I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

When Lin Ye returned to Qi Chu the next day, his first impression was that there were a lot of people.

Not a field staff member.

He is an ordinary person.

The underground lobby was temporarily divided into three registration areas, and the queue stretched all the way to the elevator entrance.

Someone's palms were on fire.

If someone touches metal, their entire arm can become magnetized.

There was also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy sitting in a chair sneezing, and every time he sneezed, the paper cup next to him would jump up by itself.

Lin Ye glanced at it again.

The staff member in charge of registration looked completely blank.

"Just awakened, can't control it yet."

"What ability?"

"airflow."

The boy sneezed again.

Documents were scattered all over the table.

The staff member closed his eyes briefly.

"Currently, its main function seems to be to increase our workload."

Lin Ye couldn't help but chuckle.

Go inside.

Cheng Fangzheng came out of the conference room with three documents in his hand.

Upon seeing Lin Ye, she glanced at him first.

"Didn't you sleep last night?"

"Going to sleep."

"A few hours?"

"More than three."

"Quite luxurious."

Lin Ye followed him forward.

"Why are there so many people?"

"From yesterday afternoon to now, there have been 173 new awakening reports in the capital."

"So many?"

"And this is just someone who came on their own initiative."

Cheng Fang handed him one of the documents.

"It's even more exaggerated nationwide."

Lin Ye glanced at it.

Forty-eight hours after the second spiritual tide.

The number of abnormal awakenings is still rising.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the background not only did not decrease, but actually increased by 6%.

The speed wasn't a dramatic increase.

But you can keep going up.

"They're really not going to refund it."

"The research department doesn't dare to draw any conclusions right now."

Cheng Fang pressed the elevator button.

"Some say this is a new balance, while others say the spiritual energy will continue to rise."

"What's the worst that could happen?"

"There is no balance."

The elevator doors opened.

The two went inside.

Cheng Fang pressed down to the seventh underground floor.

"From now on, it will just keep rising day by day."

Lin Ye looked at the fluctuating floor numbers.

"The ordinary people will find out sooner or later."

"It's almost impossible to hide anymore."

He didn't need to say that at all.

Recently, a large number of so-called "superpower videos" have begun to appear on short video platforms.

In the past, it could be called special effects.

Not anymore.

On the same night, dozens of videos from different angles can emerge in a single city.

No matter how quickly the authorities delete it, it can't stop people from live-streaming it.

What's more troublesome is...

"Cultivation tutorials" have started appearing online.

Lin Ye almost laughed when he heard those four words.

Until Cheng Fang handed him one of the printed copies.

"have a look."

The paper contained a document called "The Three-Minute Qi Sensing Method".

The beginning was a mess.

But a few words that followed made Lin Ye's expression slowly change.

Breathe.

Meditation.

Feel the spiritual energy from the outside world.

Although it's rough, many crucial steps have been deliberately omitted.

But the framework is real.

This isn't something made up by netizens.

"Where did it come from?"

"The original source cannot be found."

Cheng Fangdao.

"It suddenly started spreading last night, with people posting it on dozens of platforms at the same time."

"What about those who developed the reflexes?"

"have."

"How many?"

"Currently, there are eleven."

Lin Ye looked up.

"So tall?"

That's why I called you down.

The elevator doors opened.

The conference room on the seventh basement level was already quite full.

Xu Mian, Tang Zhi, and Qin Zhao were all present.

In addition, there are several formal field staff who are unfamiliar with the forest and wilderness.

A surveillance video was displayed on the screen.

The location resembles an abandoned factory.

A dozen or so young people stood in two rows.

Some people sat on the ground.

Some people are breathing with their eyes closed, following a fixed rhythm.

A man in a black tracksuit was standing at the very front.

Around thirty years old.

The sound wasn't loud.

"I can feel the lingering energy."

"If you can't feel it, keep practicing when you get back tonight."

"If there's no response after seven days, don't waste your time."

Screen switch.

Another place.

Underground Parking Lot.

It was another group of people.

Different cities.

Different responsible persons.

They said almost the same thing.

At last.

The surveillance camera focused on a black candlestick pattern on the wall.

Lin Ye recognized it.

The Candlelight Gathering.

No one spoke in the meeting room.

After a while, Tang Zhi spoke first.

"Are they crazy?"

"They used to steal magical artifacts, now they're just stealing people?"

The woman in charge of intelligence shook her head.

"Not crazy."

"It's been in preparation for a long time."

She pulled up the abnormal population data from the past two weeks.

"After the second spiritual tide, the Candlelight Society set up temporary contact points in at least nine cities."

"They don't recruit publicly."

"First, spread the incomplete Qi-sensing method online."

"Whoever develops the reaction will be contacted by others."

Qin Zhao frowned.

How did you get their contact information?

"That's the troublesome part."

"Some people are just showing off in the comments section."

"We also suspect that Zhuyin has been lurking in several related groups for a long time."

Tang Zhi sneered.

"Isn't this just casting a wide net?"

"right."

The intelligence officer nodded.

"And what they offer is more tempting than what we offer."

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Lin Ye understood what she meant.

The main things being done by the seven departments for the newly awakened are:

Registration.

Evaluate.

Teach basic control.

Dangerous temporary supervision.

Those who are willing to join will go through the internal process.

But the candlelight will be different.

They told these people directly:

Come.

I will teach you how to cultivate.

