Entering the grand doors of the Golden Summit Hall, Zhang Yuanqing held his palm upward, igniting a golden flame to barely dispel the enveloping black smoke, revealing the interior.

The hall’s layout was no different from the Jade Radiance Hall and the Hall of Righteousness – simple and unadorned, yet with a touch of solemnity.

Upon the base stood a statue of an old man holding a sword, his sleeves fluttering, an air of immortal grace about him, like a legendary sword immortal. It was a pity he wasn't wearing a crown.

Zhang Yuanqing touched the statue, but received no item information. Even under the illumination of the power of the Sun God, there was still no item information, indicating that it was indeed an ordinary object.

He immediately searched the hall, but found nothing. Then, he left and went to the residential area.

With the help of Fu Qingyang and the others, they quickly searched the residences, but did not find the White Emperor Crown.

Fu Qingyang reviewed the plot of the Southern Courtyard and said, "There are no hidden plots."

Some props are hidden in hidden plots and can only be obtained by triggering hidden missions, just like Zhang Yuanqing obtained the "Yin-Yang Robe" in Yin-Yang Town as a reward for completing a hidden plot.

Xiahou Aotian analyzed, "Two possibilities: First, the White Emperor Crown is not in Mount Shu. After all, the Unfavorable Commander was a figure of the Tang Dynasty. After a thousand years, the White Emperor Crown would have changed hands long ago. Second, the White Emperor Crown is on the main peak, not in the Southern Courtyard."

"The Unfavorable Commander said that the White Emperor Crown is the treasure of Mount Shu. Since it is the treasure of the sect, it must be stored on the main peak."

Upon hearing this, the Devil Eye Heavenly King tsked. "The difficulty level of the main hall should be S-level. Yuan Shi, it's not worth risking it for a broken hat."

"I once entered an S-level Dominator-level dungeon. After coming out, I sighed that once in a lifetime is enough. I don't want to enter again, no matter how high the experience value or how many treasures there are."

Fu Qingyang and the others chose to remain silent.

Even Xiahou Aotian, who saw himself as the protagonist, couldn't raise his neck and say, "So what if it's S-level!" at this time.

Although both are S-level dungeons, the S-level of an Extraordinary Saint is a nightmare for ordinary The Way of the Extraordinary, while the S-level dungeon in the Dominator stage is a nightmare for geniuses.

Since the birth of The Way of the Extraordinary, with a hundred years of history in the two major districts and countless geniuses, no more than ten S-level dungeons in the Dominator stage have been conquered.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but think of the un-conquered dungeon data of the White Tiger Legion that Fu Qingyang gave him. There was a dungeon called "Fighting Alone."

The main mission was to destroy a country single-handedly. This was the strength of an S-level dungeon. Compared to it, all previous dungeons became like escape rooms.

Zhang Yuanqing regained his thoughts and sighed, "Forget it, there's no point in forcing it. We'll talk about it later."

If the White Emperor Crown was really on Mount Shu's main peak, then the quality of the prop should be level nine. The power of the Celestial Offering Set was probably truly invincible below the demigod, and could even go head-to-head with a demigod.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing heard a prompt sound from The Way of the Extraordinary:

[Ding!

Congratulations, you have completed the multiplayer The Way of the Extraordinary mission - Southern Courtyard of Mount Shu. Number 45, difficulty level A. Rewards are being calculated!

[Rewards calculation: Obtained items, Yin Jade Crystal, Throwing Knives x3 (consumables), Seven Star Lamp Array (consumables)]

[Reward experience value: 20%]

[Main mission settlement completed!

[Settlement completed, exiting The Way of the Extraordinary in ten minutes]

Huh, the Demon Lord's character card reward is empty again? Is it completely bankrupt, or is the remainder 0? Is the quality of the prop at level eight or nine? Is my level not enough to give a reward?

Zhang Yuanqing wasn't too disappointed. The rewards from two high-difficulty dungeons, plus his previous accumulation, meant his storage of Dominator props was quite abundant.

20% of experience value is even more generous than the reward for the Vanquished King. Is it because I killed the dungeon boss? Zhang Yuanqing opened his character attributes and his experience value rose to 50%.

Perhaps it was due to his excellent performance in the Jade Radiance Hall level, plus the fact that he killed the dungeon boss, resulting in a higher experience value reward than the Vanquished King.

This was normal, after all, he was just an assistant in the boss battle of the Vanquished King, not the C position.

