Lin Wanjun departed, unlike her previous swift disappearance from the spot. This time, she tore through space.
Yu Zhibo could even feel the violent aura of spatial energy emanating from the tear in space. In such an environment, he would be instantly shredded if he entered.
Yet, Lin Wanjun could enter such a space. It was either because she mastered some secret technique of void translocation or relied on her formidable physique to traverse the void, achieving long-distance teleportation.
Yu Zhibo had not provided Lin Wanjun with detailed information about the Qilin. He had only briefly mentioned using his lightning techniques to summon the red lightning to help the Taoists blast the monster. Everything else was reported truthfully.
Upon hearing that the mountain range occupied by the Dark Winged Dragons was entirely gray and white, Lin Wanjun's hands trembled with excitement. After clarifying the information about the group of five Taoists, she impatiently tore open space and left.
Yu Zhibo had never seen Lin Wanjun so flustered.
He paced nervously in the living room for a while, unable to figure things out. He then searched the mall for "sensing stones" but found no relevant information. Resigned, he decided to act as if nothing had happened and took Xiao Timotian to Training Ground No. 5, preparing to test the power of the Black Ball.
Kyoto, above a building nearly a thousand square meters in area, not far from Konganmen, a rift in space quietly opened. Lin Wanjun emerged from it with a solemn expression.
After exiting the rift, she used her powerful mental energy to shield herself, making her invisible to ordinary people, and then rapidly descended to the rooftop of the building.
As her figure landed on the building's top floor, a strong gust of wind blew, and a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, with a short beard, emerged from the wind, frowning at her. "Director Lin, there's a teleportation array from Ningcheng to here. Why didn't you use it? Don't you know about the no-fly zone regulations? Why brazenly violate them?!"
This middle-aged man was an A-class ability user of the wind element and the leader of Group 1 in the Executive Department. Maintaining the supernatural order of Kyoto was also part of his duties.
Unlike the small-scale Ningcheng branch, the Kyoto Executive Department was divided into thirty-six groups, with over a dozen leaders alone being A-class.
"The situation is urgent, and using the teleportation array would be too slow. Take me to see the Deputy Director. I have important matters to report!" Lin Wanjun said.
The Deputy Director of the Shenhua Bureau was a powerhouse who had half-stepped into the S-class domain, making him the strongest ability user in the Dragon Country besides the Taoist Sage Wang Taixu.
"Follow me!" Hearing this, the middle-aged man in the suit asked no further questions. If the news Lin Wanjun brought was not important enough, she would bear all the consequences for violating the no-fly zone regulations.
Due to the no-fly zone regulations, after confirming it was not an invasion by foreign enemies, the middle-aged man did not use his abilities again. Instead, he led Lin Wanjun down from the rooftop and into an elevator on the 36th floor, which slowly descended.
Soon, the elevator descended from the 36th floor to the negative 9th floor. As they exited the elevator, they were greeted by a brightly lit, vast plaza where people with various hair colors were walking.
Scattered throughout the plaza were seventy-two teleportation arrays, emitting light from time to time. People appeared and disappeared from the teleportation arrays constantly.
Besides the teleportation arrays, the most eye-catching sight was a massive spatial portal, nine meters high and nine meters wide, standing in the center of the plaza.
Within this spatial portal, myriad colors intertwined, leading to another space upon entry.
Lin Wanjun and the middle-aged man in the suit walked towards the spatial portal and soon vanished within it.
Upon entering the portal, the scenery before them changed, and their bodies appeared on the city streets of another space.
This space was vast, large enough to accommodate a city with plenty to spare. There was no sun in the sky, but sunlight cascaded down from above. The spiritual energy was abundant, and the city was surrounded by mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes, possessing a complete ecosystem.
This was the location of the Shenhua General Bureau, a space opened by the Taoist Sage Wang Taixu with his great divine powers, a supernatural city that gathered many of the nation's elite supernatural beings.
In the center of the city stood a ninety-nine-story building. The words "Hua Xia Shen Sheng Ju Zong Ju" (Shenhua Bureau General Bureau) were emblazoned on all four walls of the building with imposing grandeur.
According to regulations, free flight was permitted below fifty meters within the supernatural city. Thus, the middle-aged man in the suit waved his hand slightly, and a strong gust of wind enveloped them.
"Director Lin, please!"
Lin Wanjun nodded slightly and stepped into the wind.
Subsequently, the gust of wind swept towards the building, instantly reaching the entrance of the Shenhua General Bureau.
Led by the middle-aged man in the suit, Lin Wanjun entered the Shenhua General Bureau and took the elevator to the Deputy Director's office.
After bringing Lin Wanjun to her destination, the middle-aged man in the suit departed. Lin Wanjun raised her hand and gently knocked three times on the door.
"Come in!" a clear voice called from inside the room.
"Teacher, long time no see!" Lin Wanjun greeted with a smile after entering.
