A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

Holy crap! He admitted it! He admitted it!

He peed on Jinghai and destroyed it! It's confirmed!

Master Lu is awesome! (Voice cracks)

However, before Lü Jian could finish speaking, a commotion suddenly arose from the distant jungle!

The shouts, footsteps, and the sound of branches breaking grew clearer as they approached from afar!

"Over there!"

"Lu Jian was right there!!"

"Damn, he hasn't moved an inch, that's arrogant enough! Surround him! Don't let him get away!"

"Brothers of the anti-Lu Jian alliance! Today is the day to make our mark!"

"Kill Lü Jian! Avenge our brothers in the Southwest Branch! Get revenge for our eliminated brothers!"

"Charge!!!"

A dark mass of figures, like a pack of wolves that have caught the scent of blood, swarmed out from all directions and from all parts of the forest!

A quick glance revealed at least forty or fifty people!

Each of them had fierce eyes and a menacing aura. The weapons and magical artifacts in their hands gleamed with a cold light, exuding a murderous aura!

Having just mentally prepared himself and re-entered "boss" mode, Lü Jian's melancholy and profound expression instantly froze.

He slowly turned his head and looked at the crowd surging in like a tide.

His straightened back, which he had just done, almost imperceptibly slumped back down.

My throat felt a little dry, so I swallowed.

Only one thought remained in my mind: frantically scrolling through the screen.

"Did I show off too early just now?"

Back to Ji Zuodao and his group, they've really gone wild this time!

With an ordinary-looking face, he swaggered around the island, living a very comfortable life!

The resource points marked on the map are places we must visit; it's an old tradition to pluck feathers from passing geese and leave skins on departing beasts.

But these bandits' appetites were only getting bigger and bigger.

Later on, let alone what was marked on the map, anything in the forest or in the cracks of rocks that looked even slightly spiritual or pleasing to the eye, whether it was a spiritual herb or a mineral, they would grab and run away!

The main principle is to ensure that no thief leaves empty-handed, and to emphasize sustainable development, so that everything develops and ends up in my pocket.

Three people, a dog, and a zombie—five ordinary, unremarkable faces of passersby. They were truly a recurring sight wherever they went.

When they encountered a large, intimidating team of investigators, they didn't shy away; instead, they eagerly approached them.

The two groups of people didn't know each other at all, but they just started chatting.

"Hey buddy, gotta run something? Got your eyes on those bastards from Jiangnan? Damn, I think I caught a glimpse of them, but they were gone in the blink of an eye!"

"Absolutely! They're incredibly good at hiding!"

"If you ask me, it's still that Lü Jianmeng from the Jiangnan branch! I heard he single-handedly took down the entire Jinghai district? Is that true?"

"Hey, pretty much it! By the way, I just came from over there. I heard someone spotted Lü Jian and his teammates acting suspiciously in that old forest to the west. They're definitely up to no good!"

"The old forest to the west? Alright! Thanks, brother! Let's go check it out!"

"Let's go! Let's get them!"

In just a few words, the trouble was diverted.

Watching the group of investigators, their eyes bloodshot, being led away yelling, Ji Zuodao and his companions were shaking so badly they looked like they had Parkinson's disease, struggling to suppress their laughter.

What if you encounter a small, lone investigator team?

Hey! Then I won't be polite!

He swaggered over, raised his fist, and charged!

They didn't use lethal force, but instead targeted the thickest parts of the opponent's body, beating them until they cried out in pain and lost consciousness, triggering the teleportation beam to end the fight.

Points, even a small amount is still something, so why not earn them?

And so, Ji Zuodao and his group traveled and fought their way through, getting into all sorts of trouble and getting into trouble along the way. They lived a very comfortable life.

Until they found another resource point.

As soon as he pushed aside the dense vines and went inside, Ji Zuodao's eyes widened instantly!

In the center of the valley, on a large, smooth blue stone that resembled mutton fat jade, grew a solitary, peculiar medicinal herb.

The herb was no more than the size of a palm, its entire body a fiery red, with lava seemingly flowing slowly within its veins, radiating astonishing heat and spiritual energy.

Most eerie of all, at the tip of the elixir, the faint outline of facial features was beginning to form! Eyes, nose, mouth…

Although it's still blurry, it does have the beginnings of a human face!

"Oh my!"

Ji Zuodao gasped, almost drooling.

"This thing is practically a spirit! Look at its quality, look at its spiritual energy... I've struck gold! I've really struck gold!"

He rubbed his hands together, almost drooling uncontrollably, and was about to step forward to pick it.

But as soon as he lifted his foot—

"Woo-woo-woo-!!!"

A low, hoarse, and warning growl suddenly came from the shadows beside them.

Behind the large blue stone, shadows slowly shifted, and a giant wolf, over three meters long, with a shoulder height of one and a half people, its fur jet black and shiny, except for its blood-red eyes, slowly emerged.

