58: Chapter 58 is completely outrageous.

"Saint Reincarnate... that's just a legend, right?"

The High Priest waved his hand. "It is not a legend. In fact, during the various Holy Wars, Saint Reincarnates have been born. The Sect has only recently split off, so we haven't collected information on this aspect. However, I have seen relevant records from the Pope."

Lv Yang's voice trembled slightly. "Then Tang Long, is he really a Saint Reincarnate?"

The High Priest pondered for a moment. "Possessing fragmented ancient memories, a life cycle so short, yet possessing strength that is mismatched. High intelligence, eccentric personality, and holding the mask of calamity. Based on these, the possibility is likely not small. But whether it is or isn't, or who exactly he is the reincarnation of, cannot be determined at present. It requires further consideration from multiple aspects."

"Do you mean there is a possibility he is not a Saint of The Sect?"

Lv Yang was even more surprised. "Is it possible for other Saint Reincarnates to come and inherit the holy relics of our holy lineage?"

"He holds our holy relic, so the possibility of him being the reincarnation of the Sixth Saint is naturally greater. However, the actions and abilities of Saints are not something we can fathom. Just as you mentioned, Tang Long's ability to see through the blasphemy mark is not a field the Sixth Saint was skilled in; rather, it bears many similarities to the Heavenly Eye of the Seventh Saint recorded in history."

Lv Yang nodded and said again, "High Priest, I also discovered earlier that Tang Long's spirituality is quite low, even lower than the average level of ordinary people. This should also be very abnormal, right?"

The High Priest was even more silent. After a long while, he said, "I just said that the church records contain accounts of Saint Reincarnates. However, the reincarnation of Saints is actually not smooth. Most... died young before they could grow up, and many didn't even reach your level of cultivation."

"What! How could that be?"

"There are many reasons. The most dangerous, of course, is the extermination by various evil forces. Therefore, later Saint Reincarnates... all possess their own protective camouflage, and many even drift outside the protection of the various Sects."

Lv Yang seemed to realize something. "You mean that low spirituality is also a form of protective camouflage."

"Perhaps." The High Priest added, "I can only be certain that the Blood Tablet will not be wrong. It is said that Saints possess a certain divinity; do not try to fathom them with conventional logic. For example, his eyes—if that really is the Heavenly Eye, he might have already discovered you at this moment."

Lv Yang was startled. "No way, right?"

"Based on his current strength, it is highly likely he won't. If he is indeed a Saint Reincarnate, it has been less than a month, and his memory awakening is not sufficient. His mind should be quite chaotic for the time being. But you must be more careful hereafter; do not let him discover you before you decide to make contact, and especially strive to avoid his hostility."

Lv Yang felt increasingly uneasy. "High Priest, how should I interact with him then? Using a Saint... this is something your subordinate truly dares not imagine."

The High Priest thought for a moment. "No need to rush into contact. Observe him carefully again. If he is truly a Saint Reincarnate, there should be more events and abilities that are vastly different from ordinary people. We need enough evidence to confirm this."

"In fact, even if he is truly a Saint, before his memories are fully awakened, it is not necessarily impossible to utilize him. If he affects our interests or the stability of the current order, it is not impossible to take some measures."

"To put it more bluntly, before he truly awakens, we do not need to treat him as a Saint; we can completely pretend to be ignorant. Just as we discussed before, treat him only as a Holy Messenger."

"Of course, this requires your wisdom and effort. If you can find a way to get along with him harmoniously, perhaps many of the current difficulties will not be problems at all in the future. It not only concerns whether you can succeed as the High Priest of The Sect, but perhaps the entire landscape of the Red God Sect will be rewritten because of this."

Speaking of this, the High Priest's tone suddenly became heavy.

"His existence is classified as top secret from this moment on, known only to the two of us. You must start paying attention to the work of sealing off information and cleanup from now on. Even the other three Bishops... at most, they can only come into contact with the facade, understand?"

Lv Yang's heart tightened, and he solemnly agreed. "Yes!"

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On the riverbank in the distance, Tang Long, who was eating roasted meat, withdrew his gaze, expressionless.

The identities of the big shots were figured out quite smoothly.

Happy?

Confirming that the Songcheng Sect had no malice toward him, at most just wanting to use him, logically speaking, he should be happy.

However...

This world really has abilities similar to mind-reading; they could actually read memories from blood, and he was almost exposed completely.

What's more troublesome is that after they chatted, he was treated as a Saint Reincarnate of the Red God Sect; it's absolutely ridiculous.

Thinking about it carefully, it's no wonder; the sun in this world has become such a mess, and a complete sun could only appear a long time ago.

And there's the issue of his age; counting from when he woke up in the mine, it seems he really hasn't been alive for a full month yet.

Judging from the conversation between the Songcheng High Priest and Bishop Lu, it is fortunate that he hasn't been alive for a full month, or they might have read something deadly.

But the deduction is logically very sound; there is no flaw at all.

The key is what he should do.

If it were some simple-minded guy, he might immediately and happily go to latch onto the Songcheng Sect's coattails.

With resources and cultivation techniques to spare, it looks like a recipe for instant takeoff.

However, is it really that easy to take advantage of them?

I'm afraid not.

The waters of The Sect are very deep.

The Red God Sect is split; the various city Sects are nominally still branches of the main sect, and they have to fight against the Pope who represents orthodoxy.

To further grasp secular power, they inevitably have to fight against the Emperor and the imperial court, and fight against the feudal lords.

Sects have to fight against Sects, and even within The Sects, there is infighting.

The world of the heavenly change has over a dozen gods, big and small, and hundreds of Saints.

They might have been impressive enough back then, but in this era, those still alive might not be doing well, let alone the reincarnated ones.

Take the various Red God Sects as an example; they each originated from a holy lineage established by a Saint.

But The Sect is, after all, the spokesperson for the gods. The status of Saints in the branch Sects is too lofty; would the gods be happy?

Therefore, the gods descended their bloodlines into the world, which is the lineage of the Popes of the various sects today.

And the Saints... have actually been abandoned by the gods.

This act of killing the donkey after the millstone is turned will become more and more obvious as the game progresses, as the living Saints die off one by one.

A Bishop like Lv Yang might still have deep awe for the Saints, but from the attitude of the Songcheng High Priest, some clues can already be seen.

With his small stature, if thrown into that kind of whirlpool, he wouldn't even make a splash; he might die without anyone knowing why.

Furthermore, when all is said and done, he is a fake after all.

A few low-level Blasphemers are already quite troublesome, let alone these big shots at the top of The Sect, who are surely all shrewd individuals.

Once his identity is exposed one day...

However, looking at the situation now, it seems there is no room for refusal; he can't even explain.

Tang Long felt a headache and felt a bit melancholy.

Looking at the mask of calamity in his hand at this moment, it didn't feel as appealing anymore.

He fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a few minutes, he suddenly threw down the roasted meat in his hand and quickly advanced toward the north.