For ten years I practiced Gu poison in Southeast Asia; all living beings revered me as a deity.

Devins naturally didn't believe this stranger. In his eyes, the smiling man in front of him was a devil in human skin.

Humans cannot and should not make deals with the devil.

A resolute feeling arose in his heart, and his lips were pressed tightly together in a cold tone.

Luo Feng seemed to have seen through Divins's thoughts. He chuckled and said unhurriedly, "I know that 'Manticor' is a multinational corporation with a very deep background. It is a multinational group involved in many fields, including clinical research, drug development, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents."

However, Manticol, this international pharmaceutical giant, is financially powerful but has a strict hierarchy, and is entirely controlled by your Schneider family.

Actually, the person in charge behind the scenes at Manticore in this generation is your grandfather, Heinz Schneider, who should be over ninety years old this year, and is also the most powerful person in the Schneider family.”

"boring."

Devins forced himself to remain calm.

"These gossip tidbits and rumors about our family can be found by searching online for a while."

"You're absolutely right about that."

Luo Feng nodded.

In fact, he did conduct online searches, and some information about the family was obtained through online sources.

The Schneider family is able to dominate a multinational pharmaceutical company, enjoys a prestigious reputation, and belongs to the top upper class.

Information about prominent members of European royal families is not deliberately kept secret; you can easily find information about them online, as well as their publicly available biographical information.

Of course, there are also some who are more low-key and do not allow the public to know about them; their information will not be made public.

"Leaving aside this public information, Devins, I know that you have been secretly investigating mysterious forces and seeking supernatural events all along... Your grandfather, Heinz Schneider, was keen on various mystical and supernatural phenomena during World War II, and in his later years he became obsessed with research on 'resurrection' and 'immortality'."

Luo Feng asked coldly, "It is precisely because that old man harbored such an obsession that, over the years, you have launched various research projects, violated all kinds of medical taboos, broken human ethics and laws, and conducted human experiments."

It's a pity that after spending so much time, the Schneider family hasn't gained much in this regard...

At this point, Devons showed a surprised look.

"You interrogated members of the organization and obtained this intelligence from them, didn't you?"

"I have my own unique methods for obtaining intelligence."

Luo Feng chuckled.

These are memories extracted from the living souls of those organizational cadres.

"However, now you probably understand that the 'thing' the Schneider clan is looking for, the mysterious and supernatural power you seek, is right before your eyes..."

You mean yourself.

Divins said in a deep voice, "You are Luo Feng, Xu Jianguo's nephew. It seems that you obtained the thing he was hiding on his person."

"Oh, Devons, so you do know something after all?"

Luo Feng shifted his sitting position in the chair.

"Of course we know."

Devins didn't remain silent either. His voice was low: "We've been keeping an eye on Xu Jianguo for some time now. He's one of the three survivors of the Namujia Cave treasure incident, and Manticol's intelligence department has taken notice."

The Namuk Kap Cave treasure incident?

Luo Feng raised his eyebrows.

Devons noticed the subtle change in his expression and calmly began to explain.

This happened twenty years ago, and Luo Feng's uncle was one of the participants in this event.

"In Kanchanaburi province of Thailand, there is a mountain called Nam Khai, on which there is a mine and a Japanese military base nearby."

Devins tells a story from World War II.

At the time, Thailand and Japan were allies, and Thailand allowed Japan to station troops in Thailand.

When the Japanese army was defeated and planned to retreat, the various gold (gold ingots and coins), gems, rings, bonds, and cultural relics looted from Southeast Asia were difficult to take with them, so they simply hid them in the mine of Namujia Mountain.

When the Japanese troops left, they also used explosives to collapse the entrance to the cave, preventing outsiders from entering.

However, an elderly villager who had once run errands for the Japanese, delivering rice and grain, said that the Japanese army had expanded the mine storage room at Namujia Mountain, and that he had seen documents printed with words such as "gold purity," "gold specifications," and "classification of property."

In addition, he overheard Japanese people discussing information about the "treasure".

So, while transporting rice, the old man memorized all the "treasure routes," went home and drew a "hand-drawn treasure map," and before he passed away, he instructed his family and villagers to go and dig for the treasure.

The news later reached the outside world, attracting many treasure hunters to come here to try to dig open the collapsed mine shaft and search for treasure.

Later, a passage was indeed dug out, but unfortunately, the mine in Namujia Mountain was extremely dangerous, filled with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and toxic gases.

Some caves are severely flooded, and a moment's carelessness could lead to drowning.

The mine shaft connects to a natural karst cave, with its undulating interior, where many people have fallen to their deaths.

During those two years, treasure hunters who ventured into the cave often died inside. The largest operation was one in which Xu Jianguo participated, resulting in the deaths of more than 30 people.

This incident also drew the attention of the Thai authorities, who completely sealed off the mine and strictly prohibited outsiders from investigating the cave.

"According to the intelligence department's investigation, the Namujia Treasure Cave incident involved a supernatural event at its last stage. The more than thirty people who died... did not die from a cave collapse or poisoning, but from some kind of supernatural force."

Devins looked at Luo Feng: "Also, it's not true that our Schneider family has gained nothing over the years... We've uncovered some important intelligence and valuable samples in this incident."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The most important thing is still the clue about the 'Gate of Karma,' which was something my grandfather was extremely concerned about."

"The gateway to karmic obstacles?"

Luo Feng revealed a hint of curiosity.

"That is a gateway from hell to the holy land."

Devins explained, "Both the Hindu Mahabharata and Buddhist scriptures record a sacred place, said to be the Himalayas forest at the foot of Mount Meru, inhabited by nearly a hundred kinds of divine beasts. It is said that the Buddha and other saints once visited this place, a sacred realm that ordinary people cannot resist."

"Sanctuary?"

"Yes."

Devins added, "The Sanctuary is hiding all sorts of treasures, and there may also be powers that grant immortality... After the incident at the Wooden Armor Treasure Cave, we discovered several unusual corpses."

For some unknown reason, these corpses had fused together, forming a distorted shape. They were not dead; instead, they remained alive in a bizarre state.

The young man seemed to have thought of something, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"I only saw it once, yet that thing became my nightmare for many years to come... No matter how you look at it, I don't think that kind of existence should belong to this world. That kind of thing is simply a product of hell."