Lei Lin: "Saint Realm Silver Dragon Blood, hmm, ten barrels a month!"

"However, this little guy is right. He only has an affinity for the lightning element. If he doesn't have a master with the lightning attribute to guide him, it truly isn't suitable!"

"Although there are Saint Realm experts with the lightning attribute within the Radiant Church, not many of them have achieved much in the Law of Lightning."

"Tsk, this is a bit tricky!"

"Forget it, let's first test this little guy's capabilities. While Lantan is loyal as an angel, her judgment is just so-so."

"After all, this Lei Lin is to be cultivated as a core member in the future. I must confirm it personally to be at ease."

The gentle expression on Falling Leaf's face remained unchanged as he said warmly, "You are right. A teacher with the lightning attribute is indeed the most suitable for you."

"But if you do not take me as your master, I won't give you the Saint Realm Silver Dragon Blood so easily."

"Come, let me test your skills. If you can earn my recognition, I don't mind giving you more dragon blood. Otherwise, the Silver Dragon Blood in your hand is the only portion you will ever get from me."

Seeing the surprise on Lei Lin's face, Falling Leaf added, "Remember to go all out. After all..."

"My standards are quite high!"

Lei Lin thought to himself, Since I'm not the protagonist, am I really treated this poorly? How come Lin Lei didn't have so much trouble in the original story?

Is elemental affinity really that important?!

But on the surface, he took a deep breath and said, "Then I shall offend you, Lord Falling Leaf!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Falling Leaf, whose smile was involuntarily mixed with a trace of shock, laughed happily, "Little Lei Lin, if you need dragon blood in the future, just come find me~"

"Of course, besides dragon blood, you can also come to me for other precious materials."

"Hahaha~ Let me remind you, many materials that are priceless and unavailable on the market are abundant for me and for the Radiant Church!"

It was no wonder Falling Leaf acted this way; after all, a genius who could comprehend the profound mysteries of the laws before reaching the Saint Realm would make even Heiting react the same way.

Watching Falling Leaf act like a kind grandfather treating a nephew or junior, Lei Lin thought to himself, It seems I overperformed just now.

But this guy Falling Leaf is a Saint Realm expert, and a core high-level member of a major power like the Radiant Church.

How is he acting like he's never seen the world before?

Feeling uneasy, Lei Lin decided to lower his image in Falling Leaf's eyes to avoid accidentally becoming a core member of the Radiant Church.

Even if he did become a core member, it wasn't as if he couldn't just take the benefits without doing the work, or defect directly when Lin Lei eventually moved against the Radiant Church.

But if he could stay away, it was better to keep his distance from the Radiant Church!

"Then I want Saint Realm Silver Dragon Blood, um, ten barrels a month!" As he spoke, he pointed to a broken wooden barrel as tall as a person nearby and added, "A barrel this size will do!"

Falling Leaf glanced at the barrel, his brows twitching slightly, but he nodded without hesitation.

His magical beast, the Silver Dragon, was massive and possessed strong regenerative abilities; what were ten barrels of blood a month?

Ten barrels a day would be fine too!

Lei Lin: "..."

Feeling that he might have acted foolishly, Lei Lin continued to add, "My recent research on bloodlines has hit a bottleneck, and I need experimental subjects."

"Yes, a large number of experimental subjects."

To lower his image, Lei Lin directly proposed a condition that fit the persona of an Alchemist but absolutely violated the public doctrines of the Radiant Church.

Falling Leaf's smile froze instantly!

He understood that Alchemists, especially those who played with bloodlines, needed to conduct live experiments, but this was usually only necessary for long-renowned bloodline masters.

After all, bloodline research was different from the cultivation of battle qi and magic; there was no such thing as having a sudden epiphany that would lead to a spiritual transformation or the comprehension of laws.

It required step-by-step experimentation and the accumulation of experience!

In Falling Leaf's view, Lei Lin was simply feeling arrogant and wanted to take a "shortcut" through live experiments to push his understanding of bloodline research.

Otherwise, why would he need live experiments, and in such large quantities!

At this moment, if it were any other high-level Church official, they might have agreed without a second thought.

But Falling Leaf was an ascetic who had long experienced hardship in the slums, and he decided to persuade Lei Lin to temporarily abandon the idea of live experiments, or at least start with small-scale research.

"Lei Lin, life is precious..."

Before Falling Leaf could persuade him, Lei Lin tactfully said, "Lord Falling Leaf, I know the value of life, and I know that such matters are not convenient to conduct in the open, so..."

"I plan to go to the Chaotic Territory to conduct my experiments."

"The Chaotic Territory is plagued by constant war, and precious lives are lost every day."

"Rather than letting them die so simply, it is better for them to make a contribution to the progress of magic."

"Especially for those heretics who believe in darkness, this might be the greatest radiance their lives can ever emit!"

Falling Leaf fell silent and sighed, "The Chaotic Territory? It is indeed a suitable place, but you don't need to go. I will arrange for people to capture heretics for you."

"It is too chaotic there; it is not safe for you!"

Having already made his plans, Lei Lin refused directly, "Lord Falling Leaf, the reason I hope to go personally is, firstly, because of the requirements of the experiments."

"The second reason is..."

"I love war, I love slaughter!"

"The reason I possess such strength at this age has never been quiet cultivation, but the countless life-and-death trials I endured in the Magic Beast Mountain Range."

"However, I've recently felt that the trials in the Magic Beast Mountain Range have become too monotonous for me, and I want to experience the charm of war."

"Well, of course, the most important thing is that I want to crusade against the heretics for the great Lord of Light!"

Falling Leaf's lips twitched; human experimentation was one thing, and he wasn't incapable of tolerating that. But loving war and loving slaughter?!

Was he too old, to the point where his eyes were failing and his ears were deceiving him?

How could such a young fellow, who didn't seem to have much malice about him, say such insane things?

They were the Radiant Church, for heaven's sake!!!

Falling Leaf had originally intended to have the Pope quickly select a Saint Realm teacher for this little guy, Lei Lin, who was highly accomplished in the lightning attribute.

But now, he felt that this teacher needed to be chosen even more carefully, and they would also need to have a proven track record in guiding others toward the right path.

He certainly didn't want another lunatic added to the ranks of the Inquisition or the Fanatics!

After bidding farewell to Falling Leaf, Lei Lin immediately began arranging his plans to head to the Chaotic Territory.

Falling Leaf had ultimately agreed to his request, though he insisted that Lei Lin hide his identity to avoid being targeted by the Dark Church.

"The matter of taking on a master should be considered successfully brushed off for now. Still, just in case, it's best to get to the Chaotic Territory as soon as possible."

"Sigh~, in the end, it's because my strength isn't enough. If I had already reached the Saint Realm, I could have just refused directly; why would I need to go through all this trouble?"

"Forget it, no point dwelling on that. Let me first study this Silver Dragon Blood."

"The Azure Dragon Bloodline reacts to dragon blood. With this Saint Realm-level Silver Dragon Blood, not only can I create a control group against the previous Black Dragon blood."

"Moreover, Saint Realm-level dragon blood will definitely trigger a much greater reaction than ninth-rank dragon blood."