Harvest

"According to that masked man's account, there was a God Realm expert behind them. I shouldn't stay any longer."

Liewen bid everyone farewell.

"Mr. Liewen, be careful!"

Linley felt somewhat guilty. Today had originally been a conflict between him and the two great churches. If Liewen had not saved him, he would not have killed four masked men and offended a God Realm expert.

Liewen nodded, his body turning into a streak of white light as he returned to the Yulan Empire.

He was already very close to becoming a god and needed to make the most of his time cultivating.

If Lady Lolita truly came after him, then before becoming a god, only other God Realm experts could protect him.

If he could gain Beirut's protection, he would naturally have nothing to fear. But Liewen had no connection to Beirut yet.

According to the original plot, it was only after the battle at the Liuyan River that Bebe officially met Beirut and learned the truth about his parents' deaths and his identity as a God-Eater Rat.

Since they were both God-Eater Rats, Beirut doted greatly on Bebe. By extension, he paid Linley some attention as well, but it was only attention. Beirut had never intervened during Linley's several life-or-death crises.

Only as Linley continued to display his talent did his standing in Beirut's heart steadily rise.

If even Linley was treated that way, then the others around him were even less worthy of Beirut's notice.

If Liewen had saved Bebe, Beirut would definitely protect him. But Liewen had only saved Linley today, so Beirut would most likely not step in.

The only people Liewen could count on now were himself becoming a god and the High Priest.

He first went to the Sunset Mountain Range to inspect the place where the magic formation had been.

The stone platform that had supported the magic formation had shattered into several pieces, and the formation had completely failed.

"Just as expected!"

Liewen had already anticipated this.

He immediately returned to Yulan City.

He entered the Forest of Life outside the city and landed before the wooden cottage where the High Priest lived, at the center of the forest.

"High Priest, pardon the disturbance. Liewen has a matter to discuss with you."

"Creak."

The wooden door opened, and the High Priest emerged from the cottage.

"Liewen, what is it?" The High Priest's voice was gentle, like a warm breeze through the forest.

Liewen truthfully recounted the battle at the Liuyan River.

"High Priest, is there another God Realm expert on the Yulan Continent named Lolita?" Liewen asked.

If Lolita had truly escaped through the spatial weak point in the Sunset Mountain Range, then she certainly could not have hidden it from God Realm experts such as the High Priest.

"Yes. Around three years ago, a Lowgod appeared on the Yulan Continent. She is indeed called Lolita, and she is now the joint leader of the Radiant Church and the Dark Church," the High Priest said.

"So it really was her!" His premonition had come true, but Liewen could not feel the slightest happiness.

"Lolita has never formally revealed herself. Only a few of us in the God Realm know of her existence."

The High Priest paused briefly before continuing, "Liewen, you should be close to reaching the God Realm as well, shouldn't you?"

"Yes. At most, I should break through within a year or two," Liewen said without concealing anything.

He currently had two ways to become a god.

One was to become a god through fusing profound mysteries. He would likely succeed in another year or two.

The other was to fully master the profound mystery of the Light Element before becoming a god. The timing of that was difficult to predict. It might take years, or it might happen the very next second.

"Go back and cultivate properly. Before you break through, do not leave Yulan City," the High Priest said.

Hearing this, Liewen relaxed. By saying that, the High Priest had decided to protect him.

"Thank you, High Priest."

"Go back." The High Priest returned to the wooden cottage.

Liewen also returned to his residence in Yulan City.

Inside his room, Liewen examined Heidens's Interspatial Ring and those of the four masked men.

The only item in Heidens's Interspatial Ring that caught Liewen's attention was the Bible. Everything else was worldly property, such as Magic Crystal Cards.

The Bible resembled a book and was pure white throughout. Its pages were soft yet durable, and it was impossible to tell what material they were made from.

There were no words on the pages, only golden patterns that flickered across the white paper.

Liewen tried dripping a drop of blood onto the Bible.

The blood did not seep into it. Instead, it slid down its surface and fell to the floor, leaving no mark on the Bible.

"Looks like I can't bind it with blood," Liewen murmured.

He then tried releasing his spiritual energy.

The instant his spiritual energy touched the Bible, he sensed an ethereal, indistinct aura.

"These are the Rules of Fate!" Liewen was shaken.

This Bible actually contained a small portion of the Rules of Fate.

Through contact with his spiritual energy, Liewen could comprehend the Rules of Fate within it far more clearly than he could through normal cultivation.

"This should be a treasure passed down from a higher plane," Liewen thought.

There were many treasures in higher planes, and those powerful experts possessed countless methods.

Some experts who had cultivated the Laws of Death to the peak could even strip the law insights from the souls of Saint Realm Limit experts and refine them for their descendants to absorb and cultivate.

Refining such law insights was equivalent to directly reaching the bottleneck of a Laws' Profound Mystery. All that remained was a moment of enlightenment before it could be fully mastered.

Compared to that, the methods of this Bible were nothing remarkable.

Liewen placed the Bible into his Interspatial Ring. He had no time to study the Rules of Fate for now. His most urgent task was still cultivating the Laws of Light.

After becoming a god and escaping Lolita's threat, it would not be too late to study it.

After examining Heidens's Interspatial Ring, Liewen proceeded to inspect the four masked men's Interspatial Rings.

The four men did not possess many good items either. The only thing that surprised Liewen was two mysterious crystal spheres.

Dense mist filled the crystal spheres.

"These are souls!" Liewen's expression changed drastically.

The two crystal spheres contained the souls of countless beings after their deaths.

"Looks like Lolita is an expert who cultivates the Laws of Death." Liewen's gaze turned icy.

Experts who cultivated the Laws of Death could refine the souls of the dead into Soul Essence to strengthen their own souls.

Liewen also understood. Those two masked men had likely remained in the Land of Chaos, taking advantage of the war to gather souls for Lolita to refine.

Lolita now controlled the two great churches. Over the past three years, who knew how many people she had harmed in order to refine souls?

"For now, I need to become a god as soon as possible."

Liewen put both crystal spheres into his Interspatial Ring.

The contents of the crystal spheres were souls, not Soul Essence, and were of no use to Liewen.

Only cultivators of the Laws of Death could refine raw souls. Cultivators of other laws like Liewen could only absorb Soul Essence that had already been refined.

Liewen began cultivating.

Although the High Priest was willing to protect him, Liewen's nature still made him want to rely on himself as much as possible and avoid owing anyone favors.

Holy Island.

The highest floor of the Radiant Temple.

Luoye and the others fled back here and reported the battle's outcome to Lolita.

In truth, Lolita had already known that her four subordinates had died, even without their report.

She had used soul control on all her subordinates. Naturally, she could sense when they died.

"Liewen Andrew!" Lolita's eyes brimmed with killing intent. Someone who was not even in the God Realm had dared kill her subordinates, making her feel deeply humiliated.

"Lady Lolita, Liewen is in the Yulan Empire and belongs to the High Priest. He may be difficult to deal with," Affleck said cautiously.

The High Priest was also in the God Realm and had become a god ten thousand years ago. She would not be easy to handle.

"Hmph! Do you think I fear that woman Catherine?" Lolita said dismissively.

On the current Yulan Continent, the only person she feared was Beirut. Even Dylin, who had already reached the peak of the Lowgod level, did not frighten her.

With a flash, Lolita vanished from the Radiant Temple, transforming into a streak of gray light that shot toward the horizon.