Reversing Falsehood and Preserving Truth: All Gods and Gods Are in My Hands

Following the pale blue light strip down the path, the heavy stone door at the end of the passage slowly opened, revealing a scene that defied all expectations—

In the open underground space, technological equipment and metaphysical elements are strangely intertwined: the walls are covered with densely packed patterns of the Great Dao, gleaming with a faint golden light. It is said that even if the surface is hit by a nuclear bomb explosion, this underground fortress will remain unharmed.

Several Guardians dressed in black were gathered around the deduction platform, discussing something. As their fingertips swept across the air, pale blue energy diagrams appeared, with various parameters changing in real time with their words.

In the corner, a stern-faced man was wiping a long sword engraved with runes. As his thumb rubbed the blade, the cold, faint light slicing through the air, leaving behind fine cracks in the airflow.

"Wow! This is so cool!" Zhao Lei's eyes lit up like light bulbs as he broke free from Liu Jing's obstruction and rushed inside. "Do they have laser weapons? Can they instantly burn the octopus demon to ashes? And when are they giving out the War God badges? I want to wear one on my chest so all the girls in my class will call me their god!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man wiping his long knife in the corner suddenly stopped. A chilling pressure locked onto Zhao Lei without warning, like invisible chains binding his limbs. He was instantly frozen in place, his cheeks flushed red, his arms and legs stiffened, and he couldn't move an inch.

Liu Jing quickly stepped forward and bowed her head in apology: "Senior Li, my child was ignorant and offended us greatly." She then quickly pulled Zhao Lei back, saying, "This is the Shouzhen Bureau, not an amusement park!"

She lowered her voice and instructed the three: "On the left are the office area and research labs; in the middle are the training ground, martial arts arena, and testing labs; on the right are the medical room, living area, rest room, and enlightenment room; and at the very back is the storage room, where weapons and supplies for fighting the Void Spirits are stored. The archives and some classified areas are off-limits, so don't wander in."

She turned to him and instructed, "Su Wan is exhausted, go to the medical room to rest first. Zhao Lei, you'll do your ability test..."

"Wait!" Zhao Lei suddenly assumed a warm-up stance, raising his legs high and doing a chest-expanding exercise. "Professional athletes must warm up before a match, otherwise they can't perform at their true potential! Let me study Lu Yu's precious coins first, I'll go in after I'm warmed up!"

Liu Jing had no temper with him, so she could only nod: "Okay, the research lab is over there, let's go to the medical room to treat the wound first."

In the medical room, the medical staff gave Su Wan a simple examination. After confirming that she was just overexerted, they handed her a light green potion: "Drinking this will quickly restore your mental strength." They then picked up a bottle of thick ointment and applied it to the wound on Lu Yu's arm. "This is a healing ointment. It will heal in ten minutes. It's normal to feel a little itchy and numb."

The moment the ointment touched his skin, Lu Yu felt both itchy and numb, as if countless tiny insects were gently wriggling under his skin, but miraculously, he felt no pain. The burning sensation at the wound also subsided quickly, and the originally reddened skin gradually returned to normal.

A moment later, Liu Jing led the three to the research lab. A researcher wearing glasses took the ancient coin from Lu Yu, gently held it with his gloved fingers, and carefully placed it on the instrument tray to start the 3D scan.

A pale blue scanning beam enveloped the coin. The researcher operated the terminal for a moment, then shook his head: "After sending it to the archives for comparison, no matching record was found. Either it has never appeared before, or our Zhongzhou branch doesn't have the necessary authority to access higher-level information. We'll keep it for internal energy analysis; that will take some time."

Liu Jing then led the three to the testing room. In the center of the room stood a mysterious stone tablet about half a person's height, with blurry runes engraved on its surface. The base was covered with silver wires, connecting to a dense array of instruments around it.

"Use your energy on the stone tablet; it can detect the attributes and level of the Dao."

