All the heavens begin with the mind-monkey.

"So how can we enter that inner world?" Zheng Zha asked Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan said, "The method of entering is actually very simple. As long as you are in the mortal world, inside the hotel, and not exposed to sunlight when the sun sets, you will be instantly teleported into the inner world."

Hearing this, Zheng Zha frowned slightly and said, "If what you're saying is true, then haven't we all already entered the inner world?"

Zheng Zha recalled that many times they had gone out from the hotel in the mortal world without being exposed to the setting sun.

Zheng Zha then asked, "Could it be that there's something wrong with the information you looked up?"

Chu Xuan shook his head and said, "No problem. According to the data, there is only a brief moment to enter the inner world. That brief moment is actually synchronized with the time it takes for us to enter the ordinary world from the real world. In other words, as long as we are in the real world, at the moment the sun sets in the hotel, standing in the shadow of the hotel, we will instantly enter the ordinary world and then enter the inner world."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed, "Wait, the newcomer who died on the first day!"

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "That's right, he must have entered the inner world directly, which is why we saw him die in such a strange way."

Zheng Zha immediately frowned and said, "According to you, entering the inner world is too dangerous. Isn't there any other way to save your life?"

Chu Xuan said, "Of course there is a way. The Buddha statue that Wukong brought back from the temple in the mortal world can protect people entering the inner world from danger to a certain extent. But we should note that a lot of energy has been consumed in that Buddha statue, so it can only be used once."

Upon hearing this, Zhe Xingsun immediately perked up and said, "Brother, let me go to that world and see what those demons and monsters are capable of!"

If Zhe Xingsun wants to improve his strength now, one option is to use the "Transformation from False to True" technique to upgrade his gene lock to the fourth level, but that can't be rushed for now; the other option is to obtain more reward points and side quests, and exchange them for stronger cultivation techniques or other secret manuals from the main god.

He has now unlocked the third-order gene lock, but he can't find any opponents yet. He'd like to see what this world is like.

Moreover, the more dangerous the mission, the more Chu Xuan and Zheng Zha would think of him. Who knows, he might even create one or two more supernatural abilities someday by relying on their imagination and their ability to turn fiction into reality. He was quite curious about this.

Upon hearing Zhe Xingsun's words, Chu Xuan immediately agreed.

In fact, he initially intended to entrust this task to Zhe Xingsun. It wasn't that he wanted to give the most dangerous tasks to Zhe Xingsun, but rather that if this task was not completed, everyone would lose 5000 reward points. Most of them didn't have that many reward points to offset the loss, so the punishment for failing the task was direct elimination. Therefore, this task was crucial and difficult, and he could only entrust it to his Sun Wukong. He wouldn't trust anyone else to do this task, not even Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha then asked directly, "Do we have any other tasks? We can't rely on Monkey King for everything."

Chu Xuan said, "When Wukong takes action, we also need to repair some formations in the mortal world. According to existing information, those mysterious scholars, Eastern researchers, or Japanese cultivators also tried to control the state of the anomaly in the inner world after discovering it, so they set up formations in the mortal world, but ultimately failed."

"Because the core of the formation needed to be created in the inner world, but at that time the inner world was already a forbidden area for mortals. Even if those mysterious scholars entered it, it would be difficult to complete the mission, and even more difficult to come out alive. So in the end, this matter was left unresolved. When things became more and more dangerous, those people all left the city, and even the country."

Zhan Lan asked curiously, "You mean, we're going to complete this formation?"

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Completing this formation will not only allow us to investigate the truth behind the anomalies in the inner world, but we should also be able to obtain some side quests."

Zhang Jie, standing to the side with a hint of worry, said, "But won't something unexpected happen if Monkey King goes to complete this mission? Isn't our mission to investigate the situation of the anomalies in the mortal world? If possible, I don't think it's necessary to enter any other worlds. Isn't it enough to just complete this side quest? Or, is there a safer and more convenient way?"

Hearing Zhang Jie say this, Chu Xuan pondered for a moment and then said, "Actually, there is a safer way, which is to contact the country directly and send over a few nuclear bombs. Then, we can use teleportation to send the nuclear bombs into the inner world and set the detonation time. When the time comes, it will detonate directly and destroy the entire inner world. At that time, our mission will be completed."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jie gasped. Chu Xuan had not given up on his nuclear bomb plan.

