Lei Wanting continued typing: [The task content is easy to understand. Five days later, he will make a transaction with the Divine Heart Association. By then, you just have to capture him. The minimum reward for the task is fifty thousand points and three four-star exchange permissions.]

[Initially, this kind of task wouldn't involve you, but based on the investigation, he seems to have intentions of leaving Fenghai Province, and it wouldn't be surprising if he runs away at any time. So it is indeed quite urgent. It's also a bit troublesome to temporarily transfer members from other cities, so I thought of asking you.]

[Also, if you take on this task, you can also accept some... well, in the language of our young people, "side missions" or "challenge tasks." You're not forced to complete them, but you can earn more rewards if you do.]

Lin Guang: [For example?]

Lei Wanting: [Capture him without engaging in direct combat.]

[Resisting desperately, he will surely burn the already limited lifespan of his Spirit Beast, which is against our principles. Therefore, it would be best to use a sneak attack to take him down.]

Lin Guang was very straightforward: [I'll take it.]

[Very straightforward indeed.]

[However, since you are someone who can infiltrate the Divine Heart Association's base solo and even snatch their important test subjects, I can't think of anything that would scare you.]

[But I still have to remind you... Even if you accept this task, I highly recommend against doing it alone. You can call a few trustworthy helpers and plan carefully.]

Lei Wanting's words carried a serious tone: [Since you know this talent, you should know how terrifying the power it can unleash under full burn. You're not even a three-star yet, so don't try to confront it head-on.]

[Although I know you should have some cards up your sleeve given by a True Man, this guy is not worth you risking your life. After all, if a genius like you and your partners get into trouble, I would truly become a sinner of Zhen Sheng City.]

Lin Guang: [I know.]

Lei Wanting: [Oh, right, there is one last thing.]

[Our Spirit Alliance and Great Xia have a relatively harmonious relationship. After the recent crackdown on the Divine Heart Association, we also don't want to make a move publicly in the city and be seen as a "black sweep" target. Only when he leaves the city and trades with the Divine Heart Association in the wilderness is it the best opportunity.]

[Therefore, the trading location is set outside the city in the wilderness.]

[...]

Lin Guang was speechless: [Although I don't know the specific situation, I think there's a high chance someone is constantly watching to see if I've gone into the wilderness.]

[The last time in the wilderness, it was probably even more dangerous than fighting him directly.]

Lei Wanting explained: [It's not what you think... Let's put it this way, when you're involved, you may not realize your current position.]

[Indeed, many strong individuals are watching you, but this instead forms a delicate balance.]

[Before the balance is broken, no one dares to act rashly.]

[Don't worry. Just bring the official seal of True Man Kong and the scale I gave you last time when you leave the city, and that will ensure your safety.]

[Alright.]

Lei Wanting: [Also, you don't have to worry about the aftermath handling. We have dedicated personnel to clean up, and it won't expose your identity as a Spirit Alliance member.]

[Hmm, got it.]

[Okay, I'll now send you the specific details of the transaction.]

Lei Wanting: [...]

Quickly scanning through the information sent by Lei Wanting, Lin Guang murmured to himself: "Inside the [Alert Zone] within the Zhen Sheng Forest?"

The Zhen Sheng Forest is a collective term for a forest surrounding Zhen Sheng City, stretching thousands of kilometers from north to south. Overall, it resembles a crescent moon, encircling Zhen Sheng City, with the opening near the sea—the part of the forest where the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm fell is the southwestern tip of the Zhen Sheng Forest.

And the trading location specified by Mu Shunying is directly west of Zhen Sheng City, only three to four hundred kilometers from the Celestial Ladder Secret Realm, already within the [Alert Zone].

This [Alert Zone] is not a protected area but rather a temporary division made by the Zhen Sheng City Observatory two months ago due to the weakened area of the boundary wall caused by the Celestial Ladder Mountain Secret Realm's manifestation.

In other words, there is a possibility of the Demon Race crossing the boundary wall and invading Blue Star.

In fact, this has occasionally happened recently, but several True Men from Great Xia have already gone to the Outer Battlefield's corresponding coordinates to harass and contest control rights.

Plus, after two months, the boundary wall is slowly recovering. The weak spots that previously allowed Tier Five Peak Demon Race to manifest have now been reinforced to Tier Four and below.

With the combination of these factors, only some small fries have been manifesting recently.

If these minor demons descend upon some remote mountain villages, they might wreak havoc by leveraging the trait of "demonic qi." However, in a big city like Zhen Sheng, the Spirit Masters are generally quite adept.

The authorities of Zhen Sheng City don't even need to deploy the military to patrol around and sweep out demons. They merely issued a "Demon Race Yellow Alert" and "Bounty Notice," and distributed simplified Spiritual Artifacts to track demonic qi for free. These days, many civilian Spirit Masters have voluntarily gone there and found traces of demonic qi.

Numerous individuals have even slain Tier Two and Three Demon Races and exposed the bizarrely-shaped spirit-infested corpses on social media, drawing a large audience of onlookers.

As for powerful Demon Race individuals above Tier Four... space fluctuations during their manifestation would be detected by the Observatory, so a special team would be dispatched to handle the situation, thus not a cause for concern.

—Therefore, Mu Shunying's choice is quite astute.

Lin Guang could roughly gauge his thoughts.

As an idol, going out of the city without reason might seem peculiar, but if it is to the Alert Zone, it makes perfect sense.

Regardless, he is a four-star Spirit Master with a purple talent and a contracted Spirit Beast, even if he is not proficient in unrestricted combat, he can absolutely handle Tier Two and Three Demon Races with ease.

If one was unaware of the true situation, even if someone disliked him and speculated with malice, it would at most appear as though he intended to eliminate some demons for show to maintain popularity and construct his persona, perhaps even take credit for other's demon slaying to hype himself up.

Is there any problem with idol hype?

It would be strange not to hype, right!

Lin Guang put away his phone, keeping the matter in mind.

However, next up... a more important task lay ahead.

Being delayed just now, it couldn't be forgotten.

Deep Blue, add points!

With a thought, a deep blue system crystal, visible only to him, appeared in his view, with ten flashing Star Shards aligned in sequence, gently rotating around it.

Lin Guang extended his hand, palm up.

With his motion, the ten Star Shards obediently came to his palm, then condensed together, transforming into a shining Starlight.

He took a deep breath, mentally prepared himself.

Then, with intention, he abruptly launched them!

The third Starlight of Tier Two Talent [Celestial Doctor] was thus invested into the [Heavenly Mending Record: True Understanding of the Needle Dao].

In an instant, memory and experience engulfed him.

......

It was still the bearded old man with an otherworldly demeanor.

His white robe fluttered, continuing on the path of healing.

Treat people when seen, beasts when seen, mountains when seen, water when seen...

Any patient treated, regardless of cultivation, species, commoner, cultivator, rare beast, or a transformed spirit of heaven and earth, marveled at the old man's pure healer's heart, heaven-piercing celestial cultivation, and almost soul-retrieving golden needle technique from the Netherworld.

It was the culmination of the old man's lifetime learning, even transcending the realm of medicine to connect with other domains.

Yet, despite reaching such heights, the old man's heart still circled a tough question that was hard to solve or answer.

Since he chose to leave the Cloud Sea Celestial Palace and embrace the path of treating the world, why does it seem that the sick and wounded in this world are increasing?

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