secret dice.

Chapter 780 was stolen?!

After writing down all the information and his own deductions, Luo Jun threw the bottle away, aiming directly at Wan Guiyuan.

Wan Guiyuan is one of the strongest people in the main world and the president of the Yuan Cultivation Association. Even his master trusts him greatly, making him the most suitable person to report to.

Why not just charge straight in? After all, the Yuan Cultivation Society's stance differs from that of the various sects in the martial arts world. The concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, within the martial arts world are not the primary factors influencing the Yuan Cultivation Society's, or even the entire main world's, decisions. The emergence of the Six Paths Sect was indeed a catastrophe for the Central Plains martial arts world, but whether it was ultimately a good thing or a bad thing for the main world, which remained uninvolved, remains to be seen.

This is why, while most martial arts sects in the Central Plains were fighting against the Six Paths Sect, the Bai Na Sect did not participate. On the surface, the Yuan Cultivation Society naturally gave a suitable reason in order to give an explanation to its fellow martial arts practitioners, but the fact is that the Bai Na Sect did not actually contribute to the martial arts catastrophe caused by the Six Paths Sect's invasion.

If Luo Jun were to storm the Six Paths Sect's headquarters at this moment, it's uncertain whether he could kill the two Ascended cultivators. If he did succeed, it would inevitably lead to the destruction of the Six Paths Sect, which might not be a good thing for the Yuan Cultivation Society. It might even disrupt the main world's plans and schemes in the martial arts world.

Luo Jun is, after all, a member of the main world. It would be inappropriate for him to sacrifice the greater good for his own selfish interests, and he should have informed the others before taking action. On the other hand, the abilities and knowledge that this Left Protector, Leto, has shown clearly exceed the scope expected of a native of the martial arts world. If he is not a corruptor, then his origins are worth investigating.

No matter how capable Luo Jun is, he is still working alone. The Yuanxiu Society is full of experts and top strategists. It is better to let them analyze this thorny problem than to try to solve it by himself.

After throwing the bottle, Luo Jun waited in place, and less than an hour later, Chairman Wan replied.

The letter contained only two lines.

"Don't worry about this, hurry back to the main world."

Your prize has been stolen!

"A prize?" Luo Jun didn't react at first, but after thinking it through, his eyes widened suddenly: "A kiss from the goddess of life?!"

Luo Jun remembered that this mythical treasure was actually provided by the Heilro Company from the Federation, but since it wasn't on Tianyuan Island, it needed to be transported from the Federation. Originally, Luo Jun had only returned to Ningdong to participate in this series of events while waiting for the prize.

But who would have thought that just a few days after returning, the prize would be stolen? Who did it? How did they steal it? That was his precious treasure, meant to heal his master's injuries!
Luo Jun immediately wrote a reply, inquiring about the specific situation. This time, he replied not long after.

"The situation is a bit complicated. Come back first! Come directly to Tianyuan Island!"

Concerned about his master's old injury, Luo Jun had no interest in continuing to care about the rights and wrongs in the martial arts world and immediately set off back to Bai Na Men.

Upon seeing Luo Jun return, Xu Pingfei and Tong Wenjie immediately inquired about the progress of the plan, since they were not Yu Hua and could not sense the battle between Yu Hua thousands of miles away.

Luo Jun wasn't in the mood to linger with them. He simply said that everything was settled and hurriedly headed to the changing room to return to the main world.

After changing his clothes, Luo Jun took out his teleportation staff, set the target to Tianyuan Island, and teleported directly.

Back in his hotel room at the Yuanxiu Association, Luo Jun pushed open the door and went out. Although it was still dark, someone was already waiting there.

"Sister Mu?" Luo Jun saw the person waiting at the door, who was none other than Mu Lanshi, a newly promoted Class A clerk at the Yuanxiu Association headquarters.

"Come with me, the elder is waiting for you!" Mu Lanshi nodded to Luo Jun and led him upstairs.

Having dealt with the Yuanxiu Association quite a bit during this period, Luo Jun was well aware of the value of a Class A official, especially this Mu Lanshi. Although she was young, she was highly regarded within the association and should currently hold an important position in the president's office. If her strength improved in the future, she might even be promoted to the position of president of a branch, or even become an elder. It could be said that she had a very promising future.

If it were just a matter of losing a healing artifact, the relevant departments, such as criminal investigation, would handle it. But having a future high-ranking member of the Yuan Cultivation Society lead the way, Luo Jun felt that this matter was not as simple as just losing something.