He looked at his teammates beside him, each of their foreheads lit up with their respective professional marks, feeling the infusion of spiritual power.

"Not bad, not bad!" Xiahou Aotian happily said, "I gained 11% of experience value, and now my total experience has reached 20%. This level of upgrading speed is top-notch even in the entire second district."

He could return to the family to show off.

When he was promoted to level nine Dominator, he would let the family head abdicate. Once promoted to demigod, he would make the ancestors bow their heads in submission.

Fu Qingyang glanced at Xiahou Aotian's face and silently withdrew his gaze. "Yuan Shi, how much has your experience value accumulated to?"

Zhang Yuanqing sighed, "50%."

He needed at least two more A-level dungeon experiences to reach level eight. "Boss, what about you?"

At the Dominator stage, the upgrading speed decreased significantly, making it really too difficult.

No wonder Fu Qingyang only imitated the Marshal once and never mentioned it again. No wonder no one has been able to break the Marshal's record for so many years. Continuous high-intensity dungeons are indeed despairing.

Moreover, the Marshal probably didn't do continuous high-difficulty dungeons. He must have interspersed them with low-level dungeons, otherwise, it would be impossible to be promoted to demigod in three months, let alone a year.

Fu Qingyang said, "Level eight."

After he was promoted to Dominator and imitated the Marshal, he successfully reached level eight. After that, the A-level dungeon, the Vanquished King, rewarded 11% of experience value, and the Southern Courtyard of Mount Shu rewarded 6% of experience value.

Yuan Shi

He was able to level up so quickly because his presence increased the difficulty of the dungeon to the level eight level.

If it was a level seven A-level dungeon, Yuan Shi might not have such a generous reward.

The Palace Master of Killing Evil held a yellow gourd in her palm and said, "I obtained the consumable of the Throwing Knives. Who has the real thing?"

Zhang Yuanqing and the others all shook their heads. The Palace Master of Killing Evil looked at her nephew and muttered, "I thought you would be the child of destiny, but I didn't expect the dungeon to not reward the real thing at all."

"Perhaps we can get it after clearing the main peak." Fu Qingyang made his own judgment. "The premise is that the person who clears the main peak also clears the Southern Courtyard of Mount Shu."

If that's the case, then the benefits of this Mount Shu dungeon are so heaven-defying that one can obtain the White Emperor Crown, meet the Jade Emperor, and obtain the Throwing Knives.

While Zhang Yuanqing's eyes lit up, he took out the Yin Jade Crystal. This was a fist-sized crystal emitting a strong Yin energy. "[Name: Yin Jade Crystal]

[Type: Crystal]

[Function: Enhancement]

[Introduction: A rare crystal produced in places with surging Yin energy, it takes thousands of years to form. It can be used to refine magical artifacts and enhance the grade of Yin objects.]

[Note: Material and consumable, no cost.]"

The Yin energy is very strong. It is a high-grade material of Dominator quality. If used to refine props, it can refine a Dominator-quality mid-to-high-grade prop.

However, the failure rate for mid-grade props is already very high, let alone high-grade ones. And there is only one Yin Jade Crystal, so forget it, I'll just use it to improve the grade of Senior Sister Lan's prop!

Zhang Yuanqing put it away and looked at the countdown. There were still more than thirty seconds before returning to reality.

At this time,

He heard Xiahou Aotian not far away suddenly become excited and shout, "I thought of a way, I thought of a way!"

Everyone looked over, and the Devil Eye Heavenly King asked, "What did you think of?"

Xiahou Aotian ignored him and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, his eyes shining. "I thought of a way to bypass character cards to increase experience value!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scenery in front of everyone's eyes began to ripple.

Dusk.

A coffee shop outside the Kangyang District Police Department.

Chen Yuanjun, dressed in plain clothes, sat at a round table by the glass wall, his eyes fixed on the pedestrians and traffic on the street. He picked up his coffee cup and took a sip.

Soon, he saw Li Dongze, a teammate from the special department wearing a black suit, carrying a cane, and sporting a neat little mustache, walking out of the police department and heading towards the coffee shop.

Li Dongze entered the coffee shop, his eyes swept over the customers, and immediately locked onto Chen Yuanjun.

In an exaggerated tone, he said, "Oh, my God, the biggest workaholic in the police department actually invited me for coffee. No one will believe it if I say it."

The serious Chen Yuanjun called a waiter and ordered him a cappuccino.

