After Le Mulan awakened her Dao Seed Deep Frost Meridian, Zhang Yu couldn't wait to copy this Dao Seed into the Dao Seed Scroll.
Thus, in addition to the Three-Eyed Divine Power (Spiritual Root) Level 1, the Dao Seed Scroll now has another Deep Frost Meridian (Magic Power) Level 1.
As Zhang Yu activated the Deep Frost Meridian, his entire body fell into a state of stagnation, his consciousness became hazy, and his perception of the outside world became blurred.
At this moment, his thinking seemed to have fallen into an unprecedented stagnation due to the Deep Frost Meridian.
Zhang Yu could only barely feel that some inexplicable change was taking place within his body under an astonishing deep cold.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Zhang Yu suddenly felt a warmth on his back, as if something soft was pressing against him, driving away the cold within his body and bringing him a trace of warmth.
Zhang Yu, his mind frozen, couldn't think straight. He instinctively craved this warmth, and as his body gradually regained its mobility, he subconsciously embraced this warm, soft thing.
Gradually, Zhang Yu came to his senses, feeling something pulsating in front of his eyes.
"Hmm?"
"Someone is contacting me?"
Zhang Yu clicked on the other person's avatar somewhat blankly, then suddenly remembered something: "Right, is it time to talk to A-Zhen today?"
Still his thoughts were a little slow, Zhang Yu subconsciously accepted the communication request.
The next moment, he saw Bai Zhenzhen's spirit projection appear in his eye sockets.
Seeing Ah Zhen's face covered in sweat, her body steaming and emitting white vapor, Zhang Yu asked, "Just finished training?"
Ah Zhen nodded, wiping the sweat from her brow, and asked疑惑地问道, "Just finished practicing swordsmanship? Why did it take you so long to answer the call today?"
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, thinking, "I think I was just—"
As his mental abilities gradually returned, various experiences from the day flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, finally settling on Le Mulan's Dao Seed.
He thought, "Hmm? After I used Le Mulan's Dao Seed, I think I fainted for a while?"
Just then, looking at the steaming Bai Zhenzhen in front of him, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a heat emanating from his own body, as if Bai Zhenzhen was constantly radiating heat.
"Why is it so hot? It can't be that Ah Zhen's heat is affecting me even through the spirit world network!"
The next moment, Zhang Yu suddenly realized.
With the activation of his Three-Eyed Divine Power, he saw Le Mulan behind him, clinging to him like an octopus.
Zhang Yu quickly messaged Le Mulan privately through his magical body: What are you doing?
He was about to stand up when he felt a pair of long, strong legs gripping his waist tightly, radiating intense heat.
At the same time, a message from Le Mulan appeared rapidly.
Le Mulan: Don't move, you're frozen by my magic power. I'm circulating my energy to warm you up. Le Mulan: Your entire body seemed frozen, it was too dangerous. To warm Zhang Yu, Le Mulan specially boosted her blood and energy to raise her body temperature, making her incredibly hot.
At this moment, her legs and chest were covered in sticky sweat, clinging to their skin.
Le Mulan: Your body is mostly thawed now, let me warm your dantian a bit more. Le Mulan: Don't move around too much, lest you suffer any hidden injuries. The next moment, Le Mulan's hands reached out from behind and gently pressed on Zhang Yu's lower abdomen.
Zhang Yu: "Hiss!"
Bai Zhenzhen asked in confusion, "Yu Zi, what's wrong?"
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I absolutely can't tell the truth, otherwise if A-Zhen finds out, she'll definitely laugh at me and despise me."
Zhang Yu frowned and said, "I'm practicing my martial arts."
At the same time, he silently adjusted the communication mode, only showing his upper body. Meanwhile, Le Mulan's small hands reached down, and her somewhat surprised voice came from behind Zhang Yu's head: "? You're not cold here."
Zhang Yu took a deep breath and suddenly squeezed Le Mulan's hands tightly, preventing her from moving around anymore.
Zhang Yu: I'm fine, if you move around again I'll charge you. Le Mulan: I should have given you the money earlier, how much do you want?
Watching this scene, Fu Ji thought to herself, "Tch? With this little self-control, he thinks he can get into Hehuan University? What a virgin."
At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu's strange expression and showed a hint of disdain: "You little brat...
'You're not doing *that* again, are you?'
'No wonder it took you so long to connect.'
'You're not doing *that* while you're connecting with me, are you?'"
Bai Zhenzhen sighed, "Sigh, sure enough, once you go to university and I'm not around, you start to let loose."
"I should have nipped the bud in the bud before I left."
Zhang Yu blushed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! I'm not Yu Xinghan!"
Bai Zhenzhen said, "Then put your hands out, both at once."
Zhang Yu, who was holding Le Mulan's hands down with both of his, was slightly taken aback.
The next moment, just as he realized he was about to use his internal energy, he saw that Bai Zhenzhen's disdain deepened, and she smirked and said, "Alright, don't I know you? If you want to watch me do it, then do it. Who told us to be brothers? If I don't help you, who will?"
