"Why do I feel that the operation will not go as smoothly as planned?"
On the tilt-rotor aircraft, Yang Di felt a little uneasy. Perhaps it was because the atmosphere of heaven and earth had changed drastically tonight, and the dark night phase appeared. In the deep mountains and old forests, the gloomy atmosphere made people very uncomfortable.
This feeling is not only felt by Yang Di, but also by others.
"The monster will enter an important stage of transformation in the second half of the night, and its strength will be greatly weakened. If you can find it at that time, you have a good chance." Ye Shenyu comforted.
"Yeah." Yang Di nodded.
Twenty minutes later, the tilt-rotor aircraft flew to the predetermined area and hovered nearby.
After waiting for a long time, there was no news from the three people in front. It could not be that the monster was killed silently. Because there was an aerial surveillance, it seems that the trace of the monster has not been found yet.
Over at the headquarters, Ji Kaixiu and others are also very anxious. Everyone knows that the monster will transform tonight. If it cannot be organized in time, there is no telling what disastrous consequences it will bring.
More than an hour passed, and there was movement ahead. A group of people among them finally sent a message back, saying that they had found traces of the ancient corpse.
Without any hesitation, Yang Di and the others rushed to that area.
"It was Ji Guan and others who discovered the whereabouts of the ancient corpse. Is this really a coincidence?" Yang Di was very doubtful.
"Perhaps the horoscope has divined the exact whereabouts of the ancient corpse before, but the Ji family concealed the truth." Ye Shenyu guessed.
"They want to take the lead?" the big man Ao Xi exclaimed.
"This operation and subsequent rewards to all parties must be measured based on actual performance." Liu Xuan said with some displeasure. As a member of the Security Bureau, she naturally did not want anyone to use such despicable means for personal gain.
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"But the horoscope belongs to the Ji family. Even if they did this, others would have nothing to say because there is no evidence." Zong Xun sighed and revealed the truth.
The Ji family's willingness to use the ancient divine artifact, the Fate Astrolabe, was naturally not for any righteousness. To put it bluntly, they wanted to gain an advantage in this operation.
Of course, their Taoist sect now has some selfish motives for sending out nine elders to set up the Nine Tribulations Demon Refining Array.
"Forget it, the first prize belongs to me, they can't take it away." Yang Di smiled and shook his head indifferently.
Even if the Ji family were the first to discover the ancient corpse, they would only be able to gain a little more leverage when the Security Bureau rewards them for their merits, and they would not be able to occupy the majority.
"But I'm curious, what is the reward you promised to these ancient cultivating families?" Yang Di asked with some confusion as he rushed to the area where the ancient corpses were found.
Money? This shouldn’t be what the ancient cultivator family and Taoist sects care about most, right? Even the Taoist sects have worldly assets, and those ancient cultivating aristocratic families, not to mention, all have large-scale family businesses, so the source of financial resources should not be a problem.
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"What they want is privileges, for example, building in a place with good feng shui, for example, loose policies for family business. Of course, they also want some rare things, such as many artifacts unearthed from ancient tombs. They are very interested in it.
Interested!" Liu Xuan explained with a smile.
"Ancient tomb cultural relics? Can we give these too?" Yang Di was surprised.
"Of course they are not the tombs of historical celebrities, princes and generals, but some ancient sites and tombs whose origins are unclear and whose origins are mysterious. In such places, supernatural things are often unearthed, so it is not convenient for the authorities to disclose them.
If necessary, I will use it as a reward to invite you monks to handle special cases." Liu Xuan explained.
"The civilization of cultivation has experienced a rapid decline. Many ancient cultivation sects, sects, and ethnic groups have withered and disappeared. It is very strange that it is normal to leave some relics and be buried in dust somewhere."
Ye Shenyu sighed.
The decline of cultivation civilization is related to environmental changes, but it seems that it is not that simple, as if some secret was buried long ago.
"People from several major ancient cultivating families and Taoist sects are very interested in some of the cultural relics of unknown origin that were approved this time. Mr. Yang, you have done a great service for us. You might as well go and pick them up afterwards. Maybe you can meet your favorites."
Something." Female agent Liu Xuan said seriously.
"It seems that there is some kind of treasure that can interest those guys. I must go and see it." Yang Di's eyes lit up. He would not take any monetary reward, but if it was an ancient relic from the monastic world, he could not
If you underestimate it, you might be able to find some treasures.
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When Yang Di and his party took a tilt-rotor aircraft to this deep mountain and old forest area, someone quickly came to pick them up.
Only Yang Di, Ye Shenyu, and Zong Xun got off the plane, and the three of them followed this strong man from the Feng family and quickly swept into the dense forest.
"Fellow Taoist, you are finally here. The monster is in a cave deep in the forest ahead. It may be transforming. We did not alert the snake, but just monitored it from a distance." This middle-aged man has a high status in the Feng family.
Like Ji Guan and Ao Lie, their status in their respective families is similar, but at this time, they were more polite to Yang Di.
Previously, when everyone was present, Feng Zhao was embarrassed to come over and get close to Yang Di, but now that there is such a good opportunity, Feng Zhao naturally has to seize it firmly and become familiar with him, so that he can have room to get closer in the future.
