My talent is 1.

Zhong Wuyai descended the Heavenly Ladder gradually until he reached the sixtieth floor, where he encountered a large group of people.

"A player?"

No, it's not a player. Although it has a panel, it's completely different.

"Hmm? A lower-level god?"

"Old Feng, those women..."

"Middle-level gods, and high-level gods."

"What's going on? Why are gods descending on the lower level of the Heavenly Ladder?"

Several people were also sizing up Zhong Wuyai and the other deities...

"Lower-level gods, not bad. The people in this world are far stronger than the players in the fantasy world."

"May I ask what brings you gentlemen here?"

Zhong Wuyai glanced at his information...

"Feng Ziqing, I'm asking you about someone."

"Who are you asking about?"

"Lu Zifan~!"

Feng Ziqing frowned.

He didn't know whether the gods in front of him were friends or foes, and he also wanted to find out what Lu Zifan was doing, since Lu Zifan was in the God Realm.

"I don't know the person you're talking about."

"You'd better think this through. Lu Zifan entered the God Realm from here. As the first person from your world to reach the pinnacle of the God Realm, how could you not recognize him?"

"What do you mean by this, sir?"

Feng Ziqing was ready for a major battle.

Although they knew they were no match for him, the other party was inquiring about Lu Zifan, most likely because Lu Zifan had offended a deity in the divine realm.

"Don't be so tense. To be honest, I have no conflict with Lu Zifan, and we're not enemies. He just did some things and then disappeared, and I need to find out some clues. Besides... we actually have a common enemy!"

Feng Ziqing couldn't determine the intentions of the group and still didn't intend to speak.

"I really don't know, you guys should ask somewhere else."

"Humans, lying before gods will bring you bad luck!"

Demeter said with a smile, and had Feng Ziqing and the two young men put on shields.

Zhong Wuyai said helplessly, "Alright, Demeter, stop scaring them. If they don't want to talk, that's fine, we'll find them ourselves."

Zhong Wuyai continued down, while Feng Ziqing wiped the cold sweat from his brow. The pressure from the two high-ranking gods was simply too strong; he almost couldn't withstand it.

"Wang Qing, Wang Che, you two leave the Heavenly Ladder immediately and inform the higher-ups of the Great Xia Kingdom about those three deities! Hurry!"

"Old Feng, then you~..."

"I'll follow them and find out why they're here. If I don't hear from them for a long time, then they're gone."

Without saying a word, the two left the Tower of Babel.

Unlike Lu Zifan, they were originally from this world, so they could simply leave.

"Hey, why don't you keep asking? Those three human demigods obviously know who Lu Zifan is."

"Does it make sense?... It's obvious they don't want to talk about it, so why waste time?"

Athena and Demeter looked at Zhong Wuyai with surprise.

"This isn't like you at all. Why are you being so agreeable? You're not even this polite to the Supreme God."

When Zhong Wuyai saw Feng Ziqing's information panel, he never thought of taking action.

As for the Great Xia Kingdom's national camp, unless they deliberately attack themselves, Zhong Wuyai would never do anything to them.

"Let's go, there will be more and more human demigods below."

However, soon everyone who saw Zhong Wuyai withdrew from the Heavenly Ladder, which made Zhong Wuyai somewhat depressed.

"Para...am I that scary?...Why do they all look at me like I'm a ghost? And I don't even know them!"

Para glanced at Zhong Wuyai but said nothing.

Athena rolled her eyes at Zhong Wuyai, annoyed.

"Need I say more?... It must have been those three who tipped them off."

"Forget it, we won't get anything out of the Heavenly Ladder. Let's go down to the first level and explore their world."

Having just emerged from the passage on the first floor, Zhong Wuyai looked at the scenery before him with immense nostalgia.

Skyscrapers... but interspersed with many elements such as magic circles, forming a world with an urban and magical structure.

I kind of miss it. The last time I saw something like this was when I was staying home playing video games.

[Ding, new module loading... database update...]

"Oh ho, can the panel created by Taranco communicate with this place?"

Not long after, the panel and modules were updated.

