Chapter 380: Plundering the Holy Spirit's Extraordinary Trait

Chapter 380: Plundering the Supernatural Traits of the Holy Spirit

Li Wei desired to uncover the true origins of the legendary lich.

At present, the highest-ranking individual he could possibly reach was the Deputy Master of the Hall of Truth.

Suddenly, a name surfaced in his mind.

Hobis.

Hobis was the nephew of Fuanlides, and his status likely had some connection to the Deputy Master.

Perhaps Fuanlides might know something about the legendary lich.

However, events from hundreds of years ago—Fuanlides might not have a clear understanding of them.

After all, this involved the secrets of the Elemental Tower.

Those without sufficiently high status were unqualified to learn such things.

Thinking of this, Li Wei let out a bitter smile.

“If even Fuanlides isn’t qualified to know, then what makes me think that approaching the Deputy Master would yield any different result?”

It was an eminently practical question.

Li Wei shook his head, casting away the distracting thoughts.

This matter needed clarification, but it couldn’t be rushed.

To access the secrets of the Elemental Tower, one first had to elevate their own standing.

If not status itself, at least one must demonstrate the strength worthy of knowing such secrets.

Over the next few days, Li Wei didn’t dwell too much on this issue.

Instead, he focused on studying the bronze shard Elizabeth had given him.

The bronze fragment recorded a spell known as the Ritual of Holy Spirit Rebirth.

After several days of research, Li Wei discovered that the ritual was incomplete—it was missing a portion.

Thus, he turned to the Saint Velia Library for further information.

On the second day, Li Wei received news from Fuanlides.

“Li Wei, come to the Hall of Truth. There’s something important.”

When Li Wei received the message, he was somewhat surprised.

He arrived at the Hall of Truth.

Fuanlides led him into a private room.

Looking at Li Wei, he asked, “Why have you been looking into matters related to the Holy Spirit recently? Is there something going on?”

Li Wei was slightly startled. After a moment’s thought, he surmised that knowledge concerning the Holy Spirit likely touched upon forbidden territory.

He replied, “Nothing much. I just happened to hear about the existence of the Holy Spirit recently—I’d never heard of such beings before, so I wanted to learn more.”

Fuanlides studied Li Wei for a while before saying, “The Holy Spirit is connected to deities. Don’t delve too deeply into this area, or you may inadvertently draw the attention of gods.”

“A long time ago, someone once attempted to study how to strip the supernatural traits bestowed upon Holy Spirits by deities—and ultimately brought about their own destruction.”

“As far back as a hundred years ago, the Elemental Tower already banned any research involving the Holy Spirit.”

“You mustn’t cross that line either.”

Li Wei nodded. “I understand.”

“But if knowledge of the Holy Spirit is forbidden, why are there still books about them in the Saint Velia Library?” Li Wei posed a question.

Something felt off.

If the Elemental Tower truly prohibited all research into the Holy Spirit, then the library should contain no such books at all.

And it certainly shouldn’t have allowed him to read freely for a whole day before summoning him here to inquire about what had happened.

Li Wei sensed something fishy beneath the surface.

Fuanlides said, “Don’t overthink it. The ban on researching the Holy Spirit is a decision made by the upper echelons of the Elemental Tower. That doesn’t contradict your being allowed to read about them.”

“You can look at those books, but absolutely do not entertain the idea of actually researching the Holy Spirit,” he warned.

Li Wei nodded again. “Understood.”

Fuanlides looked at him and asked, “What have you been up to lately? You should come to the Hall of Truth more often.”

“The power of Solaris is growing stronger. There’s no need to provoke divine taboos.”

Li Wei replied, “Not much. Just focusing on cultivation. The Solar Contemplation Method still has many areas needing refinement—I’m trying to deduce improvements.”

Upon hearing this, Fuanlides showed a look of surprise.

He smiled and said, “That’s wonderful. If you make any breakthroughs, don’t forget to let me know.”

“If you can reduce the side effects of the Solar Contemplation Method to a level tolerable by ordinary mages, the Elemental Tower will gain another core cultivation technique.”

“At that point, the Tower will surely reward you handsomely.”

“We scholars who engage in magical research can only advance magical knowledge by openly sharing our findings. Only then can mages grow ever stronger.”

“This is no longer the old era where everything was hidden away—that time has passed.”

“Only through collective effort can we usher in a new age and progress together.”

Fuanlides spoke earnestly to Li Wei.

“At the very least, the Elemental Tower has never wronged researchers who’ve contributed meaningfully.”

Li Wei nodded. “Mm.”

Fuanlides was an idealist.

Perhaps it was precisely because people like him existed that the scholars of the Hall of Truth could unite, pour their hearts into their research, and repeatedly produce cutting-edge magical theories, spell models, and scholarly achievements for the Elemental Tower.

After leaving the Hall of Truth, Li Wei returned once more to the Saint Velia Library.

While searching for materials on the Holy Spirit, he suddenly noticed that the catalog now contained numerous books that hadn’t appeared before.

A look of astonishment crossed his face. What was going on?

After Fuanlides had questioned him, not only had he not restricted Li Wei’s access to books on the Holy Spirit—he had actually lifted previous restrictions, allowing him to see even more texts on the subject.

“The Origin and Source of the Holy Spirit,” “Research on the Purpose of the Holy Spirit’s Existence,” “The Relationship Between the Holy Spirit and Deities”...

Li Wei instinctively glanced upward.

The Saint Velia Library was located within the Elemental Tower, with its highest levels occupied by the Tower’s leadership.

To claim that these newly revealed books had nothing to do with the upper echelons of the Elemental Tower—Li Wei wouldn’t believe it even if someone swore on their life.

He checked the dates and found that most of the books had been written over a century ago.

Indeed, as Fuanlides had said, the Elemental Tower had banned research into the Holy Spirit for the past hundred years.

Yet Li Wei suspected that the Tower was merely covering something up.

He vaguely sensed that perhaps, behind closed doors, the Elemental Tower was secretly conducting research on the Holy Spirit.

"What does this mean?"

Li Wei's eyes flickered slightly.

"Could it be some kind of screening?"

Li Wei shook his head gently—perhaps he was just overthinking things again. He gave a self-mocking smile.

"I always tend to think the worst of situations."

Through the books in the Saint Vilia Library, Li Wei had gained a fairly clear understanding of what Sacred Spirits truly were.

Sacred Spirits were not naturally born creatures.

They were an entirely new race created by deities using their own divine power.

Sacred Spirits possessed a trace of divine characteristics.

All Sacred Spirits had extraordinary traits unique to their race.

Just as dragons had their draconic extraordinary traits.

The Sacred Spirit Reincarnation Ritual could transform ordinary beings into Sacred Spirits, granting them Sacred Spirit extraordinary traits and greatly enhancing their power.

But the Sacred Spirit Reincarnation Ritual was incomplete and could not perform reincarnation.

Li Wei discovered that while the incomplete Sacred Spirit Reincarnation Ritual could not reincarnate, it could still grant the caster Sacred Spirit extraordinary traits.

Through specific rituals, ordinary beings could also plunder Sacred Spirit extraordinary traits.

Just as humans could plunder draconic extraordinary traits through dragon blood potions.

(End of Chapter)