The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Lu Yan followed Yao Qing into the room. As soon as he closed the door, he saw Yao Qing walk straight to the bed and lie down, her long hair cascading over the edge of the bed, her posture alluring and seductive.

"Is this how investigators in your adjudication department usually operate?"

Lu Yan glanced at it and asked casually.

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing rolled her eyes and propped herself up to sit up.

How come she never noticed before that this guy had such an annoying personality?

"To avoid arousing suspicion, I gave myself a simple mental suggestion: don't overthink it."

As she spoke, Yao Qing abandoned her seductive demeanor, her expression instantly turning cold, and handed a booklet to Lu Yan.

Here, the breathing technique you requested.

Lu Yan reached out and took it, then hurriedly began to read it.

[Black Iron/Cast Iron Breathing Method (Beginner): 0%]

Lu Yan's eyes lit up. With this breathing technique, the speed at which the thugs could break through to Sequence 8 could be increased even further.

Upon thinking of this, Lu Yan immediately decided to start cultivating, leaving Yao Qing speechless.

She cleared her throat and said, "Are you aware of what happened at the Central Villa yesterday?"

Lu Yan paused, then nodded.

He naturally wouldn't forget the intelligence the detective brought back, but he didn't have many leads.

When Yao Qing brought it up, I immediately became interested.

"Although Wei Xu is ruthless, he is definitely not the type to kill indiscriminately."

Yao Qing walked to the window, her fingertips touching the windowsill, her tone certain, "I suspect he's about to lose control."

Out of control? Like a mutation?

Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and continued to listen quietly.

"Wei Xu has been promoted to Sequence 8 for several years, but Muyun Technology has been holding onto the promotion conditions for Sequence 7 and refuses to give them to him."

"Without a clear direction for advancement, it will be difficult for him to fully digest the magic potion in his body. It's only a matter of time before he loses control, but I didn't expect it to happen so suddenly."

At this point, Yao Qing couldn't help but scoff: "It was clearly Mu Yun who personally helped him rise to power, yet now he's so wary of him. It's truly laughable."

Lu Yan suddenly understood. So, if one cannot fully digest the magic potion, it could lead to loss of control?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is no difference between superhumans and ordinary people in the face of the gray fog.

Fortunately, he had never taken any magic potions during his awakening sequence, so this risk did not exist.

He unconsciously stroked the booklet of the cast iron breathing technique with his fingertips, and suddenly thought of the snake-patterned dagger.

Wei Xu's loss of control is probably not just a problem with the magic potion; the snake-patterned dagger might be the key.

Seeing him deep in thought with his eyes downcast, not responding for a long time, Yao Qing couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Do you have other clues?"

Lu Yan shook his head and said, "I was just wondering if there were other factors behind Wei Xu's sudden loss of control."

"Other factors..."

Yao Qing was taken aback upon hearing this, then seemed to remember something, and her expression darkened.

"Perhaps, it really is possible."

Yao Qing raised her head, looked at Lu Yan seriously, and said, "Do you still remember those people who attacked you before?"

Lu Yan nodded slightly, and unconsciously glanced at the spot where Yao Qing was leaning against.

"Wei Xu once asked me to investigate, and the initial suspicion is that the person who attacked you was the one who was transporting the medicine residue."

Yao Qing paused for a moment, then said, "At first I thought it was people from other gangs in the town causing trouble, but later I discovered that these people are very likely followers of the 'Strange God' lurking nearby!"

Believers in the Deity of Evil?

Lu Yan subconsciously thought of the shadowy figure from that night and the third leader who gave him the same feeling.

No wonder the farmer smelled pollution; it was actually related to a strange god?

But why would this follower of the evil god be targeting him for no reason?

Before he woke up, his predecessor was really just an ordinary person.

Suddenly, Lu Yan remembered his earlier guess.

The other party wasn't after him as a person, but rather something else.

"Do those medicinal dregs contain what the followers of the evil god need?"

How did you know...?

When Lu Yan gave the answer directly, Yao Qing was a little surprised, but considering Lu Yan's behavior these days, she understood.

Being able to fake and deceive everyone, including Wei Xu and herself, means that noticing these things is nothing.

Yao Qing just couldn't understand why Lu Yan, who was clearly so strong, would pretend to be injured back then.

Is it for self-preservation? Or has some other unexpected event occurred?

She was completely baffled and could only give up for the time being.

