Inside Treasure Harmony Pavilion.

Zhang Rongfang listened to the songs and ballads of dueling outside, but his heart was in shock.

He had previously thought he had a complete grasp of the blood lotus situation.

But now.....

For the first time, he realized he might have underestimated some things he thought were safe.

He extended his hand, gently resting on the edge of the window sill, the cold touch gradually stabilizing his fluctuating emotions.

Once his spirit was completely calm, Zhang Rongfang took a deep breath.

"Yes, I should have thought of this earlier.... I should have anticipated it."

He concentrated his attention again on the tumor on his back.

This time, because he was aware, Zhang Rongfang's perception was clearer.

Within his first blood lotus, the blurry network of blood vessels faintly formed a familiar face.

That was....

That was the special visage of the Blood God Statue.

The entire face was blood-red, with five eyes, three above and two below; moreover, this human face bore an exceptionally familiar benevolent smile.

Previously, his level of sensory perception could not pursue blood vessels, to reconstruct images in his mind.

But his enhanced brainpower from the completion of his flesh swiftly rendered the vascular structure inside the blood lotus.

The final result was the face of the Blood God.

'No wonder the Blood God's frenzied battle with the Wish Girl before was to protect me.... And if Xue Tong's words are true, divine beings remain immortal and never forgotten as long as someone has seen their true form.

This means, perhaps now I have become the strongest embodiment of the Blood God's hopes?' assuming the Blood God Statue or the Blood God he saw in his dreams matches the Blood God's true likeness.

Zhang Rongfang's thoughts raced.

'What connection does he have with the blood lotus? Could it be that the blood lotus was guided by him?'

'No... The blood lotus obviously possesses the influence of Cultivation of Literature rhythm, very likely the Blood God is just going with the flow....'

At this moment, Zhang Rongfang suddenly had a feeling, quickly sensing the internal structure of the second tumor.

This perception reconstruction was extremely mentally taxing, but considering his physical and mental safety, he disregarded any other concern.

Time slowly passed.

Sweat slowly oozed from Zhang Rongfang's face; soon, after over ten minutes, he opened his eyes again.

A hint of shock appeared in his eyes....

'I just knew....'

It was not beyond his expectations.

Within his second tumor, there remained a fixed structured 3D diagram.

But this time, it wasn't the Blood God...

But a clock... representing the Wish Girl's clock!

"These guys... It seems very likely the Wish Girl's true form is actually this clock.... Did they really consider me the last insurance!?"

Zhang Rongfang felt extremely odd inside.

He clearly didn't worship these Residual Gods, yes, these were the secret cult Residual Gods abolished during Eastern Sect's world sweep.

He had already checked the information. The Blood God Teaching later fled overseas, and the Wish Girl's situation turned even worse, gradually disappearing without a trace.

However, these two Residual Gods were foreign divine religions, with their origin locations long unknown.

'Not worshipping means no deity invocation; I'm not even a follower, clearly treated as the last insurance.... Speaking of which, could my flesh completion ability be influenced by the Blood God?

Otherwise, why would I leap from possessing dim light vision to acquiring such a powerful flesh completion aptitude trait in one go?'

Immediately, Zhang Rongfang reopened the attributes section.

To his surprise, the long-quiet intuition warning appeared again with a reminder.

'Intuition Warning: You have discovered divine beings utilizing you, but the utilization is mutual; the very existence of these beings impacts you differently. Perhaps you should contemplate this impact to become stronger....'

"....." Indeed aligned with his inherent vague thoughts. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Right, this was exactly how Zhang Rongfang saw it.

'I need to first ascertain whether the flesh completion aptitude trait truly originated from divine influence.

If it did... Then I can purposefully use this method to acquire aptitude traits influenced... If it allows directional acquisition of traits, then.... forming a combination, the power might reach a terrifying degree!'

The imagination was delightful, Zhang Rongfang's thoughts went wide with extension.

As for divine beings?

Initially, he was undoubtedly frightened.

But on further contemplation, mutual utilization is all it was, it didn't harm him at any rate, and if trouble appeared later, he'd find a solution then.

Didn't you see previously how the Blood God fought Wish Girl tirelessly for his last insurance?

Theoretically, the more he became insurance for numerous divine beings, the more assistance he would receive.

Certainly, those powerful entities with vast followers wouldn't care about him being but a mere fuse.

But that doesn't matter, all that needs to be done is to reduce their followers to just him alone, and isn't it happily ever after?

Divine beings, he is so mighty and will continue to grow stronger; being his one and only divine being is nothing but good, ensuring they are never forgotten.

It's simply a win-win solution!

Zhang Rongfang's mind suddenly cleared. This thought process seemed good.

Although it's a bad situation, flipped to think from another perspective, it becomes a good thing?

It truly is risk and opportunity coexisting.

'However, it still requires confirmation later.' Zhang Rongfang's emotions slowly settled.

'If the second blood lotus generates aptitude traits truly connected to the Wish Girl, then... it can essentially be confirmed that the blood lotus was guided by divine beings....'

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled a word he often heard in his past life—venture capital.

Isn't that exactly his situation now?

Just as he was repeatedly studying the Blood Lotus, downstairs at Treasure Harmony Pavilion.

A woman in black, who was a clerk, took the newly collected letters, quickly headed to the first floor, and found the supervising manager on duty.

