Alert! The Dragon Lord has emerged from seclusion!

"It's you!"

Black Wolf's pupils contracted sharply, and his left hand instinctively reached for the spare gun at his waist.

Lin Chen slowly walked into the warehouse, his footsteps echoing in the empty space.

His gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling on Black Wolf: "Save your energy. There are still six of you who can stand. I'll give you two choices."

"First, answer my questions, then go to the hospital."

"Second, I'll call you until you tell me, then I'll go to the morgue."

"Arrogant!" Scarface's henchman roared, drawing his gun and firing!

*Thud thud thud*—Three bullets, arranged in a triangular pattern, blocked Lin Chen's upper, middle, and lower body.

This is a rapid-fire technique used by special forces.

But Lin Chen only slightly turned his body, and the bullet grazed the hem of his clothes, hitting the iron frame behind him and sending sparks flying.

At the same time, he raised his right hand, and three copper coins shot out into the air!

"Ah!" Scarface screamed.

The man was hit in the wrist, shoulder blade, and knee simultaneously, causing him to fall to his knees.

The remaining five men retreated in shock, raising their guns.

"Don't move." Lin Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable sense of pressure. "The next copper coin will be aimed at your throat."

He walked up to Black Wolf, the two of them no more than three steps apart.

At this distance, Black Wolf was 70% confident he could draw his gun and hit his opponent—if his hand hadn't been broken.

"What do you want to ask?" Black Wolf gritted his teeth, knowing he was doomed.

"First, the specific details of Zhao Shichang's cooperation with the Netherworld Sect. It's not just about the jade pendant, but also other things."

"Second, the complete list, location, and time of the 'Seven Yin Gathering' plan."

"Third, Master Youquan's other strongholds in Jiangcheng."

Black Wolf remained silent.

Lin Chen wasn't in a hurry. He took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and poured out a dark red pill: "This is the 'Bone-Corroding Pill.' After taking it, your bones will slowly dissolve from the inside within twelve hours."

"You can give it a try."

The pills gleamed eerily in the moonlight.

"I told you, Master Zhao won't let my family off the hook." Black Wolf's forehead was covered in sweat.

"If you don't talk, you'll die right now." Lin Chen said calmly. "If you do, I can guarantee that your family will be taken out of Jiangnan and sent to a place where the Netherworld Sect can't find them."

"The Qin family, along with the forces behind me, have this capability."

Black Wolf stared intently into Lin Chen's eyes, seemingly trying to determine the truthfulness of his words.

After a long while, he lowered his head in dejection.

The threat of death is terrifying.

"Master Zhao's cooperation with the Netherworld Sect began three years ago. Initially, it was just about helping them 'dispose of' some shady antiques, but later... later it started to help them find people."

"Who is it?"

"Women born in an auspicious year, month, and day. The Netherworld Sect has a wicked method for detecting this, which can roughly pinpoint their location. Master Zhao uses auction houses and antique exhibitions to screen targets across the country."

Black Wolf took a breath and continued, "I don't know the specifics of the 'Seven Yin Gathering' plan. Master Youquan only discussed it in secret with Master Zhao."

"But I overheard them once—they mentioned seven locations, corresponding to the Big Dipper. Jiangcheng was the second stop, and Qin Yurou was 'Tianxuan'."

"What about the first stop?" Lin Chen pressed.

"Lin'an, the Su family. Su Qingxue is 'Tian Shu'."

Lin Chen's heart sank.

As expected, the Netherworld Sect had its sights set on all those with the Nine Yin Body from the very beginning.

Where is the list?

"There's a secret compartment in Master Zhao's study. The password is..." Black Wolf recited a string of numbers, "There's a USB drive inside, and all the data is in there."

"Also... Master Youquan has three strongholds in Jiangcheng: besides the Zhao family, there's an abandoned chemical plant in the north of the city and a 'health club' in the south..."

He explained everything in detail, speaking very quickly, as if afraid that Lin Chen would change his mind.

"One last question," Lin Chen said, putting away the porcelain bottle. "Did Zhao Shichang himself cultivate?"

Black Wolf paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Master Zhao is too old to cultivate the Yin Sha Technique. But he... he obtained a 'Longevity Pill' from True Master Youquan, which he takes once every three months."

"After taking the medication, he will feel exceptionally energetic, but his temper will become very violent."

Lin Chen nodded.

This aligns with the Netherworld Sect's usual method of controlling external forces—using elixirs rather than actually imparting cultivation techniques.

He tossed a small cloth bag to Black Wolf: "There's some hemostatic powder and bone-setting ointment inside. Take care of it yourself. Three days later, someone will contact you to arrange for your family to be moved."

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Wait!" Black Wolf called out to him, "You...you really can handle them? Master Youquan is only the Third Elder of the Netherworld Sect. Above him are the Second Elder, the First Elder, and even the Sect Master..."

"Those people are no longer human."

Lin Chen's steps did not stop, his voice drifted on the wind:

"My master once said that the most terrifying thing in this world is never demons or monsters."

It is the human heart.

The figure disappeared into the night.

Black Wolf gripped the cloth bag tightly, looking at the mess on the ground and his groaning subordinates, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Master Zhao... you've messed with the wrong person this time."

……

Two o'clock in the morning, at the Zhao family residence.

Lin Chen drifted over the five-meter-high wall like a falling leaf, landing silently with his toes barely touching the ground.

He was dressed in dark night clothes and wore a specially made mask on his face—a "phantom mask" produced by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, which could blur the facial features of people in the surveillance footage.

There were three times more bodyguards patrolling the compound than usual, but the deployment pattern remained the same.

Lin Chen avoided the infrared cameras and moved quickly using the shadows of the artificial hill and corridors, soon arriving outside the study in the main building.

The second-floor window was ajar—this was a trick done in advance by an inside agent of the Su family.

Lin Chen flipped inside, landing as nimbly as a cat.

The study is very large, a full sixty square meters.

The mahogany bookshelves occupied two walls, and the display shelves were filled with genuine and fake antiques.

The air was filled with the aroma of cigars and sandalwood.

He went straight to the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting on the east wall and, following the code given by Black Wolf, pressed seven times on an inconspicuous carving on the side of the frame.

Click.

The wall beneath the scroll slid open silently, revealing a hidden compartment about thirty centimeters square.

Sure enough, inside was a black USB drive, several yellowed thread-bound booklets, and a few oddly shaped dominoes.

Lin Chen quickly flipped through the booklet, his eyes growing colder.

These are fragments of the Netherworld Sect's cultivation techniques and experimental records—documenting how they used Yin energy to erode women's meridians and extract their essence.

There is also part of the "Seven Yin Convergence" formation diagram.

On the array diagram, two of the seven star positions have already been marked: Lin'an Tian Shu (Su Qingxue) and Jiangcheng Tian Xuan (Qin Yurou).

The third star is located in Donghai City, labeled "Tianji," and its name is...

"Ye Qingcheng." Lin Chen murmured the name, his mind corresponding to the portrait on the third marriage certificate—a woman with heroic features and a slightly wild air.

He put away the USB drive and booklet and was about to leave when suddenly his ears twitched slightly.

Footsteps came from downstairs; more than one person was walking towards the study.

"...Don't worry, Master. Although the jade pendant is lost, we've left a backup plan on it. As long as they use the pendant, we can trace them back..."

It was Zhao Shichang's voice.