Baiyu and the Third Prince maintained a tactful silence during the conversation.

The man next to them, equipped with two mechanical arms, remained silent from start to finish, like a wooden sculpture.

Qian Xin responded, "Divine corruption? Has the Red Cup been corrupted?"

She hadn't received any news about it.

But the Red Cup is the Blood Origin God, born from blood sacrifices, not the Meat Origin God, and ascended from a human.

So, in a way.

The Blood Origin God is not fundamentally reliable.

Aside from the seven True Divine, the rest of the deities are not trustworthy.

"What do you plan to do now? Completely destroy this city, or purify it?"

Qian Xin continued to press for answers.

Yao Shuimei said, "Completely destroying it is definitely not an option. There are still many survivors in Eternal Sleep City who have not been infected and possess good cultivation talent. Abandoning them would be a significant loss."

"So, it's purification then? Are there Priests from the Life Church? No, I forgot, the Lord of Radiance seems to be especially adept at purifying evil, and the Holy Light Church is within the East Prosperity Imperial territory."

Qian Xin tapped her fingers on the table, an unconscious gesture when she was deep in thought.

The Holy Light Church is indeed skilled at purifying evil, often using muscles, hammers, and various physical means... Baiyu internally scoffed.

"Yes, this action will be a four-party collaboration."

Yao Shuimei instinctively glanced at the man beside her.

This tower-like strongman mechanically introduced himself: "I am Mark Hogge, the captain of the Protector Team of the Church of the Mechanical God."

After saying this, he fell silent again, sitting quietly as if someone had pressed the pause button.

That's truly the style of the Church of the Mechanical God.

He's practically a machine.

The four-party collaboration should comprise the Church of the Mechanical God, Qian Xin, the Third Prince, and Yao Shuimei representing the East Prosperity Imperial Royal forces, and the Holy Light Church.

For some reason, however, no one from the Holy Light Church came.

Baiyu speculated they probably sent Qian Xin partly because of the Red Cup, otherwise, the East Prosperity Imperial could handle it by themselves.

"Since that's the case, let's set off. My task this time should be to protect the purification team of the Holy Light Church as they enter Eternal Sleep City, and ensure they complete the purification, right?"

Qian Xin asked.

Yao Shuimei nodded, "That's correct, Miss Qian Xin, but it's not a simple matter. You must always be on guard for dangers, and there may be some entities the Holy Light Church cannot purify, which will require your intervention.

Also.

If immortals or even named entities from the Red Cup show up, you'll need to deal with them."

Qian Xin nodded, indicating she understood.

Then.

Yao Shuimei continued to relay various specific points to pay attention to late into the night.

Of course.

With Qian Xin's character, she naturally wouldn't go to sleep.

At Baiyu's level, not sleeping poses no issues, as sleeping is more a matter of personal comfort and habit.

Therefore, that night.

Qian Xin set off.

Under her leadership.

Everyone else had no choice but to follow.

The reason the Holy Light Church didn't attend the meeting was because they were preparing the vehicles for the journey.

From here to Eternal Sleep City, there is some distance.

And.

This mission to purify the entire city is not something to take lightly.

Thorough preparation in advance is necessary.

When Qian Xin, Baiyu, and the Holy Light Church joined forces, the others were already seated in a massive mechanical armored vehicle.

This mechanical armored vehicle is huge, twice the size of a regular bus.

And its appearance is extremely peculiar.

Whether it's the side of the tires or the vehicle's exterior, they're covered in menacing steel spikes, resembling a porcupine.

The body of the vehicle isn't the usual streamlined shape, but like a bus, it's rectangular.

Half of this vehicle is open-air, with no roof, forming a rectangular platform surrounded by railings.

It resembles the deck of a ship.

This is evidently custom-made by the Church of the Mechanical God.

On this platform, several High Priests of the Holy Light Church, dressed in black and red robes, have already set up an altar for purification.

Beside them are members of the Judicial Court of the Holy Light Church.

This is the military arm of the Holy Light Church.

Each one is basically a muscular hulk.

Meanwhile, the people from the Church of the Mechanical God are much more low-key, with only two mechanical people on the deck, and the rest inside the vehicle maintaining its operations.

As for the Imperial side.

At Qian Xin's request, only a guide familiar with Eternal Sleep City came along, as Yao Shuimei herself is merely a Tier One Martial Artist in the Meteor realm, less capable than Baiyu.

And Baiyu.

In Qian Xin's group, serves only as support.

Therefore, bringing more people was unnecessary; quality was more important than quantity.

...

After everyone gathered. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The mechanical armored vehicle, resembling a bus, officially set off from Shengjing City, heading toward Eternal Sleep City.

Without further ado on the journey.

By the time they reached Eternal Sleep City, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds.

From afar.

A colossal city loomed on the horizon, its gates tightly shut, with dark clouds floating overhead and sporadically, lightning as thick as a barrel striking down.

The scent of blood wafted over even from a distance.

The vehicle came to a halt.

The guide, once a resident of Eternal Sleep City, gazed at the city ahead with a complex expression, "This is the place, but due to the evil sacrifices by those fallen ones inside, the space around Eternal Sleep City has become extremely chaotic."

No need for him to say it, Baiyu could tell as well.

The skies everywhere else were clear, but only above Eternal Sleep City, the clouds gathered thickly, thunder ceaseless, no longer attributable to mere weather anomalies.

"Let's go."

Qian Xin took a deep breath.

The vehicle began moving again, reaching the city gates of Eternal Sleep City, with Qian Xin holding a Stone Token, previously given to her by Yao Shuimei, capable of deactivating the spirit array barrier of the city.

Upon using the Stone Token.

The spirit array barrier outside Eternal Sleep City fully deactivated.

The vehicle slowly drove into the enormous city.

Once inside.

Baiyu immediately sensed an extremely evil, polluted aura in the air, permeating the entire city, everlasting.

No sooner had they entered the city than.

Several beast-like humans charged at them, drooling incessantly, their eyes blood-red, devoid of any discernible intelligence.

As they neared the armored vehicle.

Sides of the vehicle shot out a few tracking explosives, landing on them with clanking sounds, instantly obliterating them into fragments.

The mechanical armored vehicle's combat power was indeed robust, a quality product from the Church of the Mechanical God, definitely top-notch…

Baiyu thought to himself silently.

The vehicle continued forward, while the spirit array from the Holy Light Church on board began operating, emitting strands of golden light.