"Rumble!"

The golden sacred ocean set off raging waves and rushed towards Ji Jiayu below.

Almost instantly, the divine power that had originally hovered outside Ji Jiayu's arm bones was pushed and squeezed, then completely penetrated them, capturing every part of the bones, even the bone marrow, at an extremely fast speed.

The color of his bones gradually turned pale gold, which also signaled that he had entered the early stages of the fourth stage of saint cultivation.

Saint bones combined with saint skin can greatly enhance defense, attack power, stamina, speed, and so on. Furthermore, the sanctified bone marrow will gradually have the ability to create saint blood, fundamentally transforming the cultivator's physique.

After completing his breakthrough to the priesthood, Ji Jiayu did not stop cultivating. The majestic divine power continued to flow into his body. The divine power that was originally neatly arranged beneath his skin began to flow under the impetus of the newly added divine power, and the flow rate was extremely rapid, washing Ji Jiayu's flesh and blood.

Driven by some mysterious and unparalleled force, this divine power flowed in an extremely magical pattern.

Gradually, they created a path that belonged to them, similar to tendons and blood vessels. This path gradually took shape and soon spread to the tip of Ji Jiayu's arm.

"Puff!"

Wisps of divine power gushed out from the pores of his arm.

Seeing this scene, the golden-eyed woman, Nie Lanxi, determined that Ji Jiayu had been promoted to the fourth-level Ming Zun as a priest.

The initial stage of a priest is to create a sacred circuit to complete the output of divine power, and no longer requires the use of foreign objects to release divine power like in the third-order spirit.

When a Divine Cultivator completes the creation of a full-body Divine Circuit, they can officially reach a new realm and construct and cast Sacred Arts. At that time, the cultivation of a priest can be considered to have entered the realm.

The same goes for the cultivation of a priest.

After a while, Ji Jiayu stabilized his sacred bones and sacred circuit, opened his eyes, and two golden lights flashed in them.

After the golden light dissipated, Ji Jiayu saw Nie Lanxi, a woman with golden eyes, sitting not far away, grilling fish. The fish rolled over the fire, dripping fragrant fat from time to time, making sizzling sounds. Nie Lanxi sat by the fire, twirling a stick expressionlessly, as if she were extremely skilled at this.

Ji Jiayu was a little curious.

Where did Nie Lanxi grow up? Judging from her attire, she was clearly not the daughter of a wealthy family, and her strength was unfathomable. A young woman with such strength, if the Holy Kingdom or the Holy Sect weren't stupid, she would definitely be recruited and carefully trained.

But she didn't look like someone who had been carefully trained. Unable to figure it out, Ji Jiayu didn't want to. He was hungry.

"Coo-coo."

Seeing Ji Jiayu arrive and hearing Ji Jiayu's stomach growl, Nie Lanxi glanced at him and withdrew his gaze.

Ji Jiayu sat across from Nie Lanxi, greeted him, and then asked, "How long have I been cultivating?"

"Two days," Nie Lanxi said.

"It's been a long time..." Ji Jiayu said sullenly.

The dangers in Shengyao World were extremely perilous, let alone two days. It was unknown if the group of human electors could survive for half a day. He had to help them as soon as possible.

Although Song Yuhui would seek revenge and kill him, it had nothing to do with the majority of the electors. It was solely the fault of Song Yuhui and the Light Supremacy Sect. Ji Jiayu still had a clear distinction on this matter.

"Do you know where the electors' large army is?" Ji Jiayu looked at Nie Lanxi, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Nie Lanxi was extraordinary in every aspect, and he felt that he might know many things he didn't.

Sure enough, Nie Lanxi nodded.

"Then let's go find them!" Ji Jiayu said.

"Go die?" Nie Lanxi asked.

"Huh?" Ji Jiayu was stunned for a moment.

"They're in the Guangming Clan's army, and they'll fight the demons with them," Nie Lanxi said.

"Then they're doomed!" Ji Jiayu hadn't expected the human electors to actually get involved in the war between the Light Clan and the Demon Clan.

If it were for such an opportunity, his strength was indeed insufficient.

Whether it was the Guangming Clan or the Demon Clan, there would definitely be powerhouses of the seventh, eighth, or even ninth levels. Those powerhouses wouldn't need to do anything; they would simply kneel upon seeing them.

He had to think of a way.

Yuan Wen was his trump card, but he couldn't rely on Yuan Wen for that. Nie Lan Xun had saved him before, and he might not be able to do so next time.

Besides his original formation, all he could rely on was his divine power with god-level characteristics, relatively fast recovery ability, abundant divine power, and the divine rays of basic sacred techniques. These abilities weren't bad when dealing with small-scale battles and low-level demons, but they were clearly insufficient in front of a peak sixth-level Demon Venerable and a seventh-level Demon Emperor.

I'm still too weak! Ji Jiayu sighed.

