Chapter 540 Ascension

According to the instructions in the secret letter from President Caesar, Jilan officially started the ascension ceremony on September 30th.

His ascension ceremony was particularly special.

Because Jilan's plan was to pass through all twelve ascension gates, only to feel the enlightenment of the essence, but not to choose ascension.

And each ascension gate will only open in the corresponding month, which means that Jilan needs to spend a whole year to complete this plan.

Although this is a long time, after all, it has only been a year since Jilan traveled through time. But when it comes to the great cause of "ascension", Jilan is unwilling to be vague and has made preparations, striving for perfection, and striving to let "Colorful" deduce the best 7th-level essence, so that he can further expand his own advantages after ascension.

One step ahead, every step ahead.

Since the 6th level "game" has given him a strong specialness, allowing him to look down on the world, then after ascending to the 7th level, he will definitely be able to replicate miracles and look down on his peers...

"This month symbolizes the goddess of salt and justice, the Sichen 'Ms. Snow', so the first door I will pass through is the 'weight door'."

Gilan took a bath, changed his clothes, and had breakfast. He sat cross-legged by the attic window in the most energetic state.

He murmured and took a deep breath.

Speaking of this ascension door, it happened to be the door that "the remnant king" William Gerard passed through when he ascended.

Gilan had a glimpse of it in the Easter egg of the real film "Dark Ages" and had some impression.

"Let's start..."

Gilan relaxed his hands, put them on his knees, and closed his eyes facing the morning light outside the window.

His consciousness quickly sank and entered a dream.

Immediately, he set off from the island where his own spiritual kingdom was located, and drove the spiritual boat to the divine land.

After arriving in Toyalan, Jilan was teleported to the "Corridor" area through a token given by the head of Caesar, and appeared directly in a dreamy wilderness.

Here is the corridor transition zone leading to the "Weight Gate" of September... The surrounding environment is filled with blue mist, and the light is divergent, forming a circle of light. There are clumps of uneven weeds growing on the muddy ground, and countless sharp knives are standing.

Jilan's face is normal, and he walked forward with a white cane.

His steps are slow and steady.

In theory, if you want to pass through the "Weight Gate", you must be barefoot and cannot avoid the sharp knives on the ground. This is the invisible rule.

But Jilan can completely disobey it.

Because he is a "specially authorized" person, naturally he does not need to endure such pain and suffering.

Jilan is alone, bypassing the sharp knives on the ground and crossing the wilderness. The environment is quiet, no birds or insects can be heard, only the breeze.

His eyes suddenly fluctuate.

Because he felt it...

There were gazes coming from the void and falling on him. Most of these gazes were kind and full of expectation.

'Is it the superiors of the Empire camp? They know my ascension plan, so they come to watch the ceremony. '

Jilan thought to himself.

He thought, took off his hat, and saluted the void in return, as a greeting to the superiors who came to watch the ceremony.

After he saluted, he seemed to hear bursts of laughter, applause and whispers, but they were not very clear.

Not long after.

Jilan crossed the wilderness and arrived at the end, where there stood an extremely large square stone door.

The door was made of simple stone, with dense patterns and symbols carved on it. In the center of the door frame, there was a relief of a scale pattern and several ancient Hiru characters:

"The Gate of Weights."

And beside the door stood a dark-skinned man.

He wore a golden hat with a raised brim, a priest's robe, a double-winged snake staff in his left hand, and a pot-shaped furnace in his right hand, with the fire burning brightly.

Jilan recognized this person.

It was the September Apostle "Furnace King" Hermes, a great alchemist who lived in the same era as "Lady Silver Bottle" Macara.

After ascending, he was appointed by Sichen "Ms. Snow" to become the guardian of the "Gate of Weights".

"Trialist Jilan Iros, meet Mr. Hermes."

Jilan stepped forward and bowed politely.

The apostle in the vestments looked at him quietly, smiled, and nodded:

"No need to be polite. You are the most outstanding alchemist of the present era. After ascending, you can discuss with me the mysteries and truths of the alchemy field..."

"Mr. Hermes's theories constitute the foundation of alchemy. I have benefited a lot. I will definitely ask you for advice in the future."

Gilan was very humble and said humbly to this great alchemist.

Hermes smiled.

