The God of Knowledge and Wisdom, whose full na is the Foolish Sage, is generally referred to simply as the Sage.
This deity beca divine relatively early and is quite mysterious, with few records in the texts.
Moreover, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom does not have a corresponding church.
Aside from statues scattered around, there is only a loose organization called the Mad Society, which rarely operates publicly and hasn't accomplished any major affairs over the years.
Thus, the Mad Society is considered an organization on the fringes; if not specially ntioned, it is seldom rembered.
However.
As one of the earliest humans to beco divine, the Sage's strength is absolutely beyond doubt.
After Baiyu chose the Sage, Kelly escorted him all the way to the Wisdom Hall.
Upon their arrival.
The Wisdom Hall was in chaos, filled with a cacophony.
"It seems sothing has happened."
Baiyu heard the commotion inside and spoke solemnly.
Kelly nodded, "I haven't been here for a long while, no idea what's happening. Let's go in and check. You need a High Priest of the Wisdom Hall to preside over the healing ceremony."
The two entered the hall.
Upon seeing corpses on the ground and the solemn expressions of the crowd, it was clear that the matter here was complex.
Kelly ignored the situation, bringing Baiyu straight to the underground hall, where they found a High Priest of the Wisdom Hall.
This elderly man, despite his gray hair, seed quite spirited.
He looked youthful and hearty.
A gentle, scholarly aura seed to emanate from him.
Kelly quickly engaged him in conversation while Baiyu listened, catching terms like "Polluter" and "Green Mother" spoken by the elder.
His expression subtly changed.
Clearly, this incident was instigated by the Green Mother.
This Evil God causes trouble everywhere, never taking a break.
The two conversed for a long ti, eventually bringing the topic back to Baiyu as Kelly requested the ceremony to guide the deity's Oracle to aid Baiyu's healing of Divine Soul scars.
The High Priest quickly agreed.
Then.
The simple yet elegant ceremony of divine communication comnced.
The ceremony was not complicated.
The High Priest pulled out a small blade, lightly slicing Baiyu, and after the blade was stained with blood, he took out a bowl for the ceremony and mixed in a special herb, stirring it with the blade.
During stirring, he continuously added Spiritual Water.
Eventually.
The entire bowl transford into a sticky green substance, resembling jelly.
Then the High Priest placed the bowl on the altar beside him and a white light emanated from his body, which he injected into the altar.
The entire altar began to brighten.
The green sticky substance in the bowl was quickly evaporated by the white light.
Wisps of green smoke rose up.
"Step into the altar and inhale the green smoke; you can receive the blessing of the Sage."
The High Priest instructed.
Baiyu did not hesitate, stepping into the altar and quickly sensing the pungent green smoke infiltrating his nose, compelling him to cough.
"Hold your cough, ease your mind."
The High Priest guided Baiyu slowly.
Soon.
Engulfed in green smoke, Baiyu felt his Divine Soul soaring upward until he arrived at a radiant place.
Clouds surrounded him on all sides.
Enormous books with wings flew about.
"Bewildered one, I shall guide your path..."
A majestic voice echoed from all directions as Baiyu saw an enormous figure erge in the clouds, its entire form radiating white light, obscuring its face and even the attire.
This clearly was the Sage's appearance.
Yet.
Just as the Sage was about to continue speaking, the surrounding began to shift as if two forces were clashing.
The Sage's voice carried a strong anger: "Fool, you dare..."
Crackle.
As if a TV channel had been hijacked.
Amidst flickering, exploding light all around, the scenery rapidly altered, and Baiyu, never having experienced such an event, faced an unexpected first divine communication without any expertise.
As chaotic lights burst apart.
The darkness enveloped the surroundings.
Baiyu attempted to explore further, suddenly finding the area brightening again.
"Did the Sage just get thwarted but then fought back?"
Baiyu speculated.
But soon he realized he was wrong; the Sage did not fight back but instead had evidently retreated.
His surroundings.
Were a peaceful, naturally charming grassland with flowers and birds; distant green trees hosted squirrels, various small animals frolicking carefree among them.
It resembled a fairy-tale world.
Flowing streams accompanied by bird songs easily cald the heart.
"Baiyu... Baiyu..."
An ethereal female voice sounded in the distance, calling Baiyu's na.
Upon hearing this voice.
Baiyu stood up from the grass and began moving.
The voice continuously echoed in his ears.
Baiyu followed the direction from which the voice ca, eventually reaching the edge of a clear pond.
The pond was small.
Before it, a smooth, clean patch of grass.
Upon the grass, a young beauty dressed in a black vintage gown, standing approximately three ters tall.
She sat on the grass, extending her long legs effortlessly.
Though her stature was astonishingly tall, unlike a typical human, her physique was remarkably proportionate, deed perfect along with her face.
Baiyu had never seen such a beautiful woman.
Long black hair, black eyes, black sunhat; her speaking eyes were remarkably captivating.
"Baiyu... you've arrived...I've waited...long for you..."
Though the woman didn't open her mouth.
Baiyu's ears registered her voice, intermittently, not flowing smoothly like a child who had just learnt speech.
"Did you bring here?"
Baiyu asked.
The woman nodded.
Clearly, due to her faltering speech, she opted to express her intent through actions.
"Did you ddle with the Sage as well?"
Baiyu continued to probe.
He vaguely sensed he might have stumbled upon sothing extraordinary. If she truly drew his Divine Soul away from the Sage's grasp to this realm, it signified that this giant beauty could seize beings from a deity.
And yet the Sage could not reclaim them.
Thus.
She was also god-like in stature.
"You belong to ..."
Once again spoke the woman.
However, after these words, she stayed silent, standing from the grass and extending her right hand.
Truth be told.
With Baiyu's near one-ter eighty stature, he appeared juvenile before this graceful lady.
She was the second woman to impose such a height pressure on him.
The first was the Female Giant of the Giant King's Court, but she belonged to the Giant Race, naturally towering over humans.
Yet evidently this woman before him was a deity.
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