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Chapter 517 Undercurrent
After receiving a positive answer, Li Ming left the Saint's palace contentedly, and then stood in the small square in front of the door and pondered for a moment. Although he knew that the chips he threw out were very attractive, if there was only this one, it might not have the final say.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ming went to the holy mountain alone again.

The Holy Mountain is located behind the headquarters of the Church of Light, or rather, the entire headquarters is built on the mountain, but basically all activities are in the front mountain, and the back mountain is generally called the Holy Mountain.

Living on the Holy Mountain are the ascetics of the church. They believe that wealth and glory will erode people's minds, and only hard practice can sharpen their will and offer the most sincere faith to our Lord.

Of course, they often also have extremely powerful strength, and their loyal faith is naturally exchanged for the favor of divine power. Although the God of Light and the gods of other major churches are now in a deep sleep and cannot respond to the prayers of believers, they can still continue to operate according to the previous rules, collect faith, and accumulate power for the revival of the gods.

The ascetic monks are often the most stubborn and conservative. There were evil gods who tried to corrupt these monks and used countless methods, but in the end they could only sigh that these people had lost their brains and turned into stones in the toilet.

Li Ming went up the mountain this time, naturally intending to win them over. In fact, if these ascetic monks could clearly support him, then he would have won half the battle.

Li Ming naturally has his own trump card, that is the 26-year-old legendary strong man!
It goes without saying that he is very powerful after becoming a Deity. The profession of Deity has many special abilities, including the ability to cast divine spells!

Divine magic is a very general power and name.

Some people who don't know much about it may even call all the priests' spells divine spells.

Is there anything wrong with calling it that?
It’s not entirely wrong. In fact, the professional system within the church basically relies on the power of God.

In essence, it is similar to a transaction in which believers offer their faith and gods grant power. In reality, the coefficients will be different depending on each person's spiritual conditions, degree of faith, etc.

So, strictly speaking, any church official is using the power of God, and there is nothing wrong with calling it divine magic.

But in fact, these powers are fundamentally different from the divine arts brought by Li Mingdeng's profession as a god.

The magic used by others is fueled by their own power, relying only on the magic model created by the gods.

And Li Ming can truly use divine power!
In the entire church, there is no one else who can do this except the Pope!
It can even be said that the reason why the Pope can sit in this position safely is because of this privilege. The Pope who uses divine power has absolute strength to suppress everything!
Of course, all this comes at a price, which is that it will consume the Pope's vitality, so there is a saying that the Pope's strength depends on his age.

The younger you are, the more you can use your divine power and become almost invincible!

In the history of the Church of Light, there was once an evil god who almost ascended to the throne of God and invaded the Holy Mountain, causing chaos and desperation. The Pope, who was in his prime at that time, used all his strength, burning his life and recklessly using divine magic to kill him, but the result was that after using countless magical medicines, he only lived for seven or eight months before he died.

He can be said to be the shortest-lived Pope, while those long-lived Popes often have no record of taking action.

In reality, the reason this Pope aged so quickly was also related to the demonic chaos of the past few years, forcing him to personally intervene in several crises. Otherwise, he would have had at least a decade more to live and wouldn't have died so soon. The Ascetic lineage naturally revered such power as divine, considering themselves the legitimate heirs. However, the Ascetic lineage had always avoided interfering in these power transitions.

This is the biggest difficulty facing me. It is not difficult to win their support, but the difficult part is to make them stand behind me openly, which may go against their position!
At the same time, a man in a black priest robe walked quickly into a small living room.

At this moment, there were two middle-aged men sitting in the hall, one in black and the other in a red robe. They were the two archbishops who strongly opposed Li Ming's suggestion at the meeting this morning.

The Cardinal Archbishop in Black is the controller of the Inquisition. He has twelve cardinals under his command and is in charge of discipline throughout the Church of Light, as well as some activities against heretics.

In recent years, due to the pollution of monsters and divinity, the power of the Inquisition has greatly expanded, making him very arrogant.

They have even begun to openly take sides and exclude dissidents in the name of eliminating heresy.

Opposite him was Cardinal Bordon, who actually controlled the diocese of the Church of Light in the Asisar Empire. Of course, nominally he only governed Asisar, but in fact, there were three other dioceses under his control. He was the most powerful among the twelve cardinals.

And he himself is naturally a man of great talent and extraordinary temperament, otherwise he would not be able to control such a big plate. In terms of background, he is not inferior to the saint, but he voluntarily worked hard at the grassroots level and honed his skills at the grassroots level for a long time before he achieved his current position. He is indeed a difficult opponent to deal with.

"My lords, the Son of God went to the Saint's palace after lunch. The surroundings were blocked during their conversation and no information was leaked." said the black-robed priest.

The Cardinal Archbishop remained expressionless, waved his hand, and said, "I understand. Any other information?"

The black-robed priest hesitated for a moment and then said, "It seems that His Highness the Holy Son is heading towards the Holy Mountain now."

Hearing this, the Cardinal laughed heartily and said to Bordon, "It seems he's gone mad with worry. He actually had such an idea."

Bordon just smiled. He was a very charming middle-aged man. There were some silver hairs on his temples, but he did not look old. His eyes were bright and his slight smile revealed the charm of a cardinal.

"The families on the Holy Mountain are all more stubborn than the last. Even if he were the Holy Son, there's absolutely no chance he could persuade them. Not even His Holiness the Pope could directly command them."

The Cardinal sneered and ordered his men to retreat. He then said, "The old man's attitude is unclear now. The Saint is a woman, so there's probably no hope for her. The only ones left are the Son of God and Cassel. But even if they join forces, they are no match for us. It looks like we're doomed to win!"

Bordon continued to smile, but a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. Although he was in control of the Inquisition, he was just a mad dog. He had such poor political vision, yet he was still complacent.

He then echoed the sentiment, saying, "When I ascend to this position, my brother, you will be able to step out into the open, free from this dark and cramped corner of the Inquisition. You will be able to choose from any of the twelve dioceses, allowing you to showcase your talents!"

(End of this chapter)