"It's not about asking for advice, let's communicate together."

"Ms. Snow has told me about you. In theory, all the mysterious people who try to ascend in September must go through my tests and trials before they can pass the "Gate of Weights", but you don't have to. You can completely decompose the apostles with alchemy, and even hurt the "blind general" Biwo, which is enough to show that your attainments on this path have reached the top of the world."

"I hope the "Gate of Weights" will inspire you, go."

After saying that, Hermes turned sideways, pointed at the door behind him with his winged snake staff, and smiled.

"Thank you." Gilan saluted him.

Then he walked to the stone door, paused slightly, looked up, took a deep breath, and took the last step.

Buzz! !

When Jilan crossed the "Gate of Weights", the dense mysterious symbols and ancient characters on the stone door all lit up with golden light.

The relief of the scales in the center of the door lintel changed. The left tray showed a triangular symbol symbolizing spiritual knowledge, spirituality and physicality, and the right side showed a light group symbolizing the essence.

After tilting left and right, it finally balanced perfectly.

At this moment, Jilan seemed to have received a revelation, and the whole person was stunned on the spot.

He felt a huge and mysterious knowledge, passing through the door, like an invisible trickle into his mind.

Jilan closed his eyes and felt it carefully.

The spiral of the furnace scepter, the way of "Ms. Snow" in September, the name of the 7th-level essence is "Judgment"!

The 7th-level "Mercy" is already the status of an ascender, with a powerful power that ordinary people do not have and beyond the threshold of the earthly world.

According to the "Law of Balance" controlled by "Ms. Snow", all things should be conserved and follow equivalent exchange. Therefore, "Judgment" has the ability to forcibly reverse all imbalanced things, and it has a high priority.

For example, when facing an opponent who is stronger than oneself, one can use the "Judgment" essence to reduce the opponent's strength to the same as oneself, or raise one's own strength to the same as the opponent.

Of course, this ability also has certain limitations. It can only be biased towards one side, and it is impossible to make the strength of both sides completely equal.

And "Judgment" also has an extremely powerful ability, which is "killing".

After paying a specific price, "equivalent exchange" can be used to summon the "Sword of Truth" on the spot, that is, the projection of "Ms. Snow's" sword "Salt Spring Sword", to kill the target.

Although this sword is only a projection, it is the embodiment of the "Law of Balance" and has a very high status. It can hurt enemies of higher levels, even including apostles.

Therefore, the 7th-level "Judgment" is one of the few essences with cross-level combat capabilities among the twelve paths.

This enlightenment in his mind continued, and Jilan also had an intuition -

As long as he wanted, he could touch the "Judgment" essence on the spot, so as to ascend on the spot, reborn, and become a 7th-level ascender of the September Path!

But Jilan ignored the "invitation" of enlightenment, and silently said in his heart:

'Banlan, absorb. '

As his instructions were issued, "Banlan" absorbed all the enlightenment about the "Judgment" essence and turned it into nutrients for its own deduction.

The "50,000" mysterious points originally required to deduce the 7th-level essence of the player's path quickly became "47,000", reducing 3,000 energy points.

'Very good. '

Jilan's mouth curled up.

He opened his eyes and looked into the distance behind the door.

Before crossing the "Gate of Weights", the surrounding environment was an endless wilderness, but after he walked through the door, he found himself on a frozen lake, surrounded by hundreds of human-shaped ice sculptures, frozen in various postures on the lake. This is no longer the "Corridor" of the God's Hometown.

It is the "Temple" located on the top of the God's Hometown.

Jilan knew that this frozen lake, called "Linchi Lake", was the residence of "Ms. Snow" in September.

At the end of the ice lake, there was a lady floating in the air. Her body was like a "giant" magnified countless times, wearing a crown, white hair, eyes closed, and a holy expression.

Scepter in the left hand, scales in the right hand.

It was "Ms. Snow" Xiadia.

"Jilan Iros, meet 'Ms. Snow'."

Jilan's expression changed, looking up at the god in the air from a distance, and bowed respectfully.

The cold wind was whistling.

The white-haired goddess tilted her head slightly, opened her eyes, and looked at Jilan. He showed his eyes as bright as gold, and his eyes were indifferent.

