Early the next morning, an urgent doorbell rang.

Li Cunxu rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened the door, seeing that the person ringing the doorbell was the counselor.

The counselor said, "Why is your phone always off? I often can't reach you."

Li Cunxu replied, "I was being harassed maliciously, so I simply removed the SIM card."

Li Shiji's enemies used every possible means to get Li Cunxu out of Shendu University, even resorting to telephone harassment, a rather low-grade tactic.

When the call was answered, the person on the other end would curse at Li Cunxu, calling him a coward, trying to provoke him into going out.

If he didn't answer, they would keep calling, the phone ringing twenty-four hours a day.

"By the way, what do you need from me, counselor?"

"There's a rescue mission, and we need your help."

"What kind of rescue mission needs me? Can't you go, counselor?"

Honestly, Li Cunxu didn't want to go out at all; he's a bit paranoid nowadays, seeing everyone who tries to get him out of Shendu University as potentially sent by Li Shiji's enemies.

The counselor said, "I would like to help with the rescue, but I can't go."

"You know about last night's Celestial Sweeping Comet, right?"

"I know."

"The Celestial Sweeping Comet took away a very important person, someone who needs rescuing."

"Very important? Who?"

"Dr. Cang."

"Dr. Cang?"

"Yes, the one who developed the first-generation cultist detector, Dr. Cang."

Though cultists' bodies have been transformed by the power of the Evil God, their appearances haven't changed much, and they can't be distinguished when mixed in a crowd.

It wasn't until Dr. Cang developed the cultist detector that people could identify cultists hidden among them.

"Oh, right," Li Cunxu said in confusion, "but why do I have to go for the rescue?"

The counselor said, "The secret realm dragged in by the Celestial Sweeping Comet has a peculiar restriction; it only allows those of Silver rank or below to enter, but there are Gold-rank evil beasts inside."

Turns out it's because he is Silver rank with Gold-rank combat power.

The counselor added, "There will be a King who will perform the Good Luck Blessing for you, so essentially, you'll be safe during the rescue."

"Alright then, I'll participate."

"Great, let's quickly get to the gathering point!"

Soon, they arrived at the entrance to the secret realm on the counselor's ride along with a pet beast.

A total of one hundred thirty people participated in the rescue, eleven of whom had the strength to fight at the Gold rank.

The leader of this rescue operation stood on a rock and shouted into a large loudspeaker.

"This mission is about rescuing; please everyone try your best to save Dr. Cang."

"Also, while rescuing, please ensure your own personal safety."

"Time is of the essence, so I won't say much more."

While the leader was speaking, a King quietly performed the Good Luck Blessing at the cost of ten years of fortune, standing behind the group.

After using the Good Luck Blessing, the Fire Pig King looked pale, his legs trembling, and needed to be supported by others as he left, yet a hint of joy couldn't be wiped from his face.

Losing fortune means you can't go out casually, or you'd easily face unexpected death; this way, he could comfortably laze around and sleep.

Stepping into the crevice of the secret realm and walking about ten meters, the path suddenly opened up.

A dim green swamp lay ahead, the surface covered with duckweed and green algae, with occasional frog croaks breaking the silence, and dense reeds swaying in the wind.

Li Cunxu covered his nose, as the air was filled with a musty, rotten smell, quite unpleasant.

"It's a swamp."

The swamp environment is complex, with mud pits everywhere that can swallow people.

The view slowly descended, and when Li Cunxu looked down, he realized he'd sunk into the mud as soon as he entered the secret realm.

Li Cunxu pulled his foot out of the mud just in time, stood on a water sphere, hovered in mid-air, and observed his surroundings.

Li Cunxu found that the swamp above was shrouded in a faint green miasma.

He inhaled two gulps of the miasma and got dizzy; this miasma is toxic and quite potent.

"The miasma is poisonous, this is troublesome; we must find Dr. Cang quickly, or he's in danger."

And it's not just Dr. Cang; last night's Celestial Sweeping Comet also took away a large number of citizens from Shendu City, who also need rescuing.

Li Cunxu chose a direction at random and set out.

Some members of the rescue team left alone like Li Cunxu, while others formed teams of three to five.

Passing through a patch of swamp forest, the inside was deathly silent.

Li Cunxu became cautiously alert, as the surroundings were too quiet, unsettlingly so.

Suddenly, the sound of bubbles popping underfoot caught Li Cunxu's attention.

Several bubbles rose slowly, breaking the surface of the water.

Suddenly, a huge shadow swiftly ascended from the water, its speed so fast that it was almost impossible to react.

Leaping out of the water was a strong, muscular crocodile, its skin covered in tough scales.

It was an Ambush Crocodile; Li Cunxu recognized it at a glance.

Li Cunxu knew it well, disgusting evil creatures that love to ambush and launch sneak attacks.

In a past life game, Li Cunxu had been killed by Ambush Crocodiles more than fifty times.

The Ambush Crocodile opened its massive mouth as if to swallow Li Cunxu in one gulp.

Its speed of attack was so fast that Li Cunxu couldn't react in time.

However, failing to react was no problem as he had Xiaoruan.

Xiaoruan struck it with a Cyan Lotus Sword Blade.

The razor-sharp Cyan Lotus Sword Blade split the Ambush Crocodile in two.

Its two halves fell onto the water surface.

Li Cunxu glanced with his Blood Lotus Eye, and fierce flames ignited on the water.

"Xiaoruan, next time don't kill it directly, just leave it half-beaten; let the Extreme Crystal Dragon finish it off, to see if we can earn merit by killing evil beasts."

Li Cunxu summoned the Extreme Crystal Dragon again and hugged it in his arms.

The Extreme Crystal Dragon cheered, "Awoo~ (Daddy, I earned a merit point.)"

"Merit point? When did you earn it?"

"Just now."

Li Cunxu looked at the crocodile's body burning with the Burning Lotus Blood Fire, murmuring.

"Could this merit point come from taking down the Ambush Crocodile?"

"The Ambush Crocodile was killed by Xiaoruan, can it still count as the Extreme Crystal Dragon's?"

Li Cunxu asked the Extreme Crystal Dragon again, "How many merit points did you earn just now?"

"Awoo~ (0.3)"

After walking a few meters, another Ambush Crocodile suddenly appeared.

Xiaoruan killed it, and the Extreme Crystal Dragon earned another 0.3 merit point.

The third one, Xiaoruan left it half-dead, and Li Cunxu burned it to death, and the Extreme Crystal Dragon still earned 0.3 merit points.

The fourth one, killed by the Dark-passing Crow, and the Extreme Crystal Dragon also earned merit points.

"It seems our merits from killing evil beasts are counted on the Extreme Crystal Dragon," Li Cunxu pondered.

This is good; neither Li Cunxu nor the other pet beasts have the [Correct Guidance] talent, so earning merits is pointless.

The fifth Ambush Crocodile appeared, and unlike the others that were either in the water or more hidden in the mud, this one ambushed from the treetop.

But it was of no use, as the moment it jumped from the treetop, Xiaoruan had already locked onto it.

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