Planning

In the end, Truman did not preside over the so-called thirty-day Mass Ceremony.

He brought the Angel of Concealment into his stone house.

"You're here." Lilith, with an indifferent expression, sat on a stone stool and watched the two walk in.

She stared at the Angel of Concealment for a long time before turning to Truman, saying in a commanding tone, "I want a clone like this, too."

"I'll make you my Pope as well." But she quickly realized the tone of her request and softened it slightly, offering a promise.

Truman didn't mind, though his expression was slightly strange. "Wake up, you're just a vampire right now."

Vampires were not accepted by the Church, so naturally, there was no Pope.

But to be honest, he was a little tempted. After all, the future Church of Earth would also be a Church of a True God, one of the mainstream faiths, and it would be no worse than the Church of Night.

For him, the position of Pope was more than just a crown; it represented countless believers, enough to allow him to leverage more power from the Book of Dreams.

"It's the Vampire Clan," Lilith corrected. "It won't take long."

"We'll talk about it later." Truman didn't refuse. The Goddess, on the other hand, remained calm; she had long known that her Pope also served as the Angel of Dreams under the Sun God.

Not putting all his eggs in one basket, while simultaneously dragging as many future big shots onto his chariot as possible.

This was Truman's strategy for standing firm in this era.

Otherwise, given his traits as The Purifier, if the Ancient Gods discovered him, those Ancient Gods might go mad and, without even caring about the Book of Dreams, strike at him directly!

Among the Ancient Gods, there were two who dared to touch a Sefirah!

The Dragon of Imagination had been corrupted by the Chaos Sea, and the Ancestor of Phoenix was even more ruthless, having directly diverted a tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness.

As for his current collaborators, the Ancient Sun God went without saying; before the Fourth Epoch, He was the greatest backer.

And after the Third Epoch, the two True Gods would likely be able to protect him as well.

In the absence of being able to become a god quickly through Beyonder Characteristics, this was the best choice.

The Goddess approached Lilith. Lilith remained expressionless, though Truman could feel that she was still tense; the wreath on her head gained a bit more luster.

Before she faked her death, she had seen that resolute and ruthless strike of the scythe.

"Ahem, meeting time, meeting time!" Truman called out at the right moment, breaking the silent standoff.

The Book of Dreams in his hand flashed, and the eyes of the man, the ghost, and the angel all flickered with the magnificent scene of the Heaven of Dreams.

The next instant, they were seated within the Dream Palace.

Sasrir had also received the summons and entered the space immediately.

It was another Dream Council.

The last time the four of them gathered, it had led to the total fall of two Ancient Gods and the rise of the Ancient Sun God onto the stage of history. This time, it would surely profoundly influence the future landscape of the world.

"You start," Truman, who could be considered the convener of the meeting, signaled directly to Sasrir.

"My Lord intends to make the Potion Sequences public to the world." Sasrir dropped a bombshell the moment he began.

"Publicizing the sequences..." Once these sequences were made public, the Ancient Sun God would basically solidify the title of the awakened Creator in the hearts of humanity, truly placing Him above the Ancient Gods.

Moreover, what was likely being publicized this time was the same as what Hermes had taken—mostly low-to-mid Sequence knowledge. To obtain knowledge of Demi-gods and above, one would still have to pledge allegiance to the Ancient Sun God or pay a price ten or a hundred times the value of the corresponding knowledge.

In this way, it wouldn't take many years for the Ancient Sun God's strength to swell to the point of crushing the Ancient Gods.

"Knowledge monopoly is a windfall..." Truman sighed.

"Aren't you afraid that the Ancient Gods will become vigilant and unite to eliminate you first?" Lilith asked after a moment of silence.

The Ancient Gods were all more or less injured and unstable at this time; it could be said to be their most dangerous moment. Facing life and death, it was indeed possible that the Ancient Gods would all unite to resist the Ancient Sun God.

"That's impossible. What the Ancient Gods need most right now is time to lick their wounds. As long as my Lord doesn't go to reclaim all authorities and launch a divine war right now, the Ancient Gods will be unable to unite," Sasrir said with great confidence.

The Ancient Sun God had likely verified this through some mysterious means.

The Goddess suddenly raised her hand, looking at Sasrir and then at Truman. "My Church of Night also intends to officially integrate into this world."

Truman nodded gently. As the Pope of the Church of Night, he naturally had to show some support.

"..." Sasrir glanced at Truman. You are also the Angel of Dreams under my Lord...

But he shook his head, having already prepared his response. "I will steer clear of the Pathway of Night, but you cannot involve yourself in other sequences."

As he spoke, he glanced at Truman, who sat upright, ignoring everything and saying nothing.

This was already the greatest concession Sasrir could make to his collaborators.

"Thank you." The Goddess nodded gently. Being able to obtain such a promise was already good enough.

Ultimately, she was not yet a true god herself and could not negotiate with the Ancient Sun God, who controlled the knowledge of all sequences.

As for Lilith, she was still just a vampire.

"When do you plan to make your move?" Truman brought up another matter.

"We will wait until the Ancient Gods have fully recovered. My Lord will end their era when they are at their strongest," Sasrir said slowly, leaving both the Goddess and Lilith in silence.

This single sentence brought heavy pressure upon them.

No one doubted whether the Sun God could do it; it was only a matter of time.

This likely meant that even if they became gods in the future, they might still be shrouded under the shadow of the Sun God.

This was something they had anticipated before the collaboration, but they had not expected it to come so quickly.

"This process might last for hundreds of years; many things cannot be decided now," Truman said, ending the topic.

"Next is the trading session." Truman looked at Sasrir. "Do you have the characteristic of the 'Trojan Horse of Destiny' in your possession?"

Sasrir nodded gently.

"Then let's trade!" Truman produced a Sequence 2 characteristic from the King of Exotic Species.

"Agreed." Sasrir did not refuse. Thinking about it now, he likely held the majority of the "Error" pathway in his hands.

"Very good!" Truman's spirit lifted. He had a soft spot for the three pathways of the Lord of the Mysteries. Now that he had acquired the Sequence 2 characteristic of this pathway, he could upgrade the Gloves of the Ancient!

"It's a pity there are no skilled craftsmen right now; I'll have to do it myself."

The trading session ended there. Sasrir was wealthy and powerful; no one knew how many characteristics he held. The Goddess had just mastered the Pathway of Night and a small portion of the Half-Fool pathway, and the same went for Lilith.

Truman was the poorest of them all.

"No, I need to accumulate some family assets. Preferably Sequence 1 characteristics and Uniqueness!"

In fact, he currently had a Sequence 1 characteristic in his hand, the "God Almighty's Sin" from the King of Exotic Species. In fact, what he had the most of was the characteristics of this very pathway.