Spear River Fifth Level, Overturning River!

The equipment here in Lin Zhen is very expensive, but there is one advantage: many good items can be bought with money.

Zhang Yue had drawn up a long list, including items like Dark Energy Stone, Element Crystal, and Ancient Secret Manual, all of which could be used to purchase equipment instead of money.

Although Lin Zhen's items are expensive, they are all worth the price and have a higher cost-performance ratio compared to other ice and fire equipment on the market.

Many Quasi-Star Realm and Advanced God of War gathered around, all trying to make deals with Lin Zhen and Zhang Yue. This time, Lin Zhen didn't even need to remind them; they all said a few words about the Holy Son to show that they absolutely supported Lin Zhen.

For those who believe in the Divine Cult, the Holy Son may be supreme, but to those who do not believe in the Divine Cult, the Holy Son is just a relatively powerful Stellar Realm. He is unlikely to hold a grudge against everyone just because of the purchase of equipment.

Midway through, a member of the Divine Cult even came to buy equipment. He covered himself up completely, said a few bad things about the Holy Son, and then panicked and accidentally took off his mask. He was recognized as the original European Union Divine Cult War God, which made a fool of himself.

By the end of the first day, Lin Zhen had already recouped his costs and even gained many extra valuable items.

Lin Zhen alone harvested more than sixty dark energy stones, and with what he already had, he now had more than one hundred dark energy stones.

This is a huge fortune, not to mention the many Mutated Beast crystals and Star Artifact.

Just as dusk was approaching and more than half of the goods had been sold, Lin Zhen and his companion were preparing to pack up when a man in blue appeared in front of their stall.

Upon seeing this man, Lin Zhen felt a chill run down his spine, for he was a Stellar Realm expert!

This is no ordinary Stellar Realm; this man's strength has reached the Meteor Stage.

"This is a master on the Star Ranking!" Lin Zhen immediately made the judgment.

The man in blue took a fancy to a Top-Grade Star Artifact, which was a pair of boots.

When traveling in the Polar Region, boots are even more important than armor. Lin Zhen has boots most of everything, but boots with Top-Grade Star Artifact are generally unaffordable for ordinary people.

Of the seven or eight Top-Grade Star Artifact, only three remain now, and this boot, infused with a hundred degrees of cold air, is the best among them.

The man in blue glanced at Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhen."

Lin Zhen didn't know him, but he knew Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen smiled and asked, "Is there anything you'd like to buy, senior?"

The man in blue pointed to the boots and said, "I want these. Do I need to say first that the Holy Son is nothing before I can buy them?"

Lin Zhen laughed and said, "That was just a joke. Too many people have said it already."

"Alright, then I won't say anything more. Although he's really nothing special, how much are these boots?"

"This Top-Grade Star Artifact is the best in this stall, worth 30 billion."

The man in blue frowned slightly. Three hundred billion was no small sum, and he didn't actually have that much money.

His gaze fell on Lin Zhen's exchange list. After looking at it for a while, the man in blue suddenly lit up. "Are you willing to spend 15 billion to acquire this Ancient Secret Manual?"

Lin Zhen glanced at what he was pointing to, and a thought suddenly struck her.

Because the man in blue was pointing to the fifth level of the Nine Heavy Spears River, the Overturning River!

Lin Zhen had longed for this manual for far too long, but had never been able to acquire it. He never expected that the man in blue would actually have it.

Suppressing his excitement, Lin Zhen nodded. "That's right. If you have this manual, senior, it can be exchanged for 15 billion in cash at my stall."

The man nodded, looked at it for a while, and then took out a chip manual from his Space Ring, along with some Dark Energy Stone and other items. He exchanged them for a total of 20 billion in cash, and then added another 10 billion in cash to complete the transaction with Lin Zhen.

"Alright, I've finally found something nice. Lin Zhen, let's get acquainted. My name is Jin Qichao."

The man extended his hand and shook hands with Lin Zhen, then introduced himself.

"So it's Senior Jin. It's a pleasure to meet you." Lin Zhen smiled, secretly surprised that this person was Jin Qichao.

Jin Qichao was also a famous figure in his previous life, the founder of the Northwest Military Martial Hall, and a contemporary of Chen Fenglie. However, he did not spend much time in China, but was active in Central Asia. In his previous Extraterrestrial Civilization invaded, he led a group of experts from the Northwest Military Martial Hall to fight a brilliant sniping battle, annihilating a unit of the invaders. It was a rare victory in the history of Huaxia's resistance against Extraterrestrial Civilization.

"Hehe, no need to call me senior. I've heard Li Changying Feng Ni talk about you, but you've already left them behind. Maybe we'll be peers someday."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lin Zhen, Jin Qichao entered the Ancient God City.

Lin Zhen obtained the fifth level of the secret manual, "Overturning River," but did not rush to cultivate it. Instead, he put everything away and handed it over to Zhang Yue to manage. He then You You returned to his tent, took out the chip manual, connected it to his Virtual Helmet, and began to study it.

********

In the Capital City Base City, Yan Huang and Allen arrived at the God's Grace Church.

Gongsun Du had already received the news, had arrived at the door to greet them. As the God Sect Saintess, Su Mingyue naturally had to come out to greet them as well. She wore Priest Robe, her black hair cascading down her back, and her simple makeup could not hide her stunning beauty, which made Yan Huang pause for a moment.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two went inside and took their seats. Yan Huang got straight to the point. "Great God Sect, I'm sure you know why I've come here today."

