Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 51 The Otto Royal Treasure

"That's a super strong expert, second only to the God of War and the High Priest!"

Sigwell's eyes were deep and unfathomable, it was hard to tell whether he was in awe of Deslie's power or reminiscing about the might of the last Purple Flame Warrior a thousand years ago.

"Even a Saint-level expert could be killed with ease..."

Deslie!

Lu Jing stopped listening to Sigwell's recollections and nodded to himself, all the worries and anxieties that had been weighing on his heart vanishing.

His concern was certainly not that he would be hunted down by the Hammuri family of the Papacy.

The purpose of traveling to another world is to fight against the heavens and earth and improve one's strength.

At worst, we can just return when it comes to a life-or-death situation.

But he was worried about the Hyde family.

According to the original timeline, the Hyde family should have clashed with the Hammour family, but the fact that they were able to continue until Linley's birth a thousand years later indicates that they were not in danger of extinction.

However, his own appearance was indeed a variable. His pure soul, which he himself did not realize, unexpectedly aroused the covetousness of the cardinals of the Holy See.

He was thus killed by Lu Jing.

Regardless of whether it was justified or not, the Vatican will absolutely not let the death of a cardinal go unpunished.

The Holy See is not exactly a righteous and virtuous society that believes in assigning blame to those responsible for wrongs and not taking it out on family members.

If the Hyde family could truly be placed under Deslie's protection, the Vatican would not dare to target any other members of the Hyde family besides Lu Jing.

"My original plan was to use my ancestor's connections to get Lord Deslie to mediate the conflict between us and the Hamm family. After all, the Holy See is watching from above. Even if the Hamm family becomes a royal family in the future, they will not exterminate the Otto royal family, let alone our family. There is no deep-seated hatred between the two families. They are just on different sides," Sigwell said slowly.

Lu Jing nodded to himself. A powerful figure like Desli was indeed very intimidating. As long as he gave the order, the Hamm family would definitely not dare to exterminate the Hyde family. Of course, it was inevitable that the Hyde family would lose its prominent position and even its fiefdom in the Kingdom of Otto.

"However, between two evils, choose the lesser. Noah, you killed a cardinal of the Holy See, and the Holy See will certainly not let this go. This time, let's go to the Land of Chaos and see if we can ask Lord Deslie to intervene and make the Holy See stop!"

Sigwell's words were echoed by others.

While Lu Jing's survival and even his counterattack against Felix were a relief to them, the immense shadow of the Vatican also weighed heavily on their hearts.

Lu Jing frowned. Deslie might be able to intimidate the Hammuri family with a single sentence.

But when facing a behemoth like the Vatican, simply issuing a statement might not be enough; Lu Jing would have to personally step in to support him in order to get the Vatican to temporarily back down.

Let's not even talk about whether the relationship between my ancestors and Deslie could have reached this level.

Lu Jing was unwilling to remain under Deslie's protection forever. As long as his family was safe, he could act without any scruples.

"Let's not talk about that now." Lu Jing changed the subject and pressed on, "Grandpa, since you survived the assassination attempt and even managed to break through to level nine, and the poison can be expelled over time, why did you decide to have the whole family flee to the Chaotic Territory?"

No one understood the power of a Silver Flame Warrior with peak level nine combat strength better than Lu Jing.

Livor sighed from the side: "News from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce says that the ancestor of the Hamm family who was cultivating in seclusion at the Holy See has broken through to the Saint Realm."

Lu Jing felt a chill run down his spine.

No wonder my grandfather was assassinated, escaped by sheer luck, and even after his strength greatly increased, he didn't dare to think about revenge and hurriedly led the family to flee the Holy Alliance.

The reason why the Hamm family developed the ambition to replace the Otto royal family was that the Otto royal family had no backing in the Papacy, while the Hamm family produced a ninth-level archmage ascetic.

The words and actions of a Saint-level Archmage can influence the changes in various powers and kingdoms across the continent.

This is the power of a Saint-level expert.

The Kingdom of Otto is nothing in the eyes of the high-ranking officials of the Holy See. Since a newly promoted Saint-level mage wants his family to experience the taste of royalty, what's wrong with changing the king?

Even though Sigwell now possesses peak level nine combat power, he is still nothing in front of a Saint-level expert.

"Something's happened here!"

A voice broke the silence and frustration of the crowd.

Rosen, excitedly searching the bodies of the pursuers with his guards, exclaimed, "I found a map on this Kase!"

Lu Jing and the others quickly stepped forward.

Rosen unfolded the cloth in his hand, which was as soft and smooth as silk.

The cloth is covered with dense text, markings and lines.

"This is..." Sigwell stroked his beard, exclaiming in surprise, "This is the Otto royal family's underground palace?!"

Seeing the puzzled looks on Lu Jing's and the others' faces, Sigwell said, "It's the treasure trove of the Otto royal family!"

"The space ring is priceless, with no market for it. Among the six kingdoms and fifteen duchies of the Holy Alliance, I can confirm that only the Fenlai royal family, the Hess royal family, and the Hanmu family, known as the 'Silver Mountain Family,' possess space rings."

Even among the five cardinals of the Holy See, only two were granted spatial rings.

As far as I know, the Otto royal family should not have a space ring.

Moreover, even with a spatial ring, the space is very limited; it can't hold everything.