Zhong Wuyai flipped through it and found that it was roughly the same... except that there was an additional forum.

Zhong Wuyai opened the forum, and the pinned post was indeed about Lu Zifan.

[Shocking! Mythical equipment appears, Lu Shen dominates the rankings]

[Lu Shen marched on his heels, clearing all dungeons on Abyss difficulty...]

[Latest news on Lu Shen: He has entered the Heavenly Ladder, and becoming a god is just around the corner]

[Land God Equipment Giveaway: Epic Equipment Abundant in the Great Xia Kingdom, Legendary Equipment Surges.]

Zhong Wuyai idly scrolled through the pinned posts one by one.

"A precious pearl?... There are such wonderful things."

I tried it out, and it seems I didn't load this module. Maybe I can unlock it after I get the orb.

Scrolling further down, Zhong Wuyai also saw Feng Ziqing's information.

One man stormed into the capital of the Bald Eagle, admiring the magnificent style of the Great Xia Kingdom.

"Hehehe...that old man isn't bad at all!"

Following that, Zhong Wuyai actually found some people who were related to Lu Zifan.

Qin Zhen, Ding Tai, Zhao Gen... Hmm, this Zhao Gen's daughter seems to have a rather unusual relationship with Lu Zifan...

Skywalker City?

Zhong Wuyai shut down the forum, but the mechanisms of this world are somewhat different.

Although spatial laws can tear apart space, they cannot pinpoint locations; one must have been to a place to pinpoint its location.

Zhong Wuyai thought for a moment and realized that flying there would take too much time, so using a teleportation array would be more convenient.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of a city, they sensed an invisible figure approaching them.

"Come out! I saw you. Sneaking around like a thief!"

Qin Zhen was clearly taken aback. How did the other party discover him?

"What, do you only reveal yourself when I take action?"

Qin Zhen exited stealth mode and walked directly in front of Zhong Wuyai.

"What brings you to the Great Xia Kingdom?"

"You know I'm here to gather information, don't you? What, didn't those demigods in the Heavenly Ladder tell you?"

Qin Zhen was speechless for a moment, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back down...

"Alright, don't be nervous. I've checked the forum and learned a bit about Lu Zifan. Don't worry, I won't harm anyone. I'm just here to find some other clues."

"What clue?"

Zhong Wuyai glanced at Qin Zhen and took out the stone.

Do you recognize this thing?

Qin Zhen's eyes widened as he stared at the tiny pebble, no bigger than a fingernail...

"This...this is just a rock, isn't it?"

"Take another close look at what Lu Zifan left behind."

Qin Zhen looked for a long time but couldn't find anything unusual.

"Never seen this before... Did this thing really belong to that kid?"

Zhong Wuyai accepted the stones. He didn't have much hope of finding any clues here. It would be better to find out which dungeons Lu Zifan had been to first, as there might be clues in those dungeons.

"Perfect timing, you lead the way, I'm looking for Zhao Gen."

"Zhao Gen?... Then just ask me directly. Zhao Gen is my subordinate. If you're asking about Lu Zifan, I probably know more than he does."

"What dungeons and such did he go to? Also, this stone is just a fragment; I want to know what the original looked like."

Qin Zhen pondered for a while. Although he was unsure what the deity in front of him wanted to do, it did not seem to have any ill intentions at the moment.

Moreover, those two high-level gods and mid-level gods are not something the Great Xia Kingdom can handle. In any case, if it really comes to blows, the Great Xia Kingdom will have no ability to resist.

It's best to meet their requirements now and avoid any other unexpected problems.

"I don't know, but the Chamber of Commerce might have some clues."

"Chamber of Commerce?"

"Yes, the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce. More than half of the auction houses in the Great Xia Kingdom belong to the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce. If this stone was bought from the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce, someone will definitely recognize it."

"Lead the way!"

Qin Zhen didn't waste any words and led Zhong Wuyai into the city.

The city gate guards were extremely respectful when they saw Qin Zhen enter.

"King Qin!"

Heavenly King? ... Zhong Wuyai looked at Qin Zhen with a smile.

"Quite the airs, huh?"

