I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

As the controller of the Tower of Babel, Xu Lindong was able to clearly perceive all the movements in the tenth-floor hall.

This includes the situation behind each door.

However, to reach a higher level, one needs to accumulate more merit and improve their own sequence level before it can be unlocked.

At this moment, he noticed something unusual behind the tunnel door and immediately went to check it out.

Upon entering the room behind the tunnel door, one could see that the cursed aura that had been inhaled earlier had completely dissipated.

On the ground, there was a dark bluish-black gelatinous object about the size of a peanut, which was slowly wriggling.

"What is this?"

The moment Xu Lindong's gaze fell upon that spot, a piece of information simultaneously surfaced in his mind:

"A trace amount of extraordinary substance condensed from the curse power of the evil entity of the eighth sequence of the underground [Yin Messenger]."

After accumulating a sufficient quantity, complete, authentic low-sequence extraordinary matter can be synthesized.

"The cursed aura... was actually refined into extraordinary matter by the Tower of Babel?"

Xu Lindong was shocked and felt incredulous, then a surge of joy welled up inside him.

His research over the past few months has made it clear to him.

With the Tower of Babel's ability to suppress the backlash of sequence conflicts, perhaps... he could try to cultivate the three sequences of Heaven, Earth, and Man simultaneously.

There has always been a legend in the Xia Kingdom: if one can cultivate the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man to perfection at the same time, one can become an immortal and attain enlightenment.

After all, the power of the sequence originates from the reflection of gods and immortals. For example, the Kitchen God sequence comes from the power obtained from the extraordinary matter reflected by the Kitchen God, which does not mean that the Kitchen God is a god like the Kitchen God.

However, over the years, no one has been able to truly cultivate all three paths simultaneously; at most, they cultivate two paths at the same time, and they often stop at the lower levels.

The root cause is the intense conflict between different sequences of extraordinary power.

But as the saying goes, "He who possesses a sharp weapon will naturally harbor murderous intent."

Holding the imperial seal, he wanted to become emperor.

As a time traveler who also controls a treasure like the Tower of Babel, it would be a lie to say he didn't have some ambitions.

With the Tower of Babel's ability to suppress sequence conflicts, the legendary path of "unifying the three paths and achieving immortality" does indeed have a slight possibility of being realized.

However, he was short of money, and the extraordinary materials required to cultivate the second sequence path were extremely expensive.

The purchasing channels were even more complicated, requiring multiple layers of registration, so he never really planned for them.

But now, the Tower of Babel has actually refined the cursed aura into a trace amount of authentic low-sequence extraordinary substance.

Does this mean that as long as more cursed power is acquired?

How could he gradually accumulate a complete set of resources for advancement in the underground sequence?

This was practically a solution tailor-made for him.

This bypassed both the financial difficulties and the cumbersome official channels.

"If I can also cultivate the tenth level of the underground sequence [Zombie], and combine it with the Kitchen God's positive and negative aspects, my combat ability will definitely increase dramatically."

"But there's an even stronger aura of curse..."

Xu Lindong frowned immediately, thinking of the case of the Golden Phoenix Hair Salon owner, which had been taken over by Captain Lu Qian.

"I wonder how things are going with the captain..."

After reaching Sequence Nine, the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man will be further subdivided into different paths with different focuses of ability.

For example, there are the civil and military door gods, and the three types of pavilion chiefs: the garrison chief, the law-abiding chief, and the hero chief.

As the garrison commander, Lu Qian's primary skill should be finding the hair salon owner.

He composed himself, observed the peanut-sized, slowly wriggling, bluish-black gelatinous substance on the ground for a moment, and then shook his head.

This amount is far from enough.

He didn't linger.

Consciousness withdrew from the Tower of Babel and returned to the bed in the Department of Mysteries' rest room.

Outside the window, dusk was approaching.

His body was also covered in a layer of sweat, and his skin was slightly red.

Xu Lindong got up and went into the bathroom, quickly washed up, changed into clean clothes, went out to pick up the pre-ordered handheld console, and then rode his motorcycle to pick up Yi Qianxun.

...

After half an hour.

At the entrance of the Superpower Commander's Palace, a heavy motorcycle came to a stop.

Xu Lindong took off his helmet, revealing his young yet well-defined face.

The black motorcycle and his tall, aloof demeanor create a rugged and sharp visual effect.

This immediately attracted the furtive glances of several female college students passing by.

Men love to look at beautiful women, and women naturally love to look at handsome men.

Jiangcheng is home to many prestigious universities, and college students are a common sight.

But handsome men with a unique temperament like Xu Lindong are not very common.

However, before these female college students wearing tight leggings could even take a second look, they were startled.

A long-legged beauty in a white shirt approached, took off the decorative glasses on her oval face, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes and a beauty mark at the corner of her eye, her hair fluttering in the wind.

"Hey handsome, do you drive a motorcycle taxi? Can you give me a ride?"

As she spoke, she climbed onto the back seat, naturally reaching out to put her arm around Xu Lindong's waist. She blinked, her gaze seemingly casually sweeping over the female college students.

"Come on, today is your first official day, I'll treat you to a nice meal."

Xu Lindong smelled a faint fragrance beside him, and his hair brushed against his face, making him feel a little itchy.

He took a prepared cardboard box from his pocket and handed it over:

"I'll accept a meal from you, but please take this first."

"What? A gift from another girl? Are you using the same old trick of offering something to someone else?"

Yi Qianxun took it and found that it contained the latest handheld game console and two tightly sealed bottles of Level 5 extraordinary potions.

