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Chapter 610: Death Valley

"In the past ten days, the enemy has moved at an extremely fast speed and has already passed through seven cities. According to preliminary statistics, the number of ghosts and evil spirits in the cities they have passed through has decreased by an average of about 82%. And this ratio is also increasing as the target gradually awakens."

"This is just the number of ghosts that can be counted in the city." Chu Yue's eyes swept across the crowd, then she tapped the screen, and a winding route appeared on the big map.

"This is the route they have taken so far. In addition to cities, they will also deliberately pass through some cemeteries, mausoleums, ancient battlefield sites, and the like. These places are full of yin and evil spirits and are prone to breeding ghosts. As long as they pass through a place, ghosts will be cleared out, especially evil ghosts. Almost none of them will be left!"

"Therefore, I have reason to infer that the other party's real purpose is to use the characteristics of the experimental subjects to attract spirits for easy destruction. In this case, we can predict their next destination."

As he spoke, Chu Yue enlarged the map and focused on a valley about seventy kilometers east of Santu City.

"Death Valley?" Several captains recognized this place. "This is a world-famous dangerous place. The concentration of yin and evil spirits inside is astonishing. It breeds a large number of evil spirits. The red-clothed evil spirits are everywhere. The headquarters has long blocked this place. Not to mention ordinary people, even the organization's agents cannot enter without permission."

"Are you sure those guys dare to come here?" The blindfolded Captain Xie faced the screen, as if the cloth on his eyes could not block his sight.

"Of course he dares." Wei Mingyuan from Naihe City snorted coldly, "They can even kill the evil spirits of Heisha. How can a mere red-clothed man stop them?"

Chu Yue nodded: "I guess that no matter how they go, they will eventually come to the Death Valley. I have applied for permission from the headquarters. As long as we set up an ambush here, we can catch them off guard."

"But even if the headquarters gives permission, who would dare to go to this place?" said the white-bearded old man. "I remember a few years ago, the headquarters organized an elite expedition team. In the end, not only did they gain nothing, but they also lost several experts... We ambush here, but don't we get wiped out before the enemy arrives?"

After hearing what he said, the others started to discuss. Indeed, the Death Valley was notorious, and even the captain-level masters did not dare to take risks easily.

"Mr. Yu, you are wrong on two points." Chu Yue looked at the white-bearded old man, held up two fingers and said with a smile: "First, we don't have to go in to ambush. Second, that exploration was not without gain."

As he spoke, Chu Yue took out a small bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table.

The moment the bottle appeared, it attracted the attention of everyone present. It was filled with some kind of purple-black gas. Although the bottle stood steadily, the gas inside was constantly surging and surging, as if it had life.

"What is this?" Old Yu stroked his beard, "Even though there's a Soul Binding Bottle between us, I can still sense a hint of ghost energy!"

The other captains also nodded. With their intuition, they all realized that this bottle was unusual!
Chu Yue smiled slightly and said, "This is a fragment of Jiuyou."

"What?!" All the captains took a deep breath, "Is Jiuyou really in the Valley of Death?"

The so-called Jiuyou is a legendary extremely evil ghost. Legend has it that it suddenly appeared in the ancient times and set off a catastrophe that swept the world. The whole world was devastated and there were doomsday scenes of evil ghosts eating people everywhere.

At the critical moment of human survival, a hero stood up and defeated Jiuyou with his peerless vitality and superb skills, suppressing him in a certain place. This hero then retired to Liangyi Mountain, founded a sect, accepted disciples and taught, and became the legendary first generation of Heavenly Master.

"The story of the Heavenly Master suppressing Jiuyou is so old that it can be called a myth. There is no definitive answer to whether it is true or not, and the details are even harder to verify." Wei Mingyuan frowned and said, "Even the Liangyi Mountain today may not be able to tell where Jiuyou was suppressed. All along, the Death Valley has only been a suspected location for many people."

"Indeed." The blindfolded Captain Xie rarely agrees with Wei Mingyuan: "Even if this bottle of stuff has extraordinary ghostly aura, how can it be proved that it is really related to the legendary Jiuyou?"

"Because I have seen it." Chu Yue's casual words shocked everyone present.

