The gods, including Yan Bing, were taken aback upon hearing this.

Chieftain Talin asked curiously, "What is that?"

Lu Ning smiled and said, "You'll see when you get there."

The gods exchanged glances and asked no further questions.

"So, are we not going to go in the direction of that time-disordered worm now?"

Lu Ning shook his head: "Go get your things first, then go."

After Lu Ning reached the level of a high-ranking god, he felt that he should be able to take the Tower of Return to the Void without affecting the Land of Return to the Void.

Although Lu Ning could have taken the Tower of Return to the Ruins before, the Ruins would have been greatly affected after he took it away.

That won't work.

But now, he feels it's okay.

He led a group of somewhat curious deities toward the Tower of Return to Nothingness.

Along the way, Lu Ning naturally continued to kill all the evil gods he encountered.

Having reached the level of a high-ranking deity, Lu Ning now needs significantly more mental energy to improve.

Even though Lu Ning killed many evil gods along the way, his own spiritual power improved only to a limited extent.

This means we are still a long way from reaching the limits of a high-ranking deity.

However, Lu Ning was not in a hurry. After reaching the level of a high-ranking god, Lu Ning discovered that he had a new way to improve his spiritual power.

The solution lies within the Tower of Ruins.

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After walking through the mist for a long time, Lu Ning accurately returned to the Land of Returning Ruins by relying on his connection with the Tower of Returning Ruins.

When they entered the Land of Return to the Ruins again, the Shadow Crown Clan Chief and other deities were filled with emotion.

When they left, they were only at the demigod level; now that they've returned, they're all gods.

Moreover, as the spiritual power of other members of their race increases, when they reach the limit of high-level demigods, they can also ask Lu Ning for help to help them advance to the god level.

This means that demigods are no longer the limit for their race.

Their future will be much brighter than it was in the Ruins of Return.

However, all the gods were somewhat curious at this moment.

What exactly is Lu Ning here to retrieve?

Although many gods were curious, they did not ask any further questions.

Since Lu Ning hadn't mentioned it before, there was no point in asking again. They might as well wait until Lu Ning retrieved the items before making a decision.

With pale flames burning in his eyes, Lu Ning led his group directly into the city-state of exiles, appearing in the plaza of the Tower of Ruins.

The sudden appearance of the gods startled all the exiles in the square.

However, when the exiles saw the gods clearly, their eyes widened in disbelief.

"This is...this is the clan leaders? And Lord Lu Ning?"

"Weren't the clan leaders supposed to go to Earth to help Lord Lu Ning defend against the fog invasion? Why are they here?"

"You are of the Lightborn race, have you received the news?"

No, what about you?

"We don't have any either."

"..."

The exiles were abuzz with discussion, some expressing surprise and uncertainty.

They even began to doubt whether the people in front of them were actually Lu Ning and his group.

After all, it would be a bit too frightening if it suddenly appeared.

This is an exile city-state, guarded by the Tower of Ruins, where the space is extremely stable. Even opening a spatial passage is difficult, let alone something as bizarre as this.

The gazes of the chieftain of Tarlin and other deities swept over the many exiles present.

They emanated their own spiritual energy.

"What? Don't you recognize us?"

Only after sensing that familiar mental fluctuation did the group of exiles feel relieved.

They immediately bowed respectfully.

"Esteemed clan leaders and Lord Lu Ning, welcome back to the Exile City-State!"

"Greetings to all clan leaders and Lord Lu Ning!"

They then discovered that the mental fluctuations emanating from the clan leaders seemed somewhat unusual.

This mental fluctuation seemed to far exceed their previous understanding of the clan leaders.

So strong!

That's an exaggeration.

Are demigods really that strong?

Or is it...?

Many of the exiles had a guess, and their eyes immediately lit up with surprise.

"The clan leaders' auras are strange... Could it be that they have already become gods?"

"...I think so too, that's amazing!"

"If we really succeed, wouldn't that mean... we have a path to godhood?! That's fantastic news!"

"..."

Faced with the murmurs and discussions among the many exiles, the clan leaders said nothing.

They all looked at Lu Ning with curiosity.

"Lord Lu Ning, what do you intend to take?"

Lu Ning smiled, looked at the Tower of Return to Nothingness, and then stepped inside.

When Lu Ning entered the Tower of Return to Nothingness, a pale light enveloped him and then merged into his body.

As these pale lights entered Lu Ning's body, his previously stagnant spiritual power suddenly surged.

Moreover, the rate of increase was extremely fast.

In addition to the surge in mental power, a divine power also merged into Lu Ning's body.

After being promoted to the level of a high-ranking god, Lu Ning regained some of his memories.

He remembered the origin of the Tower of Return to the Ruins.

The Tower of Return to the Ruins was indeed created by Lu Ning using his idealistic abilities, combined with the spiritual power within the endless mist.

When Lu Ning built the Tower of Return to the Ruins, his strength was already extremely powerful.

He had even killed one of the pillars and absorbed all of that pillar's spiritual corruption.

At that time, Lu Ning's strength had already surpassed that of ordinary pillars, and he originally planned to devour the other two pillars.

But at that time, Lu Ning sensed something was wrong.

He didn't know what the anomaly was, or even where it came from.

However, his ability was a mental ability, and given his immense strength at the time and the fact that he was in a misty environment, he sensed something was wrong.

Therefore, Lu Ning fully realized the Tower of Return to Nothingness according to his inner feelings.

Furthermore, after materializing the Tower of Return to Nothingness, Lu Ning also separated the divine power of that pillar and left it inside the Tower of Return to Nothingness.

After doing all this, Lu Ning used his Mind Power to teleport the Tower of Ruins to different points in time within the mist.

There are billions of years ago, and there are also countless years later.

The Ruins of Return, extending from the Tower of Ruins, will become the last stronghold for the exiles.

Lu Ning didn't know why he did it back then.

All he knew was that he should do so.

Only by doing this can we find the right path.

When Lu Ning is promoted to the level of a high-ranking god, he can return to the Tower of Ruins and absorb the divine power of the pillar left behind by Lu Ning.

The name of that pillar is Almighty.

This pillar possesses omniscient and omnipotent power, somewhat similar to Lu Ning's idealistic abilities.

However, like other evil gods, this pillar's divine power is fixed and cannot arbitrarily devour spiritual corruption.

That is why Lu Ning was able to completely devour Him during the great battle.

Now, Lu Ning is going to absorb the divine power of the omnipotent being left behind by his past self.