Fujiawan Villa. In the study, Fu Qingyang holds the remote control, switching the PowerPoint display on the screen. "Normally, continuously conquering high-difficulty dungeons places a tremendous burden on both our minds and bodies. Without proper balance and rest, we're likely to falter at some point," Fu Qingyang says seriously and firmly. "This is the exact path the Marshal followed—take a look." Zhang Yuancheng on the sofa turns his gaze toward the screen. The Marshal's promotion path is primarily centered on B-level dungeons, with A-level ones serving as supplementary elements, interspersed with rest and relaxation C-level dungeons. Only toward the latter stages does it feature two S-level dungeons, culminating in a leap to semi-divine status. The total number of dungeons on this path amounts to twenty-one. Zhang Yuancheng shrugs. "Indeed, balance is essential. The Mage-Eye, Xiaohou Aotian, and Zhi-Sha Palace Master have all declined to participate in A-level dungeons. Boss, are you still up to it?" Fu Qingyang speaks without expression. "You're still holding up. I'm fine." "Come less often—your mood tells me you're resisting the next dungeon run!" Zhang Yuanqing mused internally. Fu Qingyang coldly replied, "Your expression tells me you're mocking me." Hehe, I've also developed counter-intuitive insights now! Zhang Yuanqing said. "The White Tiger's troops have yet to conquer most of the multi-player dungeons—there aren't many left. The remaining ones are solo spiritual realm dungeons. You should rest a bit, leader. "Now, both the official body and the spiritual realm families are preparing. I heard from Xie Lingxi that the masters of the Xie family are day and night refining the Life Original Liquid. Xiu Hou Aotian also mentioned that the official body has allocated a substantial sum of funds to the scholar families, requiring them to mass-produce saints' and transcendent-level items within three months." They're putting their entire resources into weapon production. Fu Qingyang said calmly, "These official initiatives aren't aimed at balancing the factions—they're actually preparing for the next potential collapse of the moral credit system. The better the equipment of the mid- and lower-level official members, the higher the survival chances of ordinary citizens." "The true clash of factions holds little significance for mid- and lower-tier spiritual realm travelers; the official side is merely a foot soldier in the grand scheme. As for strength at the mid- and lower-tier levels, the official side undoubtedly outperforms the chaotic faction, otherwise how could they maintain social stability? At the sovereign level, the official side is stronger than the chaotic faction, though the gap isn't substantial. Only at the half-divine level does the situation shift—following the slumber of the two thunder and lightning deities, the lawful faction has lost two 11-tier half-divine beings. Meanwhile, the chaotic faction boasts the War Lord and hidden divine beings (mages) within its smaller worlds. When the battle truly begins, the outcome is far from certain. This is precisely why the official side so urgently seeks to elevate the Star Sovereign to the sun's throne. Zhang Yuanqing redirected the conversation and said: 'So, the leader wants me to emulate the Marshal?' Fu Qingyang shook his head: 'No, what's there to emulate in that woman? You need to break her record!' He pressed the remote control, switching the screen, and a new upgrade roadmap appeared. Zhang Yuanqing looked closely—good heavens, they were all A-grade and S-grade. The B-grade dungeons were merely decorative, like resting areas. Fu Qingyang said, "In fact, part of the difficulty in the fallen kingdom's king and the southern garden of Shu Mountain stems from bugs in the Spirit Realm, and part from me. If you enter a solo dungeon, the A-grade difficulty wouldn't be this high. 'Master Yuanshǐ, your strength has already surpassed most of the seventh-tier Sovereigns. Moreover, you have the Three-Heaven Pill path. Your current experience level is at 50%. If you can raise it above 90%, the matching mechanism in the Spirit Realm will encounter a bug—your assigned A-grade dungeons will actually correspond to mid-seventh-tier levels. Your true strength, however, is late seventh-tier. You will steadily harvest A-grade dungeons. 'So, the immediate priority is to hunt down a Day-Wandering Immortal, which will allow your upgrade plan to take effect. Then, who should we target?' The Day-Wandering Immortal from Taimei Gate is certainly not suitable. The wild Yú-Yóu deities are more precious than the wild giant pandas—so rare that one simply cannot find them. Morally, it is only the guardians of the Night Rose who can justify hunting the Yú-Yóu deities without guilt. Yet, under the protection of the Moon, these guardians themselves remain inactive, and thus the official authorities are unable to locate them. Fu Qingyang mused, "Even if we manage to find them, secretly hunting them would be perilous, easily setting up traps and countermeasures by the spiritual expanse." "The Spiritual Expanse is likely stationed within the spiritual realm, paying little attention to the outside world." "Given the Moon Sovereign's profound predictive abilities, it's possible that they've already anticipated this development—therefore, a pre-emptive strategy cannot be ruled out. However, their presence within the spiritual realm means they cannot free themselves to confront us." "With