Upon hearing the question from San Dao Shan Niang Niang, a strong Yin energy surged.

San Dao Shan Niang Niang listened for a few seconds, her face slightly darkened: "He has been to Jinshui Amusement Park, and you missed him."

She was a little angry.

The ghost bride bowed again and said something.

San Dao Shan Niang Niang's face cleared slightly, and she pondered: "You mean, he has had three chances to summon you, and now there is only one chance left. If he summons you again next time, you will bring me the Demon-Suppressing Pestle."

The ghost bride shook her head gently.

"Well, you can't open that kind of person's storage artifact. In that case, I will leave a trace of divine consciousness in you. If he summons you again, I will immediately sense it."

The ghost bride suddenly knelt down.

San Dao Shan Niang Niang's expression turned stern: "You told me not to harm him. Is he your husband? Hmph, I don't need you to interfere with my actions."

Then, her expression softened, and she said lightly: "I am a true god bestowed by the court, not one of those miscellaneous people from the demonic cult."

Only then did the ghost bride stand up and silently report the information.

San Dao Shan Niang Niang pondered with a serious expression. After listening for a long time, her eyes brightened:

"You mean, that night you discovered a purer power of the sun than me? Unfortunately, you were blocked from reality at that time. Did you see what that person looked like? Good, draw it for me."

In an instant, several little ghosts brought ink and paper, trembling, and placed them at the ghost bride's feet.

The brush floated up automatically, dipped in ink, and quickly sketched on the rice paper. After a few minutes, the appearance of a young man was outlined. His features were ordinary, with a smile at the corners of his mouth, seemingly full of vitality, but there was a deep sense of vicissitudes in his brows.

San Dao Shan Niang Niang stared at it for a few seconds, memorized the person's appearance, and then waved her sleeve, causing the rice paper to burst into golden flames and turn into ashes.

She turned her head and looked at the deep night sky, pondering for a moment, and suddenly smiled:

"When I saw him in the temple that day, I could tell that his life was full of twists and turns, with karma entangled. It's really interesting."

Late at night, in a hotel in a remote county in the north.

Li Xianzong stood by the window, holding an old mobile phone in his hand, patiently listening to the voice coming from the phone:

"In a while, a new Mist Lord will arrive in Songhai and establish a hidden base. The death of Tian Ling Ling was all because of you. The organization temporarily reserves the right to investigate. If you can promote to Saint in the mid-year killing instance, everything will be forgiven."

The voice sounded young, with a smoky voice, quite magnetic.

Li Xianzong asked in a low voice:

"Lord Mo Yan, is the Palace Master of Zhi Sha Gong from the Chu family? Who was responsible for the annihilation of the Chu family twenty-one years ago?"

Mo Yan Tian Wang laughed: "It wasn't me anyway. These days, I received information that some disciples from the Northern Territory died at the hands of that woman. She has come to the north and should have obtained a lot of information from Tian Ling Ling."

Li Xianzong was astonished, then sneered: "She, a novice in the Dominator stage, dares to seek revenge from the Heavenly King? She really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

Mo Yan Tian Wang smiled: "I don't care about that. I'm more concerned about when your multi-player Ling Realm mission will come."

Li Xianzong replied: "Within ten days."

"When you clear the multi-player Ling Realm, your experience points will reach the peak of level 3, and then you will truly enter the strongest group of Transcendents. By the way, how is the aptitude of Yuan Shi Tian Zun in Songhai?"

"Lord Mo Yan, you don't need to pay attention to such a small character. Yuan Shi Tian Zun has many items on him and some cleverness, but he is indeed a rookie. You can rest assured that within half a month, you will receive news of my successful hunt and kill of Yuan Shi Tian Zun in Songhai."

At this moment, Li Xianzong heard the innocent laughter of a child on the phone:

"Uncle, uncle, let's play~"

Mo Yan Tian Wang then said, "That's enough for now."

Li Xianzong respectfully said, "Yes."

The call ended.

In a remote county in the north, in the outskirts of a welfare institution.

Under the bright sunshine, in the simple courtyard of the welfare institution, under the shade of trees, a young man was distributing candies, snacks, storybooks, and dolls to the children around him.

The children surrounding him ranged from five to ten years old, dressed plainly, with dark faces and innocent smiles on their faces.

The young man was about twenty-six years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, thin lips, and a good appearance. He was wearing a black T-shirt, black sweatpants, and a black sweatband on his forehead.

He exuded a sunny and cheerful aura.

The director of the institution was a middle-aged woman with soft features and a kind appearance. She walked out of the building and entered the shade of the trees, smiling and saying:

"Mr. Yang, you're here?"

