Chapter 795 52: A Rotten Idea

At this moment, the Holy City of the Roman Catholic Church was in complete disarray, completely undefended, and anyone could freely enter and exit the Holy City.

And the heavenly kingdom, reflected in the golden light yesterday, was clearly visible.

Including that final earth-shattering sword, Empowerers across all of Europe witnessed its descent with their own eyes.

...This is different.

Those descriptions turned into words are no longer powerless.

Instead, they appear particularly terrifying and frightening.

Yes.

Terrifying and... frightening.

"Are you really sure... that Chen Lusi suddenly emerged, is related to the loss of contact with the Goryeo Branch and the human world, and later directly eliminated the god of the Roman Catholic Church."

"I am sure."

"I don't believe it!!! How could this be possible!! How could a mortal do such a thing!!"

"...Boss, something like this can't be faked. Back then, Advanced Empowerers from East Asia were all present. People from Ise Jingu were in Goryeo and witnessed the giant sword falling from the sky over Goryeo. They also saw the god descend in person. Eventually, they heard the voice of Chen Lusi and watched the world fade away.

Subsequently, the heavenly kingdom on the side of the Holy City was reflected.

Numerous pieces of evidence prove that this was indeed caused by Chen Lusi."

"..."

"The subsequent sword that severed the source of death at the Holy City might not be related to him because we've verified that those symbols were from the 'Qin'. Perhaps this was their Heroic Spirit. Initial witnesses also proved that the man present at the beginning was not Chen Lusi but rather a man with a peculiar demeanor.

But then he disappeared, just after the dust settled."

"..."

"...Boss, are you listening?"

"I'm listening... Now, immediately recall all personnel from the east. From now on, retract your influence, and most of the figures should not leave the borders."

"Ah? How can we do that, East Asia..."

"Ah, what? If you say it out loud, do you still not understand what this means... Yes! You don't understand! Do you know! Even if the human world disappears! The source of death doesn't necessarily disappear! The death source in Goryeo losing contact with the human world would absolutely not disappear! Instead, it would change hands!

But the Roman Catholic Church has been beaten to this state now! Do you think it will stay in their hands? Do you think it's possible?"

"...Impossible."

"Then do you think it's in our hands!? Chen Lusi! Damn Chen Lusi! A young man capable of slaying gods!! A Celestial Strategy of the Celestial Strategy Mansion! Now, are you still looking to court death by provoking him???

You just said it so fluently! Didn't think for a second? What if he pulls the same move on our source of death! Do you think we can withstand that?? You just said the god disappeared in an instant!! If he comes for us, who will stop him!? You!?"

"..."

The one reporting paused for a moment and then turned and walked away: "I'll get it done immediately!"

And similar conversations.

Are taking place within countless Empowerer organizations.

Almost every high-ranking official of Empowerer organizations exploded upon hearing such news.

At this moment.

It can be said that every Empowerer has come to know the name Chen Lusi.

Heroic Spirits, after all, are just Heroic Spirits.

They cannot exist long-term.

This is a consensus almost everywhere.

However.

The existing Empowerers are different.

And Chen Lusi's age is no secret.

...An Empowerer in his twenties, a twenty-something who walks in the human world and can reflect the celestial kingdom as the Lord of the Underworld.

Even at best, he has at least a hundred years of life left.

A hundred years.

For some reason, thinking about this.

And associating it with the tragic state of the Holy City now, all Empowerers felt a profound despair.

Chen Lusi's 'perhaps'... was indeed too cautious.

And at the same time.

The country also received numerous requests for state visits.

Although Empowerers are crucial in the Extraordinary Domain, the ultimate point of settlement must be the more practical secular power.

This is an unchanging truth.

The situation with the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, after all, is rare.

The Extraordinary Domain, with the tragic state of the Roman Catholic Church made public, no one dares to touch the bad luck anymore.

They don't even want to probe anymore.

They turned instead to secular power.

And this, in turn, increased Ji Xin's workload.

Because she needs to provide a reference in a short amount of time, detailing each secular power corresponding to different Empowerer organizations, their respective weights, the relationships between secular power and Empowerer organizations, and even the relationships between different Empowerer organizations.

And this involves many things. Although she is not the final decision-maker, the mental effort required is considerable.

"Actually, you can have Chen Lusi cooperate with you, and the persuasion would be stronger."

Celestial Strategy Mansion Headquarters.

Shanli looked at Ji Xin buried in piles of complex documents and suggested: "Perhaps you could offer a more direct suggestion and let Chen Lusi accompany the entire process, so there's no need to worry about the relationships between different Empowerer organizations.

Given the current situation, the moment Chen Lusi introduces himself, the competition could likely be over."

"Do you think he understands any of this?"

Ji Xin raised her head and looked at Shanli: "As for having Chen Lusi accompany, what kind of idea is that? They are already like startled birds, and now you want to scare them? Is our Chen Lusi so cheap? What's more, they clearly don't want to engage in anything within the Extraordinary Domain for now, aligning perfectly with the highest level's wishes. Are you suggesting that to push me out? You political idiot, if you don't understand, just shut up."

Shanli remained expressionless: "I just wanted to make things easier for you."

Ji Xin said jokingly: "If only you could have stopped Chen Lusi back then, I'd have an easier time now."

Upon hearing this for the third time, Shanli took a deep breath: "Next time it's your turn to see if you can stop her."

Ji Xin returned to her papers, muttering under her breath: "You're just incompetent..."

Shanli bit her red lip and was about to step forward and go up to beat her.

But when Ji Xin saw her approaching, she immediately changed the subject: "You witnessed the scene of the giant sword plunging down in the Yellow Springs Mainstream too, right?"

"Yeah."

Shanli knew this was her childhood friend indirectly showing weakness, she gave her side-eye and continued: "Then I saw it again at the Goryeo Branch."

"That shouldn't be called the Goryeo Branch anymore."

Ji Xin shook her head but couldn't come up with a new name for the time being, so she let it go and continued: "It seems that our predecessors also severed the connection between the Yellow Springs Mainstream and the human world, just not as thoroughly as Chen Lusi, still leaving some functionalities intact, allowing Empowerers like us to be normally born.

And before the era of the Book of Mountains and Seas, our influence of Yellow Springs on the human world... was perhaps far beyond what we currently understand, and the strength of the Yellow Springs Mainstream might vastly exceed our imagination."

"Yes, Chen Lusi said he was imitating his predecessors, which also proves this point."

After a moment of contemplation, Shanli nodded, and then looked at Ji Xin: "So... have you decided to have Chen Lusi return to the Yellow Springs Mainstream again? The situation with those golden figures back then..."

"Not sure, but I don't want him to go."

Ji Xin was silent for a moment, then put down the documents in her hand: "I don't want him to take risks again, he has done this much already, done enough, but those golden figures seem determined to have Chen Lusi return to Yellow Springs Mainstream."

"This matter actually depends on Chen Lusi's personal will."

Shanli shook her head and continued: "It also depends on the people around him. As long as he doesn't want to go, no one can force him. So if you really don't want him to take risks again, then you must find a way to keep him."

Ji Xin slightly raised her head: "You're so eloquent, why don't you go to keep him?"

Shanli remained expressionless: "You just said I'm incompetent, and also said I couldn't stop him, so this time it's your turn."

"..."

Ji Xin was taken aback, pursing her glossy red lips, glaring at Shanli, then asked: "So where is he now?"

"Handan."