"I f***ing—"
Zhang Yu said angrily, "I didn't do it!"
"Hmm, hmm, hmm." Bai Zhenzhen glanced at him and moved on to the next topic.
A moment later, as the communication ended, Zhang Yu looked at Le Mulan beside him: "You—"
"Alas, my lifelong reputation is ruined by you."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "How will Azhen view me now?"
"I feel like I can never hold my head up in front of her again."
Le Mulan hesitated, "Were you just—on a communication call?"
"Yes." Zhang Yu said irritably, "I'm telling you, you're not allowed to touch me without my permission, do you hear me?"
Le Mulan explained, "I was afraid you'd get frostbite, your condition just now was really frightening."
Hearing Le Mulan's words, Zhang Yu also remembered: "That's right, it's the Deep Cold Meridian."
He quickly sensed the changes in his body and saw that the magic power throughout his body carried a trace of coldness, flowing through his meridians like clusters of ice crystals.
And his meridians seemed to have been forged from ice and snow, making his body temperature much lower than usual.
Zhang Yu then tested it briefly and discovered that his current magical power could unleash a kind of cold poison. This cold poison could flow through his magical power and its derivatives, such as martial arts qi, into the bodies of others.
This cold poison initially went unnoticed, but after gradually accumulating, it suddenly erupted, capable of freezing the blood and magical power of others.
"Cold poison, huh? It does enhance the power of my qi."
Zhang Yu thought of how he and Le Mulan had been frozen solid; it must have been the result of this cold poison appearing in their bodies for the first time, and even they hadn't adapted yet.
However, after adapting this time, this problem wouldn't occur again when using this deep cold meridian in the future.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "When I copied the Deep Frost Meridian before, and then got frozen, even if Le Mulan hadn't intervened, nothing should have happened in the end."
"But Le Mulan didn't know I could copy her Dao Seed—sigh, oh well, I can't blame her."
Zhang Yu then thought of his fight with Cong Na today, and thought to himself, "If I had this Deep Frost Meridian when I fought Cong Na today, it would probably have been easier."
Then Zhang Yu tried it on himself.
Looking at the frozen Qi in his palm and testing the hardness of the frozen Qi, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Freezing Qi seems to be not only used to deal with enemies, but also to change the form of one's own Qi."
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering this, Le Mulan beside him exclaimed in surprise, "You also possess my Ice Magic Power?"
Zhang Yu didn't have any intention of hiding it, after all, this thing was different from the Three-Eyed Divine Power, it was too easy to expose.
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Perhaps it was influenced by you during your breakthrough."
In his subsequent attempts and sensing, Zhang Yu also discovered that under the influence of this Deep Cold Meridian, his magic power could kill germs and freeze wounds, achieving a healing effect.
"Not bad."
"But how to apply it specifically still needs further research."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Besides that, I also need to see if there are any other effects, and if I've discovered any—..."
Just then, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened slightly as he sensed the flow of the icy magic power, and he thought incredulously, "No way?"
Since consuming large amounts of life-shortening drugs, strengthening his foundation, and constantly revitalizing his body to repair it, Zhang Yu had become more acutely aware of the loss of his lifespan, or rather, the depletion of his vital energy.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that under the influence of the Deep Cold Meridian, the loss of his lifespan seemed to have slowed slightly.
"This Deep Cold Meridian—can it slow down the loss of lifespan?"
"Can it extend lifespan?"
Zhang Yu wasn't sure; he felt that the details needed further investigation.
After some thought, he told Le Mulan about the possibility.
Le Mulan was also startled: "My magic power has this effect?"
She said thoughtfully, "Then we need to study it carefully."
"I will use the resources of the Pharmacy Academy to experiment,"
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Before that, don't reveal any related information to avoid unnecessary trouble."
As he spoke, Zhang Yu looked at the Dao Seed on Le Mulan's chest.
In his perception, the next upgrade of the Deep Frost Meridian required raising the quality of magic power to 200%
. "This is not something that can be accomplished in a short time."
"I wonder what kind of changes the next level of the Deep Frost Meridian will bring."
In the following days, Zhang Yu constantly experimented with the effects of the Deep Frost Meridian in his spare time from work and cultivation.
On this day, at the construction site inside the tomb, a humanoid aura appeared behind Zhang Yu.
But unlike the elusive humanoid aura that Zhang Yu had created casually in the past,
this humanoid aura not only exuded a chilling aura, but also had a special texture.
In Zhang Yu's perception, the humanoid qi contained bones resembling ice crystals, which were the qi he had frozen.
"Using frozen qi as bones—"
Zhang Yu watched the humanoid qi perform various tasks under his control, thinking to himself, "This way, the qi's power transmission efficiency is higher, but the mana consumption is greater, and the humanoid qi's speed is slower."
Suddenly, a wisp of qi swept past him, seemingly grabbing something.
Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he saw wisps of white powder falling from it.
"Is this medicinal powder? No, it's flour."
"Where did this flour come from?"
