"What gives you the confidence to question me?"
The Silver Armor Priest frowned deeply. He didn't know why this young man, who clearly wasn't a combat professional, could speak to him with such condescension.
But as followers of the Ba Tian Sect, they would never submit to any illusory thing besides strength.
Lanchi's gaze remained as calm as ever. A strange-shaped holy seal appeared in his palm. Although its shape differed somewhat from the one hanging on the Silver Armor Priest's chest, it was obvious that they belonged to the same style.
More importantly, this holy seal was glowing with a purple halo!
"A direct subordinate of a bishop?"
The Silver Armor Priest spoke in astonishment.
He recognized it at a glance. It was a Purple Rare-quality Certificate of Rebirth - Destruction, and a specially encrypted type at that. Those who possessed such a holy seal were usually favored subordinates of a bishop and carried extremely important missions.
When a Cardinal Bishop took office, their Bishop's Certificate would evolve into a title and totem befitting them. They would also gain the authority to create Rebirth Proofs through their Bishop's Certificate. Thus, there were now ten completely different designs of holy seals.
Regardless of whether they belonged to the northern or southern faction, for current Resurrection Cultists, familiarizing themselves with the totems of the ten Cardinal Bishops could be said to be compulsory knowledge.
"I apologize for my disrespect. I'm a missionary under High Priest Kane, stationed in the Southwest Province of the empire as part of the Ba Tian Sect branch. I'm currently carrying out my duties."
The Silver Armor Priest bowed to Lanchi with the smallest possible motion.
"But why would a direct subordinate of Lord Destruction Bishop appear here?"
He turned around, closed the bedroom door, and asked