Qin Ruqing believes that a person’s worth shouldn’t be judged by money and fame.

The “Reward of All Things” from the Human Realm sounds very mysterious, and Qin Ruqing isn’t quite clear on its function.

But she knows how precious the reward from the Hungry Ghost Realm was—the power of the entire Desolate City’s rules!

When she previously fought against the Beast Emperor, she used the power of the Desolate City’s rules in a crisis.

At that time, her Dao Physique was pushed to its limit, and she saw the web-like world of rules for the first time.

Even just drawing a small part of it greatly boosted her power.

Qin Ruqing immediately concluded that the power of rules is a more profound and useful energy unit than spiritual energy.

If she could absorb the entire power of the Desolate City’s rules… wow!

Moreover, Qin Ruqing is quite knowledgeable.

Her years of experience tell her that simply absorbing the power of rules like spiritual energy is a waste!

The power of rules must have more advanced uses.

However, she’s only just starting to understand the rules and can’t develop them yet.

Considering this, Qin Ruqing restrained herself and decided not to directly draw and refine the power of rules from the token.

She did that in the ancient temple out of desperation, but now she needs to wait until she understands the rules better.

As for the “Reward of All Things” from the Human Realm, Qin Ruqing looked at the token in her hand.

With both rules and fields involved, it sounded very advanced.

She wanted to try activating the token to see what the “All Things” field was like, but awkwardly found out that she couldn’t use it…

What’s going on?

Is the token broken, or is she using it wrong?

It shouldn’t be broken, as such an ancient being wouldn’t joke with her.

So, does that mean she’s not yet qualified to use this rule field?

Qin Ruqing fiddled with the token for a while and finally figured out that the power of rules is an energy unit, while rules are corresponding abilities, similar to magical techniques with many types.

She doesn’t even know what kind of rules are in this “All Things” field yet, let alone master or use it.

Nodding to herself, Qin Ruqing carefully put away the two tokens, sat cross-legged on the bed, and remembered the last words of the powerful being who gave her the tokens: “Combine the four tokens to obtain a map. Your destiny lies deep within the Immortal Tomb.”

So, it seems that this map points to a location deep within the Immortal Tomb.

Qin Ruqing suspected it might be related to the complete inheritance that the Fifth Family, which values even the smallest details, was previously concerned about.

The Fifth Family has never obtained an All-Heavenly rating, so they probably don’t know that combining the four Heavenly tokens reveals a map to a location deep within the Immortal Tomb.

If the Fifth Family knew about this, they would definitely want it.

“Must keep it a secret,” Qin Ruqing said casually as she lay on her bed, sounding somewhat strangely.

Fortunately, she had asked a powerful figure earlier about how long it would take for the Immortal-grade people to learn of the powerful being’s deep slumber.

According to the powerful figure, the order of the Hungry Ghost Path and the Human Path remains normal, but since the administrator is truly in a deep sleep, they cannot assess or award rewards.

So, the Celestial Disciple wouldn’t immediately discover the problems in the Four Hell Prisons.

Since the last two prisons are extremely difficult, most of the younger generation of Fifth Family are still at the levels of the first two prisons.

Few have reached the last two prisons.

Even if someone like the Fifth Lingyu of the Fifth Family did reach them, they would mostly have already passed the Four Hell Prisons.

Of course, even if someone were to attempt the last two prisons, they might not succeed on their first try and would need to repeat the challenges multiple times.

By the time they have refined their skills and reached the qualification to pass, Qin Ruqing would have already left, and they wouldn’t suspect her.

Thus, if Qin Ruqing doesn’t mention it herself, there could be a time lag of several years.

By then, she would be long gone.

Following this line of thought, Qin Ruqing next considered whether the Fifth Family knew she had obtained the all Heavenly tokens from the last two prisons and even received the rewards.

After thinking for a while, she was sure that the Fifth Family wouldn’t know about the rewards from the Human Path.

— Because she had never been to the Human Path.

Even if the Fifth Family could check the surveillance, they couldn’t see her if she wasn’t there.

So, the key issue is the Hungry Ghost Path, which she had entered.

But Qin Ruqing remembered that when the powerful figure talked to her, it seemed like he created a mental space that was completely blank, making it impossible to see the outside environment.

So, can we infer that with this barrier, the Fifth Family wouldn’t be able to see her conversation with the powerful figure?

The Four Hell Prisons don’t belong to the Fifth Family; they only took over recently, and the powerful figure isn’t a member of the Fifth Family.

Therefore, the tokens and agreements between her and the powerful figure are completely separate from the Fifth Family.

The Fifth Family likely doesn’t know her rating for the last two prisons!

Qin Ruqing was initially quite pleased with this conclusion, but after a while, she realized a new problem.

The problem lies in the fact that the fifth family doesn’t know about the ratings.

Normally, the fifth family would be able to get the evaluation results of those imprisoned in a timely manner, as they manage the Four Hells now.