This is on a completely different level of appeal to ordinary people who have just acquired these abilities.

Xu Mian whispered:

"Do they really teach?"

"teach."

The screen switches to another document.

"It has been confirmed that three low-level cultivation techniques are circulating internally."

"It is not the complete ancient core method."

"But it works."

Cheng Fang leaned against the table.

"That's the most troublesome part."

"In the past, the Zhuyin Society had people, magical artifacts, and people with supernatural abilities."

"Now they are starting to have a systematic group of monks."

Lin Ye looked at the screen.

"These seven spots weren't eliminated?"

"They hit two."

"That's what the intelligence officer said."

"Not many people were caught."

"They broke up the training sites very much."

"There are a dozen or so people at one location, and they are moved to another place after a few days of teaching."

"Moreover, most of the new members have never even met a core member of the Candle Shadow Society."

Lin Ye understood.

The lower-level staff are only responsible for recruiting people.

Middle managers are responsible for teaching.

Those who truly master the core techniques never show themselves.

Cut it open layer by layer.

Once you pinpoint a point, the connection remains unbroken.

Tang Zhi asked:

"What are they after?"

"With so many people now, can we afford to support them?"

Cheng Fang looked at her.

"And then?"

Tang Zhi remained silent.

The spiritual energy will continue to increase.

Cultivation is becoming increasingly common.

So today's group of people are the first to reap the benefits.

Whoever obtains the cultivation technique first will have the advantage.

The Candlelight Society isn't recruiting dozens of new people.

They are vying for the foundation of the future.

Lin Ye suddenly asked:

"Are those incomplete martial arts manuals online deliberately incomplete?"

The intelligence officer nodded.

"That's our assessment too."

"It allows you to feel the Qi."

"But that's not enough for you to truly cultivate."

"If you want to continue, you have to go find them."

Lin Ye smiled.

"They're quite good at business."

Cheng Fang looked at him.

"You're still praising me?"

"The method is indeed good."

"Do you want to sign up?"

"There are all spirits now."

"You're quite picky."

Someone in the conference room chuckled.

The atmosphere eased for half a second.

next moment.

A red notification suddenly popped up in the upper right corner of the screen.

The intelligence officer's expression changed.

"Wait a moment."

She clicked on it quickly.

A satellite aura monitoring chart appeared on the screen.

Southwest of the capital.

A spiritual energy point that initially showed only a weak reaction suddenly experienced a continuous increase in value.

It's like something underground has been reopened.

at the same time.

An alarm was triggered by the local police system.

More than a dozen unfamiliar awakened individuals have appeared in the vicinity.

Someone has blocked the road.

Some people are driving the residents away.

Some people are also setting up simple spirit arrays.

Cheng Fang's face darkened.

"The Candlelight Gathering?"

"Eighty percent."

The intelligence officer continued to review the footage.

The intersection's surveillance cameras quickly captured a black minivan.

The car door opened.

A young man wearing a baseball cap got off the bus.

He was carrying a black flag.

After unfolding.

It's still that same candle pattern.

This time, they didn't even bother to hide it anymore.

Tang Zhi stood up.

"Are they trying to steal spiritual energy points?"

"right."

Cheng Fang looked at everyone.

"Group 1 and Group 3 will assemble."

"Group Two, follow me."

Lin Ye also stood up.

Cheng Fang glanced at him.

"You stay."

Why?

"You just completed the small circulation of Qi."

"That's why we should go even more."

"What kind of logic is this?"

Lin Ye had already put on his coat.

"I was able to go on missions even before the market closed yesterday."

"They closed today but now they won't let people in?"

Cheng Fang was taken aback by his words.

"There might be real cultivators over there."

"Perfect."

Lin Ye smiled.

"I haven't played it yet."

Cheng Fang stared at him.

"That's a really rude thing to say."

"Then let them beat you up."

Lin Ye flexed his fingers.

The spiritual energy within the body completes a full cycle on its own.

Another lap.

There was absolutely no need for him to be distracted or lead the way.

Before yesterday.

He has to take the initiative to push this thing.

Now, it's spinning on its own.

The Flow-Cutting Hand of the Wanling Sect is only lacking in actual combat experience.

Lin Ye looked at the rapidly rising spiritual energy point on the screen.

"Didn't you say that I'd only realize what I was lacking after I went out and got beaten up?"

Cheng Fang frowned.

"Who said that?"

"An old man."

"Why didn't that old bastard teach you to avoid throwing your life away?"

"Maybe he forgot."

Cheng Fang cursed.

In the end, I just tossed him a communication headset.

"Stay close."

"In situations at level three or above, follow instructions."

"Don't get excited just because you see a cultivator."

Lin Ye put on his headphones.

"When did I get excited?"

Tang Zhi passed by.

"Your lips are turned up right now."

Lin Ye touched it.

There really is a bit.

It's not because we're going to fight.

It's because he also wants to know.

Small Heavenly Circuit.

Listen closely.

The sound broke off.

There are also those who have just reached the threshold of the "Broken Flow Hand".

You really run into someone who knows how to cultivate themselves.

Who is tougher?

The elevator doors opened.

A group of people walked quickly outside.

at the same time.

Southwest of the capital.

The black candle flag had already been inserted into the center of the newly revived spiritual energy node.

Under its umbrella.

A dozen or so young people sat cross-legged.

The first real battle for cultivators.

it has started.