Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 101 Chapter 100 Race against time
Feng Xiuhu nodded silently and asked, "Then what is it about the rootless tree that will attract the attention of those with ulterior motives?"

Eclipse replied, "Although the rootless wood isn't a particularly rare item, it's usually used by cultivators. If you rashly go looking for the rootless wood, won't that attract attention?"

This makes sense.

But Feng Xiuhu was getting impatient: "This is so troublesome! Is this the same process for people in the church and the temple to break through?"

Shi helplessly smiled and said, "They are different. The church has potions, and the temple has talismans. Both of these items are made uniformly by their respective families. When a disciple breaks through, they can use them directly. There is no need to search everywhere."

Feng Xiuhu couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "Then my haphazard approach sounds too awkward."

Eclipse comforted him: "This is the condition, just make do with it."

Feng Xiuhu's eyes suddenly turned: "Anyway, the initiation ceremony is tomorrow - if there is no other way, I will go and get the church's potion for free."

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Eclipse objected: "What I just said are just the necessary things to prepare. There are also rituals involved."

“You have to find a place where erosion rules and make a breakthrough there.”

The place is not difficult to find, but what Feng Xiuhu needs most now is time.

He had never thought that breaking through the spiritual realm would be so troublesome.

More trouble lies ahead.

Feng Xiuhu was anxious: "If I can't break through today, will I be unable to pass the enlightenment ceremony tomorrow?"

Eclipse explained, "Although the main gods they worship are different, the rituals of the major churches are largely similar."

"They will first use a specific magical instrument to test the strength of your faith. You don't have to worry about this. We have the authority and it's easy to fool them."

"But after verifying your faith, they will make you drink a breakthrough potion and then use a magic circle to banish your spirit to the foggy land. Ultimately, only deacons who have successfully broken through to the spiritual awakening stage can return from the foggy land."

Feng Xiuhu swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively, "What if the breakthrough fails?"

Eclipse said, "Then you will be completely exiled. Your spirit will be lost in the misty land, never to return. You can only wait for it to completely dissipate."

"But for the people of the Church of the Mist, this kind of situation is actually rare."

"Firstly, being on the initiation list means that the deacons have already completed the introductory stage of cultivation. Then, passing the test of faith further screens the 'pass rate'. Finally, the spiritual awakening stage is only the first stage of cultivation. As long as the faith is firm, the breakthrough itself is not particularly difficult. Therefore, few people die during this ceremony."

Before Feng Xiuhu could breathe a sigh of relief, Shi changed the subject.

"But you are different."

"You're not practicing the Mist Code, so it's impossible for you to achieve a breakthrough in the Mist Land."

"Your only way out now is to break through to the Spiritual Realm before tomorrow's initiation ceremony, and then directly enter the Misty Land as a Spiritual Realm cultivator. Only then can you escape unscathed."

Feng Xiuhu thought carefully: "What if Konate Chen finds out that I've already achieved a breakthrough at the ceremony tomorrow?"

"Why did you find out?"

Eclipse was puzzled: "As long as you don't practice magic or cast spells, how would he know what realm you are in?"

Feng Xiuhu gestured and explained, "Isn't there a red monocle like that that can instantly tell me that my combat power is actually more than five?"

Eclipse didn't understand, but he could probably guess what Feng Xiuhu was trying to say. He asked, "Before Feng Yu summoned the rainstorm, didn't you realize she was a deity?"

Feng Xiuhu suddenly understood.

It turned out that he was overthinking it. There is no such thing as being able to tell at a glance how strong the opponent is. Only through real fighting can one determine who is stronger.

He touched his nose in frustration. "Actually, I think Lady Wind and Rain is pretty easy to talk to. I fought her coughing for so long, but other than getting me wet in the rain, she didn't do anything to me."

"Humph."

Shi sneered: "How do you know she didn't attack you?" Feng Xiuhu was stunned.

……

It was hard to tell in a few words whether Lady Fengyu had taken action or not. Feng Xiuhu was under time pressure and had a heavy task, so Shi made an appointment with him to discuss the matter in detail after the breakthrough.

After changing into clean clothes, Feng Xiuhu called the two brothers Shunzi and Mazi, and after giving them some instructions, they went their separate ways.

Feng Xiuhu went straight to the upper city and found Xiong Guiyuan's house according to the address.

What he didn't expect was that the house where Xiong Guiyuan lived was a small detached Western-style building.

This small building is full of Western classical charm. It has three floors, and the sloping roof is covered with red tiles, reflecting a halo in the sun.

There is an iron gate blocking the street, and inside is a small garden with neatly trimmed lawn and shrubs.

Through the fence, Feng Xiuhu told the doorman the purpose of his visit. Soon after the doorman went in to report, the housekeeper came out to greet him.

He urged the doorman to open the door and bowed to Feng Xiuhu with a smile, "I'm truly sorry for being so inconsiderate. I didn't know Deacon Feng was coming, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to keep you out."

Feng Xiuhu waved his hand, not caring about it, and followed the housekeeper inside: "Is Guiyuan home?"

The housekeeper nodded quickly. "Yes, I am. I have already sent a servant to inform you that the master has been ill for the past two days and has been recuperating at home, so he was unable to come out to greet us. Deacon Feng is very magnanimous, so please don't blame me."

Feng Xiuhu began to wonder in his heart - could it be that he was too harsh that day?
If this is really the reason, it would be bad. He came here today to ask for a favor.

The housekeeper led Feng Xiuhu to the living room.

The living room floor is covered with thick and soft carpet, and the dark wooden decoration style makes it look calm and elegant.

After Feng Xiuhu sat down on the sofa, the housekeeper poured him a cup of black tea and said, "The boss will be down soon. Deacon Feng, please wait a moment."

Feng Xiuhu nodded and looked around.

His eyes were drawn to a large painting above the fireplace.

This is a typical Western-style painting, depicting a bare-breasted woman from the Western Continent. She stands at one end of a huge scale, with her arms outstretched toward the sky, her expression resolute and pious.

In the sky in a corner of the oil painting, a god that Feng Xiuhu had never seen before was waving his hands and scattering star-like light towards the woman, as if bestowing a blessing.

"Larante Ve's Devotion."

A voice came from behind.

Feng Xiuhu turned around and saw Xiong Guiyuan standing at the corner of the stairs, nodding to him.

"I mean, the title of the painting."

She slowly came down, and Feng Xiuhu noticed that she was wearing a silk nightgown under her coat - it seemed that she had just gotten out of bed.

Feng Xiuhu pointed at the painting and asked, "Which one of these is Lalante Wei?"

Xiong Guiyuan pointed to the woman in the painting and said, "That's her, but we usually call her Ms. Wei."

"you?"

Feng Xiuhu was puzzled.

Xiong Guiyuan smiled slightly: "Merchant, strictly speaking, most merchants from the Western Continent call her that."

"Lalant Wei, the God of Trade, is a subordinate god of the main god, the God of Heart."

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