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A night breeze blew by, carrying with it a strong smell of blood, mixed with the odor of something burning.

Jiang Xiaotian stood there, staring at the mutilated corpses scattered on the ground, his mind blank.

The initial pride he felt upon entering the Celestial Realm was now shattered. His lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the sound of the river lapping against the shore.

Ye An stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent, as if he had just casually swatted a few mosquitoes to death.

Jiang Xiaotian dared not move, or even breathe loudly, for fear of disturbing this unknown being.

Ye An ignored him and walked straight toward the corpses.

He raised his right hand and made a grasping motion with his five fingers towards the corpses.

Jiang Xiaotian saw that above the eight corpses, different colored orbs of light appeared.

Some were a deep blue-green, some a stark white, and some a dark yellow.

These orbs of light seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, slowly drifting towards Ye An, eventually disappearing into his palm.

What kind of tactic is this?

Jiang Xiaotian's eyes widened. In his ninety years of life, he had never seen such a sight.

Soul collection?

The two words popped into his mind, and he immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Ye An absorbed the orbs of light into his palm, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He examined his body internally and discovered that these were not powers that those people had cultivated themselves, but rather the essence of some external substance that remained in their bodies.

"It turns out that he swallowed some rare and precious herbs and only managed to gain some ability to manipulate elemental attributes by sheer luck, but it's only a superficial understanding."

Ye An understood, and was then pleasantly surprised.

Besides metal and water... it also has special attributes other than the five elements, such as wind and ice.

"The essence of the five elements is perfect for preparing to condense the five elements Dao Body. The rest can be used for weapon forging."

He estimated that these elemental essences, placed on Earth where spiritual energy is scarce, would be considered a windfall.

This half-day tonight wasn't wasted after all.

Ye An felt much better.

"Clean this place up first, I'll be right back," Ye An said to Jiang Xiaotian, who was still standing there, as he put the essence into his jade pendant space.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye An's gaze suddenly sharpened and turned sharply to a certain direction in the east.

Without saying a word, he vanished into the night with a flicker of his body.

Jiang Xiaotian felt a chill run down his spine from that last glance. He didn't dare to breathe heavily until Ye An's breath completely disappeared, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

He forced himself to calm down, and with trembling hands, took out his phone and dialed an encrypted number.

The call was connected.

"Director Ding, it's me, Jiang Xiaotian." His voice was more serious than ever before. "You need to personally bring people to the vicinity of the Huangpu River No. 13 Hydrological Monitoring Station."

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In less than twenty minutes, several police cars without sirens blared quietly drove to the riverbank and set up a cordon.

A middle-aged man in a trench coat with a resolute face strode up to Jiang Xiaotian. Behind him were a man and a woman, Liu Jianguo and Anya.

"Old Jiang." The visitor was Ding Zhengguo, the Shanghai Police Chief.

He glanced at the scene, and even though he was used to seeing big events, his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Good heavens... was it plowed up by artillery fire?"

At the same time, Liu Jianguo and Anya, who were following behind, gasped in shock. They looked at each other and saw disbelief and horror in each other's eyes.

The devastation at the scene far exceeded their expectations.

"The 'Destiny' organization overseas," Jiang Xiaotian said in a hoarse voice.

One of Ding Zhengguo's men took a portable device, scanned the corpse a few times, and quickly got the results.

He quickly walked to Ding Zhengguo's side and whispered a few words of report.

Ding Zhengguo's face turned extremely ugly.

"Wind Scythe, Frostthorn, Bronze Armor... eight of them, all high-ranking officials from 'Destiny'! They... all died here?"

Upon hearing these resounding names, Liu Jianguo and Anya's minds went blank.

These are eight high-ranking officials, not eight cabbages!

Ding Zhengguo took a deep breath, suppressing his shock. He looked at Jiang Xiaotian with a look of inquiry and confusion in his eyes.

"Elder Jiang, forgive my bluntness, but even if you had just entered the Celestial Realm, it would be impossible for you to kill all eight of them without sustaining a scratch... Was it Master Ye who made the move?"

Jiang Xiaotian nodded silently.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Liu Jianguo and Anya felt a chill run from their feet to the top of their heads. The Master Ye they had only heard of was far more powerful than they had ever imagined!

Ding Zhengguo sighed deeply, then lowered his voice and leaned close to Jiang Xiaotian's ear.

"No wonder 'Destiny' has come in such great commotion. Elder Jiang, you may not know this, but recently there's been news from overseas that a celestial tomb has appeared in the East China Sea!"

"A tomb of immortals?" Jiang Xiaotian's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes." Ding Zhengguo's tone was very serious. "It's said that it contains real elixirs, divine skills, and even magical treasures that allow one to fly and escape from the earth!"

"In the past month, supernatural organizations and ancient powers from all over the world have been flocking to Shanghai like madmen, putting us under immense pressure."

These eight cadres probably came for the same reason, but they never expected to run into Master Ye, such a formidable opponent.

Jiang Xiaotian frowned and asked, "Is the news true?"

Ding Zhengguo gave a wry smile: "It's hard to tell if it's real or fake. After all, it's quite strange for a tomb to suddenly appear out of nowhere at sea."

"The Shanghai police department has been overwhelmed these past few days in dealing with all these people who have come after hearing the news."

The conversation abruptly shifted, and Ding Zhengguo's expression suddenly became eager. He looked at Jiang Xiaotian, his tone carrying a hint of cautious probing:

"Elder Jiang, there's something I'd like to ask you... Do you think the Jiang family still has any of the divine pills refined by Master Ye?"

"As you know, things aren't very peaceful in Shanghai these days. I'd like to buy one for personal protection, just in case. As for the price, name your price!"

Jiang Xiaotian merely glanced at him indifferently and slowly shook his head.

Ding Zhengguo's eagerness froze instantly, and the light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

But he didn't press the matter further. He sighed softly, turned around, resumed his businesslike demeanor, and waved his hand, saying, "Continue dealing with the scene."

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