She paused for a moment, then looked up at Xu Lindong: "Dongzi, you... you're already spending money recklessly right after getting a permanent position?"

"You saved up a year's worth of medicine for me before, now it's my turn to pay you back slowly."

Xu Lindong said calmly, "I promised you the game console. Keep the potion and try to get promoted as soon as possible."

"Hey kid, why are you being so polite with me?"

Yi Qianxun stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "But I like it! You have a conscience! I didn't spoil you for nothing!"

Xu Lindong was somewhat helpless and wiped the drool off his face.

"Hey! What kind of attitude is that? You're looking down on a beauty like me? I don't remember you acting like this before. Do you have a girlfriend now?"

Yi Qianxun was both annoyed and embarrassed.

Xu Lindong said helplessly, "I don't have a girlfriend yet. Once I do, you can't just kiss me casually anymore."

"That won't do. First come, first served. Even if you have a girlfriend, I'll still be there first..."

Yi Qianxun snorted and hugged Xu Lindong tightly without any hesitation, then realized that her words were not quite right...

Doesn't that mean she's indirectly admitting that she was his "first girlfriend"?

Her earlobes felt hot, and she loosened her grip. A sudden unease settled in her heart. She had always considered herself the "older sister," but in reality...

Xu Lindong didn't respond, but simply twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle headed straight for the restaurant the two of them frequented.

...

After dinner, when we got home, Uncle Yi and Aunt Yi were already resting.

After washing up, Xu Lindong returned to his room, turned on his computer, accessed the internal network of the Department of Supernatural Affairs, entered his newly appointed executive officer number, and began to review information.

He first searched for information related to "Door God Post".

This is the key extraordinary medium required for advancing to the ninth level of the Heavenly Dao sequence, the [Gatekeeper].

These door god posters are often based on images of door gods from ancient temples that were once very popular and had long history of worship.

Or they may have been copied from the wooden reliefs of some old mansions and gate towers.

It is not ordinary drawing paper, but ink made from an extraordinary substance.

It contains a trace of the "spirit" or "authority mark" of the corresponding door god, and is the core medium for communicating with and borrowing the power of the door god.

"Around Jiangcheng, there are rumored to be two ancient temples with miraculous powers, but both are sealed off..."

"If we can't try our luck at the ancient temple, we can only go to some areas outside the low-risk sinkholes. As an executor, I also have the task of going to the outer areas of the sinkholes to clean up evil spirits."

He immediately switched pages and searched for information about the low-risk sinkhole where the door god image of Qin Qiong was unearthed, which he had seen before.

A relevant message immediately appeared.

"Ancestral halls and ancient residences in Jiangcheng Ancient Town".

Sinkhole characteristics: Eerie sinkhole type (low risk), the corpse energy and resentment overflowing from the sinkhole accumulate to form a "yin house field".

The area is inhabited by low-level zombies and surviving souls, nourished by the Yin energy of the sinkhole, but no sinkhole passage leading to another world has been formed.

Sinkhole Infestation: When a living person enters, their Yang energy is slightly lost (about 1% per hour; it can be naturally restored upon leaving the field; those with extraordinary abilities can use their extraordinary power to resist it).

Current status of the blockade: The tunnel is guarded in shifts by the eighth-order "Yin Messenger" and the ninth-order "Wandering Soul," with the "Earth Qi Locking Yin Array" set up to prevent the leakage of corpse energy.

The Department of Divine Wonders allows those of Sequence Ten to enter and undergo trials outside the field.

Cleaning tasks: Available

Objective: Eliminate zombies and deliver wandering souls from suffering.

Rewards: Materials related to the Underground Sequence, rubbings of Heavenly Sequence Door God scrolls that can be made within the Ancient House, and merit points from the Divine Realm.

"This low-risk sinkhole and ancient house is worth exploring later; there are also cleaning quests available..."

Xu Lindong carefully examined the information about the sinkhole and its potential benefits, and felt that with his current strength, he was fairly confident in venturing into this low-risk sinkhole.

Despite the inherent risks, regularly cleaning up the perimeter of the sinkhole is the responsibility of the official executive officer, and it will remain so in the future.

"Once the department issues the cleaning assignments for my probationary period, I expect they'll organize a group of former colleagues to team up with me, and then we'll explore it."

He was pondering this in his heart.

The internal database of the Department of the Supernatural is vast, containing far more information than what I learned in university classrooms.

Xu Lindong was completely immersed in this new ocean of knowledge, like a sponge absorbing water.

He didn't go to the Department of the Supernatural the next day.

Instead, he stayed at home, studying materials and cultivating himself in a calm mind.

As an executive, you don't need to clock in on time every day like an animal.

They are free to come and go, and can arrange their own cultivation time, offering a high degree of freedom.

At this moment, Lu Qian, the captain of his team, was leading several other team members, still huffing and puffing as they tracked down the owner of the Golden Phoenix Hair Salon.

Judging from the messages in the group, it seems that some clues have been found.

Xu Lindong, Li Yunfan, and Xiao Qing were thus able to relax and take a good rest.

...

Meanwhile, in the western district of Jiangcheng, outside an unfinished building near a controlled temple area.

A shadowy figure flashed by, strangely passing through the closed doorway, then through the wall and into an abandoned house.

Inside the room, a hidden world unfolded, and several figures were conversing in hushed tones.

One of them caught sight of the shadowy figure and spoke in a cold voice:

"Ghost, we don't have much time left. How long are you going to hide?"

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