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Upon entering the room, one is greeted by the scent of sandalwood and the greetings from someone in white.

Qiu Tu looked up and saw Bai Yi sitting cross-legged on a low couch in the room, with a wooden table in front of him, leisurely drinking tea.

Perhaps because he had lived in the human world for too long, or perhaps because human culture does have unique aspects in assimilation, Qiu Tu felt that Bai Yi, in terms of etiquette and attire, was more like a human being than an evil god every time he met him.

This also made him feel a certain affinity for white-clad people.

Sometimes, he would even think back to the time they spent together in the New Territories.

At that time, Bai Yi was Yan Chen's secretary, and Qiu Tu was Yan Chen's confidant... Both of them were just insignificant figures in the New Territories City.

Before anyone knew it, the two of them had become God Kings. Forget the New Territories City and Dongyezhou, even the 8th Sanctuary had become insignificant in their presence.

'As expected, Old Yan is still the best; he's produced two God-Kings.'

While jokingly referring to his old boss, Qiu Tu walked over to the man in white and sat down.

Even though they hadn't worked together for a long time, their understanding was still excellent. Qiu Tu had just sat down when the man in white poured tea.

He gestured with his hand, "Try it. It's a tea tree I brought back from the 'Boundless Sea of ​​the Heart,' planted by the 'Deity of Life' in the 'Chaotic Western Capital.'"

Qiu Tu picked up the teacup, and seeing that there was no "crisis sense" prompt, tilted his head back and drank it.

While Qiu Tu was drinking tea, the man in white slowly spoke.

But he didn't jump straight into business; instead, he started talking about something else: "Yesterday, something big seemed to have happened in 'Chaotic Western Capital.'"

Qiu Tu pretended not to understand and asked, "What important matter?"

The man in white gave Qiu Tu a deep look before speaking, "Someone was recklessly attacking and assassinating gods in the 'Chaotic Western Capital.' They were finally surrounded and subdued."

He said, "When it happened, almost half of the 'Chaotic Western Capital' was alarmed, and many deities went to join the fun."

Qiu Tu was not surprised that Bai Yi knew about this.

The entire "Chaotic Western Capital" is a divine kingdom of white-robed beings. The will of white-robed beings can exist anywhere, in any corner, so it is not surprising that they know this.

However, Qiu Tu did not understand why Bai Yi was talking about this.

So he didn't reveal anything about Zhao Ji, but simply said "Oh," and then asked, "And then?"

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, the man in white said calmly, "Some time ago, I think I inadvertently saw someone following Princess Xingyue and her group, but I don't know what they were doing."

Upon hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, what he feared last night happened.

He knew that Zhao Ji's actions couldn't be completely foolproof, and he even suspected that Bai Yi might have seen it.

Now it seems his worries were not unfounded.

However, Qiu Tu didn't know how much Bai Yi knew about this matter, nor did he know Bai Yi's purpose, so he could only pretend not to understand and continue to probe, "And then?"

Upon hearing this, the man in white poured himself a cup of tea and then said gently, "I have eliminated all potential witnesses."

"However, that doesn't mean 'Destroyer Tyrant' can't be found."

"After all, this world has too many strange and wonderful abilities, even divine skills. So, be extra careful."

After saying that, Bai Yi ignored Qiu Tu's reaction and went straight to business, asking, "Have you read the book I gave you yesterday?"

Qiu Tu was still somewhat immersed in the topic Lao Bai had just discussed.

His mind raced, and he couldn't quite grasp Old White's true thoughts.

Did this guy clean up the mess for Zhao Ji these past two days?

Was it because of himself? Or because of the Witch of Chaos?

Was he really just reminding himself of this, or did he have no other purpose in doing so?

That's the tricky part about chatting with smart people.

The same sentence can have a million different meanings. The problem is, you can never guess which layer it's on.

With that in mind, Qiu Tu could only keep the matter to himself for the time being, planning to think about it slowly when he got back.

So he pulled himself together and began to answer the question from the man in white.

He put down his teacup and said softly, "I've seen it."

The man in white looked up at Qiu Tu and then asked, "What are your thoughts?"

