In the spring of the third year after the apocalypse, the black clouds that originally covered the earth had completely dissipated and retreated, and the snow on the ground also completely disappeared in just two months. The season of heavy snow was gone forever.

March 18th is the annual Colorful Star Festival of the temple. The official shelter has become more lively than ever before. The walls are inlaid with bright crystals, shining like stars under the lights.

Colorful ribbons depicting the holy emblem of the star were tied to the railings, flowers freshly picked from the wild were placed in the halls and corridors, and the distant humming sound echoed in the ears.

After scratching his ears and casually glancing at the huge star statue standing in the central square, Lin Xuan followed the crowd into the central kitchen holding a basket of fresh vegetables.

He had been in the official shelter for nearly a month. This was an undercover assignment he had obtained after going through layers of competition.

Lin Xuan still remembers the resentful look in Qingqing's eyes when she sent him to the official shelter. Hehe, he was the first child to walk out of the Hope Shelter and receive an outbound mission!

Lin Xuan placed the ingredients skillfully in a fixed area. Under the command of Qian Hongmei, the manager of the central kitchen, he put on a dark blue robe dotted with stars and walked into the small kitchen of the ceremony that was separately divided next to it.

In the small kitchen stood a large cauldron that required three people to hold together. Five other young men, also wearing dark blue robes, were surrounding the cauldron, stirring or adding ingredients.

It is said that the holy water boiled in this big cauldron is for the Colorful Star Ceremony, and the saint will use the holy water to baptize all believers at that time.

After undergoing a body search according to the fixed procedure, Lin Xuan finally entered the small workshop for boiling holy water. His job today was to take turns with other teenagers to stir the boiling holy water until the bell rang to start the ceremony.

Taking the stirring rod from the other young man, Lin Xuan clenched his right hand with a pious look, then suddenly opened it, making a movement similar to fireworks, and chanted aloud: "The stars are immortal!"

"The stars are immortal!"

The young man who was handing over the work responded to him with the same pious look, saying that everything was fine.

In the lounge on the second floor of the Sanctuary's sanctuary, Wang Miao, the Holy Queen of Colorful Stars, put on a white dress dotted with countless tiny sapphires with the help of her maid. The long train was even depicted with the holy emblem of the starry sky, which represented mysterious meaning.

Her long black hair was simply draped behind her, and a veil dotted with tiny gemstones concealed her face. Apart from that, she wore no other jewelry or unnecessary decorations, and even walked barefoot on the thick dark blue carpet.

After everything was dressed up, the two maids made a pious gesture of praise, like fireworks: "The stars are immortal!

Your Highness, the ceremony is about to begin, and the believers are already awaiting your arrival."

Glancing at his own eyes in the mirror, Wang Miao ordered calmly, "Let's go."

Countless residents of the shelter gathered in the central square. At this moment, many of them were praying and worshiping towards the central statue. A large silver bell just above the statue stood motionless.

The ceremony started at midnight. As time passed, the originally quiet crowd became restless.

Five minutes before the ceremony began, a group of young men and women in dark blue robes appeared in the center of the square, holding metal holy emblems. They raised their hands and chanted together: "The stars twinkle, the galaxy never ceases, life and death cycle, the soul does not fall..."

Amidst the ethereal and distant chanting, a saint in a white dress walked forward step by step, guided by a ray of bright starlight.

Behind her followed Gu Derui, the head of the Gu family, Wang Fugui, the head of the Wang family, Qian Wendi, the head of the Qian family, and Mu Kaishan, the head of the Mu family. Except for Zheng Qi, all the members of the major families showed up, which immediately caused the onlookers to talk a lot.

"Who else dares to say the Holy Hall is fake? Don't you see that several major families are here?"

"Indeed, it seems that these great families will continue to prosper. They are actually favored by the gods."

"I heard that the temple is planning to expand. This might be a good opportunity."

With the appearance of several major families, this suddenly appeared temple was gradually accepted by people, and most people believed that what the leaders could believe must be true.

As midnight approached, the statue in the central square emitted starlight, and the silver bell rang at the right time.

thump~

As the bell rang, the originally noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on the statue in the central square. The distant chanting became louder and louder, as if it was right next to their ears.

It was at this moment that a mysterious ripple spread in the small kitchen. Everyone's movements froze, and even the hot air rising from the cauldron lost the ability to flow.

The time in the small kitchen was paused. This was Ling Hao's ability [Time Stop]. Ling Hao and Sun Liangliang then appeared next to the big cauldron.

Without hesitation, Ling Hao immediately threw the black ball in his hand into the cauldron. The next moment, the boiled medicinal juice rushed into the black ball and jumped into Ling Hao's hand.

Wow!

Sun Liangliang raised his hand and the empty cauldron was filled again. At the same time, the vortex behind him wrapped up the two of them and they disappeared.

All this was done in just three seconds. The time that had been stopped started to flow again, the sound of the big bell echoed in everyone's ears again, and the young man in charge of stirring the holy water was still stirring it carefully.

The door to the small kitchen was pushed open, and Qian Hongmei calmly instructed everyone, "The ceremony has begun. Bring the holy water over."

At 12:15, the baptism ceremony officially began. Saint Wang Miao placed her hands on the believer's head with compassion, gave instructions, and handed him a bowl of holy water that had just been delivered.

"After being baptized in holy water, the starry sky will accept your soul."

Under the saint's calm gaze, the first believer drank the holy water without hesitation. Then the saint's voice rang in his mind: "Go home and have a good sleep."

Nodding, the believers who had drunk the holy water left, and he was going back to rest.

The baptism process went smoothly, and the Colorful Star Ceremony ended perfectly without any accidents. All believers returned to the embrace of the starry sky.

When the believers dispersed, Saint Wang Miao stopped the heads of the families who were about to leave and said, "You are the most loyal believers of the starry sky. Your bodies also need baptism tonight."

Her tone was calm and emotionless. The heads of the families looked at each other and reached a consensus.

Yes, they are now using human bodies, and their bodies also need baptism. This is the order of the saint and the gift of the starry sky.

Watching them drink the holy water, Saint Queen Wang Miao contacted Lin Xiaoxiao in her mind: "Master, the plan was successful."

"Good, they'll get a good night's sleep tonight."

Stroking the white ball in her arms, Lin Xiaoxiao's smile was particularly bright. She had been preparing for this plan for three months, and fortunately it was completed successfully.

Thinking of the ultimate goal of this plan, Lin Xiaoxiao instructed Li Shiwen: "You must be careful. That Soul Hunting Bell cannot be easily destroyed. Drink more of the Soul Enhancement Fluid that was sent to you."

"Master, if we can seize the Soul Hunting Bell once and for all, those guys will no longer be a threat. Why not?"

Looking at the silver-white bell above his head, Li Shiwen still didn't quite understand why Lin Xiaoxiao didn't agree to take the Soul Hunting Bell away this time.

"Are they our only enemies? Shiwen, Xingkong isn't just a bandit group of a few hundred people. This will be a protracted battle."

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