Leilia soon came out. Seeing Sean seated in his own courtyard, he said with a smile, "I always thought that when a God-level expert appeared, he would surely look down on everyone from the sky."
"Haha, I won't lie—that feeling is pretty nice." Sean smiled. "But that's only how I treat ordinary people. You're my friend, so naturally I wouldn't do that to you."
With a wave of Sean's hand, food appeared on the table before them. It wasn't anything special—in fact, considering Sean's status as a God-level expert, it was rather shabby.
"This food is a bit like what we ate when we were fleeing back then." Leilia walked over and sat beside Sean.
"Exactly. I prepared a lot of it back then. After we parted ways and I reached Saint-level, I no longer needed to eat, so I left it in my Spatial Ring. I only remembered it when I came to see you just now, so I made a special trip back to reminisce about the past." Sean smiled.
Leilia was probably his closest friend in this world. When they were children, Sean had been exceptionally talented and was sent to the best academy in Shengyue City.
But his background still counted against him. Among the descendants of the great families, only Leilia had been on good terms with him.
Later, when the Holy See was in crisis, the two of them had agreed to flee together. They were practically brothers who had faced death side by side.
Of course, running into a Saint-level expert right after they set out had been an accident. After that, the two of them hid together.
"Yeah. After we parted ways, I barely made it back to Qingyue City, where the Radiant Church was based. I was really worried about your safety. I never imagined you'd become a god." Leilia picked up a chicken leg and smiled.
Anything placed inside a Spatial Ring came out exactly as it had gone in. Food wouldn't spoil, either.
However, Spatial Rings were incredibly valuable. Using one to store food was a huge waste, so people generally didn't do that.
"You've reached Saint-level, too. That's great. At least you don't have to worry about your lifespan anymore." Sean smiled.
Unlike Linley in the original Coiling Dragon story, many of the great families in the Radiant Church knew that Saint-level experts had no lifespan limit.
Still, few Saint-level experts could live for millions of years or longer.
They either got killed after enough time had passed, or failed to break through and eventually took the risk of going to the Higher Planes or the Divine Planes.
In the Coiling Dragon World, even the strong could avoid being killed only so easily. Given an infinite amount of time, if their strength didn't improve, they were bound to encounter someone stronger and fall sooner or later.
No matter how small the probability, when measured against the spatial dimensions of the universe in his previous life and the passage of time in the Coiling Dragon World, it could become inevitable.
"I only succeeded because a God-level expert from the church personally guided me." Leilia shook his head. "But when it comes to the Laws and their Mysteries, I don't understand any of it. That God-level expert is on good terms with my father, and even demonstrated the most basic Mysteries of the Thunder Element right in front of me.
"But no matter how hard I try, I still can't understand it. It's been years, and I haven't made the slightest progress."
"Don't rush. It's not that easy." Sean smiled.
Forget about a Lowgod—even a Paragon probably couldn't teach someone with poor talent. Only someone with great talent might suddenly gain enlightenment from a bit of guidance.
Becoming a god was determined by the Laws of the universe. It seemed that only fragments of the soul-dispersing Mysteries of the Paragon of the Death Laws could defy the natural order.
In the original story, Beirut had invited Dunnington to search for soul fragments of the Darkness Laws. But it was also possible that only gods could have soul-dispersing fragments infused into them.
"I don't know when I'll be able to become a god like you." Leilia sighed. "The Radiant Church has thousands of Saint-level experts. So many have been stuck at the Saint-level peak for countless years, including my father."
"Actually, becoming a god is simple. Just Refine a Divine Spark." A Divine Spark appeared in Sean's right hand.
"A Divine Spark?" Leilia asked in surprise. "Are you giving it to me?"
"If you want it, I can give it to you, but I still don't recommend refining it." Sean said, "After refining a Divine Spark, you'll forever be just an ordinary god."
Unlike Ram, Leilia was his friend, and Sean hoped he could become a god through his own efforts, even if it took him much longer.
If he could become a High God on his own and then fuse two Mysteries, reaching the level of a five-star Fiend, he would be among the elite in Hell.
However, the rank that Linley, Bebe, and the others in the original story had looked down on was, in reality, something that only one person in a hundred million could achieve under normal circumstances.
Even among the countless Lowgods and Midgods in the Higher Planes, many might not make the slightest progress over billions of years, despite living in an environment suited to cultivation. Becoming a High God or fusing Mysteries was even harder.
Sean then explained the drawbacks of refining a Divine Spark.
"I really want to refine one, but since you put it that way, I'll wait. If I still haven't had any chance after ten thousand years, I'll consider refining a Divine Spark then," Leilia said.
"Don't worry, I won't run out of Divine Sparks. Once you've made up your mind, I'll give you one." Sean put the Divine Spark away and continued, "If I make further progress in the future, I can give you Midgod or High God Divine Sparks, too.
"As for your father, don't let him think about refining a Divine Spark. He needs to have enough confidence in his ability to become a god on his own. That's the only way he'll have a chance to break through."
"Okay, I'll pass that along to my father." Leilia nodded.
"Mm. And I have something else for you. It'll be very useful." Sean took out a bead. "This is called the Life Source Pearl. It can keep you from being killed in almost any situation below the god level."
Sean then briefly explained how the Life Source Pearl worked. It was useless to him now, but to a Saint-level expert, it was priceless.
"What a treasure." Leilia didn't hesitate. He took it with a smile and refined it.
"I can't help you with cultivation. You'll have to rely on yourself," Sean said.
"Don't worry. I'll become a god on my own," Leilia said.
"Good. I hope that one day we can explore the Higher Planes together." Sean smiled.
After they sampled some of the food, Sean left. He didn't go out of his way to meet Leilia's father; there was no need.
When Sean returned to his residence, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
In an instant, divine power covered his entire body. He scanned the surroundings with his divine sense and finally spotted something unusual in one direction.
There was someone over there, at least a Midgod.
Someone had managed to get so close to him. If not for the fact that the Darkness Laws made him particularly sensitive to his surroundings, he might not have noticed at all.
An ordinary Lowgod might not realize what had happened until the moment before he died.
However, the person still hadn't made a move, and didn't seem hostile.
"Who's there? Come out!" Divine power surged around Sean as he spoke toward the southeast corner.
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