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Chapter 126 Twenty Days Later

The Immortal Realm Traveler #935 12/22/2025
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Li Yibing had gone missing four years ago? Chen Yuanjun felt a sharp tingling at the base of his skull, his pupils dilating as a wave of fear washed over him. He began to feel as though he had stumbled upon a supernatural event, hearing ghost stories. Li Yibing, who had gone missing from the university dormitory in Hangzhou in April last year, had actually gone missing as far back as four years ago—more precisely, three years and six months ago. Who exactly was Li Yibing at the university in Hangzhou? Li Dongze and Xie Anna also looked stunned and astonished, clearly surprised by Zhou’s response. No one had expected that the missing personnel file had only been established in 2019. That explained why the deleted personnel couldn’t be found—the staff who had originally handled the cases had either resigned or been reassigned, creating numerous possibilities. Chen Yuanjun quickly said, “Ask her where Li Yibing went missing.” Xie Anna asked the question in a soft, ethereal tone. Zhou Ai murmured dreamily: "In Hangzhou... he was admitted to a university in Hangzhou. He went there for summer vacation, but then... he just disappeared..." Suddenly her brows furrowed, her face expressing deep distress, and she whispered softly, "I didn't call the police... I didn't call the police..." Her voice grew increasingly urgent and intense, her eyelashes trembling violently, as if she might wake up at any moment. Xie Anna felt a sudden alarm, saying, "Unfortunate—her mental state is rapidly deteriorating. My hypnosis has awakened a latent force within her. A regular spirit cannot withstand the clash of two such energies and will collapse at any time." In the dream, the Master of Pure Yang watched the dream fluctuating between expansion and contraction, listening to the musicians' words, and then chuckled, "Self-important!" He studied the dream and the middle-aged woman, paused for several seconds, and then calmly stepped out of the dream. This wasn't about caring for the elderly woman's life or death—it was about valuable leads that deserved to be properly "protected," to be preserved and revisited once he gathered more clues and uncovered more details. Chen Yuanjun grew anxious and quickly said, "Comfort her, get her to forget today's events." Xie Anna nodded and provided reassurance to the now profoundly unstable Zhou aunt. Once Zhou had fully calmed down and entered deep sleep, the three of them quietly left, closing the security door behind them. Chen Yuanjun descended the slightly narrow hallway, and after leaving the residential building, he and Li Dongze lit cigarettes and spoke in a measured tone: "How do you see it?" Li Dongze gently blew out a stream of white smoke, then said slowly, "Three and a half years ago, Lei Yibing went missing in Hangzhou. His family filed a report with the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau, but the missing persons file was subsequently deleted. Then, Lei Yibing should have been found—until last April, when he went missing again. There are two inconsistencies in this case." "First, why were the Kangyang District Public Security Bureau's records deleted from Hangzhou's files? Second, since Lei Yibing was eventually found, isn't it unnecessary to delete the records—couldn't the case simply be formally revoked?" At this point, Li Dongze suddenly remembered something: "A colleague once discussed Lei Yibing's disappearance with me. Lei was impulsive and bold, yet not particularly reserved. Yet during his three years at Hangzhou University, he lived a largely solitary life, with few meaningful interactions among his classmates. The contrast between his past and present behavior is puzzling. However, we never managed to reach a conclusion on it." Chen Yuanjun habitually furrowed his brow, the character-shaped lines on his forehead deepening. Now he was considering whether to pursue the matter further, as Lei Yibing's disappearance clearly appears linked to the Lingjing Xingzhe incident. Yuanzi is just an ordinary person. If he were to be drawn into this, it would be problematic. Li Dongze gathered his thoughts, looking at Chen Yuanjun, who was also deep in contemplation, and said, "The Hangzhou Public Security Bureau is a good starting point. You take charge of conducting a thorough investigation; I can issue you a document granting you the necessary authority. At the same time, I will also investigate this matter within our organizational archives." "The Wanderer Swordsman said: 'Actually, if you want to know the true identity of Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Li Dongze is the very best entry point—Yuan Shi Tian Zun once followed him when he was still rising to fame.' The Pure Yang Master sighed: 'I don't need to pinpoint Yuan Shi Tian Zun's exact real-life identity. What I need is to identify a few suspicious candidates, regardless of whether they're genuine or not—just take his family and hold them captive.' Locking down Yuan Shi Tian Zun's identity directly would only plunge us back into the same cycle. 'Why?' asked the Wanderer Swordsman. 'You don't need to know...' and the figure of the Pure Yang Master swiftly vanished from the dream. ... The Ring City Tower. At the SPA wellness suite, the uncle, wrapped in a bath towel, lies on the massage bed, eyes closed, enjoying the treatment. Diana, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, dressed in a light-colored briefs and a translucent silk blouse, gently kneads the shoulders and back of the Chairman with her delicate hands. After about half an hour, Anne, dressed in a lady's business suit, knocks on the She held a stack of documents in her hands, standing by the massage bed and said, "Here are the latest updates on Yuanshi's progress on the quest routes—I've organized them all." The chairman opened his eyes, sat up, and took the documents from Anne. After just a quick glance, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. "The Elven Forest? He picked the Elven Forest as his very first quest? Diana, why didn't you remind him?" Diana smiled gently and said, "B-level quests don't need reminders—after all, he won't lose out. Moreover, the Elven Forest presents a bit of a flaw for the Love-and-Want profession. Assigning him to lead the campaign might actually be a good move." Years ago, she herself had entered the Elven Forest, but after understanding its mechanics, she had used a teleportation talisman to exit the realm, losing a significant amount of experience in the process. The Love-and-Want profession follows two paths: one focused on 'Love,' emphasizing purity, self-perfection, and being available at the right time, and the other on 'Want,' centered on desire and engagement. Without