Lotus Lantern

Richard genuinely had no idea he was being targeted. After all, he was only a Mid-level God, and he hadn't noticed these guys who were at least High-level God.

He was caught up a day later, by which time he was completely out of the sphere of influence of Di Yi City.

Several High-level God surrounded him from all directions.

Even High-level God were blocking their path ahead.

Richard raised an eyebrow. So professional?

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, hand over your Space Ring obediently, and we might consider sparing your life." After completely cornering him, a divine sense transmitted over.

"Oh? I'm just a Mid-level God, why are you all making such a big fuss about me?" Richard asked doubtfully.

"Heh, you guys saw the grand gesture you made at the Bauhinia Castle. How about it? Mid-level God piloting a high-level Metal Lifeform, a rich young master, know your place, right?"

"Oh? So you were already watching me in Di Yi City. No wonder there's such a powerful group here, so close to Di Yi City. Aren't you afraid the Di Yi City Guard will wipe you out?"

Richard suddenly realized.

"Alright, stop trying to stall for time, kid. Surrender. We're only after your money, not your life."

Of course, this was only because they were unsure whether Richard had other Divine Clone. What if they killed someone and couldn't open the Space Ring? That would be a huge loss.

"Heh." Richard sheathed his Metal Lifeform and beckoned to draw his longsword.

He unleashed several attacks with a wave of his hand, attacks that combined the profound Law Profound Mysteries. The intensity of these attacks caused the surrounding High-level God to change color drastically, and they hurriedly launched their own attacks to defend themselves.

But after the energy explosion, only one person remained alive.

"Oh? There's even a Six-Star Demon?" Richard exclaimed in surprise.

It's very difficult for anyone who isn't Six-Star Demon to survive his attacks.

However, would Six-Star Demon even care about such a small amount of money?

Generally speaking, Six-Star Demon with a little accumulation can have a net worth of at least hundreds of billions of Ink Stone.

"Hmph, we've made a mistake this time. We misjudged you. We thought you were just a young master, but we never expected you to be a prodigy who started Fusion Law Profound Mysteries at the Mid-level God stage."

However, it's because your Divine Power power is of inferior quality; otherwise, you should be as strong as Seven-Star Fiend, right?

"Should I say you're ambitious? You still haven't advanced to High-level God?" The man couldn't help but mock after blocking Richard's attack.

In terms of attack power, Richard's Wind Element Divine Clone, if it only uses the Wind Law Profound Mysteries, does not actually reach the level of Seven-Star Fiend.

But he's not limited to using the Wind Law Profound Mysteries.

"Then try taking another hit from me." Before Richard could finish speaking, another flash of silver sword light appeared.

Before the man could react, the sword light traversed space, and even seemed to transcend time, instantly shattering the barrier of the Material Defense Divine Artifact and reaching his Godhead.

"Impossible." The astonishment in the man's eyes flashed for a moment, and then his whole body turned into nothingness.

This was Richard's strike, combining the Wind Element Law with the principles of space and time.

Its power reaches the level of Seven-Star Fiend, and more importantly, it is so powerful that it is impossible to counter or dodge. The only option is to withstand it head-on; if one's physical defenses are insufficient, they will be instantly killed.

Richard then began to reap the rewards, acquiring several more High-level Godhead. These guys were all quite strong, not weak among the High-level God.

Richard was now even more excited about what was inside their Space Ring.

I tried, and three out of the five Space Ring couldn't be opened, including the one for the Six-Star Demon. Now I'll have to slowly locate it again.

I opened both of the ones that could be opened and took a look. The haul was pretty good. The smaller one contained hundreds of millions of Ink Stone, and the larger one even contained nearly two billion.

They all possess advanced Metal Lifeform. Indeed, without advanced Metal Lifeform, they couldn't catch up with him.

After a few more days, he finally located the remaining three Space Ring and retrieved their contents.

A sudden windfall, a real sudden windfall.

The ring of that Six-Star Demon- level powerhouse alone contained hundreds of billions of Ink Stone, and the other miscellaneous items could also be sold for hundreds of billions.

The other two combined are worth three to four billion Ink Stone. With this, he might consider buying a Soul Defense Divine Artifact made by a certain master.

No customization, only in-stock items. In-stock items are limited, but you might still come across them.

He decided that he would stop and explore every major city he passed through along the way, hoping to stumble upon a masterpiece that might be for sale.

He does indeed need Soul Defense Divine Artifact.

He can dodge physical attacks using his spacetime abilities, but some strange soul attacks are impossible to avoid. In those cases, it depends on whether he has Soul Defense Divine Artifact and how strong his soul is.

He then passed the time by reading books about the customs and culture of various parts of Hell as he traveled. Incidentally, these books were all taken from the spoils of war.

There were even some photos of powerful figures battling each other, like clips from a movie.

While the Wind Element Divine Clone and the Death Divine Clone were still roaming Hell, the main body of the advanced Metal Lifeform had already begun preparing for a new round of travels.

This time he was going to Yang Chan's world, the Third Holy Mother who rarely spoke in the group.

I wonder what they're busy with.

Judging from her tone, she was probably living before the timeline of meeting Liu Yanchang. But it's hundreds or even thousands of years between Yang Jian rescuing his mother in the prequel to The Lotus Lantern and Yang Chan meeting Liu Yanchang.

The Third Holy Mother never mentioned her current timeline.

This world is truly deep, unfathomably deep.