Qin Zhen gave an awkward laugh...

"Just kidding, it's all just a joke, nothing more than empty fame..."

Qin Zhen's expression shocked everyone else. Was this the Qin Heavenly King of Great Xia?

Wait, why do all these people look so confused...?

However, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, probably because the level was much higher.

"Who are these people?!"

"I don't know, but it seems like he's a friend of King Qin."

"I must say, those three girls were absolutely gorgeous..."

"Shh, do you want to die? Those levels are terrifyingly high. I'm over level 60 and I'm still confused by them."

"More than that, I'm over level 70. I can see the level of even a level 100 demigod, but I can't see their level. You all should stop gossiping."

"Hiss~...This is terrifying~!"

Zhong Wuyai and the others are all gods, so how could they not hear it?

Athena and Demeter's eyes were somewhat cold; how dare a group of mortals act like this...

Zhong Wuyai stopped immediately upon seeing the expressions on the three women's faces.

"You three, don't cause me any trouble, you hear me?!"

"Hmph~..."

Qin Zhen felt his soul malfunctioning...

A lower-ranking god commands two higher-ranking gods and one mid-ranking god...

Is this a deity?

This is different from what I know...

"Alright, let's go. ...By the way, you can fly, right?"

Qin Zhen nodded.

"Hurry up, lead the way."

Qin Zhen immediately flew towards the teleportation array, fearing that someone else might offend these people.

The capital of the Great Xia Kingdom, the headquarters of the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce...

"King Qin!"

"Alright, alright, let Zhang Shihong come over here!"

"The patriarch is not here~, King Qin, what can I do for you?"

"Zhang Que, you can do it too, come and take a look at this."

Qin Zhen turned to look at Zhong Wuyai.

"that……"

Zhong Wuyai handed over the stone.

Do you recognize this?

Zhang Que felt the stone looked familiar, but couldn't quite place it.

"This thing probably didn't come from the Chamber of Commerce. Such small pebbles couldn't possibly be auctioned off."

"This was left behind by Lu Zifan. I don't know what it was before. It must have been broken later."

"Left by Lu Shen?"

Zhang Que looked at Qin Zhen hesitantly, and Qin Zhen helplessly opened his arms.

"I'm not quite sure either. I've come here to look for some clues."

"It was left behind by Lu Zifan. In the God Realm, only Lu Zifan has ever been to that place. If you know, tell me, and I will help you become a god. Becoming a mid-level god or an upper-level god is not a problem."

"Gulp..." Zhang Que swallowed.

Qin Zhen was also taken aback by Zhong Wuyai's actions.

This is terrifying... Becoming a god, even a mid-level or high-level god, is not a problem... What kind of concept is this?

Zhang Que was completely bewildered; he had no idea that gods were divided into ranks.

"Lu Shen's things are easy to investigate. He only bought those items from the Chamber of Commerce, and there's also the list of materials he needed from the Chamber of Commerce before. They're all easy to find."

"Hurry up!"

Zhang Que opened the Chamber of Commerce's management page and quickly found a large list.

However… Zhong Wuyai’s purchase list has been accessed by the system…

"I'm sorry, King Qin, and this gentleman, I don't have enough permissions to view some of the lists."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen stopped talking and turned on the national channel.

"Zhang Shihong, get to the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce headquarters as quickly as possible!"

Feng Ziqing overestimated himself. He never expected that he would fall into an illusionary formation simply by following along.

Moreover, the illusion array is of a very high level, but its duration is only one hour.

When they emerged from the illusion array, Zhong Wuyai and his group of gods had long since vanished.

I hurriedly exited the Tower of Babel and saw the message Qin Zhen posted on the national channel.

"Something happened?"

Feng Ziqing opened her friends list and sent a message to Qin Zhen.

I quickly received a reply from Qinzhen.

Just as I had guessed, those deities were at the Xiaheng Chamber of Commerce.

Feng Ziqing dared not be careless and immediately used his teleportation skill to arrive at the Xia Heng Chamber of Commerce.

"Wow...pretty fast, old man!"

"What brings you here?"

