Atlas of Heaven and Man

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and it was mid-May.

Inside the training hall, Chen Chuan, dressed in a cyan-colored Wuyi training suit, sat on a soft cushion, guiding his altered tissues with breathing techniques, while also regulating his state of mind.

During this time, he had been consolidating his achievements here, only returning to school once.

He had already informed the company in advance, using the excuse that it involved self-cultivation and that it was a requirement from his instructor. As a Wuyi student, this was naturally the most important thing. Ren Shu and the others understood this, and even sent him several sets of training clothes and several cans of high-quality tea, showing great consideration.

After sitting for about three-quarters of an hour, he slowly ceased his breathing exercises.

He was now gradually realizing the impact of the secretions stimulated by the altered organs on himself. This was actually one of the sources of a fighter's power. If he could make good use of it, he could gain even greater power under certain conditions. Therefore, the way to deal with it was not suppression, but self-regulation and subjugation.

His previous Spirit Shock Fist was actually somewhat related to this, but at that time, he had not yet developed sufficiently strong altered tissues. Even ordinary people could use this technique, but with strong altered tissues, the effect it could bring was different.

The simplest example was the alteration that Du Ma used that day, which was one of the methods of self-regulation. It was just a desperate gamble and not worth learning.

However, some records from the old era had particularly rich experience in this area, especially some religious texts, which described it in great detail. Recently, he had also been reading materials on this subject. Leaving aside the mystical elements, the aspect of harmonizing the mind and communicating with the inner and outer worlds was indeed very effective.

However, the simplest and most direct method was to use medicine, but once he stopped, it could cause various problems and create a greater reliance on logistics, so it was better to master it himself.

After finishing his meditation, he stood up and began to practice the various moves of the Zheng San Shou one by one.

Although it looked like the same set of moves, this was only what was shown on the surface. In reality, the movement of the internal altered tissues was no longer the same as before.

With the cooperation of the altered tissues in the internal organs, the original altered fascia, muscles, and bones could make more subtle adjustments and changes to the force of each move, and the force of the attack was also rich and varied. However, this was only for ordinary practice, with the purpose of stimulating the internal organs and promoting the growth of altered tissues.

When truly entering battle, unless necessary, he would only allow the altered tissues to concentrate the power more, making his speed faster, in order to quickly end the enemy in front of him, whether it was one-on-one or one-against-many.

Now, the power contained in the same move was probably several times greater than before, mainly because both strength and speed had been greatly enhanced, and with the overlap of the second self, he was far stronger than the average person who had just entered the second limit.

If he were to face Du Ma again now, even against the fully altered Du Ma, he would be confident of ending the battle within two or three moves.

After finishing the Zheng San Shou practice, he picked up the Xue Jun Blade and began to use sword techniques, also to allow his altered tissues to adapt to the use of the sword techniques as soon as possible.

After finishing his training that day, he took a shower and returned to the second floor. He sat down at the desk, reached out and picked up the briefcase that the review team had given him, took out the map inside, and spread it out on the desk.

His gaze first fell on the location of Yangzhi City, and then moved upwards. After passing Zhang Mountain, what came into view was a boundless wilderness, which was also the northernmost end of the Da Shun territory.

Although Yangzhi City was formed during the Great Expansion period, it could not be considered the border of Da Shun, because at the top of the wilderness, at the easternmost point, there was also a port city called Hangu City.

This was not a normal city, but a garrison of an unknown number of troops, which usually only contacted the mainland through the railway running through the wilderness and the sea routes on the Northern Ocean, with almost no interaction with Yangzhi City.

But he knew that there was a military academy there, and his cousin Nian Qian had joined the army and was studying at the military academy there, so the journey was particularly difficult, and news could only be transmitted by telegram.

However, this wilderness was not completely empty. It was filled with a large number of wanted criminals who had fled from the inland, smugglers who had sneaked in by sea, bandits, and members of resistance organizations, as well as national fugitives.

Some people had even escaped from mega-corporations, possessing certain technologies and channels. There were also spies and bounty hunters sent by various overseas countries, and even many overseas political prisoners. In addition, there were some unknown secret religious organizations entrenched there.

After some organizations banded together, they even formed large and small forces in the wilderness and gathered an underground intelligence network from all over the world. Compared with these people, the bandit gangs in the wilderness of Yangzhi City were nothing more than small fries.

If this place were not at least two thousand kilometers away from Yangzhi City, with a no-man's land without water sources and plants in between, and with the deterrent force of the army, their tentacles would probably have extended to Yangzhi City long ago.

And this time, his assessment target was on the edge of this wilderness, which was not only very complicated but also took a lot of time to travel back and forth.

