In a guest room in the Blue Starfish Mansion, Tan Xiu and Duanmu Lin had already arrived from the parking lot. Only Tan Xiu and Duanmu Lin came here.
"Tan Xiu, I believe you won't do anything that will harm our country, but I still need a promise from you today," said Duanmu Lin with a serious expression. He didn't even light the cigarette Tan Xiu gave him.
"Alright, I'll give you a promise today. As long as you're still alive, I'll never do anything that will harm Huaxia," said Tan Xiu. "I'll even go all out to help our country once it's in trouble as long as you're still alive."
Duanmu Lin squinted and nodded without a word. A glint flickered in his eyes as he said, "Tan Xiu, this promise of yours is based on the fact that I'm still alive. As for my identity and my abilities, you should be very clear about them. I can live for at least a few decades under normal circumstances. "
"You can live for hundreds of years if I want to." Tan Xiu shook his head.
Duanmu Lin's body trembled. After a long silence, he slowly said, "What do you want to do?"
"I want you to live longer, but I need you to turn a blind eye to some things," said Tan Xiu with a faint smile.
"Your conditions are very generous and the temptation is too great," said Duanmu Lin. "But I'm in charge of politics, so I can't break my bottom line. If your request is too excessive, I can't agree even if you tempt me with hundreds of years of life. "
"I'm really happy that Senior Duanmu has his own principles and bottom line," said Tan Xiu with a faint smile. "But have you forgotten my promise just now? As long as you're still alive, I won't do anything that will harm Huaxia."
"You mean …" asked Duanmu Lin.
"Senior Duanmu, you should be aware of my abilities and the power I have," said Tan Xiu. But I can tell you right now that if I want to, I can even overthrow the Huaxia Kingdom with ease. However, as a Daoist cultivator, I have no interest in worldly power. What I pursue is cultivation, and what I pursue is to ascend to heaven and become an immortal. "
"As a cultivator, I need to consume a lot of cultivation resources, and where do these cultivation resources come from? Naturally, they are purchased with money. I can't do things like burning, killing, and plundering. Therefore, I need to expand my influence in the secular world, obtain enormous wealth, and purchase large amounts of cultivation resources. You should understand what I'm saying, right? "
Duanmu Lin said without hesitation, "I understand."
Tan Xiu nodded and said, "Since you understand it, then it'll be easier for you to accept it. If I want to expand my influence, I need to do a lot of things. For example, I need to set up a company and earn money through formal channels. However, making money wasn't an easy task, so I needed a lot of information to figure out how to make money. Therefore, I decided to get rid of the Darkwind organization and build a huge intelligence network all over the world. "
"Hiss …"
Duanmu Lin was aware that what Tan Xiu said next was a bit important, but he didn't expect it to be to this extent.
Getting rid of the Darkwind organization?
Building an intelligence network all over the world?
If Tan Xiu could really do it, then he would make everyone in the world dread him.
"You don't need to be shocked, Senior Duanmu," said Tan Xiu lightly. "Don't doubt my words. I can wipe out all the cultivation forces in the world if I want to. It's just a trifling Darkwind organization. I don't need to pay too much of a price, nor do I need to use my trump card. "
Duanmu Lin suddenly recalled a woman, a breathtakingly beautiful woman who was so powerful that he couldn't breathe. He looked at the confident expression on Tan Xiu's face and asked with difficulty, "That woman who threatened me, who is she to you?"
"You mean Yan 'er, right?" Tan Xiu chuckled. "She's my apprentice."
"That's impossible!"
Duanmu Lin exclaimed. "She's tens and hundreds of times stronger than you. It's impossible for her to be your apprentice. You … "
Tan Xiu raised his hand to interrupt Duanmu Lin and lightly said, "There are too many things you don't know about, Senior Duanmu. Yan 'er is indeed very powerful, much stronger than me. But if it weren't for an accident, I could have destroyed the entire Earth with a flick of my finger and destroyed the entire Milky Way Galaxy with a punch. There are some things I don't want to say, but it doesn't mean I don't have the strength to do so. It's reasonable to say that I don't need to say much to you given your identity. But I came back from that place, after all, and I'm living under the rules of this world. I'm also a descendant of China, so I can reveal some information to you. "
That place?
Came back?
Duanmu Lin's pupils shrunk and he finally realized how terrifying Tan Xiu was. Suddenly, he recalled the intelligence he once investigated on Tan Xiu. It was the year when Tan Xiu was in his second year of high school. The genius turned into a waste and was even called a "fool" by many people.
There must be something fishy about this abnormal thing!
Duanmu Lin found that he really couldn't see through Tan Xiu. It was even more difficult for him to understand what kind of existence he was.
