Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 90 High-Grade Magic Crystal Core of the Holy See of Light

After seeing Gilmer off, Clyde's smile gradually faded. Just then, Ransom arrived, and Clyde put aside the matter of the Church of Light.

"What's Thunder up to now?" Clyde asked. "Is he satisfied with those books?"

Ransom said, "Your Majesty, Prince Thunder is very satisfied. He is currently reading in his study. Shall we invite him over?"

"No need," Clyde shook his head. "He likes magic, so let him watch."

"Your Majesty, I just saw Cardinal Gilmer leave in a hurry, and he seemed a little unhappy," Ransom said cautiously. He was Clyde's personal bodyguard and had a very close relationship with Clyde, so there were not many taboos between them.

At this point, Clyde snorted coldly, "He wanted to bring Lei Ming into the Church of Light, but I refused. Although Lei Ming will have a Saint-level expert to guide him after joining the Church, he will have no further connection with the Kingdom of Fenlai. Once he enters the Church of Light, Lei Ming will no longer be a prince of my Kingdom of Fenlai, but a servant of the God of Light!"

Ransom looked worried: "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be inappropriate to refuse Archbishop Gilmer like this? After all, the Archbishop holds a very high position."

"I might have been more tolerant in the past, but now my strength and status are not much worse than his. Besides, Thunder concerns the future of the Kingdom of Fenlai, and even if the Pope himself came, I would not back down," Clyde said.

Clyde's talent for cultivation was not high, nor was his perseverance strong; after decades of cultivation, he was only a level seven warrior. However, a few years ago, Clyde performed a great service for the Holy See of Light, and his strength was raised to level nine.

"Thunder is already six years old and has been learning magic systematically. Go and invite Master Krich. Although he is not a Saint-level expert, he is a ninth-level Archmage, which is enough to teach Thunder," Clyde instructed.

Ransom, having received Clyde's orders, immediately went to Krich's residence. Krich was a renowned archmage in the Kingdom of Finlay, who had previously refused Clyde's offer of recruitment, though the two maintained a respectable relationship.

To Ransom's surprise, he was dismissed without even seeing Krich this time.

Ransom immediately reported back to Clyde, who was furious: "Immediately suspend Krich's offerings for this year and revoke his position as a royal honoree!"

"Your Majesty, I find Master Krich's actions somewhat unusual. After all, Your Majesty and Master Krich have had a good relationship for so many years," Ransom said.

Clyde calmed down as well: "Could it be Gilmer's doing?"

Ransom did not speak.

Clyde considered for a moment and said, "Go and invite Master Owei again, and also send invitations to a few other level-eight archmages!"

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"My dear brother, are you still studying those boring and tedious magic? If you keep going like this, you'll become a fool!" Kare, clad in golden armor and bearing a resemblance to Clyde, pushed open the door to Leiming's study. Kare was Clyde's eldest son and the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Fenlai. Before Leiming's birth, he was the most likely successor to the throne.

Of course, this is all predicated on him outliving Clyde. After Clyde's strength was raised to level nine, he already possessed a lifespan of five hundred years. If Kare couldn't break through to level nine, he would remain a prince for his entire life.

Lei Ming looked up at Kare, and although the other man had a smile on his face, he could clearly feel the other man's malice towards him.

Seeing Lei Ming looking down at his book again, Kare's eyes flashed with annoyance, but he dared not show it. Ever since Lei Ming's talent test, he had become the most favored prince of the Fenlai royal family. Superior in earth, water, and fire elements, and superior in mental strength—such a genius was extremely rare even in the magic-dominated Yulan Empire.

"Congratulations, Lei Ming. I heard that Cardinal Gilmer of the Holy See personally came to your door and specifically requested that you join the Holy See," Kare said hypocritically. He was indeed very happy to hear this news, because once Lei Ming joined the Holy See, he would lose his right to inherit the throne.

Lei Ming put down his book: "Have the people from the Holy See of Light arrived?"

Lei Ming held neither liking nor disliking the Church of Light. Like other religions, the Church of Light was a tool used by the Supreme God to harvest faith; however, the Lord of Light, Augusta, was powerful and more domineering, making the Church of Light extremely assertive.

Lei Ming was still somewhat curious about the Church of Light, particularly its most important magical technique, the Great Prophecy. Legend has it that the Great Prophecy was passed down from the Supreme God of Fate and involved the rules of destiny.

