Feng Zhilin had successfully obtained the statue of the Dark Goddess. Otherwise, Long Chen had perfectly obtained the highest authority in the Black Rock Tribe after a series of schemes. Meanwhile, the young Martial God, who was the most favored, had an accident.
Since the young Martial God had been waiting patiently, the others didn't understand the situation. However, they felt that it was better than Long Chen's adventure.
In fact, when Long Chen won the battle, the young Martial God had a huge problem.
Not only did the Barbarian General fail to steal the statue of the Dark Goddess, but the young Martial God's whereabouts were also exposed.
Judging from the mirror, the young Martial God seemed to be extremely nervous. He was fleeing at his fastest speed. Behind him, the entire tribe was in a terrible uproar. Countless curses and curses were heard. Following that, a few people rushed out of the tribe and charged toward the young Martial God.
These people were all Gray Priests.
There were seven or eight Gray Priests in total. Among them, there were definitely cultivators in the late stage of the Second Nirvana Tribulation. All of them were extremely furious. Their expressions were ferocious as they dashed forward and chased after the young Martial God.
In the dusky wilderness, a day of escaping while being chased by others, the situation was very similar to Feng Zhilin's previous encounter. However, the difference was that Feng Zhilin used her courage to successfully reach the statue of the Dark Goddess and completed the mission, while Yang Chen waited in vain for a few days without any results.
The huge contrast made everyone's jaw drop.
Many people in the Dragon Dance Hall couldn't stay calm after witnessing the deadly chase.
The young Martial God didn't have much of an advantage in terms of speed. Of course, the only advantage he had was that he was almost immortal. Since he was immortal, he would definitely have a way to escape.
That was what the cultivators in the Dragon Dance Hall thought.
After all, they knew the young Martial God's condition very well.
It was a long tug-of-war. After the Remnants of Darkness realized that the young Martial God was actually a human, they were even more determined to kill him.
"Yang Chen has no chance. Let's pray that he can escape."
"To be honest, he's not stupid. However, compared to Long Chen, he's obviously not on the same level. At least in terms of courage, he's much weaker."
What they said was only fair.
Not everyone would go against their conscience, except for those loyal to Ye Futu.
Seeing this result, the three Martial Honorables all had different expressions. Wenren Xi did not seem to think much of this matter, while Lin Junyao revealed a satisfied and warm smile. As for Ye Futu, his face was basically full of smiles. No one could tell what he was thinking.
Yang Chen was desperately fleeing while being chased. At the same time, Long Chen had completely become the core of the dark tribe's followers in the celebration and worship of the dark tribe. He had basically replaced the position of the black priest in the Black Rock tribe.
Now that everything was ready, all that was left was the east wind.
With his current status, it shouldn't be difficult for him to take away the statue of the Dark Goddess.
Of course, this depended on the method.
The main loss of the Black Lava Tribe was the death of a few grey-robed priests.
After burying them, the survivors of the darkness forgot their sorrow and immersed themselves in the joy of surviving a calamity.
Long Chen was the main character of this celebration. A day later, he was finally freed from the passionate encirclement of the dark tribe and returned to the most luxurious residence that Tu had arranged for him.
The luxurious residence of the dark tribe was actually very ordinary. The only good thing about it was that it was very close to the shrine.
In the shrine, Long Chen's target was placed.
Tu was very excited. The dark tribe knew how to use precious materials to brew very strong alcohol. Long Chen was fine, but Tu was already drunk.
This was just the right time for Long Chen to ask questions.
Looking at the dark moonlight outside the window, Long Chen asked in a deep voice, "I heard that in the entire Black Rock tribe, only you can enter the shrine."
Tu looked at Long Chen with eyes full of worship and fanaticism. He said proudly, "Yes, I'm the Son of Darkness. Only I have the right to enter. If anyone else enters, it'll be blasphemy against the goddess. Otherwise, I can only enter the shrine once every 'Zhou Ji'."
"Zhou Ji."
"Yes, which means that every seven days, I have the right to enter the shrine to clean. Of course, Sir Oracle was sent by the goddess to save us, so he also has the right to enter." Tu said in a daze.
"Oh …" If he wanted to get the statue, he had to go in openly.
Long Chen nodded and asked, "Then, when is the next Zhou Ji?"
"The day after tomorrow. At noon, all the dark tribe members will worship in front of the shrine. At that time, I can enter to clean and serve the goddess until the end of the worship."
Done.
A smile appeared on Long Chen's face.
