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

Zhou Qingfeng doesn't like to fight battles he's not confident of winning.

If conditions permit, we must fight a battle we are certain to win, ensuring a 100% victory.

The current intelligence gathering is far from complete, with far too many gaps.

They only conducted a basic risk assessment of the Fengshen Ancient Path, but they still had no idea what kind of dangers they would actually face. The risk was 50/50, which was neither too big nor too small, but blindly betting all their chips would be an extreme gamble.

It's not that Zhou Qingfeng is afraid to risk his life.

Instead, when given a choice, it's best not to risk your life, otherwise you're no different from a mindless brute.

After all, it wasn't easy to get to where we are today.

If you gamble your life away, you could end up losing everything and your life.

All that was in the past has vanished like a dream.

My father once said that those who take risks will inevitably lose because of the risks, while those who seek stability will inevitably succeed because of stability.

Zhou Qingfeng wanted to ascend the Heavenly Ladder to the Dragon's Backbone, compete with heroes from all over the world, and obtain the ancient treasures on the Investiture of the Gods Ancient Road.

However, the premise is that you must take the initiative and control the situation. If you cannot take the initiative or control the situation, then at least you must have a deep and clear understanding of the dangers you are about to face, so as to formulate several emergency plans to save your life.

Recklessly taking risks, seeing only the benefits, and neglecting the consequences, one may be lucky enough to taste the sweetness of success once.

If I encounter the same opportunity again, I'll think about giving it my all, and giving it another shot.

But luck won't always be on your side.

Everyone has bad luck sometimes.

After losing one game, you want to try again to win it back.

But often, one gamble leads to another loss, which leads to ever-increasing bets.

Sooner or later, they will suffer a major setback because of this, and they won't be able to recover.

As the saying goes, a gambler's gambler will end up with nothing.

No matter how much you win before, you'll eventually lose it all in one go.

Fortunately, Zhou Qingfeng doesn't gamble on luck or probability.

He carries a scarlet divination bucket, which allows him to make the best choice at every crossroads in his life.

No matter when or where, if you choose the right path, you can avoid misfortune and attract good fortune. Destiny is in my hands, how can I lose!?

He silently recited: Draw lots!

A scarlet divination bucket appeared deep within my consciousness.

The divination sticks swayed inside the divination barrel, gradually stopped moving, and then two divination sticks flew out of the scarlet divination barrel.

[Neutral draw, give up on the dragon, draw]

[Auspicious sign: Adventure leads to success, good fortune]

Following the principle of choosing the auspicious option if available, and the neutral option if not, Zhou Qingfeng pondered for a moment and said, "I've decided, I'll ascend to the dragon!"

The auspicious divination slip has already been drawn, so there's no need to hesitate any longer.

This ascent to the dragon's lair will surely bring great fortune, auspicious stars shining brightly, and boundless good luck.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tingxiu slammed his hand on the table: "That's right! Let's get to it! Xiao Xiao, do you want to climb the dragon together?"

Xiao Hongyun frowned slightly, picked a grape and put it in his mouth, weighing the pros and cons: "Old Zhou, Ye Zi, the battle for the Dragon's Ascension is extremely dangerous. Our competitors are all top-notch heroes in the world, and we are still completely unaware of the dangers. This is not easy to handle."

Ye Tingxiu said, "You talk too much nonsense. Are you coming or not?"

Xiao Hongyun said, "I didn't say I wouldn't come. I just hope to do more preparation. Even if we can't gather detailed information about the Fengshen Ancient Road, we should at least have a comprehensive understanding of our competitors. We can't just rush forward blindly."

"Shut up, Ye Zi." Zhou Qingfeng pressed down on Ye Tingxiu's shoulder, then looked at Xiao Hongyun and nodded slightly: "Xiao Xiao is right. Since you have decided to ascend to the dragon, you should make full preparations. You can speak freely about your thoughts."

Xiao Hongyun stroked his chin, frowned, and said, "In my opinion, we should widely distribute invitations to those seeking official positions!"

