While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Although the commotion was mostly blocked by the dark barrier, the final slap was so loud that the neighbors must have heard it.

Ed nodded quickly: "Leave it to us. We have connections in the church. This will be classified as... a collapse caused by the aging of the building structure."

We can try to get the church to provide some assistance to Peggy's family so she can rebuild her new house.

Cao Kun nodded.

He walked to the edge of the deep pit and looked down.

At the bottom of the pit, there seemed to be a faint trace of life remaining.

That was the last trace left after the Valak projection dissipated.

Cao Kun gestured with his hand.

He drew a wisp of black energy into his palm and then sealed it into a talisman.

This thing might come in handy later.

"Let's go."

Cao Kun turned and walked downstairs. "It's all over here. I should go back."

Ed and Rowling quickly followed, like two devout believers following their god.

At the end of the street, the faint sound of police sirens could be heard.

Ed and Rowling stood at the edge of the ruins, their expressions complex.

"Mr. Cao, here is the remaining $48."

Ed pulled a pre-prepared check from his pocket and handed it over with both hands, his movements as respectful as if he were handing over a sacred object.

Cao Kun took the check, glanced at it casually, and then put it in his pocket.

"This house collapsed completely."

Cao Kun pointed to the ruins behind him, "It might be a bit complicated to explain."

"Leave it to us."

Ed immediately said, "We will announce that the collapse of the building was caused by a localized explosion due to the aging of the gas pipeline."

The church will communicate with the police and insurance company, and Peggy's family will receive proper resettlement and compensation.

In this area, the Warrens certainly have far more experience in handling the aftermath than Cao Kun.

"That's good."

Cao Kun nodded: "Don't drag me into this, I don't like giving statements."

"I understand, you've never been here before." Ed understood immediately.

Rowling looked at Cao Kun, hesitated, and finally just bowed deeply: "God bless you."

Cao Kun smiled but didn't say anything.

God could not protect him, but the thunder magic in his hands could.

He turned and walked to the Escalade parked on the street corner, opened the door, and started the engine.

The black SUV glided into the night and quickly disappeared at the end of the street.

Ed breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the taillights disappear from sight, feeling that his shirt was completely soaked.

"Let's go, Rowling."

Ed held his wife's hand and looked at the police lights in the distance: "We still have a tough battle to fight, but compared to what we just did, dealing with the police is a piece of cake."

……

It was already four in the morning when we got back to the villa in Beverly Hills.

Cao Kun went straight to the underground training room without alerting anyone.

Not only were the villa's protective array activated, but two more restrictions were added outside the training room.

This gain was too great; he needs an absolutely safe environment to process it.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, Cao Kun took a deep breath and his mind stirred.

"system."

A pale blue light screen unfolded on the retina.

Host: Cao Kun

Constitution: Innate Thunder Spirit Body

Cultivation level: Ninth-rank Grand Celestial Master

Body Refining Technique: Purple Heaven Thunder Dragon Body Refining Technique (Fourth Level)

Merit points: 100,342,200

Looking at that long string of zeros, Cao Kun couldn't help but smile.

More than 103 million points.

This was the largest sum of money he had ever seen since he came into this world.

Before, killing those little ghosts and demons would net you hundreds or thousands of coins, but even killing the red-faced demon only netted you thirty million.

Now, with just a projection of a demon god, he has become instantly rich.

"That's what high risk, high reward looks like."

Cao Kun calmed himself down and his gaze fell on the skill bar.

My cultivation level is already at the ninth-rank Grand Celestial Master level. Although the merit points required to break through to the next level are much higher, this hundred million will definitely be enough.

However, Cao Kun's gaze shifted downwards, focusing on the upgrade of his cultivation level.

To advance from a ninth-rank Grand Celestial Master to the Perfected level, 5120 million merit points are required.

Although there are many hurdles, once you get past this one, things will be much easier above the Grand Celestial Master level!

But that was a completely new realm.

Cao Kun has high expectations for this!

Cao Kun's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.

"Cultivation level up!"

"boom--!"

Cao Kun felt as if his soul was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

Immediately afterwards, an unprecedented surge of violent energy appeared out of thin air within his body.

After a long while...

Cultivation level: Perfected Grand Celestial Master

Merit points: 49142200

Cao Kun slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

Inside the training room, the air pulsed with his breathing.

He felt as if he was no longer an independent individual, but had become one with this world.

His spiritual awareness instantly covered an area of ​​ten kilometers in radius, and was even extending outwards.

That is the perfect realm of a Grand Celestial Master.

But the sharpness in his eyes did not diminish; instead, it became even more intense.

My gaze swept over the solid wood shelf in the corner, and with a "crack," the shelf couldn't withstand the pressure of that gaze and a crack appeared.

"Not enough."

Cao Kun turned his gaze back to the system panel.

The upgrade button is still lit up.

"upgrade!"

boom!

This time, there was no tearing pain.

Cao Kun felt a "buzz" in his brain, and his consciousness was instantly pulled away.

When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in the basement.

This is a boundless void.

Countless points of light, like stars, floated all around, some bright and some dim.

Some are like candlelight, some like the bright moon.

"The Universe of Rules"

A sudden realization dawned on me.

Cao Kun looked up to the very top, where several of the brightest stars radiated a heart-stopping aura.

"If you're going to take something, take the best of it."

Cao Kun concentrated his spiritual power, transforming it into a giant hand, and reached out to grab the brightest star.

The star trembled slightly, and a slippery yet powerful force of resistance emanated from it.

The large hand slipped directly off.

It's unattainable.

"snort."

Cao Kun's spiritual body formed a hand seal, which was the "Single Drill Seal" from the Nine-Character Secret Technique.

"Approaching!"

A loud shout exploded in the void.

The stars, which had been flickering and trying to escape, were frozen in time.

Cao Kun reached out again and grabbed the brightest star tightly in his hand.

"Still have the capacity?"

Cao Kun felt that his mental energy was not exhausted.

He turned his gaze to two other equally dazzling stars beside him.

"Now that you're here, don't even think about running away."

With a wave of his hand, he also gathered the two stars into his palm.

The moment the three stars were acquired, an indescribable feeling of exhaustion washed over me like a tidal wave.

That was the exhaustion caused by the instant depletion of mental energy.

The void before my eyes began to collapse.

call--!

Cao Kun suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily, his back soaked with sweat.

He's still in the practice room.

But in my mind, three indelible marks have been added.

A silver space, a colorless time, a gray cause and effect.

Three supreme rules.

Cao Kun looked at the system panel.

Cultivation level: First-grade Daoist Master.

Merit points: 48,142,200.

"Taoist Master..."

Cao Kun muttered to himself.