Chapter 1088: Temple

The Temple is a prestigious force in the Immortal World.

It is responsible for maintaining the balance of the entire Immortal World, and thus has the authority to reward good and punish evil.

A strong man recognized by the Temple will be given a holy bead, and this strong man will have many privileges in the Immortal World; on the contrary, a person who is not recognized by the Temple will be punished by the Temple no matter how strong he is.

Although the Abandoned Land is not valued by the Immortal World, the destruction of the Soul Palace is a big deal.

Even the Temple has entered a state of emergency.

The altar is the gathering place of the elders of the Temple. The elders will only come here in an emergency.

The table in the middle is round, and the elders sit around the table. The round table means that there is no distinction between high and low among the elders, and all the elders have equal power.

"It's been 137 years since the last gathering?" An old man with white hair and beard sighed, "If it weren't for the Soul Palace, you wouldn't have reunited."

"Is it time to reminisce about the past?" The woman next to the old man reminded him. Although she was old and frail, she looked like a child. "The Soul Palace is related to the entire immortal world. If the small hole is not blocked, it will cause a disaster! How to deal with it, we must take a long-term plan!"

A bearded man on the opposite side sneered, "What is there to take a long-term plan? Rebuilding the Soul Palace and continuing the soul trading, isn't it enough?"

The white-haired old man and the old woman looked at each other, and finally the old man spoke.

"Soul trading hurts innocent people. In order to survive, the immortals and strong men only need to cultivate their bodies and minds. There is no need to eat other people's souls alive! Rebuilding the Soul Palace is absolutely impossible!"

The bearded man laughed wildly.

"Cultivate your body and cultivate your character? Do you really think we are three-year-old children? Who among you has not lost his soul? Who has not eaten the soul of an innocent person? For thousands of years, the strong people who cultivated their body and cultivated their character have all become monsters in the abandoned land. None of those who can sit here are clean!"

The words of the bearded man made the altar silent.

Some things, as long as you know them in your heart, there is no need to say them out loud.

The soul trade is shameful in the first place, but the demand is huge. Even the temple has no right to prohibit it, and can only turn a blind eye.

Seeing the atmosphere was a bit awkward, another beautiful woman hurriedly said: "The Temple has always been outside the system. There is no need to be like those vulgar people. The most urgent task is not to investigate its own responsibilities, but how to fill the holes in the Soul Palace. A thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant hole. Although the Soul Palace is small, it also affects the whole body. The decision of the Temple must convince everyone!"

As the woman said, the Temple stands above morality. No matter what the elders of the Temple do, there is no need to put it on the scale.

On the round table, the elders began to discuss.

Some people said that as long as the channels for obtaining souls are guaranteed, other forces in the longevity world can be involved in this matter.

Some people also said that taking advantage of the opportunity of the destruction of the Soul Palace, all forms of soul trading should be eliminated. Immortals and strong men should abide by etiquette and not have crooked brains.

Some people said that the good and evil system should be implemented in the longevity world, and soul ranches should be built to send people who are judged as evil to the ranch for the use of immortals and strong men.

Time passed by minute by minute, but the discussion of the elders was fruitless.

After all, it was a matter of life and death for the entire immortal world, and it touched upon the interests of all parties. Even if the temple had authority, there was no way to reconcile.

At this moment, a thin man with a sick face spoke up.

"The temple should not know about the Soul Palace, right? In that case,

if the temple is asked to take charge of rebuilding the Soul Palace, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the temple? If the temple is labeled as hypocritical, I'm afraid it will no longer have authority in the immortal world in the future!"

The thin man's words hit the core of the problem.

The temple pretended to be ignorant of the Soul Palace, and in the eyes of outsiders, the temple was not aware of the soul trading.

If the temple forcibly intervened in the soul trading, it would be criticized.

Therefore, the result of the discussion in the temple was meaningless.

The thin man had not spoken since the beginning, but he didn't expect that he hit the nail on the head, and his words made everyone quiet down.

"In that case, how should this matter be dealt with?"

The white-haired old man looked at the thin man. Since the thin man dared to say so, he must have an idea in his mind.

The thin man chuckled and said, "The Temple does not need to do anything, just maintain its position. As for the matter of the Soul Palace, doesn't the Soul Palace have someone above it? As long as it is handed over to that person, won't everything be fine? No matter what that person does, whether to reopen the soul transaction or abandon the transaction from now on, it is up to that person to decide. From beginning to end, the Temple just needs to pretend that it doesn't know, right?"

Although these words are a bit shameless, they are also the best way at present.

Not only can it preserve the face of the Temple, but it can also keep the status quo of the entire immortal world.

If the soul transaction really cannot be carried out, then the Temple can deal with it in its own name, not only to win the hearts of the people, but also to make a lot of money.

On the other hand, Zhou Ran, who defeated the Soul Palace, did not leave the abandoned land.

According to Kuangsha, to enter the inner world of immortality, one must pass through the Gate of Ascension, which is harsh and strict, and not accessible to ordinary immortals.

If there are signs of turbid breath in the body, one cannot pass through no matter what.

Zhou Ran himself has no problem, but Kuangsha's soul is severely depleted, and he can't reach the best state at all.

So, the two did not rush for success, but found a quiet place to rest quietly.

The three villages of Ruanjia Village, Songjia Village, and Qijia Village were destroyed, but there were other villages in the abandoned land, and the villagers in the villages all lived in fear.

All the monsters in the Soul Palace were killed by Zhou Ran, but the monsters did not die out.

As immortals and strong men were constantly eliminated in the Changsheng Realm, these eliminated people were exiled to the abandoned land and then became monsters.

Fortunately, these monsters no longer have the purpose of obtaining souls, but to meet their own needs.

In terms of greed and demand for souls, they are far inferior to those monsters in the Soul Palace, and when they act, they only fight alone.

Although the natives of the abandoned land are weak, they can also resist these monsters.

Zhou Ran and Kuangsha could not protect these villagers for a lifetime, so they did not continue to help, nor did they live in any village, but silently witnessed all this.

The root of evil comes from within the Immortal Realm. It is useless to waste time in the Abandoned Land.

Only by going deep into the Immortal Realm can one be qualified to change everything.