Chapter 649 Addressing
More than an hour later, an off-road vehicle stopped at the foot of Qingding Mountain.
Chen Chuan and Chang Dong walked out.
Chen Chuan said: "This place might be more suitable."
Chang Dong looked up, then looked around, and commented, "The location is very remote and the terrain is very high. This place looks good. Let's go up and take a look."
The two of them walked up the stone steps to the top of Qingding Mountain. Chen Chuan said, "This is the Moshen Temple I was talking about."
Chang Dong took a look and said, "Judging from the style, this incense must be at least hundreds of years old, right? But the main structure must have been rebuilt in the last few decades." He stepped on it and said, "The materials are really solid. It's enough to be used as a martial arts training ground."
Chen Chuan nodded. The Mo Temple originally had a fighter heritage. He and San Chenghuang had a sparring match here before. It was a contest between two third-level fighters. The surrounding ground was still very well preserved, which showed that a lot of special materials were used in its construction.
Chang Dong didn't rush in. He stood here and looked into the distance. He found that he could see most of the central city. This should be one of the highest places in the central city.
He said, "It's really good. Just looking at these, it's very suitable as a base, but..."
He looked around the hall and walked in. Once inside, he looked up at the statue of the strange god and suddenly said, "It's empty inside."
Chen Chuan followed his gaze and saw that Chang Dong was obviously not talking about the statue itself.
Emptiness is relative to reality. He said, "Mr. Chang, are you saying there was something inside before?"
Chang Dong nodded and said, "Today, there are still many beliefs in worshipping gods in various places. In the cold and quiet period, this kind of worship is just a spiritual and mental sustenance, but in the period of change, it is a real possibility.
Some of them came from the opposite world through the rift in the past, and some were born in our native world after the two worlds came together. This statue must have had such beings in the past..."
Chen Chuan was not surprised by this. After all, he had often come into contact with strange stories and was considered an expert in this field. These things were often related to religion and sacrifice.
Chang Dong walked forward a few steps, looked at the incense on the table, and twisted it with his fingers. "Concentrating incense, someone must have been trying to gather spiritual power here in recent months. Perhaps because of this, the being inside was taken away. If a being that has been worshipped for a long time realizes that its habitat is no longer reliable, it will sometimes follow the incense and leave."
"In the last few months..."
Chen Chuan looked at the incense and couldn't help but think of the time three months ago when the Heavenly Gate opened. He turned around and asked, "Mr. Chang, will this have any impact?"
Chang Dong said, "It's hard to say." He looked at the statue, "Perhaps only those who worshipped it at the time would know."
After looking at it for a while, he turned around and said, "This place is suitable, but we are Purists after all. It's a bit inappropriate to use the old religious site as a base. Besides..." He touched his stomach and said, "I think it will cost a lot to take over this place and rebuild it. How about we look at other places?"
Chen Chuan smiled and said okay.
After leaving here, the off-road vehicle crossed the city, came to the edge of Hongsheng District, and stopped in front of a small hill.
This time, Chen Chuan brought Chang Dong to the place where Teacher Wu used to live.
"This used to be an open residential area, but it was later completely abandoned. One of my teachers, Wu Yi, once lived on this hill and still lives there now."
Chang Dong looked around and saw only a burnt ruin. He said, "Should we not disturb him?"
"I think he's fine with that."
The two men came to the top of the hill. Due to the strong winds all year round, there was not much left here.
Chang Dong looked outside and said with certainty, "This place must have been infected by something."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "I've looked into the situation of this land. Originally, the Molan Company planned to develop a commercial area here, but then the Molan Company itself ran into some problems, and people who came here inexplicably contracted some strange disease, so this place was abandoned."
Chang Dong looked at his feet, bent down, reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, as if feeling something. After a while, he stood up and clapped his hands.
"Something must have been growing down here."
"Something?"
"That's right." Chang Dong circled it with his hand. "This thing is very big. It should be a plant. Its roots are all over this area. If I'm not mistaken..." He stomped his foot and said, "There should still be cavities formed by the roots underneath, and there should be residues, so it continues to affect the surrounding area.
Chen Chuan asked, "What could it be?"
Chang Dong shook his head and said, "It's hard to say if I haven't seen it, but it's probably from the fusion area and the biological laboratory." He looked at Chen Chuan again and said, "Logically speaking, your processing bureau should have records on this."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "I have checked, but it was too long ago and many files have been sealed. At that time, my position was low and I had no way to check. I will go back and look through it again."