Lu Jing understood that the wealth accumulated by the Otto royal family, who did not have a space ring, naturally needed a place to be hidden. In case of trouble in the future, as long as there were descendants, they could use this to make a comeback or continue the family line.

"This must be the 'secret' that Nacas told us before he died?"

Sigwell looked at the 'treasure map' in his hand and sneered, "Noah, do you know why I have always stood firmly in the royal camp, even as the background and power of the Hammul family grows ever larger, making them difficult to contend with?"

Lu Jing's father, Livor, took over the conversation: "If our Hyde family were as stubborn and inflexible as Cassell said, knowingly doing the impossible, how could we have lasted for thousands of years, enduring repeated setbacks and remaining prosperous?"

"Simply because the Otto royal family possesses something your grandfather has always dreamed of."

Lu Jing frowned, then suddenly a thought struck him, and he exclaimed in astonishment, "Could it be the demonic beast core of the Holy Domain Purple Blood Lion?"

What Sigwell, the Silverflame Warrior, longed for was naturally the possibility of becoming a Purpleflame Warrior.

"That's right!" Sigwell looked at Lu Jing with admiration: "This is the carrot that the Otto royal family has been dangling in front of me all along. It's a pity that I consider myself smart, but because I dream of bringing my family back to its peak more than a thousand years ago, I have never seen through the tricks of the Otto royal family and have always held unrealistic hopes for them."

Rosen sneered, "Hmph, it's laughable that both generations of King Otto were short-sighted. They were afraid of being replaced by the Hamm family, and they were also afraid that Grandpa would obtain the magic beast crystal core and become the ultimate warrior. They wanted to walk a tightrope to balance the two forces, but they didn't even consider whether they had the ability."

Lu Jing was deeply shaken. The Ultimate Warrior was a powerhouse who surpassed the peak of the Saint Realm. If he really intended to seize the throne of the Otto royal family, it would be extremely easy. The Holy See might even give the throne to the Hyde family in order to win over the Ultimate Warrior.

It's no wonder that the Otto royal family was afraid of both tigers and wolves.

"I never expected this," Sigwell sighed. "The Otto royal family's elaborate schemes still couldn't escape their doom, and I've actually acquired the Otto royal family's treasure trove at this time."

Lu Jing understood Sigwell's meaning and asked, puzzled, "Grandpa, aren't you going to go and investigate?"

Sigwell shook his head with a wry smile: "Since the treasure map is on this Kassa, the Hamm family probably already knows about it. They can't possibly let this place go. I'm certain that a change of dynasty is imminent! The Kingdom of Otto is about to become the Kingdom of Hamm."

Putting aside the fact that the toxins in my body have not yet been cleared, I have already paid the price for decades for a vague and unrealistic promise.

Ha, and the so-called Purple Blood Lion's magical beast core is just King Otto's word. Who knows if it's true or false? Perhaps it's just wishful thinking on my part.

Are you going?

Sigwell looked at Lu Jing with concern: "Even without the Purple Blood Lion's magical beast core, you will definitely become a Saint-level Archmage in the future. Why take the risk? The ascetic ancestor of the Hanmu family may have returned. What if we encounter him..."

How will you know if you don't try?

Lu Jing's gaze was firm.

……

The ninth floor of the Temple of Light.

A complex octagonal magic circle was painted in the center of the empty top floor.

A bald old man in a silver robe was standing in the center of the hall.

It is none other than Pope Hattins of the Holy See!

A thin, middle-aged man, only 1.7 meters tall, with short silver-white hair and sharp, piercing eyes, arrived at the ninth floor, led by the white-robed priest.

"Your Majesty," the middle-aged man said respectfully, bowing.

"Sterler." Haitings's gaze sharpened as he sized up the middle-aged man. "You only recently broke through to the Saint Realm, but I didn't expect you to stabilize your realm so quickly, and even take another step forward!"

Unmoved by the Pope's praise, Steller asked, "Your Majesty, is there something you need?"

"The blasphemer Noah Hyde has tricked and killed Archbishop Felix, stealing the Holy See's sacred spatial ring. I order you to lead the Knights of Glory to capture him and bring him back to the Holy Capital. Capture him alive if possible; if that's not possible, then kill him!"

Strömer was startled; the Knights of Glory were the foremost of the eight great knightly orders of the Papacy.

They actually sent a Saint-level expert to lead the Knights of Glory to hunt down someone.

Noah Hyde?

I've never heard of a Saint Realm expert or a peak Level 9 expert with that name.

But this name seems a bit familiar...

Haitings' voice was icy, tinged with barely suppressed anger: "This Noah Hyde is a sixth-year student at Ernst Magic Academy, a direct descendant of the Hyde family."

"That magical genius?"

Schörler finally remembered the incredibly talented magical genius who had been famous in Fenlai a few years ago.

Let him hunt down a level six mage?

"This blasphemer isn't a level six mage, but an eighth-level archmage!"

Haitings' voice was cold and stern: "Furthermore, it has awakened the power of the Hyde family bloodline, transforming him into a Silverflame Warrior. His transformed combat form is comparable to an eighth-level warrior!"

While Steller was speechless, a look of interest appeared on his usually stern face.

"Such a monster has actually appeared on the mainland... Interesting..."

(End of this chapter)