Misguided practice of sinister cultivation techniques: Slander! The problem lies with you all, not me!-Chapter 1160 - 598: House Raiding! A Thorough House Raiding! (Part 2)

Daoists are not likely to make mistakes!

But along with that, the Lords of Heaven felt something was being lost.

In the past, just mentioning the Heavenly People City would make them, as Lords of Heaven, proudly puff out their chests, causing envy and admiration—this is why someone like Yan San, who does the menial work of washing dishes and cleaning toilets, still lives proudly.

But after today, will the Heavenly People City still have this aura?

Gone!

The reputation is ruined!

Their dignity disappeared along with it, and this discomforted them more than seeing them gone!

Many people felt that if the Heavenly People City couldn't be restored, it would be better to destroy the mortal world, though unfortunately, they didn't have the ability.

In short, Duan Yun and Shen Ying kept doing things that their enemies hate and things they enjoy themselves.

After moving things for half a month, Duan Yun and his group finally left.

Even after moving so much stuff, Duan Yun still felt some regret.

Regret that several explosions destroyed many good things, such as the Heaven and Earth Furnace and how it used Divine Soil for alchemy, or the origins of the advanced rocket technology.

During the house raid, Duan Yun found a very important clue, namely, he learned about a Daoist.

Duan Yun once fished out a box from the water, and inside the box was a bear.

The bear's demeanor was very human-like, and when he cut its head open, he found that the bear's skull contained two brains.

One was the bear's, and the other was a human's, connected by an odd "branch."

And in a dark underground area of the Inner City of Celestial People, Duan Yun saw a similar structure.

But this structure involved not just human-like bears, but Minotaurs.

There were several Minotaur corpses, their heads opened, revealing human brains and bull brains connected by the strange branch.

Through inquiry, Duan Yun learned about a Daoist.

This Daoist is called "Huangtian."

He is a Daoist who has lived for a very long time, even the older Daoists of the Heavenly People City don't know how long he's been alive.

This Daoist named "Huangtian" is not very famous, but he holds significant power within the Heavenly People City.

The Four Great Paths seem to govern the Heavenly People City, but Huangtian is not under their jurisdiction.

He is a very special existence, unassuming and mysterious, living for a long time, yet capable of secretly manipulating many affairs.

By connecting the clues from the raid, Duan Yun even felt that the Four Great Paths must listen to the Huangtian Daoist, except the Huangtian Daoist has not meddled in worldly affairs for years.

Huangtian Daoist has conducted many experiments, bringing profound influence to the Four Great Paths.

Little Huzi's chest-mounted steel pipe spraying fire, unexpectedly obtained prosthetic hand, the cannon tube of the honest Daoist, were all modified based on Huangtian Daoist's techniques.

Right now, Duan Yun has a small piece of "branch" in his hand.

The branch is red, a material somewhat like coral, faintly carrying a sense of flesh and blood.

This is what connects human brains and bear brains.

With this item, you have the human-like bear in the box and the seemingly evil and strange Minotaur.

The human-like bear in the box can be said to be Duan Yun's first pitfall in the Martial World.

If it wasn't for him practicing the Jade Sword Finger to a proficient level, he might not have survived.

Duan Yun doesn't hold grudges, but he deeply remembers this incident.

Now it seems the culprit who played dirty back then has been found.

It's the Huangtian Daoist!

The fact is, I've almost met my demise because of the box made by this damn Daoist. This kind of person deserves to die!

Only, Huangtian Daoist's whereabouts are extremely secretive; he sometimes doesn't appear in the Heavenly People City for years, making it hard to find him.

However, during the raid, Duan Yun obtained extremely useful information.

The Daoists of the Human and Animal Dao involved with Minotaurs claimed they were experimenting and cultivating the Dao, but they were actually working for the Huangtian Daoist.

It's like the Huangtian Daoist is the professor of a project, leading it, but the ones doing the actual work are his students.

An elder Daoist of the Human and Animal Dao knows one of Huangtian Daoist's lairs.

The lair is located in the Meili Snow Mountain.

