The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

This building stretches endlessly upwards and downwards, with only the central space containing countless suspended steps. At each step stands a door.

This is the headquarters of the Radiant Moon Knights?!

Ryan could only exclaim in astonishment, "This is too magical!"

Felin activated wind magic, carrying the two to a set of steps. After opening the door, they found themselves in a very serious office space.

There were many documents on the table.

After the three entered the house, Felin closed the door.

Then, the steps and the door disappeared together.

"This place will not be detected by any magic, and the members of the Knights are all trustworthy people whom I have carefully selected. Here, you can tell me everything with peace of mind."

After saying that, Philin spread out the documents in front of Ryan and told him all the information about the Church of Immortality that the entire Knights of the Moon had investigated during this period.

"The Church of Eternal Life has suddenly appeared in the last six months, with eternal life and sacrifice as its core. According to the investigation, there are five core organizers, all of whom are from within the Vatican."

As Feilin explained the content, she also flipped through the documents in her hand.

"Although we have obtained the complete list of all those involved within the Vatican and the details of how they did these things, there is one thing we still don't understand."

At this point, Phil looked at Ryan seriously.

"That's the source of those sacrificial spells they're talking about. According to our investigation, none of the records we've found about magic contain any mention of sacrificial spells."

"Where did they learn all this? What is the purpose of these sacrificial spells? We must find out. Otherwise, even if we destroy one Church of Immortality, another will rise up. That's why we haven't taken action yet."

Orina walked over to Ryan and said softly.

"Fortunately, the information you found not only filled in the information gap for us, but also gave me a brand new and bold guess."

"Perhaps the Church of Eternal Life has existed since long ago. It just wasn't called by this name back then."

"Due to the changing times, it has various names and different organizational forms. That's why we didn't find any related records when we were looking through the materials."

Ryan rested his hands on the table, looking at the mess of documents in front of him, while scenes flashed through his mind like a movie.

The list provided by Philin included West's name, as well as the college's dean, Rudolf.

In addition, there were three high-ranking members of the Vatican.

Ryan boldly speculated that these people were the very force behind the scenes that he had been searching for.

They are because of the Church of Eternal Life...

wrong!

Their real purpose in gathering together was to sacrifice magic!

They intend to use sacrificial magic to sacrifice all the students and instructors of the entire academy, thereby increasing their own power.

You might gain something else along the way, but those are just byproducts.

Compared to enhancing strength, these are merely some dispensable scraps.

A single clue has completely connected the dots.

As Olena said, the Church of Immortality may have existed long before, but they just didn't use this name back then.

From the first recorded sacrificial event to the present day, more than 500 years have passed.

Even the four-nation war that reduced the population of the entire continent by two-thirds did not cause this organization to disappear, nor did it leave even the slightest trace.

It is conceivable that this organization must have been very well hidden and strictly disciplined.

Moreover, the connections between the organization's members were stronger than he had imagined.

The second clue also came together.

Are West and the five people from the Papacy the masterminds behind everything?

Ryan was certain it wasn't.

First, the Church of Immortality was only established in the last six months. Second, and most importantly, and the reason Ryan could make such a judgment, is that West's Church of Immortality is not secretive in its actions.

Unlike previous sacrificial incidents, this time they exposed too many flaws.

Especially West, he's a complete idiot who can't even control his own crotch.

With just a little investigation, even an ordinary mentor like Ryan could find clues, let alone the Moon Knights, who are skilled in infiltration and investigation.

Therefore, Ryan was certain that West and his group of five could not possibly be members of that organization that had lasted for over five hundred years.

They are merely pawns placed on the stage by the behind-the-scenes organization of this era.

The third clue also came together.

The remaining question is the last one, and it's also the most crucial point in everything.

Since West and his group weren't even members of the organization, but just a few dispensable pawns...

So where did they learn about the stone tablet, the cryptic text, and the sacrificial magic?

Without a doubt, the one who told everything must have been a core member of that organization.

So......

Who is that person?

What is his purpose...?

And, the gods of the outer realms.

Chapter 53 The Mysterious Lu Dengwen

Countless clues connected and intertwined in Ryan's mind, eventually forming the outline of the whole affair.

