Chapter 763

Chapter 763: Raid on the Den

Huaxia, Haigang City

When the incident occurred at Tianya Mountain Base, the artificial intelligence in Lin Jiang’s office sounded a high-level alarm. This type of alarm had been established earlier, as the demon race had frequently launched counterattacks in the past.

Lin Jiang was stunned for a moment when he realized that an independent cultivator had nearly taken over Tianya Mountain Base.

"Is there really such a powerful independent cultivator who can take down Tianya Mountain Base? I remember the demon race couldn’t even achieve that."

Lin Jiang said, "The base has been attacked right at the command center; it seems the demon race couldn’t do that, so who is this independent cultivator?"

"It’s impossible to fight from the outside; something happened inside. This is the information about the attacker: Lu Xuan, the first independent cultivator, broke through Soul Changing 136 years ago, the number one of the new generation, and then became a collaborator of Huaxia, buying the Penglai Continent…"

Cao Ying pulled up Lu Xuan’s information on the side, Lin Jiang took a glance, and soon the battle scene was broadcasted through the satellite.

"This guy practices a very powerful dark technique."

"It really is a bit different. Look at Lin Huayuan; he was drained dry, becoming nothing but a skeleton. His blood, flesh, spirit power, and soul were all taken away. This is unlike any previous dark techniques; it seems to be a perfected version of them."

"It is a bit sinister."

Lin Jiang said in a deep voice, "Even the top techniques like the Blood Demon Manual don’t have this ability. Aren’t they afraid of overdoing it? Absorbing too much can lead to exploding to death."

At that moment, Qiu Weidao’s video call came in, and Lin Jiang opened the video.

"Ancestor Lin, the teleportation array at Tianya Mountain Base has been destroyed. Tianya Mountain Base is in danger."

"What news did you get over there?"

"This Lu Xuan is a deeply hidden villain. He was behind the case on Penglai Continent many decades ago, and this time he also killed the demon race. He is considered a master in the Void Achieving realm. Lin Huayuan has already been slain. I originally planned to send two offerings, but now it seems that we can’t resolve this. Ancestor Lin, you need to take action."

"I will send two Tao Achieving over there. You send your people to Penglai Continent and raid his lair to see how this kid did it."

"Yes, Ancestor, I will go right away."

Qiu Weidao said immediately. The efficiency of the offerings he mobilized was too poor. He originally wanted them to go over last night, but they insisted on going at noon. Now, well, it’s not even noon yet, and Lu Xuan has already made his move first.

The teleportation array to Fangzhang Continent has been destroyed. Now he can only go to Penglai Continent, hoping to make up for his mistakes.

"Lin Hongcong, Zhou Yuan."

"Ancestor Lin, I am here."

"There has been an incident at Tianya Mountain. A powerful villain has appeared, and Lin Huayuan has already died in battle. You must immediately go to the military camp in Haigang City and take the fastest flying vehicle to get there."

"What? Lin Huayuan died in battle?"

When Lin Hongcong heard this, he was both shocked and angry. Lin Huayuan was his younger relative, and they had a close relationship. They were both from the Lin family, which made it even more significant.

"This is not the time to talk about this. Be careful; this guy is very dangerous. Don’t get caught off guard."

"Grandfather, what about the teleportation array?"

"It was destroyed. Hurry up! Right now, he is slaughtering the soldiers at Tianya Mountain Base. There are many college interns there, who are all young elites."

"Yes, Grandfather."

Lin Hongcong did not ask any more questions and rushed out through the door, flying swiftly toward the military camp in Haigang City.

Lin Hongcong and Zhou Yuan arrived almost at the same time. They took a flying vehicle to leave. Vehicles on the ground cannot compare with those in space. The fastest speed currently is about six hundred Mach. Any faster would cause many problems, such as sonic booms affecting ordinary people.

This speed is not as fast as Tao Achieving, who is trying to hurry, but it is stable and does not waste energy. Once they arrive, they can immediately join the battle.

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Fangzhang Continent

At that moment, Lu Xuan had already killed thousands of people and then hid in the vast forest. The whole time, he was being attacked by space weapons, and he had many injuries on his body. He knew that if this continued, he would definitely die, so he chose to hide.

With the dark clouds blocking the sky, the space weapons had no place to attack. These were not ordinary clouds; unless the Space Battleship could fight at close range, it would be too dangerous.

"After draining so many people, I still can’t break through to Tao Achieving. The energy needed for Tao Achieving is just too enormous."

Lu Xuan hid in a cave and quickly refined the energy he had absorbed, but his power remained at the peak of Void Achieving, without any feeling of breakthrough.

