David had been deeply disappointed by the two Divine Tomes, but as he flipped through one of them, a memory suddenly surged from his energy clone in the castle.
His energy clone had absorbed the Level 5 soul origin of Cameron, the Level 5 bishop. Ordinarily, however, after being cleansed by the Shadow Servant, the Level 5 soul origin should not have retained any traces of its former owner, much less a memory.
David absorbed that memory and discovered that it was of Cameron, the Level 5 bishop, reciting the Divine Tome.
Or rather, "reciting" was not quite accurate, because according to that memory, Cameron, the Level 5 bishop, could not recognize the writing in the Divine Tome either.
Cameron, the Level 5 bishop, merely followed the Shadow Sect's inherited tradition, holding the Divine Tome and memorizing its contents.
The Divine Tome was the link between Cameron, the Level 5 bishop, and the God of Shadows. Whenever a Level 5 bishop appeared, the sleeping ancient god would automatically bestow a Divine Tome. By reciting the Divine Tome every day, one could establish contact with the god and strengthen the connection of faith.
The memories related to the Divine Tome concerned a god. To ensure the purity of Level 5 believers, the god had imprinted those memories into the Level 5 soul origin. Even if a Level 5 bishop died and their Level 5 soul origin had an opportunity to be reborn, it could not affect their faith in the god.
Naturally, this memory was also a key, allowing a Level 5 bishop's soul to automatically return to the god through its connection of faith after death.
Unlike Cameron, the Level 5 bishop, who had recited the words without understanding them, David understood every character. Before receiving Cameron's memories regarding the