Zheng Zha was also somewhat taken aback, and was about to say something when Chu Xuan said, "However, I feel that a single plan is not very safe. We can have two plans running in parallel. If the plan succeeds, there will be no need for a nuclear bomb; if it fails, a nuclear bomb will also be a safeguard."

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's words, everyone thought about it and realized they had no reason to object.

After all, it's only the fifth day now, and there are still six and seven days to go. If the plan fails on the sixth day, it's safe to release a nuclear bomb on the seventh day.

Seeing that no one objected, Chu Xuan took the opportunity to contact his superiors using the phone. He said, "That's right, at least five nuclear bombs are needed to ensure the mission's success. The nuclear bombs must be modified into timed detonation devices with simple structures, not too complex ones. This is because we don't know how the inner world will affect the nuclear bombs after we enter it, so the simpler the device, the stronger its effect."

A moment later, Chu Xuan hung up the phone, nodded, and said, "There will be a meeting in China to discuss this, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Zheng Zha then asked, "Chu Xuan, what do you suggest we do next?"

Chu Xuan immediately began assigning tasks, saying, "Wukong's task is the most arduous. He must enter the inner world and repair, or rather, construct, the altar at the shrine's location. The altar in the inner world, after being repaired by the mysterious scholar, is basically complete. The most crucial task is to place a precious pearl in the center of the altar. Don't worry about the pearl; it can be taken directly from the altar in the real world. The altar in the real world is only symbolic and doesn't have much practical use."

Zhe Xingsun nodded in agreement.

Chu Xuan then spoke of the others' tasks, saying, "While Wukong is on his mission, we also need to set up formations in different locations in the mortal realm. We don't need to do much specifics; we just need to carry some fixed magical artifacts, stand in fixed positions without moving, and be careful not to be disturbed by the ghosts and monsters of the mortal realm. This is because those formations require the life force of people to activate; if a person is killed, the formation cannot be unsealed. These locations are as follows."

Chu Xuan marked the positions and continued, "There are five positions in total, corresponding to the pentagram. I plan to assign Lingdian, Zhao Yingkong, Arno, Li Shuaixi, myself, and all the remaining newcomers to stand in one of these positions."

Before Zheng Zha could say anything, Li Shuaixi asked, "Where do you plan to stand? And where will you put me?"

Chu Xuan pointed at the map, and Li Shuaixi said directly, "I don't trust you, so I'll switch places with you..."

Wait a minute, Li Shuaixi paused here: What if Chu Xuan had planned it this way from the beginning?

For a moment, such a thought arose in his mind. He carefully examined Chu Xuan's expression, but found that he could not see anything.

Finally, he suddenly said, "No matter where you go, I will go with you."

But as soon as he said that, Arno turned around and stood in front of Chu Xuan, looking at him directly.

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, Zheng Zha was about to step in to smooth things over when Chu Xuan suddenly nodded and said, "Okay, but Arno will also be traveling with me. Some of the new recruits will be sent to another location, and the Buddhist scriptures and relics will be given to them to use."

Upon hearing this, the newlyweds immediately became noisy.

Actually, they didn't want to go to the mortal world to do any missions in the first place, but now they're being separated. How could they agree to that?

At this moment, Chu Xuan suddenly said, "To complete the side quest, we must act together. Also, based on my speculation, you can't simply wait in the real world to complete the quest and receive the God's reward points. The quest requires you to investigate the truth behind the anomalies in the mortal realm; the focus is on investigating the event itself, not the truth.

"So even if we complete the God's mission and receive the rewards, those of you who stay in the real world will still be judged as having failed the mission and will have 5000 reward points deducted from your accounts. You can consider this matter yourselves. If you want to go, I will arrange it for you; if you don't want to go, you can stay in the real world and wait. Perhaps my judgment is wrong, and the God may not deduct your reward points."

But after Chu Xuan said that, no one dared to step forward.

Although Chu Xuan seems unremarkable, in the few days we've known him, he's rarely been wrong about anything he's said. Moreover, this matter concerns their lives and fortunes, so they dare not gamble on it.