Chang Dong waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't turn it over. This thing is long gone. This should just be its breeding ground. These invasions have almost no effect on us fighters. Spending one night in the fusion area will cause more invasions than staying here for a year.
He hummed, as if pondering something. After a while, he touched his stomach and said, "I think we should choose this place. It's remote and covers a large area. These infections are a deterrent to ordinary people, so it can serve as a barrier.
Besides, no one has been interested in this place for at least 20 to 30 years. I think the land should be given a lower price. After all, the funds allocated from above are limited, so I have to be frugal.
Chen Chuan said, "Mr. Chang, if there's anything I can help you with, please let me know. I'm also a member of the Purist faction."
"I can handle these chores. Manager Chen, please don't worry about it." Chang Dong said with a smile, "Our colleague should be arriving in the next few days. It's enough for her to help me."
Chen Chuan didn't force it. He really had a lot of things to do, and the existence of this base was never a matter of funding or space, but still of force.
Therefore, as long as he practices diligently and improves his strength, he will be of the greatest help to the sect.
"The matter of the base is settled. I have one more thing to ask." Chang Dong looked at him and spoke more seriously. "I came here with a mission, and I need to explain it to you, Director Chen."
Chen Chuan said, "Please speak."
Chang Dong said, "I told you before, Director Chen, that our Pure Faction originally set up a branch here because we were almost annihilated by a single goal, right?"
Chen Chuan nodded.
Chang Dong sighed: "That target was actually originally from our Purity faction, and he was a talent that we were very optimistic about and were vigorously cultivating.
He had done some bad things at that time, but some senior members of the faction believed that if he was trained well, he would become a pillar of the faction in the future because of his talent and ability, so his behavior was tolerated and only some symbolic punishment was given.
But this person later became more and more excessive, and many of his actions crossed the bottom line of our tolerance, so we finally organized people to arrest him."
He shook his head and said, "You know the result. The faction originally valued him very much, but unexpectedly, they still underestimated him. After this battle, the branch and the faction's personnel were almost wiped out.
Later, someone in the faction reviewed the situation and found that if he had wanted to leave, no one could have stopped him, and he deliberately revealed his whereabouts.
Chen Chuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately understood. If this was the case, it was not a counterattack after being surrounded, but a premeditated killing.
He asked, "I wonder what level this person is?"
Chang Dong said solemnly, "Fifteen years ago, when he was less than twenty years old, he had already reached a perfect level both mentally and physically. With his talent, he might have already crossed that threshold by now."
Chen Chuan said: "If he can make it through, then he must have someone supporting him."
He thought of Chen Bitong. With his talent, he lacked sufficient resources and was unable to break through that limit.
Chang Dong said: "Let's not talk about him for now. Due to the danger of this target, someone in the faction is currently responsible for searching and pursuing him.
What I want to say is that since the branch was almost wiped out at that time, the real situation is no longer clear.
Most of the bodies of these comrades were found at the scene, except for one person, who was never found. Most people believed that he died somewhere else.
But recently, someone discovered his whereabouts, and through some information channels, we realized that he might still be in the central city, so we need to find him and find out what's going on inside."
As he spoke, he took out a photo and said, "This person."
Chen Chuan took the photo and looked at it. It showed a young man in his twenties with a long face. He was squinting and grinning, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. He was wearing an open-collared shirt with orange and yellow spots. He looked like a very confident person who liked to play pranks.
However, if this photo was taken more than ten years ago, the person must be around 40 years old now.
On the back of the photo was a name: "Tian Rui."
He said, “I’ll keep an eye on it.”
Chang Dong said, "Well, it should be easier for the Bureau to find someone. There's no deadline for this matter. We've been doing this for fifteen years, so there's no need to rush. It's just..."
He sighed, "We must give an explanation to those comrades from back then."
Chen Chuan nodded.
Chang Dong looked around and said, "Let's go back first."
Chen Chuan got in his car and drove all the way back to his residence in Wuding District. After getting off at the door, he said goodbye to Chang Dong and returned to the house.
After he entered the living room, he picked up the box of pure essence in the corner and went upstairs.
He thought to himself that these pure qualities should be enough, but although the problem here was solved, he still needed to think about the spiritual practice.
It would be best if there were cracks. He had heard from Senior Cao before that there were hidden treasures in the wild, and there might be cracks in those places. If necessary, he might be able to go there to look for them.
But apart from this, there is actually another possibility.
He put the box down and looked at a corner of the room.
There lies the still dormant Xuejun Sword.
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(End of this chapter)
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