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Chapter 484: Promoted Again (Subscribe)

The divine decree brought by the shrine priest was actually to promote Lin Rui and give him a higher rank.

Lin Rui's current job is still the commander of the Anti-Traitor Bureau, but his 'rank' - that is, his 'military rank' has been raised by two levels, and he has been promoted to the rank of General of the Fourth Rank. In addition, the gods have also granted him the priesthood of 'High Priest of the Shrine'.

The position of the High Priest in the Shrine is equivalent to that of a fourth-rank official in the imperial court, but this status is much more valuable. Although it has no real power, it is more symbolic. People within the Imperial City Bureau want to request a position but cannot get it.

It seems that the emperor and the three great divine messengers all received divine positions in the temple.

The Son of Heaven is the Grand Astronomical Master of the Super-grade Divine Palace, and the three great divine messengers are the Junior Astronomical Masters of the First-grade Divine Palace.

Below them are the second-rank red-robed high priest and the third-rank capital high priest, which is similar to the clergy system of the Holy Church of Light.

The priesthood settings of the Holy Church of Light were originally copied from several Abyss Temples.

Lin Rui's acceptance of the position of high priest of the shrine almost clearly indicates his position in the leadership echelon of the Song Dynasty.

For example, among the twelve candidates for divine envoys of the Song Dynasty, the ones with lower current rankings are also high priests of the fourth-grade divine palace like him.

After hearing the decree, Lin Rui thought that the threshold of his house had to be repaired again. With this divine decree, the threshold of his house would be trampled down by the officials and scholars of the Song Dynasty again.

He felt confused in his heart, wondering why the Abyss of the East bestowed such an honor on him?

Also, after he fell into a coma, what happened in Shenlin Palace?
Lin Rui had just tried to contact Luo Wangshu, but couldn't get through.

Lin Rui stuffed 50 gold notes with a face value of taels into the hands of the priest of the shrine who delivered the imperial edict, and only then did he learn the whole story from him.

It must be mentioned that this person's priesthood is also the 'High Priest of the Shrine'.

He was very satisfied with Lin Rui's knowledge, interest, and enthusiasm, and his tone was very close and warm: "The God has issued a gag order on this matter, and no word can be spread outside. However, Lord Lin, you are a party to the incident in the Palace of Gods, and the commander of the Bureau of Assassinating Traitors. You will also be responsible for hunting down the fragments of the Divine Tablet and the Holy Church of Light. You have the right to know, so it's okay for me to say a few more words here.

Lord Lin probably doesn’t know that after you fell into a coma, three of the four fragments of the divine tablet in Shenlin Palace were taken away by Elder Wanxin—”

Lin Rui's mind was lifted, and he thought, "Only three pieces were lost?"
Then all three pieces are in his hands.

The 'High Priest of the Divine Palace' continued, "When Elder Wanxin was evacuated, the God had already awakened. He then slew Elder Wanxin on the spot from three thousand miles away. However, the three fragments of the Divine Tablet have disappeared."

Lin Rui's pupils dilated slightly, and a strange light appeared in his eyes again.

Elder Wanxin was actually dead? That's right, the Abyss is incredibly powerful. Only with this being in divine slumber could Li Jianglong and his group of Ninth Realm Super Emperor-level extraterritorial demons dare to run rampant near Luojing.

However, this old man Wanxin should be the only one who knows the whereabouts of these three fragments of the divine tablet.

When Lin Rui thought of this, he suppressed those inappropriate thoughts in his heart.

He thought that if a person wanted to go far, he must eliminate greed and not covet things that he should not covet.

Moreover, Master's honor and disgrace now depend on him—

The High Priest of the Divine Palace was completely unaware of Lin Rui's unusual behavior: "When the God returned from hunting down the Demon Cult's King, he heard about this and was immediately enraged. He summoned seventy-three people above the Ninth Realm in Luojing City and publicly lashed the Emperor and the First Divine Envoy three times in front of the Divine Sky Palace!

The eleventh candidate for divine envoy, Shentu Rong, and the twelfth candidate for divine envoy, Situ Xiu, were also severely punished with thirty lashes, stripped of all their divine positions, and exiled to the Tianyuan Criminal Army, serving as the chief and deputy commanders of the Tianyuan Criminal Army!

Lin Rui was shocked: "The Emperor and the First Divine Envoy were whipped in public? Why?"

He felt even more depressed. Even the emperor and the first divine envoy were punished by the gods, and Shentu Rong and Situ Xiu were severely punished. Then, as the person directly responsible for this incident, what would happen to his master?
"Why? Naturally, it's because these two were cunning and treacherous, acting dishonestly, and not using their full strength in the battle against the Demon Cult's Ming Wang!"

The High Priest of the Divine Palace sneered, his words hinting at something more: "The Gods reward and punish merits and demerits based on both deeds and hearts. How could the Gods not see the scheming of Emperor Song and the First Divine Envoy?
The Gods have been very lenient towards your master, Envoy Luo. Although Envoy Luo lost three fragments of the Divine Tablet this time, he spared no effort throughout the entire process. Therefore, although the Gods have imposed a severe punishment of twenty lashes on Envoy Luo and a day of facing the wall in the Divine Palace, the twenty lashes can be temporarily recorded. As long as Envoy Luo can recover the Divine Tablet within six months, he will be exempted from the lashes.