truly extraordinary talent or a towering power, one simply won't catch the eye of these women. The latter type are indulgent—constantly seeking male pleasure, sleeping on and manipulating their partners, focusing solely on physical gratification without any emotional depth. They have countless subordinates beneath their skirts and are thus known as queens. Diana's primary objective has always been the sole half-deity among the void-class professions—how could she possibly lose her virtue in a B-tier dungeon? As for the love-driven, indulgent professions who follow the "indulgence" path, once they enter the Elven Forest, they are utterly unable to resist the effect of the sedative gas, ultimately transforming into passive creatures under the control of the bounty hunters, serving solely as vessels for release. Alternatively, they may be killed by the bounty hunters while resisting. After the first successful completion of the dungeon, the difficulty drops sharply, though the experience rewards decrease accordingly. For the spiritual realm travelers, safety always takes precedence over level-up. Diana smiled, "After discovering the gender-transition dungeons, he has completely revised the types and numbers of his dungeon objectives. Anne has compiled the updated dungeon route." "Mr. President," nodded once or twice while continuing to go through the materials. [The Splendid Queen] [Number: 66] [Difficulty Level: A] [Type: Solo (Death-based)] [Main Quest: Kill the Splendid Queen and restore the King's rule.] [Overview of Realm 66: After the King's death, the Splendid Queen takes control of the kingdom. She envies beautiful young girls and curses all of them to develop freckles. She captures handsome young men and brings them to the palace, where they live indulgently. The ministers and soldiers are all devoted followers of the Queen. It is said that every thirty days, the Queen rewards her loyal servants with physical intimacy in the palace.] Diana said: "This realm does not involve gender transformation. According to the provided quest guide, Yuan Shi is a melancholy young man in the realm, deeply favored by the Splendid Queen, who enjoys intimate evenings with him. Yuan Shi mentions that the Queen possesses a special method of 'siphoning male energy,' nearly draining him completely." "Mr. President, I'm truly amazed," he remarked with a sense of wonder, "which is no wonder why my successor is so fond of it." Diana glanced at him sharply. "I think you could benefit from learning more from your successor." Mr. President pretended not to have heard, turned the page: 】 【Introduction of the 34th Spiritual Realm: Deep in a mountain valley lives a powerful group of female immortals. They can command starving wolves, transform into bats, and ride fierce dragons. Their anger alone can easily overthrow an entire kingdom. Strong and beautiful, they have a strong desire for reproduction and often raid neighboring nations, capturing young men to serve as slaves in their valley for entertainment.】 Diana said: "This realm seems to have cast a deep psychological shadow over him. He claims that once he entered the realm, he became a slave—his level and inventory were sealed. The female immortals in the valley are not only passionate about beauty but also cruel; even a slight misstep could mean death." The Chairman shook his head proudly and said: "My successor possesses the extraordinary skill of bowing immediately upon meeting anyone. Even the most violent of these female immortals will fall in love with him. I have no concerns about his safety at all." Diana sighed helplessly: "After he emerged from the realm, I notice that the way he looks at me has changed a little—there's a hint of disdain, as if he's developed a certain aversion to women." "Mr. President was astonished: 'It seems he has indeed suffered serious physical and mental strain.' He quickly went through the subsequent records and said, 'Based on the levels of these dungeons, he should be nearing level eight now—what stage is he currently at?' It has been twenty days since the Primordial entered the dungeon of the Divine Goddess Association. In this period, he has steadily cleared seven B-level dungeons and three A-level dungeons, interspersed with several C-level ones taken as leisure trips. With his original experience points at 50%, the Primordial Sovereign should now be close to level eight. In fact, if the difficulties of the Shu Mountain Nan Yuan or the Fallen Sovereign were considered, three A-level dungeons would have been sufficient to promote him to level eight. However, the former two correspond to A-level dungeons at level eight, not level seven, and since the Primordial has been undertaking dungeons independently, he is unlikely to encounter any dungeon offering such rich rewards again." Diana replied, "The last time he broke free from the instance was at 97% experience, just yesterday. He entered the S-tier instance 'The Sunken Isle of Paphos.' If everything goes smoothly, he should be able to break free within the next半个月." The Chairman nodded, set down the documents, and asked, "Have you heard that the major evil organization in the first region has been acting rather restless lately?" Diana nodded, her beautiful face no longer tender but now serious as she spoke of matters at hand: "According to information provided by the Defense Bureau and our extraordinary detection efforts, members of the Order of Eternal Night are frequently appearing at the site where the Pope of Eternal Night is in slumber. 'They must be planning something!' The Chairman paused for a moment, then said, "It's also possible they're not planning anything at all—just deliberately drawing your attention to them, so as to cloak their true intentions with a protective veil." Among the three major evil organizations in the First Region, the Church of Eternity is the most composed—not because they are inherently good, but due to their professional nature. The higher the rank of an Eternity figure, the more likely they are to enter a state of deep slumber. Once an Eternity figure reaches the semi-divine realm, their ability to extinguish all existence causes the Pope of Eternity to fall into a deep sleep, drawing both themselves and their surroundings into an eternal stillness that will never awaken again. Of course, at the current rank of the Night Emperor, it still falls short of extinguishing the entire world. Yet, awakening the Night Emperor remains nearly impossible—indeed, for at least several decades, the Church of Eternity has never succeeded in rousing him, not even with a nuclear blast. They wanted to get the Sun instance running as soon as possible and didn't want to go through the moral value loss event once again. The President stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, speaking slowly, "In fact, moral value isn't that important."