Chapter 1117 – The Way to Enter the Kingdom of Heaven
”That’s ……”
Shen Qingzhu’s eyes gradually lit up when he saw the exaggerated sword mark.
”It’s the sword intent of Senior Sword Saint!” Lin Qiye spoke with certainty, “Quick! Drive the boat over!”
An Qingyu immediately adjusted her direction, and the exploration ship cut an arc through the mists and headed straight towards the island, eventually docking at the edge of the island where the sword mark was located.
Lin Qiye and the others quickly disembarked from the ship, and it wasn’t until they personally stepped onto the island that they truly realized just how terrifying the sword scar was.
The sword mark started from the east and ran all the way to the westernmost edge of the island, even with Lin Qiye’s current spiritual perception, he couldn’t even get a full glimpse of the sword, and it was even more impossible to see it with the naked eye in the mist.
Lin Qiye roughly estimated that this sword was at least ten kilometers long, the sword mark was deeply missing into the sea island, like a heavenly moat, kicking a stone down at random, it would take several seconds to hear the sound of landing.
”Senior Sword Saint’s sword intent is even more terrifying than when he was in the mists before.” Lin Qiye couldn’t help but speak as he stood by the sword scar and sensed the sword intent escaping from within.
An Qingyu squatted down and snapped a portion of the dirt with her finger and placed it in front of her eyes as a gray aura flashed in her eyes:
”From the traces of the soil, this sword should have been left a month ago ……”
”A month ago?”
Lin Qiye froze.
A month ago, the Total Divine War hadn’t been fully fought yet, and the Grand Xia hadn’t made a move against the Egyptian Sun City and Asgard yet, so who exactly had Zhou Ping fought against to leave such a terrifying sword mark?
”There are remnants of divine power fluctuations.”
Just as the crowd was puzzled, the blonde man standing expressionlessly at the very back spoke faintly, “Three, all of them are at the level of Lord God, from the same divine lineage.”
Hearing these words, Lin Qiye and the others’ faces changed slightly.
”Senior Sword Saint and the three Lord Gods fought here?”
”It should just be passing by while fighting.” An Qingyu pushed up her glasses and said, “If it was really a battle at the level of four Lord Gods, then this island would have already gone up in smoke, it should have been that they were fighting as they swept through the air, during which time the Sword Saint senior chopped out a sword that happened to land on top of this island.”
Lin Qiye raised his head to the sky and did his best to recover the scene from a month ago in his mind, from the clues available, it should have been Zhou Ping who was being chased by the three Lord Gods and swept through this sea area ……
However, why would there be three Lord Gods from the same divine lineage chasing him? What did he do?
Which divine lineage was the one who made the move?
”Since the traces were left behind a month ago, then Senior Sword Saint must have left by now.” An Qingyu carried the black coffin on his back and shook his head helplessly, “With his speed, this month is enough for him to appear in any corner of the world, it’s unlikely that he’ll stay here, I’m afraid it’ll be hard for us to make any gains if we look along this route.”
”…… “Lin Qiye sighed, “Let’s go first, the Sword Saint senior shouldn’t be in danger of his life, let’s find the [Ark of the Covenant] first before we make plans.”
The crowd returned to the exploration ship and continued traveling along the original route, Lin Qiye sat in the cabin and always covered the surrounding sea with his spiritual power, although the probability was slim, as long as there was a glimmer of possibility, he still wanted to try and look for it.
Unfortunately, until the exploration ship traveled near its destination, he still found nothing.
At this moment, it was already late at night, the mists covered the sky, not seeing the slightest star or moonlight, and in the darkness where one couldn’t see a finger, the mists and the sea seemed to be connected as one, making it impossible for one to distinguish the direction.
The cabin gently rocked with the waves, the faint light of the candles on the table illuminated a corner of the dark cabin, An Qingyu took the helm, relying on his own horrible memory and the analysis of the magnetic field, accurately maneuvering the ship in the endless darkness, a little bit towards the distance.
”Strange ……”
Lin Qiye stood by the window, half of his cheeks yellowed by the dim candlelight, his brows slightly furrowed.
”What’s wrong?” Jiang Er asked in puzzlement
”Ever since we entered this sea, it seems like no ‘mystery’ has appeared.” Lin Qiye said contemplatively, “We sailed all the way here from Daxia, and every once in a while on the way, ‘mysteries’ would appear and try to destroy the ship, and even if some of them held back and didn’t make a move, they all hid in the the deep sea, secretly staring at us.
But since half an hour ago, within the range of my spiritual perception, none of the ‘Mysteries’ in this sea have appeared, as if they had disappeared en masse.”
”We’re getting there.”
Michael, who had been sitting on the side with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes and spoke.
Creak-!
In the darkness, the ship’s hull made a muffled sound under the lapping of a huge wave, and the candlelight inside the cramped cabin shook, falling into a brief silence.
”But there’s nothing around but seawater.” Lin Qiye closed his eyes and carefully perceived for a moment, not detecting the existence of any land, islands.
”The place we’re going to is not on the ground.”
”In the sky?”
Michael shook his head slightly.
”Where exactly are we going? Now that we’ve arrived near our destination, we should be able to tell, right?” Shen Qingzhu frowned.
Michael turned his head sideways, those furnace-like golden eyes, glanced at the darkness outside the porthole, and slowly spat out two words:
”The Kingdom of Heaven.”
”Heavenly Kingdom?” Lin Qiye was stunned for a moment, “It’s the place recorded in your Sacred Canon?”
”The Kingdom of Heaven, the divine Kingdom of my Holy Sect’s divine lineage, is the place where countless dead souls dream of returning to after death, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and the beginning of all light and purity in the world.” Michael was silent for a moment and spoke again, “Endless years ago, I, the other angels, and that Holy Lord, all lived there, and the [Ark of the Covenant] was also stored in it.”
It turns out that the [Ark of the Covenant] is hidden in the divine kingdom of the Western Holy Church, no wonder Michael said before that the gods of Daxia could not enter it, and could only allow mortals such as Lin Qiye to set foot in it……. The entry of other gods into the heavenly kingdom of the Holy Church would mostly be a blasphemy in their eyes.
”Then where is it?”
”The Heavenly Kingdom has no substance, it can’t be seen above any of the earth, or in the sky and deep sea, it only exists in the deepest purity of mind of all beings.”
”What does that mean?” An Qingyu spoke in surprise, “The Kingdom of Heaven is in our hearts? Then how do we get there?”
”Above the realm favored by the miracles, chanting the name of the Holy Lord with devotion, bowing to the heart, and seeking the purest and most immaculate Pure Land of Light in your heart, you will automatically enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Michael’s gaze swept over the pitch-black waters beneath the ship, “This sea, is the location of the former Domain of God’s Favor.”
”In other words, we have to seek the light in our respective hearts on top of this sea in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?” Lin Qiye muttered, “First time I’ve seen that entering the Kingdom of God has to be so arcane ……”
”The Kingdom of Heaven is indeed different from the rest of the divine kingdoms in the world.” Michael said indifferently, “If you want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, there is only this one method.”