Dark red lava appeared in the field of vision, like a river full of vitality flowing slowly. There was no sound, no life, only the lava that sometimes brightened and sometimes dimmed, like a beating heart, revealing a trace of life.
Occasionally, you might encounter a rock that has fallen from a cliff, carving a small concave groove into the surface of the lava before quickly disappearing, leaving only a wisp of smoke rising to indicate that it once existed.
Not far from the lava river, a deep, hollow-shaped underground valley presents a completely different scene.
Grayish-white, fuzzy objects filled the entire valley, turning the area into a gray expanse.
It was as if extremely long gray pine needles stretched out densely from the ground, and in the flat areas, it was as if gray ribbons were neatly laid on the ground. The decaying color did not evoke any sense of beauty in Jiang Liu, but only endless fear, an instinctive fear from the depths of his soul.
Gritting his teeth, Jiang Liu decisively leaped through the narrowest point of the lava river, rushing towards that gray expanse.
The gray area is very large, estimated to be 300 meters deep.
Stepping on the thick gray material felt like stepping on silk that had decayed over the ages, sending chills down one's spine. The smell that filled the nostrils was also a kind of stench, similar to the smell of the worst mushroom cultivation base, but a thousand times stronger, almost making Jiang Liu, a top-level Earth-level cultivator, faint.
Three hundred meters is neither far nor close.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Liu reached the deepest part.
This journey drained Jiang Liu of all his courage. Several times he wanted to turn back, but he persevered when he thought of the task his father had entrusted to him.
But this journey extinguished all the vitality in his body, leaving him like a walking corpse, numbly moving forward with unwavering will, walking on and on.
The body temperature seemed to disappear, leaving one feeling cold and icy, like frozen meat just pulled out of ice water, with no warmth to be felt.
A circular object, seemingly woven from gray material, appeared before my eyes. It was five meters high and five meters in diameter, with only a small hole about half a meter in diameter in front of it. Gray particles slowly sprayed out of the hole, like tiny cotton wadding blown out during cotton processing.
"You've arrived?"
A voice suddenly appeared in Jiang Liu's mind, instantly shattering his mental preparation.
"Who are you?" Jiang Liu asked through gritted teeth.
“I am the guardian of your Jiang family. If you want the greatest protection, you must personally crawl into this small hole in front of you and be willing to give up everything and dedicate yourself to me completely.”
"I have conditions." Jiang Liu bit his tongue hard, and the blood flowing into his mouth made him a little more awake.
"Tell me about it."
"I want revenge on the Yi family, I want..."
...
Jiang Liu crawled into the small hole. When half of his body was inside the hole, his legs, which were left outside, twitched. Five minutes later, the twitching stopped, and gray quickly covered his entire body, leaving no trace of anyone having been there.
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"Lin Yao, what work do you have assigned me today?"
Pei Yuan looked at Lin Yao with a bitter expression, his tone reluctant.
“Pei Yuan, there’s nothing special to do. Today, you and Sun Miao will help Xiao Lizi organize the documents.”
Lin Yao was also in a bit of a headache. He wanted to get rid of these two guys, but it was too late; the situation had already changed.
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao initially came to work at Hongyuan Company with the intention of testing Lin Yao. Of course, their most important goal was to obtain the "treasure" that Lin Yao could use to release pressure, or at least to learn about the inside story of this "treasure".
Subsequently, the two successors from the powerful families changed their minds and only wanted to leave. However, they were angrily rebuked by their respective family elders on the phone, who said that the agreed condition was that Lin Yao would release them before they could leave.
So, while trying to save face, the two of them began to plead with Lin Yao to release the people, but Lin Yao, with his childish mindset, deliberately kept them.
Now that Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing have returned to Beijing from Yanji, they have a special talk with Lin Yao. After learning that Lin Yao wanted to enter the world to cultivate, the two elders strongly agreed and asked Lin Yao to take the two disdainful disciples into the world with him.
Lin Yao was in a bind, but because of the other party's Heavenly Rank status and immense influence in the country, coupled with Sun Woxing's mournful Buddha-like appearance, he agreed without much thought, and told the two Heavenly Rank experts to immediately take their leave.
When Lin Yao came to his senses, he regretted it, but it was too late. So he could only pin his hopes on Pei Yuan and Sun Miao. He couldn't bear the boring and monotonous clerical work with its low social status, so he asked to leave.
Because of these two people in the office, Lin Yao's colleagues' perception and understanding of him have been seriously affected, and they have begun to suspect that he is a show-off.
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao were resolute. This steely will came from the deep talks between the elders of their respective families, who clearly stated that Lin Yao was of the same status and position as a Heavenly Realm expert and told them to follow his example and learn from him.
As for that fictitious "treasure," Pei Yuan and Sun Miao had long since given up on it. It was just the pressure emanating from the person himself, without any external force.
Despite their strong will, the two pampered children still faced difficulties when it came to actually doing the work.
There was so much trivial, complicated, and endless data and work to do, yet all she had to do was watch Lin Yao joking around with the office clerk all day, just loafing around and waiting to die.
This unbalanced treatment truly tested the mindset of the two families in nurturing their children. Unconsciously, it also brought them mental benefits, allowing them to retain their ambition and drive while smoothing out some of the rough edges inherent in young people, making them more mature.
Looking at Pei Yuan, whose eyes were filled with grievance but whose head was nodding firmly, and Sun Miao, who was sitting opposite Pei Yuan and nodding at the same time, Lin Yao sighed inwardly.
"Why haven't you asked to leave yet? If you just say so, I'll agree immediately. No hesitation!" This was Lin Yao's inner thought.
Having made an agreement with Pei Tianzong and Sun Woxing, Lin Yao couldn't bring himself to say these words. He only hoped that the two young men couldn't bear the thought of him leaving, but he underestimated the perseverance and tenacity of martial artists.
"Business learning always starts with organizing materials. You two are very talented, and I estimate that it won't be long before you become two outstanding figures in the business world. Keep it up! I have high hopes for you!"
Lin Yao continued his fruitless probing with a somewhat disheartened tone, which only drew chuckles from many onlookers.