"So, what exactly is the divine punishment?" Ji Jiayu looked at Nie Lanxi.

If he could resolve the divine punishment and take possession of the sacred pearl, all his problems would be solved. But the key was, what exactly is the divine punishment?

Nie Lanxi was silent for a moment when he heard this, and said, "The person in charge of the Holy Light Pearl must have strength, cultivation talent, human blood, and some qualities, such as not being afraid of death, daring to sacrifice, fairness and justice, honesty, compassion, and kindness, these are positive, but negative, such as anger, are also indispensable."

"You've been betrayed, and they deserve to be punished."

Nie Lanxi had said this, and Ji Jiayu could be considered to have understood what he meant: revenge.

But was that enough to solve Song Yuhui?

Although Ji Jiayu had solved many demons, that was a different matter from attacking humanity!

He was still a little unprepared. But if it truly came to that critical moment, Ji Jiayu believed he could make a decision and wouldn't be soft-hearted.

Although he had made a decision in his heart, if he went to the battlefield now, he would still die. Ji Jiayu stared at Nie Lanxi, hoping for an answer from him.

It seemed that since I met him, I had gained something from him, and if I had the opportunity, I wanted to let him gain something, preferably something light.

Looking at Nie Lanxi's golden pupils, Ji Jiayu guessed in his heart: He shouldn't be truly blind. Otherwise, it would be impossible to see through him. The reason why he was like this was because of some kind of talent or bloodline?

Only in this way could one explain why Nie Lanxun, only a teenager, could possess the strength of a seventh-rank or higher. Furthermore, even though Nie Lanxi was very powerful, Ji Jiayu didn't place much hope in her. In his opinion, there was no reason to let a girl face danger, and she should do it herself.

But if he could provide some methods, that would be icing on the cake. Once again, Nie Lanxi didn't disappoint him. Nie Lanxi extended her right hand towards him.

Ji Jiayu looked at her white palm and was slightly confused.

"Hold it," Nie Lanxi said.

"Huh?" Ji Jiayu blushed slightly.

"Hold it," Nie Lanxi repeated.

"This isn't good..." Ji Jiayu hesitated.

Nie Lanxi looked at Ji Jiayu, her eyes and expression extremely indifferent.

Ji Jiayu sensed her indifference and thought to himself: People don't care, so what else do they care about?

So, he reached out and held Nie Lanxi's hand. Nie Lanxi's palms were cold, and the next instant Ji Jiayu felt the chill, a pale golden world suddenly appeared before his eyes.

This world was vast and boundless, and there was no other material existence except a pale golden light.

No, upon Ji Jiayu's careful observation, a faint golden light seemed to flicker within the depths of the light.

Ji Jiayu chased after the golden light and drew closer. It was a bead.

The bead was only the size of a grape, its exterior pure gold, and upon closer inspection, one could discover that its interior was milky white with hints of gold.

Seeing it, Ji Jiayu naturally recalled a name:

The Holy Light Pearl, one of the Seven Divine Pearls mentioned by Nie Lanxi.

Although Ji Jiayu didn't know what the Seven Divine Pearls were, he reasoned that since the Guangming Clan was willing to devote all its clan's power to selecting the person responsible for it for decades, and didn't hesitate to pay the price of "polluting" its own clan's bloodline by a foreign race, then the Holy Light Pearl must be a top-tier artifact in the entire Blue Star.

Such a divine object was now presented before him. Why?

Ji Jiayu thought for a moment, but couldn't come to any conclusion. After some thought, he reached out to touch it. The next moment, Ji Jiayu's eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, the first thing he saw was Nie Lanxi.

Nie Lanxi's golden eyes stared at him coldly, and there was no fluctuation when he saw him awake, but Ji Jiayu had a feeling, and he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I just saw the Holy Light Pearl!" Ji Jiayu sat up and looked at Nie Lanxi.

"I know," Nie Lanxi said.

"I touched it and fainted," Ji Jiayu said.

"I know." After Nie Lanxun finished speaking, she paused and said, "You can try summoning it now."

"Summon it out?" Ji Jiayu's eyes lit up.

"The Holy Light World was born from the power of the Holy Light Pearl, so you can condense it here and borrow its abilities," Nie Lanxi said.

"Why me?" Ji Jiayu said absentmindedly.

"I don't know," Nie Lanxi said.

"Okay," Ji Jiayu said, "Then I'll think about how to summon it, and what abilities it has."

"Hmm." Nie Lanxi sat aside and looked at him.

Although his eyes were indifferent, Ji Jiayu could sense a kind of well-behaved demeanor, which was also intriguing.

Ji Jiayu first meditated on the sacred beacon, searching for the shadow of the sacred light pearl in the sacred sea, but couldn't find it. Then, with his spiritual power, he probed himself, and sure enough, he saw the phantom of a golden bead on his forehead.

The shadow of the sacred light pearl.