Liu Jing demonstrated, gently pressing her palm against the surface of the stone tablet, and purifying power slowly emerged. The runes on the tablet instantly lit up, flowing with mysterious dynamic patterns. The surrounding instruments hummed, and text appeared on the holographic display screen:

"Purifying the Great Dao, Inheriting the Great Dao, 5 stars"

"You've gained a star, congratulations." Shen Che's voice suddenly came from the doorway. He had just returned from the chase, and his black outfit was stained with some dirt.

Zhao Lei volunteered and rushed forward, rubbing his hands together eagerly before placing them on the stone tablet. However, the tablet remained completely unresponsive, not even flashing a light. Frustrated, he pounded and struck the tablet, muttering, "Give it some reaction! Don't be so uncooperative!"

The stone tablet remained motionless, and Zhao Lei jumped up and down in anger: "What kind of broken stone tablet is this? Is it damaged?"

Su Wan stepped forward gently, took a deep breath, and placed her palm on the stone tablet. A faint silver light emanated from her, and mysterious energy flowed out slowly. The stone tablet instantly lit up with a soft silver light, runes flowed along the silver light, and text clearly appeared on the holographic display screen:

"The Path to Spiritual Connection, the Budding of the Great Path, 1 Star"

Shen Che raised his hand to authorize, and the staff in the testing room immediately retrieved the information from the archives. Pointing to the image of the deity on the screen, they explained: "According to the archives of the Shouzhen Bureau, the Path of Spiritual Communication originates from Thoth, the god of wisdom and communication in ancient Egyptian mythology."

"Legend has it that he infused the universe with the core principle of 'communication among all things' as early as prehistoric times, forming the Path of Spiritual Communication. He believed that there were no absolute boundaries between all life forms or energy bodies in the human world, the underworld, and the divine realm, and that conflicts stemmed from barriers. The power of spiritual communication was the key to breaking down these barriers. The inheritors of the Path of Spiritual Communication can communicate with all things, even mountains, rivers, plants, and trees."

"So it seems that the night at the repair shop, my purification seal almost mistook Su Wan for a spirit, probably because of this Path of Spiritual Communication..." Liu Jing looked at Su Wan and pondered to herself.

"The only known successor to the Path of Spiritual Communication is a person from the Snow Country, who has been missing for over ten years and has been completely unknown," the staff member added.

"What is the sprouting of the Great Dao? Why not the inheritance of the Great Dao?" Lu Yu pressed.

Liu Jing explained: "The inheritance of the Great Dao has clear rules: complete inheritance is unique, and there is only one inheritor at any given time. Unless the inheritor dies and the Great Dao returns to the world, the next one will appear."

However, the Great Dao Sprout is different. It is not unique; once the Sprout is born within the body, one can use a rudimentary version of the Great Dao's abilities. More importantly, if the current inheritor dies, the person holding the corresponding Sprout will have priority in inheriting the complete Great Dao.

"So, there are people who would deliberately kill the inheritor in order to complete the Great Dao." Shen Che's tone was calm, but it carried a hint of coldness.

When it was Lu Yu's turn to be tested, he raised his hand and placed it on the stone tablet, trying to mobilize the power within his body. However, without the support of the ancient coins, there was no energy fluctuation in his body, and the stone tablet remained unmoved.

Seeing this, Zhao Lei instantly felt better, slapping his thigh and laughing loudly, "Haha, so you can't do it either! I feel much better now!"

Just as Liu Jing was about to comfort Lu Yu, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly came from the direction of the research room, and a raging current swept in like a tsunami.

Caught off guard, everyone was thrown to the ground.

Zhao Lei crashed directly into the instrument, wincing in pain; Su Wan was caught by Lu Yu in time, preventing her from hitting the corner of the wall; Shen Che reacted quickly, turning to the side to steady himself, while raising his hand to shield Liu Jing.

The tables and chairs in the room were overturned, the instruments exploded and sparks flew, and even the runes on the walls that were said to be able to withstand nuclear bombs flickered violently and then cracked open with fine fissures.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a researcher's urgent cry rang out from the direction of the research lab: "Oh no! The ancient coin's energy has gone out of control!"