7 PM

After dinner and a bath, Qin Siyu sat down on the sofa, holding a Taoist scripture named 'Celestial Observation Scroll of the Void'.

This Taoist scripture originated at the beginning of the Warring States period and mainly discusses the comprehension of the creation of heaven and earth, advocating natural Taoist law, mirroring heaven with man, and ultimately transcending heaven and earth.

Of course, this transcendence is an ideal state; at least historically, there's no record of anyone becoming immortal through cultivation.

"Jiang Hou, I'm starting." Qin Siyu said with some anticipation, flipping open the scripture, while the red mark on her forehead emitted a faint golden glow.

"Man imitates heaven and earth, calm and gentle, the sky stands still, all things grow, serenity without words. Yin circulates essence, all things naturally formed, without law yet nothing untouched..."

The voice, imbued with intense intent, slowly rose in the living room, as golden brilliance spread, transforming into a murky world.

Enveloped by this spectacle, Jiang Hou's consciousness boomed, and in the fog, he vaguely saw a scene of the heaven and earth beginning to open, with all things growing, and an indescribable insight surged in his heart.

Each time Qin Siyu read the scripture and awakened, it was an opportunity for Jiang Hou as well.

For instance, this time, he used the power of Word Spirit to immerse himself in comprehending the evolution of heaven and earth.

This is what Li Jie called Refining Heart and Cultivating Life; each insight was a spiritual cleansing for Jiang Hou, removing pollution and understanding oneself.

And it was not just Jiang Hou; the little white kitty also greatly benefited.

Under the cover of murky heaven and earth, the previously irritable aura around Feitong stabilized significantly, and her sleeping face showed a soft, human-like expression.

However, compared to the human and the cat, Qin Siyu gained the most.

One golden scripture after another flew from her mouth, merging into the gradually opening phenomenon of heaven and earth, a scroll emerged amidst the shadow of the unfolding heavens.

The painting on the scroll reflected mountains, rivers, and all living things.

When the illusory scroll was fully formed, it turned into a light that imprinted on the girl's brow, becoming a green dot at one corner of the crown.

However, no one witnessed this scene.

Jiang Hou was still immersed in the mysterious realm, his consciousness neither awake nor asleep, while Qin Siyu had fallen asleep directly on the sofa, exhaustion written between her brows.

This time, it wasn't until around 11 PM that Jiang Hou slowly opened his eyes, which were as clear as water, bright as stars, and he marveled.

"What a strange feeling, it's as if I 'remembered' nothing, yet seem to understand a lot."

"Moreover..." Jiang Hou clenched his fist, feeling the violent killing intent that filled him after the Celestial Demon awakening had dissipated entirely, purified by Qin Siyu.

This meant he could continue to awaken the True God Power of the Divine Era without worrying about pollution.

"Unfortunately, there are no resources." Jiang Hou's face showed a look of helplessness.

The celestial punishment resources used for collecting the Celestial Demon Soul Crystal over several days were all used up, and it was impossible to gather 400,000 to 500,000 points of Elemental Divine Crystal in a short time.

Moreover, even if he had the Elemental Divine Crystal, he had no points to exchange.

Slightly sighing, Jiang Hou gently picked up Qin Siyu, dressed in pink pajamas, carried her back to the room, and then went to the bathroom to bathe and freshen up.

This evening, he planned not to enter the ruins.

Firstly, going in was highly unlikely to yield any rewards, and secondly, the passages near the six provinces had been unstable recently, and he needed to guard against any changes during his 'disappearance'.

In the six southwestern provinces, he was the only 'Half-Step Tier Eight' combat power, followed by five Late-tier Six deputy ministers.

Without him guarding, even a single Tier Seven Demon God or Evil God could destroy the passages, invade the real world, and cause over a million casualties.

By then, even if he defeated the invading Evil God, he would have no face to mingle in reality.

As for the Celestial Spirit Demon-Suppressing Pillar still 'leveling up' on the other side, Jiang Hou calculated that it would be feasible to visit once before dawn.

......

"Quick, run, Zong Zheng."

"Brother Yu, you're faster, go ahead to the passage and notify everyone to evacuate immediately, I'll stay behind to take care of Zong Zheng."

In the dark, oppressive ruin shrouded in black mist, Zong Zheng Nan Mo, Shentu Ni, and Yu Jing were frantically sprinting, their expressions tinged with fear.

Yu Jing didn't hesitate, nodding decisively: "Alright, be careful, if it gets out of hand, find a corner to hide."

With that, purple lightning exploded from Yu Jing's body, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot into the depths of the black mist, disappearing in an instant.

After Yu Jing's departure, Shentu Ni, glowing with golden light, scratched his head and looked back at the storm-surrounded Zong Zheng Nan Mo with a bitter smile: "Your divination is too accurate."

Zong Zheng Nan Mo shouted while running: "I told you, my divinations are almost always accurate when changed to another direction."

"In the bad aspect, yes, a hundred percent."

"That's not important, just tell me if we found a resource point."

While the two were speaking, terrifying explosions sounded from behind, followed by black mist billowing and sky-high boulders falling like meteors.

Boom boom boom!! These gigantic stones, several meters to tens of meters in size, smashed into the ground at supersonic speeds, causing violent explosions in an instant.

"Watch out."

The two turned pale with fear, quickly dodging the falling rocks while instinctively glancing back.

There, black mist tumbled violently, revealing a massive silhouette in its wake, shattering the ground and blasting mountains into pillars of explosion, an imposing power that rocked the sky and earth.

Several dozen kilometers away, the aura emitted by this terrifying creature alone left both their hearts flustered and their spirits agitated.

It was too terrifying.

Fortunately, the terrifying creature showed no interest in them, merely following its instincts while slowly moving, its direction pointing straight towards the passage entrance.

At this moment, Zong Zheng Nan Mo, running at full speed, swallowed hard and shouted: "Brother Shen, the entity is so terrifying, could it have surpassed Tier Seven!?"

"It shouldn't have, such creatures usually only appear deep in the ruins."

"It's good it's not over Tier Seven." Zong Zheng Nan Mo couldn't help but speak again, venting his inner panic: "Then do you think Jiang Hou can slay it?"

Shentu Ni confidently replied: "There's definitely no problem, after all, he can easily crush and defeat a Half-Step Tier Eight."

As he spoke, Shentu Ni glanced back again at the massive silhouette in the black mist, feeling its overwhelming presence, yet remained full of confidence.

While the two were sprinting, Yu Jing, fully exerting himself, had already crossed over 200 kilometers, appearing at the passage entrance.

"Everyone, evacuate the entrance immediately, evacuate immediately."

"An Evil God level monster is attacking."

Without waiting for the people inside the entrance ruins to react, Yu Jing bypassed the two Tier Four Transcendents guarding the entrance and entered the alternate space.

Only a few dozen seconds later, the entire alternate space and the outside base sounded a piercing alarm.

At 3 AM, Jiang Hou's phone on the bedside suddenly rang.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Jiang Hou immediately reacted, clicked to answer, and heard Li Mengwu's slightly anxious voice on the other end: "Minister, an Evil God level ferocious beast is attacking the passage to Yidu."

"Tier Seven Ferocious Beast!"