Someone taught the sacrificial magic to members of the Church, led by West and Rudolf.

Subsequently, under the constant influence of that person, these five people eventually established the Church of Eternal Life.

On the one hand, the Church of Immortality continues to expand outwards and seize profits.

On the other hand, they secretly buried stone tablets around the academy, preparing to sacrifice the entire academy in order to gain power.

The key to all this was West.

In a sense, West did do a good thing.

After sharing all the conclusions of his thinking with Olina and Philin, the three of them fell silent.

An invisible pressure flowed through the room.

"There are two things we need to do now."

Ryan broke the silence first: "First, stop the sacrificial magic. Second, uncover the mastermind behind it all."

“The first one is easy to solve,” Felin said. “We just need to eliminate everyone on the list. The only thing to consider is when to make the move.”

Ryan and Orina exchanged a glance, then spoke at the same time.

"The day after tomorrow, which is the day of the freshman strength assessment, is the best time to take action."

Filin was puzzled.

Ryan smiled and explained to her, "That day, not only the Papacy and the Academy, but also the princes and nobles of the entire continent will come. To completely defeat the Church of Eternal Life, we need to uproot the soil and foundation in which they exist."

“I have dirt on West. On the day of the evaluation, I will expose this dirt to everyone and reveal everything about him and the Church of Eternal Life. At that time, everything related to the Church of Eternal Life will become something that everyone on the continent will hate.”

"This gives us a legitimate reason to launch a military campaign across the entire continent to eradicate the remaining forces of the Church of Eternal Life. It's about cleaning house. At the same time, it provides a solid legal basis for investigating the forces behind them. Only with a just cause can we remain invincible."

"I think that within a month, the Church of Eternal Life will disappear from the continent forever. And the forces behind it will also become wary of the Church of Bysma."

Orina nodded in agreement, her eyes narrowing slightly as she spoke softly.

“I think the same way as Ryan. However, I have another reason for choosing that day.”

"I want to reform this increasingly corrupt papacy."

As soon as the words were spoken, Phil and Ryan looked at Olina at the same time, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Because not only Ryan and Philin, but in the hearts of everyone on the entire continent, Olena is the epitome of the Holy See and its most steadfast supporter of its doctrines.

And what Olina did proved this point.

But this very person actually proposed reforming the Papacy?!

What exactly happened to cause such a drastic change in her mindset?

Phil was completely confused, but Ryan was starting to get a better understanding.

Perhaps, her change is related to herself.

Countless days and nights of passionate intercourse, coupled with her previous heartfelt confessions, finally led her to take this step.

Orina responded to their questions with a firm gaze.

"The Vatican is decaying, like an old man on his deathbed, devoid of any vitality. Its members are bound by doctrine, and we have been restricted for far too long by the so-called concept of servants of God."

"Our lives should not be about becoming servants of God. We only live once, and we should live for ourselves. Instead, God should be serving us at all times. Otherwise, we have no reason to let Him stand above us and look down on us."

"Although only three high-ranking members of the Vatican are involved in the Church of Eternal Life this time, I can take this opportunity to eliminate all potential forces that may oppose me."

“Once those forces are eliminated, I will push forward with reforms. And the first thing to do is to abandon the current doctrines of the Vatican.”

After she finished speaking, a chilling glint flashed in Orina's eyes.

Ryan understood immediately.

Orina not only wants to kill all the participants in the Church of Immortality, but also wants to use others to do the same!

Using the Church of Immortality as a sharp steel knife, eliminate all those within the Vatican who might obstruct her reforms!

Ryan stared blankly at Olena.

He simply couldn't reconcile the image of the ruthless woman before him with the woman he had just been intimately entwined with in bed.

For a moment, Ryan felt somewhat dazed.

On the other side, noticing Ryan's gaze, Orina immediately concealed the fierceness in her eyes and instead smiled faintly.

She didn't want Ryan's impression of her to be ruined because of this.

"Now that the first one has been decided, the question is the second: how to uncover the mastermind behind it all." Philin's words brought Ryan back to reality.