Sanctuary

Two white figures fell from the high altitude; one slammed into the city wall, while the other crashed onto the ground on the opposite side.

Liewen lay on the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

The bone in his left leg was broken, his right arm was fractured, his chest had caved in significantly, he didn't know how many ribs were snapped, and his internal organs were injured.

The Light Armor on his body had long since vanished, and there was very little Light Battle Qi left within him.

He circulated his remaining Light Battle Qi to heal his wounds.

There were healing spells within Light-style magic; although Light Battle Qi was not as effective at healing as Light magic, it still had some effect.

A smile appeared at the corner of Liewen's mouth. Even though his body was in unbearable pain, it didn't matter—he had won.

When Beasley fell, he had struck the city wall, creating a deep, concave crater in it.

He lay within the crater, his head already crushed by Liewen, showing no signs of life.

"Lord Beasley!"

Gilmer, who had been watching the battle from afar, could not believe his eyes. A ninth-rank warrior had actually defeated a mid-stage Saint-level Four-Winged Angel.

Beside Gilmer were Erwin and a group of Holy Knights. They had arrived later and, unable to intervene in the battle between Liewen and Beasley, had stood by and watched.

Erwin asked anxiously, "Lord Gilmer, what do we do now?"

Gilmer looked at the situation on the field and quickly made a judgment: "Holy Knights, go and capture Liewen. He is heavily injured now and has no ability to resist."

"Yes." The Holy Knights charged toward Liewen.

"Erwin, Lena is in the carriage. Go and bring her over."

"Understood."

After Gilmer made his arrangements, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Beasley's death was indeed beyond his expectations, but Lena had been captured after all, and he had heard Beasley's words earlier.

"Liewen's physical strength is at least that of an eighth-rank warrior. If we take him back to the Holy Island, the Church can gain another peak Saint-level Six-Winged Angel."

Thinking of this, Gilmer felt much better; it seemed it wasn't a total loss.

Liewen lay on the ground, circulating his Battle Qi to heal. The Light Battle Qi started from his dantian, flowed through his entire body, and returned to his dantian.

Then, like water reaching its boiling point, all the Battle Qi surged and began to change; it was a qualitative transformation.

Liewen was instantly overjoyed.

He had finally broken through.

He had long since reached the peak of the ninth rank, and his Battle Qi had already reached the critical point for a breakthrough. In this life-and-death battle, he had pushed his Battle Qi to the limit, finally ushering in the breakthrough.

The Light Battle Qi underwent a qualitative change, reaching the Saint level.

The Saint-level Battle Qi flowed through his entire body, causing his wounds to heal several times faster.

In just a dozen breaths, his injuries stabilized, and he could barely walk normally.

Hearing dense footsteps, Liewen turned his head and saw the Holy Knights running toward him, while on the other side, Erwin had already reached the carriage where Lena was.

Liewen snorted coldly. Dazzling white light erupted from his body, and 256 rays of light shot out, causing the Holy Knights of the Church to fall in droves.

One of the rays instantly pierced through Erwin's body, causing him to collapse in front of the carriage.

Liewen stood up from the ground and glanced at Gilmer, who was not far away with a look of disbelief on his face.

He did not kill Gilmer. In the original story, Gilmer appeared later on; if he killed him now, it might very well change the trajectory of the world's fate, which was not something Liewen wished to see.

Liewen walked to the carriage. The coachman who had been driving for him had long since fled. He opened the carriage door, and Lena was sitting inside obediently.

"Brother Liewen, I didn't run around." Lena smiled the moment she saw Liewen.

"Good girl, Lena."

Liewen smiled and carried Lena out of the carriage. Leaving behind the clothes and luggage, he rose directly into the air and flew toward the north.

Having broken through to the Saint level, Liewen could fly without relying on light wings condensed from the Light Element.

Gilmer watched Liewen fly away with a grave expression.

"I must send the news back to the Holy Island!"

Gilmer hurried back to the Radiant Cathedral. The Radiant Church had its own methods of information transmission, and news traveled very quickly.

Greenleaf Town, an ordinary small town within the territory of the Hess Kingdom.

Liewen took Lena and stayed at the only inn in town.

His injuries had not yet healed, so he planned to stay and recuperate for a few days.

In the inn room, Lena played by herself on one side, while Liewen sat cross-legged on the bed, circulating his Light Battle Qi to heal while contemplating the Profundity of Purification.

The battle with Beasley had yielded him a bountiful harvest.

This was the most difficult battle he had fought since coming to this world, and he had pushed his physical strength, Battle Qi, and insights into the Profundity to their limits.

The result was a successful breakthrough, becoming a Saint.

At the same time, he had gained more insights into the Profundity of Purification.

Liewen actually had an idea for a long time on how to fuse 256 beams of light into one.

When Linley reached the 256-fold wave, he chose to first fuse the 256 waves into 128, then into 64, and so on, until they were fused into one.

Liewen also intended to draw inspiration from this method.

However, it was easier said than done; the actual execution was extremely difficult.

Liewen had been trying constantly, yet he had never found a way to fuse two beams of light into one.

During his battle with Beasley, he had continuously unleashed the Purification beam, gaining new insights into the Profundity of Purification and catching that elusive spark of inspiration.

"It worked!"

Liewen suddenly opened his eyes, and a beam of light flashed from his fingertip.

Just now, he had successfully fused two of the 256 beams of light into one.

Under Liewen's control, this beam of light dissipated into nothingness without causing any destruction.

Liewen was very excited; next, he just needed to follow the same pattern, step by step, and fuse the remaining beams one after another.

In the Coiling Dragon World, hard cultivation was important, but life-and-death battles were also crucial; many of Linley's major breakthroughs occurred during times of crisis.

Now, Liewen also felt this to be true.

"My current strength is in the third tier among Saint-level experts. Once the 256 beams are fused into 128, I should be able to reach the second tier."

Saint-level experts were also divided by strength.

The strongest were the peak Saint-level experts who had comprehended a profundity to the final step, only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Demigod.

The second tier was the level of the Radiant Pope, Heidens.

The third tier was like Liewen currently, having gained a relatively deep understanding of a law's profundity.

Below that were ordinary Saint-level experts who had only grasped the surface of a law's profundity, or had not comprehended any at all, remaining at the stage of "Draw Heaven and Earth."

Beasley belonged to the category of ordinary Saint-level experts who had not yet comprehended any law's profundity.

Of course, law's profundity was not the only criterion for judgment. For instance, the Four Ultimate Warriors like the Dragonblood Warrior, as long as they cultivated their battle qi to the peak of the Saint-level, could rival second-tier Saint-level experts even if they had not comprehended any law's profundity at all.

This was because their bodies were too strong, and their base power and battle qi were far more formidable than those of ordinary Saint-level experts.

Additionally, those who comprehended high-level profundities were also stronger than those who comprehended low-level ones.

Even if a high-level profundity had not been comprehended to the final step, it could potentially defeat a peak Saint-level expert who had only comprehended a low-level profundity.

The Profundity of Purification that Liewen had comprehended and the Pulse of the Earth profundity that Linley had comprehended both belonged to the category of high-level profundities.

Three days later, Liewen's injuries were completely healed, and he set off again with Lena.

Within the territory of the Holy Union, the eyes and ears of the Radiant Church were everywhere, so it was not advisable to stay for long.