Su Ping had only been gone from the scene for about ten minutes.
Then, a jet-black, extremely quiet helicopter hovered over the mountain peak.
Soon, five soldiers, wearing smart combat helmets and exoskeleton auxiliary equipment, descended from the helicopter to the ground.
After a careful search of the surroundings, they realized the scene had been destroyed.
And the most likely suspect for destroying the scene… was a group of rats!
They found a lot of rat hair and rat droppings on the ground.
The team leader reported the discovery to his superiors, subtly suspecting that these rats might be the same group that had run out of the city some time ago!
After all, it was too coincidental!
"This incident is quite interesting!"
Standing on the mountain peak, the captain watched the abnormal videos of this mountain forest that had appeared online, repeatedly through his smart auxiliary System, his eyes gleaming slightly:
"Compared to investigating cases where people claim to have encountered, or are themselves, aliens, subterranean beings, or lizard people."
"This incident is much more to my taste."
"I have a premonition that even if it turns out to be a natural phenomenon in the end, it could still be featured in another episode of 'Approaching Science'."
"Notify the cleanup crew; the game advertisement needs new video footage!"
"Then, I request that this matter be given higher priority!"
… … … …
Relying on the early warning from Ling Rat White and Little Gray, Su Ping also discovered the helicopter immediately.
Looking at its rather sci-fi appearance, Su Ping didn't dare to stay long and directly activated a Talismanic Incantation to return to the Cultivation World.
Before the Fishing spot refreshed,
Su Ping planned not to return to Water Blue Star for now.
This was to give the other side ample time to deal with the impact of this anomaly.
And also to give himself time to digest the Crimson Blood Rainbow Carp.
Inside the training room at Linyue Manor.
As a deafening roar echoed in the sealed space, Ling Rat White and Little Gray were so startled that they hugged Su Ping's pants.
Su Ping looked at the blasted wooden dummy and nodded with satisfaction.
These wooden dummies were made of ironwood, which was even harder than the Physical Body of a Body Cultivator at Body Tempering First Layer.
Yet, at this moment, they were utterly defenseless against the Thunder Fire Pearl, which Su Ping had improved with sweet explosives!
"This item is excellent; I can refine a batch more!"
"Besides using it for unexpected sneak attacks…"
"I can also bring back a few controlled elite rats and let them serve as carriers for suicide attacks!"
"Surely, the enemy, who hasn't seen the power of the Thunder Fire Pearl, wouldn't expect this item to have such terrifying power!"
"No, they wouldn't even think that I would let Spirit Rats perform such suicide attacks, which would be a waste of natural resources!"
As a Cultivator, Su Ping clearly understood that the key to successfully attacking Cultivators with self-detonating rats was not the power of the explosives, but the carrier itself.
Ordinary rats often couldn't get close to a Qi Cultivator.
Under a Cultivator's Spiritual Pressure, even Mortals would feel weak in their hands and feet.
Not to mention small animals like rats.
Furthermore, a Cultivator's flexibility and speed far surpassed that of rats.
To keep up with the opponent without unnecessary losses, the basic requirement was for the rats themselves to become extraordinary and possess a certain degree of resistance!
If it were other Cultivators, even if they had researched the same Thunder Fire Pearl and possessed beast-taming skills,
They would be reluctant to use Spirit Beasts for such a purpose.
In the eyes of normal Cultivators, Spirit Beasts were difficult to Cultivate, each worth hundreds of Spirit Stones.
Only a madman would use them for such a thing!
Moreover, even high-level beast tamers would find it very difficult to make Spirit Beasts perform suicidal missions.
However, Su Ping happened to be an anomaly, and with the rat swarm led by Ling Rat White and Little Gray, he didn't even need to bear the extra burden of contracting more Spirit Rats.
And within a short time after those Mortal rats became Spirit Rats, their self-awareness was still in its infancy, so there was no need to worry about them resisting self-detonation orders.
"The Thunder Fire Pearl is a success; next is Ming Huo."
Su Ping appeased Ling Rat White and Little Gray, then took out a glass bottle from his Storage Pouch.
As he threw the glass bottle, hitting a wooden dummy,
Along with the sound of the glass bottle shattering,
With a bang, a scorching flame appeared out of thin air, then furiously burned on the wooden dummy, quickly spreading over its entire body.
Su Ping summoned a water ball and threw it over.
However, the flame burned even more intensely upon encountering water, releasing even more terrifying high temperatures!
The ironwood, comparable to steel, also spontaneously combusted under this high temperature!
"The Cultivation Robes worn by Cultivators in the Middle to Late Stage of Qi Cultivation generally come with a Water Condensation Spell to resist the most widespread fire-element Spells."
"If the Water Condensation Spell encounters my technological version of Ming Huo…"
"Hehe, it's a beautiful sight to behold!"
Su Ping chuckled a few times, then realized he couldn't extinguish the flames in front of him either.
He could only wait for them to burn out naturally.
He looked at the spreading smoke and decided to end his Cultivation for the day.
The servants of Linyue Manor were curious, but no one dared to probe or ask what their Inspector was doing.
Su Ping returned to his room.
He took out a Big Green Fish and made a pickled fish dish to celebrate the success of his Thunder Fire Pearl and Ming Huo research.
Then, relying on the effects of the Big Green Fish and the remnants of the Crimson Blood Rainbow Carp, Su Ping continued to soak in his bath and Cultivate diligently through the night.
The continuous day and night Cultivation made the maid Ping'er and other servants feel a little heartache for their master.
And those important figures in Jinque City who heard about this were all surprised:
This Inspector is truly too diligent!
Could it be that he intends to be noticed by that Envoy, thus gaining a chance to return to the Immortal Sect?
Heh! It's not that easy!
Only the Ji Family, led by Ji Hu, continuously sent over batches of medicinal herbs.
And during one of Ji Hu's visits to Su Ping, he even presented more than ten Spirit Stones.
The importance of Spirit Stones to Mortal Families could be seen from how easily Linyue Manor was sold.
This made Su Ping somewhat surprised; the Ji Family was actually serious about clinging to him!
Su Ping reluctantly agreed to Ji Hu's another request, taking several Ji Family women as maids.
With the medicinal herbs he received, plus several nights of supper consisting of Big Green Fish and Little Green Fish,
Finally, on the fifth night after returning to Linyue Manor from Water Blue Star,
Su Ping let out a low roar and leaped out of the bathroom.
He had successfully entered the Body Tempering Third Realm!
His leaping figure had already reached golden ratio in every part, giving the illusion of perfection.
Su Ping slightly clenched his hands and threw a punch into the air.
Bang!
A sound like a tiger's roar and a leopard's thunder actually echoed in the room!
For a moment,
Su Ping could even feel the space vibrating under this punch.
"This is not an illusion!"
"But the effect of one-tenth of the Ten Directions Extinction Body!"
"Is this Sacred Body related to space?"
"It is rumored that the Ten Directions Sect's ultimate technique, Ten Directions Extinction, is a top-tier killing Spell, possessing the power to annihilate space!"
"It seems they weren't boasting!"
"No wonder; someone with the Ten Directions Extinction Body can become a Saint! It's probably because all sorts of Cultivation Techniques and ultimate skills are complementary to this Sacred Body!"