Lu Xuan estimated that he needed to absorb at least three to five late-stage Void Achieving energy, or even Tao Achieving energy, to breakthrough.

"It’s a pity that this body couldn’t experience what the true Tao Achieving Realm is."

Lu Xuan shook his head; he had long thrown away his technology items like watches. Now, he could only sigh.

Lu Xuan was actually ready to be abandoned in this body. Twenty years ago, the Penglai case ended, but he began his work in biological research again.

Although his true form had been genetically modified and was very strong, he was never satisfied because his true form had its limits. No matter how much it was changed, it could never meet his expectations, and it was even less than the experiment he had destroyed long ago. Some things are simply unchangeable.

So, Lu Xuan made new preparations. After many years of effort, he found something better. It was also a clone, but during the cloning process, it underwent genetic modification, making it more perfect than his true form.

In addition, he had other preparations, like creating a flawless identity for himself that no one could trace, giving him plenty of time to grow, and more.

Meanwhile, in Penglai Continent, Wanghai City held out for only three minutes before being breached by the security personnel of Bahuang Group. The strength of Bahuang Group in Penglai Continent was really not weak; otherwise, how could they protect such valuable property?

The armed forces of Wanghai City were only somewhat stronger in comparison. Lu Xuan hardly trained those under him; they were just enough, so lasting three minutes was mainly due to the robots’ efforts. Otherwise, his subordinates wouldn’t have lasted even a minute.

By the time Qiu Weidao arrived in person, the battle was already over, and the security personnel of Bahuang Group had taken complete control of the scene.

"Sir, Wanghai City has been fully controlled."

"What about Lu Xuan’s family?"

"Sir, he doesn’t have any family."

One person replied that Lu Xuan’s life was actually very dull. To outsiders, he looked like a monk, only dealing with daily tasks and focusing on his practice. As for women or a family, he didn’t need those at all. Someone of his stature didn’t require marriage; there were plenty of women available, and even if he didn’t need them, modern robotic companions were well-developed, with dozens of modes to choose from.

"I understand, let’s search."

Qiu Weidao smirked, no family means he’s missing a weakness.

Many people began to search, and some of Lu Xuan’s close associates and executives were quickly questioned. A lot of information started to come together, and Lu Xuan’s secrets began to be revealed.

"Sir, look, this is Lu Xuan’s office computer, it has been completely decrypted…"

"These are all normal business transactions, right?"

"No, Sir, look at this, he is involved in smuggling. He has partnerships with many domestic conglomerates, mixing smuggling with normal business activities…"

"Sir, we found something over here."

The person had not finished speaking when someone else came to report that there was a new discovery.

"Follow this line of inquiry and see if anyone in the country has contacted him. We must find everything out."

Qiu Weidao nodded and spoke to the person, then he followed another individual to the side.

From Lu Xuan’s office, they discovered a secret room; inside the room was a passage that led straight to his private garage, which had two levels, and surprisingly, the lower level had a hidden path leading elsewhere.

Ahead, someone was scouting the way, while Qiu Weidao walked through the hidden path, finally arriving at a place that resembled a research laboratory, filled with many transparent water tanks, containing numerous items including some magical beasts and more infants, among others.

"Sir, this is a biological laboratory. Lu Xuan is doing biological research, probably focusing on gene editing. I have dealt with similar cases before; I recognize these instruments."

"I’ve never heard that Lu Xuan is a biologist. Not everyone can handle that."

"It should be correct. There is also a cremation furnace in the back. Moreover, I just searched the name Lu Xuan and found that there is another person with the same name in Ying Continent, who is a biologist. He used to be at the Ying Continent Spiritual Energy Research Institute, but was expelled for his extreme research. He later died in a fire; perhaps this was Lu Xuan’s clever plan to escape."

"Go call the relevant experts from Huaxia over here. Do not touch anything here. Let them investigate what Lu Xuan is researching. By the way, there is no self-destruction system here, right?"

"Yes, but it has been discontinued. Lu Xuan’s artificial intelligence is very basic, worse than what we use by three or four generations."

"That’s good. Let’s step outside first."

Qiu Weidao nodded. He also took a look at the information about Lu Xuan from Ying Continent. According to the data, Lu Xuan is a person with very poor talent. It took him hundreds of years to grow to this level, and he wanted to see what this guy has researched.

Additionally, he also needed to go back and suggest making some changes to the Hunter Platform; it had become quite chaotic. All sorts of monsters and strange creatures were being crammed in. This time, one Lin Huayuan died, and the loss was too great; every sleeping cultivator is a treasure.