Hao Ren narrowed his eyes and glanced at Big Beard. "You're saying there's a Divine Cave beneath Beinz Diocese? The entrance is at the bottom of the lake?"
Big Beard looked composed. "That's right. This cave is one of the three holy sites. Every Life Progenitor in a sacred coffin was sealed near the place where they were first discovered—in other words, not far from the Divine Cave. This was an explicit requirement in the Goddess's decree."
Hao Ren was startled to realize just how special Beinz Diocese was. It was not only an important relic of the ancient Goddess's destruction of the world, but also the sealing site of the Life Progenitors and the location of the Divine Cave. It was a strategic pass beside the Dragon Ridge Mountains, and it had the Twisted Woods, the Blood Lake, the insane creations of the ancient Magic Emperors... So many incredible things had gathered in this one place!
"You knew all along that the Divine Cave would be opened?" Hao Ren looked at Big Beard with a strange expression. "And that we would be the ones to open it? What exactly were you thinking?"
Big Beard's expression turned wooden. "There was no ill intent. At first, I never imagined you could actually open the place. I only wanted you to give it a try. Ever since the First Pope opened the Divine Cave and retrieved several sacred relics, the three caves sealed themselves again. His Holiness left behind a sacred oracle stating that the caves would reopen upon encountering the Chosen Spirit, and that a new divine revelation would emerge from within. According to the oracle, the Chosen Spirit came from beyond the world and was a 'visitor among the stars.' No one had been able to figure out what that