The Dragon Department Base, the lowest level.
Kirin Mu Rui's limbs were shackled by giant chains and transported to the lowest level by a large elevator.
After Ye Ling received the inheritance of the Creation God from the lowest level of the Dragon Department and unlocked its secrets, this lowest level space was completely sealed by the Dragon Department and classified as a state secret.
Except for a very few people in the Dragon Department, no one was qualified to enter here.
However, after the four great families occupied the Dragon Department and purged its high-level officials, this lowest level space of the Dragon Department was opened again. The four great families dispatched a large number of researchers here to jointly construct a super-large altar.
The stone door in the lowest level space had been dismantled by the four great families, and the statues on the stone door had also been smashed and casually placed in a corner.
Rumble…
With a rumble, the elevator carrying Kirin Mu Rui stopped at the lowest level. A group of staff pulled the giant cage out.
As Kirin Mu Rui was transported to this lowest level space, the researchers here began to get busy, as if preparing for something.
Wei Bingbing, who descended with the elevator, inspected the chained Kirin. After confirming that it could not break free from the chains, she instructed the staff who came to greet them, "Transport this big fellow to the altar and secure it. Give it a few more doses of tranquilizer. Don't let it recover before the experiment begins."
"Yes."
The staff responded and then skillfully dragged the Kirin away, transporting it to the altar in the center of this lowest level space.
Zuo Feilong watched the Kirin being dragged away by the staff, then smiled at Wei Bingbing and said, "Sister Wei, what you promised me..."
Wei Bingbing glanced at Zuo Feilong and said, "Follow me. That thing isn't here."
"Alright!" Zuo Feilong responded excitedly and followed Wei Bingbing into the elevator, heading for the upper floors.
As Wei Bingbing and Zuo Feilong left, the space where they had been standing distorted, and Zuo Yuan and Ye Ling walked out together.
Zuo Yuan glanced at the Kirin fixed on the altar not far away, then at the closed elevator door. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but ask Ye Ling, "Emperor, we now..."
Ye Ling scanned the layout of the lowest level space and then instructed Zuo Yuan, "You first blend into the ranks of those researchers and keep an eye on the Kirin for me. I'll go find your father."
"Mm..."
Zuo Yuan did not question Ye Ling's orders. He immediately nodded, then, as instructed by Ye Ling, casually attacked a researcher who walked past him, dragged him behind an instrument, and stripped off his clothes to change into them.
Seeing Zuo Yuan change, Ye Ling placed a slight restriction on him and then instructed, "Be careful yourself. Don't get close to that altar, or you might be exposed."
"Emperor, don't worry. Although my cultivation is not high, I am good at disguise and will be fine. As for my father... I'll have to trouble you, Emperor."
After saying that, Zuo Yuan found an opportunity to leave Ye Ling's hidden barrier and blend into the researchers' team.
Ye Ling watched Zuo Yuan blend into the researchers' team, then looked at the stone door abandoned in the corner of the space and sighed, "The statue of a dignified Creation God, discarded in a corner like scrap. I wonder what the main deity would look like if they knew about this."
Ye Ling joked, waved his hand, and collected the smashed stone door into his spatial ring. He then used runes to construct a fake stone door and placed it in the corner before gracefully entering the elevator and heading for the upper floors.
Dragon Department, Underground Level Thirty.
Wang Liren hid behind a nutrient pod. When he saw Wei Bingbing and Zuo Feilong emerge from the elevator, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth, "You really came here!"
Saying that, Wang Liren's spiritual power began to circulate wildly, and he was about to rush out to kill Wei Bingbing and Zuo Feilong.
At this moment, someone suddenly patted his shoulder, startling him. "Who?"
The surrounding barrier instantly opened, blocking Wang Liren's cry.
Ye Ling looked at the startled Wang Liren and asked with a smile, "Aren't you supposed to be instigating your colleagues at the Dragon Department? What are you doing here?"