our current strength, if besieged by the high-ranking rulers of the evil faction, we would suffer significant losses. Should the Grand Chancellor intervene, it would likely trigger a half-divine war, disrupting the current equilibrium." "It may not necessarily escalate into a half-divine war. Do you think the five alliance They discussed, and discussed, gradually falling into silence. The quest to hunt down the Nocturnal Rose, undertaken by the Day-Wanderer Deities, proved too difficult to tackle. After a few seconds, Fu Qingyang mused, "Perhaps we can entrust Zhao and Sun Elders to enter the Taiyuan Gate's dungeon instance and capture one of the Day-Wanderers." Zhang Yuanqing showed no signs of enthusiasm, shaking his head, "To bring a character from the instance into the real world, there's only one way: transform them into materials—even their bodies count as materials. A living being cannot be carried out of the instance, otherwise the leading figures of all major organizations would already be overwhelmed." Fu Qingyang replied calmly, "Did you forget how Princess Yin Yao came to be in the real world?" Zhang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly brightened. Princess Yin Yao was a key NPC within the instance, but she had been sent into the real world after being struck through her spiritual realm barrier by the Lady of San Mountain. The old sturdy one, however, was special—she was an advanced boss within the spiritual realm, an integral part of the spiritual realm itself. But soon, he rejected Fu Qingyang's proposal: "Given the Empress's standing, it was entirely feasible back then to influence the transcendent stage of the Night-Wanderer's divine quest, raising its difficulty level and sending Yin Yao into the real world—there was nothing particularly difficult about that. Yet the Day-Wanderer is no mere match for the Night-Wanderer. Sending a Sovereign out of the spiritual realm is no small feat—let alone whether it can be accomplished. Even if it could, she would suffer severe counter-effects, much like the Chairman himself hesitated to directly rescue Zhai Cai from the quest. The Empress herself has long been resistant to his use of dark arts. Moreover, Old Banging, who aspires to claim the throne of the Sun, would certainly not, at this very moment, risk suffering counter-effects from the spiritual realm to fetch a Day-Wanderer for him. Fu Qingyang remained silent. The two fell into another silence, pondering their ideal objectives. At that moment, a notification buzzed in Zhang Yuanqing's pocket—caller: Single-Transmission Knight! Has Zhai Cai cleared the S-tier quest? Zhang Yuanqing was thrilled and immediately answered the call. Fu Qingyang, who had carefully studied the caller ID, also raised an eyebrow. "You're lucky indeed—thought you were dead for sure," Zhang Yuanqing joked. Zhai Cai chuckled, maintaining his usual tone: "Not only did I survive, but I've also achieved mastery in my martial arts. With just one hand, I can now defeat three Level 7 Day-Traveling Immortals. I've successfully reached Level 8 and secured the complete Knight lineage. I can now attempt to unlock the Cathedral's treasure vault and claim the ultimate item of the Knight profession." Finally, the time has come to open the Cathedral's treasure vault! Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but become excited, his blood quietly surging with energy. He had long been eager about two treasures: one hidden within the Yu-Hua Immortal Sect's vault by the Mage King, and the other—the legacy of the Cathedral after its fall. Especially the latter, according to his understanding of history, the Cathedral had indeed perished, yet neither the semi-divine artifact of the Wind Mage nor the semi-divine artifact of the Knight had been claimed by the Free Alliance. After realizing the tide had turned, the Pope hid most of the Church's assets—including two half-divine items—within the treasury, leaving only the map and fragments of the key. Without any high-ranking void-domain masters or half-divine beings in the first region, the treasury thus survived. In the present day, the Chairman has already lost track of the treasury's location. Zhai Cai said calmly, "I'll meet you at the Densun River Park in Xin Yue County. Please note—I will only accept you and the Chairman. Others are not eligible to enter the Church's treasury." Zhang Yuanqing glanced at Fu Qingyang and said, "No problem! I'll be ready and clean when you arrive." After hanging up, he looked radiant, "Old man, there's likely a component of the Thunder God's set inside the Church's treasury. If we can gather all the pieces, I'm willing to tackle the S-tier dungeon. The mission to eliminate the Night Rose Guardian will also become more secure. Moreover, there must be other items within the Church. If we can assemble the full set, we can delay the preparation of the San-Cai Pill." Fu Qingyang nodded. To prepare the Sancai Pill, a Day-Wanderer was needed; the Day-Wanderer who hunts the Night Rose had to wait for the right moment and couldn't rush. Hasty action might easily lead them into the evil faction's trap. After bidding Fu Qingyang farewell, Zhang Yuanqing entered the Night-Wanderer realm, rode the wind back to his grandmother's house, and knocked loudly on his uncle's door. His aunt, dressed in casual wear, opened the door and welcomed him inside. In the living room, Uncle held a bottle of beer, while the speaker played an energetic foreign rock