those divine miracles one after another were no joke.

In the end, even the high-ranking officials of the Divine Sect began to believe in the divine envoy.

At this rate, without waiting for the Holy Mountain to launch an attack, the Divine Sect had already hoisted the white flag.

Thus, the high-ranking officials of the Divine Sect urgently organized such a grand yet hasty welcome ceremony.

Grand, because many people attended the ceremony; aside from the majority of the high-ranking Divine Sect officials, a large number of the Holy City's citizens participated voluntarily.

Hasty, because many facilities and objects for this ceremony were clearly rushed, with some paint even not yet dry, looking as if they were freshly made.

At the end of the welcome ceremony, Lette saw the four top leaders of the Divine Sect.

The Pope of the Divine Sect and the red, black, and white Archbishops.

It must be said, although this world is not a world shepherded by gods, it still reveals traces of having been shepherded in the past.

At least in terms of human common language and religious structure, the basic versions are used.

This aspect is the same as in the Holy Light Great World.

The Light World was likely occupied by a deity, turning from a pasture of the Gods to this deity's private property.

"Praise the Holy Spirit!"

The Pope warmly greeted Lette, who had just alighted from the carriage, with a deep bow.

This action immediately stunned the other clergy and the citizens.

It must be noted, the Pope is the most exalted being in the Light God Sect.

Even with the Holy Mountain's current prominence and the divine envoy's name resounding across the continent,

in terms of weight, it still fell slightly short compared to the Pope.

Not that the Pope himself is particularly impressive, but purely due to the deep-rooted recognition of this status over the years.

Seeing the Pope bowing to him, Lette, though expressionless, began to smirk internally.

What a masterstroke of retreating to advance!

With this grand ceremony, the Pope suddenly made such a gesture.

In the hearts of the citizens, this would surely leave an impression of humility and warmth.

However, his status is too high, which immediately placed him in a lofty position.

It's as if an elder suddenly greets a youth with the courtesy of equals.

If the youth returns the salute ordinarily, it will appear that the youth is unruly and disrespectful of seniority, causing the public's perception of him to decline.

But if the youth returns the salute with the deference of junior rituals, it seems appropriate.

The actual outcome is that the divine envoy representing the Holy Mountain bows to the Pope representing the Divine Court.

In terms of hierarchy, it could be seen as a direct concession.

Upon seeing this, the public might think—oh, it seems orthodoxy is still orthodoxy; what about the Holy Mountain's divine envoy? Doesn't he still bow to the Pope in the end?

This relationship, fixed in such a grand situation, would make any subsequent actions challenging.

The most insidious part is, judging from the expressions of the other three Archbishops nearby, the Pope didn't inform anyone beforehand.

Not just the three Archbishops, all the clergy of the Divine Sect present were caught off guard.

Just from this point alone, Lette internally raised the Pope's danger level by two tiers.

As the saying goes, the fewer people know some strategies, the better.

It seems simple, but it's hard to execute in practice.

Keeping secrets and not revealing them prematurely are essential to achieving great things!

How many affairs throughout history have failed due to loose tongues?

This Pope not only has means but also has a deeply shrewd mind, making him difficult to deal with.

Sneaking this move during the welcome ceremony was almost instantaneous, leaving very little time for Lette to react.

After all, the counterpart had already saluted; standing there foolishly thinking of countermeasures wasn't an option.

A slight hesitation would seem highly disrespectful in others' eyes.

These people generally looked down on the origins of the Holy Mountain, considering it a backward and wilderness place.

If manners were lost, it would undoubtedly be exaggerated as primitive and uncultured.

During the ceremony, if anyone else faced the Pope's simple gesture, they would undoubtedly have been taken aback.

But Lette, unflustered, drew stunned gazes from the crowd as he unexpectedly took out a "Light Divine Book" from his bosom, solemnly holding it high with both hands.

"Praise the Light!"

This move shifted the subject of the Pope's salute from him, the divine envoy, to the "Light Divine Book" in his hand.

It should be noted, the book's cover was imprinted with the Holy Spirit's image.

Even the Pope, upon seeing the image, must perform a prayer ritual. If one were to delve into it, the previous gesture actually constituted disrespect to the deity.

The Pope's face momentarily turned somewhat unsightly, but he still maintained his composure, and directed a prayer ritual toward the high-held Light Divine Book.

"Praise the Light!"