"Sigh, that monster is difficult to deal with, and I don't know if I can still succeed." Yang Di sighed. The ancient corpse was found, but he didn't know if the opportunity like before would appear again.
Now there are only one-third of the people here, several clan elders are not here, and the people of the Ji family don't know if they are playing any tricks to create trouble for themselves secretly. In short, they can only try their best.
Soon, under the leadership of Feng Zhao, a strong man from the Feng family, Yang Di and the other three came to a high ground. The other people were hiding in the grass, looking down at the cave in the mountain.
There are still more than 300 meters away from the cave. These guys are quite cautious. Elder Wu Qingfeng is undoubtedly the strongest among this group of people, but there are only three Taoist disciples following him. The others are following Tian Chengzi.
Another group of people came in.
The three clan elders were injured and were recuperating. Among the remaining monks, the Tantai clan elders, Wu Qingfeng and Tian Chengzi were the strongest. Naturally, the three of them had to be separated and take charge among the three groups.
The largest number of people here are from the Ji family. There are seventeen strong men, and more than half of them are from the Ji family.
This made Yang Di increasingly suspicious of whether the Ji family deliberately concealed the truth and knew that ancient corpses would appear in this area.
Of course, without evidence, Yang Di and the three of them would not talk nonsense to avoid conflict with Ji Guan and those guys.
"Fellow Daoist Yang, can you feel the aura of that monster while you are here?" Wu Qingfeng climbed to a nearby tree at this moment. When he saw Yang Di coming, he turned his head and asked.
The strong men of the Feng family and the Jiang family also looked forward to it. If possible, they were really unwilling to fight that monster again.
When everyone got together before, the four clan elders were safe and unharmed and couldn't be defeated. But with this lineup now, if they were to engage in close combat, they would probably be wiped out in minutes.
"Ahem... You guys are looking up to me too much. I have to be within 30 meters at least before I have a chance to lock it with my spiritual sense." Yang Di touched his nose awkwardly. In fact, he knew that no one wanted to get involved, but
Even from such a distance, he couldn't use that powerful weapon.
Everyone was a little disappointed, but they didn't blame it. In fact, even powerful people like them, including Elder Wu Qingfeng, could only vaguely sense the monster's aura.
"Then go ahead yourself, we are here to cheer for you!" Ji Guan sneered at the side with a sinister look in his eyes, as if he was mocking Yang Di for his low ability.
"How about I give you an ancient coin and you take it?" Yang Di, not to be outdone, retorted, "Do you dare?"
"Hmph! Boy, don't be arrogant. When I started practicing, your grandfather wasn't even born yet." Ji Guan's face turned red and he snorted angrily. He was Ji Yifeng's third uncle, but in fact, he was already more than 150 years old.
He is already 3 years old, not much younger than Wu Qingfeng, but to be ridiculed by such a yellow-haired boy, he is naturally upset.
Several other strong men from the Ji family also had cold expressions on their faces. There were no members of the Ao family here. This kid still dared to make such a noise. Do you really think they were unwilling to teach him a lesson?
"Fellow Taoists of the Ji family, you are also people of high status. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to be so petty and petty?"
On the big tree on the side, Wu Qingfeng said with some displeasure. Naturally, he would not sit back and watch the Ji family bully Yang Di with the help of many people.
"It's important to deal with that monster right now. If you're angry, you'd better say less. This is not the way of a cultivator!"
The Jiang family members remained silent due to their relationship with the Ji family, while the strong men of the Feng family were somewhat dissatisfied with Ji Guan and others making such a fuss.
"snort!"
Ji Guan snorted coldly. He knew in his heart that even though the Ji family had many strong men here, they might not be able to gain the upper hand if they had a dispute now.
The old guy from the Taoist sect has a tyrannical cultivation. He is not called the strongest person under 200 years old for nothing. If he stands up for that kid, it will be difficult for them to get any benefits. And the people of the Feng family, although they were not as good as the Ji family in the past,
The water in the well does not offend the river, but in order to win over the boy and obtain the elixir, he will probably fight tit for tat.
Even the Jiang family, who have a marriage contract with their Ji family, probably won't come forward and come to the Ji family's side at this moment, for fear of offending that kid.
Even Ji Guan himself admitted that the title of an alchemist really made that boy feel like a breath of fresh air. If there were no previous grudges, maybe even the Ji family would be more flattering and polite to him.
As soon as he thought of this, there was a bit of resentment flashing in the depths of Ji Guan's eyes, and there was also some jealousy. His forbearance now did not mean that he would just let it go. Ji Yuanqing, the ninth brother, had his entire cultivation level ruined by this kid, and
The Ji family will definitely take back the anger Ji Yifeng suffered...
Elder Wu Qingfeng fell lightly from the tree, glanced at Ji Guan and others, and paid no attention to them. He turned to the other two powerful men from the ancient cultivator family to discuss how to fight for Yang Di's next opportunity.
It is definitely not possible to rush into the cave rashly. It is a dilemma to wait for other strong men to come to support and fear that the ancient corpse will take the opportunity to escape.
Thanks to my brothers @无语的我￥ and Bufujianme for their rewards. Your encouragement is the driving force for me to move forward!