"Tan Xiu, can you seriously answer a question of mine?" Duanmu Lin gradually calmed down after a long time and asked.
"Go ahead." Tan Xiu nodded.
"When that terrifying demonic beast appeared in the Himalayas, why were you the one who risked your life while your disciple with monstrous strength didn't appear?" asked Duanmu Lin.
"Once Yan 'er and the others acted, they would be detected by the Heavenly Dao of this world," said Tan Xiu calmly. "They must leave this world once that happens."
They?
Duanmu Lin was deeply shocked after realizing that the woman named Yan 'er was not the only one under Tan Xiu's control. Suddenly, he realized something and exclaimed, "You mean … they have all become immortals?"
"Become immortals?"
"Immortals?"
A disdainful look flashed in Tan Xiu's eyes as he indifferently said, "There are some things you don't need to ask, Senior Duanmu. The reason why I'm telling you this today is mainly to make it convenient for you to turn a blind eye in China in the future."
Duanmu Lin pondered for a while and slowly asked, "Has it already started?"
"Almost." Tan Xiu nodded.
"Since it's almost done, why do you still want to tell me?" Duanmu Lin forced a wry smile. "You can control your own intelligence network. In any case, don't let me catch you, else I won't let you off lightly. "
"You won't be able to catch me as long as you don't take the initiative to look for them." Tan Xiu lightly smiled. "I've prepared a generous gift to thank you, Senior Duanmu. I hope you like it."
Having said that …
A cultivation manual appeared in Tan Xiu's hand out of thin air. He handed it to Duanmu Lin and lightly smiled. "You may be an ability user, but there's no rule stating that ability users can't cultivate cultivation manuals. As long as you can control the two energies in your body, you may have some achievements in the future. "
A cultivation manual?
A shocked expression appeared on Duanmu Lin's aged face. He didn't expect that Tang Xiu would be so generous as to directly give him a cultivation manual. It must be noted that such a cultivation manual was extremely precious, and it would definitely cause a great uproar if it fell into the hands of others. It was even possible to set off a bloody storm.
"Nascent Soul Stage? The highest one can cultivate is actually the Nascent Soul Stage? "
Duanmu Lin's hands holding the cultivation manual slightly trembled. He reluctantly moved his eyes away and looked at Tan Xiu with a complicated expression.
"Is this … considered as a bribe?"
"I think so," Tan Xiu lightly smiled.
Duanmu Lin took a deep breath and a smile appeared on his face. He then scolded with a smile, "SCRAM! TAKE THAT BASTARD AND GET OUT OF HERE! If you want to make money by relying on the Aeroglider, then hurry up and develop the second generation. "
"Got it."
Tan Xiu let out a faint smile and his figure instantly disappeared from the room.
Now that Duanmu Lin was the only one left in the spacious room, he flipped open the cultivation manual again and read it for more than half an hour before he closed it again, unable to suppress the joy in his heart.
Gradually, his expression turned a bit strange.
As the energy in his body flowed according to the circulation route of the cultivation manual, he found that he could easily complete the Qi Condensation Stage's circulation. What he didn't expect was that when he began to circulate according to the Foundation Establishment Stage's cultivation route, the energy in his body broke through to the late-stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage in one fell swoop.
"This power … is at least ten times stronger than before."
Duanmu Lin clenched his fists and felt the surging power in his body. He really wanted to roar a few times. But he eventually suppressed this impulse, and a thought sprouted from the bottom of his heart. If every ability user could easily cultivate after obtaining a cultivation technique, then the strength of the ability users in the State Special Abilities Bureau would greatly increase. When that time came, the strength of the entire Special Abilities Bureau would skyrocket.
The thought made Duanmu Lin somewhat restless. He strode out of the room and shouted, "Notify all the top executives of the Special Abilities Bureau to return to the headquarters in the Imperial Capital, except for those in charge of the Himalayas."
Outside the Blue Starfish Mansion.
When Li Yuquan jumped off the boat with Tan Xiu and returned to the shore, his heart was finally at ease. The feeling of surviving a disaster made him feel grateful to Tan Xiu.
"Thank you, Boss."
Li Yuquan followed behind Tan Xiu and spoke in a low voice.
"I paid a great price to save your life," said Tan Xiu without looking back. "You should know what to do next."
"My life is yours from now on," said Li Yuquan respectfully. "I'll carry out any order you give me immediately."
"Your son is a good man. Tell him to come out of the greenhouse!" Tan Xiu nodded. "Someone will pick him up soon."
Li Yuquan's expression changed and he hurriedly asked, "This is …"
"You can refuse, of course, of course," said Tan Xiu lightly. "But the consequence of refusing is that your son can only be an ordinary person for the rest of his life. You and your wife must let go of him if you want to transform into a dragon. "
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