When Aiwass closed "", the black book no longer had the warm and delicate touch of human skin.
It became quiet. It was as if everything before was just an illusion.
At this time, Aiwass finally understood why he had not seen this book in the original history.
Because, if someone can open this secret book correctly, then he will most likely destroy it directly.
——The knowledge recorded on it is too dangerous.
It solves a core problem of transcending the path - transcending the path cannot make others besides oneself stronger.
The essence of the path of transcendence is to commit the following to the superior, to pursue transcendence and seek higher. It is an extremely selfish path.
Only relying on the power of transcending the path cannot benefit others. This has led to the fact that although demonologists often gather together, their power has never merged into a rope.
The "Pastoral Art" incorporates the characteristics of the path of devotion. It allows others to benefit by sacrificing oneself.
Feeding your own flesh and blood to the devil, and then granting the power of the devil to mortals - this logic is in line with the principles of the path of devotion. Because in this logical chain, the devil is just a symbol. It is like making money yourself, and then giving the money to
Share it with the poor.
In the same way, human beings are used as sacrifices to feed demons, giving these phantoms the power to grow, without taking any kickbacks or asking for anything in return. This is also in line with the principles of the path of dedication - the "altruism" of the path of dedication.
"It's not limited to humans, the same race, phantom demons are of course also among the "others".
When the devil wants to give back strength to this donation, he still doesn't take any of it and gives it all to others. In this way, there is no "transaction" and it is also in line with the principles of the path of dedication.
This whole behavior is full of demonic traces of ambition, and the unabashed "desire for upwards" can be seen from the motivation - to become stronger at any cost. But it does have a kind of divine compassion,
Always uphold the only principle of "helping others gain strength to fulfill their wishes".
Everything the pastor does is not a transaction, but free charity.
But the shepherd finally got everything he wanted, achieving an almost perpetual cycle.
"——This book must not be left behind."
A very clear idea appeared in Aiwass's mind.
If anyone other than myself had read this book, they would probably regard the beasts of the "Lord of the Beasts" as the shepherd's herd.
Moreover, if this book is purely dedicated to the path, then it is impossible for it to become a "banned book" and be collected by the Supervisory Bureau.
Since it could be taken away by the inspectors, it is enough to show that the book is not that clean.
Of course, when the Supervisory Bureau gave this book to Aiwass, it was legal for him to read the book himself. As long as he did not pass on the knowledge above, the Supervisory Bureau would not trouble him, but would open his eyes.
Close one eye.
The problem is not here.
The real question is...where did the Inspectorate get this book from?
This book is the original scripture. As long as someone can open this book correctly, they can obtain the knowledge above and get the inheritance from the shepherd.
Does that mean that someone has become a “shepherd”?
If someone knew about the existence of "" and found out that it was the Supervision Bureau of Glass Island that finally took away the book. That person might follow this trace and eventually find Aiwass.
This unknown enemy made Aiwass feel nervous.
He didn't know who the other party was - the inheritor of the "Shepherd", or another group of people chasing the "Shepherd". He didn't know when these people would come. He wasn't even sure whether this imaginary enemy was
Really exist.
But just in case.
Aiwass needs to gain stronger influence in Avalon so that he can drive the Inspectorate to track down the possible "shepherd".
At the same time, Aiwass has indeed mastered the "pastoral care" method...
After Aiwass read this book, a new skill was quietly added to his priest profession and demonologist profession.
The path has been illuminated: Dedication - the first level; Transcendence - the first level
Mana pool: 2/5 (light), 4/5 (dark), 11/15 (fire)
Free experience:50
Road characteristics——
Transcendence-Shadow Affinity LV1: You sign a life contract with the Shadow Demon and can use the first level of shadow abilities at will.
Dedication - Flame Container Lv1: When you take the blood of Sizhu, your soul will be expanded. The maximum capacity of your mana pool (fire) will be increased by 14
Authority - Silver Scale: Use this mark as a seal, the Silver Crowned Dragon is watching you, and a certain oath you have made cannot be broken. When you attack anyone who breaks the oath, you will gain +1 advantage (divine nature)
——As the chosen successor, the inheritor who perfectly fits the "shepherd", Aiwass has indeed received the complete inheritance of "pastoral" skills.
And it’s undeniable…
This forbidden skill is indeed very useful to Aiwass.
