Chapter 1 "Do you not believe in gods?" Catherine asked back.

"I do. I believe in God, Buddha, the Jade Emperor, and all the gods and Buddhas. Before my parents died from forced demolition, my family often went to temples to offer incense," Zhang Yuanqing said lightly. "It doesn't hurt to believe."

He unconsciously imitated Zhai Cai's tone, making himself sound very detestable.

Catherine leaned back lazily in her chair, and with a sense of superiority of a veteran looking at a newbie, she chuckled, "It's understandable for ordinary people not to believe in gods, but we, this kind of group, shouldn't disbelieve in their existence. You're a peak Saint, and you've entered the Lingjing (Spirit Realm) many times. You should have come into contact with information that lower-level Xingzhe (Spirit Wanderers) can't."

*I* have come into contact with a lot of information, but I really haven't entered the Lingjing that many times. Zhang Yuanqing maintained a detached listening posture, listening to Catherine talk eloquently: "Haven't you ever been curious about who created the Lingjing? Haven't you been curious about what rank is above Demigod? Demigod, just the name should be enough to infer that if there were no gods, how could there be a title like 'Demigod'?"

Zhang Yuanqing pretended to ponder and nodded, "That makes sense. So where are the gods? In the Lingjing?"

Catherine shook her head. "No one knows where the gods are. The temples where the gods reside are not for mortals to explore."

"So the gods gave you enlightenment and told you to destroy the Church? If the gods are omnipotent, why would they need your help? If the gods created the Lingjing, all the Lingjing Xingzhe in the world are their playthings. Why bother destroying the Church?" Zhang Yuanqing tried hard to get information out of her.

"Because the gods can't descend to the mortal world, so they need the Juan Zhe (Scroll Bearers) who walk in the mortal world to punish heretics for the gods." Catherine raised her head, revealing a fanatical and worshipful expression, as if proud of her identity as a "Scroll Bearer."

The gods can't descend to the mortal world? Zhang Yuanqing obtained two relatively important pieces of information: first, there are administrator-level beings in the Lingjing, who are the gods Catherine spoke of; second, the gods are trapped in the Lingjing and can't come to reality.

He pondered and asked, "Can I understand it this way: the god you're talking about is the god of our Free Faction? Then the Order Faction also has gods?"

"No!" Catherine said in a low voice, "The Order Faction has no gods. Otherwise, why would the Church have been destroyed a century ago?"

Catherine's words made Zhang Yuanqing's heart sink. The Order Faction has no gods? Right, I remember the President said that the last administrator, Nuwa, died during the ancient virus invasion.

In other words, the Order Faction no longer has a god.

But if the Order Faction has no god, then who is the Haotian mentioned in the Offering to Heaven Set? Zhang Yuanqing was secretly vigilant, thinking that this Haotian might be a pseudonym for some evil god.

Throughout history, it seems that only the First Emperor communicated with Haotian, and then the First Emperor was finished, and the Qin Dynasty fell after two generations.

Damn, after collecting the Offering to Heaven Set in the future, I can't communicate with Haotian. I have to investigate the First Emperor first.

"I don't care about the gods. I just want to know what treasures are in the Pope's relics." Zhang Yuanqing wanted to continue asking, but he didn't dare to show too much curiosity about the topic of "gods."

He was worried that the Sovereigns behind the surveillance cameras would notice something.

"At its peak, the Church had three Demigods! They were the Pope, the Cardinal, and the leader of the Knights, the Paladin. According to the descriptions of the Free Alliance's predecessors, before the Pope died in battle, he extracted the Cardinal's and the Paladin's Source Power, sealed them, and sent them to the Church's treasury. After the Pope died, the Holy Plate disappeared for more than a hundred years! It wasn't until recently that we found it." Catherine said, "That's why no Paladin Demigods have appeared."

The Cardinal's and the Paladin's Source Power? It should be like the Lunar Source, belonging to the Order Faction's administrator permissions.

Zhang Yuanqing's spirit lifted, filled with excitement and desire. Originally, in his mind, the Lingjing had only just appeared more than a hundred years ago, and there weren't many Lingjing Xingzhe, their levels weren't high, and they were in the pioneering stage.

The Church was indeed the strongest organization of the time, but it was probably just a newbie village.

At most, there would be a few Sovereign-level items and one or two Saint-stage rule-type items in the Church's treasury, or even none. He didn't expect there to be administrator permissions!

Zhang Yuanqing made his eyes flicker with greed and asked, "Did you find that Paladin? Do you have any news about the whereabouts of the other two Holy Plates?"