After the manager looked at the letters, determined there might be clues, he reported level by level. Soon it was delivered to the hands of Chen Zhaoqiao, the owner of the pavilion who was staying at Treasure Harmony Pavilion these days.

"Is this... an encrypted letter? Where did you get this?" Chen Zhaoqiao was somewhat familiar with encryption patterns, and at a glance, she could tell the contents on the letter were not written randomly.

"The person delivering the letter was wandering around the address above, and there was no one inside. We discovered them, and the clue is this letter paper. This is superior Yan paper that is often used by the Five Cauldrons Sect." the subordinate manager quickly replied.

"Yan paper... the special paper from Yan City, indeed only liked by the Five Cauldrons Sect. This type of paper can be soaked without damage, its color hard to change, extremely convenient for them to poison." Chen Zhaoqiao nodded slightly.

"Continue to have someone keep an eye on them, I'm going to find senior Zhang!" she instructed.

"Pavilion Master, I have something to say, I'm not sure if I should..." the subordinate manager hesitated.

"I know what you want to say, but right now, it's both danger and opportunity. If our Treasure Harmony Pavilion wants to grow in Dan Province, we must have a strong enough foundation. And now... perhaps it's an opportunity."

Chen Zhaoqiao had already sent people to investigate the origins of this self-proclaimed strongman Zhang Rongfang.

Unexpectedly, there was no corresponding figure within Dan Province.

Nor was there any name on the Black List, the same for the Red List.

As for external channels, they were even more closed.

Dan Province has few entrances and exits, with very little flow of people. Because the population is not large and hard to manage, the Great Spirit usually only comes in name to collect money yearly, appoint officials, and is lazy to manage other things.

Relatively, many of the outbound news of Dan Province is extremely delayed. At most, they only have some understanding of well-known figures.

"Since the pavilion master has plans, I will say no more." The manager cupped his fists and withdrew.

Chen Zhaoqiao took the letter paper and quickly turned to head towards the rooftop.

Soon, she reached the top floor, and lightly knocked on the door with her hand.

"Enter."

Zhang Rongfang collected his thoughts and turned to look at Chen Zhaoqiao who had pushed the door and entered.

These past few days, this woman's performance was excellent, her adaptability, managerial ability, were not inferior to Qingsu, and in terms of calmness and composure, she was even stronger than Qingsu.

In terms of carefulness and detail, she was comparable to Zhang Zhenhai.

Except for being a bit weaker in martial arts, she has no weaknesses.

She is bold and meticulous, once she makes a decision, she goes all out and works seriously.

This is undoubtedly a good subordinate.

For a moment, Zhang Rongfang felt a subtle admiration for talent.

He indeed needed someone under him who could oversee the overall situation and stay calm at critical moments.

Let's see, if there's potential for cultivation...

"Is there something you need?"

He put away his thoughts and looked at Chen Zhaoqiao.

"Senior, we received a letter, it might be written in code, you can take a look."

Chen Zhaoqiao quickly handed over the letter paper in her hand.

"A letter?" Zhang Rongfang reached out to take the letter paper, unfolded it, and took a look.

"Hmm?" This is Songhe Temple's encryption method!

Found it!

Zhang Rongfang's eyes became solemn as he quickly read through all the contents.

The code automatically decrypted and translated into Spiritual Text in his mind.

"This is a distress letter... Ding Yu, has found three main specific locations, all in the Five Cauldrons Sect's plantation! Moreover.... it also gave the distinct features of his location in the Five Cauldrons Sect."

"To the left are three old locust trees in a row, to the right are two red pines, in front is a shrub with yellow-green needles, and behind is a slope.

The ground is all yellow-brown soil and black gravel, with lots of weeds.

In the distance one can see a dome-shaped green mountain. You can hear the sound of streams."

Zhang Rongfang carefully translated the content of the letter aloud.

"A shrub with yellow-green needles, should be Yellow True Grass... This nearby area only has Pingwu Mountain thirty miles outside the city." Chen Zhaoqiao knew the surrounding terrain like the back of her hand, thoroughly understanding it.

On hearing this, she roughly confirmed the direction and location.

"A dome-shaped green mountain, this is hard to say, different angles show different mountain shapes. But a place with red pines, and also Yellow True Grass..... that place.... should be to the north of Pingwu Mountain!"

Chen Zhaoqiao quickly pinpointed.

"Find someone to lead the way." Zhang Rongfang said in a deep voice.

His vitality now no longer required him to hide everywhere like before.

Faced with enemies, regardless of the situation, fight first! If defeated, run, and come back to fight once stronger!

After all, he was not a Grandmaster, and didn't have to worry about degradation if he lost at the final stage.

"Senior, I will arrange personnel immediately...." Chen Zhaoqiao having decided to bet on this person in front of her, showed no hesitation.

"No need, ordinary people are merely ants. The Five Cauldrons Sect are good with poison; bringing more people is only increasing their poison dosage."

"Junior understands. Then, I wish senior success in battle!" Chen Zhaoqiao didn't know the background of the person, but daring to trouble the Five Cauldrons Sect alone, she saw for the first time in her life.

As for after, if the senior failed, she wouldn't care.

Everyone knew she was forced, so even if the Five Cauldrons Sect won, they probably wouldn't do much to her.

This is externally forced, internally voluntary, getting the best of both ends!

Zhang Rongfang also saw this, which is why he appreciated her.

Although this strategy still requires one to have sufficient strength to ensure not being vengefully attacked afterward.

But in a critical situation, it's the best forced choice.