Sword God in a World of Magic

Queen Primordium looked with surprise at the Custodian.

Then, she focused on Shang.

Right now, Shang felt nervous.

After all, this wasn't just anybody he was going to be talking with.

This was the Lightning Emperor, one of the ten strongest beings in the entire world, someone that had lived for an incomprehensibly long time.

"Don't worry," Queen Primordium told Shang. "The Ancestor is very friendly and wise."

Naturally, Queen Primordium had seen the Lightning Emperor a couple of times.

While the Custodian was essentially the Lightning Emperor's mouth and hand, the Lightning Emperor also left his study from time to time.

Sometimes, he just walked around his castle, and he also appeared when he had to make a public appearance because of something important that happened.

For example, every millennium, the Lightning Emperor came out to congratulate the winner of the grand tournament.

But these were basically the only times anyone could get a hold of the Lightning Emperor in any way since the Custodian dealt with everything else.

However, this still meant that the Lightning Emperor only exited his study every 500 years or so, which was an insanely long time for everyone below the Mage Lord Realm, and if one missed it, they would need to wait another 500 years.

And it was even rarer that someone was allowed to enter the Lightning Emperor's study since this was his private space.

Only the Custodian was allowed to enter the Lightning Emperor's study.

And now, Shang would also enter the Lightning Emperor's study.

Shang took a step forward and walked through the door.

Even though he was a bit nervous, it still wasn't nearly enough to shake his resolve in any way.

The Custodian smiled politely towards Queen Primordium and closed the door.

Then, the Custodian traveled down the hallway, followed by Shang.

After a couple of seconds, they stopped in front of an ordinary wooden door.

The Custodian politely knocked on the door and opened it just a second later without waiting for the Lightning Emperor's command to enter.

With the door now open, Shang's Spirit Sense entered the Lightning Emperor's study, and he could finally sense it.

It was simple but also earth-shattering in a sense.

the study didn't seem

chair, a table, a couple of ornaments, rows

wasn't even

and knowledge, he could sense the truth of this simple

was actually over 500

barely wider

Gravity Mana, but he could still feel

of these three kinds of Mana was so insanely

did, but he could see that this study probably

past the simple

even estimate how many books

Billions?

Trillions?

More?

Spells that kept the books hidden from prying

books, but he could see them and

read the titles of thousands of books, and

Wraith Realm, which was apparently the seventh Realm of some

and continued looking at the titles of even more

eventually, he saw thousands of books for some Realm

had been called Weapon Intent

there were thousands of books worth of documentation about the Impose Realm that

to take a deep breath when he saw

there was nothing left of the old

never heard about the other Paths until he had met with the Custodian for the

there were billions of books in front of him, explaining all the intricacies of all

other Paths

just kept going

seen the names of

many Paths had

"Cool, huh?"

thoughts and focused on the person that

smiling old man with white hair and a long white beard sitting on

confusion.

expected the first word that left the Lightning Emperor's mouth to be

continue

heard the quiet sound of the door behind him

hadn't entered with

distracted," Shang said, trying his best not to sound cold or

get it," the Lightning Emperor said with

pointed towards a chair in front of him that

he felt the Space, Time, and Gravity Mana around him warp in