Fleet Departure, Attack Incoming

The farce quickly came to an end.

Zhang Fusheng took Lin Shiquan back to the city center and lifted the restrictions on him—but necessary surveillance was still required.

Lin Shiquan could understand this as well.

After all, words alone are not enough.

With Zhang Fusheng as a witness, he immediately contacted Lin Yusheng and reported everything in detail.

Lin Yusheng fell silent on the other end of the phone.

For a long time.

"The Central Extreme Cult Master, the Great Emperor of the Underworld, the Heavenly Venerate of Sin Removal."

Lin Yusheng murmured in a low voice, and said:

"Is the Divine Emissary present?"

"I am here," Zhang Fusheng replied calmly. "I have received divine grace and possess the Dharma form of the Nine Nether Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerate, which allows me to directly communicate with the gods. Tell me what you need."

Both Lin Shiquan and Lin Yusheng, who were far away in Golden City, changed color at the same time.

Is the deity the embodiment of the Dharma?

If it's an incomplete or merely superficial form of a Dharma image, many Visualization Method can be employed. However, if it's a [True God form] with genuine authority...

A long silence followed.

"We also established a religion for the Ancestor of Land Immortals."

Lin Yusheng's voice came through:

"Although it was small in scale and was defined as a minor cult by the Federation, it still made a significant contribution."

"I will convert the deity worshipped by the sect to the Nine Nether Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerate as soon as possible, and I will also relinquish the position of Pope to the Divine Emissary."

"No need."

Zhang Fusheng waved his hand in refusal; he didn't have that kind of free time.

"Let Deputy Director Lin continue in this role. However, since we are now on the same side and share a common enemy, I have a small favor to ask of Deputy Director Lin."

"Furthermore, Deputy Director Lin, have you ever heard of the Gaotian Association?"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yusheng's breathing quickened.

After a conversation with Lin Yusheng.

Zhang Fusheng quietly returned home. His parents were already asleep, and Zhang Xiaoxi was still in her room packing her luggage.

Tomorrow morning, she will return to Golden City with the research team.

Logically, the research team should have stayed in Chongyang City for an extended period, but due to the previous attack and the current riots,

The research team decided to return to Golden City for the time being.

Certainly.

The main reason is that Yu Huafeng wants to go back and try to obtain some level 4 Star Beast Meat.

Without disturbing Zhang Xiaoxi, Zhang Fusheng quietly returned to his room and sat down cross-legged.

My mind and spirit were immersed in a divine realm.

He glanced at the enormous statue and let out a soft sigh.

Incense offerings, deities

"In the myths of the past, enough incense offerings could even create deities, such as the City God in various places, or the famous Guan Yu."

"Yet this world is clearly a power cultivated by itself."

What exactly is the relationship between incense offerings and deities?

Zhang Fusheng didn't dwell on the things he couldn't understand. He first went into the Heaven and Earth Five Villages Temple and brazenly opened the Daoist scripture.

The Daoist scriptures contain eighty-one pages of mysterious texts.

"It's definitely different now."

Zhang Fusheng's eyes shone brightly; at least on the first page, he could already vaguely understand the meaning of the text.

It won't be like in the past, where people couldn't even understand the meaning of a single character.

"What limits my practice of this Earth Scroll is not just comprehension—in fact, comprehension only occupies a very small part of it."

"More than anything, it's because my understanding of the Tao is too shallow."

Zhang Fusheng quickly flipped through the Daoist scriptures, but he could no longer understand the last few pages.

"As described on the first page, the Earth Scroll contains the various paths of the earth, and the word 'earth' here does not only refer to the ground."

"At the same time, there is also [underground] -- the underworld."

Zhang Fusheng pondered, the Ancestor of Earthly Immortals, the so-called earth immortals are immortals in the earth, such as the Five Great Emperors of the Five Sacred Mountains, or many Earthly Deity - including underworld gods like the City God.

Zhen Yuanzi's status was indeed immeasurably high.

In a sense, He is even one of the Yin World Ancestor Immortals.

"Ghosts, humans, earth, heaven, gods."

"Earth Immortals reside in the Middle Vehicle, representing the balance of the five elements; they can ascend to heaven or enter the underworld."

The Daoist scripture suddenly slipped from Zhang Fusheng's hand. He frowned and looked at it, noticing the wisps of smoke rising from the incense burner forming characters.

How much longer can you hide?

[My believer, I've found you soon!]

Zhang Fusheng almost burst out laughing. He knew that the Ancestor of Land Immortals couldn't see or hear him, so he stared at the wisps of smoke and the two lines of characters:

"Your believer."