Wang Liren was stunned when he saw Ye Ling patting his shoulder and couldn't help but ask, "Em-Emperor? How are you here?"
Ye Ling glanced at Wei Bingbing and Zuo Feilong walking past him, then smiled at Wang Liren and said, "There was a situation outside, so I followed to take a look. You still haven't answered my question."
"Isn't that Zuo Yuan's father? Why do you seem to hate him so much?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren knew he could no longer hide it. He apologized, "I'm sorry, Emperor. I've hidden some things from you. I've already sent my brothers to persuade my former colleagues. I came here... to take revenge with my own strength."
"Revenge?"
"Mm..." Wang Liren clenched his fists. "Emperor, as you know, after you fell into a coma, the four great families took the opportunity to cause trouble and occupied the Dragon Department."
Ye Ling said, "I know that, of course. But the revenge you speak of should not have much to do with retaking the Dragon Department, right?"
Wang Liren nodded and replied, "Mm... partly for the Dragon Department, and partly for personal grievances. Wei Bingbing, she... killed Old Man Liao."
"Liao Hong?" Ye Ling frowned slightly. "Is that the new Minister of the Dragon Department?"
Ye Ling remembered that he had saved Liao Hong once in the quarry of the Dark Shadow Hall. At that time, Liao Hong had died for Wang Liren, so he had a deep impression of the old man.
"That's right..." Wang Liren's eyes instantly turned red. "The four great families wanted to control the Dragon Department, and Old Man Liao was an obstacle they had to remove. After the news of your cultivation loss spread, demons were rampant all over China, and the Dragon Department's strength was severely insufficient, so Old Man Liao personally went into battle."
"During a previous inspection trip, Wei Bingbing colluded with Zuo Feilong to trap and kill Old Man Liao."
Ye Ling asked, "The inspection trip you mentioned, wasn't that the one where Zuo Yuan's parents went on a mission and something happened?"
Wang Liren nodded slightly, "Mm... At that time, Zuo Feilong and Bai Xuan were accompanying Old Man Liao as guards. However, none of us expected Zuo Feilong to be a traitor. When I led the team to rescue them, Old Man Liao was already dead, Bai Xuan died on the spot protecting Old Man Liao, and Zuo Feilong was also severely injured and died."
"Zuo Feilong should have been classified as a traitor, but considering Bai Xuan who died in battle and their child Zuo Yuan, I concealed the fact of Zuo Feilong's betrayal and buried Zuo Feilong and Bai Xuan with great ceremony..."
"But I don't know what means the four great families used to bring Zuo Feilong back to life."
"I see..."
After listening to Wang Liren's account, Ye Ling had a general understanding of the grievances and enmities behind this matter. He then smiled at Wang Liren and said, "Is this such a small matter that you have to be so resentful? It's just that Liao Hong is dead... and you still want to hide it from me and seek revenge yourself?"
"He ju-just died..." Wang Liren's mouth twitched. He couldn't react for a moment and didn't know how to respond to Ye Ling.
This was a small matter?
Ye Ling patted Wang Liren's shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't worry. You've followed me for so long. Even if you haven't made great contributions, you've at least worked hard. I won't stand by and watch your affairs. After we've dealt with the four great families, prepare Liao Hong's remains, and I'll help you revive him."
"Re-revive?" Wang Liren stared blankly at Ye Ling, unable to react for a moment.
He knew that Ye Ling had the means to revive people, but Old Man Liao had been dead for over a month, and his body had been cremated into ashes. Could he still be brought back to life in such a situation?
Wang Liren dared not think about it and said tremblingly, "Em-Emperor... Old Man Liao has already been cremated into ashes, I'm afraid..."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry. Even if he has been dead for a thousand years and only a strand of hair or a bone remains, as long as he hasn't reincarnated, I can bring him back to life."
"Em-Emperor... I, I..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren's breathing became rapid. He really didn't know how to describe his feelings.
Such means... even an immortal couldn't do it, right?