Atlas of Heaven and Man

After the Moss Gang members were stopped by the city patrol, Chen Chuan encountered no further obstacles on the road.

After driving out of Hongsheng District and confirming with Wu Bei that no one was tracking his boundary token, he contacted Lao Qi, "Lao Qi, your colleague couldn't be rescued. When I went there, there were no living people left."

Lao Qi sighed and said, "Her husband died a few years ago, and there's a child who's only ten years old. She kept this private job a secret from the company. We didn't know, otherwise we could have called Little Brother Chen earlier, perhaps that could have been avoided."

Chen Chuan said, "Lao Qi, send me all the abnormal situations you've collected recently."

Lao Qi's spirits lifted, and he said, "Okay." He added, "The company's colleagues have put together a commission fee for this matter. It's not much, Little Brother Chen might not care about such a small amount, but please accept it."

Chen Chuan said, "Okay."

After a while, Lao Qi sent over the news he had collected about the strange tales, along with the commission fee.

At this moment, a contact request came in, marked as someone from the City Patrol. He answered, and after a moment, a gentle female voice sounded:

"Backup Law Enforcer Mr. Chen, we received the message you sent at 2:10 PM. According to your information, the anomaly in the street area has been resolved. We would like to confirm if this is true?"

Chen Chuan said, "Yes, I confirm that the anomaly there has been dealt with."

"Information recorded. Mr. Chen, thank you for your cooperation." After saying that, the voice ended the call.

Chen Chuan looked ahead. He knew that even if the strange tales were dealt with, the people there might still face other things. The Moss Gang couldn't deal with him, but they could exploit these residents, but he had done all he could, and he couldn't control everything.

After successfully returning to the Xuan Palace Building, he first took a shower. After coming out, he took out the relic and looked at it. This strange tree was one of the most powerful strange tales he had encountered so far. This relic was also very special, and there were almost no similar records in the data. Perhaps it could be useful in the future.

He thought for a while and stored it properly.

After returning to the sofa, he placed his hand on the boundary token and flipped through the news about the anomalies that Lao Qi had sent. Lao Qi was very attentive and had sorted the anomalies of the past few months according to their importance and urgency. Those with a greater impact and long-term existence were placed in the first column, followed by those sorted by their duration.

This way, he only needed to select those with a relatively large impact, since it was impossible for him to deal with all the anomalies.

After reading for a while, he set a goal and decided to take a look when he had time.

He took out the incense burner and the main medicine, lit them, and entered the Calling Stillness in silent recitation, waking up from the stillness the next day.

After that, he went out to solve those possible strange tales, and after dealing with them, he came back to take medicine and continue to cultivate, repeating this for two days.

However, he didn't always encounter strange tales. For example, once he discovered that many residents were gathered there to hold a secret religious ceremony. Since it wasn't a strange tale, he couldn't control so much, so he just left.

Time flew by to June 29th. After Chen Chuan finished his meditation, he felt like something was happening today. He turned his thoughts and remembered, looking at the incubation box placed in the corner of the wall.

According to Zou Han Dan, the egg inside would hatch in about thirty days. Counting the time, it was almost time, but looking at it now, there was still no movement.

He didn't look at it much, picked up the Xue Jun Blade, and walked towards the private training room, saying as he walked, "Red Tassel, I'm purchasing today's sparring service."

Only after he left, the egg in the incubation box shook slightly.

Three hours later, Chen Chuan walked out of the training room. He placed the Xue Jun Blade on the knife rack and glanced at the calendar on the boundary token.

There was one day left before the end of the semester. After that, the students would have a two-month vacation, but they were allowed to stay in the school dormitory if they wished.

In previous years, many low-grade students who were still in the growth stage would choose to stay, because only the Central City was the place to obtain the most resources.

According to Cao Guiqui's estimate, it would take him about one to two months to reach the limit of breaking through the Third Threshold. Now, almost a month had passed.

He could feel that his senses were becoming more and more acute recently, and his control over himself was also increasing. It could be said that he was changing positively every day.

The next period of time was undoubtedly the most important. He would enter the final sprint stage of breaking through the Third Threshold.

During this process, the demand for drugs would be large, and there was also a need for a strong sparring partner. He couldn't interrupt it, so even if he wanted to return to Yangzhi, he would have to wait until after he broke through the Third Threshold. He had also informed his family in advance that he might be late to go back this holiday.

He sat on the sofa, preparing to browse the edge channel and relax. After watching for half an hour, suddenly Tan Zhi's avatar flashed. Seeing this, he connected.

"Chen, the holiday is coming up in two days. Do you have any plans? Are you going home?"

Chen Chuan said, "I'll probably stay at the academy for a while longer."