Because this is an Eastern mythological world, the major gods that are clearly defined in this world include Nuwa, Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Jiaozhu, the Jade Emperor, Buddha Tathagata, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven to Heaven, True Lord Erlang, the Great Deity of the Three Altars, and a series of other well-known figures in the Eastern worldview.

Although the characters in the story don't seem to be very strong in combat, they are obviously not as omnipotent as in myths and legends.

Judging from the behavior of these big shots, it should just be a mythological derivative world.

But who knows if these big shots, if pushed to the limit, might resort to their main accounts to attack people?

Therefore, you must be extremely careful when you go into this world.

It wasn't that Richard insisted on taking risks; it was simply that when navigating the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, he couldn't escape the worldview of Eastern mythology.

It had already been subtly touched upon in Sister Bao's world before.

Now another one has appeared, and even Daiyu's worldview seems to have some mythological elements, after all, not just any place dares to be called the Lihen Heaven.

We can't just avoid people like that in every group chat from now on, can we?

It's better to take advantage of the fact that you're a decent member of this group and build good relationships with the big shots. It might make things easier for you in the future.

He hadn't forgotten the goddess with a human head and a snake's body from the Fox Spirit World; what if she really Nuwa?

Couldn't we try to build a relationship with Nuwa, the Nuwa from the world of Lotus Lantern?

Although Nuwa of the Lotus Lantern world, seems to have long since departed, some things remain, such as the Lotus Lantern.

For example, monkeys.

Having made his decision, he tagged Yang Chan in the group chat.

Richard: May I come into your world? Yang Chan: You 'Xia Mi so brave!

As Dragon King who had lived in China, Xia Mi was quite knowledgeable about Eastern mythology. Having spent a long time with Lin Feng, she also knew a lot about the lofty mythological settings.

Lin Feng: Boss, think it over.

Yang Chan: Welcome.

As the goddess of Mount Hua, she cannot easily leave the Mount Hua Earth Boundary, so forget about going to play in other people's worlds; that would be considered dereliction of duty and a violation of heavenly rules.

She can only wait for other group members to come and join her.

On weekdays, all I do is peek at other group members chatting in the chat room.

Daoxuan: What's wrong? Is there something amiss in this fellow Daoist's world?

Unohana Retsu: Yeah, is it dangerous?

Tushan Yaya: Same question.

They couldn't understand how dangerous it had to be for Xia Mi and Lin Feng to agree that even a powerful figure like Richard could be in danger.

After all, they had a good idea of how strong Richard was.

Is this dangerous? Wouldn't they all die suddenly if they went?

Xia Mi: Well, this isn't a question of whether it's dangerous or not, but rather that it might attract a lot of attention from powerful figures, even more so than in the world of babies. Anyway, those who know, know.

Ye Zhen: I understand.

Lin Feng: I understand.

Sister Bao: What do you guys know?

Lin Feng: You slipped through the net! That world has the Three Pure Ones, Buddha Tathagata, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the Jade Emperor.

Yue Buqun: I understand.

Spirit Emperor: I think I understand now?

Spirit Emperor recalled the Chinese mythology he had read some time ago.

Hermione Granger: They all seem to be famous deities from Eastern mythology? Overgod?

Yang Chan: Huh? Why bring up these powerful beings? If you're just guests, why would you disturb them?

Richard: Who knows? Maybe they'll find out as soon as I enter your world?

Yang Chan: Are you still coming?

Richard: Come on, agree.

Yang Chan: Okay, I've agreed. Be careful when you come over, don't disturb the mortals in the temple.

On the West Peak of Mount Hua, a palace with green tiles and red walls is supported by a giant rock shaped like lotus petals, which looks like a jade pavilion floating in the sea of clouds from a distance.

Copper bells hang from the upturned eaves; when the mountain wind blows, the clear and melodious sound of the bells drifts through the pine trees and soars into the sky.

The stone steps in front of the palace are embedded in the cliff, with ancient cypress trees gnarled and twisted beside them, covered in deep green moss, and shrouded in a light mist all year round, making it impossible to distinguish between clouds and fog.

This is the sacred site of the Third Holy Mother, Snow Reflection Palace, also known as the Holy Mother Temple.

The vermilion mountain gate is inlaid with bronze rings in the shape of animal faces, and above the gate hangs a golden plaque with the three characters "Holy Mother Palace" written in a clear and vigorous style, which is the imperial calligraphy when the title was bestowed by the Heavenly Court.

Two guardian deity statues carved from blue stone stand to the side of the door, their robes fluttering, their eyes wide open in anger, yet they are shrouded in a soft glow by the incense smoke from years of burning.

Pilgrims come and go in an endless stream, leaving the stone steps worn smooth. The iron cauldron in front of the hall is piled high with incense ash, and wisps of smoke curl up to the eaves, mingling with the fresh scent of the mountain plants and trees—a fusion of celestial and mortal atmosphere.

Before the statue of the Virgin Mary in front of the temple, a figure quietly appeared without causing any ripples.

The temple keeper and worshippers ignored it.

This person was none other than Richard, who had traveled through time. He was prepared to appear anywhere, such as in Bagua Furnace, the Yuxu Palace, or even in front of the Buddha Tathagata Mount Ling.

I didn't expect to arrive at the Mount Hua Holy Mother Temple so smoothly!

Are the big shots indifferent? Or is this simply a fictional world based on a TV drama? Or are they being overly cautious?