I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means
Chapter 966 - 580: Redeem Divine Arts by Exploiting Bugs

Within the Azus Temple,

the White Elephant responded to Lis's inquiry with a calm tone:

"I said before, to acquire the divine arts knowledge here, you must offer corresponding knowledge."

"As long as you provide transcendent knowledge, as long as I do not possess it, you can exchange it for the transcendent knowledge here."

"As for the criteria for exchange, I have my own standards."

"I see~"

Lis nodded, watching the White Elephant speak.

But in his heart, he was pondering.

Do I need to offer transcendent knowledge first to exchange for divine arts knowledge?

Before coming to the Azus Temple, Lis had considered every possible scenario, but he never expected to encounter a unique existence like the White Elephant in the temple.

Nor did he anticipate such prerequisite conditions for learning the divine arts here.

In previous lives, players only needed to consume contributions from the Church of the Gods to qualify for entry to the Azus Temple, and learning the divine arts required only the consumption of Experience Points.

But now, as the first person to enter the Azus Temple, Lis faced this kind of surprise.

What could have caused the White Elephant to disappear from the Azus Temple?

Lis could see that the White Elephant wasn't a simple magic creature; it was likely a creation of the Fantasy and Knowledge God Azus, possessing considerable strength.

In a scenario where Azus had not fallen, this White Elephant was extremely difficult to kill.

Unless the White Elephant left voluntarily?

But after guarding this temple for countless years, why would it leave suddenly?

Lis wasn't quite sure, as it might involve the hidden aspects of the Fantasy and Knowledge God Azus, something he couldn't probe at this time.

"What should I do?"

Lis pondered for a moment and then spoke to the White Elephant without hesitation.

After all, he had come to this temple housing countless collections of divine arts; he couldn't leave empty-handed due to an unexpected twist.

"Over there..."

The White Elephant led Lis through numerous steles recorded with divine arts, heading towards the center of the temple.

In the temple center, surrounded by countless steles, stood an altar, where Lis saw an irregular blue crystal resembling a small mountain in the middle, about the height of a person. The crystal's surface had countless fine facets, refracting the light falling from the roof, carrying a mysterious sacred aura.

Within this transparent crystal, Lis could see the mark of a sheepskin scroll, identical to the emblem on the temple's gate.

"Place your right hand on the Knowledge Holy Crystal, recall the knowledge you wish to trade in your mind, and you can complete the transaction."

The White Elephant gestured towards the blue crystal with its trunk, addressing Lis.

"Can any transcendent knowledge be traded?"

Lis asked, looking at the peculiar crystal before him.

"Any knowledge can be traded, My Lord does not care about the type of knowledge being exchanged."

The White Elephant nodded humanely, telling Lis:

"However, if the transcendent knowledge is already possessed by the Knowledge Holy Crystal, the trade's value will decrease."

"Once the transaction is complete, you can select the divine skill stele, and as long as the value of the transcendent knowledge you trade matches, you can naturally acquire the divine arts recorded in the stele."

"I understand."

Lis nodded, pointing to the divine skill steles around the altar:

"Is it true that the closer the stele is to the altar, the higher the rank of divine arts recorded?"

"Yes."

Showing patient favor towards the first external visitor to the temple in countless years, the White Elephant answered Lis's question patiently.

"This temple is where My Lord's divine arts collections reside, all divine arts knowledge remains here."

"As long as the corresponding price is paid, even the knowledge of legendary divine skills can be exchanged."

"Of course, it's ultimately just divine arts knowledge; although I don't understand why you, as a Mage, are so eager for transcendent knowledge related to divine arts, whether you can use it is entirely up to you."

"I know."

Lis nodded slightly, looking towards the few rows of steles closest to the altar. These rows emitted an aura far deeper and stronger than the other steles.

Previously, he thought he only needed to spend Experience Points to learn the divine arts in the Azus Temple, so he didn't prepare too much.

But now, learning divine arts actually requires exchanging corresponding transcendent knowledge.

I don't know how many types of divine arts knowledge he could ultimately acquire; if the number is too few, it would be hard to trigger the priest profession specialty through learning divine arts.

After all, the Fantasy and Knowledge God Azus has existed for far too long. With countless years of accumulation, the knowledge He possesses is surely greater than what Lis imagined.

Not just Lis, even if Judgement Flame Stephens were to come here, he couldn't claim that all the transcendent knowledge he brought was unknown to Azus.

Let's try it first!

Lis didn't overthink it and prepared to exchange a piece of transcendent knowledge to test.

Just as he was about to touch the blue Holy Crystal, Lis's right hand suddenly stopped mid-air.

Wait...

This temple has been buried beneath the desert for countless years, meaning it hasn't had visitors trading transcendent knowledge for ages...

Lis considered a possibility with some hesitation.

Let me try first to see if there are any loopholes I can exploit!

After pondering for a while, Lis transmitted ancient magic knowledge passed down from a distant Magic Empire to the blue Holy Crystal before him.

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