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"Alright! We've known each other for many years, how could I not care about your son's situation? Old Hua, if you don't take action soon, you're going to bring disaster upon yourself! Consider this my advice after all these years of cooperation!" said the middle-aged man.
"Thank you, envoy!" Huakai Kong replied weakly.
"Enough with the small talk. Give me the experimental potion; I need to take it back for testing!" The middle-aged man opened his briefcase and handed over an empty vial.
Trembling, Huakai Kong took the crystal vial and staggered into the pharmaceutical research center, leaving only the middle-aged man and a short man behind. As Huakai Kong departed, the short man remarked, "The organization is really quick on this one! Huakai Kong is feeling uneasy; hitting him through his son's weakness should keep him in line."
At that moment, the middle-aged man replied, "No! Mr. Guan! I intend to do more than just give Huakai Kong a scare. I believe the organization will soon abandon this place. That fool Hua Ao has already attracted attention from those who are observant. Fortunately, he managed to keep things under wraps and was completely removed; otherwise, we wouldn't be here to take away research potions but rather to silence witnesses!"
"But the potion's fusion hasn't succeeded yet! Without this place, the research on the potion will come to a halt!" Mr. Guan frowned.
"Hmph, you're being too naive listening to that old fool. Our people have already infiltrated the core of this research. Slave Oil has long completed its fusion with the potion; now we just need a final experiment. Besides, considering the timeline, the Liu Family should have noticed the funding issues here. The Mei Family has almost used up their resources; it's time for their fools to make one last contribution for us!" said the middle-aged man.
"But if we threaten Mei Mo'er’s life to control Mei Family Father and Son, won't they seek help from outside? I feel like controlling Mei Family Father and Son is a bit problematic!" Mr. Guan said.
Hearing Mr. Guan's words, the middle-aged man nodded in agreement. "You're right; Mei Family Father and Son are being overly accommodating, which definitely raises suspicions. However, as long as we get our hands on this potion, we can abandon this place at any time. Once news of Mei Family's unauthorized research into international banned substances breaks out, the Liu Family will surely distance themselves from it, and those from the Mei Family will face retribution from Huaxia. Even if Mei Family Father and Son expose us, do you think Huaxia will trust them? And even if they do trust them, where would they find us?"
At this point, both men laughed heartily, causing Huakai Kong, who had just reached the door while holding the potion, to tremble in shock and nearly drop it. Fortunately, he caught it in time. After handing over the potion to the middle-aged man, both men drove away. Huakai Kong wiped away all the sweat from his forehead and regained some strength before pulling out his phone to make a call.
After hanging up, Huakai Kong disregarded his image and lay down on the ground, staring blankly at the familiar ceiling above him. Meanwhile, Xiao Yefeng had arrived at the long-awaited Taiyu Island. After disembarking from his flight, he was greeted by Liu Entai at their base. Following their last battle, security here had been completely upgraded and personnel had been replaced with trustworthy allies.
"Brother Liu, it's good to see you!" Xiao Yefeng greeted as he took a seat.
However, Liu Entai's expression was grave as he handed a list to Xiao Yefeng. Upon seeing it, Xiao Yefeng was taken aback—not because of the large number of spirit stones remaining there but due to a string of handwritten notes at the bottom of the list.
"What is this?" Xiao Yefeng asked in confusion.
"That's right, this is a problem I just discovered. After reaching the end of the last mining area this morning, the workers had already stopped their operations. However, during an accidental excavation, this hidden passage was revealed. Clearly, it was a man-made tunnel that had been blocked by the Spirit Mine. But the passage is filled with traps and Qi; look!" Liu Entai lifted his shirt to reveal a black-purple mark on his chest from a spirit energy impact. Despite having some spirit energy to mitigate it, the mark still faded very slowly.
Seeing this, Xiao Yefeng couldn't help but exclaim, "Such powerful control over spirit energy! This level of impact must have happened more than once; at least four consecutive hits would be needed to achieve this!"
"Exactly! The moment I opened the door, I was struck by spirit energy with no power to resist. It felt like being hit by a hammer four times in a row. If I hadn't barely managed to conjure an Elemental Shield for protection, I would have been killed on the spot!" Liu Entai recalled.
"Have you notified the President?" Xiao Yefeng asked after examining the wound.
"Yes, but for some reason, it seems that people from Wa Country also know about this underground passage. Last night, they seemed to have learned about it even earlier than I did. After sneaking into the mine, they avoided the spirit stone reserves and headed straight here. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have found this hidden passage," Liu Entai said, his slightly aged face filled with confusion.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yefeng asked, "How many spirit stones are in the last batch?"