After the waiter made the coffee and brought it up, Chen Yuanjun took the lead and said, "Team Leader Li, do you still remember the disappearance case you took over last April?"

"Disappearance case..." Li Dongze thought for a moment and said, "The disappearance case of Lei Yibing, the one involving your cousin?"

Under the Palace Master's hypnosis, Li Dongze had forgotten the real name of Yuan Shi, forgotten Zhang Yuanqing's appearance, and completely separated the two identities in his mind.

Chen Yuanjun nodded slightly, his brow furrowed. "Not long ago, the police department's archives were burned and the electronic database was also damaged. During the data recovery work, I found a missing persons file. The missing person on that file was Lei Yibing."

Li Dongze, sipping his cappuccino, silently put down his cup, stunned. "Lei Yibing's missing persons file? Wasn't he missing in Hangzhou, Jiangnan Province? Why would our police department have his file record?"

Chen Yuanjun said, "This is not important, at least not for the time being. What's really important is that this file was deleted from the database. If it weren't for this technical recovery, I wouldn't have known there was such a thing."

"Unfortunately, that electronic file is incomplete and can only see part of the content."

Li Dongze was an experienced The Way of the Extraordinary. He had also experienced the official investigation of the Night Rose spy incident, and immediately understood.

Chen Yuanjun asked, meaning, hesitated. "Just say what you want to say directly since you asked me to meet at the coffee shop today."

Chen Yuanjun said, "I suspect that there are comrades within the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau who are violating the law and discipline. I hope you can help find them."

Li Dongze smiled and said, "Why don't you take action yourself? You are the Chief of the Public Security Brigade, second only to the Chief of the Bureau in terms of power."

"Team Leader Li, you don't understand what I mean." Chen Yuanjun said in a deep voice, "I hope you can use superpowers to help me find them. Conventional methods are too troublesome to investigate, and since my superpowers went out of control, I've become very, very busy and don't have time to waste on this matter."

After Chen Yuanjun was promoted to Chief of the Public Security Brigade, he was clearly informed of the existence of superpowered beings. Then, he experienced the disappearance of the Merit List and the work of cracking down on cults in Songhai.

It made him interact and cooperate more closely with official practitioners, giving him a preliminary understanding of this newly involved world.

Li Dongze didn't refuse. "Okay, I'll give you the results within three days."

Kangyang District Middle School.

Wearing a peaked cap and mask, the Pure Yang Sect Leader swaggered into the middle school in front of the doorman.

It was during class break. The playground and teaching building corridors were full of students playing and laughing.

The Pure Yang Sect Leader had already come to Kangyang District Middle School once when investigating the identity of Yuan Shi. He was familiar with the route, entered the administration building, and pushed open the door of the principal's office.

The pot-bellied principal with a receding hairline was instructing a newly arrived English teacher.

The principal grasped two key points in the female teacher's work, praised her greatly, and used his many years of teaching experience to fill her loopholes. The female teacher felt that her career and soul had been sublimated, and was intoxicated by the principal's teaching.

The office door that locked, was suddenly pushed open. The principal was shocked at the same time as the two. The principal praised the two key points of the female teacher.

The female teacher also quickly hid her loopholes, shouting sternly, "Who are you? Who let you in?"

The Pure Yang Sect Leader curled his lips. "People who seduce with their beauty, indulging in fornication in broad daylight, are also worthy of educating children? No wonder their character is getting worse with each generation."

"You..."

The principal was about to roar, when suddenly his expression froze and his eyes became empty and lost their luster.

The female teacher next to him was the same.

The Pure Yang Sect Leader pulled out a chair and sat down, putting his legs on the desk, and said lightly, "I want the household registration information of all male students from Songhai in 2017."

Through the experience of retired teacher Yao Yilin in Kangyang District, the Pure Yang Sect Leader determined that Yuan Shi had studied at Kangyang District Middle School.

Directly showing photos and asking for Yuan Shi's name and address would easily encounter a loop event, so he came up with a compromise method, getting all the possible home addresses of Yuan Shi's students.

Then check them one by one.

He would definitely be able to lock onto Yuan Shi's home address within a month.

Fu Jiawan.

Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers and turned into starlight, disappearing from the bedroom.

Immediately, starlight rose from Xiahou Aotian's CEO office.

He looked at Xiahou Aotian, who had also just come out of the dungeon, and eagerly asked, "You said you thought of a way to bypass character cards to gain experience value?"