With the arrival of September, the scorching heat that could kill a person started to gradually drop, maintaining around forty degrees.

Although it's still really hot, for a Divine Creature like Chen Shouyi, it didn't matter much.

In the evening, after taking a bath, the Shell Lady jumped onto the bed and humbly pleaded, "Great Giant, could I please take another look at that big gemstone?"

"You can only look at it for a little while," Chen Shouyi said with a stern face.

"Just a little while!" The Shell Lady nodded repeatedly.

Chen Shouyi waved his hand, and a red crystal sphere placed on the wall shelf fell onto the bed.

As soon as it landed, the Shell Lady pounced on it, hugging it tightly, rubbing her face continuously against it, a blissful blush appearing on her face.

The walls of his bedroom now had quite a few collectibles.

A giant scale that looked like a Shield, covered with mysterious patterns, a few crystal-clear teeth the size of cow horns, some brightly colored feathers from various creatures, and this red crystal sphere was taken from the forehead of a Giant Beast's skull.

Anything that caught Chen Shouyi's eye was, of course, extraordinary.

Each item emitted waves of Energy.

For example, the scale had a peculiar defensive force field on it, its surface untainted and impervious to water and fire.

And this smooth, round red Crystal Stone, the size of a fist, constantly emitted a gentle red glow.

If the power goes out, it could even be used as a light bulb.

Since bringing it back, the Shell Lady coveted it immensely, almost crying with desire, and requested every day to see it for a while.

These items, compared to the mountains of goods piled up on the Stone Cave side, didn't even count as a fraction; many slightly larger items, he couldn't be bothered to take.

For him, these were merely pretty and rare collectibles.

They essentially served no practical purpose.

Watching the Shell Lady's obsessed look, Chen Shouyi shook his head, went to the bathroom to wash her small clothes, and upon returning, picked up a book and began to read.

A week had passed since he found a new training ground.

During this period, his attributes had changed again.

His perception had increased the most, with the optimized meditation cultivating his body, the effect was quite excellent, increasing by 0.2 points, reaching 14.6, almost growing by 0.1 points every two days.

Strength and constitution each increased by 0.1 points, reaching 16.9.

Now the power of his arms was close to seventeen hundred kilograms.

It's not far from two thousand kilograms.

Unfortunately, the Cultivation Technique for enhancing intelligence had not made any progress.

"Sigh, why is it so hard?"

Chen Shouyi tossed aside the thesis on brain structure, feeling somewhat irritated, as human brain research primarily approaches from biology; but what use is that to him?

He doesn't wish to become a brain expert.

Just then, the phone on the desk rang; he immediately picked it up.

"What!" Chen Shouyi said in shock.

"Alright, I'll be right out."

Chen Shouyi immediately dressed, packed his bags:

"I have to go out for a bit!" Chen Shouyi told the Shell Lady.

"Oh!" The Shell Lady said indifferently, rolling happily with the red crystal sphere.

Chen Shouyi's face darkened in annoyance, he picked up his luggage and opened the door, hearing Mrs. Chen's voice from upstairs:

"Shou Yi, are you going out?"

The house was equipped with two phones, one in Chen Shouyi's bedroom and another in the living room; in the deep quiet of the night, any call could be heard by everyone.

"Yeah, there's a task, I have to go out for a bit, I'll be back in a day or two. Mom, I'm so capable, there's no problem at all, so don't worry."

"Then... be careful."

"Got it," Chen Shouyi replied.

…

Walking out of the villa, Bai Xiaoling was already waiting at the door.

"This task is a bit peculiar," Bai Xiaoling whispered, quickly catching up to Chen Shouyi.

"Tell me the information you know," Chen Shouyi said.

"The incident occurred in a mountain village, the initial sign appeared a week ago when someone reported that there was a demon wandering in the village at night, the local police immediately dispatched officers to check, but after staking out for a whole day, they found nothing.

The villager suspected of making a false report appeared neurotic during the interrogation, disoriented, speaking excitedly and incoherently, repeatedly claiming to have seen the demon and wanting to kill it.

The local police assumed he was mentally unstable and didn't pay much attention, ultimately releasing him without further investigation.

As a result, after returning home that night, this villager killed his wife, mother, and son, ending up killing himself."

Chen Shouyi felt a shiver: "There were no clues?"

"None!" Bai Xiaoling replied, "The local police couldn't find anything, soon more villagers started going mad, by the time it was taken seriously, it was too late.

The entire village was engulfed in a layer of fog, once inside, no one could exit, now a platoon of soldiers and several Martial Artists are trapped inside!"

Could it be Natural Spirits, Chen Shouyi thought to himself.

However, he dared not be careless; Natural Spirits could be strong or weak; a weak one could be crushed with a thought, and a strong one with condensed Divinity could also challenge him.

The two quickly reached the helicopter pad, Chen Shouyi told Bai Xiaoling to return, then swiftly climbed into the helicopter.

…

In just over ten minutes, the helicopter landed in front of a town hall.

Chen Shouyi exited the helicopter and was warmly greeted by a crowd.

After some formalities, Chen Shouyi noticed a familiar face among the group:

"Sister Jin, what brings you here?"

Jin Feiyan, tall and robust, was somewhat flattered: "Chief Advisor!"

"Just call me Chen Shouyi," Chen Shouyi said with a smile, "Did you just arrive?"

"No, Chief Advisor, I just escaped." Jin Feiyan naturally wouldn't take it seriously; she wasn't a beauty, didn't expect special treatment, moreover calling a respectful title doesn't cost her anything, if she was tactless, who knows if the other side might hold grudges.

"What's the situation inside?" Chen Shouyi asked.

"Hard to say, I didn't go in too deep, just managed to escape," Jin Feiyan said without the slightest shame for her fearlessness, despite the strange looks.

In this hazardous era, without understanding survival techniques, she'd already be dead several times over.

So many Martial Artists got trapped, she, a peak Martial Artist, just a little stronger than an ordinary Martial Artist, what could she do to save the day?

"Chief Advisor, perhaps… we should go have a look," suggested a cautious major beside them.

"Alright," Chen Shouyi agreed promptly.

…

Shortly thereafter, Chen Shouyi and several others including Jin Feiyan took a truck, swiftly heading toward the distant mountain village.

"Which Martial Artists got trapped inside?" Chen Shouyi inquired.

Jin Feiyan immediately listed a few names, none of which Chen Shouyi had heard of; with the assessment leniency added to the release of the new-body refinement method, this year saw a surge in new Martial Artists like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Among ten Martial Artists, nine seem unfamiliar to him.

Until the name Song Yingjie came up.

"Song Yingjie went in there too?" Chen Shouyi asked with surprise.

"You know her?"

Chen Shouyi nodded affirmatively, then remained silent, and the truck fell into a quiet atmosphere.

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