Just as Li Wei had guessed, the High Priest seemed to have made some important decision. She took a deep breath, looked Li Wei in the eyes, and said:
"If it is qualifications for the Temple Trial, our Temple of Nature has them as well."
Just as expected.
Li Wei smiled in puzzlement and continued probing. "But as I understand it, only the descendants of those Templar knights are qualified to take the trial, aren't they?"
The High Priest glanced at Edwinna, who had lowered her head and did not dare speak, then explained:
"That is correct. That is the Templar knights' trial, and we indeed have no right to participate. What we participate in are the Druid and Ranger advancement trials.
"However, the 'trial battlefield' of the two temples is one and the same.
"The difference is that those Templar knights use the identities of the two hundred envoys of the God of Justice.
"While we Ffolk use what should be the identities of the elven warriors from the Ancient Elven Empire of Aragon in Morningstar Valley, the ones you just described.
"It is simply that we ceased holding this trial long ago."
Li Wei could not help thinking of that out-of-control Druid warrior from yesterday. "The corruption of the temple spirits?"
"Correct," said the High Priest. "This corruption began occurring many years ago.
"No one knows when it started, but chaotic and crazed creature spirits began appearing in the trials one after another. Once a trial participant is killed by such a spirit, their sanity is devoured, and they become a monster through and through.
"And the chances of that happening are far greater than when using the animal spirits on the totem pillars.
"Even now, neither we nor those Templar knights of Iron Fortress have been able