In truth, Zhang Xuan had used most of his brains to obtain this statue. Killing a few savage beasts was a walk in the park for him. However, it was much more effective to make use of this method rather than relying solely on brute force.
He waited quietly. During this time, he asked Tu many questions and planned his escape route. After everything was ready, the Zhou Ji began on the third day.
At noon.
Tens of thousands of dark tribe members gathered outside the shrine. They prostrated themselves and knelt on the ground devoutly, silently chanting the Goddess of Darkness' song. The barbarian general, the gray priest, and the black priest were at the front.
The song was very long and had to be chanted at least ten times. This had always been the rule.
The entire front of the shrine was filled with buzzing sounds.
The power of faith rushed up to the shrine.
Long Chen and Tu could only enter the shrine after bathing and changing their clothes.
Tu could only enter the shrine after kowtowing three times and kowtowing nine times. The ceremony was very solemn. Long Chen was much more natural and walked straight in.
When he was outside, Long Chen could almost see the statue of the Goddess of Darkness in the distance.
The statue was pure black and not tall. Its entire body was like a black crystal, shining brightly. This statue was of a beautiful woman that could turn all living things upside down. It was quiet and peaceful, giving people a sense of peace and belonging. Long Chen was ten meters away from the statue. He stood in front of the statue and looked at it a few more times. He felt a sense of exhaustion.
He couldn't wait to fall asleep in front of the statue of the goddess.
"It's a little … like Xuanji …" This whimsical thought suddenly appeared in Long Chen's mind.
Of course, it was only similar in temperament, cold, and peaceful, but not in appearance.
He didn't know where she went after they parted last time.
He hoped that she was well.
That was the only thing he could hope for now.
"Oracle …" Tu carefully cleaned the shrine and didn't dare to go near the statue. Perhaps he noticed that Long Chen was too close, so he reminded him.
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Long Chen smiled and said, which made Tu feel more at ease.
He looked back and saw that the black priest was about a hundred meters away from the main entrance of the shrine. He was secretly looking up at his back.
"As expected, he doesn't trust me and is still wary of me."
Long Chen frowned slightly. With this guy watching, it didn't seem easy to keep the statue.
Long Chen pondered for a while. The black priest was powerful enough to kill him in a second. Snatching it would be a failure, and his previous efforts would go to waste.
Therefore, he quietly thought of other ways.
"Maybe a substitute is a good choice."
Long Chen had a plan in mind. He memorized every detail of the statue of the Goddess of Darkness. The time for worship passed quickly, and Long Chen returned to his residence. His residence was actually outside the shrine. However, there were usually three gray priests guarding the entrance of the shrine, so it wasn't easy to get the statue.
After returning to his residence, Long Chen created another statue in his God Kingdom based on the statue of the Goddess of Darkness.
In his God Kingdom, there were still some places that he could control. In this part of the God Kingdom, Long Chen was almost an existence equivalent to a god. In addition, he had many other materials. It took him about a night to create a high quality replica of the statue of the Goddess of Darkness.
This lifelike statue of the Goddess of Darkness that could almost be passed off as the real one made Long Chen very satisfied. He wasn't good at this, and the reason he could create such a similar statue was all because of the control of the God Kingdom.
And Li Xuanji …
This fake statue was slightly similar to the Goddess of Darkness, and it was closer to Li Xuanji.
"Is this what it means to miss her?"
Long Chen couldn't avoid it. He really missed this woman, so when he made the fake statue, he added Li Xuanji's appearance.
Apart from this, there was not much difference between the two statues in terms of their appearances.
"How can I switch the real and fake statue without changing its expression?" Long Chen pondered for a safe answer.
The simplest problem was that after seven days, when he went into the shrine to worship the Goddess of Darkness again, he could create a small accident. Amidst the chaos, he could deceive the others and switch the real and fake statues. This was the safest method. However, he was afraid that if he stayed here for another seven days, the black-robed priest would be anxious.
He didn't trust him at all …
It was always late at night in the Dark Kingdom, and there was no day.
Therefore, the time they were active was also irregular.
Only by counting the hours could one know what time it was.
When Long Chen was pondering how to enter the temple in advance, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be a gray-robed priest monitoring him.
This must be the black-robed priest who was worried about him, so he sent him to monitor him.
The other party was monitoring him very closely, and even a little unscrupulous.
Logically speaking, with Long Chen's identity as the Oracle, he would have a temper if he wasn't trusted.
Long Chen smiled inwardly and came up with a plan.