"The last batch of spirit stones isn't of high quality, but there are quite a few—at least fifty thousand ordinary spirit stones. However, near the hidden passage, I found a few spirit stones with some issues!" Liu Entai pulled out a smooth light gray-green spirit stone about the size of an egg.
"Hmm?" The moment Liu Entai took out the spirit stone, Xiao Yefeng sensed something was off about its aura. Taking the stone from Liu Entai's hands, he infused it with Qi to investigate. In an instant, he felt Zitong from the Spirit Platform stirring after a long silence; Wu Kui suddenly became agitated.
However, just as Wu Kui was about to reach out from the Spirit Platform, a massive Azure Gold dragon appeared above it. A breath of dragon fire blasted down onto Wu Kui's Ghost Body. At that moment, Wu Kui swung his spear and a set of gleaming silver armor materialized around him. With his armor donned and spear in hand, Zitong unleashed countless ghostly curses from the spear tip that managed to withstand the dragon's breath.
"Xiao Yefeng! If you don't take care of your sword soul, I won't hold back!" Wu Kui gritted his teeth against the dragon fire. Although his words were bold, it was clear that resisting this dragon breath was quite challenging for him. However, he wasn't in immediate danger from it. At that moment, Xiao Yefeng noticed that he didn't know when exactly Wu Kui had completely refined an entire set of armor and that his Bright Silver Spear now shone even brighter than before.
Channeling his spirit energy to retract the dragon, Xiao Yefeng's Spirit attached itself within the Spirit Platform as he stood upon the phantom of Yin-Yang Sword's sword soul—the dragon itself. "Wu Kui, who are you? In the past, my spirit energy was insufficient to discern your identity. Now that I possess Primordial Qi and wield Yin-Yang Sword, you've grown in ways I can't comprehend. Moreover, the sword soul of Yin-Yang Sword would never attack a soul on its own—especially not you within my Spirit Platform. Shouldn't you provide me with a reasonable explanation?"
Xiao Yefeng's gaze was sharp as if pressing against Wu Kui's throat. At this moment, Wu Kui frowned; he regretted his earlier carelessness. Yet facing an attack from the sword soul of a magical sword meant he had to be on full alert. Under Xiao Yefeng's intense scrutiny, Wu Kui tightly gripped his spear and then waved his hand to absorb both Armor and spear into himself. It was then that Xiao Yefeng realized that the childlike Zitong he once knew had completely vanished.
When they first met, Zitong appeared as a five or six-year-old child; now standing within the Spirit Platform was Wu Kui—tall enough to match Xiao Yefeng's height—with a mature face and striking purple-white hair tied back in a ponytail. The eyes looking at Xiao Yefeng conveyed an overwhelming sense of danger.
What kind of eyes were these? Unlike ordinary black-and-white eyes, they were deep purple at their base with pupils of different sizes—one larger than the other—and slightly pointed ears peeking out from beneath his hair. All these features made Xiao Yefeng realize that Wu Kui was definitely not from Earth!
No matter what strange surgeries you underwent while alive, the soul after death is destined to resemble the appearance you had at birth. Wu Kui's appearance is certainly not that of an Earthling, regardless of East or West.
Looking at Zitong's peculiar features, Xiao Yefeng said, "You are not from Earth!"
"Clearly, I am not!" Zitong simply nodded in agreement.
"Who are you? What is your purpose for coming to Earth?" Xiao Yefeng couldn't help but feel a deep sense of emotion. No wonder he had been hiding in the Black Gold Spirit Banner lately, unwilling to engage in conversation with him. It turned out that with the enhancement of his power, he had already regained his true form.
Wu Kui glanced at Xiao Yefeng and then said, "Would you believe me if I told you I still don't know my own identity?"
Without responding to Wu Kui's question, Xiao Yefeng calmly stated, "So Zitong can never return?"
Surprised by Xiao Yefeng's lack of response to his own question, Wu Kui still replied, "That's right. From the part of my memories that I've regained, I can clearly tell you that Zitong cannot come back. Of course, that's just fate! I can tell you that Zitong is me, Wu Kui, and I am also Zitong. In fact, I can even tell you that in my recovered memories, it seems I have many identities!"
"So you've lived for a long time?" Xiao Yefeng stared at Wu Kui.
Shrugging his shoulders, Wu Kui replied, "You could say that, but it's not entirely accurate. I haven't lived for a long time; I've been reborn multiple times! Of course, some memories are quite vague while others are very clear. Just like now, when I gain power, I can recover past memories. However, some of those rebirths might have been utterly mundane, so there are no memories left!"
"Regardless, you're not from Earth. Can you tell me if you have any connection with those immortals?" Xiao Yefeng suddenly asked.
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