Chapter 366

If the Pope coming straight to the point and snatching people was already unexpected enough, then Lu Li refusing the other party to his face, refusing a Supreme-realm powerhouse, was truly piercing through the ceiling.

For a Finish Finish Time, everyone became incredibly nervous, fearing that the Pope would be annoyed and angry after being rejected by Lu Li in front of so many people.

It was just that, just like before, they could never guess how things would develop next.

"Is that so? Then that's really a pity." Without any annoyance or anger, even after being rejected by Lu Li, the Pope was still calm: "Alright, then let's get straight to the point."

"I want you to go to a place with me."

689, Holy See core, Faith Temple

"Go to a place?" Lu Li's curiosity was a bit piqued; what kind of place was it that required him to make a trip?

Did it involve his identity as an original Magic Card creator? Or did it require the participation of a world will?

After thinking about it, Lu Li could only think that these two points were relatively special about him, and also the reason why the Pope was looking for him.

Moreover, compared to needing the participation of a world will, Lu Li was more inclined toward his identity as an original Magic Card creator.

After all, although an original Magic Card creator only appears once every thousand years, at least there is hope.

And a world will, to be honest, this thing is completely based on luck; if things go wrong, you might not encounter it in a lifetime.

Even for Lu Li, if he were asked to do it again, he wouldn't dare to guarantee that he could trick Celestin and Tiamat back.

Therefore, a world will is, to a certain extent, a rarer existence than an original Magic Card creator.

If the place the Pope mentioned really required the intervention of a world will, then Lu Li had nothing to say.

"That's right, go to a place, but that place is quite special; only an original Magic Card creator can enter," the Pope saw Lu Li's interest and spoke again: "Moreover, for you, that place might even have unexpected gains."

Sure enough, hearing this, Yan Zhen knew that his previous guess was indeed correct, but the Pope's opening directly caught them off guard, making them nervous instantly.

However, this kid Lu Li is also really bold enough.

Thinking of this, Yan Zhen couldn't help but look at Lu Li with even more respect. Being able to refuse the invitation of a Supreme-realm powerhouse without changing his expression, just this point alone requires quite a bit of courage.

To be honest, even if he were in Lu Li's position, he might not be able to do it as easily as the other party; the prestige of the Supreme Realm is just too great.

And Yan Qian and the others saw that the Pope didn't explode after being rejected by Lu Li, and they also breathed a sigh of relief.

Moreover, in the subsequent conversation, the Pope also mentioned a statement similar to Yan Zhen's; looking at it this way, things indeed didn't develop in too bad a direction.

It's just that, judging from what the Pope just said, the place he mentioned can only be visited by an original Magic Card creator.

In other words, the Pope didn't plan to let them accompany him; in this way, what would happen next, Yan Qian and Lan Lan Lan Xiatong and the others were in a state of complete ignorance, and the passive situation hadn't changed at all.

Even if the Pope said that Lu Li would have good gains in the place he mentioned, that was just what the other party said; whether it was true or not remained to be discussed.

Of course, the Pope indeed didn't have the need to lie to them.

But, not being under their own eyes, it always made it impossible to feel grounded, and everything became uncontrollable.

However, no matter what they thought, the initiative and decision-making power were not in their hands now, but in the hands of Lu Li and the Pope.

And Lu Li's subsequent choice would also affect the relationship between the two sides.

"Since that's the case, then I'll make a trip with Your Holiness the Pope." Finally, Lu Li agreed to the Pope.

For one, he didn't feel any malice from the Pope's tone, and for another, he was indeed interested in the place the other party mentioned; after all, it required such a special condition as an original Magic Card creator to enter, so it was impossible for Lu Li not to be interested.

"Do you need to rest for a while?" Anyway, he had already waited for a very long Finish Finish Time, so a little bit more didn't matter.

Moreover, the Pope also hoped that Lu Li could be fully prepared and didn't want to fall short of success.

