"Don't you believe in God?" Katharine asked. "I do—I believe in God, Buddha, the Jade Emperor, and all the celestial deities. My parents didn't pass away before the forced relocation, and our family has often gone to temples to offer incense." Zhang Yuanqing replied calmly: "Believing in them doesn't cost anything." Unconsciously, he mimicked Zhai Cai's tone, making himself sound rather grumpy. Katharine lounged back in her chair, leaning against the backrest, with a sense of superiority befitting a seasoned leader observing a newcomer, and smiled lightly: "It's understandable for ordinary people not to believe in the gods. As a group, we shouldn't fail to believe in their existence. You're a peak sage, having entered the spiritual realm many times—shouldn't you have encountered information that lower-level practitioners never reach?" I have indeed encountered many pieces of information—but the number of times I've actually entered the spiritual realm isn't that high... Zhang Yuanqing maintained his cool, attentive demeanor, listening as Katharine spoke at length: "Have you never wondered, at any point, who created the spiritual realm? Have you never questioned what rank lies beyond the realm of half Half-divine, half-divine—just from the name, one should be able to deduce that without divinity, how could there even be the concept of 'half-divine'? Zhang Yuanqing feigned deep thought, then nodded. "That makes sense. So where is the divine? In the Spiritual Realm, perhaps?" Katharine shook her head. "No one knows where the divine resides. The temples where the divine dwells are beyond the reach of ordinary mortals." "Therefore, it is the divine that has sent you messages, guiding you to eliminate the Church. If the divine is all-powerful, why does it need to rely on your hands? If the divine created the Spiritual Realm, then every spiritual traveler across the world is merely a toy in its grasp—why then eliminate the Church?" Zhang Yuanqing tried to steer the conversation. "Because the divine cannot descend to earth. It must therefore rely on the devoted followers who walk among mortals to punish heretics." Katharine lifted her head, her face glowing with fervor and reverence, as if proud of her very status as a 'devoted follower.' Can the divine not descend to earth? Zhang Yuanqing obtained two significant pieces of intelligence. First, there exist beings at the administrator level within the Lingjing—precisely the "gods" as Catherine referred to. Second, these gods are trapped within the Lingjing and are unable to reach the real world. He carefully asked, "May I understand it this way: the gods you speak of are the gods of our Free Alliance. Then, the Lawful Alliance also has gods?" "No!" Catherine said softly, "The Lawful Alliance has no gods. Otherwise, why did the Church collapse a century ago?" This... Catherine's words made Zhang Yuanqing feel a weight settle in his heart. The Lawful Alliance has no gods? Ah, I remember the Chairman once mentioned that during the ancient times, the 'viral invasion' led to the final administrator, the Waha Emperor, perishing. That means—the Lawful Alliance has no gods at all... Yet, if the Lawful Alliance has no gods, then who is the Haotian mentioned in the Ji Tian set? Zhang Yuanqing silently remained vigilant, wondering whether Haotian might not be a disguise for some malevolent deity. Throughout history, it seems that only the First Emperor communicated with the Celestial Heaven, after which the First Emperor collapsed, and the Qin Dynasty perished in just two generations. Wow, when we finally gather the complete set of rituals for worshipping Heaven, we must investigate the First Emperor to see why he failed to establish such a connection. "I don't care much about the divine matters—I only want to know what treasures are hidden within the Pope's legacy." Zhang Yuanqing would have liked to ask more, but he was hesitant to display strong curiosity about the divine realm, fearing that the sovereigns monitoring behind the cameras might notice. The fundamental power of the Cardinal and the Holy Knight? It should be similar to the fundamental power of the Moon—belonging to the orderly, administrative class of roles... Zhang Yuanqing felt a surge of excitement and eager anticipation. In his original conception, when the Spiritual Realm first emerged over a century ago, there were only a few Spiritual Travelers, of relatively low levels, operating in the early stages of development. While the Church was undoubtedly the strongest organization of the time, it might merely be comparable to a new village settlement. The Church's treasure vaults contained at most a few master-level items, perhaps one or two rule-based items from the Saint level—indeed, nothing more. He had never imagined they would possess administrative privileges! Zhang Yuanqing's eyes sparkled with eager longing, asking, "Have you found that