After thinking it over, Yao Qing decided to tell Lu Yan the truth.

"In fact, the adjudication department already knew that someone within Muyun Technology was cooperating with the believers of the Ghost God, using the Black Dog Gang to secretly transport supplies to them."

"My task is to find relevant clues and evidence, and try to bring everyone involved in this line of work to justice."

At this point, Yao Qing's face showed a hint of resentment as she said, "It is these traitors who are making it increasingly difficult for humanity to gain a foothold in the gray fog."

"Then what does this have to do with Wei Xu losing control?"

Lu Yan pressed for more details.

"If I'm not mistaken, the followers of the Ghost God probably wanted to come to the villa area to silence you, but Wei Xu accidentally discovered them, and after a fierce battle, Wei Xu lost control."

Yao Qing found it more and more reasonable as she spoke, and said, "There is another possibility, that is, Wei Xu himself knew about the existence of these people, and probably used you to lure out these believers of the evil god, so that he could take them down by himself and ask Mu Yun for credit in exchange for the awakening conditions of Sequence 7 and the magic potion."

"It matches! It all matches!"

Yao Qing was overjoyed. After all, Wei Xu was the leader of the Black Dog Gang. If he clashed with the believers of the Ghost God, it would inevitably affect the plans of those traitors and cause chaos.

This makes it much easier for the adjudication department to identify these individuals.

After listening to Yao Qing's analysis, Lu Yan suddenly understood.

No wonder these people were chasing him so relentlessly; they thought he had stolen their supplies.

But he was certain that his predecessor had not obtained these things, so who had stolen them?

Lu Yan looked up at the window, staring blankly in the direction of the central villa.

Perhaps, the person who snatched the item from the followers of the evil god was Wei Xu?

With a new clue, Yao Qing didn't linger any longer and quickly left.

She needs to inform the adjudication department of this information as soon as possible so that the best option can be made.

Actually, she had another guess that she didn't tell Lu Yan: Wei Xu might also be a believer in the Ghost God.

After all, many people would rather become believers in the evil god than lose control and become monsters.

She had seen far too many similar cases in the adjudication department.

After watching Yao Qing leave, Lu Yan also immediately immersed himself in cultivation.

He was certain that Yao Qing still held back some things about him, but he didn't care.

Strength is the greatest asset for survival.

……

"Thump! Thump! Thump!..."

A muffled rumble soon echoed inside the room. Lu Yan's fists were like heavy hammers, each punch accompanied by a trembling sound.

His blood and qi surged throughout his body, and his skin gradually turned red, as hot as a red-hot iron.

If the Crimson Blood Breathing Method is like burning blood and qi, then the Iron Casting Breathing Method is like forging iron and hammering the flesh.

If the Crimson Blood Breathing Method is about burning blood and qi to unleash explosive power, then the Iron Forging Breathing Method is like forging iron, using blood and qi as a hammer and the flesh as an anvil to brutally pound every inch of muscle and bone.

The pain was more intense than with the Crimson Blood Breathing Technique, but the effects were also more significant. Lu Yan could clearly feel his physical strength steadily increasing.

He didn't try to do too much during his first cultivation session, and stopped when his body started to feel tired.

A prompt will then pop up on the panel:

[Cast Iron Breathing Method (Beginner): 12%]

[Rioters: 89%]

Before he could catch his breath, another subtitle flashed.

[The Iron Breathing Technique is quite dissatisfied with the intensity of your training and strongly demands that you continue to push it!]

Lu Yan was already used to the peculiarities of these sequences and simply ignored this requirement.

Wei Xu's condition is unclear. Whether he has truly lost control or has become a follower of the evil god, he is a potential threat to Wei Xu.

He must ensure he has the physical strength to handle unexpected situations.

Seeing that the host did not respond, the Iron Breathing Technique became enraged and began to curse.

The thugs, unable to bear the harassment any longer, gave him a severe beating.

Lu Yan nodded in satisfaction; at least the thug could be of some help.

[The Cast Iron Breathing Technique found the beatings from the thugs quite enjoyable.]

[Cast Iron Breathing Method (Beginner): 20%]

The subtitles abruptly ended, causing Lu Yan's eye to twitch.

Why is it that none of the breathing techniques he learned are normal?

Just then, the killing instinct suddenly issued a warning, and the Sequences frantically spammed the chat.

Before Lu Yan could check, a chilling aura suddenly drifted in through the crack in the door.

"Lu Yan, are you there?"