The two arrived at the door of a suite on the upper floor. Luo Jun remembered that this should be the residence of an elder.

After knocking and announcing, Mu Lanshi led Luo Jun inside, where a dignified old man was sitting.

“Elder Zheng…” Luo Jun naturally recognized the old man. Elder Zheng was in charge of administrative and personnel matters among the eight elders of the Yuan Cultivation Association, and was also Mu Lanshi’s direct superior. Although the eight elders of the association were of equal rank, Elder Zheng’s power was relatively large in terms of function, and he was vaguely equivalent to the vice president.

"Little Luo," Elder Zheng nodded to Luo Jun, "The Grand Master has returned to Yuandu. He has instructed me to explain the situation to you."

"I heard the champion's prize was stolen? What exactly happened?" Luo Jun asked directly and to the point.

"You probably already know that although the champion's prize was provided by Haierlu Company, the Kiss of the Goddess of Life is not in the hands of Jin Di, but in the hands of another member of the company, Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth!"

Luo Jun nodded. He had heard his master talk about this before. This God of Wealth from the main world was a socially awkward person who was also very stubborn. Although an agreement had been made, he refused to hand over the treasure until the very last day.

Compared to that, the God of Wealth in the martial arts world is much easier to talk to.

"That's where the problem lies," Elder Zheng said. "This daytime... oh, it should be yesterday now, this God of Wealth personally brought his treasures here, but he was suddenly attacked halfway. The God of Wealth perished, and his treasures were stolen!"

"What?!" Luo Jun exclaimed in surprise, "A cultivator who has reached the Ascension stage has actually perished? Who did it?"

"That's the problem." Elder Zheng sighed: "The ascension beings in the main world all know each other well. If they really start fighting, no one can hide their aura."

"When the incident occurred, Zhao Gongming's private plane was flying over the East China Sea. The battle suddenly broke out, and all the Yu Hua in the world felt the fierce collision of two forces. One of them was undoubtedly Zhao Gongming, while the other was a completely unfamiliar force, but in terms of both momentum and strength, it clearly overwhelmed Zhao Caishen!"

"Another sudden appearance of an unfamiliar ascension..." Luo Jun murmured, "And it even appeared in the main world..."

"According to the chairman, the battle ended quickly," Elder Zheng said. "When they arrived at the scene, they only found the wreckage of the crashed plane and the body of the God of Wealth..."

"Is the body real?" Luo Jun thought of the switch he had just performed. "Confirmed," Elder Zheng said. "More than one Ascended Being can attest to this."

"But even if the body is found, how can we prove that the prize was stolen?" Luo Jun asked. "Shouldn't the God of Wealth have kept the treasure in a treasure box?"

“The legacy of a descendant of a feathered being is quite substantial.” Elder Zheng sighed. “Zhao Gongming is, after all, a member of the company. How could the Golden Emperor let his treasure box disappear into the void? He immediately took out his unlocking artifact to try to summon it, but it showed that he could not summon it.”

"Unable to summon..." Luo Jun narrowed his eyes: "Could it be..."

“That’s right.” Elder Zheng nodded: “His entire treasure box was taken away, which naturally included the kiss of the Goddess of Life!”

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun couldn't help but gasp. Killing a Yu Hua and stealing the Treasure Box—how could this happen in the peaceful main world?

"Do you know who did it?" Luo Jun pressed. "Where did the perpetrator go? Were there any traces left at the scene?"

"The perpetrators were very cautious. After succeeding, they immediately concealed their presence and fled, leaving no useful clues," Elder Zheng explained. "But soon, news of an attack came from Summer Moon Island."

"Summer Moon Island?" Luo Jun's eyes widened. "The thirteenth door?"

"You actually know about the Thirteenth Gate?" Elder Zheng was slightly surprised, but considering what the Chairman had mentioned about Luo Jun's current strength, he wasn't surprised.

“Indeed…” Elder Zheng pondered, “In fact, even the guards of the thirteenth gate themselves couldn’t explain what happened, let alone that it was an attack. They only knew that someone had broken into the gate, but they had no idea who it was or what it looked like. Everything happened too fast. They didn’t even get a good look at it, let alone try to stop it.”

"However, when the ascension passes through the gate to another world, it will inevitably affect the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, the other ascensions can still sense that aura, which is exactly the same as the aura when they fought Zhao Gongming before. So now we can confirm that the mysterious ascension has entered the thirteenth gate!"