playlist, and on the network TV, a popular shoulder-shaking dance from a few years ago was playing. Uncle shook his shoulders vigorously, shaking like a flamboyant, showy old fellow. "Tea or a drink?" his aunt asked. "No thanks!" Zhang Yuanqing declined, stepping in and joining his uncle with a lively dance and shoulder movements. Seeing this, his aunt sighed deeply and quietly retreated to the bedroom. "Oh, you useless Yuanzi—so cheerful! What exciting thing have you come across?" "Uncle started off with a long speech. "Oh, I took Xiahou Aotian to upgrade—quite an exciting raid, full of tombs. I was truly capable, delivering my truth with just my fists. There was a young lady from Yao Guang who, seeing my strength, willingly removed her clothes to demonstrate her skills and offered her technique—yet I didn’t give her any money. Just after returning home from the raid, a single-line knight came to argue, chattering nonstop, specifically naming you and me as the ones to accompany him." Zhang Yuanqing gathered her breath and said, "Report complete!" Uncle’s shoulders shook, shook, as if he too wanted to deliver a long speech, but after struggling for a while, he finally settled down and spoke calmly, "So coincidentally? You just needed a quick upgrade strategy, and here he comes?" "I asked for a kind, gentle, beautiful, and refined master who would revise the prescription," Zhang Yuanqing said. "The initial version did have issues, but now it’s resolved." Upon hearing this, Uncle relaxed, turned, and called out to the bedroom, "Honey, Yuanzi has invited me out for a walk. I’ll be out for a bit "From the bedroom came Auntie's reply: 'Make sure to come back for dinner tonight.' 'Got it!' Uncle pressed his nephew's shoulder and disappeared into the bedroom. Zhang Yuanqing felt as though he had stepped into a deep, dark, and profound passage—nothing visible in sight, no light, no scenery. The next moment, the slowly flowing Dese River appeared before him. Strong winds blew across the river's surface, while the park behind him stood in autumnal stillness, and ahead lay a broad expanse of river, with large cargo ships drifting gently by. Turning around, he saw that Uncle had already donned a wine-red suit and trousers and worn a silver mask. Zhang Yuanqing was startled: 'Whoa, you changed so quickly!' 'That's the power of a half-god,' said Uncle—no, the Lord of the House, tapping his finger. 'Come here!' Instantly, in front of them, appeared Zhai Cai, dressed in a black ermine coat. It's been over a month since we last saw each other. Zhang Yuanqing observed Zhai Cai carefully. While the knight's appearance remained unchanged, his demeanor had grown more reserved and weathered, his eyes seeming to hold the essence of years of relentless battle—deep, vast, like an endless river or the majestic Five Great Mountains, steady and solid, yet not sharp. "Wow, it's been a while—you've grown up!" Zhai Cai said with a cheerful smile. Grown up? I retract my earlier impression. Nothing's changed at all—still as stubborn as ever! Zhang Yuanqing gave a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. Uncle raised his hand and tapped his fingers once between the two of them. "Let's cut the chatter. The treasure hunter is eager to move, and I still have to get home to dinner with my wife tonight. We need to act now." Zhai Cai stood by the riverbank, leaning against the railing, saying: "The designated location on the treasure map is actually the Church itself—the treasure lies within the Church's premises." "Impossible!" the chairman said firmly. "I've explored the church site numerous times—there's no hidden space there "Merchants excel at discovering treasures. As the only half-deity among the Void profession, his words resonated with authority and unwavering confidence. Zhai Cai spoke with a touch of sentiment: "Had I not entered the 'Knight's Dusk' instance, I would have fully agreed with your perspective. Chairman, you too have experienced the 'Knight's Dusk' instance—what do you believe its background to be?" "The Fall of the Church," the Chairman replied. The single-branch knight nodded: "It is well known that higher-tier instances have more distant, historically rooted backstories. Yet 'Knight's Dusk' is an S-tier instance at the Sovereign stage, and all peers of its tier typically draw from the medieval period. Yet this one belongs to the modern era. This indicates it is a special instance—so, what makes it unique?" Zhang Yuanqing, who had also experienced the modern instance 'The Terrifying Cruise,' suddenly realized: "Is the Church's treasure located within that instance?" Zhai Cai nodded: "Following the fall of the Church, the Spiritual Realm reclaimed the treasury and, using the war that led to the Church's demise as its narrative foundation, created the S "The treasure vault has become a hidden quest within this instance—I only realized this while actually exploring the instance." Speaking this, he turned to the president and said, "I know that if we forcibly remove high-tier items or materials from an unopened instance, the Spirit Realm will consider it theft and impose penalties. So, I'd like to know whether you're willing to take that risk." The president, however, disagreed with his view and smiled, "There are at least two semi-divine items from two different professions in the Church's treasure vault. Do you think a Level 7 S-instance would reward such extraordinary items?" Zhai Cai was momentarily taken aback.