The limitations of their expertise had become impossible to ignore in this mission.
Unless they quickly learned about the relevant religious traditions and the characteristics of talismans, it would seriously impede the mission's progress.
"The Seventh Branch doesn't have anyone like that."
The three of them hurried back outside. Mei Sheng knew they were going to look for someone with extensive knowledge of the relevant traditions, so she spoke up.
Xue Tingtao quickly waved a hand and echoed her:
"As far as I know, neither does the Fourth Branch."
There was no need to ask about the Tenth Branch. If they had someone like that, Li Dahong would have mentioned it during their conversation.
Ji Li scrolled through his phone, found Huang Banxian's number, and called him again.
His previous call for help from the Guiyuan Residential Area had never actually gone through, because they had all been pulled into the barrier at the time.
Sure enough, this call connected smoothly. Before long, Huang Banxian answered, his lazy voice coming over the line.
"Hello? Who's this?"
"It's Ji Li. I'm on a mission, and I need your help."
Huang Banxian immediately fell silent. When he spoke again, his tone had changed noticeably, filled with shock:
"Did I hear that right? You're Ji Li, and you're asking me for help?"
Ji Li had no time for idle chatter. He cut straight to the point:
"This mission involves religion. I saw a self-contained space formed from a corpse, with an enormous talisman drawn in dead people's blood across a black floor.
"The enormous talisman targets the five internal organs and has a freezing effect.
"It also involves the generating and overcoming cycles of the five elements. One employee has already died through a bizarre method called 'Wood Generates Fire,' leaving only a