Gongsun Du nodded slightly; of course he understood.

"The Starry Sky God Sect has been divided for hundreds of years and should have been unified long ago. Now, apart from the America and Brazil, which I haven't visited yet, Tsarist Russia, the European Union, the African Union, and India have all been formally incorporated into the Divine Cult. In Huaxia, only the God's Grace Church remains. I wonder what the Great God Sect Master Gongsun thinks about this?"

Gongsun Du had already thought this through. The merger of the Divine Cult Sects was something he had been hoping for, and now that the Holy Son had appeared, he naturally had no objections.

"Your Holy Son, Gongsun Du has no objection. All the Divine Cult under heaven should be united. This is for the best."

"Haha, that's good. Since the Great God Sect has no objections, then this matter is settled." Yan Huang smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over Su Mingyue was secretly looking at her phone.

Allen then suggested, "Such a wonderful thing should be celebrated. I wonder if the Gongsun Great God Sect has made any preparations?"

"The food has been prepared long ago; we're just waiting for the Holy Son."

"Alright, let's eat." Yan Huang stood up.

At this moment, Su Mingyue suddenly laughed, her voice clear and crisp.

Gongsun Du frowned slightly. Su Mingyue was very well-mannered and had a calm and detached personality. She had never lost her composure like this before. What was wrong with her today?

"Yue'er, what are you doing?" Gongsun Du asked.

"Ah! Master!" Su Mingyue laughed out loud, then realized her mistake and quickly stood up. "Master, I'm sorry. I just saw a message that I found funny. Yue'er 'm not feeling well today, so I won't be able to have dinner with you all. I'll go back to my room first."

Su Mingyue nodded slightly to the group of people to express her apology, then turned and left the hall, returning to her room.

Seeing Su Mingyue leave, Yan Huang's eyes revealed a hint of regret.

"Holy Son, I'm so sorry. Yue'er is not usually like this. She's already twenty years old, but sometimes she seems to be getting more and more like a child. I'll give her a good talking to when I have the chance."

"No need. The Holy Maiden is true to her nature; deliberately changing her would only make her less beautiful. She's perfect as she is." Yan Huang waved his hand, then asked Allen beside him, "What was the Holy Maiden laughing at just now?"

Allen wasn't quite sure either, and instead turned his gaze to the clergy members over there. "Did you see what the Holy Maiden was looking at?"

One of the clergymen stammered, "I think I saw a news article, but I didn't quite make it out. It was about Martial Artist Forum, and a bunch of people were scrambling to buy things."

After hearing this, Yan Huang immediately took out his phone and opened the forum.

This news was easy to find; many videos on the God of War Forum were from the Ancient God City.

The headlines of the messages were also varied.

"The ban on the Holy Son has become a joke, and martial artists are vying to praise Lin Zhen."

"Divine Cult members, masked, purchased equipment and loudly denounced the Holy Son as a fart."

"Lin Zhen, the Champion of the God of War Arena, made a fortune in the Ancient God City, and the Holy Son became his stepping stone."

Yan Huang's brow twitched slightly but he remained silent, instead watching the video of the Divine Cult buying equipment. Although he didn't say anything, Allen knew that the Holy Son was extremely displeased.

So that's why Su Mingyue was laughing. Allen had a bad feeling. The Holy Maiden of Huaxia was making fun of the Holy Son of the Divine Sect. This matter was very likely to anger Yan Huang.

However, Lin Zhen is truly remarkable. He managed to incite a large number of martial artists to trade with him even after the Holy Son issued a ban, which utterly disregarded the Holy Son's dignity.

Those media reporters are all shameless bastards. They'll say anything to grab attention. Now the Holy Son has become a laughing stock, and his prestige has definitely suffered a significant blow.

After watching for a while, Yan Huang turned off his phone, then stood up and said to Gongsun Du, "I suddenly remembered that I have already arranged a meeting with the Great God Sect in Los Angeles, so I won't stay in Huaxia any longer."

Upon hearing that Yan Huang was no longer eating there, Gongsun Du was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly stood up to see him off.

After leaving the God's Grace Church, Yan Huang and Allen boarded the Black Phantom. Allen felt that the temperature around Yan Huang seemed to have dropped several degrees, which showed that the Holy Son was extremely unhappy.

"Holy Son, this matter..."

"Lin Zhen, I really underestimated him." Yan Huang closed his eyes slightly.

Allen didn't know how to respond, so he sat to the side.

"I heard that Su Mingyue is Lin Zhen's girlfriend?" Yan Huang asked.

Allen nodded. "It seems there is such a thing."

"According to the original doctrine of the Divine Cult, there should only be one Holy Son and one Holy Maiden. They should become husband and wife and serve the gods together. However, the Divine Cult has split, and Holy Maiden have appeared in every country. It is time to reorganize. There can only be one Holy Maiden."

Allen understood Yan Huang's meaning. "Then, is Saintess Su still qualified?"

"She is still innocent and pure, just beginning to experience love. As long as she has no lingering desires, she will be a worthy Holy Maiden."

Allen immediately nodded. "Then I understand. Leave this matter to me and I will ensure that Saintess Su can serve the Starry Sky True God without any worries."

Today's update is Chapter 3. To celebrate the 500 monthly votes from readers, an extra chapter will be added. Another minor character appears in this chapter: Jin Qichao is the protector of this book (Jin Jueqi Chao). That's all for today. I'll organize my thoughts and release a major update tomorrow.