Yanjing, Old Mr. Tao's reception room.

Lin Hai crossed his legs, sipped a bit of tea, and even though the outside air smelled of car oil, it still gave off an incredibly free feeling.

"Refreshing!"

"Kid, have you taken care of everything?" Old Mr. Tao asked.

Lin Hai nodded: "I seized the Death Pass, then had a chat with the mysterious Chief Lord of the Heavenly Prison. Upon returning, I discovered that Taotie was no longer in the cell."

"By the way, Old Mr. Tao, isn't Taotie one of your people?" Lin Hai asked again.

Old Mr. Tao nodded: "He's so formidable, how could he be someone I cultivated? I wanted him out mainly to suppress the Netherworld Guest."

After speaking, as if noticing Lin Hai still had doubts, Old Mr. Tao took out his phone.

"Come, look at this video."

"Holy... Old Mr. Tao, you're into WeChat too? Isn't this the legendary WeChat mini-video?"

Lin Hai widened his eyes.

The old man always gave off an air of reverence, but seeing him holding a Meizu phone was quite shocking.

The most important thing is, this is a WeChat group chat filled with mini-videos.

Lin Hai carefully studied Old Mr. Tao, wondering how someone his age could have a taste for "mini-videos."

"Old Mr. Tao, sharing 'explicit' mini-videos is illegal."

Hearing Lin Hai's weak comment, Old Mr. Tao was so infuriated he almost hit him with his walking stick.

"Look closely, these aren't H videos!"

The old man angrily defended himself.

"Come on, once it's a WeChat group chat, don't think I don't know what these are." Lin Hai retorted.

"Dang it! Look closely!"

The old man, without waiting for an argument, opened the video.

Lin Hai also curiously glanced at the screen.

Since it's something the old man wanted him to see, it must be something new.

From the footage, it didn't seem to be in Huaxia but more like abroad.

From several iconic buildings, it seemed to be in Egypt or an African country.

Anyway, those places have a pretty hot climate, giving a natural impression of a desert country.

Soon, the footage changed to show a nimble person seemingly fighting a group over something.

The nimble person was incredibly fast, his technique fierce, single-handedly facing hundreds without losing ground.

Even though the hundreds had firearm support, they still weren't a match for this person.

The remaining footage mainly showed a one-sided slaughter and crushing.

Finally, the footage abruptly ended.

"Finished watching?"

"Finished."

"How do you feel?"

"This also seems illegal, sharing heavy-taste videos."

"You!"

Old Mr. Tao felt like shooting Lin Hai right then.

"Let's be serious!"

"Could this person be the Netherworld Guest you mentioned?" Lin Hai asked.

Old Mr. Tao took a sip of tea, then grumbled, "Well? Can you gauge the strength of the people in the video?"

"I can, the guy fighting alone is definitely stronger than me."

"His speed, strength, reflexes, and the essence of his technique, I'm definitely no match for him."

"That group of foreigners wasn't much, their strongest seemed to be merely first-class level."

Old Mr. Tao nodded at Lin Hai's analysis and said, "Not bad, your eyes aren't blind, you saw pretty clearly."

"Gosh, Old Mr. Tao, are you really complimenting me like this?"

The old man waved his hand, saying seriously: "Kid, this was accidentally filmed by our Huaxia agents, although it's unclear what the Netherworld Guest was vying for abroad, he seemed to be competing with a certain force."

"Most importantly, after discovering our country's agent, this guy directly killed him."

"After investigation, the Netherworld Guest has no sense of national or ethnic consciousness, he is both righteous and evil, and extremely bloodthirsty."

"Then, since Taotie has some relation with me, I thought of releasing him."

"Because our investigation shows that the Netherworld Guest is very powerful, almost reaching the pinnacle of the Legendary class, even possibly stepping out of it into higher realms. Together with current known experts in Huaxia, given the Netherworld Guest's past defeats, the top decided to release Taotie to suppress him."

"Why does it have to be Taotie?"

"Because Taotie and the Netherworld Guest are fellow disciples, and throughout his life, the Netherworld Guest has only faced defeat twice. Once by a mysterious individual of immense power, whose identity remains unknown domestically."

"The second time, by Taotie."

After hearing the old man's words, Lin Hai understood the significance of this mission.

At the same time, he was amazed at the powers of the Netherworld Guest and Taotie.

"And isn't the old immortal from the Xuanyuan Family supposed to be at Half-step Legendary level? Can't he handle the Netherworld Guest?" Lin Hai asked.

Old Mr. Tao glared at Lin Hai: "That one has transcended the worldly, even the No. 1 Chief can't summon him."

"Most importantly, old age dreads the young, though immensely powerful, if the Netherworld Guest truly exceeds the Legendary level, and a battle occurs, resulting in mutual destruction, what then?"

"The Netherworld Guest dying isn't an issue, but if the elder from the Xuanyuan Family gets gravely injured, who will bear this responsibility? This would be a huge national loss, you understand?"

Old Mr. Tao jabbed Lin Hai teasingly: "Kid, you better be careful too. You're now a vital national asset; it would be wasteful if you died. I'd be heartbroken."

"Can I use one word to express my feelings?"

"Go on."

"Shit."

"Kid, care for another stay in the Heavenly Prison?"

Old Mr. Tao roared in faux anger.

"Haha, just kidding, you're practically half a grandfather to me."

"Humph, that's more like it."

"Old Mr. Tao, I wanted to ask, what's the colossal secret you mentioned you would tell me?"

Old Mr. Tao looked at Lin Hai with profound eyes: "Have you heard of the Immortal Ascension Plan?"

"I have, is that a secret?"

"The Immortal Ascension Plan is just a setup for this secret."

Lin Hai's curiosity was piqued.

"The Human Life Investment Plan! Have you heard of it?"

The old man asked.

Lin Hai shook his head, looking confused.

"The Immortal Ascension Plan is merely about exploring the potential and limits of the human body, aiming to scientifically create artificial masters to serve the country. Projects like this are underway in almost every country, such as the Genetic Warrior project in the United States, and the Samurai project in Japan, and so on."

"But these are only precursors to a bigger project: the Human Life Investment Plan, which aims to extend natural human lifespan, enhance all human capabilities, and most crucially, to research brain region development."

"Once successful, this plan may change the pace of the entire world and propel our nation to the forefront of global advancements, got it?"