Because when he mentioned "using flesh and blood to make the demon grow" in "", Aiwass realized that he had made a major omission——
In the game, the way for the Sin Scholar and the Lord of the Great Beasts to increase the level of their "Great Beasts" is to take them to repeatedly fight phantoms of the same attribute. You only need to line up a BOSS with a phantom of the specified attribute, and you can immediately challenge and defeat it.
The opponent. Let the big beast grow by devouring the opponent's remains.
But this doesn't work very well in real life.
Because he does not have a "dungeon finder" to randomly arrange the dungeons, and the phantoms are not refreshed infinitely like the BOSS in the dungeon. Then he can only raise the level of the phantoms by feeding rare materials with corresponding attributes - this requires
The cost is huge, and collecting materials also requires time and effort.
But if he has the skill of shepherding (flesh and blood), he can use himself as food and sacrifice it to the phantom demon.
Aiwass's oath is "I will not use the lives and corpses of my own race as my ritual materials and sacrifices." Of course, he himself does not fall into this category.
After all, "Self-Sacrifice" is a regular skill of Demonologist. It will not prevent you from being able to advance to the level of Sin Scholar.
Although the "shepherd" has become skinny and covered in scars due to this kind of flesh-and-blood shepherding.
But Aiwass has the most orthodox priest heritage. Among the four sacred skills that the church has carefully selected and prepared over thousands of years, the "fire sacrificial" method can allow Aiwass to quickly recover his lost life and heal himself.
physical trauma.
——No need to use others as sacrifices.
Just let the big beasts slowly eat my own flesh and blood.
It's just that he can't achieve this eternal cycle of spirit and flesh, using all peoples as grass.
He can grant the power of the phantom to others, and he can also feed the phantom with his own flesh and blood. But he cannot feed the humans he shepherds to the phantom in turn - because this involves the sacrifice of fellow humans, which will pollute his soul.
At this moment, Aiwass finally understood why the black book reacted when it came close to Yulia.
Because it sensed the phantom in Yulia's body that had been suppressed and malnourished for a long time.
The original scripture itself also has a weak spirituality.
Hatching phantom eggs is the easiest way to obtain weak juvenile phantoms.
In the illusion of the black book, Aiwass saw with his own eyes that the "shepherd" who had reached the middle stage of development obtained a large number of juvenile phantoms through this method:
Those children who were the eggs of phantom demons were collected by his legions from all over the world. After long-term feeding with the decoction made from his blood, the phantom demons in their bodies would grow rapidly, eventually causing the "eggs" to crack and hatch the phantom demons.
And out.
"...Anyway, let's destroy the book first."
Aiwass said to himself.
Regardless of whether his adoptive father will become the final BOSS, this book cannot be seen by him. It would be even more troublesome if his eldest brother or Yulia were to see it. Anyway, the knowledge in it has already penetrated into Aiwass's brain.
I can't even forget it.
From the moment he gets the book, no matter whether he uses it or not, those in the know will suspect that he has.
Then there is nothing to be reserved about. Not only must you use it, but you must use it ruthlessly!
It just so happens that now we have the opportunity to try the "pastoral" technique to soothe the phantom demons...
With this thought in mind, Aiwass stood up from his wheelchair.
The moment his feet came into contact with the ground, his spirituality and the earth formed a stable circuit, and the shadow demon sleeping in Aiwass's shadow was immediately awakened.
The shadow under him was like ink blurred on paper, spreading out instantly.
【My master……】
A thick and echoing voice sounded from Aiwass's mind, filled with a sense of danger.
【What are you calling me for...?】
"Destroy it."
Aiwass whispered, throwing "" into the bubbling shadow.
But it was not dissolved.
Shadow Demon showed obvious dissatisfaction.
[Oh, you can't always treat me as a trash can, Master. Not everything can be thrown into my body... What I long for is fresh flesh and blood, a sacred soul,...]
Just when Shadow Demon showed his dissatisfaction, Aiwass pulled out his sterling silver dagger on the table.
It was a ceremonial knife used to carve ritual formations. It was sharp but not tough enough.
Aiwass coated the ceremonial knife with essential oils infused with cinnamon essential oil and rosemary essential oil. He injected a little light attribute mana and dark attribute mana into the two essential oils respectively.
Then, he placed it on the candlelight and flicked it gently. A deep and dim light emerged from the ceremonial knife.
