After two months inside the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Pan Long had come out behind in both strength and supplies.
A level 20 Favored Soul and a level 1 Temple Ranger had done almost nothing to improve his strength. Anyone he could not beat before, he probably still could not beat now.
Without the Barbarian's Rage and the divine spear Meteor, even the upper limit of his fighting power had fallen considerably.
But in the long run... No, he did not even need to wait that long. The moment he returned to the Nine Provinces World, he received a benefit he had expected.
[You have entered the pan-Eastern cultural sphere. You may formally take up the post of Demon-Subduing Celestial.] [You may choose a faction.]
Pan Long could not help smiling at the dazzling array of factions available to him.
All he had to do was choose one, and he would be formally invested as a god—a celestial with an official post.
A celestial might not rank alongside the Immortals and Buddhas, but surely he would be on the same level as a Demon God or the like!
Great Xia was in turmoil. The Reform Faction and Conservative Faction were fighting tooth and nail, and human lives were worth less than a penny. Even the "reputation," "connections," and "interests" that had once offered protection were useless now that the blades were drawn.
At a moment like this, only strength could hold the field!
Becoming a celestial now would be a good way to protect his Lineage and friends from unnecessary trouble.
With that thought, he opened the selection list, intending to make godhood a matter of "no fuss, no sweat."
But when he went through the list one entry at a time, he discovered that every faction