The badge teleportation point was a designated location in the camp, where an instructor was stationed. When he saw the teleportation light appear, he was taken aback for a moment. After seeing that it was Celia and the others, he immediately sent a message to Abros.

Soon, Abros arrived with several holy priests.

"how is the situation?"

Doris said, "We've reached the fourth floor, and the specific steps have been recorded in the bracelet."

Doris didn't waste any words and immediately showed Abros the VCR.

Several priests began to examine their condition, and their expressions changed when they arrived at Phil's place.

A holy priest said, "Your condition is not good; you need to return to the temple for a bathing ritual."

Phil shook his head: "No need, this little bit of pollution is within my tolerance range."

"No, your body..."

“I am also a holy priest, I know that very well.”

Phil's refusal was very firm.

Benovia said, "Phil, let me take you back to rest first."

Phil nodded: "Thank you for your help, Benovia."

"You're welcome."

Benovia helped Phil away, leaving behind several priests looking at each other in bewilderment.

Abros glanced at them and said, “Report Phil’s situation directly to Saint Anna and let her make the decision.”

"Yes!"

……

Meanwhile, Benovia helped Phil leave. When they were alone, Benovia asked curiously, "What did Celia say to you that surprised you so much?"

Phil shook his head. "She didn't say anything, but she proposed a very... radical method to eliminate pollution."

Benovia stopped in her tracks and suddenly asked, "Did she mean... the evil god Ross?"

Phil paused, then quickly shook his head. "No, Benovia, don't mention that name."

Benovia smiled slightly, already understanding.

Chapter 166 Lord Ross is simply a devil

Phil's condition disrupted the progress of the lighthouse's strategy, so Celia had to take a break as well.

However, Phil said that after resting for a day, he would continue the strategy the next day.

Her attitude was firm, and the others had no choice but to agree.

But that's on the condition that she recovers.

If you don't recover, even if you can fight, you won't be able to purify the lighthouse unless you clear the game in one go. Otherwise, the next time you go in, the lighthouse will be filled with monsters again by the tower master, and all your efforts will be in vain.

"I will solve my problems."

Phil left the dormitory after saying just one sentence.

The others looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

In other competitions, Phil would probably be wishing for his demise.

But as rigorously selected candidates for sainthood, they had no such idea.

Even Doris wouldn't choose this method to defeat her opponent.

Celia watched Phil leave, then packed her things, got up, and left the dormitory.

"Since we're not continuing today, I'll go out for a walk to clear my head."

After leaving the school camp, Celia found a corner and summoned the puppet.

Ross took control of the puppet and said, "First, find out where she's going. Then find a spot nearby, set up a stall or do whatever you like, just don't let her see you."

Celia nodded seriously: "I understand."

Celia felt that Phil's situation couldn't be ignored, and after asking Ross, she received confirmation of that.

Therefore, after discussing it with Ross, she decided to let the puppet out. Ross would control the puppet to contact Phil, using the puppet as a medium and Ross's purification method to reduce Phil's pollution concentration.

"Why don't you let me possess your body and purify her in your name?" Ross asked with a smile.

Celia said quietly, "I see that Lord Ross seems quite interested in Phil. As your follower, it is what a follower should do to create a way for you to contact her."

"Haha, you look so cute."

Ross manipulated the puppet to pat Celia's head and wave goodbye.

Actually, it was to avoid Phil discovering that the purification method she used was not the Holy Court's method.

Ross's method of purifying the abyssal demonic energy is completely different from that of the Holy Court. The reason why he is more efficient than the Holy Court is purely because he has a stronger control over magic and has upgraded and improved the purification spell.

Knowing she couldn't reveal any unconventional methods, Celia proactively asked Ross to use the puppet to purify Phil instead of doing it herself.

The reason I said that... was because I felt my face turn red as I watched Ross leave.

She didn't quite understand why she said that either.

After realizing what had happened, I felt extremely ashamed.

"Forget it, don't think about it too much, making money is the important thing!"

……

Meanwhile, Ross had finished his disguise and arrived near Phil.

He did not go forward immediately, but observed from the sidelines.

Phil left the school camp and went to the market outside, where he set up a medical clinic on the small stall he had previously set up.

Such a blatant attempt to steal business from the temples of nearby towns would likely have been met with the temples finding a way to "invite" anyone else away, but Phil is a prospective saintess, and the temples simply cannot do anything about her.

It is said that on the third day of her "free medical consultation", a temple from a nearby town sent people to investigate. After learning that she was a candidate for sainthood, they slunk away.

