A faint, ghostly blue glimmer flickered in his eyes from time to time.
Lu Yuan steadied himself.
Gray-White Text surfaced.
[Target detected: Bolen (Knowledge Transcendent) (Large-Scale Inscription Studies) (Believer)] [A human who had stepped into the realm of Transcendence and possessed his own insights into Inscription Studies, though he seemed to worship something.]
The smile on Lu Yuan's face froze.
Believer?
His heart sank.
Could it be that thing behind the Copper Wall...
But he forced himself to calm down for two seconds.
No. Believer, not Believer Transcendent.
The distinction was important.
Believer Transcendent meant being contaminated and transformed, changing completely as a person.
But a believer was merely marked on a spiritual level.
There was no contamination.
The worry in Lu Yuan's heart eased by half.
He controlled his expression and spoke.
"Bolen, tell me. How did you advance?"
Bolen watched Kael leave. Hearing Lu Yuan's question, he smiled.
"What, you want to pass out once and advance directly too? Dream on."
The old man shot Lu Yuan an annoyed look, but he still leaned against the edge of the bed and began speaking slowly.
"At the time, I used my perception to probe that wall. Actually, I didn't sense anything."
Bolen seemed a little embarrassed when he reached this point.
"Logically speaking, not being able to sense anything was because my knowledge was too incomplete. The inscriptions on the Copper Wall were at too high a level. Theoretically, unless I gained a deeper understanding, I would never be able to see through them in my lifetime."
He paused.
"But when I withdrew my perception, I saw some images."
Bolen's tone changed. The smugness from before was gone, replaced by an indescribable confusion.
"There was a gigantic sun in the sky. It was rotating. Countless