Ch. 42The Federation's Holy Son
Xu Qingjia and Elder Shen planned to expand the Netherworld Order across the Sun Moon Federation by offering life extension in exchange for political support and faith. They established an Elder Hall to protect Xu Qingjia and coordinate powerful allies, while excluding the Qian Gu Family and other corrupt factions.
- Elder Shen asked Xu Qingjia about the limits of his life-extending ability, and Xu Qingjia explained that it could theoretically extend life indefinitely at increasing cost in faith.
- Elder Shen proposed making the Netherworld Order the Federation's state religion and sharing its life-extending benefits with powerful authorities to secure their cooperation.
- Xu Qingjia agreed to the plan, and he and Elder Shen established the Netherworld Order's Elder Hall, with Elder Shen as Grand Elder and Xu Qingjia as Holy Son.
- The two decided that only Elder Hall members would learn Xu Qingjia could use faith to extend lives, protecting him through the influence of the order's powerful backers.
- Xu Qingjia told Elder Shen to exclude the Qian Gu Family and people of thoroughly rotten character, including those who colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult.