Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

"She's trying to cut off our path!"

She wanted to stall for time; as long as she could wait until midnight to retrieve Guo Mengyun's soul, she would succeed!

Luo Fei stared coldly at the mountain of ruins.

He estimated that with his super strength, he might be able to forcibly clear a path, but it would take time!
However, just as he was about to take action, the villa ruins suddenly emitted a tooth-grinding "creaking" sound, and the whole structure sank further down!

The structure below has obviously become extremely unstable due to the explosion, and a secondary collapse may have occurred, increasing the difficulty and danger of cleanup exponentially!

At this time, police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances from the jurisdiction arrived at the scene one after another, their flashing lights illuminating the surrounding area in a bright red glow.

After learning about the situation, the police officer in charge became serious and immediately notified the rescue center, requesting the dispatch of large excavating equipment for support.

Time ticked by, and the scene was a flurry of activity. But faced with such a severe landslide, over an hour had passed, and everyone remained helpless; rescue progress was slow. Midnight was drawing ever closer, the hour of Yin (the 24th of the lunar month) was fast approaching!

Luo Fei forced himself to calm down; he couldn't place all his hopes on the excavation.

He suddenly remembered those hidden ventilation openings!
He immediately walked to the trash cans that had been restored to their original state along the roadside in the villa area and pulled one up again by brute force.

Sure enough, the ventilation opening below was still there, and you could hear the exhaust fan inside still humming as it worked!

"The ventilation system is still running! There's an independent power supply downstairs!"

Luo Fei's spirits lifted.

However, the ventilation opening was too small, barely allowing one person to squeeze in, and the high-speed rotating fan blades below were extremely dangerous; going down rashly would be suicide.

"Chen Fan!"

Luo Fei shouted.

"exist!"

"Go to the property management center immediately and cut off the mains power supply to the entire Hequan Villa!"

"understand!"

Chen Fan and one of his teammates rushed off.

A few minutes later, the entire Hequan Mountain Villa was plunged into darkness, with only emergency lights and vehicle headlights providing limited illumination.

However, the fan noise coming from the vent only paused for a moment before returning to normal!

"As expected! There's a built-in generator underground!"

Luo Fei thought to himself.

His gaze swept around and locked onto a lamppost.

He walked over, hugged the metal pillar with both hands, and with a low shout, unleashed [Super Power]!
"Creak—Bang!"

He broke the lamppost right off its base!

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Luo Fei aimed the heavy lamppost at the ventilation opening and shoved it in!

Clang! Crack! Sizzle—

A violent metallic clanging, twisting, and short-circuiting sound came from deep within the vent, and the continuous sound of the exhaust fan came to an abrupt halt!

"Xuanran, Peixiong, you two take men and stay here to provide backup at any time! I'm going down!"

Luo Fei said in an unquestionable manner.

"Brother Fei! It's too dangerous!"

Chen Xuanran quickly grabbed him.

There's no time!
This is the only shortcut! Trust me!

Luo Fei patted her hand, his eyes resolute.

Without further hesitation, he took a deep breath and bent down to crawl into the narrow, dark, and unknown ventilation duct!

The inner walls of the pipe were cold and rough, and the space was extremely cramped. Luo Fei could only rely on the strength of his arms and knees to move downwards little by little.

In the darkness, all I could hear was my own heavy breathing.

After moving down about ten meters, he touched the fan blades, which had stopped rotating and were deformed by being stuck in the lamppost.

He carefully adjusted his body, placed his feet on the twisted fan blade frame, and then kicked down with all his might!

"Bang!"

He kicked the broken fan blades and part of the frame off, and the sound of something hitting the ground came from below.

Without hesitation, Luo Fei let go and jumped down.

"Oh!"

He landed safely and found himself in a small computer room filled with pipes and wires.

Ahead was a tightly closed, heavy-looking iron gate with a large padlock on it.

Luo Fei's eyes narrowed, and he activated his [Super Physique] and [Super Strength] to their maximum levels. He took a step back, then charged forward and delivered a powerful side kick that slammed into the iron door lock!
"boom!!!"

The loud noise echoed in the small space. The iron door, along with the cement wall around the door frame, was kicked so hard that it deformed and flew inward!
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Luo Fei stepped into the actual underground dojo.

Unlike when I came before, the temple was unusually dimly lit, with only a few emergency lights emitting a ghostly green or pale light. The temperature was also extremely low, and my breath turned to frost, as if I had instantly gone from early summer to the dead of winter.

Luo Fei dared not delay. Relying on his memory and his perception of the flow of Yin energy, he rushed towards the direction of Feixian Temple.

Suddenly, he felt something cold land on his face and hands.

He looked up and saw tiny, snowflake-like white crystals fluttering down from the sky above.

He reached out and caught some, and upon closer inspection, he realized that they were not snowflakes; the crystals shimmered with an unnatural glow in the dim light.

He suddenly remembered what the forensic doctor had said: after high-purity magic fairy grass toxin is extracted, its form is like tiny white crystal snowflakes!
"Oh no! It's poison!"

Luo Fei immediately held his breath, covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, and at the same time pushed his [Immune to All Poisons] physique to the limit, rushing towards Feixian Temple at an undiminished speed!

Rushing into the Taoist temple courtyard, they found the main hall's doors wide open, but the place was deserted. Only the massive altar and incense burner cast menacing shadows in the dim light.

Luo Fei's heart tightened, and he immediately turned to the small side hall where he had previously discovered the bronze coffin!
The door to the hut was also open. He rushed inside and saw that the huge bronze coffin had indeed been moved back to the altar in the center of the hut! The coffin lid was tightly closed, as if it had never been opened.

Are Gong Xiaorui and Guo Mengyun inside? Are they carrying out the final ceremony?

Luo Fei dared not delay. He rushed to the bronze coffin, gripped the edge of the coffin lid with both hands, and exerted force once more!

"Creak—Bang!"

The heavy coffin lid was lifted and smashed to the ground.

However, the coffin was completely empty!
There was nothing there except for that dark red silk lining!

Guo Mengyun and Gong Xiaorui are not here at all!

Luo Fei's heart sank!
He immediately searched the cabin carefully, but found nothing.

He rushed out of the hut again, and like a madman, searched the entire Feixian Temple, inside and out, every room and corner where people could hide, and even the side room where the magic fairy grass had been found to be planted!

No! Not anywhere!

The two living people seemed to have evaporated from this enclosed underground space once again!
Standing in the empty, desolate, and cold courtyard of the underground Taoist temple, Luo Fei's heart sank to the bottom.

Gong Xiaorui and Guo Mengyun aren't here? Was his judgment completely wrong?

They didn't come down at all?
Was the explosion just to mislead him? But how do you explain the toxins from the magic herb that drifted down from the ventilation duct?
Just as he was racing through his thoughts, preparing to leave the Taoist temple and contact the ground before making further plans, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, the entire dimly lit underground space was illuminated! A dazzling golden beam of light shot down vertically from the dome of the main hall of the Taoist temple without warning, illuminating the altar area as if it were daytime!
Within the pillar of light, a figure slowly emerged and then hovered in mid-air!

It was Gong Xiaorui!
But at this moment, she was completely different from the weak and quiet girl in the hospital bed!
She wore a flowing, iridescent blue Taoist robe, embroidered with intricate cloud patterns and runes that moved without wind. Her long, black hair was styled into an elegant bun atop her head, adorned with a jade hairpin.

Her face was solemn, her eyes were empty and deep, as if they contained the stars and the universe, and she exuded an indescribable, inhuman pressure and aura, like a fairy goddess who stepped out of a mural!
"Luo Fei."

Gong Xiaorui spoke, her voice ethereal and elusive, carrying a condescending indifference.

"You managed to find this place and break my protective mountain formation, you do have some skill. Considering your difficult cultivation journey and my own recent entry into the immortal realm, I am compassionate and willing to grant you a way out."

She hovered in the air, looking down at Luo Fei, her tone like a deity issuing a judgment.

"Leave now and swear to keep this place a secret forever, and I may spare your life. Otherwise... this place will be your burial ground!"

Faced with this scene that seemed like a myth, Luo Fei showed no fear, but instead revealed a mocking sneer.

"Playing tricks! You think you can become an immortal just by putting on a theatrical costume?"

"Stubborn!"

Gong Xiaorui's eyes turned cold. Without her making any move, a "hum" of swords rang out, and dozens of gleaming flying swords, formed entirely of golden light, appeared out of thin air behind her, their tips all aimed at Luo Fei!
"go with!"

She waved her delicate hand lightly.

"Whoosh whoosh-!"