"Old Feng, please don't get agitated. They just want to ask Zhang Shihong some questions."

"Old man, don't get in my way. If I were to make my move, you wouldn't even be alive today."

Although it was a threat, Qin Zhen and Feng Ziqing were well aware of just how terrifying these people were...

If a real fight breaks out, the Great Xia Kingdom might be gone.

"Zhang Shihong is on the seventh floor of the Heavenly Ladder. Wait a moment, I'll bring him over."

After Feng Ziqing finished speaking, he immediately teleported away and entered the Heavenly Ladder.

"After searching everywhere, I'm still on the Heavenly Ladder!"

Demeter was getting impatient.

"What's the rush? A little time won't make a difference."

Zhong Wuyai remained calm. In this world, the strongest was only Feng Ziqing, a demigod who was almost a lower-level god, whom he could easily suppress.

Needless to say, the others are even more numerous.

These individuals are practically invincible in this world.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, Feng Ziqing returned with Zhang Shihong.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Shihong saw several deities.

I saw them earlier in the Heavenly Ladder, but Zhong Wuyai was too lazy to pay attention to them. Zhang Shihong was also afraid of the pressure from the gods and didn't dare to say anything. He remained motionless until Zhong Wuyai left before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, they came all the way to my hideout, specifically looking for me...

Before Zhong Wuyai could speak, Demeter, bored and wanting to play, picked up a stone and threw it at him.

"Tsk tsk, little demigod, come on, do you recognize this thing?"

Zhang Shihong is no ordinary man. Looking at two high-ranking gods, one mid-ranking god, and one low-ranking god, it would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid.

"This...this..."

Looking at the object in his hand, Zhang Shihong felt he had seen it before, but he couldn't quite place it. It shouldn't be this small...

"I've seen this kind of thing before, but this is the first time I've seen one this small."

"This was left behind by Lu Zifan. It was probably broken, so that's all there is!"

"Patriarch, you need to open several of Lu Zifan's lists yourself before you can see them."

Zhang Que made his presence known, and although Zhang Shihong was somewhat annoyed, he dared not lose his temper at the moment.

Zhang Que naturally knew the rules, but the other party's promise was godhood—who could resist that temptation? What did a beating matter?

After opening the list, Zhang Shihong saw a name and remembered what the stone in his hand was...

"The Demon-Suppressing Stele... these are fragments of the Demon-Suppressing Stele!"

"The Demon-Suppressing Stele?"

"Yes, do you remember the Blood Heaven Secret Realm? The Demon Suppression Stele was obtained from there. It had nothing but the name, and in the end, Lu Zifan did buy it."

"Kid, I roughly know what's going on with the Demon-Suppressing Stele... It's Bai Song's doing."

When Guan Xiangzi's voice came, Zhong Wuyai was stunned for a moment.

"Senior, who is Bai Song?"

"Daoist Baisong, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, disappeared during the war between immortals and demons. I came to this world by following Daoist Baisong's aura."

"A war between immortals and demons?... "

Zhong Wuyai felt his divine essence was about to crack; what on earth was going on...?

There's a Seven Tribulations Immortal in the Tower of Babel, and there's also a Demon-Suppressing Stele here. Just how many immortals have come to this world?

"The Demon-Suppressing Stele is used to suppress demons."

"So, the demon has emerged?"

"Definitely. The Demon-Suppressing Stele only suppresses, not destroys. A demon that even Bai Song could only seal and suppress must be at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level."

This is really terrible.

Not only are there immortals, but there's also a demon at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level...

"Senior, what if we face off..."

"If even Bai Song can only be sealed, then I can't handle it either. Don't get your hopes up too high."

Can't handle it? ...Holy crap...

"Senior, you must be joking. You dared to fight a creator god at the Great Luo realm, yet you can't handle a demon at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level?"

"It's different. The Creator God is just a big name. Don't be fooled by the fact that he is a Great Luo Immortal. He's actually quite weak. Demons are different. To some extent, apart from a few powerful immortals, immortals of the same realm are no match for demons."

How scary, I want to go home...

"What do we do now, senpai?"

