I logged into the God panel.

The Church of the Celestial Light.

The old priest coughed softly, "Since the appearance of the [Unknown Ones], Donghai City has become the focus, with more and more eyes on it. There are probably more than just a few bishops who have come here... They are all lying in wait."

The knight commander nodded solemnly:

"This is troublesome... By the way, Lin Shu'en is about to condense his fourth spiritual core and advance to the third tier. A bishop will also be coming to visit. What do you think?"

The old priest frowned and shook his head:

"These are turbulent times. The spirits from outside are about to descend. There's an aura of purgatory in the western district. Countless followers of the Old Gods are pouring into the East Sea... By the way, there's still no movement from Lu Daosheng's side."

He looked at the knight commander:

"Should we impose disciplinary measures?"

The knight commander was silent for a moment. "Let's wait a little longer. After all, he's just a child."

The old priest scoffed and then said:

"Lately, my intuition has been giving me warnings, like something really bad is about to happen... Sigh."

He looked out of the church and, following the shade of the trees, could see a police car slowly driving by. A middle-aged police officer sat in the driver's seat; he looked somewhat familiar.

It seems to be Lu Daosheng's father?

The old priest didn't take it seriously.

at the same time.

On the police car.

Taking advantage of a patrol mission, Lu Tianyang went out and silently stroked the constantly spinning sphere—an alchemical artifact related to the Beast of Science.

The Beast of Science is a product born from the body of the God of Science after His death.

However, the Beast of Science was soon annihilated, leaving behind only extremely rare seal artifacts and alchemical creations.

Speaking of which, one of the ten public missions of the Shadow Church is to find the remains of the Beast of Science...

Lu Tianyang's phone vibrated, bringing his scattered thoughts to a stop as he answered the call.

"grown ups."

A deep voice came from the other end of the phone:

"The sealed artifact we need is about to arrive in Donghai City. Lord Canando is in charge of the transportation, and it is said that he also brought an angelic oracle."

In the age when the gods slumbered, apart from the four righteous gods who could open their eyes and awaken at any time,

All the affairs of the other ancient gods are handled by their angels and archangels, including performing miracles and issuing divine pronouncements.

"I know that oracle."

Lu Tianyang said wearily:

"Let me infiltrate the church and society of the Unknown."

"My lord, this is dangerous," the cultist on the other end of the phone said worriedly. "The Unknown One is a mysterious being to whom even the Sun God yielded... and He is still awake!"

"He might not be awake."

Lu Tianyang calmly said:

"There are rumors that the church knight named 'Zhang Youwei' on Golden Island has recited the name of the Unknown countless times, yet no one can remember it, as if His name transcends the limits of thought..."

"Such power, such power that even the sun god fears, cannot be easily wielded in this day and age. That 'Unknown One' is probably only a fleeting presence and is currently dormant."

The believer on the other end of the phone hesitated:

Is it really in a deep sleep?

"Probably..." Lu Tianyang sighed. "Intensify the search for information and news about the [Unknown One]. Since He has appeared in Donghai City for the first time, there must be believers here."

"Perhaps there was already a society loyal to Him, quietly growing beneath the surface."

The phone hangs up.

Lu Tianyang rubbed his temples, his hand on the steering wheel, looking at the bustling traffic on the street with a solemn expression.

Sleep... Is the unknowable truly asleep?

He didn't actually know, but he could only hope so.

Otherwise, if I were to infiltrate a church or association loyal to Him, I would surely be discovered, and then...

"Perhaps we should let Bai Qin take the child and leave the East Sea."

Lu Tianyang muttered to himself, looking up at the sky through the car window.

The sun was almost invisible, and the full moon hung in the sky.

"Is He in a deep sleep?"

Lu Tianyang was deeply worried.

…………

"He's sleeping soundly." Zhao Baiqin said softly, covering her sleeping son with the blanket. After thinking for a moment, she tiptoed over and brought another blanket to add to the sleeping area.

"It's the time of year when the temperature difference between day and night is huge, we can't afford to catch a cold..."

Quietly closing the door, the boy remained lying quietly on the bed, breathing evenly, seemingly fast asleep.

Meanwhile, deep within the spirit world.

In the massive vortex thousands of meters above the ground, Lu Daosheng stood quietly at its center, watching the broken steam train floating there.

And the remains of that unknown behemoth whose skull was pierced by a golden spear.

He quietly read the few lines of crooked, scribbled writing on the wooden board, which looked like a primary school student's scribbles.

【Hidden House (51)】

[The second generation of those who left their homeland, in conjunction with the god of science, built a train of refuge for those who followed.]

