160: Chapter 160 Night Arrives

Since ordinary people and low-level Transcendents make up the vast majority of this world, many churches are distributed across various locations on every inhabited planet, in addition to a single central cathedral, to facilitate the spread of God's radiance throughout the world.

Lin Sheng's destination this time was a branch church closest to his current location.

Seeing the clergyman sweeping at the church entrance from a distance, Lin Sheng strode directly toward him.

"Hello, can this be exchanged for money?"

Under the clergyman's puzzled gaze, Lin Sheng dropped the two sacks he was carrying on his shoulders onto the ground.

Seeing this, the clergyman was startled.

Looking at the two appropriately sized sacks on the ground, the clergyman had already roughly guessed what was inside.

However, the sacks seemed to possess a special power, as the aura of the objects inside did not leak out in the slightest.

The clergyman could not identify what was in the sacks from their appearance alone.

Seeing that Lin Sheng seemed to harbor no ill will, the clergyman simply asked directly:

"Sir, could you tell me what is inside these?"

Hearing this, Lin Sheng pointed to one of the sacks and said:

"This one contains a cultist, but he couldn't withstand the Evil God's power and is already dead."

After speaking, Lin Sheng pointed to the other sack:

"This one contains the victims; they died long ago."

Hearing Lin Sheng's words, the clergyman hurriedly backed away from the sacks again.

Even though this was the church entrance, any normal person would avoid things related to Evil Gods like the plague.

"Sir, please follow me."

"I will take you to see the Bishop. The Bishop will grant you a corresponding reward based on the heresy's danger level."

Glancing at the two sacks on the ground once more, the clergyman respectfully invited Lin Sheng into the church.

Carrying a sack in each hand, Lin Sheng followed the clergyman into the church.

He stood still in the center of the church while the clergyman left to find the local Bishop.

Before long, the local Bishop of this branch church emerged from a door inside the building.

He first nodded to Lin Sheng, then knelt before the statue of god in the center of the church and offered a prayer.

Lin Sheng stood quietly nearby, not making a sound to disturb him.

While the Bishop was praying, Lin Sheng also focused his attention on the statue of god in the center of the church.

This statue was similar to the one in the center of the starfield, its face also obscured, but unlike the central statue, the divinity contained within this one was far less.

However, under the Bishop's prayer, the divinity within the statue actually began to fill up gradually.

Once the divinity in the statue reached a certain level, the Bishop stopped his prayer.

"Sir, you may open the sacks now. The Lord will protect us from being polluted by the Evil God."

The Bishop looked at the sacks and spoke.

Lin Sheng's two sacks isolated all auras within; the Bishop couldn't judge which Evil God the heretics inside worshipped from appearance alone.

But even without knowing, the Bishop would make thorough preparations when facing an Evil God.

"Alright."

Lin Sheng nodded, then lightly traced two lines in the air toward the sacks with his finger.

Two slits instantly appeared on the surface of the sacks, and the aura inside immediately leaked out.

"This is!"

"Spirit Husk..."

"Sir, watch your words!"

Lin Sheng was about to speak the identity of this Evil God, but as soon as he uttered two words, he was interrupted by the Bishop's terrified face.

A regional branch church had limited capabilities. If an Old One was merely mentioned in thought, the power of divinity could still offer protection.

But if an Old One's true name (title) was spoken aloud, the Bishop truly worried that this church might lose control because of it.

"Sir, please give me your information talisman. I will deposit this reward onto your information talisman."

"Afterward, I need to deliver this pollutant to the planet's central cathedral. I also ask for your help in sealing this pollutant once more."

Although the Bishop didn't know Lin Sheng's identity, he knew one thing clearly: since Lin Sheng could seal a pollutant created by an Old One, his identity was definitely not simple.

"Mm."

Lin Sheng didn't say much and directly handed his information talisman to the Bishop.

The Bishop took Lin Sheng's information talisman and went into the inner room, while Lin Sheng pointed his finger again, and the two slits he had just made in the sacks instantly vanished.

After doing all this, Lin Sheng stood quietly in the church and waited.

The Bishop didn't make Lin Sheng wait long; only about five minutes passed before he emerged from the inner part of the church.

The Bishop now appeared even more respectful than before.

Because while transferring money to Lin Sheng's information talisman, the Bishop had also noticed Lin Sheng's realm.

Half-step Legend!

As a Transcendent of only the fifth rank, the Bishop's strength was considered decent in this peripheral area. A fifth-rank Transcendent simply couldn't imagine how powerful a Half-step Legend was.

To the point that upon learning of Lin Sheng's Half-step Legend realm, the Bishop immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

No wonder this gentleman could seal an Evil God's pollutant; it turns out he is a Half-step Legend powerhouse.

However, the Bishop always felt something was slightly off, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out where the problem lay.

"Sir, this is your information talisman. Please keep it safe."

The Bishop respectfully returned the information talisman to Lin Sheng with both hands. After taking it, Lin Sheng swiped his finger across it.

He saw that the number in the balance column of the information talisman had changed from the original "0" to the current "10000."

"It seems cultists are quite valuable after all."

Lin Sheng made an estimation and then nodded secretly in his heart.

The purchasing power of the currency here was quite good; two thousand was enough for an ordinary family to live normally for a month.

Lin Sheng now had a little over ten thousand in savings. Even without stealing or robbing, he could live comfortably for a long time.

Putting away the information talisman, Lin Sheng intended to leave directly, but just as he was about to go, he was stopped by the Bishop.

The Bishop looked at Lin Sheng with quite a bit of difficulty. Seeing this, Lin Sheng asked directly:

"What is it?"

"That... Sir, 'Night' is about to arrive. I'm worried about accidents occurring during the transport of the pollutant. I was wondering if you could..."

Even though the Bishop didn't finish his sentence, Lin Sheng already understood his meaning.

Although the Ximi Starfield had the protection of the Ximi God, it was not absolutely safe.

Especially during the Night, the divinity the Ximi God radiated over this starfield decreased, which gave heretical Evil Gods an opportunity.

For these peripheral starfields, once Night arrived, they became disaster areas where heresy flourished.