Lin Rui felt relieved and thought that was no wonder he couldn't get in touch with her.

Just facing the wall for a day wasn't a big deal; compared to the others, the Eastern Abyss had indeed saved face for his master. However, the two deputy divine envoys, Shentu Rong and Situ Xiu, were truly unlucky.

Once he hands over the divine tablet, these two should be exempt from punishment, but the thirty lashes were in vain.

But he first had to transport the fragments of the divine monument back, and he couldn't let Fei Yunlai and the others get involved, which was a bit troublesome.

"And you, Master Lin."

The 'Grand Priest of the Shrine' smiled and said: "Your Excellency was willing to risk your life to warn and awaken Shentu Rong and others. This shows that you were doing your job sincerely and with honor. Your courage is commendable!
If it weren't for your roar, which allowed Shentu Rong and the others to delay Elder Wanxin for a while, and if it weren't for your timely delivery of a three hundred thousand mile letter to the Luoshen Envoy, allowing the Luoshen Envoy to rush back to rescue us, I'm afraid this beast would have already succeeded and fled, bringing shame to our Great Song Dynasty."

Lin Rui's expression became more relaxed, thinking that this was what was happening. He was being regarded as a role model by the Eastern Abyss.

This Eastern Abyss is indeed clear about rewards and punishments, and knows how to command his subordinates.

He then thought of what the 'High Priest of the Shrine' had just said, that the God believed that the Emperor and the First Divine Envoy were cunning and treacherous, and were dishonest, and that they did not use their full strength when fighting the Demon Cult's Ming Wang.

In other words, in the eyes of the Eastern Abyss, the Son of Heaven and the First Divine Envoy, whose cultivation level is only at the Ninth Realm Super Emperor, are strong enough to suppress the Demon Cult King who possesses the supreme artifact 'Holy Fire Tribulation Thunder'?

The so-called cunning, treacherous and patient have more meanings. "Patient" should mean that the two of them deliberately concealed their strength. "Cunning" and "treacherous" may mean that they deliberately watched the success or failure of the master and the Shenlin Palace, or they may have other intentions.

This god has a sharp eye and can tolerate no grain of sand in his eyes.

"However, the responsibility of recovering the fragments of the Abyssal Divine Tablet still lies with you and the Traitor Assassination Bureau. The God has instructed the Divine Envoy Bureau to grant you full authority to investigate the fragments of the Divine Tablet and the Demon Cult. I believe that the Divine Envoy Bureau will issue an imperial decree soon."

At this moment, the 'High Priest of the Divine Palace' looked around again, leaned over to Lin Rui's ear and whispered, "I'll give you a heads-up. After the God returned, he asked the Grand Astrologer of the Divine Palace to recall the incident at the Divine Palace. He also observed the stars and divined the whereabouts of the fragments of the divine tablet. I happened to be there at the time."

Lin Rui knew that this Grand Astrologer of the Divine Palace was the real Grand Astrologer of the Divine Palace. Not only did he preside over the Divine Palace in the clouds, he was also the world's top astrologer.

He didn't care much about it at first. The fragment of the divine monument was already in his hand, and Lin Rui had no intention of swallowing it.

This thing might be a treasure to those who have reached the peak of the Ninth Realm and are aiming for immortality and the abyss, but it is a bit useless to him.

But then he heard the 'Grand Priest of the Shrine' say: "The Grand Priest of the Shrine expended a lot of energy, and it is said that he even consumed some of his lifespan, but still failed.

He said that this divine tablet is accompanied by the power of the abyss, that time has been suppressed, and that fate is unclear. He cannot recall the scene of the incident at Shenlin Palace, nor can he observe the exact location of the divine tablet. He can only infer that the three fragments of the divine tablet are still within the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and no more than ten thousand miles around Luojing. Lord Lin, you will receive the order from the Divine Envoy later, and you can use this divination to investigate the matter."

Lin Rui's expression suddenly changed slightly, and his brows were knotted.

Since this fragment of the divine monument is related to the fate of the abyss, should we hand it over?

If I hand it over now, wouldn't it prove that I am involved in the abyss?

"Oh, right!" The High Priest of the Divine Palace remembered something. "Your Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor has been taken away by the Grand Astrologer of the Divine Palace. The Grand Astrologer discovered that the Heavenly Demon technology within the armor was actually able to defend against Elder Wanxin's phantom poison. This must be the reason you were able to stay lucid at that time. The Divine Palace will compensate you soon."

Lin Rui frowned again. This set of Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor was still very important to him at the moment and he relied on it quite a lot.

After all, although Lin Rui is very close to becoming a fully armored dragon, it still takes one to two months. What if he encounters a strong opponent during this period?
However, the one who took this thing away was the Grand Astrologer of the Shrine, a being of the same status as the Emperor. He was helpless and could only hope for the so-called "compensation" from the Shrine.

Lin Rui then suppressed all distracting thoughts and escorted the 'High Priest of the Shrine' out the door with a very cordial look.

They also exchanged contact information, so that they could use official seals and 300,000-mile flying letters to communicate with him in the future.

Lin Rui also knew the name of this 'Grand Priest of the Temple of God'. This man, called Han Yuanba, was actually one of the several disciples of the Grand Priest of the Temple of God.

At the same time, Lin Rui gave this person a full five thousand taels of gold notes!

(End of this chapter)