"Have you seen it? Could it be that the expedition team back then..."

Chu Yue nodded: "I am one of them. There are nine people in our team, all of whom are experts carefully selected by the headquarters. We went deep into the Valley of Death, and in the end, only three people, including me, came out alive."

"Otherwise, how can you think that I am so young and have a higher rank than the captains? I am not the daughter or mistress of so-and-so as you secretly say!" Chu Yue snorted coldly: "I fought my way out of a pile of evil spirits with real swords and guns!"

After these words were spoken, several captains at the scene turned their heads away in embarrassment.

"Then what did you see in the Valley of Death?" Wei Mingyuan asked.

Chu Yue sighed, as if she couldn't bear to look back on that past. After a few seconds, she slowly spoke: "When we first entered the valley, we used a special method to block the perception of the evil spirits, tried our best to avoid fighting, and sneaked all the way deeper. Finally, about 8,000 meters away from the valley entrance, we found a thick purple-black fog. The captain who led the team at that time came into contact with some of the fog and was severely mentally polluted. It took several cycles of Qigong to barely suppress it."

"Even the captain with the most profound skills was like this, so the rest of us dared not touch the thick fog. In the end, we used special methods to carefully extract some samples. This is what you see."

"It's just thick fog?" Captain Xie frowned and said, "This doesn't prove that it's related to Jiuyou, right?"

Chu Yue shook her head and said, "When we realized we couldn't enter the thick fog, we began to explore along the edge of the fog. Not long after we walked, we saw an ancient stone tablet."

As he spoke, Chu Yue adjusted the equipment, and a blurry and dim photo appeared on the screen. In the photo, there was a huge, severely weathered stone tablet, on which ancient characters could still be vaguely recognized.

"Let me see..." Old Yu had studied ancient characters and carefully identified them: "The evil ghost Jiuyou is suppressed here, and all living things avoid it... Is it really Jiuyou?"

Chu Yue nodded: "Later we speculated that the purple-black fog was the place that truly suppressed Jiuyou. As for the periphery of the Death Valley, it was actually the result of the leakage of ghost energy over thousands of years. In other words, those countless red-clothed ghosts outside were actually fed by the scraps emitted by Jiuyou. The real core is in this thick fog!"

"So strictly speaking, I didn't enter the core area of ​​the Valley of Death!"

"Even if we are sure that Jiuyou is in the Death Valley, what's the point?" Wei Mingyuan asked, "It is still a dangerous place for us, and the other party may not risk going deep into it!" "No, the other party will definitely come in." Chu Yue said with a smile, "Because as long as they get close to the Death Valley, the experimental subjects will be attracted uncontrollably!"

"What?" Wei Mingyuan asked in surprise, "Are you saying that the thing in Yin Xiaoyu's body is related to the Death Valley... no, to the Nine Netherworld?"

"That's right!" Chu Yue nodded and said, "Otherwise, the Yuan-devouring Ghost was clearly imprisoned in Santu City, so why didn't they choose the experimental subject there, but went all the way to Naihe City, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away? The girl's fate is indeed special, but even if there is no one in Santu City, there are tens of millions of people in these nearby cities, so can't they find a suitable girl? The reason why they didn't do the experiment nearby is because they were afraid that the experimental subject would resonate with the Nine Nether Remains and become out of control."

"I see..." Wei Mingyuan's face changed slightly: "I said that when I first got that thing, I felt it was a bit evil. It turned out to be... But even so, what if they don't dare to enter the valley? After all, Yin Xiaoyu has not fully awakened yet. Let alone five people, a master can easily control her."

"There's no need for them to enter the valley." Chu Yue shook her head and said, "As long as they can get close, I have a way to disable their abilities!"

As she spoke, Chu Yue raised her hand and unscrewed the bottle on the table.

"What are you doing!" The captains attending the meeting were shocked and stood up and stepped back. Just from Chu Yue's description, this thing was comparable to mental poison and touching it could lead to contamination!

Seeing the purple-black mist floating out of the bottle, Chu Yue was not in a hurry. She took out a small dagger and waved it at the mouth of the bottle. The mist was attracted to the blade and tightly wrapped around it, as if the knife was enchanted.

"What's going on?" everyone asked in amazement. "How can this mist adhere to metal?"

