Before Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou set off, old man Zhongli called them over for a talk.
What he said was similar to what Dean Kong said, which was to just let them wander around the periphery and not go any deeper.
Zhongli Tingzhou didn't take it seriously, so Gao Han accepted it on his behalf. However, as soon as they went out, he asked Zhongli Tingzhou.
"Why did the old man and Dean Kong say so? Let the Zhongli family and the Sima family investigate on their own. Wasn't it decided by the higher-ups?"
"So those senior executives are all cunning and cunning. Don't learn from them in the future. They are just putting on a show for others to see, and they pretend to be righteous." Zhongli Tingzhou was particularly disdainful.
"Speak properly." Gao Han reprimanded, and then asked: "Is this for the Yuan and Tang families to see?"
"Maybe there's more than that, who knows? Anyway, if they like to play, let them play, and we just need to take care of our own things. If that thing is on the bottom of the sea, we have to go and take a look around." Zhongli Tingzhou said.
So, what the old man said went in one ear and out the other, but it didn’t go in either ear for you, right?
Gao Han thought about it with a headache, but after thinking about it carefully, he had no right to criticize others, because he was the kind of person who didn't listen.
Both of them were quick-witted people. After saying goodbye to their relatives and friends, they set off for the main disaster area.
The strong men of the Sima family had already set out on their own. After knowing that the superiors had other plans, there was no need for them to go together, so they refused to let the strong men of the Sima family go with them.
On the other hand, Yuan Jiaqing, who was hit hard by Gao Han, locked himself in the room after returning to Yuan's house that day, and refined weapons day and night. As a result, his success rate did not increase, but decreased instead. He used the materials of dozens of intermediate spiritual weapons, but did not succeed once.
Yuan Jiaqing's parents told the head of the family about her abnormality.
Yuan Zhengshan has been busy with other things recently and has not paid attention to the younger generation of the Yuan family.
However, Yuan Jiaqing is the most outstanding weapon master of this generation in the Yuan family and represents the future of the Yuan family. After knowing that there was a problem with her, he asked about it and soon found out that she challenged Gao Han in Penglai, but was defeated by Gao Han instead.
"She has been locked in her room refining weapons recently. How are the results?" After hearing what happened, Yuan Zhengshan asked expressionlessly.
The butler replied: "It has never been successful once."
Yuan Zhengshan immediately smashed the teacup in his hand, his face sinister and cruel, "The Yuan family spent so much resources to train her, but now she is getting worse the more she practices?"
Yuan Jiaqing's parents were shocked by the patriarch's sudden action, and were horrified when they heard the patriarch's comments about their daughter.
The head of the family used to praise his daughter highly, but why has he suddenly changed now?
Yuan Jiaqing's parents' talents are only considered above average in the Yuan family. They are not particularly outstanding, but they are not useless either. They want to make further progress in the Yuan family, and all their hopes are placed on their daughter. I hope nothing happens to her.
"Dad, Jiaqing is just under a lot of pressure. Don't be angry. She will cheer up soon." Yuan Jiaqing's parents said hesitantly.
Yuan Zhengshan ignored them and said to the housekeeper, "Let her get out. If she continues to stay in seclusion, it will only be a waste of the Yuan family's resources."
Yuan Jiaqing's parents kept their heads down. They were angry but dared not speak out, and they did not dare to let the head of the family know what they were thinking.
Is Jia Qing wasting the Yuan family's resources? She has been cultivated by the Yuan family over the years, but she has also made contributions to the Yuan family.
The head of the family denied Jia Qing's previous contributions to the Yuan family with just one sentence, and they were dissatisfied.
But no matter how unwilling they are, what can they do? The head of the Yuan family is still the one who makes the decisions. No matter how unhappy they are with the Yuan family's survival mode, they can only endure it in the face of absolute strength.
Thinking of this, Yuan Jiaqing's parents couldn't help but have a hint of satisfaction flash across their eyes.
They could actually understand why the head of the family was so angry.
In the past, Gao Han’s weapon-refining ability was stronger than Yuan Zhe’s, and he destroyed the Yuan family’s layout in Penglai, but he was just one person after all.
