"Lord Leaf." Gilmer saw Lin Lei being so rude, and hurriedly apologized to 'Leaf', "Lord Leaf, this Lin Lei is only seventeen years old this year, hoping that Lord Leaf can forgive his disrespect."

  Gillmer knew that 'Fallen Leaf' had a great influence in the Church of Light, and this Fallen Leaf could be considered the spiritual leader of the ascetics. Even the Pope of the Church of Light couldn't order Fallen Leaf to do anything.

  The leaf-like, chicken-footed wrinkled skin on his right hand gently stroked his disheveled beard, watching Lin Lei's receding back with great interest: "Disrespect? No, no. Can't say disrespect, can only say this kid does things extremely decisively."

  Gillmer was taken aback.

  He didn't think that Rakuyo-sama, who had a bad impression of Lin Lei at first, now seems to appreciate Lin Lei.

  "Gilmer." The leaves looked at Gilmer.

  "Lord Rakuyo, your orders?" Gilmer said respectfully.

  "Rustling leaves smiled and said: 'This Lin Lei has a strong murderous intent in his heart, he is decisive. I think that such a person will not hesitate to do things or kill people. Such a person is most suitable to become a sharp sword for our Bright Church.'"

  Gillmore understood the significance of fallen leaves.

  Although the doctrine of the Illuminati is to persuade people to do good, the Illuminati are equally ruthless towards heretics, which requires ruthless people. This is also the reason why the religious court was formed in the first place.

  "Perhaps in the future, this young man named Lin Lei will become the chief judge of a new religious court." Luo Ye said softly.

  Jillmu couldn't help but look at Lin Lei's back as he walked away.

  Chief Justice of the Ecclesiastical Court?

  Gillmer was very clear that the 'Grand Inquisitor' of the religious tribunal can be considered as the second person in the Holy See. To a certain extent, it can even be considered that the position of the 'Grand Inquisitor' of the religious tribunal is equivalent to that of the Pope.

  The Pope of Light is the supreme leader with the highest authority in the Mingli Church.

  And the 'Chief Justice' of the religious tribunal is the leader of the highest armed forces in the dark side of the Holy See!

  "Lord Leafcaller, will you guide him?" Gilmer asked again.

  The fallen leaves still shook their heads.

  "Why?" Jill murmured in some confusion; if he appreciated her, why wouldn't he want to direct her?

  "Fallen Leaf shook his head and said, 'My cultivation method is not suitable for him. The path I walk requires a heart that is pure and yearns for the light. But he... should be walking the path of slaughter.'"

  Gillmer nodded.

  "Gilmer, you don't need to choose a teacher for him. True strongmen are those who rely on their own understanding to walk out of their own path. What others teach is always what others have understood."

  "Ryūhei looked at Gilmer and said, 'You're now a 9th-level Great Mage, but why haven't I been guiding you all this time? It's because of this. Even if I told you my insights, my epiphanies... you still wouldn't be able to succeed. Because only by experiencing things over and over again can your heart transform, and you'll gain insight into the deepest secrets. That's when you'll finally succeed.'"

  "Remember, rely on yourself." The fallen leaves smiled and said.

  Gillmer nodded.

  He didn't step into the sanctuary, so he couldn't understand the difference between the sanctuary and the ninth level. Although he sometimes suspected that 'Luoye' was pretending to be selfless, but at this moment Luoye's sincere gaze and voice made him believe in Luoye.

  "Maybe it really is up to oneself."

  Gillmer has been stuck at 9th level of Great Demon for a long time and he also yearns to break through.

  After all, there is a difference of heaven and earth between the 9th rank and the Sanctuary.

  Lin Lei's mansion, Spring Water Garden.

  By the side of the hot spring pool, Lin Lei was sitting cross-legged in stillness.

  "Gurgling..." Lin Lei's body was filled with strange noises, his skeleton and muscles twitching and trembling, sweat beads slowly seeping out of every pore on his body.

  Cultivating "Dragon Blood Scripture" has an effect that is at least ten times better than ordinary Qi Scripture.

  "The Dragon Blood Scripture" has such stringent cultivation requirements, so it's only natural that it would have such effects.

  "Why is human cultivation so troublesome? It's divided into all sorts of Qi Gong and physical constitutions?" Beibei lay down beside Lin Lei, her small head peeking at him with a puzzled expression.