"To gain, you must lose. You are very good... Facing the enlightenment of the essence of "Judgment", you still choose to stick to your original intention and have determination for your own path and truth."

"Although you lost the opportunity to ascend this time, you have gained valuable enlightenment experience. Perhaps, after nearly two thousand years, you will create a new February road."

"Jilan Iros."

The goddess of salt and justice spoke slowly.

Her voice echoed on the lake with the cold wind, full of solemnity.

Jilan instinctively lowered his head.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"You are highly valued by William. I gave you this opportunity to cross the gate because of his request. I hope you cherish it... His dream of prosperity will also be helped by you."

The goddess said.

"This is also fulfilling the principle of 'equivalent exchange'."

"Yes, I understand, Your Majesty."

Jilan took a deep breath.

The goddess silently examined him twice, and her golden eyes seemed to be able to see through all the lies in the world.

"Next month, you will cross the 'Scorpio Gate'. Don't be affected by that road."

"Follow the teachings."

Jilan said with his head down.

The next second, he felt his vision twisted and rotated, and his consciousness was forcibly awakened and left the dream of the divine land.

After opening his eyes, he was still sitting cross-legged by the window of the attic, but the sky outside was approaching dusk.

Most of the day passed quietly.

"Success!"

Jilan smiled.

The first ascension ceremony went smoothly. He successfully crossed the "weight gate" and got the enlightenment of the September road.

"There are eleven gates next. At the rate of one per month, it will take until August next year to complete them all... Don't be impatient, take your time."

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Time passed quickly.

Gilan arrives at Triumph Mansion on time every day to carry out a busy and tedious day of official duties, but his get off work time is not fixed, and he often has to work overtime until very late.

It is common to return home when the bright moon is high.

But in his opinion, since he has succeeded the position of teacher chairman, he must fulfill his duties and do what he should do.

And the effect of Gilan's appointment is also very obvious.

In just a few months, the mysterious and dangerous incidents in the empire have been greatly reduced. Whether it is the secret society hiding in Bremen or some lone mysterious people, they have become cautious and low-key under the terrible pressure of the "Red Sage".

Today's Mysterious Investigation Committee is far more powerful and domineering than before. Anyone who violates the "Secret Decree" will be hunted down instead of being hunted.

After the addition of Alevia and Franco, the strength of the top leaders of the committee has also been improved, making those mysterious forces and mysterious people more awed.

The situation is developing in a good trend.

At the end of October.

Gilan is ready to start the second ascension ceremony.

Late that night, after getting home from get off work, Jilan took a bath, came to the attic alchemy room, sat by the window again, looked at the bright moon in the night sky, and closed his eyes.

This time, he was also teleported to the "Corridor" of the Godly Hometown in the form of a token.

But the environment surprised him a little.

Because this is a dark land, like a wasteland shrouded by the night sky, surrounded by rocky mountains.

And Jilan's location is similar to a basin.

In the distance ahead, there is a canyon crack that covers the sky and is blocked by a huge stone door.

"Scorpio Gate..."

Jilan murmured, and took a step forward.

In the process, he once again felt a series of gazes coming from the void from nowhere and falling on him.

And these gazes are generally malicious and indifferent.

He knew that these gazes must come from the superiors of the federal camp.

"Hello, everyone."

Jilan grinned, not stage-frightened, took off his hat and saluted the void.

He kept walking and soon arrived at the bottom of the gate at the mouth of the rift, where there was a figure.

"See you again, Mr. Yasirs."

Gilan stopped and saluted the figure.

The other person was wearing a black robe, and his face was blocked by a skeleton mask, so his facial features could not be seen.

But a pair of cold eyes, through the hole, set their sights on Gilan.

This person was the October Apostle "Dai Shensong" Yasirs Vim, and the guardian of the "Scorpio Gate".

In the encirclement and suppression battle that took place in the Federation not long ago, this person's earthly self was destroyed by the "Exposure Night" released by Gilan at the end.

It also made Yasirs a laughing stock in the God's Land.

Of course, he didn't have a good impression of Gilan.

"Gilan Ilos, according to the agreement between you and me, you can pass through the "Scorpio Gate" directly without going through the test and trial."

An indifferent voice came from under the skeleton mask of the black-robed man.

"Hurry up."