Chapter 169: The Concession of the Holy City

Since the collapse of the Holy Council, the center of the newly established Holy City was set up in the second most important region of the original Holy Council—Fobole Planet.

This planet originally also had three Immortals stationed there, because this area was a dense zone of Life Planets. In the three-dimensional star region with a radius of 10,000 Light Years, 30% of the Life Planets in the Main Plane were concentrated here, second only to the star region where Fobole Planet was located.

Unlike Fobole Planet, there were no magnificent buildings piercing the sky like the Fobos Sky Dome on Fobole Planet, nor were there various ancient statues and buildings; this was a brand new, newly developed planet region with a history of less than 5,000 years.

The buildings here did not have the domineering and sharp style of Fobole; everywhere were low-rise buildings, and the style was very soft and restrained.

This restraint was precisely the cautious attitude that the Holy City had to show after the faith in the Deity was questioned like never before.

Currently, the power of the City of Saints was unprecedentedly strong. This organization of Free Mages had a loose structure and no strict constraints; apart from a few untouchable iron rules, the Mages were basically free.

This was very popular with the Mages who naturally yearned for freedom.

This freedom included the freedom to fight. While the City of Saints was expanding rapidly, these Mages were very keen on having conflicts with the Holy City.

To put it nicely, the members of this organization were all enterprising and full of vitality.

Of course, the people of the Holy City did not see it that way; they unanimously believed that this was the inescapable upstart atmosphere inherent in a newly born organization at work!

Regardless of what the people on both sides thought, it could not change the situation of the Holy City’s declining power today.

And today, on Fobole Planet, the center of the Holy City, the atmosphere was tense and oppressive. The reason was none other than the sudden visit of the leader of the City of Saints, the Immortal Lin Lei.

The leader of the Holy City, Veren, had gone missing a few days ago, making all members extremely nervous. Now, encountering this unfathomable Immortal, the High Priests, who had no confidence, kept being cautious, as if walking on thin ice.

There was no way around it; the current Holy City, without an Immortal sitting in charge, simply could not compete with the City of Saints, let alone with this legendary figure visiting in person.

Whether it was a coincidence or intentional, the Priests who came to receive Lin Lei all had pivotal statuses in the Holy City. The leading High Priest was impressively the Sixth-grade Mage Lefo, who had come to invite Lin Lei to join the Holy Council on Monticas Planet back then.

Lefo wore the modified High Priest robe, and there was no longer the slightest trace of his past restraint and arrogance between his brows; instead, he had become cautious and careful.

Lin Lei came to the Holy City this time for no other business; he was just here to return the “Origin Law”. It was better to return this hot potato to its rightful owner.

He was also too lazy to dawdle with these Priests. After directly following Lefo and his group to the reception area of the Holy City, and seeing that there were no other people around except the Priests, he took out the Crystal Diamond the size of half a fist and threw it in front of the Priests.

“The Demon destroyed Fobole, and the Immortal Veren used the ‘Origin Law’ to perish together with the Demon. I happened to witness this scene at the time and was entrusted to send this stone back. As for how to deal with it, that is up to you.”

This stone was very solid; even Lenna could not cause any damage to it, which further highlighted the uniqueness of this Divine Artifact.

Perhaps it was really as Lenna said, that this was a creation of the Supreme Will.

Lin Lei did not care how these High Priests, who were staring wide-eyed and looking at each other in dismay, would handle this Divine Artifact. Anyway, the item was delivered, and he could be considered to have fulfilled Veren’s wish before his death, which could be considered as a sign of respect for what this Immortal had done.

The High Priests present were all stunned by this matter, and only Lefo stepped forward to pick up the “Origin Law” and examined it carefully.

After a long while, he raised his head with a sorrowful expression and said to the remaining Priests: “This is a real Divine Artifact; the Immortal Veren has fallen!”

The current Holy City, having lost the support of this powerful figure, would presumably face incredibly difficult days ahead.

The Priests whispered to each other for a while, and then the looks they directed at Lin Lei became somewhat unfriendly. Regardless of everything, the person opposite was the leader of the City of Saints, and since the Divine Artifact was returned by him, the cause of Veren’s death definitely had an unclear connection with Lin Lei.

Seeing that the item had been delivered and confirmed by the other party, Lin Lei did not intend to stay here any longer and was about to leave.

Seeing Lin Lei’s intention to leave, Lefo took a step forward and said: “Lord Lin Lei, thank you for returning such a Divine Artifact to us. The City of Saints has won the friendship and respect of the Holy City. In the future, I hope that our two organizations can coexist peacefully.”

