As Liu Zhi rose from the throne, it vanished behind him. He stood before Persephone and bowed his head respectfully.
"Thank you for your guidance, Queen of the Underworld."
"There's no need to thank me. I only saw that you were walking the same path as I had and offered you a few words. Everything else comes from your own efforts."
Persephone paused. "Still, before you climb the mountain, you'd best set your ambitions aside. Your heart is too wild. Though you can now be considered Mythic, your power is still lacking."
Liu Zhi understood what Persephone meant.
His essence had already broken through, but his level was still 13. To gain those crucial two levels, he would need to complete some quests. At least when he reached level 15, there would be no bottleneck.
However, when he entered the game, he hadn't received any quests that would help him level up. It was clear that he would have to find another way.
"Your Majesty, Queen of the Underworld, where should I go to replenish my power?"
"If you were still in your previous state, I might not have been able to guide you. But things are different now. You have achieved everything except sufficient power, so there's no need to stay here. Go climb the mountain. Just follow the mountain path, kill any enemies that block your way, and when you reach the summit, your power will come to you naturally."
"Climb the mountain?"
Liu Zhi understood at once, but still asked, "Could climbing the mountain also be a way to replenish one's power?"
"Not exactly. It's a gift from the pantheon to people like you. After all, that power is freely floating about and can't be absorbed. There's so much of it that even turning it into food