Dozens of golden flying swords, as if guided, transformed into streaks of golden light, tearing through the air, and shot towards Luo Fei from all directions! Before the swords even arrived, their incomparably sharp sword energy already stung Luo Fei's skin!
Luo Fei's pupils contracted, and almost reflexively, he was about to activate [Super Reaction] and [Super Physique] to block or dodge.

However, just as those golden flying swords were about to pierce his body, another unexpected event occurred!
All the flying swords, less than half an inch from his body, suddenly stopped in mid-air as if they had hit an invisible wall! The sword tips trembled violently, emitting a mournful "buzzing" sound, but could not advance any further!

next second.

"Kang Dang Dang..."

With a series of crisp sounds, the dozens of menacing golden flying swords shattered like glass, turning into specks of golden light that dissipated into the air as if they had never existed.

Luo Fei stood there, completely unharmed.

He looked at his arm, which he had just instinctively raised to block, and then at Gong Xiaorui, whose expression had changed slightly in the air. He instantly understood!
"Hallucination..."

Luo Fei muttered to himself, his eyes sharp as knives.

"It's the toxin from the Magic Fairy Grass! The hallucinogenic effect is caused by the toxin from the Magic Fairy Grass that I inhaled!"

He immediately examined himself and found that although his [Super Physique] was constantly operating to resist the physical damage from the toxins, it did not seem to be able to completely block out these hallucinations that directly affected his mind.

The fact that the [Super Reaction] was not activated further confirms this—the system judged that these flying swords were not real physical attacks and could not pose a substantial threat to his life, so the ultimate reaction was not triggered!
"It seems that the system is not omnipotent. I still need to deal with this kind of purely mental attack myself."

Luo Fei's mind raced.

Without any hesitation, he immediately focused his attention on the system panel in his mind. He still had plenty of sin points!

He went straight for the [God-level Physique] skill and bought two [Skill Enhancement Cards] without hesitation!
"Use a skill upgrade card to upgrade [Divine Physique]!"

[Command confirmed! Skill Upgrade Card 1 consumed, [Divine Physique] upgraded to... Upgrade failed! This skill has reached its current version cap!]

As expected, [God-level Physique] is already the pinnacle of the regular version.

But Luo Fei was not discouraged; he immediately turned his attention to another powerful related skill—

"Use a skill upgrade card to upgrade [Immunity to All Poisons]!"

[Command confirmed! Consume 1 Skill Upgrade Card to upgrade [Immune to All Poisons] to Basic [Immune to All Magic]!]

[Immunity to All Laws (Beginner Level). Greatly enhances resistance to non-physical negative effects such as mental attacks, illusions, and curses, maximizing the immunity to all poisons effect!]

The moment the skill upgrade was successful, Luo Fei felt as if his mind had been completely cleansed by a cool energy!
The slight dizziness and oppressive feeling caused by the environment, toxins, and the opponent's aura vanished instantly! My eyes became incredibly clear, and my mind was as sharp as ever!

The scene before them crumbled like shattered mirrors! The golden light, the fairy maiden, the flying sword... all vanished!
He found himself still standing at the main gate of Feixian Temple, with one foot barely stepping over the threshold, not even having ventured into the courtyard!

The terrifying scene he just witnessed was actually a hallucination that occurred the moment he stepped into the Taoist temple!
At this moment, his truly invulnerable constitution allowed him to completely escape the effects of toxins and mental interference, enabling him to clearly see the true scene within the Taoist temple—

In the center of the altar in the main hall, Gong Xiaorui and Guo Mengyun sat cross-legged facing each other! Guo Mengyun's eyes were closed, her face was pale, and her body was trembling slightly, as if she was in great pain.

Gong Xiaorui, on the other hand, had a solemn expression and was muttering incantations. Her hands were forming a strange mudra.

What's most alarming is that, from Guo Mengyun's brow, wisps of visible, blue, misty energy are being slowly drawn out, flowing like a trickle towards Gong Xiaorui's brow!

As this blue energy merged, Gong Xiaorui's aura was rising and expanding at an alarming rate!

She's extracting Guo Mengyun's soul! The ritual has begun!

"stop!"

Luo Fei's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a thunderous roar as his body shot towards the altar like a cannonball!

Gong Xiaorui was clearly taken aback by Luo Fei's ability to break free from her carefully crafted illusion so quickly and thoroughly; her expression changed drastically! However, her reaction was equally swift; she interrupted the absorption process, abruptly stood up, and attempted to stop Luo Fei. (End of Chapter)