Zhou Qingfeng raised an eyebrow and said with a smile in his eyes, "Oh, I'd like to hear more."

Xiao Hongyun pondered for a moment and said, "Instead of going to great lengths to find them, why don't we let them come to us?"

"You shall host a Millennium Ascension Banquet, under the guise of exchanging intelligence and making friends with heroes, and widely distribute invitations to ascend to the throne, announcing it to the world."

"Only heroes who possess the Dragon Bone Scripture are allowed to take the seat. In this way, all holders of the Dragon Bone Scripture can be gathered together. This will not only allow us to know who the competitors are, but also to gather more detailed information about the Ancient Path of Conferred Gods."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng remained silent, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Ye Tingxiu raised his hand and said, "I have a question!"

Xiao Hongyun glanced at him sideways: "What's your problem?"

Ye Tingxiu said, "How can we guarantee that all holders of the Dragon Bone Scripture will come to the banquet? There are quite a few cunning old foxes like you who like to hide in the shadows. They may not necessarily come to the banquet at the risk of being exposed. After all, once exposed to the sunlight, they will be attacked by unknown forces at any time. Who knows what crazy things those envious monsters will do in order to snatch a copy of the Dragon Bone Scripture?"

Xiao Hongyun clicked his tongue: "Ye Zi, you're quite good at finding fault."

Ye Tingxiu shrugged and chuckled, "Anyone can find fault. We can even have an idiot do it. It's not difficult at all."

Xiao Hongyun hooked his arm around Ye Tingxiu's shoulder: "Then tell me again, what other questions do you have?"

Ye Tingxiu said, "Disrupt the Dragon Ascension Banquet! I don't have the Dragon Bone Scripture, so I can't ascend to the dragon. And you people who have the Dragon Bone Scripture want to gather together to discuss how to ascend to the dragon. Of course I'm jealous. I'm so jealous that I want to kill you. Since I can't ascend to the dragon, how can I let you have it easy? At worst, we'll all stop playing. You can forget about swallowing the benefits and excluding me."

Xiao Hongyun patted Ye Tingxiu on the shoulder and nodded slightly, saying, "That makes sense. The population outside of Sword Tower is increasing day by day. I estimate there are at least eight million people, if not ten million. To be honest, it's really chaotic. All sorts of monsters and demons have emerged. It's not surprising that some people who harm others without benefiting themselves appear. Moreover, in this turbid and evil world, people's hearts are wicked. We really have to be on guard."

Ye Tingxiu chuckled, peeled a lychee, and popped it into his mouth: "Zhou, you decide on the specifics, I'll listen to you."

Zhou Qingfeng tapped the armrest, but didn't reply. Instead, he calmly explained his new job to the two of them.

After explaining everything, he said, "This task is a major matter personally assigned to the Censorate by the First City Lord. I am currently in charge of the various departments of the Censorate. The official order should be delivered to the various departments soon. I originally intended to wait until the official order was delivered before explaining it to you in detail."

"But you're all on the same side, so it's not a big deal to tell you now. It'll also give you some time to prepare."

"At present, my main task is to maintain public order, curb chaos, restore order, capture foreign thieves, and thwart their conspiracy. I will temporarily name this mission 'Capture the Thieves and Ascend the Dragon,' and I will serve as the commander-in-chief."

"Ye Tingxiu, Xiao Hongyun, obey my command."

"I hereby temporarily appoint you as my left and right deputies to assist me in completing this task."

Upon hearing this, Ye Tingxiu and Xiao Hongyun immediately became serious, stood up one after another, clasped their hands in salute, and said, "Your subordinates obey!"

Seeing this, Zhou Qingfeng gestured for the two to sit down and then got down to business, saying, "Xiao Xiao, you're right, Ye Zi, you're right too. Your conversation has indeed given me some new ideas."

"I have made my decision. I will host a grand banquet in my name to invite all the heroes of the world to the Millennium Dragon Ascension Banquet!"