Lower Realm, Venus Star Hall.
"So it was young friend Lu. I was wondering why this incense offering felt somewhat different."
Venus Star's voice remained unhurried, accompanied by a genial smile.
"Greetings, Elder Angel!" Lu Chen clasped his hands and bowed. "This junior has presumptuously disturbed you today. I hope Elder Angel will not take offense."
"No matter, no matter. Given the friendship between us, there is no need for such formality. Why has young friend come to make an offering today?"
Lu Chen did not beat around the bush and said openly, "Elder Angel must know that after the matter with the Matchmaker God, this junior intends to advance to a great clan. I have now reached the crucial point of temple-breaking."
"Oh? Could it be that the temple young friend intends to break also enshrines this old man?"
"Precisely!"
Lu Chen then explained the whole sequence of events.
However, given the Heavenly Court immortals' habit of peeping into the mortal world at every turn, Lu Chen did not believe Venus Star could possibly be unaware that he was about to break temples.
But since the other party acted as though he did not know, Lu Chen went along with him.
"Breaking three temples? Young friend Lu is truly domineering." After hearing the whole story, Venus Star laughed heartily. "There are quite a few temples that enshrine this old man, but this is the first time I have seen someone as bold as young friend."
Lu Chen sighed. "Wasn't I set up by someone as well? But it does not matter. This junior is used to it by now."
After all, compared to all the twists and turns before this, what did this even count for?
Lu Chen instead felt that if advancing to a great clan really went