Atlas of Heaven and Man.

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 Chuanshuo 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 walked up the stone steps to the top of Qingding Mountain. Chen Chuanshuo said, "This is the Moshen Temple I mentioned."

Chang Dong took a look and said, "Looking at the style, this incense must be at least several hundred years old, right? But the main structure should have been rebuilt in recent decades." He stepped on it and said, "The materials are really solid, it's enough to be used as a martial arts arena."

Chen Chuan nodded. The Mo Temple originally had a fighter heritage. He and San Chenghuang had a fight here before. It was a contest between two third-level fighters. The surrounding ground was still kept very intact, 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 is very suitable as a base, but..."

He looked at the hall and walked in. When he was inside, he looked up at the statue of the strange god and suddenly said, "It's empty inside."

Chen Chuan followed his gaze and it was obvious that what Chang Dong was talking about was not the statue itself.

But emptiness is relative to reality. He said, "Mr. Chang, are you saying that 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 really possible for something to exist.

Some of them came from the opposite world through the cracks in the past, and some were born in our native world after the two worlds came closer. There should have been such beings in this statue before..."

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 area. Such 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 should have tried to gather spiritual power here in recent months. Maybe because of this reason, the existence inside was taken away. If the existence 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 at that time know."

After looking at it for a while, he turned around and said, "This place is suitable, but we are the Purists after all. It is a little inappropriate to use the old religious site as a base. Besides..." He touched his belly and said, "I think it will cost a lot to take over this place and rebuild it. Otherwise, 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 from Wuyi once lived on this hill, and he 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 years of strong winds, there was not much left here.

Chang Dong looked outside and said with certainty: "This place must have been infected by something."

Chen Chuan said: "I have checked the situation of this land. At first, Molan Company planned to develop a commercial area here, but then Molan Company itself had some problems, and people who came here inexplicably got some strange diseases, so this place was abandoned again."

Chang Dong looked at his feet, bent down, reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, as if he was feeling something. After a while, he stood up and clapped his hands.

"Something must have been growing here."

"Something?"

"That's right." Chang Dong drew a circle with his hand, "This thing is very big, it should be a plant, and its roots are all over this area. If I'm not mistaken..." He stomped his foot, "There should still be a cavity formed by the roots underneath, and there should be residues, so it will continue to affect the surrounding area.

Chen Chuanshuo 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 nothing more than from the fusion area and the biological laboratory." He looked at Chen Chuan again: "Logically speaking, your management bureau should have records in this regard."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "I have checked, but it was too long ago and many files have been sealed. At that time, I was in a low position and had no way to check them. I will go back and look through them again."

Chang Dong waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter if we can't find it. This thing is long gone. This should just be its breeding ground. These attacks have almost no effect on us fighters. Staying in the fusion area for one night will cause more attacks than staying here for a year.

He hummed, as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he touched his belly and said, "I think we should go here. It's remote and has a large area. These infections are a deterrent to ordinary people and 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 little cheaper. After all, the funds allocated from above are limited, so I have to be frugal. "

Chen Chuan said: "Mr. Chang, if you need any help, please let me know. I am also a member of the Purist faction."

"I can take care of these chores, Manager Chen, you don't have to worry about it." Chang Dong said with a smile, "Our comrade should be here in the next few days, and it will be enough for me to have her help." Chen Chuan did not force it. He did have a lot of things on his hands, and the existence of this base has never been a matter of funding and 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 has been settled. I have one more thing to ask." Chang Dong looked at him and spoke more seriously. "I am here with a mission, and I need to explain it to you, Director Chen."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Please speak."

Chang Dong said, "I told you before, Director Chen, that our Pure Faction set up a branch here because we were almost annihilated by one goal?"

Chen Chuan nodded.

Chang Dong sighed: "That target was actually originally a member of our Pure Faction, and he is a talent that we are very optimistic about and are vigorously cultivating.

He had done some bad things at the time, but some senior members of the faction believed that if he was properly trained, 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 have 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, almost all the people sent by the branch and the faction were wiped out.

Later, someone in the faction reviewed the situation and found that if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him at that time, and he deliberately revealed his whereabouts. "

Chen Chuan's eyes flickered, and he immediately understood. If this was the case, it would not be a counterattack after being encircled, but a premeditated killing.

He asked, "I wonder what level this person is at?"

Chang Dong said in a deep voice: "Fifteen years ago, when he was less than twenty years old, he had already reached the perfect level mentally and physically. With his talent, he may have already stepped over that threshold now."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "If he can make it, 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 boundary.

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 hunting him down.

What I am saying is that since the branch was almost wiped out at that time, the true 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 later. 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."

Then 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, this 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 more convenient for the processing bureau to find someone. There is no deadline for this matter. We have been through this for fifteen years. There is no rush. It's just..."

He sighed, "We must give an explanation to those comrades 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 the car 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 essences should be enough, but although the problem here had been 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 was the Xuejun Sword still lying dormant.

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(End of this chapter)