The giant wolf stared at Ji Zuodao, its fangs bared, and a threatening growl came from its throat. The aura emanating from its body was equivalent to that of a Qi cultivator at the Spirit Palace Realm!

"Hiss—" Liu Ming and Li Shuwen both gasped and subconsciously took a small step back.

Compare the strength of the Spirit Palace Realm!

This wolf wasn't even suppressed by the secret realm?!

What, is this secret realm specifically targeting outsiders?

This is not over yet.

"Rustle, rustle—"

The surrounding vegetation began to shake violently, and pairs of scarlet wolf eyes lit up in the shadows.

One, two, three... a total of more than twenty small but powerful demon wolves, whose aura was comparable to that of the Spirit Sea Realm, surrounded them from all directions, completely blocking their retreat!

Good heavens, we've stirred up a hornet's nest!

Even Ji Zuodao felt a chill run down his spine when stared intently at by more than twenty pairs of scarlet wolf eyes.

The alpha wolf stared intently at Ji Zuodao's outstretched finger, its growls growing more rapid. It pressed down slightly with its front paws, its muscles tensing, preparing to pounce.

The meaning is clear: If you dare touch me, I'll fight you to the death!

"Well, she's quite possessive of her food." Ji Zuodao pouted and slowly withdrew his outstretched hand.

Upon seeing this, the alpha wolf relaxed its tense muscles slightly, but its eyes remained alert.

Although the aura of these two-legged creatures in front of me is not strong, it is even a bit weak.

But its wild instincts were screaming warnings—danger! Extreme danger! If a fight broke out, it wouldn't come out on top!

But this medicinal herb is the key to its breakthrough to a higher realm, and it cannot afford to lose it!

Ji Zuodao spread his hands to indicate that he meant no harm, and then began to slowly retreat step by step.

Liu Ming, Li Shuwen, Gouye, and Qiqi followed suit and slowly retreated.

The encirclement moved slowly as they retreated, but always maintained its closed-off posture.

They retreated all the way to the mouth of the valley, out of the densest encirclement of the wolf pack. The alpha wolf seemed to relax a little, thinking that these "two-legged, hairless creatures" had given up.

Ji Zuodao took one last "regretful" look at the crimson spiritual herb, sighed, waved his hand, and led the group away...

Just run away!

"Run! Hurry up!"

They put all their strength into it and ran like the wind!

The alpha wolf watched the retreating figures of the "weak creatures" as they fled in panic, exhaling a breath of hot, sulfurous air from its nostrils.

A surprisingly human-like glint flashed in his eyes: "You guys know what's good for you."

But just then—

"Sizzle—"

A very faint, almost inaudible sound suddenly came from the center of the valley!

The alpha wolf's ears perked up suddenly, and it turned its head instantly!

Then, its scarlet wolf eyes widened instantly, its mouth opened slightly, and the whole wolf was dumbfounded!

In the center of the valley, on a large blue stone, stood the crimson herb that it had guarded for countless years, on the verge of developing sentience...

It actually flew up on its own?!

wrong!

It doesn't fly on its own!

What was pulling it flying?

The alpha wolf stared intently, and its eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

All that could be seen was that, at some unknown time, the roots and stems of that spiritual herb had become entwined with long, thin, jet-black things that gleamed with an eerie luster!

The thing was extremely long, stretching all the way to the direction of those "hairless creatures" who had just run out of the valley and were running for their lives!

At the same time, the smug, smug shouts of the leader, the "hairless creature," could be faintly heard on the wind:

"Item received!"

"The wind's getting strong—get out of here—!!"

Alpha Wolf: "…………"

The entire wolf pack: "…………"

A brief, deathly silence fell over the open space.

Only the faint afterimage left in the air when that medicinal herb was dragged away, and the lingering echo of that increasingly distant and vulgar shout.

The next second—

"Awooo—!!!!!"

A terrifying wolf howl, filled with extreme grief and rage, almost tearing the sky apart, erupted from the throat of the stunned alpha wolf like a volcanic eruption!

The howl was filled with the humiliation of being mocked, the rage of having one's treasure stolen, and the madness of pursuing the killer at all costs!

Immediately following was a continuous, cacophony of howls from the wolf pack!

"Chase--!!!"

"Chase after them, you bastards!!!"

"Tear those two-legged, hairless bastards to shreds—!!!"

"Reclaim the elixir—!!!"

The alpha wolf pawed at the ground with its four paws, and with a loud bang, like a cannonball being fired, it was the first to leap out!

Behind it, twenty or thirty giant wolves, completely enraged, transformed into gray whirlwinds of death and swarmed out!

The howls of wolves shook the heavens, and a murderous aura filled the wilderness!

The earth trembled slightly as the wolves charged forward!