Every three years, Daoists of the Human and Animal Dao must send experimental results to Meili Snow Mountain.

Huangtian Daoist has other affairs in the snow mountain, so he only needs to inspect the results there and then give orders.

Actually, the Daoists of the Human and Animal Dao have long wanted to stop.

Because they, like other Daoists of the Heavenly Human Dao, long for ascending to immortality.

Even though the Human and Animal Dao offers the possibility of immortality, it makes them neither fully human nor ghost-like.

After all, quite a few goat-headed and bull-headed entities stem from Daoists experimenting on themselves within the Human and Animal Dao.

These were requirements of Huangtian Daoist that they dared not defy.

In the eyes of the Daoists of the Human and Animal Dao, even if they attain immortality through this path, they wouldn't be immortals but monsters.

No proper Daoist would ascend with a bull head or goat head.

Now with calamity striking the Heavenly People City, and Duan Yun invading, they seized the opportunity to detach themselves, thus sharing everything they know with Duan Yun, as if they've genuinely taken him as a savior hero, wishing he would immediately fly to Meili Snow Mountain to trouble Huangtian Daoist.

Duan Yun was not in a hurry to go; firstly, as Huangtian Daoist appeared to be insidious and cunning and rashly trying to meet him might cause him to flee; secondly, the Meili Snow Mountain is large, so Duan Yun would need some strategies to track him deep within.

As per the description from the elder Daoist of Human and Animal Dao, every three years, the results obtained would be placed at the foot of the snow mountain, later retrieved by something beneath the snow layer. They're not sure of its whereabouts.

In other words, they only know Huangtian Daoist is in the snow mountain, but not exactly where.

Duan Yun understands that with such cunning mutants, they must be dealt with once and for all, or pursuing them would be troublesome.

As the ox cart rolled heavily across the road, Yuzhu Manor was already within reach.

Every time Duan Yun sees Yuzhu Manor, he feels a peace of mind.

Because the Martial World is treacherous, only here is truly safe.

The one whose emotions ran higher was indeed Shen Ying.

On the surface, she seems calm, but in her heart, she's already emotionally overwhelmed.

Though Duan Yun's absence is not that long this time, it feels like quite some time since returning.

As for Shen Ying, she's been away for over half a year since last departing.

In such a long time, claiming she didn't think of Duan Yun or Yuzhu Manor would be a lie.

Though she has a father, she's always been a wanderer, not having a home. Since accidentally entering Yuzhu Manor and meeting Duan Yun, the Murong siblings, and Feng Ling'er, she began considering this place as her home.

Several times, she wanted to return to Yuzhu Manor, back to her home.

Yet every time she thought perhaps that guy got married, even if not as rumored with Ming Xing, he might be getting close with Feng Ling'er, making raw rice cooked.

She was actually always betting on whether Duan Yun would come looking for her.

Several times, she felt her father's puzzles were too tough, what if Duan Yun came searching but couldn't find me?

She sometimes pondered if losing a "home" for a lousy man was worthwhile. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Yes, why forsake so many friends even if not lovers.

Luckily, she waited for the best outcome.

Duan Yun came looking for her, passing one hurdle after another until he found her.

Seeing him inspecting the chests of women in Yuanzun Temple almost felt dreamlike.

Today, her dream has come true.

And after that night, they were no longer just friends; they developed a closer connection.

Between couples, they often say "a little separation is better than a new love," previously Shen Ying didn't comprehend this, but now she does.

When you constantly think about someone, long for a place, that means you can't let go.

Not letting go yet missing it would lead to regret.

A lifelong regret.

Thankfully, she had no regrets.

Almost simultaneously, the two looked at each other, then tightly clasped their hands together.

Shen Ying took a deep breath and asked, "Have you figured out how to appease Feng Ling'er?"

Duan Yun asked in confusion, "Appease? Why appease?"

Shen Ying shook her head and said, "Returning like this, if you don't appease her, she will leave too."

Duan Yun's hair stood on end slightly, responding, "Are you all revolting against heaven?"