"Soon, it will be mine."

Zhang Fusheng didn't bother to chat with the Ancestor of Land Immortals, turned around and left, descending to the other shore.

"[I've arrived]" he wrote on the muddy ground.

Moment.

Thank you for coming to see me.

Zhang Fusheng narrowed his eyes slightly before writing again.

I've heard that even gods cannot enter the underworld; why are you there?

After a brief silence.

[I was banished here; they could not kill me, yet they feared me.]

[Fear?]

[Yes, my Rank/Status is special; I am qualified to sit in the position of the Great Accomplishment Supreme Sage Teacher, which is why I was banished by the other ancient sages.]

Zhang Fusheng seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment of contemplation, he asked again.

[In the underworld, are you the only one?]

[I was the only one; at least I didn't encounter any living beings. Of course, the thick fog blocked my view, so I couldn't see anything in the distance.]

I am drowning in a great river, unable to break free or escape, clinging only to the bank with my hands.

As the lines of text appeared, Zhang Fusheng's eyes flickered.

He chatted idly with the ancient sage as he painted, subtly inquiring about many things concerning the underworld.

After forming a general outline in their minds, they ended the discussion.

"Interesting."

He was far from the other side, talking to himself.

According to the ancient sages, the underworld has no sky or sun, is shrouded in an impenetrable mist, has no living beings, no ghosts, only Him alone as God.

And.

They are still trapped in the underworld.

That's right, the Yellow Springs.

"Most of them were drowning in the underworld, their hands barely clinging to the shore, communicating with me through the muddy ground among the Other Shore Flower lilies."

Zhang Fusheng murmured:

How credible is it?

Five points.

Perhaps the ancient sage was telling the truth from beginning to end, but Zhang Fusheng did not dare to believe him completely.

Most importantly, the Yellow Springs River is anchored—most likely by Lin Yusheng.

"However, Lin Yusheng is not Celestial Person and does not possess the ability to Touch the Void. With the Yellow Springs River flowing, it is also difficult for him to communicate with that ancient sage through the divine realm."

Zhang Fusheng pondered to himself, this was the only possible place to be exposed. Once Lin Yusheng became Celestial Person,

After communicating with this ancient sage, one will discover that...

Originally, there was no Nine Nether Sin-Removing Heavenly Venerate in the underworld.

"But it's hard to say. According to that ancient sage, he couldn't see any further; everywhere was shrouded in fog, the sky was dark and gloomy."

"Even the ancient sages themselves did not know whether there were other living beings or other deities."

Zhang Fusheng sighed. How far was Lin Yusheng from becoming Celestial Person?

He didn't know.

But until then, try to tie the enemy to your chariot as much as possible.

Gazing at the Other Shore Flower, gazing at the Yellow Springs River near the Helplessness Bridge, Zhang Fusheng sighed softly.

To be drowning in the Yellow Springs River year after year, alone and desolate, what kind of despair must that be?

Even under such circumstances, He did not go mad.

They can even communicate peacefully with themselves and write down Divine Ability techniques.

"This mindset is correct. If this ancient sage did not deceive me and what he said is true, then he is qualified to usurp the position of the Great Accomplishment Supreme Sage Teacher."

"How could one's will be weak?"

Zhang Fusheng silently withdrew from the divine realm.

Two days later.

September.

The autumn wind is starting to blow.

In the Golden City.

The enormous spaceship slowly descended, the hatch opened, and the old woman stepped out, trembling.

"Deputy Director Lin?"

Yu Huafeng looked surprised:

"I'm just making a temporary return trip, why should I trouble you to come and pick me up personally?"

"Elder Yu is too kind. Given your status and position..."

Lin Yusheng smiled and gestured:

"Not to mention me, even the Governor-General would rise to greet you."

Yu Huafeng was puzzled and slightly wary. She walked side by side with Lin Yusheng until they reached a place far from the crowd.

Lin Yusheng suddenly spoke:

"By the Supreme Purity."

Yu Huafeng suddenly turned her head.

Taiqing.

This is a title known only to core members of the Gaotian Association, such as her, Chen Daoling, Zhao Wenting, or those two Golden Councilor.

After a brief moment of astonishment, a faint smile appeared on the old woman's face:

"I didn't expect Deputy Director Lin to be a friend of the group."

"Yes, I didn't expect that either." Lin Yusheng's voice deepened. "I've never met True Person; I only heard about him from a young friend."

