The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

The arrival of the three broke the previous standoff. Both the four elders of Muyun and Yao Xiangyang temporarily put aside their conflict.

As for Wang Zhe, he was completely ignored.

Then, amidst the curious gazes of countless people, the three from the Primordial Sanctuary all arrived on the second floor.

"Cough cough! Ning Ran, could you please not kick my face next time? I need this to make a living."

The gangster Yin Shuo rubbed his slightly swollen face and complained to the expressionless boy Ning Ran.

"Fine, I'll smash your face next time."

Ning Ran spoke indifferently, completely ignoring Yin Shuo's dejected expression.

"You two, don't force me to beat you up in public."

The white-robed girl, Xiao Yiren, still had a smile on her face, but her words made the two of them tremble involuntarily and silently step aside.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Tantai, these two are usually spoiled. Please excuse their behavior."

Xiao Yiren turned to look at Tantai Yu and bowed slightly to express her apology.

"It's alright, Shelter 056 hasn't been this lively in a long time."

Tantai Yu waved his hand and said, "Yiren, you've come in such a hurry, has something happened?"

Xiao Yiren nodded slightly, then took out an antique-looking medicine bottle and placed it in front of Tantai Yu.

The moment they saw the shape of the medicine bottle, everyone's pupils contracted.

This is... the Primal Potion!

Tantai Yu narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice becoming colder.

"What do you mean by that, Yiren?"

While it's not that no one knows about the original potions, it's not something that can be brought up casually either.

"Uncle Tantai, please don't misunderstand. She was just following orders."

Xiao Yiren smiled charmingly and said, "The tracing plan has entered a new stage, and there is no need to hide it like before."

"From now on, each shelter will establish a clear screening system to select suitable candidates as much as possible."

As she spoke, Xiao Yiren's gaze swept over the group of young people downstairs, finally settling on Lu Yan.

"Besides notifying her in advance, she also wanted to see if there were any hidden gems among the treasures of the past."

Upon hearing this, everyone present reacted with varying expressions.

There was surprise, there was unexpectedness, and there was also greed.

"It's turned into a public selection process?"

Unlike the others, Yao Xiangyang didn't have many thoughts; instead, he felt genuinely happy.

The breakthrough in the tracing project signifies that humanity's exploration of extraordinary pathways is becoming increasingly in-depth.

In this way, humanity will have a greater chance of success when facing the gray fog and the strange gods.

However, this also means that future competition will be even greater.

Thinking about the even greater challenges his daughter would face, Yao Xiangyang felt a pang of heartache.

"How about we just sell Lu Yan?"

The moment Yao Xiangyang conceived this thought, Lu Yan immediately felt a chill run down his spine, and a surge of killing intent almost burst forth from his body.

Who's got their eye on him again?

Lu Yan looked around warily, but he couldn't pinpoint the source of the malice, so he had to give up for the time being.

Then, his attention was drawn to the bottle of primordial potion in Xiao Yiren's hand.

They casually throw out a bottle of Primal Potion; this Primal Sanctuary is truly wealthy and powerful.

And with that open selection system, it seems the Original Sanctuary has made quite a breakthrough.

I wonder if more original cards will appear.

Because of the eavesdropper's enhanced hearing, and because Xiao Yiren didn't try to hide it, he could hear their conversation clearly.

He didn't feel any pressure about it; on the contrary, he was even more motivated.

He just didn't know if he'd have a chance to get his hands on that bottle of primordial potion again; he was really looking forward to the primordial power after it was purified from the panel.

Just as Lu Yan was pondering, Xiao Yiren suddenly threw the magic potion in her hand at him.

Lu Yan caught it easily, but his face was full of surprise.

"Didn't Miss Xiao say she planned to hold a public selection process? What are you planning to do now?"

Zhao Pan asked in a cold voice.

"Wasn't there already a selection process? Or are there even stronger young people here?"

Xiao Yiren feigned surprise, covering her mouth and apologizing repeatedly.

"In that case, let the stronger ones present snatch it from him."

As soon as Xiao Yiren said this, several people became restless.

Those who can come here are not ordinary people; they have all heard of it to some extent.

However, upon seeing Lu Yan's cold gaze and Wang Zhe lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, they all hesitated.

These bastards are ruthless when they start fighting; it would be a lie to say they're not afraid.

But it's really hard to let them give up like this.

Just then, a tall, slender figure stepped out from the crowd.

"Guo Xiaozhi of the Guo family volunteers for battle!"

The moment this person appeared, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Guo Xiaozhi? That drug addict? What's he doing out here?"

"They're probably too high on drugs to understand what's going on."

"But the aura emanating from him... seems quite strong, even stronger than my dad's."

"Your dad's already Sequence 8, how is that possible!"

The crowd began to discuss the matter, and Lu Yan, having overheard the gist of it, gradually developed a strange expression.

A good-for-nothing despised by countless people suddenly displays tremendous strength.

Is the next step to easily defeat yourself, slap everyone in the face, marry a rich and beautiful woman, and reach the pinnacle of life?

This plot is so unoriginal...

Lu Yan sighed helplessly, his gaze quickly sweeping across the panel.

The eavesdropper sensed a familiar shadowy fluctuation, seemingly encountered at a previously discovered outpost.

[The Ghost Gardener has detected a strong stench of pollution and desperately wants its host to use it as nourishment.]

Pollution, shadows, outposts.

With these elements combined, Guo Xiaozhi's true identity becomes self-evident.

"It's the Shadow Serpent Messenger..."

Judging from the aura, the opponent's realm has fallen to Sequence 7, but has not yet reached Sequence 8.

So it's the price of taking someone's life?

Lu Ya's lips curled up slightly. It seemed that this time, the eavesdropper would be the first to meet all the promotion requirements!

Is there anyone more suitable to be executed in Sequence 7?

Thinking of this, Lu Yan put away the Primal Potion and waved to the second floor.

"Excuse me for interrupting."

Everyone turned to look at Lu Yan, and Guo Zhicai, who was hiding in the shadows, felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively wanted to escape.

Could it be that this kid has figured out my identity?

But Guo Xiaozhi was a backup body he had cultivated long ago, and with the help of the tomb keeper, no one should have been able to discover anything amiss.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhicai suppressed the urge to run away and waited quietly.

Once he obtains this primordial potion, he can offer it as a sacrifice to the great Shadow Serpent, thereby quickly restoring his strength.

He could even use this to infiltrate the core of humanity and obtain more secretive intelligence.

Perhaps one day, he might even have the chance to become my god's agent!

Just as Guo Zhicai was envisioning the future, Lu Yan finally asked his own question.

"I want to ask, is this selection process... a matter of life and death?"