"This is not ordinary metal." Chu Yue showed the dagger to everyone. Looking closely, they could see complex runes engraved on the blade.

"This is a method that the headquarters discovered through continuous experiments to manipulate the purple mist." Chu Yue gently waved the dagger: "This purple mist can not only cause mental pollution, but also restrain almost all abilities and spells. As long as we use this attack, no matter how powerful they are, they will not be able to use it."

"But the purple mist we brought with us is very limited. If we use it directly in battle, it will be consumed quickly." Chu Yue pointed to the Death Valley on the map: "If you want a constant supply of purple mist, you can only go near the Death Valley!"

"I am arranging people to set up a formation to guide the purple mist out of the valley. By then, we will have the equipment blessed by the formation to protect us. Not only will we not be affected, but we will also be able to control the purple mist to a certain extent. No matter how powerful they are, it will be useless!"

"Since we can guide the purple mist out, why don't we just take the opportunity to collect more?" Someone questioned: "Then why don't we just go with the purple mist and find them without having to stick to the terrain?"

Chu Yue shook her head and waved the dagger in her hand: "Look."

When everyone looked, they found that the purple mist on the dagger had become much thinner, and the color was almost invisible.

"This kind of purple mist is extremely difficult to preserve. Although it is extremely powerful, it will dissipate easily." As she spoke, she shook the Soul-Binding Bottle and could vaguely see a small piece of crystal inside.

"We got this crystal after risking our lives. It can stably form purple mist around it, but it will quickly dissipate once it leaves a certain range..."

Chu Yue closed the bottle and said, "We only brought out three crystals at the beginning, and these three fragments alone cannot produce enough purple mist. Therefore, we must lead them to the vicinity of the Death Valley and use local materials to lead them out to fight the enemy before the purple mist dissipates."

Next, Chu Yue explained to everyone the characteristics of the purple mist and the precautions when operating it. She also took out some equipment engraved with magic arrays for everyone to practice and discussed the details of the task.

"This thing is amazing." A tall captain said with a smile: "When do we take action?"

"Based on the pattern of their current movement route, they will arrive near the Valley of Death in about five days. The magic circle on site is expected to be completed the day after tomorrow, and then we can go to the site to practice the operation." Chu Yue stood up and glanced at the captains.

"You are all experts carefully selected by the headquarters. This mission is related to the Yuan-devouring Ghost Project and the secrets of Jiuyou. Please keep it confidential. The headquarters has made a promise that after the mission is completed, all those who participated in this operation will receive five promotion points!"

As she spoke, Chu Yue's lips curled up slightly: "If I remember correctly, several seniors have been stuck at the promotion node for many years, right?"

Promotion points are a key indicator used to assess members within the organization, and directly affect positions and benefits. Generally, meritorious performance will only give one or two points, and three points are very rare. This time, five points were given at once, and the captains, especially the old ones who have been stuck in this position for many years, showed their expectations.

"Very good." Chu Yue nodded: "Everyone stay at my place for the next few days and prepare well. We have a tough battle to fight in five days."

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While the Supernatural Response Department was formulating a plan, Luo Jun, hundreds of kilometers away, had just saved the souls of thousands of undead at an ancient battlefield and was drinking nectar.

"Huh!" After drinking the cup, Luo Jun's meridians felt full again. He called on a few of his men to protect him, and he went to the "Warm Home" and began to practice.

After a moment, more than 90% of the vital energy in his body was lost. Luo Jun stopped practicing and frowned slightly.

Over the past ten days, relying on Yin Xiaoyu's ability, he drank the nectar like it was free. On average, he had to use his energy to consume it every two or three days. Including the energy consumed before, Luo Jun estimated that he had already spent tens of millions of breaths of energy. However, this technique seemed like a bottomless pit, with no sign of being filled. Even Luo Jun himself couldn't help but wonder if he had guessed wrong. There was no such thing as an end to this thing. No matter what, he had to go through the gates of hell where his body collapsed!

Well, it’s still early and there’s no need to rush. Let’s take it one step at a time.

Luo Jun shook his head, flipped his hand and took out the admission ticket to the grocery store from the treasure box...

(End of this chapter)