[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents":3,"chapter-all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-chapter-162":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","All My Professions Have Divine-Level Talents",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1529260,1982,"Chapter 162 - 124: The Hidden Stronghold (Part 2)","all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-chapter-162",162,"\u003Cp>However, they hadn’t been chatting for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson figure descended beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Iz, you’re finally back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh! Chi Cheng spawned.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I heard about it from Obades. You uncovered traces of the Death Church, right...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Kumironi who uncovered it,\" Chi Cheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be precise, it was Lu Cang who discovered the first clue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iz glanced at Lu Cang, her expression a mix of surprise and approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s head over now,\" Chi Cheng said. \"There are a few rather intricate Magic Restrictions there that are difficult to break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two paused for a moment, then looked at Lu Cang again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Cheng chuckled. \"Hey, Lu Cang, want to come with us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\" Lu Cang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we cleared out a hidden outpost of the Death Church. It doesn’t seem to be their main base, and the core members have probably long since evacuated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m planning to have Iz go take a look and see if there are any clues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can’t find any clues, I’ll go find Betti and have her perform a Divination,\" Izparut said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So they only want to use Divination as a last resort?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang understood what Izparut meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perhaps I should do the same.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Lu Cang said after a moment’s thought. He didn’t have anything else to do anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be too dangerous to follow Iz and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even they could run into danger, then the City in the Circle probably wasn’t safe either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the three of them had already stepped onto the Celestial Passage Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying was also prohibited within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, they were already outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang hung onto Chi Cheng’s back. Chi Cheng wasn’t flying, but running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with every step he took, he could shatter a patch of earth and leap a distance of several dozen kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his own power had increased, Lu Cang could finally, with great difficulty, make out how Chi Cheng was covering so much ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance was so great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at such a speed, it still took them nearly half an hour to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re no longer in the territory of the Lorren Kingdom. This is unclaimed wilderness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful using fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Cheng stopped in front of a cave, surrounded by a dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave before them appeared to be the Death Church’s outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traces of a battle could still be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Chi Cheng into the cave, he could see bloodstains all over the stone walls on both sides. Fortunately, he had experienced enough Dungeons to have built up a resistance to such scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cave’s structure was not complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he also noticed that the original entrance had been sealed with a Restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Restriction had now been broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his Perception inside and found the interior was surprisingly well-equipped. There was a ritual altar for Sacrifices, an archive for documents, a prison, and a room filled with various books that was clearly used for proselytizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also dried bones and viscera scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This really is a Cult outpost.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this place had been occupied by some clergy in cyan-green robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kumironi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I brought Iz over, and Little Lu Cang too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Cheng called out from a few corridors away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re finally back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Little Lu Cang? Why did you bring Little Lu Cang to a place like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Cang isn’t a child anymore. Besides, he has the Decryption Scholar Profession. Maybe he can help us discover something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... physically, at least, I’m still a child.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi sighed, \"Alright then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Decryption Scholar was a Secret Scroll Profession, not commonly seen in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, things that other Professions couldn’t do even at Level 5 or 6, a Level 1 Secret Scroll Profession could handle with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like how no matter how strong a Level 6 Warrior was, they couldn’t farm as well as a Level 1 Planter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has their own specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, on the way in, Lu Cang’s Perception had already detected many Secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cave was hiding an extraordinary number of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those books that were like Evil Scriptures...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang walked to the statue in the very center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue’s face was indistinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could vaguely make out the figure of a young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was just a humanoid figure with no other decorations, it exuded an aura of Death and Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to guess; he knew at once that the statue represented the White of Death and Destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forbidden Divine Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was a Secret hidden within this statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secret: Statue of Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Item: A hidden Space 20 kilometers away]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Method 1: Infuse 1 soul as a Sacrifice.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Method 2: Find the hidden spatial node and break it open.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kumironi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sense something... unusual and crucial about this statue...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This statue seems to be connected to a door that hasn’t been opened yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi’s Perception immediately swept over the statue more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A door?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It is a little different.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, the statue did seem to generate some kind of spatial connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s quite well-hidden.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, found it,\" Iz said suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Iz’s figure flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And vanished from everyone’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like they can handle this without my intervention.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang shifted his gaze to other objects. The Secrets he saw in this cave were more numerous than all the ones he had seen since awakening as a Decryption Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secret: Trapped in Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Knowledge: A method to strip the soul from a living being without killing it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secret: Prayer of Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Knowledge: A Secret Technique for praying to the White of Death and Destruction.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secret: The Birth of the Saint Sealer]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Purpose: Records a Ritual to temporarily increase Spiritual Strength by sacrificing souls.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many Secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were Secrets about Death, various Secret Techniques, and Rituals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the Rituals were strongly linked to Death and Sacrifice. ’What else could I expect from the Death Church?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Lu Cang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We found these letters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang took the tattered letters, their paper frayed and the handwriting both sloppy and sharp, from Kumironi’s slender, fair hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Secret: Letter to Miles]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hidden Item: A conversation regarding the matter of the final Sacrifice.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Method 1: Master the Ancient An Su Secret Language and become proficient in the knowledge: Ono Transcoding.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The language in the letter was not the common tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was a series of strangely shaped symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like it needs to be deciphered.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If even the erudite Kumironi couldn’t decipher it, it must be quite difficult.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Any leads?\" Kumironi asked, a hint of expectation in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a bit of a lead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, I probably won’t be able to fully decipher it right away...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang shifted his gaze to a bookshelf on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the bookshelf sat a copy of Ancient An Su Secret Language Theory, and on another part of the shelf was a book titled Interpretation of Several Ancient Languages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the knowledge hidden within this second book was precisely \"Ono Transcoding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s true what they say: the antidote is always found near the viper’s nest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge needed to decipher the contents of this secret letter was right here in this small room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang spoke up, \"Kumironi, can I take a look at these books?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think... the key to deciphering the letter might be in one of these books.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kumironi hesitated for a moment, then gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The knowledge recorded in these books might challenge your worldview.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I think that you, Lu Cang, as a Mage who pursues the Root Source, should be able to distinguish right from wrong in what is written.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a relief.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Cang had actually been worried that Kumironi would consider them all dark scriptures, unsuitable for him, and forbid him from reading them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see so many Secrets and not be able to crack them to get the hidden information felt like such a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, many of his best acquisitions had come from cracking Secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible not to be tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since many of the hidden items seemed quite valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there was another important point: the strongest Healing Mage on the Ruelun Continent was right beside him. If he happened to read something he shouldn’t, pry into some forbidden knowledge, and suffer a mishap, Kumironi would be there to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-06-06T06:00:30.969Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e1330c6dda75fe579c4120f75d828edadcce9aca3b979db13de21b223a580ac","all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-chapter-90","all-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-chapter-161",227,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fall-my-professions-have-divine-level-talents-cover.jpg"]