"Don't try to get chummy. As the Director of the Ningcheng branch, you left your post without authorization. If you can't provide a suitable reason, don't blame me for being unmerciful!"
The speaker was a young man with double pupils. He leaned lazily in his office chair, possessing a delicate and handsome appearance. His slender fingers tapped lightly on the desk as he looked at Lin Wanjun with a half-smile.
Within his narrow eyes, the divine light of his double pupils flowed, like a black hole that could devour anything.
"I've come mainly to report on the matter of the sensing stone mine!"
"Sensing stone? A mine?"
The double-pupiled youth's eyes narrowed slightly upon catching these keywords, and his fingers paused their tapping on the desk.
Five minutes later
"Hahaha! Heaven bless our Dragon Country!"
A wild laugh spread from the building, drawing astonished glances from many supernatural beings outside.
Shortly after the laughter subsided, personnel from the Information Department swiftly delivered related confidential letters to the desk of Prime Minister Lin Yongfeng.
Following that, over fifty top-level mission directives were issued, targeting specific supernatural beings.
At the same time, various departments of the Kyoto General Bureau began to operate like a massive machine, working diligently.
And shortly after the mission directives were issued, in various parts of the city, fifty-six B-class supernatural beings with different hair colors, weapons, and attire rose into the air from their respective locations and rushed towards the spatial gate.
These individuals emanated killing intent, all seasoned veterans who had undergone countless trials of life and death.
Among them were eight supernatural beings with silver hair, sparks of electricity occasionally jumping from their bodies. They were all B-class powerhouses who had awakened lightning abilities and were the main assault force of the Exploration Department, possessing combined offense and support capabilities when exploring the Evernight World.
After taking flight, these individuals quickly arrived before the spatial gate and stepped through it. They then converged at the largest teleportation array on the negative 9th floor plaza.
This teleportation array had been temporarily suspended from use, and it was filled with various supplies needed for exploring the dark world.
Around it, nine powerful A-class ability users stood guard.
Standing at the forefront, the A-class peak ability user with the most powerful aura was a robust man over two meters tall, clad in heavy armor.
He was a silver-haired, muscular man with hair standing on end like steel needles, resembling a humanoid beast. His expression was stern, and powerful lightning energy emanated from his body, crackling on his skin. He was Ling Wanjun, the head of the Kyoto Exploration Department.
Ling Wanjun's expression was cold as he looked at the fifty-six B-class supernatural beings standing before him. "You should already be aware of the mission details for this expedition. It concerns the destiny of our Dragon Country. You must ensure the safe reception of Li Changsheng and his team, and bring back all the sensing stone mines!"
"This matter allows for no deviation. Be aware, those who are not of our nation, their hearts are surely treacherous. If you encounter supernatural beings from other countries during your search, kill them all!"
As he said this, Ling Wanjun seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and his killing intent began to surge again.
"Yes!" The fifty-six B-class supernatural beings responded in unison, their faces filled with ferocity.
Then, Ling Wanjun waved his hand. An A-class powerhouse behind him stepped forward with a box, opened it, revealing twenty-four black rings made from the crystallized essence of B-class Void Beasts. These were storage rings.
Those who could enter the dark world were at most B-class peak. B-class Void Beasts could quickly conceal themselves in the void and travel through spatial turbulence, making them difficult to capture even for A-class powerhouses.
Therefore, each of these rings was obtained at a tremendous cost and was extremely precious. They were only used in emergencies for transporting extremely important supplies.
Each time such a storage ring was used, its internal space would shrink slightly. They were not easily deployed. The fact that twenty-four were being used at once showed the immense importance the Kyoto General Bureau placed on this mission.
Soon, the twenty-four rings were distributed among eight lightning ability users and sixteen B-class peak powerhouses.
"Go. I will await your return at the wormhole entrance!" Ling Wanjun's stiff face showed a hint of a smile as he looked at everyone, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"Minister, rest assured. If the mission is not completed, I will present my head!" A leading lightning ability user among the B-class supernatural beings said. He was one meter ninety tall, with a similarly formidable aura, looking like a miniature version of Ling Wanjun.
Behind him, the many B-class supernatural beings who understood the mission details also showed looks of determination.
Ling Wanjun nodded with satisfaction.
Then, the teleportation array glowed, and all the supplies and equipment within were teleported away first.
When the light dimmed again, the fifty-six B-class supernatural beings stepped into the teleportation array in unison.
The teleportation array flared with light again, and everyone instantly vanished from their spots.
"I'll go first. You follow behind!" Ling Wanjun said, then stepped into the teleportation array himself.
As the teleportation array could only transmit one A-class powerhouse at a time, the others also stepped into other teleportation arrays sequentially and disappeared within them.
Their destination was consistent: the No. 3 wormhole, explored by Li Changsheng and his team, located forty thousand meters above the Bashang Grasslands near Kyoto.