A Key That Chose Its Owner

"Not a rumor!?"

A flash of light instantly crossed Chu Sheng's eyes.

"Tell me—what exactly happened!"

The archbishop bowed and slowly began.

"Reporting to Master, the experiences of the first archbishop of our Radiant Church truly happened."

"It was merely that the place he went was not truly Heaven. That was only a claim deliberately attached by the Church to stabilize the faith and proclaim its orthodoxy."

"However, I do not know that place's exact location either..."

Seeing Chu Sheng's expression turn cold in an instant, the archbishop hurriedly explained.

"Please quell your anger, Master. Reaching that place does not depend on traveling there—it requires a 'key.'"

"The first archbishop left behind a key back then. But this key is extremely peculiar. It chooses people."

Chu Sheng's gaze sharpened slightly as he continued asking, "Chooses people? What does that mean!?"

The archbishop slowly explained.

"It means that this key will actively seek out an owner compatible with it."

"This key was previously kept safely by the Church. More than three hundred years ago, the previous archbishop of our Church was favored by this key and was able to use it to enter that place."

"Yet who could have known that, one night over seventy years ago, this key vanished into thin air? Its whereabouts have been completely unknown ever since. The Church exhausted every effort searching for it, yet found no leads at all."

At those words, Chu Sheng's heart stirred.

More than seventy years ago, Chen Tingyu had been around fifty years old.

There was a ninety percent chance that the key had gone to Chen Tingyu, allowing him to obtain such an opportunity and fortune.

Raising his eyes to glance at the archbishop before him, a trace of impatience flooded Chu Sheng's gaze.

"So, you're useless..."

Hearing this,