No matter how capable a person is, he is no more capable than a big family, and the influence he can have is limited.
Penglai is not a place where cliques are formed, so even though he eventually forced Yuan Zhe to drop out of school due to serious injuries, Yuan Zhengshan still did not take him seriously.
However, as Gao Han becomes stronger and his weapon refining skills become more powerful, his influence on the Yuan family will become greater and greater.
The market for spiritual weapons is much smaller than that for magical weapons.
The more powerful the spirit refiner, the greater their need for spiritual weapons.
However, spiritual weapons are not found everywhere, especially intermediate and higher level spiritual weapons, let alone high level spiritual weapons.
As far as they know, there are not many high-level spiritual weapons in China.
Because there are only three weapon masters in China who are able to refine high-level spiritual weapons.
Two of them are at Penglai University, they are Professor Fan and Dean Kong, and the other one is at the Yuan family.
However, being able to refine a superior spiritual weapon does not mean that the success rate will be high.
The three weapon-refining masters have lived for most of their lives, but have not been able to refine many high-level spiritual weapons. Most people are still holding intermediate spiritual weapons.
Once the news spreads that Gao Han's success rate in refining intermediate spiritual weapons is as high as over 80%, many powerful people will flock to him.
The Yuan family has already lost a large amount of market share due to the huge fine, and must not lose contact with this group of powerful people again.
After Yuan Jiaqing and his wife left the study, they couldn't help but reveal a hint of gloating in their eyes.
"Since I can't use it, there's no need to keep it."
In the study, Yuan Zhengshan's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent.
The air pressure and temperature in the study dropped sharply, and the housekeeper shuddered involuntarily. The master of the house was becoming more and more moody than before.
"Last time we sent Elder Huang and Elder Li, one of them was killed. I'm afraid it will be difficult for an ordinary first-class strong man to deal with them." said the butler.
"I have my own ideas." Yuan Zhengshan said with a gloomy face.
The housekeeper asked cautiously, "As for Miss Jia Qing, should we not let her go into seclusion again in the near future?"
The housekeeper did not ask whether she should not be given the materials for intermediate spiritual weapons in the near future.
He understood the head of the family's thoughts. Yuan Jiaqing was the most outstanding weapon master of this generation in the Yuan family. If he was really suppressed, it would cause a gap in the handover between the previous and next generations of the Yuan family. Once human resources could not keep up, the Yuan family would really go downhill.
"Let her face the wall and reflect on how to make a breakthrough next. The Yuan family doesn't keep useless people." After Yuan Zhengshan said this, he got up and went out.
The housekeeper conveyed this sentence to Yuan Jiaqing.
After hearing this, Yuan Jiaqing's face turned very ugly. Not long ago, her grandfather said that her talent was the highest among several generations of the Yuan family. Now, compared with Gao Han, she became a waste in her grandfather's mouth.
"Miss Jiaqing, don't worry about it. The master of the family was just saying that in anger. Just relax, have a good rest, and try to get yourself into the best condition possible." The housekeeper said with a smile.
"I understand." Yuan Jiaqing said, turned around and left. Perhaps she should think about where to go next. She didn't want to be like Yuan Zhe, who would be abandoned by the family once she was no longer useful.
The butler didn't know what she was thinking, but her words had been conveyed, and what happened next had nothing to do with him.
In a big family like the Yuan family, the way to survive is to mind your own business.
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There are three entrances and exits to China's main disaster area, and the third one is City No. 3.
City No. 3 is relatively small and geographically remote, but it is very dangerous. It is closer to the ocean than City No. 1 and City No. 2, and is only a few dozen miles away from the coastline.
City No. 3 is guarded by strong men from the government and the military. Lei Jinchuan's father, General Lei, is stationed here.
There is an endless stream of sea creatures crawling up from City No. 3 all year round, as if they will never become extinct. The spirit refiners guarding City No. 3 need to have a tenacious heart.
Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou are not leaving from City No. 1 and City No. 2 this time. Their destination is City No. 3.
