To Lu Ren's extreme surprise, this was unexpectedly the map he previously obtained, leading to the upper part of the Human King's Tomb.

This means that he now has the upper and middle routes of the map.

It goes from Juliu City all the way to the middle section of the Underworld route map.

Why would Lu Chenggong have this map?

"Dead?"

In a dark alley, a tall man dressed in black attire, blending almost completely into the night, from Liaoyuan, stared intently at Lu Chenggong, who lay on the ground with his neck twisted at a four hundred and eighty-degree angle.

"Someone got ahead of us."

The slender man beside him stared fixedly, his face extremely pale. Under the moonlight, he even had an eerily sickly appearance.

His expression was extremely gloomy.

"The key was stolen, the middle section map, and the upper section map were all taken. It seems there's an internal spy within our Liaoyuan."

He glanced around at the people dressed in black clothes surrounding them, his expression carrying a particularly terrifying aggression. Should anyone's gaze waver, he would seem to pounce and kill without hesitation.

"Who could it be?"

The pale man squinted his eyes, "It looks like there's another force competing with us for these things."

The tall man in black crossed his arms, "We've fallen behind, the key is lost, and we've lost clues to the upper and middle maps. The Human King's Tomb, I see little hope."

The pale man straightened up, "Find the lower part, it's our last chance, the most crucial clue is with me, no one will notice."

Pausing for a moment, the tall man in black said in a low voice, "Doye Jala has sent a divine decree, find that person, he's in Juliu City."

The pale man said with some helplessness, "Doye Jala's decree is too vague, we need to spend a large amount of manpower and resources here."

To find a tall young man among millions of people.

The muddled images they had were akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

The man in black: "Even so, we need to follow the decree meticulously; that person might be the one who took the key, and he had contact with Doye Jala back in Xinfan Town."

The pale man, hearing this, said rather unexpectedly, "How come you're just telling me this now?"

The man in black was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Outcast, your heart isn't sincere. Without honoring Doye Jala, you'll eventually become nothing more than dust."

"Dust..."

The outcast laughed softly, but did not argue further. He had witnessed Doye Jala's power before, understanding that the other's might had already surpassed the limits of his imagination, akin to a real Immortal God.

Though the True Body couldn't descend to the Underworld, even the minor powers transmitted could bring them unimaginable transformations.

...

...

Early the next morning, seeing Li Tianming with panda eyes practicing his Fist Technique seriously, Lu Ren didn't say much.

If he couldn't get over this hurdle, truly, Li Tianming might as well honestly run his noodle shop and quietly live out his years.

Seeing Li Tianming calm down, his Fist Technique carried a flavor it never had before, Lu Ren nodded quietly.

Changes in mindset can result in a transformational display.

"Come over."

Lu Ren spoke.

Li Tianming responded and ran over quickly.

"Teacher."

"Stand properly on the boxing stake for me."

Li Tianming quickly assumed a boxing stance upon hearing.

Lu Ren extended his fingers, Bright Sun True Qi slowly gathered at his fingertips, letting his fingers be surrounded by two faint orange halos.

"What is this?!"

Li Tianming's expression was shocked, truly having his worldview shattered.

In the real world, Martial Path Fist Techniques never had such a presence of energy control.

Yet today, he actually saw Lu Ren displaying an impossibly strong energy aura.

This fiery heat seemed capable of burning one's soul.

Then, he watched as Lu Ren's fingers touched his forehead, the two swirling hot energies shot directly into his forehead, slowly strengthening his body and enhancing his foundation.

Lu Ren withdrew his hand, observed for a while to ensure nothing was amiss, then left Li Tianming alone to gasp and roll on the ground.

To receive energy infusion requires certain conditions; recently, due to Li Tianming's diligent training, coupled with pretty good food supplement in the Underworld, his progress was fast.

The Fist Technique had entered the basics.

With Phoenix Unification Fist inherently being Supreme Yang, after yesterday's transformation, he barely qualified.

Lu Ren dared not overdo it, fearing that if Li Tianming's body couldn't take it and completely broke apart under this energy, he would be helpless.

Then, Li Tianming would truly die away from home.

This went on for three to five days, with Lu Ren leaving the noodle shop to Li Tianming, only requesting that he would treat him well if his Fist Technique slackened.

The shop, named after a noodle shop by Li Tianming, was visited by Lu Ren, with notably delicious flavors, specifically thriving with the sale of pea noodles.

As a result, travelers passing by frequently stopped to taste, forcing Li Tianming to put up a notice, hiring several servants, and signing indenture agreements with several helpers.

After eating three large bowls of noodles, Lu Ren got up and left the noodle shop, with the upstairs still remodeled into an elegant room, which was nice.

Life seemed to fall into place, everything in life calmed down completely.

In this atmosphere, Lu Ren enjoyed himself rather well, and Lu Chenggong's death appeared to be silent without causing any ripples.

But what caught Lu Ren's eye was the increasing presence of marked individuals in Juliu City, with patrols not only from the Patrol Bureau but even the recent deployment of the Defense Army on the streets.

Some of these men had traces of martial arts similar to Liaoyuan.

Though the Lu Family in Juliu City wasn't a top-ranked noble family, it was still a prestigious family, yet the death of their eldest son Lu Chenggong brought no reaction.

This made Lu Ren exceedingly curious about what they were thinking.

Two days ago, the Patrol Bureau had already discovered Lu Chenggong's body and informed the Lu Family, yet there had been no actions since then.

Lu Ren had some inklings that the map to the upper part of the Human King's Tomb, which Lu Chenggong carried, must involve significant connections.

And it surely had prior detailed communication with the Liaoyuan Organization, yet inadvertently, Lu Ren had intercepted it.

Finding a time to ask is essential.

"Miss Xu, recent joint patrols of the Patrol Bureau and Defense Army in the city have begun day and night patrols, do you know what's going on?"

Still by the Qingshui River, still pretending to meet by chance, after exchanging a few words, Lu Ren directly asked Xu Li.

The young girl, who couldn't keep a secret, responded with a joyful smile on her face.

"Wasn't Lu Chenggong beaten to death? His father is lying low like a turtle with no reaction."

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