Aiwass stretched out his right hand and took a deep breath.
Then he squeezed it tightly until the blade cut through the muscles and stuck into the bones.
"Then take it, my blood, my bones, my flesh..."
He endured the severe pain and silently recited in his heart:
【Eat in silence, my lamb...】
【I am the Holy Communion, this is mercy】
The mana pool in Aiwass body suddenly loosened - his remaining three-color mana was randomly injected into his blood, and leaked out quickly like a bathtub with the stopper removed.
He imagined that what was flowing out of his wound was not red blood, but golden honey and white milk. He lowered his eyes and looked at Shadow Demon with compassion and pity.
Aiwass tried hard to keep no fear, greed, pain and hatred in his heart, only pure kindness and love.
It was as if what he faced was not a cunning and deadly demon, but a child begging for food who was about to starve to death on the roadside.
It is a pure, equal, and noble gift.
——Voluntary sacrifice has a kind of sanctity. Just like Aiwass can summon the superior demon when he is used as a sacrifice.
And now, the blood he voluntarily donated with correct rituals has become an extremely sweet and delicious thing that can make the illusion addictive——
Shadow Demon, who was still full of complaints, immediately fell silent.
It rose up from the ground like crazy, like dozens of intertwined snakes, gently wrapped around Aiwass's right hand, greedily licking every drop of blood, along with the fingers and the back of the hand.
lick.
Until the mana pool in Aiwass body was completely exhausted and no more mana could flow out. The "pastoral" ceremony was terminated immediately.
Aiwass pulled away the ceremonial knife, and the wound scarred on its own.
Even though the scalding blood had disappeared, Shadow Demon was still licking Aiwass's right hand intently. It was like a puppy still licking the palm of its owner after eating the food in its owner's hand.
"...It seems you like it very much."
Aiwass looked pale, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
His voice was a little weak - half due to blood loss and half due to severe pain.
During the ceremony, he cannot frown or show disgust and fear because of this pain. Otherwise, the pastoral ceremony will fail.
But it's OK now.
The deep scars on his bones indeed caused him great pain. But fortunately, he endured it with force, so that the ceremony did not fail.
【……Yes Master】
Shadow Demon's attitude suddenly changed and he suddenly became well-behaved.
【I love so much】
The tone of voice became visibly flattering, no longer muddy and dangerously animalistic, but became like a hoarse and deep female voice.
Shadow demons are amorphous, having no physical body and no gender.
This is just an expression of its ingratiation and submission to Aiwass - according to its own understanding of the clumsy way.
"Then go back first," Aiwass said calmly, "Do you still remember what I asked you to do?"
[Of course, my distinguished master...]
Shadow Demon responded without hesitation.
It turned into a black and vigorous hound, leaped high, and slammed into the tantra book Aiwass threw on the ground.
But it was ejected——
When the black book was hit by the shadow demon, it suddenly burst out with scorching fire, like a hammer hitting an anvil.
An impact only caused the black book to be torn, but it was not immediately corroded.
But Shadow Demon, as if he had been provoked and lost face, immediately transformed into a more ferocious and huge wild wolf, and crashed into "" again.
This time it was finally unable to resist - the corrosive shadow continued to pour into the page, and it dried up, decayed, turned black, shrank, and twisted at a speed visible to the naked eye. Finally, it turned into dust and disappeared without a trace.
The Shadow Demon sank into Aiwass's shadow again and disappeared without a trace.
Aiwass didn't have time to carefully wipe the remaining blood on the ceremonial knife, so he could only put the silver dagger back into its sheath. This would undoubtedly destroy the ceremonial knife, but he couldn't care less.
When the ceremony ended, he felt increasingly tired and dizzy.
His fingers were shaking crazily due to the severe pain and blood loss, and the completely exhausted mana made his brain swell up. Everything in front of him was shrinking and expanding, as if he was about to break up after drinking too much, or as if he was high.
I couldn't raise my eyelids in math class and felt sleepy...
——Next time, you must save at least some mana to use the method of sacrificing fire. You will be so weak if you completely use up your mana...
Well, this is a very important experience. It is better to learn it in a safe place than to learn it in crisis...
The last incomplete thought appeared in Aiwass's mind. He staggered and fell towards the bed.
He didn't even have time to take off his clothes and cover himself with a quilt before he passed out directly on his bed.
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