However, since Qin Ruqing used a backdoor, her evaluation results are unclear, almost as if they don’t exist in the eyes of the fifth family.

This will definitely make the fifth family suspicious and lead them to question her.

This puts her in a tricky position…

Qin Ruqing frowned, propped herself up from the bed, and sat up.

After thinking for a while, she relaxed her brow.

This might not be a bad thing but could give her a chance to clear her name.

If Qin Ruqing had not mentioned anything, it might have taken the fifth family several years to discover that the Hungry Ghost Realm and the Human Realm’s behind-the-scenes intentions were dormant and no one had been evaluated.

However, if she actively tells the fifth family that something seems wrong with the Hungry Ghost Realm and that she can’t get rated, the situation would change.

The Fifth Family would initially be surprised and then investigate.

But would they link this issue to Qin Ruqing?

After understanding the Four Hells and the Hungry Ghost Realm, Qin Ruqing knew that while they might think of her as a suspect, they would only consider it briefly.

It would be difficult for them to believe that someone of her low status could influence the Hungry Ghost Realm.

The height of the Immortal’s status might actually make them exclude Qin Ruqing as a suspect.

They are more likely to suspect that the problem lies with the mysterious Four Hells itself.

As a result, the fact that Qin Ruqing doesn’t have test results would likely be overlooked in this situation.

After sorting everything out, Qin Ruqing felt reassured.

She decided to report this matter to the fifth family voluntarily.

She then relaxed and lay back down on the bed.

Qin Ruqing wondered why the powerful being suddenly needed to fall into deep sleep.

Perhaps it had something to do with the rules and the fact that the powerful being had given her the entire power of the Desolate City as a reward…

As she mulled over these thoughts, she also prepared her report to the Fifth Family.

This was going to be a tough battle.

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In the ancient palace of the Desolate City, after Qin Ruqing left, the powerful being did not immediately fall into deep sleep.

Instead, he stood before a mural in silence.

This mural was the same one Qin Ruqing had previously evaluated as abstract, which led to her being injured.

The figure in the mural stood with its hands down.

For a long time, the powerful being bowed deeply before it, maintaining a respectful posture, as if speaking to the mural or to himself:

“It seems that a successor of the Dao Sovereign has appeared in this generation. I have given her the entire power of the Desolate City’s rules and the ‘All Things’ field, guiding her to the Immortal Tomb to aid in the growth of the Dao Sovereign’s successor.”

“But with the rules’ power drawn out, the sealing formation may be affected. As a result, I must fill in the gaps with my own presence, which requires me to fall into deep sleep to maintain the stability of the formation and the order of the Desolate City.”

“And… there isn’t much time left. Even without drawing the rules’ power, the formation could only seal the resentment for two hundred years at most. The Dao Sovereign’s prophecy is approaching.”

“Now, with the appearance of the Dao Sovereign’s successor, I believe it is worth taking a gamble. Thus, I have done this daring and reckless thing.”

Qin Ruqing had been very perceptive. During her previous conversation with the powerful being, she realized that how she answered his questions didn’t seem very important because the being seemed to be focused on her.

And indeed, that was the case.

When Qin Ruqing unsealed the twelve ancient murals, she triggered the powerful being’s awareness.

It was Qin Ruqing who awakened him, making him notice the extraordinary aspects of her.

That’s why the powerful being had said earlier, “It’s not a disturbance; it’s a good thing.”

He was relieved that Qin Ruqing had awakened him.

After bowing to the mural, the powerful being stood up and walked to the large screen in the hall.

It depicted a giant monster and was the core of the sealing formation.

Before embedding himself into the screen to fill the gaps in the rules, the powerful being seemed to sigh and said:

“Hopefully, everything will end in this generation.”

The powerful being transformed into a stream of light and instantly collided with the screen.

The screen shimmered like rippling water, and after a burst of light, it returned to calm.

The entire Sin City seemed to fall silent, with some changes that were both noticeable and unnoticeable.

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Qin Ruqing, lying on her bed and drafting her report, suddenly opened her eyes and got out of bed.

She removed the layers of seals she had set up earlier and picked up the bronze bell she had placed at the door.

Reporting the issue proactively required a strategy, aligning with the logical behavior of the characters involved.

She was brought into the Fifth Family by Fifth Lingyu. Regardless of their relationship, in the eyes of others, their interests were seen as aligned.

Now, with the possible issue in the Hungry Ghost Realm, it might not be a good thing. In her panic, the most logical action was to consult Fifth Lingyu first.

After breaking the barrier, Qin Ruqing immersed herself in the scenario, leaving no trace.

She used Fifth Lingyu’s secondary bell.

After a moment of hesitation, she finally seemed to make up her mind and transmitted a message quietly:

“Director, um… it seems I’ve made a mess. There seems to be a problem with the Hungry Ghost Realm…”