It exists in the real world and can also connect to the virtual networks we create through technological advancements.

[Those who come after you, now that you have found the true form of the Hidden House, you must have become demigods or angels, and found the flesh and blood of God to escape the madness of spirituality, right?]

God's flesh and blood?

Lu Daosheng's brow twitched, and he continued browsing.

[Advice: Outer gods are born of us, but we cannot necessarily believe in them entirely.]

[Advice: If you are destined for godhood, do not kill your family members in this life.]

[A word of advice: Remember, we are not time travelers, we are reincarnated beings, people who have left their homeland. We have never possessed anyone's body. Your previous self was simply someone who failed to awaken their innate wisdom. Therefore, your family members are still your family. Do not kill them, do not kill them, do not kill them.]

[Note: There are 108 trains in total, 108 Hidden Homes. You need to find the other people and combine all the trains to create the Spirit Network (this is train number 51!)]

[Note: This is a supernatural world. Networks are not just networks; they are also gathering places for collective consciousness. Do not let the gods discover this!]

Finally, may those who leave their hometowns in the future not suffer the same hardships and displacement as we did.

Then there are several rows of characters, clearly the names of the people who spun this steam train.

Zhao Xuedong, Li Zixuan, Wang Jianguo, Li Cuihua, Zheng Qiangjun, Zheng Niandang, Chen Yutong... and some even have English names.

Lu Daosheng quietly looked at these names.

Judging from the style of these Chinese names, the previous generation of foreign spirits did not come from the same era.

It spans at least twenty or thirty years.

"The Hidden House, the Hidden House number... 108?"

He thought of the Hidden House forum he had entered, which had about ten people in total. If you count them up, there are exactly over a thousand "external spirits".

Not necessarily; not all external spirits will access the Hidden House Forum.

"Then are the Guardians of the Heart, the Divine Millet, and others, spirits from outside?"

Lu Daosheng murmured, somewhat puzzled. Was the forum upgrade a sign that extraterrestrial spirits had descended?

No, it should be said... awakening innate wisdom?

"How did they get here?"

Lu Daosheng frowned, thinking of the flesh and blood of God who evaded the chaotic spirituality...

He had a headache and cautiously approached the train, while staring at the remains of the giant beast impaled by the golden spear—even though they were remains, they still gave him a chilling feeling.

The behemoth must have been incredibly powerful in life.

Walk up to the twisted and broken steam train.

Lu Daosheng took a deep breath and first used his mental energy to quietly touch it—nothing happened.

After a moment's hesitation, he reached out and gently touched the train.

A faint, almost imperceptible flow of ice surged in.

then.

[Ability: Virtual Ghost]

[Virtual Ghost (0%): The spirit and will are no longer confined to reality and spirituality; they can enter and roam the virtual digital world through an interface.]

The virtual digital world: a network world born from mechanics, code, numbers, and spirit; its essence is a new place of existence for collective consciousness.

Lu Daosheng closed his eyes, and after a long while, he let out a long breath.

"Virtual ghost..."

He murmured to himself, looking at the remains of the giant beast, approaching, stepping forward, the thought of reaching out to touch the golden spear arose in his mind.

The moment the thought arose, my intuition immediately issued a frantic warning.

Lu Daosheng decisively abandoned this plan and returned to the broken steam train.

"The ice flow is very weak... Is it because you're nearing a state of destruction?"

He muttered to himself, manipulating gravity, trying to slowly and forcibly restore the twisted and broken train to its original shape.

Failed.

The powerful gravity that can bend spacetime only causes the steam train to sway.

Helpless, Lu Daosheng crawled inside the train and walked to the front of the train... This area was still relatively intact.

He looked at the only wooden chair in the front of the train. The entire train was twisted and broken, but the wooden chair was completely undamaged.

ponder for a moment.

Lu Daosheng sat down on the wooden chair.

"Woo! Woo!"

The train emitted two steam roars.

[Currently in a special environment, virtual ghost+]

[Virtual Ghost Temporarily Ascends to Digital Domination]

[Digital Domination: Access to the virtual digital world via an interface allows for complete control over it, enabling arbitrary rewriting and manipulation of monitoring screens, network data, electronic archives, communication systems, etc.]

Lu Daosheng was dumbfounded, and his eyelids twitched.

He thought of the super AI in science fiction movies.

Could I then invade and launch nuclear missiles like in the movies of my past life?

With this ability, plus divine grace...

Lu Daosheng felt that he was going further and further down the path of becoming the "mastermind hiding in the shadows".