Corpse Recovery Diver

This corpse energy is very special; it's not inherent to this broken jade, but rather absorbed from the surrounding aura and then exhaled. Once it attaches to someone, it lingers for a long time.

Ordinary sealing measures are completely ineffective against it.

Even though Li Zhiyuan had done thorough preparatory work, he made a point to pause before entering Lijiang to reinforce the array based on its reactions.

Yu Xuzi, who had studied the Daoist Field within that array for hundreds of years, helped Li Zhiyuan greatly here.

Now, the broken jade in the wooden box had turned black and subtly flowed, yet it couldn't be activated.

This also means that Li Zhiyuan and his party, who should have been in the light, were now in the dark.

If someone showed up with this aura on them, it would be like a zombie jumping in broad daylight; anyone part of this wave wouldn't be amateurish and would certainly detect it.

Li Zhiyuan: "Our upcoming task is twofold, divided between light and dark lines."

Under the night sky, everyone listened intently.

"For the light line, although we have a piece of broken jade, we must act as if we don't have it. We still need to search for the two other teams carrying broken jade and seriously prepare for a showdown.

On the dark line, we need to explore the hosting site. I suspect that to leave us ample time for mutual conflict, the opening may not have happened yet.

But finding some background clues before it starts could also be advantageous since the real highlight is certainly behind us.

Starting tomorrow morning, everyone should act as a team; don't go alone."

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

The meeting ended, and Run Sheng, on the first watch, stayed on the rooftop while the rest went back to their rooms to rest.

Although such travel fatigue is nothing to them, everyone instinctively seizes every opportunity to adjust their state during each wave.

Li Zhiyuan and Tan Wenbin shared a room, just like back in their university dorm.

Lying on the bed, Tan Wenbin smiled and said, "The scenery here is beautiful. I'd really like to enjoy it leisurely."

Li Zhiyuan, covering himself with a blanket, lay down and said, "Once Zou Jiang ends, you can take Zhou Yunyun to revisit all the places we've been."

"Heh heh." Tan Wenbin instinctively reached for the cigarettes on the nightstand but hesitated.

Li Zhiyuan, eyes closed, still said, "Go ahead and smoke."

Tan Wenbin's health had improved, but the two kids "growing up" continually pressured his spirit.

Lighting a cigarette, Tan Wenbin exhaled a smoke ring: "So nice."

This was in response to Brother Xiao Yuan's earlier suggestion.

Maybe by then, it wouldn't just be Zhou Yunyun by his side; his own children would be there too.

Suddenly, Tan Wenbin shook his head vigorously.

Having seen many movies, he quickly realized that thinking such things wasn't auspicious.

Putting out the cigarette, Tan Wenbin lay down, wrapped himself in the blanket, and began to sleep.

Early the next morning, everyone got up, had a simple breakfast, and set out to investigate.

It was called an investigation, but it wasn't much different from tourism.

After all, the clues clearly pointed to the "Mu Royal Mansion Treasure."

The difference was probably that they... took tourism far more seriously than the average visitor.

While most tourists wandered casually, the five of them scrutinized every detail.

Yet, after all their exploring, they didn't find anything special.

This led Li Zhiyuan to suspect that the "Mu Royal Mansion Treasure" was perhaps just providing a Lijiang coordinate with no deeper meaning, having little connection to the mansion itself.

Or maybe the real secret would only be revealed once enough blood was shed.

But for now, there was nothing else to do, so they continued sightseeing, as they were already there.

By dusk, the group returned to Brother Pang Jin's house.

Given last night's experience, Brother Pang Jin's parents made sure there was plenty of food.

Each dish that arrived had Yin Meng waving her hand over it, masking the presence of her Gu Worm crawling over.

The Gu Worm was inherently poisonous, but only if it secreted toxins; mostly, it was no different from an ordinary insect.

Perhaps innately or through training with Yin Meng, the Gu Worm had an extremely high sensitivity to toxins.

Ever since entering Lijiang, anything edible had to be inspected by this worm.

In any human confrontation, heightened vigilance was never excessive.

Brother Pang Jin was absent, as was his car, and his partner said he'd gone to pick someone up.

After dinner, Lin Shuyou went up to the rooftop alone as a lookout.

Tan Wenbin chatted in the courtyard with Brother Pang Jin's parents, with Brother Pang Jin's partner translating.

Even with the language barrier, Tan Wenbin enjoyed his conversations with the two elders.

Through chatting, he extracted some local peculiar lodgings and eerie legends.

Li Zhiyuan sat in the room, reinforcing the seal on the box.

The corpse energy inside the broken jade constantly battered against the restraints; if left unchecked, it would break free within two days. To be safe, Li Zhiyuan reinforced it daily with another seal.

This was because Li Zhiyuan originally designed the underlying seal logic well, allowing for layers to be continuously added.

For others, merely subduing it initially would already be exceedingly difficult, leaving no energy for further plans.

There was movement on the rooftop, prompting Li Zhiyuan to put away the box and leave the room.