After a moment's search, Zhang Yu suddenly turned his gaze towards the hidden passage.
With the activation of the ritual power within his body, the camera's image appeared before his eyes.
Upon seeing the scene, Zhang Yu was shocked, a thunderbolt flashing through his mind: "The Dark Realm?"
In the surveillance footage, shimmering wheat was being manipulated by a man using his inner energy, ultimately being ground into piles of white flour.
Then another man activated his inner energy, compressing the flour into blocks, piling them together like bricks.
"They're actually processing flour here?" Zhang Yu thought to himself. "Although I don't know what variety it is,
it seems that like the Heavenly Essence Rice, this flour is no ordinary product."
Fu Ji, also witnessing this scene through the power of the ritual, thought, "Is this how it's shipped? Yes, it certainly saves more space and is more convenient for transportation."
Meanwhile, the five large characters "Dark Farming Realm" kept flashing in Zhang Yu's mind. Dark Farming Realm—this was the dark domain that Zhang Fan had warned his younger brother against ever venturing into, on his first day at the Method University City. After nearly a year of living in the university town, Zhang Yu understood very well that farming here was a dangerous act that seriously violated school rules and the law. Once caught, it would mean losing everything and being drained of every last drop of blood and soul. "They don't seem to be processing flour." "Could they also be farming here?" " They 're incredibly audacious." However, the more Zhang Yu thought about it, the more likely it seemed. After all, Huilong Garden was built on a spiritual vein, containing abundant spiritual energy, making it a very suitable place for farming. He also thought of the cemetery repair project and said in his mind, "Could the destruction of the cemetery this time also be related to the dark farming world?" Fu Ji agreed, "It's quite possible. After all, people who farm risk their lives. Murder and silencing witnesses are commonplace for them." "When they encounter arrest, it's not surprising that they resist fiercely. They would rather die than be arrested, so it's normal for them to destroy the cemetery during the fight." Zhang Yu looked at the bricks of flour on the surveillance screen, his expression changing repeatedly. His brows sometimes relaxed and sometimes furrowed, his eyes full of hesitation and reluctance. Fuki seemed to sense Zhang Yu's inner turmoil and asked, "What? You want to steal this shipment?" Zhang Yu replied matter-of-factly, "In the university town, who wouldn't be tempted by so much flour? But—I'm just afraid it's too dangerous."
Looking at the flour on the surveillance footage, Zhang Yu thought about the days when he had food to eat every day, and his mouth felt like it was about to water.
"What kind of reward would I get for reporting this?"
"But how should I explain how I found it?"
"I found it through ritual power, which is a bit hard to explain."
For the next two days, Zhang Yu would occasionally observe the flour processing through the surveillance camera, weighing his options and thinking about what he should do.
Fu Ji said, "We still lack information. We don't know how many people there are, how strong they are, what to do with the flour, or what the consequences of reporting it will be."
"Why don't you just talk to your sister?"
"She's in the university city patrol team now, right? She definitely knows more about the Dark Cultivation World than we do."
"Just ask her you found flour on the construction site and see what she says." After
thinking for a while, Zhang Yu felt that Fu Ji's words made a lot of sense, and it seemed like he could discuss this with Zhang Pianfan.
So that night, when Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan were not around, Zhang Yu placed the white powder he had picked up in front of Zhang Pianfan.
Zhang Yu said, "Sister, look, isn't this flour I found?"
Zhang Pianpian glanced at it curiously, dipped her hand in the flour, licked it slightly, and then exclaimed in surprise, "It really is flour, 99% pure local wheat!"
Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "What does 99% purity mean?"
Zhang Pianpian explained, "Flour from its place of origin is generally over 99% pure, with very few impurities."
"But after it's distributed, the sellers add things to it to make more money."
"The more conscientious ones add some medicine powder, some cement."
"The more unscrupulous ones—then it has everything."
"Generally, if the flour that ends up in the hands of individual customers has a purity of over 50%, it's considered good quality."
Hearing Zhang Pianpian's knowledge, Zhang Yu thought to himself that he hadn't asked the wrong person.
Zhang Pianpian then asked, "Where did you find this flour?"
Hearing that Zhang Yu said it was at the Huilongyuan construction site, Zhang Pianpian immediately said, "Take me to the site."
With Zhang Fanpian's swift and decisive actions, the two arrived at the cemetery construction site in a short while. "Brother, if we catch those people from the Dark Land Cultivation Realm this time, you'll have really done me a huge favor."
"Once I capture these heartless bastards who dare to cultivate land in the university town, I'll thank you properly."
With a light tap of her fingertip, a virtual seal script appeared before her in the form of a spiritual projection.
As Zhang Fanpian's fingertip rapidly swept across the virtual seal script, an invisible wave radiated outwards from her.
The Eye of Law talisman activated!
Zhang Fanpian's eye flickered slightly, and the next moment... the scene seen through Zhang Yu's eye appeared in Zhang Fanpian's eyes.
With the activation of the Eye of Law talisman, Zhang Fanpian could directly obtain the vision of others' eye sacs, observing the world through their eyes.
