Chapter 367

If the Pope's direct snatching of people was already unexpected enough, then Lu Li's face-to-face rejection of the other party, rejecting a Supreme Realm powerhouse, was simply piercing through the ceiling.

For a time, everyone became incomparably nervous, fearing that the Pope would be angered by Lu Li's rejection in front of so many people.

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

"Is that so? That's really a bit of a pity." Without any anger, even though he was 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 the identity of an original Magic Card producer? Or did it need the World Will to participate?

Thinking about it, Lu Li could only think that the two points he showed were special, which was also the reason why the Pope was looking for him.

And compared to needing the World Will to participate, Lu Li was more inclined toward the identity of an original Magic Card producer.

After all, although an original Magic Card producer would only appear once every thousand years, at least there was hope.

And the World Will, to be honest, this thing was entirely based on luck; if things went wrong, one might not encounter it in a lifetime.

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

Therefore, the World Will was, to a certain extent, a more rare existence than an original Magic Card producer.

If the place the Pope mentioned really needed the World Will to intervene, 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 producer 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, Regarding 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 was also really bold.

Thinking of this, Regarding 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 required 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 was simply too great.

And Yan Qian and the others saw that the Pope didn't explode after being rejected by Lu Li, and they were also relieved.

And in the subsequent conversation, the Pope also mentioned a statement similar to Regarding Yan Zhen's; in this way, things indeed didn't develop in a very bad direction.

It was just that, judging from what the Pope just said, the place in the other party's mouth could only be visited by an original Magic Card producer.

In other words, the Pope didn't plan to let them accompany him; in this way, what would happen next, Yan Qian, 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 in his mouth, it was only what the other party said; whether it was true or not was open to discussion.

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

But, not being under their own eyes, they always felt unable to feel solid, and everything became uncontrollable.

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

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

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

Firstly, he didn't feel any malice from the Pope's tone, and secondly, he was indeed interested in what the other party said; after all, needing the special condition of an original Magic Card producer to enter, 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 time, so a little bit more didn't matter.

Moreover, the Pope also hoped that Lu Li could be fully prepared and not fall short of success.

"No need, I've 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, and then looked at Yan Qian: "Rest assured, just as I said before, I have an agreement with the Supreme of your ancient kingdom and will not take action against Lu Li."

Until now, others knew that the Supremes of the two great empires had 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? In his heart, Yan Qian couldn't help but complain silently, 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 lived daily, and also the core area of the Holy See; usually, only by receiving the Pope's summons could outsiders 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 but also in humanistic relations, and even the essence of the two great empires exists in differences."

Walking on the road of the Faith Temple, the Pope's voice sounded slowly: "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 liked quietness, or because this place really didn't allow too many people to appear.

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

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

Faith, this was 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 wasn't that believing in gods or believing in God was faith. Or rather, everyone had their own faith in their hearts, and different religions combined the common places of these faiths to establish a religion.

This situation was also the same within the Magic Card civilization; let alone the Holy See, even ordinary people living in the ancient kingdom had their own faith.

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

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

690, Root, Sanctuary! New ultimate power!

"Although this is indeed the first time I've heard of these foundations of the country, Your Holiness the Pope, if you tell me like this, aren't you afraid of any bad influence?"

"Do you think that even if you know this point, what influence will it have?" The Pope didn't even pause his steps, responding to Lu Li's question, and even his tone was very calm, without any fluctuation.

Firstly, he was a Supreme Realm expert and had absolute certainty; secondly, even if the Holy See's foundation of the country was known, so what?

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

And the fact was that in this long history of the Magic Card civilization, there was only one Holy See.

Lu Li naturally understood the Pope's meaning, so he just shrugged his shoulders, but since the Pope would mention the Holy See's foundation of the country at this moment, perhaps the next things would be related to this aspect.

Original Magic Card producer, the Holy See's foundation of the country, it always felt like this matter was becoming more and more interesting.

To be honest, Lu Li's curiosity was now completely piqued, and he was also very looking forward to how things would 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 couldn't distinguish the gender of this statue for a while.

And inside 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 had never touched before.

All signs indicated that this statue in front of him was definitely not ordinary.

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

"I always feel that this 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 originally perceived poured into his body from the contact point.

"This energy is really very special," after touching the energy on the statue, Lu Li felt his spirit produce a sense of trance, as if he had received a spiritual attack from an extremely large number of thoughts.

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

"Power of faith?" Nodding thoughtfully, Lu Li recalled the feeling of that instant just now; 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 underwent a dislocation, and before he could react, Lu Li discovered that the environment in front of him had undergone a huge change and had been transmitted away from the Faith Temple.

Although the Faith Temple lacked human smoke, in terms of gorgeousness, it was absolutely not inferior, and even gave people a feeling of being incomparably solemn, subconsciously not daring to do anything blasphemous.

Even if it was one of the landmark buildings of the Holy See, the Flame Spirit Faith Temple, compared to the Faith Temple, the difference wasn't just one or two stars.

However, compared to the place he was in now, the Faith Temple seemed to be a bit worse, because Lu Li discovered that the place he was in now, although not as gorgeous 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 Holy See's root sanctuary!" Beside Lu Li, the Pope's figure appeared again: "Generally speaking, within the Holy See, only a very small number of people have the qualification to enter the sanctuary."

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

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

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

On this journey, although the Pope disclosed quite a bit of information, and this information wasn't 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 name "sanctuary"; in his memory, this should be a place that provided safety and protection for believers.

It was just that there were no believers here, so what was this sanctuary protecting?

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

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

The sanctuary wasn't something built by people, but energy gathered by faith, which experienced the passage of time and finally formed a manifestation.

This point also exceeded Lu Li's imagination again, but he didn't open his mouth to interrupt the Pope, but waited 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 faith 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, to seek comfort in the heart. 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 didn't have much doubt; this wasn't the first time he had heard of ultimate power.