447 Irresistible Temptation Part 1 (1/2)
”Saleen, this is not like you!” Lex spoke in a satirical tone, but it sounded like jealousy too.
Saleen blushed as his intention was too obvious. Lex and him were blunt and frank to each other, but he did not know what to say.
”You still have time to consider this, we will first go to the third temple. There shouldn't be any danger there. Then, we will send the coordinates back here so that the mages can proceed with calculations. The shortest time to get the results would be at least three months. To go to the main temple, I have prepared for many materials and equipment. You take a look and give further thought about who to bring to help.”
”Help? What does it mean?” Saleen did not understand as there was no defence magic array in the temple. No matter which kind of magic array, it would stop functioning after tens of thousands of years time.
”You don't know? Back then, the dark sky devil that was being chased after by the four empires disappeared in the Purgatory Desert. Even if the dark sky devil did not live, he would have left behind something dangerous. You should understand black magic, if it was not completely rooted out, the devil would not disappear,”
”You don't think that I have someone around me that can deal with the dark sky devil, did you? Even the three Kings can't do that.”
”The three Kings?” Saleen simply explained the origins of the three Kings and Lex thought before she spoke, ”The three Kings definitely wouldn't be able to fight against the dark sky devil, but the scariest thing about dark sky devil was not magic but its combat power. Try to imagine, it has a power a hundred times what Sika has. That with the creepiness of Nailisi, accompanied with black magic. A monster with such combination is incredible. The original dark sky devil definitely died, but we might run into its descendants.”
Descendants? That's not that scary. The descendants of a walking dragon and a dark giant dragon are a few hundred times weaker in capability. ”But, Lex, what is there in the main temple. You definitely knew. You have to tell me now. I wouldn't let the others take the risk otherwise.” Saleen suddenly calmed down and he continued, ”These people that follow me shouldn't devote everything unconditionally. I am a mage, I have to give them just treatment.”
”Not much. The Goddess of Myers has four trees; the Tree of Life, the Tree of Element, the Tree of Knowledge, and the Tree of Taboo. In the main temple, there are seeds of these four trees.”
Saleen was suddenly at a loss for words. The four godly trees possessed supreme godly power. He had gotten a piece of leaf from the Tree of Life and the godly power in him almost never die out. No matter how severe the expense was, as long as he did not die, his left hand would resume its original form eventually.
It was only a piece of leaf. If it was a fruit, consuming it might make him immortal.
If he had the Tree of Element, he would be the strongest mage. At least no matter what forbidden curse he used, it would not cause any pressure to him.
As for the Tree of Knowledge, that would provide him infinite wisdom to see through all the secret in this world. If he had the Tree of Knowledge, he only needed a level one magic to break all the higher level magic.
If he were to own a Tree of Taboo, he could break the balance of the current dimension and give birth to a new God. To become God? This was unimaginable.
”The four trees, haven't they dried up?” Saleen's voice was hoarse. No matter how well his mentality was, he could not remain unshaken with such news.
In the history of the Myers Mainland, although Myers was not the demiurge, she was the first God that was born in the current dimension. She owned the four godly trees and every one of them symbolized an avatar of the Goddess.
”How do you think the Purgatory Desert came about? The Lord of Light wanted to take advantage of the Myers Mainland, so he landed regardless of the prohibition of dimension rules. That time, the four trees burnt and formed the Purgatory Desert. The Lord of Light nearly passed away and he had never dared to land at this dimension again and only sent his believers to preach.”
That news was even more shocking. Saleen did not ask how Lex found out about all this as the history of Grukos family went way back to the Second Dynasty. Passing down secrets was a normal practice in such an age-old family.
Saleen tried to make himself calm and asked, ”Lex, even if it's true that there are seeds for the four godly trees, how many years do these seeds take to grow into a godly tree?”
”Not too long, ten to twenty thousand years at most.” Saleen relaxed as Lex continued to say, ”But I have ways to grow them within a few years time.”
Saleen smiled bitterly while he said, ”You told me all this but, I cannot not go.”
”Why so? Leave our friendship aside, I dared not provoke your teacher. If you were to plan not to go, I will find help from the others. Of course, don't you want the four godly trees?” Lex wore a cunning expression that was rarely seen. She was certain even that the Tree of Element alone would make it impossible for Saleen to reject the invitation.
”I have another question. The seeds of the four trees, besides you, who else knows?”
”No one else. When my father passed away, I got the information from the Ring of God. If I were to die, the person who inherits the ring would receive the news.”