"Let's go check out the Blood Heaven Secret Realm. If we can find out the details of that demon, that would be great."

Zhong Wuyai didn't waste any words.

"Take us to the Blood Heaven Secret Realm."

Zhong Wuyai glanced at Demeter and Athena.

"Give him some of your divine power crystals and divine power essence." He said, pointing at Zhang Que.

"Why should I give it to you? You're the one asking for the information!" Athena said irritably.

"Are you going to give it to me or not?!"

Athena was furious... but there was nothing she could do; she still needed this guy's help to restore her divine power and divine status...

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you!"

Athena grabbed a handful of divine power crystals and divine power essence from the space and threw them over.

Zhang Que immediately rushed over and caught them, preventing any from falling to the ground...

"Once you reach the required level, you can absorb it directly. When you arrive in the realm of the gods, you can seek help from Ares, the god of war. Oh, and you can also directly approach Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and Athena, the goddess of victory!"

"Why are we the ones repaying the favors you made?" the two women said in unison.

"I'm too busy, I don't have time."

"You're such a jerk!"

Athena wanted to say something, but Demeter noticed something was off about Zhong Wuyai's gaze.

He immediately shut his mouth and handed over an invitation.

"After becoming a god, you can use this to go directly to the Temple of Harvest. Hmm... it's currently in a side hall of the Temple of the God of War, but it doesn't matter. If you can come, his promise will be valid."

"Demeter~!"

"Athena, don't forget the one the chief god spoke of."

Demeter was very serious with her this time, and Athena was somewhat unaccustomed to being spoken to like that by Demeter for the first time.

But she wasn't stupid; she quickly realized what was happening.

"Alright, alright, stop dawdling and hurry up and go check out the Blood Heaven Secret Realm."

This time, Zhong Wuyai had no choice but to wait because Guan Xiangzi was urging him.

The Blood Heaven Secret Realm sounds a bit eerie and mysterious...

Could this be the devil's lair?

The Blood Heaven Secret Realm has level restrictions, so Zhong Wuyai cannot enter it.

However, Guan Xiangzi's primordial spirit didn't care about any of that.

"Call in a few people who can get in."

Qin Zhen directly mobilized personnel from the Hidden Dragon Base, and several people arrived quickly.

Guan Xiangzi possessed a person directly.

Zhong Wuyai separated a wisp of divine power to form divine light, which he also placed on him.

"Next, I'll show you what to do inside. Hurry up and go in."

In fact, Zhong Wuyai could not sense anything, unless he was a high-ranking god like Athena and the others, who could bring people in through something similar to a statue, and then teleport his clones in through the statue.

But lower-ranking gods can't do that; their divine status wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Not long after Guan Xiangzi entered, he found the familiar demonic energy.

Blood Demon Puppet...

Guan Xiangzi didn't waste any words. He took the Blood Demon Puppet by himself and then imitated Zhong Wuyai's voice to command the person possessing him to search around.

"Damn it, it was this guy! This is troublesome!"

Guan Xiangzi quickly sent someone out.

"Boy, return to the realm of the gods."

Zhong Wuyai didn't say much and immediately set off...

"Let's go back!"

After saying that, she flew towards the teleportation array. Pala didn't say a word from beginning to end; she went wherever Zhong Wuyai went.

Athena and Demeter exchanged a glance and immediately followed.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after watching the gods leave.

Zhang Shihong, Feng Ziqing, and Qin Zhen looked at Zhang Que...

"You're lucky, kid. Keep leveling up."

Zhang Shihong wanted to say something, but then he shut up.

Now this kid has powerful backing, with two high-ranking gods and connections to the Temple of War. Just from the name, you can tell it's a very powerful temple.

I have no right to reprimand him now.

As soon as Zhong Wuyai entered the Heavenly Ladder, he immediately flew towards the top floor.

"Why the rush?"

"Never mind that, come with me to the Tower of Babel first, and then I'll give you an elixir to help you recover."

Athena didn't say anything more after hearing that, she just followed behind...

The two women knew that Zhong Wuyai probably knew the answer, but even the God of War hadn't made him so serious about what it was.

The two women became even more curious.