Tan Zhi sighed and said, "Ah, I have the same plan as you. Did you know that two students with the lowest evaluation scores were demoted to external members this time?"

Chen Chuan asked, "Oh? So soon?"

"Who says it isn't? I thought this rule wouldn't start until next semester. I didn't expect it to be implemented so quickly. Those two are really miserable. They might participate in this arena competition.

But this arena competition is said to be very exciting. Since you're not in a hurry to leave, Chen, why don't we go watch it together? Let's also call Pan Xiaode and Qi Huixin. Those two have been feeling stifled lately."

Chen Chuan said, "Tan, Wei Wusheng is wandering around outside. Aren't you afraid of running into him if you go out?"

Tan Zhi said casually, "Wei Wusheng hasn't shown his face for days. He probably doesn't dare to come out recently because someone put a bounty on him on the underground platform. The person who paid was probably one of the passengers on the cruise that day. That person also opened the bounty increase permission to everyone. I also went up and added some money..."

Chen Chuan listened to his explanation. Due to Wei Wusheng's continuous killing, plus the failure of the Bureau's previous encirclement, the remaining fighters wouldn't just sit and wait. You should know that those who can get on the cruise are either well-connected or wealthy. So, someone placed a commission on a certain platform, offering a reward for Wei Wusheng.

Because this time the amount is relatively high, many fighting experts in the underground world have been mobilized and are searching for Wei Wusheng's whereabouts everywhere.

He thought to himself that no wonder there had been relatively few news about Wei Wusheng these days, almost disappearing. He figured that even if he was injured last time, he shouldn't have taken so long to recover. So that was the reason.

Tan Zhi then said, "It is said that many famous bounty hunters have clearly indicated that they have accepted the commission, such as the Pei brothers, Zuo Cidao, and Han Laomao. Where would Wei Wusheng have the leisure to come and find us?

Besides, in order to hold this arena competition, the Central City has set up strong security. Many of Wu Yi's teachers will also go. Even if Wei Wusheng is brave, he wouldn't dare to make trouble there. Rest assured."

Chen Chuan thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid I won't have time these days. I feel like I might be improving, so I need to step up my training."

"Oh? You've entered the rapid growth phase of your altered organization?"

Tan Zhi raised his voice unconsciously. It's very difficult for a fighter to improve. Usually, they can only rely on slowly grinding, but there is one exception, which is the rapid growth phase of the altered organization. Once you enter this stage, as long as you invest enough, you can have a relatively high-speed improvement.

Talented people not only have a higher number of rapid growth periods than others, but even the growth time is longer. This is one of the main reasons why fighters widen the gap between each other.

However, considering that Chen Chuan is almost two years younger than him, and he had indeed experienced a rapid growth phase at his age, it seemed quite normal.

Chen Chuan replied, "I guess so."

Tan Zhi said seriously, "If that's the case, then you can't miss it, Chen. This is directly related to our future. Well, anyway, this holiday is very long. The arena competition will continue until September. You can make an appointment when you're free."

Chen Chuan said okay.

After the call ended, he browsed the channel for a while, and specially found the topic about Wei Wusheng. He found that indeed, it was generally believed that Wei Wusheng would no longer cause any trouble. Even the bets on the top hadn't been increased recently. But in his heart, he inexplicably felt that things might not be so.

Cross Street District, diagonally opposite the original Abnormal Hotel, on the rooftop, the little boy was doing a handstand with his hands supporting the ground. Sweat was flowing from his body to the ground. A puddle had already accumulated below, but he was still gritting his teeth and persevering.

The man stood aside watching. He had originally said that he would leave after a few days, but for some reason, he was still staying here.

After a long time, he said, "That's enough."

The little boy put his feet down and collapsed on the ground, but he struggled to get up again, and according to the man's instructions, he tried to adjust his breathing and exercise, hammering his limbs.

The man crossed his arms and looked at him, saying, "I didn't expect you to be talented. You remind me of one of my junior brothers. Kid, what do you plan to do in the future?"

The boy said with anticipation, "Can I follow you, sir?"

The man said, "You are not qualified."

The boy was immediately disappointed.

The man said, "I'm leaving soon. If you still want to practice, you can go to the Tianshu Gang and find Yu Hongming. He can teach you. Just say I recommended you."

The boy's eyes lit up, "I still don't know what your name is, sir."

"Me..."

Just then, there was some noise from the opposite building, and a powerful voice sounded at the same time: "Wei Wusheng, we've found you. Come out, you can't escape."

Wei Wusheng paused for a moment, and slowly said, "The Pei brothers? I've been waiting for you for a long time. It took you too long to find me."

He moved his neck, making a cracking sound. He took down the hammer hanging from his waist and walked towards that place, saying as he walked, "Kid, if you want to live, get out of here."

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