"Hmm!"

Jiang Chen responded reflexively, then suddenly froze, looking at Elder Hei in surprise.

"What?"

Elder Bai frowned, glanced at the corpse lying in the middle of the cabin, and looked up at Jiang Chen with confusion.

"When we were on the island, I felt something was off about you. Did you discover something but didn't mention it because of the presence of those two Grand Virtue Gate patrons?" Elder Hei stared intently into Jiang Chen's eyes.

Jiang Chen sighed softly, smiling bitterly, "Elder Hei, don't be so perceptive, okay? I... I'm not quite sure if I should say it."

"What is there that you can't say?" Elder Bai asked, fully puzzled.

"Yes, it's just us here. What's there you can't say?" Supreme Shikui frowned.

Elder Hei's look changed, he glanced at Elder Bai, his brow furrowed tightly, seeming to have thought of something, and his eyes revealed a hint of shock.

"Elder Hei, did you guess it?" Jiang Chen glanced at Elder Hei.

"Impossible! Young Jiang, I don't believe it! I absolutely don't believe it!" Elder Hei looked at Jiang Chen with a solemn expression, speaking seriously.

"Are you playing charades? What on earth is going on? Speak quickly!" Supreme Shikui shouted lowly.

Elder Bai looked calmly at Jiang Chen, speaking in a deep voice, "Young Jiang, if you're concerned about me, then don't be, just say it, I can really take it!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Chen stared straight into Elder Bai's eyes, raising his hand to point at the corpse, seriously saying, "Elder Bai, are you sure he is really Old Master Tang?"

"Of course!" Elder Bai replied without hesitation.

"Do you want to check again, or... perhaps do a DNA test or something?" Jiang Chen argued, somewhat unwilling to believe it.

"Young Jiang, stop deceiving yourself." Elder Hei spoke with an unpleasant expression, "Even I can confirm this is Tang's body. Just say, is it..."

Supreme Shikui's face turned stern, and he roared angrily, "Have you had enough? Hurry and tell me!"

Jiang Chen glanced at Supreme Shikui, hesitated, and spoke gravely, "When I examined the body... I actually found something."

"What?!"

"What did you discover?!"

"Young Jiang, what did you find?"

Elder Bai and the others all exclaimed in surprise, staring intently at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen looked at Elder Bai with reluctance, choosing his words carefully, he softly said, "I discovered that in Old Master Tang's dantian, there's life energy from the Gene Organization."

"What?!"

"Life energy from the Gene Organization?!"

The crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Supreme Shikui frowned, looking at Jiang Chen in puzzlement, "Isn't having life energy from the Gene Organization proof that Tang was killed by someone from the Gene Organization? Why didn't you mention it on the island? What's there to be concerned about? Dying in battle with the three major organizations is a sacrifice, it's an honor!"

"Yes, Young Jiang, you've confused me!" Elder Bai said in confusion.

Elder Hei spoke in a low voice, "Elder Bai, didn't you hear Young Jiang say it's in the dantian?"

"What's wrong with the dantian? The dantian..." Suddenly, Elder Bai froze there, staring blankly at Elder Hei.

"Impossible!" Elder Bai turned and grabbed Jiang Chen's collar, shouting angrily, "Young Jiang, you know you can't joke about this, right? You absolutely can't joke about this!"

Jiang Chen smiled bitterly, "Elder Bai, do you think I would joke with you about something like this? I... I've been thinking all along about whether I should tell you this!"

"Wait!"

Supreme Shikui's face darkened, "Young Jiang, did you make a mistake? I checked Tang's body; there's no energy crystal inside. He broke through to the Venerable Realm not long ago. If it were him... there would be life energy crystals, and... his body is intact, isn't it?"

Jiang Chen froze for a moment, looking at the corpse, and frowned sharply, "Yes, this, this is too strange! There's life energy in the dantian, but the body is intact, without life energy crystals, what... what's going on?"

"Young Jiang."

Elder Bai released Jiang Chen's collar, smoothing out his clothes with his hands, flustered, "Young Jiang, I apologize; I lost my composure. You have to help me figure this out. You are the most familiar with the Gene Organization. You have to help me, my... my son Tang Qiushui can't possibly be a Gene Warrior, this is impossible!"

"Elder Tang, don't worry, I'll find out what's going on!"

Jiang Chen comforted softly, took out his phone, looked at it, and shouted toward the cockpit, "Spirit You, speed up, I need a phone signal!"

"Use mine! This is a satellite phone!" Elder Bai offered a phone.

Jiang Chen shook his head, "He won't answer, he won't answer any unknown numbers."

"Your contact inside the Gene Organization?" Supreme Shikui asked softly.

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, "Yes, it's him, and... I felt his presence on the island."

"What? You sensed him on the island?" Supreme Shikui exclaimed, shock evident on his face as he looked at Jiang Chen, "Just now? He's on the island?"

"No, I mean, weren't there a lot of battle traces on the island? And some obscure energy residues, among those residues I sensed his presence!" Jiang Chen explained softly.

Elder Bai's eyes brightened, he spoke urgently, "Then ask him what happened at the time!"

"In a bit, I'll ask him when the phone has signal!" Jiang Chen nodded lightly.

...

...

Xi Bo Yichen Hotel.

Jiang Chen and the others arrived at Xi Bo by helicopter, gathering in the supreme suite of the Yichen Hotel.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, I was just about to call you."

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Chen dialed Mengte De'er's number.

"What happened on the island?" Jiang Chen asked directly.

"Someone from the Gene Organization infiltrated the Grand Virtue Gate, and the Yasna Continent director was injected with Gene Potion, but fortunately, he discovered it in time and used Inner Qi to block his veins, preventing the potion from spreading too severely..."

After listening to Mengte De'er's account, Jiang Chen's expression changed, speaking in a deep voice, "Ensure your safety, don't engage in such risky behavior in the future, call me, I'll make arrangements, and also, if you come to this Elixir Valley conference, make sure to inform me in advance, so my people don't fail to recognize you!"

"Alright, specific personnel haven't been fully decided yet, I don't know if I'll go, they don't completely trust me yet."

Jiang Chen reminded once more, "Remember, your safety is most important. If you feel they suspect you and intend to act, you must notify me; I'll come to get you back!"

"Mr. Jiang, rest assured, I haven't seen the downfall of the Gene Organization yet, I won't die!"

"Good!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen looked at Elder Bai and the others, his expression solemn.

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