In this kind of place, it was almost impossible to do preliminary investigations. There was no one there who could help him. Although the time seemed ample now, in reality, some of the time was for students to prepare for the initial stage and retreat, so he didn't have much time to delay.

He thought about it. It was already mid-May. He decided to spend another half a month to consolidate his strength. He couldn't wait any longer and needed to participate in the assessment as soon as possible.

After thinking it over, he put away the map, locked the information in the safe, and then came downstairs, riding his bicycle towards the school.

In less than half an hour, he returned to the school. After parking the car, he walked towards the dormitory. However, as he stepped onto the stairs, he saw someone waiting there. Seeing him approach, their eyes lit up, and they walked over, greeting him, "Junior Chen, long time no see."

Min Lan happily agreed.

The two of them went down the steps, crossed the open space in front of the dormitory building, and arrived at the edge of Spring and Autumn Lake, walking along the lakeside path.

Min Lan looked at the green willow trees by the lake and the sparkling water surface, saying, "Having been away from the academy for so long, sometimes I really miss the life here. As long as you have enough ability, you can focus on training without so many worries."

After sighing, she turned to Chen Chuan and said, "I apologize for this intrusion, but the company I work for is currently facing a difficult problem and is looking for a solution everywhere.

To make a long story short, this problem comes from a larger commission. Several companies are involved, and it concerns a secret cult. We need to obtain something from this cult. We've sent in many people before, but they all mysteriously disappeared or lost contact.

Last time, our company spent a lot of money to win over one of their members, but she lost contact that very night. The reaction was too fast, and the other companies haven't made any progress either, so we think it might not be our problem, but that they have some means.

Considering that the other party is a cult, they might have something beyond common sense, so we can only consult experts in this field, but so far no one can explain the reason.

I thought that Junior Chen often deals with strange tales and might know something about this, so I came to ask for your advice. If you can help us solve this, that would be great, and we are willing to offer a reward that will satisfy you."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Strange tales are strange tales, and cults are cults. The two cannot be confused."

Min Lan's eyes lit up. "So, Chen, you know about cults, right?"

Chen Chuan said, "I've dealt with the Flying Head monster, and behind it was a very old Flying Head cult. So, if you say I know, I do know something, but that's all. However, cults are different from each other. Unless I'm sure it's related to strange tales, I can't give any effective answer."

"I see."

Min Lan nodded. She thought for a moment, "Then we need to first determine what kind of cult this is." She extended her hand and shook hands with Chen Chuan, "Sorry to bother you, Junior. In any case, thank you for today."

After Chen Chuan said goodbye to her, he thought for a moment. Speaking of cults, Chief Lei of the Secret Sect Review Bureau would definitely know about this kind of thing, but he couldn't trouble others for this. Moreover, if the news got out, other companies would come sniffing around. The most important thing was that he needed to prepare for the assessment, and he didn't have time to deal with it now.

He could only wish this senior good luck.

At this moment, he glanced over, because this place was already close to the administrative office building, so he simply didn't go back to the dormitory, but walked towards the office building.

Entering the building and arriving at Cheng Zitong's office, he happened to see the door open, and two people were talking to him. He waited outside for a while, and after the two people, who were obviously from another school, left, he finally walked in.

Cheng Zitong said, "You've been waiting for a while, haven't you?"

Chen Chuan said, "Not long, I just arrived."

Cheng Zitong shook his head and said, "Every year, there are these people with connections who come to the school to stuff things in. Forget it, let's not talk about them. Xiao Chuan, do you have something to discuss?"

Chen Chuan closed the door, came back, and said solemnly, "Teacher, I plan to leave at the end of this month."

"So soon?" Cheng Zitong's expression became serious. He looked at him, "It seems you've thought it through. Do you need anything? I can prepare it for you."

Chen Chuan said, "The assessment content stipulates that there are restrictions on weapons and belongings, as well as how to deal with opponents, so I can only bring some necessary supplies and items to the wasteland."

He understood this very well, because in that area, many things could be obtained. If there were no restrictions, the students would definitely have all kinds of unimaginable operations.

He even thought that there might be assessment officials watching in secret.

Cheng Zitong thought for a while and said, "Let me prepare it for you." He opened the drawer and took out a form for him, "This is the departure form. Please sign it.

I'm not sure how long you'll be back. What I can do to help is to use the excuse of taking you out for training, so I won't be staying at the school during that time either. If you want to call, call this number…"

Cheng Zitong gave him a phone number and finally instructed, "Before you decide to leave, you can show your face at the school again, but during this time, try not to get involved in other things, and don't pay attention to anyone who calls you."

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