As she activated the Eye of Law talisman, Zhang Fanpian briefly explained to Zhang Yu, then said, "...Forcibly intruding into someone else's eye socket with the Eye of Law talisman is considered impolite. You absolutely mustn't use it; it'll be very troublesome if someone discovers it."
"Isn't it more than just impolite? It's illegal!" Zhang Yu thought to himself. "Besides, how would I know how to do that?
"
Zhang Fanpian continued, "However, the talismans I'm going to use today are all my own modified private talismans. Although they involve divine power, they won't be easily recorded by the spirit world network, and therefore won't attract the attention of the true gods." "
So, don't record what happens next, and don't spread it around."
As she spoke, more images appeared in Zhang Fanpian's eye socket.
These were the visions of the extremists processing flour in the secret passage.
Looking at the bricks of flour in front of them, Zhang Fanpian was first delighted, then shocked.
Zhang Yu, who had been observing his sister's expression, asked, "Sis, what did you find?"
Zhang Pianpian replied gravely, "There are indeed people from the Dark Realm processing flour here, and the quantity is enormous.
I'm afraid I can't handle it all by myself—"
Zhang Yu was also startled and said, "You can't handle it either? Shouldn't you call some of your patrol team colleagues?"
Zhang Pianpian said, "What I mean is, I can't handle this batch by myself."
Zhang Yu: "Huh?"
He thought to himself, "No...aren't you here to arrest people?"
Zhang Pian explained, "If it were a small-scale operation, we would just arrest people."
"But this time the quantity is significant. We arrested some and handed them over, and we'll keep the rest for ourselves."
Zhang Pian glanced at Zhang Yu beside her and said, "Little brother, today I'll teach you another principle."
"In Kunxu, you can't be too risky, but you can't be completely risk-free either."
"Being too risky, constantly putting yourself in danger, and continuously taking risks to gain excessive profits, will inevitably lead to a crash and burn."
"But not taking any risks at all, hoping to climb the ranks by working honestly—that's a pipe dream."
As she spoke, Zhang Pian's fingertips moved rapidly again, and the monitoring talisman was activated, bringing all the surveillance cameras she saw through the other party's eye sockets under her control.
Then, she activated the magic eye talisman again through the surveillance cameras, taking in the vision of the other people in the camera's view.
In this way, by jumping back and forth between the magic eye talisman and the monitoring talisman, Zhang Pian had completely taken control of this dark farming den in the blink of an eye.
Dozens of images flashed through her mind, constantly observing the situation in the hideout, while she said, "It's not a big problem."
"I've already monitored their cameras and the images. Over the next two days, I'll observe their personnel and schedule to formulate a plan to strike." "
But with just the two of us, suppressing this group while also transporting the goods out—it's a bit troublesome."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Wait—I've been dragged into this already?"
Zhang Yu couldn't help but ask, "Sister, didn't you tell me not to get involved in the dark underworld?"
Zhang Pianpian said calmly, "I told you not to go farming."
"But catching farmers, robbing farmers, that's no problem."
Zhang Yu twitched his lips. He had originally considered seizing this batch of goods, but he wasn't confident.
Now, with Zhang Pianpian leading the way, Zhang Yu suddenly felt much more confident.
Zhang Pianpian asked, "What do you think of Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan? Are they reliable?"
Zhang Yu's eyes flickered: "You want to recruit them?"
Zhang Pianpian said, "I checked their chat history and browsing history. Although there are some parts I don't understand, overall, I feel they are trustworthy. What do you think?"
Zhang Yu's heart sank upon hearing this. "Sister, you didn't check my browsing history too, did you?"
Zhang Yu ultimately didn't ask that question, but instead said, "They're the kind of people who're willing to lend me money, so it should be okay."
Zhang Pianpian said, "Then when you go back, test them."
"I'll monitor their communication records."
"If neither of them leaks any information, we'll prepare tomorrow and make our move the day after."
Wanfa University City.
Below the 100th floor, in a secluded alleyway without surveillance, even more difficult to spot.
"Sis, how are you feeling?"
"Hmm, a little more pressure."
"Alright." Yu Xinghan wiped the sweat from her brow and continued her vigorous massage.
Just then, a message flickered in her eyes.
Zhang Yu: Lao Han, I need to discuss something with you. When are you coming back?
Yu Xinghan: Busy, not coming back today. Zhang Yu: It's very important, it can make money. Just as Yu Xinghan hesitated, a woman's voice rang out: "Don't stop, I'm feeling really comfortable."
Yu Xinghan quickly continued her movements and then replied: Is it higher than 0.06 spirit coins?
Zhang Yu: Higher than that. Yu Xinghan: Wait for me...
Inside the dormitory of a helpful citizen.
Yu Xinghan asked, "What's the matter? Why did you call me here in such a hurry? Couldn't you have said it online?"
Zhang Yu said, "I found a target and want to rob him."
Yu Xinghan was slightly taken aback, not rushing to confirm or deny, but instead intending to ask who he wanted to rob.
