Reentering the Southern Cloud Desert

"God's Favored?"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, realizing the crux of what White Lord had said. "I still have to pass the Divine Court's trial?"

White Lord nodded. "Of course. Every 'Heaven Gate' can only create one God's Favored. Once a God's Favored is born, the 'Heaven Gate' will completely collapse..."

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the scepter in his hand. "Then what is this thing? Could it be some related token?"

White Lord shook his cat head. "I don't know whether the 'Heaven Gate' requires a token. I've only heard rumors about the 'God's Favored'; I've never even seen one..."

White Lord's memories were incomplete, after all.

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows slightly and had White Lord return to his body before lifting the isolating barrier.

Cheng Shifei and his servant were utterly baffled.

Yet neither dared ask Chen Fan what White Lord was.

After a brief pause, Chen Fan looked at Cheng Shifei again, holding the Jade Scepter. "What exactly is this thing? What connection does it have to the so-called 'Heaven Gate'... and how did you know about it?"

Cheng Shifei said, "I saw something similar in records from an ancient ruin. This item serves as a key—"

"A key?" Chen Fan frowned. "Could it be the key to opening the 'Heaven Gate'... Then where exactly is the corresponding Heaven Gate? Can this scepter reveal it?"

Cheng Shifei sighed helplessly. "That, I don't know. Ever since I obtained this scepter, I tried all sorts of methods, but I simply couldn't make it acknowledge me as its master. It bears inscriptions from ancient times. I exhausted every means, relying on my family's resources to investigate all kinds of ancient texts and records... but I still found no answer..."

"However, this item was stored within