The Law of Destiny ranks among the top ten of the Three Thousand Laws, no weaker than the Law of Time. Moreover, in the myriad realms, besides the River of Time, there is also the River of Destiny. However, the River of Destiny is even more mysterious; apart from powerful cultivators of the Law of Destiny, even Grand Luo Golden Immortals rarely see it.

Kare laughed and said, "It seems you are also interested in joining the Church of Light. As your elder brother, let me persuade our father. It was unwise of him to refuse Lord Gilmer just now."

Kare believed that Lei Ming didn't understand the significance of joining the Church of Light, so he tempted him, saying, "You love magic so much, and the Ernst Magic Academy of the Church of Light is the best magic academy on the entire continent. The Church even has Saint-level mages. With your aptitude, they would definitely be willing to accept you as a disciple. Learning from a Saint-level mage is incomparable to reading magic books on your own. Perhaps it won't be long before you become a powerful mage yourself."

Lei Ming looked at Kare, and he knew Kare's thoughts very well.

"That sounds pretty good," Lei Ming said casually.

Kare's eyes lit up: "If you like it, I'll put in a good word for you with my father."

Lei Ming remained noncommittal, which greatly worried Kare.

"Going to the Holy See to study magic is an option, but I'm currently researching magic arrays and need five high-level magic crystal cores. If I join the Holy See, they won't give them to me," Lei Ming said, looking at Kare.

Kare's smile froze, and he cursed inwardly, "You're only six years old! Even if you have high magical talent, you couldn't possibly use a high-level magic crystal core!"

Magic crystal cores are the energy cores of magical beasts, and only level 3 and above magical beasts possess them. However, magic crystal cores below level 6 are not very expensive, with a level 6 magic crystal core costing only around 1000 gold coins.

However, high-level magic crystal cores are much more expensive. A level 7 magic crystal core costs tens of thousands of gold coins, a level 8 magic crystal core costs at least 500,000 gold coins, and a level 9 magic crystal core costs at least 5 million gold coins. As for the Holy Domain magic crystal core, it is priceless.

"If you can sponsor me five high-grade magic crystal cores, I will agree to go to the Holy See of Light," Lei Ming said.

"This..." Kare hesitated. Although he was the eldest prince of the Kingdom of Fenlai and owned many properties, five high-level magic crystal cores were quite valuable, worth at least 200,000 gold coins.

"You're not lying to me, are you?" Kare looked at Lei Ming suspiciously.

Lei Ming blinked his innocent big eyes, making Kare feel embarrassed.

"Alright, leave the matter of the magic crystal core to me!" Kare said and left.

Lei Ming knew that Kareem had definitely gone to find Shaq. Shaq was Clyde's second son and also harbored ambitions for the throne. Kareem and Shaq had originally had a poor relationship, but since Lei Ming displayed his superhuman talent, the two had temporarily formed an alliance.

After sending Kare away, Lei Ming continued his research into the magic of this world.

"The laws of this world are truly strange."

In the past few years, Lei Ming has been repairing the injuries to his primordial spirit while studying the laws of the Panlong World. The laws of the Panlong World are very different from those of other worlds; the threshold for cultivators in this world to come into contact with the laws is very low.

"Based on my deduction, levels one to three in this world are equivalent to refining essence into qi, levels four to six are equivalent to refining qi into spirit, levels seven to nine are equivalent to refining spirit into emptiness, and the Saint Realm is equivalent to refining emptiness into the Dao. In other worlds, even if one becomes an immortal, one's lifespan will not be very long, but in this world, reaching the Saint Realm means one can live forever, and Saint Realm experts have already embarked on the path of comprehending the laws."

Lei Ming knew that without the existence of Hongmeng, the Panlong World was merely a middle-thousand world, and its laws were incomplete. However, compared to other worlds, it had a significant advantage: the laws were easier to comprehend.

"There are Great Perfection Supreme Gods in this world who have completely comprehended and integrated a law. I wonder if they have the strength of Golden Immortals." Lei Ming thought to himself, "After years of recovery, the Five Emperors' Primordial Spirits are about to awaken. Once the Five Emperors' Primordial Spirits awaken, I can cultivate normally."

(End of this chapter)