If the target was some Ji Yuanshu or some sixth, seventh, or eighth-floor master, Yu Xinghan planned to advise Zhang Yu to be patient, telling him that patience would bring peace, and that he would gradually get used to it.
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But if the target was some fellow villager from the first floor or some bottom-of-the-class student, then he would have to show his brotherhood properly.
"What kind of person dares to mess with my brother?"
Zhang Yu then revealed his target.
"The Dark Clan's territory,"
Zhang Yu said. "I've discovered a hideout in the Dark Clan's territory and plan to rob them."
Hearing this, Yu Xinghan breathed a slight sigh of relief: "So it's just a case of the wicked eating the wicked, at least it's not robbing the wealthy upper class."
"But are you sure the two of us are enough? What if there are experts on the other side?"
Zhang Yu said. "You don't need to worry about that. Anyway, I have a reliable source, and the success rate of this is very high. "
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"A reliable source?" Yu Xinghan thought to herself, "It's probably Zhang Pianpian ."
"Based on my observations over the past year, this Senior Zhang Fan shouldn't be Zhang Yu's fantasy object."
As an experienced person, Yu Xinghan was quite confident in making this judgment.
"Without sterilization, living with such a beautiful and powerful woman every day without any fantasies, there are only two possibilities."
"Either Zhang Yu doesn't like women, or their relationship transcends a romantic relationship."
And Yu Xinghan was certain that Zhang Yu was definitely not the kind of person who didn't like women.
"Forget it, their specific relationship is none of my business."
"Anyway, if it's Zhang Pianpian, this top student in talismans, does that mean the true gods are about to take action against the Dark Realm?"
Remembering how Zhang Yu had stood on the side of the righteous god and fought against Wang Yin when he was on the first floor, Yu Xinghan became even more certain of his judgment.
"Helping the righteous god clean up the mess, it's a double-cross—then there's no problem."
His mind raced, and Yu Xinghan believed he had figured everything out. So he nodded and said, "No problem, I'll do it."
After confirming, Yu Xinghan left the dormitory and went back to work overtime.
Not long after, Le Mulan arrived at the dormitory.
Upon hearing Zhang Yu's intention to seize the Dark Seed Realm, Le Mulan frowned and said, "I've heard that the people of the Dark Seed Realm are all vicious and ruthless, and there have even been cases of large numbers of civilians being kidnapped and forced to work in the fields, only to be killed to cover their tracks."
"To rob them—the risk isn't low, is it?"
Le Mulan sighed. "Zhang Yu, can't we just sell seeds honestly?"
Zhang Yu said, "Le Mulan, today I'll teach you something. In Kunxu, you can't easily take risks, but you can't completely avoid them either. As the saying goes, 'No one gets rich without windfall gains.' Working honestly and diligently in Kunxu won't get you anywhere."
He continued, "I can't tell you the specifics of this matter beforehand. Just tell me if you're going to participate or not."
"If I participate, I'll tell you the details."
"If I don't participate, then let's pretend this never happened."
Zhang Yu knew that making Le Mulan choose like this was putting her in a difficult position, since she knew nothing and was completely in the dark about whether to work for him or not.
But Zhang Yu also understood that there was no other way.
These kinds of things are never clearly explained beforehand; it's all about the trust between partners.
Just like how he trusted Zhang Pianpian, which is why he followed her, Le Mulan's only basis for her choice at this moment was also trust.
Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu in front of her, and scenes flashed through her mind, finally settling on the scene of Zhang Yu and Wang Yin's battle in Songyang City. She thought of her correct choice in lending money to him to help him build his foundation.
Le Mulan decided to trust Zhang Yu one more time.
"Then I'll join."
At the same time, Zhang Pianpian looked at the communication records between Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan, thinking to herself, "Looks like there's no problem."
"Speaking of my younger brother, he always has a unique temperament, always seeming a little out of place with those around him."
"But he always manages to gain the trust of those around him."
On the day of the operation,
Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, as usual, entered the Huilongyuan construction site as civil engineering students, while Le Mulan entered as a tourist.
At this moment, Zhang Pianpian maintained contact with all three, providing support through the spirit world network.
Zhang Yu's mind flashed through today's plan.
In this operation, the three of them would act as helpful citizens, working with Zhang Fanpian to crack down on a flour manufacturing den.
As for how much flour was ultimately seized, that was up to them.
To achieve this, it was best to ensure that no one was left alive.
As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the secret passage.
Zhang Yu said, "We're here."
Zhang Fanpian said, "Wait a moment, I'll use their eye remains to open the door now."
"But the moment the door opens, they will be alerted."
"I will temporarily block the surrounding surveillance and the spirit world network. You have five minutes to deal with them."
As they spoke, the three of them saw the wall in front of them pause slightly before suddenly opening with a bang.
Zhang Yu said, "I'll go in first."
He then shot in, his entire body surging with powerful energy.
Zhang Fanfan had already taught them the internal structure of this hideout, and Zhang Yu had studied it countless times.