"Since they knew the movements, why didn't the Feathered Ones go inside to chase after the murderer?" Luo Jun asked.

“Because this thirteenth door is somewhat special…” Elder Zheng pondered for a moment, “It stabilized a few months ago, and since then, the door has remained open. During this time, the main world has sent several waves of explorers into the door to gather intelligence, but so far…”

"No one has come out..."

"What?" Luo Jun was also taken aback. "There's no one there? What's behind that door...?"

Halfway through his sentence, Luo Jun realized he had asked a stupid question... Since no one had ever come out, they naturally hadn't brought any information out, so what was behind the door, and whether the people who went in were dead or alive, was naturally unknown to everyone.

"It's not that there's no information at all..." Elder Zheng understood what he wanted to ask and explained, "President Wan has a powerful destiny-type treasure. He tried to investigate the situation behind the door through divination. Although the result was vague, he still obtained some information."

"What is certain is that those who went through the door are still alive. They can't come out, apparently because they haven't accomplished something... In other words, what makes this door different from other doors is that you can't just go in or out at will. To get out, you have to achieve a certain goal or complete a certain task."

"Mission accomplished..." Luo Jun stroked his chin. "Was it because the people who went in weren't strong enough? Did you try sending in peak-level combatants?"

"It's more than just the peak..." Elder Zheng sighed, "We've already sent one of them to ascend to immortality. The Ice Queen entered the sect half a month ago, and like the others, we've lost all contact with her. Now that the situation is unclear, we dare not send any more to ascend to immortality."

"I see... If you don't dare risk your ascension, then it's fine as long as you don't ascend, right?" Luo Jun looked at Elder Zheng: "Are you telling me all this so that I can go and investigate the situation behind the gate?"

"The guild leader does indeed mean that, after all, your prize has already been submitted..." Elder Zheng nodded: "But the choice is still yours, and that prize was originally yours to receive. No matter the reason, it has nothing to do with you if it is lost along the way. Don't worry, even if you don't go, we will coordinate a treasure of the same level to give you as a prize instead!"

"Of course, if you successfully decipher the world behind the door and return, the major official organizations, including the Yuan Cultivation Society, will definitely provide generous rewards!"

"I don't want anything else, just the kiss of the goddess of life!" Luo Jun stroked his chin. "Summer Moon Island... can I go to the gate and take a look first?"

“Of course,” Elder Zheng said. “We have already arranged a transfer. It’s not far from here to Summer Moon Island; it’s only a half-hour flight.”

"Then what are we waiting for?" Luo Jun laughed, "Let's go!"

As if anticipating Luo Jun's agreement, a small plane was already ready on the tarmac of the Yuanxiu Hotel. Luo Jun entered the cabin, and Mu Lanshi followed him in.

"Sister Mu, you're going too?" Luo Jun was a little surprised.

“The Thirteenth Gate does not belong to any country or organization. The world’s major cultivation institutions are all cooperating on its development there.” Mu Lanshi, carrying a stack of documents, explained, “Once we get there, I can help you negotiate with the representatives stationed there. And on the way, I can also give you an update on the situation of the people currently trapped behind the gate.”

Luo Jun nodded, and the two entered the rear cabin and closed the door. The plane took off vertically and, as the jet nozzles turned, flew towards Summer Moon Island.

"Currently, four groups of explorers have been sent into the Thirteenth Gate."

Inside the cabin, Mulan handed the data to Luo Jun: "The first batch was a six-person team of senior explorers sent by the three major organizations shortly after the gate stabilized. The original agreement was to return within three days after understanding the basic situation behind the gate, but there was no movement until the fifth day. We could only conclude that they had sacrificed themselves, so we had to send out a second batch of explorers."

"In order to cooperate more effectively, the three organizations each formed a team of five and entered the gate at the same time, but they still did not return at the agreed time."

"It was after this that Chairman Wan performed divination on the situation behind the door and then began to prepare for the third exploration. This time, not only the three major organizations, but also the official organizations of Yingzhou, the Land of Exile, and the Primal Continent each sent a team of five people, and each team was led by a peak expert."

"In the end, no one came back, so the Snow Queen left?" Luo Jun asked.

Mulan Shi nodded. "Currently, there are fifty-two explorers from the main world behind the door. Among them, one has reached the Ascension stage, six are at the peak, and the remaining forty-five are all top-notch experts. However, more than half a month has passed since the Ice Queen went in, and no one has successfully come out yet."

(End of this chapter)