"No need, I have already recovered on the way back." Shaking his head, Lu Li indicated that his current state was very good.

"Then, let's set off now," seeing this, the Pope nodded, then looked at Yan Qian: "Rest assured, just as I said before, I have an agreement with the Supreme of your Ancient Kingdom not to take action against Lu Li."

Until now, others knew that the Supremes of the two great empires had already met without their knowledge, and this matter was only known to Yan Qian.

Then why did you ask Lu Li if he wanted to develop in the Holy See just now? In his heart, Yan Qian couldn't help but silently complain, but on the surface, this Domain Lord of the Southern Domain of the Ancient Kingdom nodded: "Your Holiness the Pope, I hope you can remember the promise between you and our Majesty."

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Faith Temple, the place where the Pope usually resides, and also the core area of the Holy See; in the past, only those who received the Pope's summons could enter here.

"Although the Holy See and the Ancient Kingdom are both one of the three great empires, there are many differences between the two great empires, not only in systems or humanistic relations, but even the essence of the two great empires exists in differences."

Walking on the road of the Faith Temple, the Pope's voice slowly sounded: "This is the Faith Temple, and also the origin of the Holy See."

Inside the Faith Temple, except for the Pope and Lu Li, there was no one else; I don't know if this Pope himself likes quietness, or because this place indeed doesn't allow too many people to appear.

"The essence of the two great empires?" Lu Li keenly detected the meaning in the Pope's words; the previous systems, humanistic relations, etc., were not the point, the final "essence of the two great empires" was the key.

"Essence, or you can also understand it as characteristics, or the foundation of the founding of the country," taking Lu Li through the Faith Temple, the Pope explained: "The three great empires, each empire has its own foundation of founding the country, and the Holy See's foundation of founding the country is faith."

Faith, this is actually very easy to understand; after all, in his previous life, Lu Li had already seen quite a bit.

Moreover, in Lu Li's view, it's not that believing in gods or believing in God is faith. Or rather, everyone has their own faith in their heart, and different religions combine the common points of these faiths to establish a religion.

This situation is also the same in the Magic Card civilization; let alone the Holy See, even ordinary people living in the Ancient Kingdom have their own faith.

As for Magic Card Masters, to a certain extent, Magic Card spirits are their faith.

And the Holy See was established precisely with faith as the foundation of founding the country, and finally became one of the three great empires of the Magic Card civilization.

690, Root, Sanctuary! New ultimate power!

"Although I indeed heard about these foundations of founding the country for the first Finish Finish Time, Your Holiness the Pope, if you tell me like this, aren't you afraid of other bad influences?"

"Do you think that even if you know this, what influence will there be?" The Pope didn't even pause his footsteps and responded to Lu Li's question, and even his tone was very calm, without any fluctuation.

For one, he is a Supreme-realm powerhouse and has absolute certainty; for another, even if the Holy See's foundation of founding the country is known, so what?

Could others shake the Holy See's foundation of founding the country? Stop joking; if that were really the case, then in the long development history of the Magic Card civilization, there wouldn't only exist one Holy See.

And the fact is, in the long history of the Magic Card civilization, there has only been one Holy See.

Lu Li naturally understood the Pope's meaning, so he just shrugged, but since the Pope mentioned the Holy See's foundation of founding the country at this moment, perhaps the subsequent matters would be related to this aspect.

Original Magic Card creator, the Holy See's foundation of founding the country; I always feel that this matter is becoming more and more interesting.

To be honest, Lu Li's curiosity is now completely piqued, and he is also very looking forward to how things will develop next.

After wandering around, Lu Li was finally brought by the Pope to a statue and stopped.

The statue in front of him was very special; it was a human statue that seemed to be holding an entire world in its arms, but at first glance, Lu Li really couldn't distinguish the gender of this statue.

And in the sphere in the statue's arms, it was filled with flowing light of different colors, and vaguely, it seemed to see a card flowing within it.