The two were so familiar with each other that they knew each other inside and out, so there was no need for suspense. Qiu Tu spoke directly, "I think I've guessed why you sent me to the 'Temple of Order'."

"Oh?" A gentle smile appeared on the white-robed man's face. He looked at Qiu Tu with interest and said, "Tell me about it."

Qiu Tu looked at the man in white and said, "You told me yesterday that every path has its own way of going."

"Your 'chaotic path' should be described as 'the sage is ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs,' or 'taking from the insufficient to give to the abundant.'"

"To put it more simply, it's about sacrificing most of the chaotic gods to boost the strength of the top combat forces."

"This is probably because the gods of the 'Chaotic Path' are not very bright, and the more people there are, the harder they are to control, so they can only unite a small group of people."

The man in white smiled noncommittally, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Qiu Tu continued, "But the 'path of order' is different from the 'path of chaos.'"

"Deities who follow the path of order all like rules and prefer to act within them."

"Therefore, in theory, the more people there are, the stronger the power that the path to order can gather."

As he spoke, Qiu Tu took out the book "On Collective Consciousness" that Bai Yi had given him yesterday, and then said, "Let's combine it with this book."

"A bold guess suddenly came to my mind."

"Perhaps... the path that the 'Order Path,' or rather the 'Temple of Order,' has been pursuing all these years is to integrate the power of all the gods and god-kings of the 'Order Path,' and then prepare to create a super consciousness that condenses the power of all the 'Order Path'."

At this point, Qiu Tu recalled his brief experience at the "Temple of Order" and said, "In fact, the interior of the 'Temple' is already taking shape."

"For example... within the 'Temple,' the attribution of gods is divided into those directly under the God-King and those assigned by the Temple."

"Furthermore, this influences the strength and rank of the God-King."

"This means that the power of the 'God King' actually involves the participation of the 'Temple'."

"One God-King is fine, two God-Kings are also fine, but given time, as more and more God-Kings gain power with the participation of the 'Temple,' the 'Temple' may completely merge with the God-Kings."

"At that time, a super will might actually be born."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the man in white smiled and nodded.

He said, "It seems you really have been reading this book carefully."

As he spoke, he slowly stood up, walked to the window, looked at the mottled land of "Chaotic Western Capital" outside the window, put his hands behind his back, and slowly said, "You guessed the right direction."

"But it's still not deep enough."

He began to recount the secrets of the "Ancient Continent." He said, "Each of the six major paths has its own 'High-Ranking God-King.' And they all know... the next step is to ascend to the highest position."

"But... all these years, even the most powerful high-ranking god-kings have strangely been unable to reach that 'supreme' realm."

"Therefore, the various paths to becoming 'High-Ranking God-Kings' began to seek alternative routes."

"Among them, the high-ranking god-kings of the 'Order Path' are the most fanatical."

"They... intend to create a completely new 'aggregate of rules,' or rather... a 'world will.'"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu's expression shifted slightly.

In fact, after reading the book "On Collective Consciousness" that Bai Yi gave him yesterday, Qiu Tu had thought about "world will".

However, he felt that the "Temple of Order" should not be that crazy, and the "World Will" is most likely the ultimate form envisioned by the "Temple of Order".

As it turned out, who could have imagined that the "Temple of Order" would actually be so insane as to actually want to create a "world will"?

At this moment, perhaps sensing Qiu Tu's shock, the man in white turned around and slowly said,

"So you all think our 'Chaotic Path' is special, lawless, and doesn't follow the rules. But actually, it's your 'Order Path' that's the most rule-breaking and disruptive."

“We at least want living beings to attain the ‘Supreme Position,’ but you want to create something out of thin air—something we don’t even know—to achieve the ‘Supreme Position.’”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu sat there without refuting or saying a word.

Seeing Qiu Tu's expression, the man in white continued, "Moreover, this matter is actually closely related to you as well."

"You must understand, once the research on the 'Temple' is successful, all deities along the 'Order Path' could be influenced, controlled, or even... devoured by that unknown entity."

"So...helping us gather information about the 'Temple' is not only helping us, but also helping yourself."

Upon hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu's face immediately turned serious. He nodded solemnly, "I understand."