In addition, an arrow appeared before Zhang Yu, guiding him to the target location.
"The first thing to do after breaking in is to secure the goods and prevent them from destroying them."
Just as Zhang Yu was moving quickly forward, gang members rushed up from all sides, unleashing various martial arts energies, fist shadows, and palm winds towards him without warning. After all, they were in the most dangerous business; torture and
murder were basic operations for them. Seeing Zhang Yu suddenly appear, they naturally showed no mercy.
Several humanoid energy figures flashed through the air, each unleashing different techniques such as the Dragon Overturning Mountain Hand, the Dragon Elephant Crashing Mountain Palm, and
the Limitless Cloud Hand.
None of the gang members who rushed in could get close to Zhang Yu. They were all blasted away by the humanoid aura, their bones broken and their flesh slammed into the walls, leaving them a bloody mess.
Zhang Pianpian warned, "Apart from the Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the area, the rest are all at the Qi Refining level. Remember, don't leave any survivors."
As Zhang Yu charged forward, seeing all those who resisted him being blasted into a pulp with a single move, the remaining gang members retreated in panic.
When Zhang Yu reached the storage point, a shadowy figure rapidly approached from the darkness.
Zhang Pianpian
said, "He's here." Above the shadow was a large X marked by Zhang Pianpian, along with the words: Foundation Establishment, entangle him. With a loud bang, a five-meter-tall man suddenly burst out of the shadows and collided with Zhang Yu.
At the same time, chaos erupted inside the hideout. Someone shouted, "Enemy attack!"
Another shouted, "Why can't I connect to the internet?!"
Some people ran towards the exit, but were blasted back by Yu Xinghan's punch.
"Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu has already engaged that Foundation Establishment cultivator. You're responsible for eliminating the rest of the people in the cave.
"
Yu Xinghan stepped forward and saw in his vision that everyone in the entire hideout had a red X mark above their heads, clearly visible.
With a light laugh, Yu Xinghan's figure flashed quickly, and wherever he passed, pieces of flesh exploded in his qi.
As Yu Xinghan charged deeper into the cave, the gang members in another side passage took the opportunity to rush towards the exit, but the next moment they were swept by a burst of qi, their bodies rapidly losing temperature and freezing, collapsing to the ground dead.
"Le Mulan, you guard the entrance to prevent anyone from escaping."
"After Yu Xinghan deals with the rest, the three of you will surround and kill that Foundation Establishment cultivator together."
At the same time, the five-meter-tall man watched as the Qi Refining cultivators around him were killed one by one by Yu Xinghan, and he shouted angrily, "Who are you people? Do you know who protects this place?"
"If anything happens here, reinforcements will arrive quickly. You're all dead!"
Amidst the crackling sounds, humanoid qi flashed past the burly man, making him feel as if he were being besieged by several Foundation Establishment experts.
Although their strength was inferior to his, it seemed endless; after each attack, new qi surged forth. The burly man took a deep breath, his heart pounding violently, about to activate the Heart-Burning Mode, entering a super-burst state to unleash his full martial arts power.
But the next moment, a series of deduction messages popped up in his eyes, showing his savings rapidly dwindling.
"What!!"
The Fear Talisman activated one by one!
Seeing his savings rapidly decreasing, the burly man felt a sharp pain in his heart and froze for a moment.
Before he could realize that all of this was just an illusion created by the opponent using talismans, a large amount of information began to refresh in his eyes.
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GG Talisman activated one by one!
With numerous "GG" messages appearing, the burly man's vision was almost completely obscured.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu had already reached the burly man's back, unleashing a powerful palm strike imbued with the accumulated power of the Nine Heavens Cloud Force.
*Pfft!*
The burly man coughed up blood, retaliating with a palm strike, but only managed to shatter a humanoid aura.
Simultaneously, he felt a bone-chilling cold seep into his body through the opponent's aura, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
Shortly after Zhang Yu and the burly man's battle, the remaining gang members had been wiped out, and Cong Han and Le Mulan joined the fray, attacking the burly man alongside Zhang Yu.
The burly man roared, unleashing a barrage of palm strikes, attacking in all directions like a mad tiger.
Zhang Yu stood at the forefront, using layers of aura and his own superior physique to withstand most of the burly man's attacks.
As Han activated the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Technique into full concentration, the burly man's movements became incredibly slow under Han's Three-Eyed Divine Power.
With the Three-Eyed Divine Power, he could easily mimic his opponent's moves.
However, relying on his formidable martial arts aptitude, he didn't mimic the opponent's movements at this moment. He merely mentally reviewed the moves, identified their weaknesses, and then attacked.
On the other side, Le Mulan retreated, sweat, brimming with excitement, dripping onto her palms .
However, he combined his fishing technique with icy magic to unleash a barrage of attacks, continuously injecting icy poison and autumnal power into his opponent's body.
Watching his two roommates' fighting styles, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Although they both have the same Dao Seed as me, their development directions are quite different."
"Compared to the strengthening of the Chain Magic Diagram, the Dao Seed is more like an ability; what kind of effect it can produce depends on how the user develops it."
