Hu Lizhong immediately said upon hearing: "Minister Qin, you can leave this to me. Back then, I learned from Mr. Yang and was responsible for guarding the reactor for a long time."

Qin Yanyang remembered and nodded: "Oh, I almost forgot about that, but now the Spirit Gathering Array effect of the reactor has significantly diminished. Someone who understands formation is needed. Do you understand it?"

Hu Lizhong hurriedly said: "Over the years, I’ve learned some formation theory with Lu Chen, Miss Tong, and Zhuge Cang in White Jade City. I know a bit. Moreover, the formation on this reactor is the most basic Spirit Gathering Array, I can manage."

Qin Yanyang nodded.

The formation on this reactor is indeed the most basic; although she doesn’t understand formations, as a Core Formation Cultivator, she can see the complexity of its structure at a glance.

Hu Lizhong is now a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, much stronger compared to Yang Fei when this reactor was created, plus, he’s learned basic formation theory in White Jade City, there shouldn’t be a problem.

The most crucial thing is that Hu Lizhong is relatively reliable.

Synthesizing Genetic Liquid Medicine is very important for Earth, and must be kept highly confidential. Apart from the core technology of Genetic Fluid, the final synthesis step is also critical, best not to let others know.

"Do we need to step aside?" Qin Yanyang asked as a reminder.

Hu Lizhong smiled and shook his head: "No need. Those who understand can see at a glance, those who don’t, even if I teach them now, they wouldn’t understand."

Qin Yanyang smiled slightly, not very interested in formations. She tried learning skills in this area with Yang Fei, Lu Chen, and others before but found it too demanding.

She felt that specialization is key, the abilities and time of a cultivator are limited. Dedicating a lifetime to one thing is enough, so she focused most of her energy on cultivation, only briefly understanding formations, rune tao, puppetry, etc., and then stopped spending time on them. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Hu Lizhong stepped forward, first stopping the reactor’s operation, then picked up and checked the seven talisman plates engraved with jade runes around the reactor one by one.

"These talisman plates have been used for over ten years, they’ve lost their spirit gathering effect, need replacing." Hu Lizhong said.

When setting up the Cloud Mist Mountain Array, a large amount of top grade jade was transported, many stored here at the base.

Qin Yanyang spoke to inquire, Sun Weimin immediately said: "I’ll have someone bring it."

However, after a while, the report from below was that those top grade jades were missing.

"Missing?" Qin Yanyang and the others frowned, looking at Sun Weimin with confusion.

Qin Huai’an directly asked Ning Dongyang: "Xiao Ning, what’s going on?"

Ning Dongyang showed a look of embarrassment.

Sun Weimin was also embarrassed but more angry, saying: "It’s outrageous, they’re so brazen, they even dare to touch things here."

"What’s going on?" Qin Yanyang asked, eyes narrowing.

Sun Weimin angrily said: "Who else could it be, definitely those from the Duanmu Family took it."

Though he didn’t mention names, Qin Yanyang and the others understood immediately, yet another case of corruption relying on power.

Hu Lizhong angrily said: "Are these people insane? We’re not even dead yet, and they dare to mess with things here?"

Qin Huai’an sighed, saying: "Just like us cultivators will exert all effort to pursue powerful cultivation techniques and precious cultivation resources to enhance our cultivation, ordinary people pursue nothing but power and wealth, and with power, they naturally will use power to amass wealth for their family."

Qin Yanyang said: "Find the people responsible and execute them on the spot."

Her tone was chilling.

Though she has stayed in White Jade City for many years, long left the power center of the Divine Continent, and deep inside cared nothing about who rules the Divine Continent because she has entered the cultivation world, a higher life dimension.

But as descendants of Yan and Huang, Qin Huai’an, Qin Yanyang, and Hu Lizhong, who once fought for the Divine Continent at high levels, felt furious and disappointed hearing such things.

Even strategic materials stored here at Lian Yunwu Mountain Base dare to be touched, showing how audacious those people are.

"Investigate." Qin Huai’an said to Sun Weimin and Ning Dongyang.

Ning Dongyang showed embarrassment: "Mr. Qin, you’ve been away for many years, so you don’t know, those people... we can’t afford to provoke."

Qin Huai’an was shocked, surprisedly looking at Ning Dongyang: "Is there anyone left in Divine Continent that even your Ning Family can’t provoke?"

Qin Yanyang and Hu Lizhong were also greatly surprised.

Keep in mind, the Ning Family is a major power holding military clout in the Divine Continent. Although they split with the Chu Family and Sun Family back then, due to Ning Shucheng’s circumstances, they compensated with merit, still a top aristocratic family in the Divine Continent.

How come in just over ten years, the Ning Family is no longer capable?

Ning Dongyang smiled bitterly: "Mr. Qin, you’re overestimating our Ning Family. Cough, cough, today’s Divine Continent is no longer under the control of us old families."

"Oh?" Qin Huai’an was deeply puzzled, asking: "If not you, then who’s in charge?"

Ning Dongyang glanced at Qin Yanyang and remained silent.

Sun Weimin was similarly hesitant to speak.

Qin Yanyang, being a Core Formation Master, was not fooled by these people’s gestures and expressions. She frowned and asked: "Related to me?"

Sun Weimin straightforwardly said: "Sort of. Minister Qin, the people you promoted during your tenure over the Divine Continent’s affairs have rapidly developed over the years, controlling both military and political affairs."

"Who are these people?" Qin Yanyang frowned and asked.

Then, Sun Weimin and Ning Dongyang revealed several names.

These people were indeed those Qin Yanyang elevated back in the day.

She did not expect these people to become like this.

"Where are they?" Qin Yanyang asked.

"Imperial Capital, they want to rebuild the Imperial Capital."

Qin Yanyang said: "I’ll be back shortly."

With that, her figure flashed and vanished from everyone’s sight.

Sun Weimin and Ning Dongyang were aghast, hastily chasing out of the room, but saw a sharp piercing sound coming from the far sky, followed by a streak of light darting like a meteor toward the Imperial Capital.

Hiss!

Not only Sun Weimin and Ning Dongyang, everyone at the Lian Yunwu Mountain Base was dumbstruck by this scene.

Zhao Jun, Wang Hu, and Sun Miao, who thought themselves impressive, were utterly stupefied.

Is this still human?

Six hours later, Qin Yanyang returned, carrying three heads, hurling them directly onto the Yunwu Mountain Valley base.

Sun Weimin and Ning Dongyang were shocked upon seeing these three heads.

From what they knew, these three had strong guard teams, with high security measures, yet now their heads were tossed here.

The most terrifying thing was, traveling such a distance between here and the Imperial Capital, Qin Yanyang only took six hours?

Is this the power of a cultivator?

Too terrifying, with such powerful cultivators, how can the ordinary world contend?

At this moment, everyone in Lian Yunwu Mountain Base realized deeply that this era has changed.

To cultivators, ordinary people are as insignificant as ants, with life and death at their mercy.

To sustain long-lasting power in an ordinary nation, one must rely on the protection of powerful cultivators.