The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

[Frustrating! Chapter 310 should belong to Volume 4, but I kept forgetting to put it in. And Tomato doesn't have a chapter-moving function.]

Monkey King feigned suspicion, worrying that he wouldn't be safe going outside the city.

Qin Zheng offered earnest advice, revealing that the matter was of great importance and could even change his fate, blah blah blah...

The two sides pulled and tugged at each other for a long time before exchanging ideas.

There was no other way. After all, Qin Zheng had never met this "Xue Rengui" before. If the other party agreed to his request as soon as he asked, it would make Qin Zheng feel strange.

Finally, with an air of "I'm upright and have nothing to hide," Monkey King agreed to meet with this "mysterious man" outside the city.

into the night.

Monkey King, all alone, arrived at the place outside the city where he had arranged to meet Qin Zheng.

"Old thief, my face-changing effect can last for 10 minutes now, so watch out for the relay."

"Don't worry, I can stay still for 15 minutes, 25 minutes, that's enough time for Qin Zheng to explain himself."

Monkey King walked step by step toward Qin Zheng and found him sitting on the ground with a bonfire in front of him.

Are you warming yourself by the fire?

It's not even autumn yet, why is it so cold?

Upon closer inspection, it turned out he was burning paper money.

Qin Zheng clearly knew that "Xue Rengui" had arrived. He didn't turn around, but continued to throw paper money, only saying in a low voice.

"Please don't be offended. My wife and daughter died tragically at home. That night, I took revenge on the Chen family. I didn't have time to collect their bodies. They were sent to a public cemetery by the city's humanitarian agency. My status makes it inconvenient for me to go there. I can only offer my respects from afar."

Actually, today is not the seventh day after Qin Zheng's wife and daughter's death, or any other important day for remembrance.

His worship today has another reason.

Monkey King pretended not to know who he was.

"Who are you?"

Qin Zheng turned around.

"Qin Zheng, or rather, the Madman of Xichuan."

Monkey King feigned surprise.

"Nishikawa the Madman?!"

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."

Qin Zheng briefly explained how he was used by the Shi family and became a victim of political struggle.

Monkey King naturally already knew about these things; his attention wasn't on listening, but on keeping track of the duration of his skill.

When the time comes, Song Gua will borrow Monkey King's power to transform back into his original form and exchange places with Monkey King.

"I see. You're in such a sorry state, being harmed like this. By the way, what exactly did you want to see me about?"

Time was of the essence, so Monkey King got straight to the point.

Qin Zheng continued burning paper money slowly and deliberately, saying as he did so.

"This is a long story, it goes back three months."

Monkey King stood behind, rolling his eyes.

Damn it, I have to start remembering from that rainy night again.

He really wishes there was a "Skip Story" button in the upper right corner.

Unfortunately, no.

Moreover, given his current persona, he has to listen, otherwise Qin Zheng will become suspicious.

To get the light spot, I have to listen to it again.

Finally, Qin Zheng finished speaking.

Monkey King has also switched to Song Dynasty divination.

Song Gua was very supportive, as if he were hearing about these things for the first time.

"What a miracle! An agent? The power of life's origin? Light? Spots of light? This is incredible! This world is not so simple after all!"

Qin Zheng stood up, and in the firelight behind him, the ashes were blown up by the night wind and fell into the air.

"My life was given to me by the Agent, and I must fulfill the mission He entrusted to me. Today I have finally found you. This spot of light was originally prepared for you by the Agent, and I will now return it to you."

Song Gua took a step back and sincerely clasped his hands in a fist and bowed.

"Thank you!"

Qin Zheng paused slightly.

"Don't you have any more questions? It's our first meeting, and many of the things I said were quite shocking. Do you believe me?"

Song Gua smiled.

"You didn't even check my ID, did you?"

"There's no need for that. The agent said that if you're not the person He's looking for, or if deep down you're unwilling to hand over the light spot to the real Xue Rengui, you won't gain the light spot's approval, and He won't be used by you."

"I see. Then there's no issue of trust. Let the light spot decide."

Qin Zheng paused again and looked up at the night sky.

In the light fog area, the fog is not very high, so you can still barely see the starry sky.

"How beautiful this world is..."

"Buzz—"

With a strange low sound, Qin Zheng was enveloped in a light blue halo.

The halo around Qin Zheng's body grew brighter and brighter, until finally a dazzling blue light shot out from his chest.

"This is the light spot? It's so bright!"

Qin Zheng shouted loudly.

"Take it, Xue Rengui!"

The light spot instantly flew onto Song Gua's body.

A faint warmth enveloped him.

"How amazing..."

A strange feeling washed over my whole body.

It was hard to explain, but Song Gua could vaguely sense that something had changed about him.

When Song Gua closed his eyes.

He discovered that he could see the spot of light he had just seen.

In reality, the light spot appears to be a blue sphere of light.

Around the main sphere of light, three smaller golden spheres of light were orbiting.

"The light has acknowledged that I can introspect my own evolutionary level. My current realm is the third level of the Transcendent Realm, and I carry 12931 units of light points."

An idea suddenly popped into my head.

It's as if he was born knowing this information.

This strange change proves that he really did get the light spot.

Has the combat strength changed?

As Yunyang said, the advancement of life's evolutionary level does not directly increase external forces.

The external force of the Song hexagram on Earth is the professional system, and its combat power is directly reflected in the data panel.

Looking at the panel, there are no changes.

But Song Gua could sense a slight change in his body.

It seemed purer and lighter, and the five senses became clearer and more lucid.

As for changes in the soul and consciousness, they are not easily noticed, but one can vaguely sense an improvement.

Song Gua felt it more clearly this time because the residual source power from other worlds that he obtained from clearing the illusion realm twice before failed to allow him to break through to the first level of the Transcendent Realm.

It merely knocks on the door of those who have transcended the mortal realm, which can be regarded as the first step in the process of transcending the mortal realm.

But this time, after obtaining the light spot, the light spot contained more source power, and it came from the light of the earth, a higher-dimensional existence of the light of the earth—the source power of life on earth, which is complete, so the source power is purer.

This allowed him to instantly advance to the third level of the Transcendent Realm, naturally making him acutely aware of the changes in his body.

Just as Song Gua was preparing to fully experience the changes brought about by the evolution of life, Qin Zheng's collapse brought him back to his senses.

"Squad Leader Qin!"

Song Gua was taken aback and quickly stepped forward, only to discover that Qin Zheng's body was cracking open.

His clothes were covered in horrific wounds, some so deep that the bone was visible, and blood had soaked through them.

Qin Zheng was barely breathing, and Song Gua supported him in his arms.

"You didn't say that you would die immediately after giving me the light spot..."

"It doesn't matter... These wounds... were already there... It's the power of the Agent that concealed them... that allowed me to survive for a while longer."

"But as long as the light spot exists, you can keep going, right? If you tell me, what's wrong with me receiving the light spot a little later?"

"Hehe... It's okay... It's good to see them sooner rather than later."

"Is there anything else you wish for? I can help you fulfill it, anything!"

"I have only one request..."

"Please speak!"

"During the Qingming and Hanshi festivals, may I offer sacrifices for my wife and daughters?"