After saying that, he also asked, "So... have you considered the cooperation proposal I put forward yesterday?"

"To infiltrate the upper echelons of the 'Temple' and make contact with high-ranking god-kings, I need to have sufficient political achievements to climb the ranks."

Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi gave Qiu Tu a deep look, as if trying to discern Qiu Tu's true attitude.

After a moment, he nodded slightly, then said with a serious expression, "Of course."

"I thought about your suggestion last night for a long time, and finally decided to agree to your plan."

"Sometimes, to accomplish certain things, you have to sacrifice the interests of a small number of people."

"But this sacrifice is to avoid even greater sacrifices in the future."

As they said this, their eyes met, and they both smiled....

...

After finalizing the plan with Baiyi and discussing its details, Qiu Tu bid farewell to Baiyi and left the Central Tower.

Standing atop the central tower, watching Qiu Tu depart, the man in white stood with a somber expression, lost in thought.

A moment later, a woman slowly walked to his side; she was none other than the maid who had just led Qiu Tu over.

"Sir, did you agree to Qiu Tu's plan because Qiu Tu has truly sided with you?"

Upon hearing the maid's words, the man in white remained silent for a moment, then smiled gently and said, "What do you think?"

Upon hearing the words of the woman in white, she blinked, wanting to say "yes" but worried about making a mistake; wanting to say "no," but feeling that saying such a thing in this cooperative situation would be unlucky, so she fell silent for a moment...

.....

Meanwhile, at Xiao Yuanyao's house.

Qiu Tu, who had just left the central tower, was sorting out all the insights he had gained from his conversation with Bai Yi.

It's no wonder the maid in white was worried that Qiu Tu wasn't truly loyal; Qiu Tu did indeed have many doubts in his heart.

Having come from an intelligence background, he knew long ago that one cannot rely solely on the testimony of one side of a story.

The same thing can be told in completely different ways depending on the perspective.

Regarding the "Temple's" role in creating the "World Will," the White Robe and the Chaotic Path hold one attitude, but the "Temple" must hold another.

Therefore, Qiu Tu will indeed investigate the affairs of the "temple" higher-ups for Bai Yi and the "Chaos Witch," but he will also judge the authenticity, impact, and consequences of this matter himself.

Even more... Qiu Tu thought about it.

If the "Order Path" is as insane as the white-robed man claims, then will the "Chaos Path," "Immortality Path," and "Destruction Path" really be unremarkable?

Qiu Tu always felt that things weren't that simple.

However, Qiu Tu and Bai Yi's short-term interests are aligned, which is why Qiu Tu did not refute or question Bai Yi.

Qiu Tu's thinking was simple: since the two of them were on the same path for the time being, they might as well travel together. If they encountered disagreements, they could always separate.

Now, the most important thing is... to resolve the great battle between the "Chaos Faction" and the "Temple of Order," establish a foothold in the "Temple of Order," and then increase our strength.

In a world where strength reigns supreme, power is always a person's source of confidence!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu didn't delay any longer. Instead, he took out the "Remote Inter-World Communication Treasure" given to him by Elena, the guardian goddess of the "Temple of Order," and began to communicate with Elena.

The situation is quite peculiar; both sides want to end this great war, and they both know that the other wants to end it. Yet, they still have to put on this show.

Fortunately, Qiu Tu acted as a matchmaker.

And so, very quickly, this major battle began to unfold according to the script of the three parties.

Qiu Tu provoked Bai Yi outside "Chaotic West Capital", which angered Bai Yi.

Because Qiu Tu was relatively weak, Bai Yi did not think he could threaten him, so he left "Chaotic Western Capital" to hunt down Qiu Tu.

As it turned out, Qiu Tu was well-prepared. The guardian god-king had just left the "Chaotic Western Capital" when he was trapped by the formation set up by Qiu Tu and was unable to leave for a while.

At this moment, Elena, the guardian god-king of the "Temple of Order," also seized the opportunity perfectly. She left the "Kingdom of Dionysus" and, taking advantage of the fact that the white-robed figure was trapped and unable to move, began to hunt down the chaotic gods and god-kings who had invaded the "Starforging Pantheon."