Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Zhou Qingfeng stood with his hands behind his back and replied indifferently, "It's alright."

Ning Cha breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this. She was worried that her efforts to act decisively might displease the other party and affect the subsequent cooperation plan. After all, they had only reached a preliminary agreement on cooperation, the treaty had not been signed, and the supplies had not arrived. They still had to be at the mercy of the other party.

At that moment, a pink mist carrying three items flew into the abandoned village out of thin air.

Zhou Qingfeng calmly raised his hand, letting the pink fragrance mist place the three items in his palm. Then the pink fragrance mist dissipated into nothingness. He held the three items and glanced at Ning Cha and the others, without explaining anything, nor did he need to explain anything to them.

That's just how he does things; he always keeps something in reserve for himself.

Even if the two brothers, who cut the axe and the flag, fail in their mission, it is essential to ensure that someone can take over and continue the mission.

Only in this way can we remain invincible.

Seeing this, Ning Cha's thoughts raced. Her clever mind instantly understood everything. She felt increasingly mysterious about Mr. Jiang, unable to fathom his background or discern his true nature. He seemed shrouded in layers of veils, making her both respectful and fearful.

By the crimson moonlight, Zhou Qingfeng examined the three items in his palm one by one.

The first item is the Vision Master's edict, the contents of which are highly confidential.

The main point is that the Vision Church has reached a secret agreement with Zhao Biting, the Lord of Sihai City. The Vision Church can preach its doctrines and recruit followers without restriction within Sihai City. Zhao Biting will also honor it as the number one holy church in Sihai City. The Vision Church has mobilized the power of the people and its sect to support Zhao Biting and help him gradually eliminate the four major sects that control the government.

Then came the nonsense about the Vision Church having a bright future and developing very well in Four Seas City, and then they said that you, Partridge, are too young. After discussion among the higher-ups, it was decided that you still need to work hard, mature for a few more years, and patiently develop the Vision Church in the No Man's Land. When you have achieved great success, then we will find an opportunity to transfer you back to headquarters to serve.

After reading it, Zhou Qingfeng's first thought was that the four major sects were doomed sooner or later. The common people and the Lord of the Four Seas City had joined forces. Good heavens, with everyone working together, the four major sects, led by the Incense Sect, would surely be sandwiched like meat sandwiches.

"The Vision Master is playing a grand game," Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but exclaim. Only now did he understand why Partridge Di was so certain that Zhao Biting, the Lord of the Four Seas City, was the true hero who could influence the overall situation and determine victory or defeat.

Because it is foreseeable that Zhao Biting will no longer be a city lord in name only, but will truly rise up, and the Vision Church will become the dominant force in Sihai City, rapidly developing and expanding due to the unique nature of its religious sect.

At that time, divine right and monarchical right will coexist, which will be truly amazing.

However, Zhou Qingfeng suddenly remembered something: it seemed that their Lord was... dead?

He began to have doubts, unsure whether that so-called Holy Eye was dead or not.

Logically speaking, gods shouldn't be so easily killed, especially gods who absorb faith and offerings.

These gods were originally human beings, but they became gods only after they became powerful enough by feeding on faith and incense.

Just like immortals and Buddhas, they are all cultivated through practice, only their paths are different.

But the only beings truly worthy of the title "god" are probably those ancient gods born of heaven and earth. Other gods are just gilding their own faces, adding titles and honors, but in reality... there's a lot of fluff and very little substance.

Putting away the Vision Cult Leader's edict, Zhou Qingfeng continued to look at the second item, the roster.

The second item, the roster, is quite interesting. It lists the names, occupations, and home addresses of believers from the Vision Church branch in Ravenburg. Whoever controls this roster holds the lifeline of the Vision Church; they can simply kill them one by one according to the list.

The roster was interesting, but Zhou Qingfeng only glanced at a few pages before putting it away. It didn't really matter who had it; at least in Zhou Qingfeng's hands, it wasn't very useful, because he had no intention of cooperating with the Vision Church. The Sword Tower would not allow such a cult to exist.

The Taoist temples and Buddhist temples within the Sword Tower are all traditional sects. Within these sects, the bond between master and disciple and senior and junior disciples serves as the basis for their inheritance. When believers from outside come to worship Buddha or gods, the Buddhas and gods they worship were actually people who cultivated by consuming impure energy. Later, due to their great strength and the passage of time, they were gradually deified by the sect's disciples.

For example, the Jinshan Sect, the foremost Taoist sect, and the Daci Dabei Temple, the foremost Buddhist sect, both enjoy extremely high prestige among the people.

It wasn't because these two sects were good at brainwashing believers, instilling faith, and making people believe in their founders, but because they really did go down the mountain to slay demons, uphold justice, and save people from suffering. Over time, they gained great prestige and love among the people, and even had a strong influence among all the elite circles of the Python Sparrow Empire.

Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between religious sects and traditional sects. A religious sect can cease to exist once believers provide incense and worship gods. However, for traditional sects, it's a matter of "believe it or not, if you don't believe, get lost, don't bother me while I'm cultivating."

Moving on to the third item, it was a covenant for an uprising. Zhou Qingfeng opened it and examined it carefully, his brows gradually furrowing.

The contents of this uprising alliance are very simple: Partridge Di wants to launch an armed uprising to occupy Raven Castle and subdue the Hell Legion. Only if Partridge Di can kill Cai Guozhong and take his place will those who sign the alliance respond and support it.

Zhou Qingfeng looked at the dozen or so names on the uprising alliance agreement, none of which he recognized, but it didn't matter, he was sure he would recognize Cai Guozhong.

Looking back on what I've seen and heard today, it's almost obvious what kind of conspiracy the Vision Church is plotting; there's no need to say more.

Zhou Qingfeng carefully put away the three items and said calmly to Ning Cha, "Come with me to the Baron's mansion."

Ning Cha hesitated slightly: "Is it appropriate?"

Zhou Qingfeng said, "There's nothing inappropriate about it. This is a good opportunity to resolve the grudges between your resistance army and Cai Guozhong."

Ning Cha: "But if that traitor wants to kill us, wouldn't we be walking into a trap?"

Zhou Qingfeng reached out and patted Ning Cha on the shoulder, saying calmly, "Don't worry, Cai Guozhong won't be stupid enough to touch you. He's already surrounded by enemies and is in grave danger. If he really wants to cause trouble and ruin my Sword Tower's millennium plan, then I'll deal with him first."

"Alright." Ning Cha was persuaded and decided to lead her men to accompany Zhou Qingfeng into the lion's den.

The front courtyard reception room of Baron Ravencrest's mansion.

Cai Guozhong looked displeased. He was sound asleep in the middle of the night when someone woke him up, and he was known for his bad temper when he was woken up: "Mr. Jiang, I hope you have something important to discuss with me. Otherwise, if you wake me up in the middle of the night, I will really lose my temper."

Zhou Qingfeng said calmly, "I've taken care of the problem of your supplies being robbed. No one will ever rob your logistical supplies again."

Cai Guozhong frowned and said, "You solved it for me in just one day? Mr. Jiang, who are you trying to fool?"

Zhou Qingfeng snorted and gestured to introduce her: "This is Ning Cha, one of the leaders of the resistance. She is also a representative sent by the resistance. They were the ones who plundered your supplies before. Now, Ning Cha has come here specifically to negotiate an alliance with you."