"I don't know how to explain it. I was given this initial title as soon as I entered the Dust-Sealed World."
Gu Qingshan said without batting an eye.
Yeah, how would I know why I got a title like this?
By then, the girl had recovered her composure. With a light leap, she flew up to a branch and sat there, looking down at the two of them.
"Purity is a special title. Having it means you naturally belong on our side. You're someone we can trust."
The girl continued, "I don't know which great one made this promise. I only hope you won't disappoint her kindness."
Gu Qingshan thought it over briefly and understood.
This must have come from the being at the sacrificial dance. She must have helped me in secret.
"I won't disappoint her kindness," Gu Qingshan said earnestly.
The girl nodded, finally giving him a smile.
Lola seized the opportunity. "Can you help us? We want to deal with those monsters."
The girl said calmly, "Actually, if no one had come, I would soon have faded away. But at this final moment, you appeared."
"If you want to fight those monsters, there's something you must do first."
"What?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"Beneath the Great Church, there's a dungeon built to imprison heretics. It's called the Blackwater Dungeon," the girl said. "You need to go deep into the Blackwater Dungeon and retrieve the holy relic fragment buried in the Judgment Chamber. Bring it to me."
"A holy relic fragment?"
"Yes. It's the only fragment the monsters haven't discovered. It's safe, and it can help me regain my strength."
"What does it look like?"
"Like this—"
The girl cupped her hands over her heart.
A tiny glimmer of light flew out from her chest and landed in her