This was spread by the mercenary himself. Of course, the mercenary didn't know she was a candidate for sainthood, so the rumor became that she had a powerful background.

Whether it's true or false is unknown.

It wasn't yet time for the mercenaries to "clock out," so the market was relatively empty, except for those who hadn't gone to explore the ruins—the ghost ship had left after they departed from the lighthouse. The dim light returned, and the returning mercenaries set off again to continue their unfinished adventures, leaving the market deserted.

Nevertheless, some people have asked Phil to help cleanse their bodies of impurities.

"Even her way of relaxing and relieving stress is to purify pollution. Just how much does this girl like purifying pollution?"

Ross shook his head, and taking advantage of the absence of customers, went up to Phil and sat down in front of him.

Phil reached out his hand habitually, and a holy white light emanated from it.

But then she suddenly paused, looked up at Ross, and said, "You're very clean..."

"I know, but you're not clean."

Before Phil could retract his hand, Ross grabbed it from behind.

Phil looked at his hand that had been grabbed and said calmly, "Sir, please have some self-respect."

Unlike Phil, whose divine light emerged from Rose's hands and was transmitted into her body through Phil's hand.

Phil, who was about to struggle, stopped and looked at Ross in surprise.

"you……"

"Shh, don't speak, just feel with your heart."

Phil fell silent.

On the other side, Celia had already unrolled a blank scroll and was about to draw when she suddenly felt her magic power flowing uncontrollably, passing through the medium of the puppet into the puppet, and then being output out.

She knew Ross had already started.

"I wonder how Lord Ross will treat Phil..."

"I hope Phil gets better soon."

……

"Hey friend, don't go too far."

"You've been holding the pastor's hand for ten minutes!"

"Please put it down immediately, or we will take action."

Several mercenaries surrounded Ross, shouting incessantly.

They didn't make a move because they saw that Phil didn't resist.

But they were jealous!

And it's been ten minutes already, and she's still touching it.

unacceptable!

Phil pursed his lips and said softly, "You've misunderstood. This gentleman is treating my injuries."

The mercenaries looked relieved.

"Oh, so it was for healing."

"Can the pastor get hurt too?"

"Thank you for your hard work, Pastor."

If the puppets could express facial expressions and gestures, Ross would definitely have given these mercenaries a provocative look, telling them that their beloved priestess was being touched by him at will.

Rose hates nothing more than "nice guys" and "simps," with "nice guys" even ranking after "simps."

About half an hour later, Ross released his hand. "Your condition is too serious. One treatment cannot cure it completely. I can only help you dispel a small amount of demonic energy. Next time, do not let demonic energy enter your internal organs again. And don't be stubborn and say that you can handle it. If you let demonic energy enter your internal organs multiple times, you will not be able to handle it."

Phil paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you. My name is Phil. May I ask your name?"

Ross's disguise at this time was actually very simple; he was just wearing a black robe.

But no matter how Phil looked, he couldn't see through the black robe to his face.

After introducing himself, Phil was prepared that Ross wouldn't reveal his real name.

Ross smiled slightly, seeing through Phil's thoughts, and chuckled softly: "My name is Ross."

After saying that, he used Flash to leave, and incidentally added a memory shield to the three mercenaries who had been watching, blocking their memories of seeing him.

Then he hid in the shadows and watched Phil's expression.

As expected, Phil looked surprised when she heard Ross's words. She stood up and was about to say something when she saw that Ross had disappeared. She looked bewildered.

Just then, the mercenary, whose memories had been blocked, spoke up: "Miss Priest? Miss Priest?"

"Hmm...hmm?" Phil then looked at the mercenary in front of him.

The mercenary asked in confusion, "Miss Priest, are you alright? You've been standing here in a daze for half an hour."

After his memories were blocked, they were automatically filled in. The half-hour of treatment turned into half an hour of Phil spacing out.

As for why they stood there dumbfounded for half an hour, their memories automatically filled in the blank, explaining that they were gently waiting for the pastor to finish her daze.

Phil's reaction was exactly what Ross had expected.

She looked shocked, gasped softly, and couldn't believe it.

"What? I was spacing out for half an hour?"

Ross left satisfied.

Chapter 167: One Step at a Time

Benovia's expression was completely different from before when she saw Phil and Celia return.

The former looked preoccupied, while the latter had a strange expression, as if he was... suppressing a laugh?

It seemed like something had happened between them, but they certainly wouldn't say it easily. Benovia was curious, but she didn't want to embarrass herself by asking.

As Celia counted the silver coins, she looked at Phil with a questioning gaze: "How is it?"

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