Tao Yu did not show any signs of irregularity and had no intention of revealing his means.
"Well, if I’m really exposed, then I’ll just rely on my own ability to disguise and soften my facial features a bit," he thought. "After all, it’s just a minor change in appearance; make sure it’s still recognizable..."
In any case, it was easy to deceive the others, but it was not so easy to hide from Eve.
"Instigate her, make her betray the Knowing Ones’ Union, betray the Witch Church."
Tao Yu’s mind wandered with these thoughts.
But on the surface, he remained calm and said,
"Thank you, Mr. Fool and Mr. Hanged Man, for the intelligence. I can hand over Zilinges’s blood to Mr. Hanged Man, you may set a drop-off location."
Mr. Hanged Man was also very pleased, for he did not know divination himself, yet he was a member of the Church of Storm!
The blood could play a crucial role when necessary.
Then, he turned respectfully back to Mr. Fool and said,
"I will soon acquire a batch of Emperor Roselle’s diaries and can begin presenting them to you at the next gathering."
Mr. Fool seemed very pleased with this, responding with a hint of joy,
Tao Yu looked on eagerly, thinking, I want to see too! But he did not voice this desire since no one would doubt Mr. Fool’s ability to recognize Chinese characters, but revealing it himself would expose too much information.
He thought to obtain it casually, preferably when the other party sought his help.
Yes, if Mr. Fool sought his assistance against Zilinges, he could offer some help, in exchange for the diaries.
Subsequently, the gathering proceeded to the regular exchange segment. Justice was looking to purchase an intact pituitary gland of a Rainbow Lizard Dragon, likely a magic potion ingredient.
She had not received a Sequence 8 potion last time; did she get it from the Tarot Club, or was buying Sequence 8 just a formality?
And at this moment, Tao Yu also keenly caught The Sun’s response.
"I have only seen this creature in textbooks."
What? There are textbooks on supernatural creatures? Mr. Sun doesn’t seem old, but something is off about him.
In the end, it was Mr. Hanged Man, Alger, who agreed to help acquire the material.
"Once I complete the digestion of the Instigator’s potion materials for Sequence 7, I will have another source here."
But Tao Yu quickly picked up something intriguing in Alger’s tone. Was this creature nearly extinct?
And yet, he didn’t seem at all worried about the prospect of no longer being able to advance? Surely there must be alternatives?
However, what exactly they were, Alger didn’t say.
Tao Yu considered buying the information with Gold Pounds, but decided to hold back for now, better to stay steady on course, as it wasn’t a crucial matter.
"Perhaps it’s just conservation of energy, energy doesn’t vanish, it just manifests in another form."
Tao Yu’s first attendance at the Tarot Club went smoothly.
Later, he also learned that Mr. Sun came from a place called Silver City, with completely different customs. It felt as if it wasn’t part of this world, believing in some ’Creator of All, Omnipotent God’ whose status seemed even higher than the current True Gods.
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Furthermore, Mr. Fool had inquired about Mr. Sun’s prayer rituals.
To Tao Yu, it seemed possible that Mr. Fool was in search of his own lost power and authority, similar to his efforts in collecting Emperor Roselle’s diaries.
Regarding this, Tao Yu also pricked up his ears to listen, thinking it might come in handy someday.
"At the Tarot Club, I am merely sitting at the kids’ table with them. I must strive to enhance myself soon. And that prayer ritual of The Sun, it seems to have some potential..."
Tao Yu pondered in his heart, with his Enlightenment and accumulated knowledge in magic, he could inductively mimic the related rituals with no problem.
After hearing the description from The Sun, he conjured some ingenious ideas in his mind.
Upon returning from the Tarot Club, he wasted no time and began arranging things at home.
"My own power is out of place in this world and easily detected, but from the residual will of the world, it seems I can slowly assimilate using the power of this world.
"Thus, by extension, if I invoke the corresponding power in the manner of this world, I should be able to undergo a process of ’whitewashing.’ Having high-rank ’Divinity’ myself, there shouldn’t be a problem, but I must be careful with the direction specified and not connect with those extraterrestrial entities..."
As he finished setting up the ritual, Tao Yu began to experiment,
"I invoke by my own name..."
"Pioneer not of this world;"
As the sentence ended, Tao Yu faintly felt something, then continued the attempt.
"Unfettered Assassin;"
"Holder of the supreme ’Divinity’;"
With the initial forceful anchoring, after completing the following phrases, Tao Yu also felt a feedback to his being!
With a tinge of joy in his heart, Tao Yu tried to ’bless’ himself, stuffing a handful of black mud from the ’Innate Barrier’ into his body.
If a true outsider were to pray and receive a handful of black mud unsuspectingly, one might go mad, but Tao Yu was completely indifferent.
Harnessing the talent of his ’Innate Demon Body,’ he immediately felt a surge of power throughout his body!
"It can strengthen the body and can morph into Shadow Force and even has the power to corrupt and devour. But it seems there is a time limit; I estimate an hour, after which it will gradually fade, yet I can pray repeatedly."