  It is a demon beast that cultivates by directly absorbing external dark elements and fusing them into its body and magic crystal core.

  There is no secret, just ordinary absorption.

  Lin Lei continued to live a quiet life, spending most of his time every day cultivating. Several cultivation methods happened to complement each other effectively, allowing his body to withstand it.

  It's been over ten days in the blink of an eye.

  "Ah!"

  Lin Lei held the 'Purple Blood' divine sword and practiced various basic moves repeatedly.

  What angle is the sword coming out of the fastest?

  How to control the vibration of the purple blood to minimize the obstruction of the air and make the sword's speed even faster.

  One after another, dull sword coming out.

  Every time Lin Lei moved his hand, a purple light flashed.

  Speed is so fast, it makes one's heart tremble.

  But Lin Lei was still dissatisfied, he pursued the limit again and again. With his understanding of wind elements as a wind system magician, he worked hard to make 'Purple Blood' more agile and faster.

  "Sir!" A voice came from outside the Spring Water Garden.

  Lin Lei paused for a moment, and then his hand moved slightly. The purple blood sword in his hand disappeared instantly. Others didn't notice that Lin Lei's purple blood soft sword had already been wrapped around his waist.

  It would be generally observed as a purple belt.

  "Come in." Lin Lei finally spoke up at this time.

  Suddenly a lovely maid ran in quickly, with a look of adoration at Lin Lei for a moment, and then immediately bowed her head respectfully: "Sir, the Debus family has sent someone to deliver an invitation." As she spoke, she handed over the invitation.

  Lin Lei looked at the invitation.

  The invitation card is mainly red with a golden border around it. The two big characters "Invitation" are on the cover.

  "Invitation?"

  Lin Lei took it over and flipped it open, and what entered his eyes was indeed the content he had thought of.

  "June 18th, Kalan is going to hold an engagement ceremony with Roland and Alice. Who is this Roland?" Lin Lei looked at the invitation content, his eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

  "You can withdraw now." Lin Lei said calmly.

  "Yes, milord." The maid replied respectfully and then left the garden of springs.

  "Boss, Debos's family, is that Alice getting engaged?" Bebe jumped onto Lin Lei's shoulder and stretched her neck to look at the invitation.

  "Huh? Roline? Who's Roline?" Bebe looked at Lin Lei in confusion.

  Dellin Kowert also appeared beside him, took a look at the invitation letter, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

  "Grandpa Deling." Lin Lei looked at Deling Kowert.

  "Who is this Rowan?" Drellin Kowert, being an old and astute person, immediately understood. "It's simple, your stone carving 'Dream Awakening' has made many people familiar with Alice's appearance. Although they don't know Alice, once they see her at the engagement ceremony, those people will definitely recognize that Alice is the model for your stone carving. The emotions contained in 'Dream Awakening', anyone who studies the sculpture can feel them, and because of this, the Debus family will absolutely not let Alice become Kael's official wife, and this Rowan, I'm afraid she is Kael's official wife."

  Lin Lei was taken aback.

  Alice, isn't she Carl's legitimate wife?

  On the Jade Orchid Continent, the status of a legitimate wife was very high, while that of other wives was much lower.

  "Is it because of me?" Lin Lei's mood suddenly became complicated.

  Alice was unable to become Kalan's official wife due to her own stone carving.

  "Lin Lei, are you going to this engagement ceremony?" asked Deling Kwot.

  "Go, of course go." Lin Lei's eyes instantly became determined, and then he smiled and said, "Bernard has invited me several times already, this time he even sent a special invitation over, how could I not go?"

  Lin Lei looked up at the azure sky, where white clouds floated like silk.

  Long ago, I also sat with Alice on the grass, looking at the blue sky.

  June 18th.

  According to the priests of the Church of Light, this was a very auspicious day. The Debus family chose this day for their engagement ceremony.

  On this day, the Debussy family's gate was crowded with people coming and going.

  A noble lord, a rich man, and beautiful noblewomen, lovely noble ladies, handsome young nobles. On this day, the entire city of Finlay could be said to be the place where the Debuse family gathered the most nobles.