The young man responded with a sound and asked, "Has the overdue subsidy from above been issued?"

The director sighed and said, "It has finally been issued. It's quite a coincidence. I heard that the leader of the Civil Affairs suddenly disappeared for no reason. It seems that he embezzled too much money and fled. The new leader gave us the overdue subsidy."

The young man smiled brightly, "That's good, that's good!"

The director said, "Mr. Yang, let's have lunch with the children in the cafeteria."

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The director took over the welfare institution this year. She originally didn't want to take the job because the previous directors of this welfare institution always disappeared inexplicably, and there had been several in a row.

But the leader told her that as long as she served here for three years, she would be transferred to the city.

For her, who had no background, it seemed that she had no choice.

After coming to this welfare institution, the director spent half a year diligently transforming it. The children here were innocent, obedient, and far away from the office disputes and power struggles in the system. Moreover, she also met the caring Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang had quietly contributed to the welfare institution before her. He regularly brought snacks and toys for the children, played with them, and the children in the welfare institution liked him very much.

"Director, you're busy. I'll take the children to fly kites." The young man smiled brightly.

The director nodded, reminding the children to listen to Uncle Yang, and then turned and went back into the building.

The young man gathered the children and picked up the kites, heading to the lawn outside the welfare institution. He touched the heads of the children and asked:

"Do you like the new director?"

"We like her!"

"Is the food in the cafeteria delicious? Does she scold you? Does she still give you clothes regularly?"