knight? Any updates on the whereabouts of the other two Sacred Discs?" Katharine nodded. "We've found the knight, but he's currently unable to move." "Why?" "He's hidden in the home of Winifred Berlent." Hmm? Did the single-line knight know Winifred? It's quite clever of them to have hidden it right at the chief prosecutor's home... Zhang Yuanqing murmured under his breath as Katherine continued, "As for the other two holy discs, we've been investigating Ho Zhengkui's life history. Through our inquiries, we've traced a lead on one of the discs—Ho Zhengkui once donated a bronze artifact known as the 'Zhou Ji Fengniao Zun' to Huaguo. Recently, Fu Qingyang, a rising noble of the Wu-Xing Alliance, personally visited the capital museum to view this very artifact. "If the bronze artifact contains fragments of the holy disc, then unfortunately, it's likely that Fu Qingyang has already secured it. But we still can't understand—how did he manage to locate the 'Zhou Ji Fengniao Zun' so early?" While speaking, Katherine's gaze held a deliberate, thoughtful intensity, fixed on Zhang Yuanqing. The Free Covenant must have its eyes and ears everywhere—indeed, there are members of the Free Covenant within the Five Elements Covenant. From Catherine's tone, it seems she's beginning to doubt me. Zhang Yuanqing felt a subtle chill, paused for a few seconds, then deliberately exhaled, "I understand now!" Catherine blinked, "What do you mean?" "I understand why Fu Qingyang was able to investigate the artifact ahead of us," Zhang Yuanqing said coldly. "That free-spirited sword immortal is actually a member of the Five Elements Covenant—he passed the information to Fu Qingyang himself." Catherine furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, then exclaimed, "Now I see!" Wearing a mask has its advantages—you can simply pass the blame off whenever needed! Zhang Yuanqing's excuse was well-founded: the sword immortal was not only an insider but also came from the second-largest region. Though there's no concrete proof that the sword immortal is an official member, given the turbulent situation in the New Covenant Province, it's entirely plausible that the Five Elements Covenant has quietly sent spies to gather intelligence and carry out confidential missions. It seems Catherine has already realized this. "I'll send someone to keep an eye on the Immortal Sword Immortal. For now, you don't need to worry about the Saint Disc fragments, as Julian's death has intensified the conflict between Heaven's Judgment and our faction. The situation will be very tense in the coming period, and we'll need your abilities. Stay hidden and wait for your assignments," Catherine said. This means I'm being temporarily sidelined from the Saint Disc mission—Hunter's Guild wants to take control of one fragment and regain the initiative from me... Zhang Yuanqing didn't hesitate to accept, saying, "When there's no active mission, I'll check my phone once every evening to be notified of any updates." With a glance of lingering resentment from Catherine, he activated the Dream Transit and left without hesitation. He sat down at his desk and sent a message to the president: "Task completed. I'm now an internal member of the Free Covenant. My online identity is Catherine. Also, I've gathered some intelligence." After sending the message, he began silently counting. Ten seconds later, a man in a pale yellow pajama set entered the hotel suite, wearing a silver mask and with disheveled hair. "You truly can locate me," Zhang Yuanqing remarked with a sniff. "Of course. My seal is on your heart. No matter how far you go—on the moon or beyond—I can always find you," the president replied, then added, "Let's cut the empty chatter. Get to the point." Zhang Yuanqing then shared the intelligence he had gathered from Catherine. "The Church's treasure vault actually has administrator-level access? That's great news. Huge news!" the president exclaimed, pacing back and forth in the room. Such a level of excitement from someone of his stature could only be attributed to administrator-level access. After regaining composure, he said, "By rights, I should fully search for the fragments of the Sacred Disc and gather them as quickly as possible. But if I do that, the Free Alliance will realize we'll always stay ahead of them. You can explain the Fu Qingyang incident with the carefree Daoist immortal, but that excuse won't work a second time. Once the Free Alliance suspects you, your undercover mission will become difficult. Isn't your undercover mission more important than administrative privileges? Yet you're more important than administrative privileges—you're the Sun Sovereign we've been cultivating. The Chairman paused and said, "The Hunter's Guild doesn't want the Celestial Master to get involved in the search for the fragments. How about this—let Jiang Mang handle the matter under his current identity."