I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

"This is a terrifying woman... Is she an anomaly, or a Sequence Beyonder? Who is she?"

Upon hearing the woman's voice coming from the first floor of the Tower of Babel, Xu Lindong's mind became extremely tense, his thoughts racing. His original composure vanished, leaving only tension and trepidation.

Those who can be imprisoned on the tenth floor of the Tower of Babel must be terrifying beings of the first rank.

The power and name corresponding to the first sequence of underground passages is Houtu.

Could this mysterious woman be Houtu Niangniang (Goddess of the Earth)?

"What a joke! How could a powerhouse of this level be inexplicably imprisoned in the Tower of Babel for so long?"

"And it seems she was already inside when I acquired this tower..."

It's said that in the face of danger, the calmer a person is, the faster their mind works. Xu Lindong had many thoughts flash through his mind in an instant.

"Could it be... that the Tower of Babel was originally controlled by this Sequence One 'Houtu'? But one day, her merits were exhausted, and she herself was imprisoned inside..."

"Or perhaps, this Houtu, who is of the first rank, was actually suppressed here by the previous tower master."

As for the purpose... it's very likely that the former owner wanted to gather the power of Heaven, Earth, and Man to complete some kind of advancement ritual, break through the ranks, transcend the order, and step into the legendary Immortal Path.

"It just failed later... and that's how the Tower of Babel fell into my hands. Or rather, the tower chose me?"

"In my past life, it seems that I saw this tower on a mountaintop in Mount Tai, went inside out of curiosity, and ended up fainting... After my memories returned, I became the main character in this world line."

Thinking about this, Xu Lindong gradually calmed down.

Because at this moment, the terrifying aura that had enveloped the entire tower finally dissipated.

The underground rooms on the first floor also became completely quiet.

"Fortunately, even if she really is Houtu Niangniang, or some kind of terrifying evil... she is currently imprisoned in the tower, and her consciousness seems to be unclear."

Xu Lindong breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, and observed quietly for a while longer.

Seeing that there was no more movement on the first floor of the tower and that everything had completely returned to calm, he finally felt relieved.

He turned and looked at the tunnel door on the tenth floor, some guesses flashing through his mind.

"The tunnel door on the first floor hadn't been open before. Could it be because... I've never imprisoned so many evil creatures in the tunnels before?"

"Recently, I've brought in seventeen dead zombies, one living zombie, and wandering spirits, plus that evil artifact behind the eighth-level tunnel door..."

The tunnel doors on the tenth, ninth, and eighth floors were almost all stuffed with tunnel-related items...

"Is that why the mysterious woman who had been sleeping for so long on the first floor was awakened?"

Having figured all this out, new doubts arose within him.

If he were to imprison a large number of creatures or objects related to the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao in the future, would that also cause anomalies behind the other two doors on the first level?

"I hope not."

Xu Lindong did not want the situation to get out of control, as that would only bring more pressure and anxiety.

Seeing no other movement, he gradually relaxed, then pushed open the tunnel door and stepped inside.

A bone-chilling coldness rushed towards me.

Behind the door, the seventeen dead zombies he had thrown in had all disappeared.

Only two clumps of grayish-brown, slowly wriggling supernatural matter remained on the ground.

Clearly, the zombies thrown in are being refined by the Tower of Babel.

Before long, two clumps of authentic low-sequence extraordinary matter will condense here.

"Seventeen zombies were used to refine only two low-ranking corpse hearts?"

"It seems that when I condensed the extraordinary matter from the underground, the Sequence 7 Ghost Official Curse, the Sequence 8 Underworld Messenger Curse, and that Sequence 9 Ghost Claw that I absorbed were of much higher quality."

Xu Lindong stared at the two unformed clumps of corpse hearts on the ground, pondering the uses of these low-sequence extraordinary substances.

"You can use your merit to take it out and sell it on the black market, but trading contraband privately is too risky."

"I'm an executive officer, after all. This is breaking the law knowingly. If I get caught, I'll not only be convicted, but I'll also lose my job. It's not worth it."

"It would be better to stay in the tower and accumulate enough so that we can refine it into a higher-level, authentic extraordinary substance."

"I'll use it for my own future promotions, saving me the trouble of taking it with me."

"or……"

Xu Lindong suddenly turned his head and looked at the living zombie locked in the tower, a bold idea popping into his mind.

Feeding zombies.

These zombies wandering in the sinkhole area are people who were corrupted and assimilated by supernatural forces in the early stages of the sinkhole invasion, and have long since become part of the sinkhole's power.

They cannot be killed; even if they are destroyed, they will revive in the sinkhole area after a period of time.

The Xia Kingdom must have studied zombies before, and may even have tried feeding them.

After all, studying sinkhole creatures is essentially studying the sinkholes themselves.

However, Xu Lindong simply couldn't obtain those research materials.

But he could have tried to study it himself inside the Tower of Babel.

It's safe enough here; the zombies can neither escape nor resist.

"If I could feed this giant zombie and turn it into a demon that I can control... it would be a helpful tool."

He recalled the terrifying old cleaning lady he had encountered before.

That old woman is a kind of evil spirit.

It is not a zombie, nor a wandering spirit or a ghost, but a being that exists somewhere between evil creatures and zombies or ghosts; this is what is meant by evil spirits.

Evil and strange objects can still be used by people, but the risks are extremely high.

Evil spirits are even more dangerous, extremely difficult to control, and incredibly bizarre.

But if you train them yourself...

"This idea is a bit dangerous. Let's calm down first. We'll consider it after we've done more research."

Xu Lindong composed himself and then began cultivating in the underground room.

After more than three hours of continuous cultivation, no further movement was heard from the first level of the Tower of Babel.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief and first went to the oval bronze mirror of the Tower of Babel to observe his spirit and merits.

"【Energy and Spirit 79.5】"

"Current merit balance: 3495"

"Not bad... After my merits increased significantly, after just three hours of cultivation, my energy and spirit increased by almost one point, almost reaching 80."

Xu Lindong was very satisfied.

He hasn't had time to cultivate in the sinkhole area these past few days, but the large amount of merit he's gained will help him accelerate his cultivation in the Tower of Babel.

His consciousness left the Tower of Babel and returned to the room in the fortress that was sealed off from the outside.

Because at that moment, he could vaguely hear sounds outside.

Although his consciousness was submerged inside the tower, he still retained a trace of subconsciousness and his five senses to warn others.

As consciousness returned, the slightly noisy sounds outside became clearer.

Just as he was about to get up, there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Dong, it's me, Gu Yi."

"Have you rested enough? Come out quickly, Pang Jia and the other surviving executives have already come out of the sinkhole... Your Director Zheng is also here; he wants to see you."

"Huh? Pang Jia is still alive? Director Zheng is here too?"

Xu Lindong stood up unexpectedly, his brows furrowing slightly.

He hadn't heard that Zheng Feng, the director of his own East District branch, was also in the sinkhole area when he arrived.

Moreover, the director specifically requested to see him, which made him somewhat nervous.

He was worried that Director Zheng would see through his corpse aura and his advancement status in the underground sequence at a glance.

"Am I about to reveal that I've already advanced to the underground level?"

With the thought forming in his mind, he calmed himself, pushed open the door, and walked out...

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