Ji Zhi, once a student of Wanfa University,
joined a pharmaceutical company after graduation, responsible for the cultivation and planting of medicinal herbs.
With his outstanding professional skills and hardworking spirit, he outcompeted his seniors, single-handedly managing a large medicinal herb planting area.
His salary increased, and the apartment he rented became increasingly luxurious.
He gradually switched to high-end brands of pills, and his magical artifacts were upgraded to high-end items.
He could afford meat every month and occasionally attend a Nascent Soul True Monarch's instructional lecture. He no longer used the Yuan Magnetic
Channel
, but instead walked through the Anti-Gravity Channel…
Just when Ji Zhi thought he was becoming increasingly wealthy and his life was getting better, fate seemed to play a cruel joke on him.
"Number 18 is severely polluted by evil energy. The evil energy has seeped into your internal organs. You must undergo surgery immediately, otherwise, you will lose your ability to work within a month at most."
When Ji Zhi heard these words from the doctor, he felt dizzy and his mind went blank.
Later, he learned that the growth hormones used by the company to cultivate medicinal herbs contained a large amount of No. 18 malevolent energy.
This malevolent energy was a key element for the growth of the herbs he cultivated, but long-term exposure was extremely harmful to the human body.
To raise money for the surgery, Ji Zhi took on a mountain of debt. After the surgery, he still needed to spend spirit coins every day for malevolent energy purification treatment, a treatment that would last until his death.
He wanted to change jobs, but found that with his work experience and professional skills, he couldn't find a formal job outside of medicinal cultivation that could cover the treatment costs.
He wanted compensation from the company, but the lengthy process and the buck-passing and shirking of responsibility by each department exhausted his patience.
He knew in his heart: "They're waiting for me to die."
"Just like they did with those victimized clients."
So, to support his medical expenses, Ji Zhi had no choice but to continue working at the company.
But to reduce the harm of malevolent energy pollution, Ji Zhi's work efficiency inevitably declined, and his salary and performance bonuses decreased.
At that moment, Ji Zhi finally understood the looks in the eyes of those seniors he had eliminated.
It wasn't jealousy or hatred; it was them looking at his former self, just as he now looked at the college students about to eliminate him.
To fill the financial gap caused by declining income, Ji Zhi had to cut back on his spending.
His apartment building became increasingly smaller, his magical artifacts were gradually replaced with cheaper ones, and his medications mainly consisted of substandard products manufactured by the company.
This caused his work performance to decline again, eventually landing him on the company's layoff list.
Without company income, Ji Zhi could only temporarily survive on temporary work, making it even harder to afford his medical expenses and debts.
Just when he was at his wit's end, Mai Ying Society found him and offered him a job cultivating earth-element wheat.
This immortal wheat variety contained a strong essence of food, but its cultivation was difficult, requiring experts like Ji Zhi to cultivate it in large quantities.
Initially, he only farmed, then processed flour, and later, to increase his income, he took on tasks such as murder to cover up crimes and gang warfare.
Later, to further increase the harvest of earth-qi wheat, he started a project of stealing mortals to make blood pool fertilizer, turning mortals into his resources to prolong his life.
"This is Kunxu. Kunxu is about eating people to make money and to survive."
"It's like the company eats us, it's like we eat mortals."
In this way, Ji Zhi lived a life of uncertainty in the dark farming world, his life hanging by a thread.
Until today...
Under the siege of Zhang Yu and the other two, Ji Zhi was furious, and explosive killing intent surged out: "If I were in my peak condition... how could I be suppressed by you like this?"
Roar!
With a roar, the internal potion in his arms automatically pierced in, and Ji Zhi's body expanded again. The violent qi surged out, pouring out in all directions with terrifying heat.
His vision was blocked, and his moves were constantly blocked, so Ji Zhi unleashed his full power with his Hao Ri Qi, launching an all-round attack with a high-temperature field.
Zhang Pianpian warned, "He's going to destroy the goods, don't let him succeed."
Zhang Yu replied, "I'll block him head-on."
Feeling the intense heat rushing towards him, Zhang Yu was the first to step forward, joining several humanoid qi energies to restrain their opponent.
As their energies collided and their power compressed, Zhang Yu felt as if he had caught hundreds of tons of concrete in one breath.
Yu Xinghan, using his Three-Eyed Divine Power, instantly grasped the changes in everyone's moves. With
a flash, braving the scorching heat, he punched the opening in Ji Zhi's back. With a resounding bang, the energy covering Ji Zhi's back was blasted open by Yu Xinghan.
Just as the energy was about to close again, Zhang Pianpian clearly marked this spot in her eyes, writing two large golden characters: "Attack."
Under the blessing of the Deep Cold Meridian, Le Mulan pointed a finger, and the icy magic power mixed with the medicinal power within her body was sent into Ji Zhi's back before the energy could close.
Ji Zhi, already in a state of explosive power, was stimulated by this medicinal power, his blood vessels expanded, and his heart pounded even more violently.