After getting serious answers from the children to all the questions, the young man nodded in satisfaction and smiled:

```"If you don't like the dean in the future, remember to tell Uncle."

Pa! Pa! Pa!

Zhang Yuanqing continuously punched around Guan Ya, sometimes sliding forward, sometimes retreating, sometimes dodging, mainly using straight punches and hooks, with elbows and arms as auxiliary.

After a week of hard training (getting beaten up), his combat level improved by leaps and bounds, able to withstand three minutes of attacks from Guan Ya without being defeated.

As Jingwei put it, "I didn't expect you to be a genius in combat."

Unfortunately, his cultivation was still short, and he didn't know how to effectively use the power of his lower body. His application of legs and feet was still at a basic level.

"You're improving quickly," Guan Ya dodged Zhang Yuanqing's hook punch and kicked him in the chest, saying, "But don't be arrogant. After rookies enter the door, they will experience a leap stage. It becomes difficult to make further progress."

"What should I do then?"

Zhang Yuanqing staggered back, steadied himself, and launched a set of quick punches up close.

Guan Ya effortlessly dodged them, saying, "Under normal circumstances, there are three paths. First is strength training, making your physique stronger to compensate for any deficiencies in technique. Second is learning moves and routines to better understand your own body. Third is extensive practical combat."

"Well, theoretically, there is a fourth path."

Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up, and he slowed down his attack frequency. "Tell me about it."

Guan Ya smiled and said, "The fourth path is to provoke your opponent, ignite their emotions, make them irrational and impulsive, turning them into a mindless brute who only knows how to attack. You're an expert in this area, and you've mastered it on your own."

"You mean provocation, right?" Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up.

Guan Ya's expression turned serious. "If you use the 'Dragon Claw' on me again, I won't go easy on you."

"Don't worry, I won't use it this time. I'll use a different move. Black Tiger Rips Heart!"

Pa! Guan Ya spun around and kicked him, sending him flying.

Three hours later, Zhang Yuanqing left the combat room with a bruised and swollen face. He dragged his tired steps, went to the bathroom to take a shower, took off his training clothes, and changed into his own clothes.

Then he went to the first-floor restaurant to enjoy the meal prepared by the Bunny Girl.

Thinking that he had been focusing on practicing combat recently and hadn't checked the official forum for several days, he immediately took out his phone and logged in to the forum.

The first thing that caught his eye was three highlighted posts:

#The Fire Prince and the Gluttonous God fought fiercely in the outskirts of the capital, with no clear winner#

#The Immovable Ming King fought alone against the two executives of the Spirit Power Association in the central courtyard, the enemy couldn't break through and had to retreat#

#Yuan Ting, the corpse executive of the Taiyi Gate, killed the A-rank wanted criminal "Ghost Hand" yesterday, the Five Elements Alliance's saints have achieved great success#

"Has it been so eventful these days? The battles of the saint-level cultivators should have caused quite a stir. My grandfather watches the news every day, why didn't he mention any incidents?"

Zhang Yuanqing carefully read the three highlighted posts and thought to himself that the official organization was still the official organization, with so many experts.

In the hunting and anti-hunting of saint-level cultivators, the official side had more losses than victories. He continued scrolling down and suddenly came across a post:

#Yuan Ting of the Taiyi Gate has gone missing, suspected to be summoned by the elder of the gate#

Oh right, Elder Sun has already released a new instance. Captain Yuan, rest in peace. I will burn paper money for you. Amen, may there be no Elder Sun in heaven. Zhang Yuanqing silently drew a cross on his chest.

As he continued reading, he found that the content had changed.

If the saint-level cultivators were constantly achieving victories according to the official reports, then in the transcendent stage, it was the evil organizations that were continuously fighting and winning.

He scrolled for a short while and saw at least six or seven posts about 3rd-level captains being hunted down by the evil organizations.

On the transcendent stage's bounty list, the first-ranked "Ayi" had even launched a hunt against a local 4th-level executive.

"Although it's a bit disheartening to say this, in the saint-level stage, our lawful camp is indeed no match for the evil camp."

"Nowadays, we have to be extremely cautious when going out and can't act alone."

"Our captain was also attacked yesterday and suffered heavy injuries. Sigh, we really need a big victory in the transcendent stage."

"What are you thinking upstairs? Even the Primordial Heavenly Venerable of Songhai was beaten into a turtle by Li Xianzong, who has cleared two S-level instances in a row."

Damn, I'm being whipped again. Zhang Yuanqing felt frustrated.

At this moment, Guan Ya came over with a plate of steak and sat opposite him.

She had just taken a shower, her hair was still wet, and she wasn't wearing any makeup, showing her natural beauty.

Zhang Yuanqing stared at her for a few moments and couldn't help but sigh. A woman this beautiful without makeup deserved to be called a "beauty."

"Don't look at me. Every time you look at me, I will think of your Black Tiger Rips Heart and Dragon Claw," Guan Ya gritted her teeth.

"That's because you haven't seen my Divine Needle of the Sea yet," Zhang Yuanqing hummed, "Unfortunately, I haven't found the Sea Eye after cultivating the Divine Needle of the Sea for twenty-one years."

Guan Ya giggled, "I'm afraid it's not the Divine Needle of the Sea, but a toothpick. Well, a needle and a toothpick are the same, there's not much difference."

Zhang Yuanqing forced a smile, "My needle is big, you might have to endure it."

This is the limit. No matter how fast the car is, he has thin skin and can't handle it. He coughed a few times and changed the topic, "Guan Ya, when I have time, I'll bring Xie Lingxi to see you. You can learn from her how to speak."

"Oh, how far have you developed with Xie Lingxi? Have you deflowered her?"

"..."

Just as they were talking, footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs. Big Muscle, Li Dongze, White Dragon, Fist King, Tang Guoqiang, and other captains descended the stairs with serious expressions.

Zhang Yuanqing put down his knife and fork and went up to meet them, looking at his own squad leader."What's happened?"

Fu Qingyang wouldn't call a meeting unless something was wrong.

Leaning on his cane, Li Dongze sighed:

"Three members from our Kangyang District have gone missing, and there are also missing members from other districts. The total number has reached ten."

"Missing?" Zhang Yuanqing frowned, "Were they hunted down by evil professionals?"

The muscular man snorted, "No, they were abducted by Li Xianzong. He left words at every crime scene."

The tall fire master, standing at 1.9 meters, looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said, "He said, 'Primordial Heavenly Venerable, your turn will come sooner or later.'"

Zhang Yuanqing's face darkened.

Being provoked time and again, he was getting a bit angry.

Once I grow up, this guy will become a dark history.

The gentle Qingteng changed the subject and whispered, "We still don't know his purpose for abducting the official walkers. I'm afraid he's planning a second terrorist attack."

That's why Fu Qingyang called this meeting.

It shouldn't be brewing a second terrorist attack. I'm afraid this guy has the means of a witch doctor, refining those walkers into Gu beasts, and then driving them to besiege me. The more Zhang Yuanqing thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and the heavier his heart became.

Bailong's eyebrows furrowed in anger, "This Li Xianzong is too much, causing panic among my members."

Li Dongze added, "We must arrest him as soon as possible. If this drags on, our branch's reputation will be damaged. There are already posts about this on the forum."

"But isn't everyone's information confidential?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

Tang Guoqiang shook his head, "To investigate a person's residence, you don't necessarily need information, you can also track. We need to handle incidents, we need to work, and it's easy to be lured out and tracked during this process."

Li Dongze didn't continue on this topic, he said:

"Yuanqing, you're about to enter the instance, right?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "In the next few days."

PS: Will correct any typos later.

(End of Chapter)