CHAPTER 152: CHAPTER 151: HITTING A DOG, ONE MUST LOOK AT THE OWNER

Li Hao looked at the scene of being threatened by various forces before him. On the surface, he showed anger, but deep down, he wasn’t very panicked.

If it were before, facing the oppression of various forces, he would certainly surrender at the first moment, exchanging the Spiritual Objects he obtained for the safety of himself and his family.

But now, the situation was completely different.

With the Spiritual Energy Revival, a major reshuffle was inevitable. Seizing the opportunity to rise, he would eventually confront various forces. Retreating would only make them think he was weak and easy to bully.

Although he didn’t have the ability to confront these forces, don’t forget, he was not just representing himself alone.

You have to consider the owner when hitting the dog!

Li Hao glared at Xu Shaolin angrily and retorted loudly:

"With the Spiritual Energy Revival and demons rampant, my exploration of the Beimang Forbidden Land is precisely to find ways to combat these demons.

If this method can be obtained, it would greatly benefit the entire Federation and even the whole of human civilization."

"I am wholeheartedly for the Federation, what crime is there in that?"

Li Hao’s shameless rhetoric shocked everyone. They didn’t expect that under such circumstances, Li Hao could still tie his private exploration of the Beimang Forbidden Land to the grand righteousness of the human race.

"What a joke!"

Finally, it was the Federal Agent Shi Zhiyuan who spoke with a gloomy face.

"At this point, Chairman Li, there’s no need to try to confuse right and wrong.

If Chairman Li surrenders his findings from the Beimang Forbidden Land, I can represent the Federation and let bygones be bygones.

But if Chairman Li insists on going his own way, don’t blame us for being rude."

As he spoke, the fully armed soldiers around took large strides toward Li Hao.

Li Hao reached into the code box he carried with him and took out the Red Blood Treasure Ginseng.

"Is this what you want?"

As soon as the Red Blood Treasure Ginseng was taken out, everyone present could smell the strange fragrance emanating from the Treasure Ginseng.

Even Shi Zhiyuan, among others, had their eyes instantly drawn to the Red Blood Treasure Ginseng.

Even if they hadn’t personally touched the Red Blood Treasure Ginseng, just by its miraculous fragrance, they could conclude it was undoubtedly a treasure containing Spiritual Qi.

"Yes, yes, exactly this!"

"That peach pit only indicated a bit of peculiarity, but this Treasure Ginseng surpasses the peach pit by a hundredfold, could this be a true Spirit Plant?"

"What exactly did Li Hao dig up from the Beimang Forbidden Land?"

Representatives from various parties swallowed their saliva, showing a greedy expression.

No one could blame their loss of composure—in their eyes, this Spirit Plant had too significant a meaning.

Ginseng, being a top-grade medicinal material, is often seen as an excellent substance for health and longevity. A Treasure Ginseng containing Spiritual Qi would surely have an even more immeasurable value.

If it had a slight effect on prolonging life and longevity, it would be enough to drive those at the peak of big corporate conglomerates crazy.

Upon seeing the Red Blood Treasure Ginseng, they realized they must acquire it at any cost.

Federal Agent Shi Zhiyuan was even more excited as he actively stepped forward towards Li Hao, saying:

"If you give me this Treasure Ginseng, I can promise you in the name of the Federation that when it comes to dividing the Beimang Forbidden Land, you can have a seat reserved."

However, Li Hao was unmoved, and instead sighed as he said:

"If this Treasure Ginseng were mine, I would naturally be willing to give it to the agent.

But this Treasure Ginseng was bestowed by the Master, and as a subordinate, how dare I trade it casually."

"Master?" Shi Zhiyuan sharply sensed something wrong, and the other forces also snapped out of their greed.

Ignoring everyone’s attitude, Li Hao turned around and knelt, heavily kowtowing towards the direction of the Beimang Forbidden Land.

"I am incompetent, and I plead for the Master to intervene!"

In the next moment, a cold snort, akin to thunder on a clear day, exploded in everyone’s hearts.

The fog that once covered the scenic area suddenly began to distort, as if being torn apart by an invisible hand.

Pitch-black mist poured out from the rifts in the void, devouring all surrounding light like a living entity.

Representatives from various forces stared with wide eyes, watching those once gentle mists morph into nightmarish darkness.

The crowd fell into a deathly silence, each heartbeat extraordinarily clear in this moment, with fear creeping over everyone like ice. Some wanted to scream, but found their voice absorbed by the black mist, only able to emit faint gasps.

The black mist echoed with faint, mocking whispers, those voices seemingly coming from the depths of Hell, stabbing into everyone’s soul.

Representatives clutched everything within reach, as if doing so would resist the darkness poised to devour everything. Sunshine disappeared entirely, and the entire Beimang Mountain seemed to fall into a perpetual Abyss.

At this moment, representatives finally realized why Li Hao was so calm and bold.

"Worthless!"

A detached voice echoed from the depths of darkness.

Facing pressure from various forces, yet remaining unfazed, Li Hao panicked instantly at those words, hastily speaking aloud:

"I have disappointed you, Master, please forgive my failure!"

Li Hao clearly understood that while various forces couldn’t truly harm him, just a word from Lu Yan could consign him to eternal damnation.

After a casual reprimand of Li Hao, Lu Yan turned his gaze towards the representatives of various forces.

Unexpectedly for Lu Yan, two familiar faces were among the representatives from various forces.

One was a regional manager from the Qingwu Group, whom Lu Yan had seen in the Cyan Simurgh Sect’s Library Pavilion, known as a Golden Core Elder in the Xianxia version.

The other was Chu Zhuoqun, the Deputy Head of Human Resources from the Archaeological Association, whom Lu Yan had previously interacted with.

Currently, while these prominent figures in the Xianxia version weren’t directly kowtowing for mercy like Li Hao, they were trembling all over, seemingly about to kneel and worship.

Lu Yan faintly sensed the arrival of these representatives and the Federal Agent.

On the surface, it seemed that the representatives could arrive at Beimang Mountain so quickly because Xu Shaolin betrayed Li Hao by defecting to the Federation and providing information.

But in truth, Lu Yan sensed the involvement of Urban Celestial Dao in this matter.

It was the Urban Celestial Dao that drove various forces to converge on the Beimang Forbidden Land as quickly as possible.

Perhaps Xu Shaolin’s betrayal was originally just a fleeting thought, but the Urban Celestial Dao’s macro intervention accelerated the process, drawing the factions here to disrupt Lu Yan’s plan.

Yet, in the face of Lu Yan’s transcendent strength, such resistance was utterly futile.

"Just a dying struggle!"

Lu Yan sneered in his heart.

The ink-black mist suddenly solidified, gradually forming a giant visage.

The face exuded an awe-inspiring majesty, eyes flickering with divine radiance, as if gazing across eternal time into the mortal realm. Each expression’s movement caused the void to tremble, as if the heavens were holding their breath under this gaze.

"What kind of patron has Li Hao found?"

Representatives shivered from flesh to soul in this moment.

Under the gaze reminiscent of the heavens, a questioning voice slowly emerged.

"Do you all intend to violate my Beimang Forbidden Land?"