He paused, then changed the subject:

"My young friend has also asked me to help him recruit some of his subordinates. I am a high-ranking official, and many people are watching me, so I must ask Elder Yu for his assistance."

The old woman turned her head, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Recruiting subordinates?"

"Yes, some people are going to the Golden City by smuggling themselves in. They're already on their way, but because of the smuggling, it might take another week for them to arrive."

Lin Yusheng said frankly:

"I have nowhere to put them; too many people are watching me, but you are different."

Yu Huafeng paused for a moment:

"May I ask, Deputy Director Lin, who is this young friend of yours?"

Lin Yusheng pondered for a moment and said:

"Zhang Fusheng, have you heard of Elder Yu?"

Yu Huafeng laughed:

"So it was him. Then this old woman will agree."

"Once those illegal immigrants arrive, I will provide them with a place to settle down."

Now it was Lin Yusheng's turn to be surprised.

This Elder Yu, Mr. Yu, didn't even ask what those people were there for.

Just because of the name 'Zhang Fusheng', he agreed to it without question?

Lin Yusheng seemed to be deep in thought, and he raised his opinion of Zhang Fusheng by one level.

This 'Divine Emissary' was even more mysterious than I had imagined.

Another day.

Early morning.

"Engines three and four are now activated."

"The waterway has been determined."

The spaceship, with its luxurious interior and purely designed for enjoyment, slowly ascended into the air.

Eight small military frigates also took off.

This is Zhang Fusheng's current treatment.

Sitting on the all-glass observation deck at the top of the spaceship, I reached out and took the wine glass handed to me by the waiter, taking a sip.

Zhang Fusheng looked around and let out a soft breath.

This was my first time riding in a spaceship, and not even one that was in combat service—it was clearly a floating manor!

Inside the spaceship, there's an artificial lake, bamboo grove, orchard, and even a small pavilion in the lake!

This was a level of extravagance he had never imagined before.

Use a spaceship as a floating manor.

"In terms of security, there are eight escorting frigates, which can block Grandmaster attacks under long-range saturation strikes."

As the waiter introduced the fruit, he chopped up some unknown, expensive fruit for the important guest.

He said respectfully:

"The estimated sailing time is twelve hours, and we will arrive in Longzhou City at 8 PM tonight."

"The journey will pass through Spring Thunder City, Polar City, and Shuangcheng City."

"The Longzhou City has completed all notifications. All senior officials of Longzhou will be waiting at the designated location to welcome them."

Zhang Fusheng nodded casually, flipping through some documents. With his current access level, he could easily look up many things.

For example, illegal immigration.

Smuggling into lower-level cities is simpler than one might imagine—by using certain land routes, one can directly reach another lower-level city.

The Federation attempted to regulate it, but it was impossible to completely eradicate it. If they had known about the smuggling route in the first place, there would have been no need to crash into the top of the sky.

Time passed little by little.

The Space-Air Fleet silently traversed one bubble world after another via special routes.

One city after another appeared below.

5 PM.

"We're now passing through Shuangcheng City," the waiter reported as usual. "It's still a three-hour flight from Longzhou City."

"Shuangcheng City?"

Zhang Fusheng looked out with great interest, overlooking this small world, where he could see two huge cities, one to the north and one to the south.

Between the cities, there are also many villages and towns.

This is completely different from the other small worlds.

The waiter, observing the situation, introduced the situation at the opportune moment:

"Shuangcheng City are a relatively special area, serving as financial centers and transportation hubs among lower-tier cities."

"Over time, another city developed, called South City and North City respectively, but when combined, they were called Shuangcheng City."

Zhang Fusheng nodded thoughtfully:

"Transportation hubs in lower-tier cities?"

The waiter hesitated for a moment, then whispered:

"Actually, it's because the terrain of Twin City Small World is like a sieve, full of loopholes, making it easy for people to smuggle themselves into other cities."

"I see."

Zhang Fusheng chuckled and shook his head, then closed his eyes slightly to rest quietly.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and on a whim, his hair stood on end.

My own intuition is giving me a frantic warning!

"All ships on high alert, prepare to defend against enemy attack!"

Zhang Fusheng shouted, and the order was relayed to the entire fleet in a very short time.

The fleet came to a halt, hovering in the sky, with eight escort ships scattered in eight directions, their main guns unlocked!

Eight dazzling beams of light converged on each of the escort ships.

Zhang Fusheng sat upright, silently gathering his strength, his gaze sweeping across all directions through the transparent glass.

The vast Sea of Clouds in the sky has stopped rolling at some point.

The sky fell into an eerie stillness.