Although City No. 3 is small, the number of spirit refiners who come here to adventure is no less than that of City No. 1 and No. 2.
There is no shortage of crazy gamblers in this world, or people who take risks for some belief or purpose.
The reason why so many people come to City No. 3 is because of the companionship between opportunity and risk.
The arrival of the two did not attract much attention, except for General Lei and several powerful men who had received the news long ago.
The two men passed through City No. 3 without even saying hello to General Lei and the others.
"General Lei, are we just going to let them go like this?" The strong men who were defending the city together stood on the city wall and witnessed the two people leaving.
"What else? They are not the main force in this test. As long as they don't seek death, nothing will happen." General Lei looked towards the sea.
The boundless and unfathomable sea hides countless opportunities and dangers. Up to now, countless soul refiners and humans have died in it.
In fact, two more of them wouldn't be too much, and two less of them wouldn't be too little either.
In this world, there is not much time left for them to grow, and the mutant creatures are becoming more and more active.
In previous years, City No. 3 was attacked two or three times a month at most. Now, it’s almost twice a week. The mutated creatures on the seabed hardly give them any time to rest.
There were not many human spirit cultivators to begin with, but they were forced to take turns. If possible, he hoped this would be the last time.
"I don't know when it will end." The strong man guarding the city said with emotion.
General Lei shook his head. "It would be difficult if nothing unexpected happened."
There are so many mutated creatures on the seabed, plus the mutated creatures on land, no matter how many humans there are, most of them are still ordinary humans.
Even though the government has been willing to open up the idea of human consciousness cultivation in recent years, distant water cannot put out the nearby fire.
At this time, Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou, who General Lei believed that "two more or two of them would not make much difference, and two less or two of them would not make much difference", walked through dozens of miles and came to the long and dangerous coastline.
The cold sea water beats against the rocks on the shore, and the waves are also rolling in the near sea. Occasionally, you can see the sharp fangs of some sea creatures exposed on the sea surface, staring at the humans on the shore with a fierce look.
Like them, there are quite a few spirit refiners lurking on the seashore.
These people are here to pick up bargains.
For some reason, the mutant creatures within dozens of miles around City No. 3 had long been cleared out.
Only occasionally can you see mutant creatures that accidentally come in from somewhere else, but if you want to gain something, you still have to come here.
Mutated creatures, like humans, will kill each other. The difference is that some of them are mindless and savage animals with only an urge to kill in their bones. Sometimes they will start fighting for no reason as soon as they meet.
The bodies of dead sea creatures, if not eaten, are usually washed ashore by the waves.
At this time, these scavengers will rush up and take the body away.
In less than an hour, Gao Han witnessed with his own eyes several people fighting over the corpse of a sea creature.
However, there are exceptions. Humans are not the only ones staring at the sea. There are also things in the sea staring at them. When human spirit cultivators are wholeheartedly focusing on snatching prey, the things in the sea will take action.
He saw with his own eyes that a spirit cultivator was dragged into the sea by a long whip and became silent in an instant.
The nearby spirit cultivators scattered instantly upon seeing this scene, and no one dared to step forward.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" A middle-aged man who was preparing to retreat saw Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou still staying there, motionless, and kindly reminded them.
Gao Han was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the other party to talk to them. Feeling the kindness conveyed by the other party, he replied: "Uncle, it seems that you haven't gained anything yet. Are you leaving now?"
"The stingray has appeared. What else can we do if we don't leave? We won't gain anything if we stay." The middle-aged man explained. "You look unfamiliar and don't even know about this situation. Is this your first time here?"
Gao Han nodded, "This is indeed our first time here."
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "The elders in your family are too confident. City No. 3 is much more dangerous than the other two cities."
"Uncle, can you tell us about the situation here?" Gao Han asked in a gentle voice.
"Seeing that you really don't understand anything, I'll tell you something. The coastline of City No. 3 is the deepest coastline in the world. The lowest depth is 20 to 30 meters, so there are many dangerous sea creatures here, and stingrays are one of them."
As soon as the stingray appeared, the middle-aged man had given up all thoughts. Since he had nothing to do, he agreed to tell them about it.