Catherine nodded. "We found that Paladin, but we can't touch him for now."

"Why?"

"He's hiding in Winnie Bernt's house."

Hmm? The Single Lineage Paladin and Winnie know each other? He actually hid in the Chief Prosecutor's house. That's pretty smart.

Zhang Yuanqing clicked his tongue twice in his heart and listened to Catherine continue, "As for the other two Holy Plates, we've been investigating Huo Zhengkui's life. After investigation, we found a clue to one Holy Plate. Huo Zhengkui donated a bronze artifact called the 'Zhou Ji Phoenix Zun' to China, and not long ago, the Five Elements Alliance's newly promoted powerhouse, Fu Qingyang, personally went to the Beijing Museum to appraise this artifact."

"If that bronze artifact hides a fragment of the Holy Plate, then unfortunately, it's probably already been taken by Fu Qingyang. But we can't figure out why he was able to find the Zhou Ji Phoenix Zun ahead of time?"

When she said these words, Catherine's gaze was meaningful as she stared at Zhang Yuanqing.

The Free Alliance is all-seeing and all-capable. There are indeed Free Alliance members within the Five Elements Alliance. According to Catherine's meaning, she is a little suspicious in this matter.

Zhang Yuanqing was secretly startled. After thinking for a few seconds, he deliberately sighed, "I understand."

Catherine was stunned. "What do you understand?"

"I understand why Fu Qingyang was able to investigate that artifact one step ahead of us." Zhang Yuanqing said coldly, "That Xiaoyao Jianxian (Wandering Sword Immortal) is a member of the Five Elements Alliance. He's the one who passed the information to Fu Qingyang."

Catherine frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I understand!"

Having many aliases is beneficial. You can throw the blame at will!

Zhang Yuanqing's blame-shifting is based on evidence. Xiaoyao Jianxian is also an insider and comes from the Second District.

Although there is no evidence to prove that Xiaoyao Jianxian is an official member, it is reasonable for the Five Elements Alliance to secretly arrange spies to come and gather intelligence and carry out secret missions due to the turbulent situation in New Covenant County. It seems that Catherine has realized this.

"I'll send someone to keep an eye on Xiaoyao Jianxian. You don't have to worry about the Holy Plate fragments for now. Because Julian's death has intensified the conflict between Heavenly Punishment and us, the situation will be very tense for a while. We need your abilities. Just lie low and wait for your mission." Catherine said.

She wants to temporarily exclude me from the Holy Plate mission. The Hunter Guild wants to control a Holy Plate and regain the initiative from here. Zhang Yuanqing didn't refuse.

"When there are no missions, I'll check my phone once every night. Let me know in advance if there's a mission." After saying that, under Catherine's resentful gaze, he used Dream Travel and left without hesitation.

Zhang Yuanqing continuously traveled through dreams, not returning to Heavenly Punishment immediately. Instead, he came from Kings County to the neighboring Queens District and found a hotel at random, entering an empty suite.

He sat down at the desk and sent a message to the President: "Mission accomplished. I'm already an internal member of the Free Alliance. My superior is Catherine. Also, I've gathered some intelligence." After sending the message, he began to count silently. Ten seconds later, a man wearing poop-yellow pajamas appeared in the suite, wearing a silver mask and his hair was messy.

"You really can locate me." Zhang Yuanqing snorted.

"Nonsense. I'm the one who sealed your heart. I can locate you even if you go to the moon." The President retorted and then said, "End the pointless conversation early and get down to business."

Zhang Yuanqing then told him the information he had gathered from Catherine.

"There's actually administrator permissions in the Church's treasury? Good news, great news." The President paced back and forth excitedly in the room.

Only administrator permissions could make someone of his level so excited.

After being excited, he calmed down. "Logically speaking, I should do everything I can to search for the Holy Plate fragments and gather the Holy Plate as soon as possible. But if I do that, the Free Alliance will realize that we're always one step ahead of them. You can use Xiaoyao Jianxian to fool them about Fu Qingyang's matter, but it's hard to use that kind of reason a second time."

"Once the Free Alliance becomes suspicious, the undercover mission will be difficult."

"Isn't the undercover mission more important than administrator permissions?"

"But you're more important than administrator permissions. You're the Sun Lord we're supporting." The President thought for a second and said, "The Hunter Guild doesn't want Tongtian Jiaozhu (Lord of the Heavens) to participate in the fragment search anymore. How about this, let Ju Mang's alias handle the Holy Plate fragments."