  "Your Excellency, Marquis Lin Lei, has arrived—"

  The butler of the Debus family's voice rose a few degrees, and Lin Lei, dressed in a black gentleman suit, stepped into the grand hall of the Debus family mansion.

  Many nobles in the hall almost simultaneously stopped their conversations and turned their heads towards Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei glanced around the hall with a faint smile on his face. His demeanor perfectly matched the elegant and refined air of the nobility.

  "Welcome, Lord Lin Lei."

  Bernard, who was chatting with the guests, immediately walked over to Lin Lei. Beside Bernard was the elegantly dressed Carla. Carla was today's protagonist!

  "Mr. Bernard." Lin Lei smiled slightly, "Congratulations on your son's engagement, and with two beautiful ladies at that."

  "Thank you, thank you," Bernard said warmly.

  "Mr. Lin Lei, welcome! I hope you have a great time today."

  Lin Lei glanced at Carla and nodded, then turned to Bernard: "Mr. Bernard, you attend to the other guests, I'll just step aside for now."

  The grand hall of the Debus family was truly spacious, with hundreds of nobles and wealthy individuals gathered here, yet it didn't feel crowded at all. The noblewomen and young ladies wore beautiful and fashionable clothes, strutting about proudly like peacocks amidst the crowd.

  Especially after Lin Lei arrived, many noble ladies couldn't help but get close to Lin Lei.

  "Lord Lin Lei, you're really amazing. I've been studying stone carving for three years, but I still can't even carve a decent basic shape." A noble girl with beautiful brown long hair was speaking to Lin Lei with great enthusiasm, "Lord Lin Lei, you're truly incredible! You're only slightly older than me, yet your skills are already close to those of the masters like Prucks and Hopkins. Lord Lin Lei, could you please guide me?"

  The noble girl said with her beautiful big eyes looking at Lin Lei expectantly.

  "Carving stone sculptures requires sufficient wrist strength, a delicate and beautiful girl like you might as well learn to paint instead." Lin Lei said with a faint smile.

  Lin Lei said, but in his heart he was helpless.

  Many noble ladies know that Lin Lei is still unmarried and alone, so many of them come to entangle him.

  The parents of those noble young ladies, on the other hand, were delighted to see this scene.

  Because almost all nobles in the Kingdom of Fenley understand that if anyone can make Lin Lei become their family's son-in-law, this family will definitely soar!

  Who is Lin Lei?

  He is now the number one court magician, almost all nobles know that Lin Lei is just a nominal figure in the Kingdom of Fen Lai. He will definitely become a big shot in the Holy See of Light in the future. His future status may even surpass that of the King of Fen Lai!

  "Lin Lei." A bright and clear voice rang out.

  Lin Lei turned his head and said: "Your Majesty."

  The noble ladies around immediately curtsied respectfully, each one not daring to entangle themselves too much. Lin Lei secretly let out a breath of relief and hastily walked towards Cried. Being with the king, at least those noble ladies didn't dare to bother him.

  "Ling Lei, got a crush on anyone?" Clyde whispered teasingly into Ling Lei's ear.

  Lin Lei couldn't help but glance at Clyde: "Your Majesty, don't tease me anymore."

  "Hahaha..." Clyde burst out laughing.

  Suddenly - the entire hall fell silent, Clyde also turned his head towards the entrance of the hall and exclaimed: "Huh, looks like the heroine has appeared."

  Lin Lei also looked back.

  Only saw Kala's left and right hands, one hand holding a beautiful woman. These two women were wearing elegant long dresses, with golden hair on their heads also having shiny decorations.

  One is Lauren, one is Alice.

  "Alice."

  Lin Lei's gaze stayed on Alice, who was dressed in the most beautiful attire. However, it was Kalan who held Alice's hand this time.

  "Oh, my goddess! Isn't this the 'Goddess' from Master Lin Lei's 'Dream Awakening' stone carving?" A noble's astonished voice suddenly rang out.

  The whole hall suddenly remembered the noisy discussion.

  Except for the very few who knew Alice's appearance, the vast majority of nobles on the scene did not know what Alice looked like. However, they had seen the stone carving 'Dream Awakening', and many people even regarded the woman in the 'Dream Awakening' as their goddess in dreams.

  At this moment, the 'goddess in their dreams' appeared at this engagement ceremony.

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