"... Is this the legendary Trading Ground?"
When the gates of the void opened, the Trading Ground appeared in a semi-public manner before the High-Level Professionals of the Forest Goddess Church.
No one could refuse it—or rather, no one wanted to.
Lu PingAn had long passed the stage where possessing a treasure was a crime. Now that he had some deterrent power, he needed to display more of his "value."
"Legendary might be overstating it, but honestly, I've never seen anyone come here once and not want to return."
As the host, Lu PingAn handed the higher-ups VIP Cards—business cards—but kindly informed them that operating hours were limited to when he was present. At once, they wished Lu PingAn would never leave, and some even invited him to settle here on the spot.
"Life can be traded?"
Old Deer was even more shocked when he entered this secret realm and witnessed everything before him.
Outsiders watched for the spectacle, but he truly understood what was happening. He had even made what seemed like an obvious guess about the source of it all, which only made it harder for him to understand how Lu PingAn had managed to digest and transform it.
That was why he had blurted out the "rule" he sensed.
"Of course. Since it is neither sacred nor special, there is no essential difference between it and any other object. Naturally, it can be traded."
Lu PingAn answered the question warmly and enthusiastically.
The bystanders took it as a simple exchange, unaware that what Old Deer had asked about was actually Lu PingAn's "doctrine." At Tier 4, it was a law decree. At Tier 7 and above, it was a rule. Once he became a god, it would indeed become doctrine.
The Throne of God Lu PingAn had