This actually interested Lin Lei, but peaceful coexistence was not just empty talk; without actual benefits, everything was just empty words.

“Oh, High Priest Lefo, your proposal is not bad. So, I have already done a big thing for you, how will your Holy City repay the City of Saints?”

Lefo’s power was almost the strongest among the Sixth-grade Mages of the Holy City. Now that Veren was gone, the weight of his words in the Holy City was much heavier.

He looked at the young man opposite him with a complex expression. A year ago, this young man was just a Fifth-grade Archmage. At that time, he was still looking down at him from above. The current situation, however, had completely reversed; he had become an existence that Lefo had to look up to.

Heaven sends down great talent, which ordinary people cannot contend with; Lefo could only comfort his extremely wounded heart in this way.

“The Holy City will cede a region around the original Fobole, solely as the price for redeeming this Divine Artifact! What does Your Lordship think?”

Lefo said solemnly.

The group of Life Planets around Fobole accounted for a full 35% of all the planets in the Main Plane. If the Holy City really gave up such a large area, then the City of Saints would establish its status as the number one organization in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Lin Lei was also tempted. He looked at the High Priests opposite him. Although these High Priests showed some shocked expressions due to Lefo’s proposal, no one spoke out to refute it. It could be seen that Lefo’s status in the Holy City was still very high.

“Lefo, the Holy City has shown sincerity, and the City of Saints will naturally return the friendship. Not long after, the City of Saints will send someone special to discuss the details. I do not want any errors to occur.”

Lefo did not speak, but just performed a grand Mage’s salute as a promise.

The two of them, in just a few words, settled this agreement that was enough to change the history of the Main Plane, without any negotiation or tug-of-war.

This was the exchange between high-level Archmages who acted directly according to their hearts; it was not as cumbersome as ordinary people. As long as the gap in power was recognized, then the subsequent matters followed naturally.

Lin Lei obtained Lefo’s guarantee, and then directly teleported away from the Holy City.

As soon as this powerful Immortal left, the many Priests present surrounded Lefo.

“This is too rash; the breadth of the region around Fobole almost accounts for half of the territory currently controlled by the Holy City. High Priest Lefo, how could you just give it away to others?”

One of the old Priests with white hair and beard fiercely criticized Lefo’s actions.

Others also condemned one after another.

“The friendship of those upstarts? That would be better than befriending a pack of dogs!”

“Just wait and see, once they control the region around Fobole, they will definitely covet the land around Gilni!”

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Lefo did not immediately refute. He waited until the emotions of the crowd had calmed down a little before speaking with a somewhat pained tone: “No one wants to sell the land of the Holy City, but the situation is unimaginably severe! The death of the Immortal Veren makes the Holy City at this moment like a sheep holding a peerless jewel. In the future, how can we contend with the City of Saints?”

The other side had two Immortals, Draca and Lin Lei, especially the power of the latter; even the former Ptolemy, after borrowing the power of the Origin Law, had shown deep dread towards him.

Now, the more land the Holy City held, the more dangerous it was.

Veren’s words made everyone fall silent; these truths were understood by all the Priests present, but they just did not want to face them.

The loss of glory was not something everyone had the courage to admit.

“We gave land to the City of Saints in the name of returning the Divine Artifact. Although the so-called friendship won is vague and elusive, if the City of Saints becomes insatiable in the future, at least we hold the moral high ground. In the entire Main Plane, the City of Saints and the Holy City do not represent everything; there are still countless true Free Mages existing.”

Amidst the silence of the many Priests, this matter became a settled fact.

Half a month later, a group of High-grade Mages led by the Immortal Draca arrived at Gilni Planet. After a month of detailed discussion, the new boundary between the Holy City and the City of Saints was demarcated.

From then on, the Holy City, this Mage organization that believed in the Deity, retreated to the second tier, while the City of Saints, which was at its peak, finally grasped the right to speak in the Main Plane!

But now, the place these secular powers held in Lin Lei’s heart had been compressed to an extremely small extent. What he was thinking about was how to become a Pan-dimensional Creature!

Many doubts had piled up in his heart; the Origin Law, the Monsters, and the boundary at the edge of the Star System that was difficult for Monsters to cross, invisible and intangible, yet truly existing, were all things that even Lenna found difficult to explain.

The Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, as the two Giant Dominators of the Local Group, seemed to maintain a subtle balance on a certain level.

What did this represent? Lin Lei was preparing to seek the answers one by one.