High Priest

The Yulan Empire was the only nation on the Yulan Continent plane that had existed for more than ten thousand years. Even the current Yulan Calendar had been named after the founding of the Yulan Empire.

Walking along the imperial avenues of the Yulan Empire, Bolan felt an extravagance entirely different from that of the O'Brien Empire. If the O'Brien Empire was a warrior's paradise, then the Yulan Empire was a land of magicians. The former was famous across the continent for its fierce folkways, while the latter was endlessly discussed for its nobles' extravagance.

Feeling the atmosphere and customs that differed completely from the nations he had passed through during his travels, Bolan could not help but sigh. As expected of the oldest nation on the continent. Compared to the Yulan Empire's historical depth, the O'Brien Empire was nothing more than a nouveau riche. Of course, this also stemmed from the fundamental difference between the strongest figures of the two nations: the War God and the High Priest. Legend said that before becoming a god, the High Priest had been a magician who cultivated life magic, so all her disciples were magicians. O'Brien, the War God, was a warrior, so his disciples were all warriors as well.

Bolan had come to the Yulan Empire this time, naturally, to meet the High Priest, who had existed only in the tales of others. He also had a question: five thousand years ago, how could the War God, a Low God who had only just refined a Godhead, possibly fight the High Priest to a draw? At that time, she had already been a god for at least five thousand years, had independently become a god through one of the Four Supreme Laws, the Life Rules, and was far more experienced than him.

Carrying this question with him, Bolan came to the Yulan Empire, hoping to meet the legendary High Priest. After all, anyone who could cultivate one of the Four Supreme Laws and become a god was no simple figure! An exchange between them might bring considerable benefits to both sides, so Bolan's first stop was the Yulan Empire.

After wandering through the Yulan Empire's capital for two days, Bolan swept out with his divine sense and immediately discovered the High Priest, who had always lived atop the Life Temple outside the city. Naturally, when Bolan discovered the High Priest, she discovered him as well. She realized that he was the mysterious God-level expert who had broken through in the South Sea last time. Her interest was piqued, and she sent him a voice transmission, inviting him to the Life Temple for a talk.

Bolan grinned and flew directly toward Magic God Mountain, where the High Priest lived. In less than five minutes, he arrived at an isolated mountain range in the outskirts of the imperial capital. At its summit stood the Life Temple, while the High Priest herself lived in a separate courtyard halfway up the mountain rather than within the Life Temple.

Unlike the War God's domineering abode, the High Priest's courtyard appeared exceptionally refined. Winding paths led into its depths, with only a single narrow trail extending directly inward. The path twisted and turned, no wider than a meter and a half. Both sides were filled with precious flowers whose names Bolan did not know, blooming in a riot of dazzling colors. It felt as though he had arrived in the legendary homeland of the Elven Race, brimming with the aura of life.

As expected of an expert who had become a god through the Life Law. Even Bolan, a God-level expert who cultivated the Destruction Rule, could sense the Life Rules that seemed to spill openly from the High Priest's courtyard. He could not help but marvel at it.

There was no one in the High Priest's courtyard besides the High Priest herself. Despite being a God-level expert, she had neither attendants nor disciples serving at her side. Bolan guessed that this courtyard was where she normally cultivated, which was why there was no trace of anyone else besides her.

At the end of the path stood a two-story bamboo building. A woman in white, wearing a peculiar mask, stood at its entrance. An aura that could calm one's heart and mind emanated from her, making everyone who saw her feel an involuntary urge to draw close.

As for the rumor across the continent that no one knew whether the High Priest was male or female, it was likely because of the sacred aura surrounding the woman before him. Combined with the fact that she was a God-level expert, it made people feel as though they did not dare face her directly. Her voice also carried a faintly androgynous quality, which gave rise to such a ridiculous claim.

The life aura carried by the High Priest made even Bolan, a God-level expert who cultivated the Destruction Rule, unable to resist the urge to draw close to the woman before him.

"You are the God-level expert who recently broke through in the South Sea, aren't you?" Beneath her mask, the High Priest's cherry lips parted slightly, her words carrying an androgynous quality.

"If no one else recently broke through to the God-level in the South Sea, then that would be me." Bolan unconsciously touched the tip of his nose.

"Then why have you come to the Yulan Empire? You should know that God-level experts generally do not casually enter another God-level expert's territory." The High Priest asked with a hint of deeper meaning.

Bolan had come here intending to spar with the High Priest before him, but he simply could not bring himself to say it. "Before becoming a god, I had always cultivated in the O'Brien Empire and other kingdoms. I came here mainly to experience the customs and culture of the continent's oldest empire, which differ from those of other empires," Bolan said plainly.

The High Priest fell silent for a moment. She had assumed that this young God-level expert had come to her empire to fight her, but she had not expected his purpose to be so simple???

"Of course, I also wish to discuss the Dao with you. After all, we are both God-level experts who cultivate one of the Four Supreme Laws. If we exchange insights, it should benefit both of our progress." Bolan spoke with some embarrassment.

The High Priest nodded in understanding, tacitly agreeing to Bolan's request. She then led him into the bamboo building. At the tea table, she and Bolan took their respective seats, facing one another. The High Priest poured a cup of fragrant tea for each of them, then gently pushed the first cup she had poured toward Bolan. Every movement she made seemed to carry the essence of unceasing life.

"Excellent tea!" Bolan accepted the fragrant tea, took a light sip, and his eyes lit up.

"This is holy water unique to the Elven Race, which has long since vanished from the continent. Fragrant tea steeped in this water can help one comprehend life magic. Of course, it has long been useless to God-level experts like us. It can only satisfy the palate." The High Priest smiled.

Bolan nodded in understanding. Before reaching the God-level, there had still been quite a few treasures on the Yulan Continent that could strengthen the soul or physical body, but they were limited to those below the God-level. In Bolan's view, if a God-level expert wanted to strengthen their body or soul, they could only seek a solution in the Supreme Planes or divine planes.

After finishing their tea, Bolan extended his right hand. A mass of gray energy gathered in his palm, sometimes transforming into a person and sometimes into a beast. Under Bolan's precise control, the ball of energy filled with the aura of Destruction seemed almost alive. It was extraordinarily wondrous, drawing repeated praise from the High Priest beside him.

The High Priest then extended her left hand as well. A lush ancient tree appeared in her palm, only three or four inches tall, yet exceptionally clear and exquisite. Beneath the tree seemed to be many tiny figures like elves, playing and frolicking. It appeared profoundly mysterious, and the control she displayed was more than a level above Bolan's.

Of course, because the Rules they comprehended differed, the High Priest's Life Rules possessed a natural advantage in shaping and controlling objects. Bolan's Destruction Rule was primarily reflected in destructive power, so the two could not truly be compared. Still, this showed that the High Priest's Life Rules were absolutely not far from the realm of a Middle God.

At this moment, she was precisely on the same level as Bolan!!!