At the same time, Zhang Yu activated the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force again. As his humanoid qi force forcefully embraced Ji Zhi, bursts of scorching Hao Ri Qi erupted forth.
"What?!"
"My Hao Ri Qi?"
Ji Zhi's body temperature had already increased with the activation of the Hao Ri Qi, and Zhang Yu's attack was like adding fuel to the fire, causing his internal temperature to surge again.
This surge in temperature also accelerated the effects of the medicine within his body, and coupled with his violently pounding heart, Ji Zhi felt a wave of dizziness.
But this wasn't the end. Just after the Hao Ri Qi generated by the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force was unleashed, Zhang Yu followed up with a palm strike, pouring terrifying coldness into Ji Zhi's body.
Zhang Yu and Le Mulan… their icy magical powers converged within Ji Zhi's body and then erupted together. The
two forces, one burning and one freezing, clashed within Ji Zhi's body, causing some of his blood and qi to be frantically accelerated, while others were extremely slowed or even frozen, leading to a bursting of meridians throughout his body.
*Poof!*
Ji Zhi coughed up a mouthful of blood, his inner energy slightly dissipating, leaving him vulnerable and easily struck by Yu Xinghan's punches.
Zhang Yu and Le Mulan followed up in the next moment, their ferocious attack engulfing Ji Zhi in an instant.
A few seconds later, Zhang Yu, Le Mulan, and Yu Xinghan all stopped, looking at the now quiet hideout, and instinctively breathed a sigh of relief.
Knowing they were about to fight members of a gang from the Dark Seeds, it was impossible for the three not to be nervous.
After all, they knew these gang members were ruthless and merciless killers, fighting to the death.
Losing even one person would be a huge problem.
However, under Zhang Pianpian's guidance, this operation was a testament to their thorough understanding of the enemy. They not only chose the weakest point in the enemy's defenses from the start but also maintained the upper hand from beginning to end.
"Don't be too happy yet," Zhang Pianpian's voice came from beside them. "The most important thing is yet to come."
She slowly walked in, her gaze sweeping over the bricks of flour.
Because combat-type talismans were too easily detected by the gods, Zhang Pianpian didn't attack directly but chose to provide support from behind.
Looking at the flour bricks scattered on the ground, Zhang Pianpian said, "We need to ship this batch of goods out."
Yu Xinghan asked, "What should we do with the earth energy wheat still planted in the ground?"
Besides the storage room where they were currently, there was also a planting room in the entire hideout, where a lot of earth energy wheat was being grown.
Zhang Pianpian said, "The earth energy wheat in the planting room can't be touched; it's too easy to be discovered. Let's leave it for the food-cleaning team to investigate."
"As for this batch of flour bricks..." Zhang Pianpian estimated and said, "The market price is probably over 100 spirit coins."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Le Mulan all gasped for breath.
"This batch of bricks is probably worth over 100 spirit coins, enough for us to divide,"
Yu Xinghan couldn't help but say. "With such valuable items, they only sent one Foundation Establishment cultivator to guard it; they're too careless."
Zhang Pianpian said calmly, "Normally there are two Foundation Establishment cultivators; we just chose a time when the other one wasn't there."
"Besides, having more Foundation Establishment cultivators is meaningless against the patrol team. The key to the Dark Farming Realm is concealment. The secret passages here are well-hidden, and their magical remains and surveillance systems aren't connected to the external network."
"If Zhang Yu hadn't accidentally discovered the clues and I hadn't forcibly infiltrated them, they probably could have operated smoothly for a long time,"
Zhang Yu thought to himself. "If it weren't for the evil god's ritual, I wouldn't be sure if the people from the Dark Farming Realm were here."
Yu Xinghan squatted down, looked at the magical remains on the corpse, and asked curiously, "They clearly have goods worth over 100 spirit coins, so why do their magical remains look like cheap junk?"
"Those gang members from the underground farming industry look thin and weak, like they haven't eaten enough,"
Zhang Pianpian said casually. "Who told you that farming can guarantee a full stomach? Do you think they can afford to eat underground wheat just because they grow it?"
"Besides, after these goods are sold, the lion's share goes to the higher-ups."
"Just think, they can set up this kind of underground farming base in Huilong Garden. Do you think there isn't a mole in the cemetery cooperating with them? This mole's position is probably not low."
Yu Xinghan's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, and he said thoughtfully, "Someone above is severely cracking down on the underground farming industry, but there are also people secretly supporting it, making money from it?" Zhang Pianpian
said, "Alright, don't waste time. Zhang Yu, give us one-tenth of the goods."
"One-tenth?" Thinking that one-tenth of the share was only a little over 10 spirit coins, Zhang Yu couldn't help but say, "One-tenth... isn't that too little?"
Zhang Pianpian said calmly, "One-tenth is left here for the patrol team."
"We'll eat the remaining nine-tenths."
Zhang Yu was shocked upon hearing this and said, "How are we going to transport it out?"
"This is a cemetery," Zhang Pianpian said. "The simplest way, of course, is to transport the ashes out."