Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

When the branch members learned that Shen Nian and the others were leaving, they didn't try to persuade them to stay, and instead prepared to treat them to a farewell dinner.

Shen Nian declined, citing important matters, and returned to Jinghai by private jet the day after she emerged from the sea.

Besides Gu Qiwen, the people who came to pick them up also included members of the Xuanmen Guild.

Shen Nian could only shake her head apologetically at Gu Qiwen, then boarded the Xuanmen Guild's bus and returned to the guild building.

The general office was packed with people.

Not only were there leaders and department heads from the Xuanmen Guild present, but also several leaders from the National Security Department.

Shen Nian raised her eyebrows and sat down in the seat she had reserved for herself in the first row.

Wang Jingxing said, "The spiritual energy detector has detected several abnormal fluctuations in spiritual energy, but we are still investigating them step by step. In addition, we have also investigated the whereabouts of the missing persons this year, but because there are too many people, we have not found any results yet."

"What kind of anomalies are found in those places?"

Shen Nian asked.

"Those places, without exception, all have spiritual energy values ​​that are far beyond the normal range. If there is no powerful demon living in seclusion there, then it must be the Lingyun Sect's location."

Lingyun...

The totem of Lingyun Sect was projected onto the big screen.

Shen Nian frowned and said, "That's not right."

"We shouldn't have investigated the area with abnormally high spiritual energy."

Wang Jingxing was taken aback and asked, "What do you think is wrong?"

Shen Nian said, "Since ancient times, when a secret realm suddenly appears, the surrounding vegetation and living things wither. There are even rumors that a vast forest has turned into a desert overnight. Do you know why?"

Wang Jingxing shook his head.

Shen Nian said, "The secret realm is a unique space-time, with its own set of operating orbits, which we call the 'Minor Heavenly Dao.' In fact, the entire secret realm is a byproduct of the Minor Heavenly Dao's birth. It can be said that the secret realm is an independent, hidden little world."

"When the small world was first created, spiritual energy was scarce, so it naturally plundered spiritual energy from the surrounding large world. Therefore, the space around the secret realm was depleted of spiritual energy and lifeless."

Wang Jingxing understood: "So you mean we shouldn't investigate locations with unusually rich spiritual energy, but rather look for places where spiritual energy is completely depleted."

"Well... there is indeed one place."

Wang Jingxing pointed to a certain spot on the map of China.

"Fifty years ago, when Lingyun Sect withdrew from the Xuanmen Guild, they basically erased all traces left in the sect. At the time, we all thought they were going into seclusion. The Xuanmen Guild then had no further contact with them."

"This is their former stronghold, now abandoned. During our investigation, we found that this place is a desert, with yellow sand everywhere. The local government has been implementing a policy of planting trees to control desertification for decades, but it has not been successful. This is very much in line with the situation you described."

"So... they are actually still in the same place, but they have entered the secret realm, which is why we thought they were no longer here and could not find any trace of them."

Shen Nian did a quick calculation and nodded: "Yes, that's right, it's about this spot."

Lingyun Sect...

The name was unfamiliar to Shen Nian; she had never heard of it before.

Shen Nian thought that the sect that besieged Guili Sect back then was not just one sect. Perhaps, in the long river of history, most of them could not escape the fate of decline, so they merged together and formed a new sect.

A man in military uniform with epaulets on his shoulders asked, "Master Shen, could you please calculate the exact location?"

Shen Nian closed her eyes, and a white light appeared between her brows.

Then, Shen Niannian gave a coordinate system.

longitude:--

latitude:--

This is no longer about location.

If it is the most accurate coordinates.

As long as this coordinate exists, the nation can directly launch heavy anti-terrorism weapons.

Whether it's a hidden space or a powerful cultivator.

Shen Nian did some calculations and concluded that, at least before reaching the Mahayana cultivation level, all carbon-based life forms were equal.

—Including her.

Shen Nian was not about to be presumptuous about this.

This era certainly produced many amazing inventions.

Perhaps this is why no one has ascended to heaven for thousands of years.

Because people in this era really don't need to worship gods and Buddhas; they have their own technology and weapons.

Shen Nian slowly exhaled.

After a while, she saw a man get up and place the computer screen in front of the person who had spoken earlier.

"General, these are the coordinates..."

On the screen are complex and precise curves and charts.

There is also a detailed analysis of nearly 10,000 words on whether or not to use weapons.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense.

They knew that this cold-faced man would determine the direction of all their subsequent actions.

"How many innocent people are still trapped in that 'secret realm'...? Is it possible to know?"

All eyes in the conference room once again fell on Shen Nian.

Shen Nian said in a deep voice, "About five hundred people."

Five hundred people.

This number is but a grain of sand in the vast population of China.

But those were five hundred real lives.

Whether or not they embarked on the so-called path of spiritual cultivation, and whether or not they aided and abetted evil.

At this moment, they cannot be just a string of numbers on a report.

This number is actually quite small compared to the large sects that used to have tens of thousands of disciples.

However, this still represents five hundred lives lost, a number that cannot be ignored.

The man addressed as General said in a deep voice, "First, find a way to enter the secret realm, and do everything possible to rescue the ordinary people."

"Heavy weapons will not be used unless absolutely necessary."

Wang Jingxing nodded and replied, "Yes."

Subsequently, Wang Jingxing began to formulate a more detailed rescue plan.

Because of the special nature of this matter, it also needs to be kept secret, and the less the ordinary people know, the better.

Shen Nian lowered her eyes and memorized the complete battle plan.

In finalizing the personnel for the operation, Wang Jingxing had his secretary send a document to everyone on the list.

This is a death warrant, used both to signify the decision and to allow them to make their final arrangements.

How will the property be handled? What will happen to the body? What arrangements will be made for his family?

Shen Nian explained the approximate strength of that group of people and the magical artifacts they might possess.

Therefore, there will likely be casualties on this trip.

Everyone who signs their name needs to be prepared for the possibility of never returning.

They may be either Taoist priests or demons.

But they are not immortal gods.

Even Shen Nian died in that massacre of her entire family back then.

They imprisoned her underground simply because they feared her immortal phoenix destiny would lead to her reincarnation.

But what they didn't expect was that Shen Nian didn't reincarnate, but instead returned to the human world in this body.

are you afraid?

Are you afraid of once again losing all your cultivation and never seeing the light of day again?

Shen Nian thought that she probably wasn't afraid.

This time, no matter what, she was determined to make the other party's soul vanish and disappear from the world forever.