"No other way, unless it's the Heavenly Pillar." The Divine Thunder Venerable declared confidently, but paused in thought and continued, "You steered things off course. Considering your talent, it's impossible for you to surpass the Holy Mother of Emptiness. Just find more divine treasures, and that should be enough.
Why worry so much?"
"Alas, how can a swallow comprehend the ambition of a swan!" Qi Yuan sighed and didn't speak further.
He felt that without solving this problem, in the future he could only contemplate deities on the level of the Four Heavenly Kings.
To aim any higher would be impossible.
Now, what he lacks most is the power of a True God.
The level of the Four Heavenly Kings is exactly what he can achieve by breaking through with these treasures.
...
Half a day later, Qi Qi, followed by the maid Xiao Xue, was walking on a country footpath.
Then, an old woman appeared in her sight again.