Besides this, Lu Li also felt a very special energy on this statue; that was energy he hadn't come into contact with before.

All signs indicated that this statue in front of him was absolutely extraordinary.

"This is the faith of the Holy See, and also our destination," the Pope reached out and touched the sphere in the statue's arms; the next moment, his figure disappeared, leaving only one sentence: "I'll wait for you inside."

"I always feel that this His Holiness the Pope is also a person who knows how to play," seeing this, Lu Li shook his head, and then also placed his hand on the sphere in the statue's arms.

The next moment, the energy he had just perceived poured into his body from the point of contact.

"This energy is really quite special," after coming into contact with the energy on the statue, Lu Li felt a sense of trance in his spirit, as if he had been attacked by a huge number of thoughts and spirits.

However, this situation only lasted for an instant, and then this discomfort disappeared.

"Is it the power of faith?" Nodding thoughtfully, Lu Li recalled the feeling of that instant; although it looked like he was attacked, in reality, he indeed had a feeling of colliding with different thoughts.

However, before Lu Li could study this power of faith further, the space he was in was dislocated, and before he could react, Lu Li found that the environment in front of him had changed greatly, and he had been teleported away from the Faith Temple.

Although the Faith Temple lacked human smoke, in terms of luxury, it was not inferior at all, and even gave people a feeling of being incredibly solemn, making people subconsciously afraid to do anything blasphemous.

Even the Flame Spirit Faith Temple, which is one of the iconic buildings of the Holy See, was not even half as good as the Faith Temple.

However, compared to the place he was in now, the Faith Temple seemed to be inferior again, because Lu Li found that the place he was in now, although not as luxurious as the Faith Temple, was more solemn, mysterious, and even had a trace of divinity flowing within it.

"This is the core of the Faith Temple, and also the root sanctuary of the Holy See!" Beside Lu Li, the Pope's figure appeared again: "Generally speaking, only a very small number of people in the Holy See have the qualifications to enter the sanctuary."

"As for non-Holy See foreigners, even fewer have the qualifications to enter the sanctuary."

"Counting you, only seven non-Holy See foreigners have entered the sanctuary."

"That sounds like I suddenly have a very strong sense of achievement." Responding to the Pope jokingly, Lu Li's expression then returned to calm: "Having seen the root of the Holy See, then Your Holiness the Pope should be able to reveal the mystery, right?"

On this journey, although the Pope disclosed quite a bit of information, and this information was not ordinary, it didn't make people able to guess the Pope's intentions and the purpose of this trip just by relying on this information.

Besides this, Lu Li was also a bit sensitive to the term "sanctuary"; in his memory, this should be a place that provides safety and protection for believers.

It's just that there are no believers here, so what exactly is this sanctuary protecting?

Or rather, whether this sanctuary of the Holy See is a place that provides protection and safety, Lu Li couldn't say for sure; after all, this is not the previous life he was in.

"The essence of the Holy See, the foundation of the Holy See's founding, comes from the faith of the people, and after faith gathers, it will become a very powerful energy; finally, this energy formed the sanctuary." The Pope's voice was still slow and calm, but it also stated the essence of the sanctuary.

The sanctuary is not a man-made object, but energy gathered by faith, which experienced the passage of Finish Finish Time and finally formed a manifestation.

This point also exceeded Lu Li's imagination again, but he didn't interrupt the Pope, just waiting for the other party to continue.

"There are many kinds of faith; it can be faith in supernatural power, powerful people, or it can be belief in one's own values or moral standards."

"But in the final analysis, the essence of faith, in my view, is actually to seek protection and seek spiritual comfort. It is precisely because of this reason that the sanctuary came into being."

"Ultimate power, do you know this kind of power?" Changing the subject, the Pope suddenly threw out another question.

Hearing this question from the Pope, Lu Li was slightly stunned, but he didn't have much doubt; this wasn't the first Finish Finish Time he had heard of ultimate power.