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Chapter 118 High-Pressure Situation

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A massive black cloud crashed through the wind and rain, flying swiftly from the capital back to East Lake.

On the surface of the dark cloud, a dozen or so minks were busy performing their respective duties.

Wu Yun sat on the sofa, still feeling surprised.

"The elixir of immortality was refined by just one academician, along with dozens of PhDs and post-doctoral fellows, in that one-story building?"

Even the teachers and students on other floors of the same building had no idea what the academician was doing.

"They're quite good at keeping secrets."

The highest level of secrecy is not about fancy procedures, unbreakable ciphers, or mysterious agents... but about keeping as few people as possible informed!

Hiding a factory that refines elixirs within a campus spanning thousands of acres and among hundreds of thousands of teachers and students—who could possibly find it?
The logistics channels for spiritual energy and elixirs are hidden within the express delivery of hundreds of thousands of teachers and students, the freight of campus teaching and research equipment, the supply of food, clothing and daily necessities for teachers and students, the transfer of campus garbage, and other logistics channels. They are like a few carp mixed into a school of crucian carp crossing a river, perfectly concealed.

"I still need to go back to East Lake today to collect five liters of spiritual energy from the heavens, so there's no time to waste."

"When I have time, I can go and study, learn some spiritual energy characteristics, and also learn how the big shots do scientific research."

……

"so much?"

The warehouse of Pulin Bookstore was filled with all sorts of books.

In the very center of the warehouse, on the thickest shelves, were piled high with supplies from various factions in the Immortal Realm supporting this Qidan investigation!

Li Huaiyin held the roster, pointed to the supplies on the bookshelf, and showed them to Chen Xie one by one, reading out the origins of each item to Chen Xie.

"The Xu family of Jizhou provided five immortal peaches."

"The Lu family of Dongzhou provided a mountain-searching and spirit-detecting compass."

"The Mai family of Xizhou has provided ten Grade Nine Immortal Pills..."

As Chen Xie listened, he let the Ice Eyes on his forehead scan each one.

Then there were dozens of immortal peaches, hundreds of immortal pills, and some strange and wonderful magical artifacts, such as a cow-horned hat, a wooden compass, and a restless iron bird... Overnight, the bookshelf was filled with a dazzling array of items, which was quite impressive at first glance.

Chen Xie sighed inwardly... This was no longer something one person wanted to do, but something a group of people wanted to do, and this group had even begun to form a terrifying force!

After introducing the supplies, Li Huaiyin put away the roster and then reported the current work to Chen Xie.

"I used the bureau's book sales channels to mobilize a large number of unofficial immortals to find the official elixir factory!"

"A peach will be awarded to anyone who provides a clue!"
"Whoever finds the target will be rewarded with ten immortal peaches!"

"I also arranged for the bureau's ghost messengers and cloud-riding officials to patrol and investigate key areas with magical artifacts for detecting spiritual energy..."

As Li Huaiyin gave a brief report on his arrangements, his expression grew increasingly ferocious and resolute.

"...This elixir factory, no matter how hidden it is, will inevitably be discovered!"

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Blah blah blah...

In the heavy rain, in the dimly lit alley.

The man in the dirty down jacket, holding an umbrella, listened to the ghost's price quote.

"Ten immortal peaches?"

The man had only heard of the immortal peach, but had never seen what it looked like.

"Would finding the elixir factory solve everything?"

He glanced at the vengeful ghost in a suit, then at the dozen or so corpse soldiers behind him.

"Let's go and wait at the highway exit."

"If we find a clue, it would be great to get a peach, hehe."

……

In the post office warehouse.

The goods were neatly arranged.

Staff wearing hats moved among the shelves, occasionally sticking out their noses to sniff the goods.

After turning a corner, I encountered another staff member.

They saw the lividity on each other's necks and faces.

They immediately realized that they were both there to find clues.

They decisively walked past each other and continued their search.

...In the office of the local non-natural bureau.

The cold wind outside the window rustled the documents on the desk.

The staff in the distance were busy and didn't notice.

Even the invisible ghosts were nowhere to be seen. At this moment, they were holding a talisman that concealed their aura, leaning over the desk, quickly browsing through the documents that were being flipped by the cold wind. Especially when they saw words like "elixir" and "spiritual energy," their eyes lit up and greed appeared on their faces!

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Blah blah blah...

Amidst the heavy rain, the giant black cloud flew northwestward.

The dozen or so minks were busy with their own tasks: some were gathering spiritual energy in the pool, some were tending to the immortal peach tree inside the giant cloud, and others were looking down from the edge of the giant cloud.

"嘤嘤嘤?"

"Awooooo?"

Diao Yinyin and Diao Youyou stood at the edge of the giant cloud and saw a chaotic battle between celestial officials below!
This is a train station in some unknown city. On the ceiling of the huge waiting hall, a dozen zombie soldiers and an official Cloud-Soaring Immortal are fighting each other!

"The situation is very chaotic."

Behind them, Wu Yun peeked out and also saw this scene.

The emergence of the elixir factory was like suddenly sprinkling a handful of flour into a closed room, putting the situation in a tense state before an explosion!

This tense situation has even affected every corner of the country!

Conflicts have frequently broken out, especially at key locations such as public security bureaus, post offices, train stations, and highway entrances in various places!
"I imagine Academician Yan must be under a lot of pressure, right?"

……

"Director Chen has been attacked?"

"Yes, when Director Chen returned home, there was suddenly a beautiful woman in his house."

"He initially tried to resist, but he was defeated in just a few seconds, completely disoriented."

"When the beautiful woman asked him about the Qinglu Liaison Office, he answered her questions without reservation."

"After more than five minutes, our security personnel realized something was wrong, rushed into his home, and apprehended the beautiful woman."

"All the information that was supposed to be leaked has already been leaked completely."

"That beautiful woman we killed wasn't actually human... she was a snake's shed skin!"

In his office, Academician Yan sat in a chair, listening to the phone, sweat beading on his forehead.

That was too close!

"Fortunately, I did not contact Director Chen."

The voice on the other end of the phone was none other than Zhang Yutu, a ninth-rank celestial official who served as the City God.

"Alas, our caution was justified."

"From now on, no matter what, you and I will communicate directly."

"This matter has caused a huge stir."

"It's ridiculous to disrupt human order with fabricated charges."

"Presumably, the decree of the celestial realm should also be issued to stop this matter."

Academician Yan nodded.

"Yeah, what a load of bull, Qidan. This is the first time I've ever heard of this name."

Outside his window, a giant, silent black cloud floated and disappeared.

Wu Yun and a group of minks sat on the sofa, looking at the images transmitted back by the Heavenly Mystery Rat, and exchanged bewildered glances.

"Qidan?"

This was the first time they had ever heard the name.

Then, on the other end of the phone, Zhang Yutu's voice became excited.

"I just received news that a decree from the Celestial Realm has been issued!"

"I'll go and find out right away!"

Zhang Yutu hung up the phone.

Academician Yan lay back in the chair, letting his full weight rest on the backrest, his expression slightly relaxed.

"Finally I'm here."

This was the first time he had ever longed for a decree from the celestial realm so much!
(End of this chapter)