Surviving the Wasteland Winter: Cultivating Immortality
Chapter 375

Shocking Everyone

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The gold in the basement was worth over thirty million, and he looted it all.

This is all of Old Wang's wealth.

In the Winter, thirty million in gold is of immense value.

You have to understand, this is equivalent to the era of having ten thousand yuan.

After taking these gold reserves, Chen Wang discovered that there were also many Gene Serum among them, including four bottles of Tier 3 and many more Tier 2 and Tier 1.

"That bastard embezzled quite a bit too."

Chen Wang muttered to himself.

Old Wang secretly cultivated his own power base; such things were commonplace for those at the top.

The practice of receiving salaries without working has existed since ancient times.

Despite the strict control over Gene Serum, he still managed to leave behind a significant amount through various means.

Chen Wang looted Old Wang's entire fortune, including more than twenty antiques, each containing a special power.

"That old thief promised to give me thirty items within two months, but he actually still has this many in hand."

Chen Wang also collected these antiques. The energy contained within these antiques was quite special, especially one of the jade seals.

There were only two characters engraved on the seal.

"Mountain Water."

This is an Ancient Jade piece, and the power contained within Ancient Jade is greater than that of the other seven or eight pieces combined.

Basically, the power contained in each piece is not much different, but this piece of Ancient Jade is quite special.

Chen Wang's eyes lit up, and he put the Ancient Jade in his pocket and put it away.

Besides these antiques, there are also some documents and letters, including records of shady transactions and information about high-ranking Qiongqi Mining. These documents serve as evidence of transactions between these high-ranking figures.

These things were even more important to Old Wang than the medicine.

Among them is the big tree behind Old Wang, "Luo Zhongren".

This is a big shot at headquarters; there are some shocking deals between them.

Moreover, Luo Zhongren was secretly conducting Human Experimentation, Old Wang often had to send people over to him.

Men, women, and children are all included.

Chen Wang collected all these items, including some secrets of Qiongqi Mining.

Although the Winter is savage, bloody, and violent, it is not backward. There are some things that can be done, but if they involve the interests of many people or cross the red line, they will be eliminated.

This thing in Old Wang's hand will bring down several high-ranking officials.

Once this gets out, the forces that Old Wang cultivated will probably be dealt with first.

"Just the fact that he intercepted official medicines and privately cultivated armed forces means that even if he came back to life, he wouldn't have enough heads to lose."

Chen Wang thought to himself.

The official organization building was indeed heavily guarded, with surveillance cameras everywhere, making it extremely difficult to sneak in.

Chen Wang did not sneak in at this time. After leaving Old Wang's residence, he openly and brazenly broke out from a guarded area.

Once he had shaken off his pursuers, he pushed open the Bronze Gate in his mind and disappeared.

He can travel between the Winter and the Cultivation World. Just this ability alone means that if they can't kill him instantly, these people have no way to deal with him.

Chen Wang is the type of person who fights if he can win, and resorts to Guerrilla Warfare if he can't.

And you can't find him; he appears and disappears like a ghost.

Chen Wang returned to the Cultivation World.

He appeared deep in the mountains, having not previously left any mark at the Red Cloud Sect.

Chen Wang changed his clothes before returning to the mountain gate and quietly stayed in the Green Bamboo Peak.

Wang Yue, the Green Bamboo Peak Lord who loves farming, has not yet returned.

Chen Wang was the only person on the entire Green Bamboo Peak.

He took out the seal and felt around in his hand.

"The power within is extremely concentrated; I wonder how many side effects there will be when refining it."

Chen Wang thought to himself.

He had some expectations for this, but he never expected to encounter such a special object.

He then guided her to try to refine this special power using her Divine Sense.

Sure enough, the power within this Ancient Jade was many times greater than that of those weapons, and it surged into Chen Wang's mind, where it was absorbed by his soul.

Chen Wang could feel his mental energy growing stronger.

However, this force was not particularly sharp; on the contrary, it was rather peaceful.

Chen Wang felt extremely comfortable, bathed in this special power.

After he fully absorbed the power within the seal, Chen Wang's spiritual strength increased significantly.

However, at this moment, his State of Mind was very peaceful, without any desire to fight. It was as if he was in a state of enlightenment, and he just liked to stay there quietly, unwilling to do anything.

Actually, if someone talks to him or interrupts him at this time, he will wake up from this state.

However, Green Bamboo Peak was deserted; in the entire Red Cloud Sect, only Green Bamboo Peak had two cultivators.

Now only Chen Wang is here.

It took Chen Wang a full hour to recover.

After regaining his composure, he felt somewhat surprised.

"Holy shit!"

"What happened? How come so much time has passed?"

He thought back and realized that his state just now was very strange.

This state is very similar to the state of enlightenment, characterized by a lack of desire, profound peace, and a absence of ambition, competitiveness, or hatred.

Like I've been brainwashed, I've entered a state of sagehood.

The key question is, who the hell has a "wise man's time" that lasts that long? "Is this the side effect of the seal—the 'wise man's time'?" Chen Wang thought to himself.

He immediately shook his head and smiled wryly; these antique weapons were truly giving him new surprises.

"The two known side effects are that one is that it can trigger a bloodlust and make people irritable, and the other is that it can cause a period of calm, making people extremely calm."

A thoughtful look appeared in Chen Wang's eyes.

These appear to be two completely opposite forces.

"What exactly happened in the Winter back then? What kind of cultivation system existed before that?"

Chen Wang's curiosity grew stronger.

"The power brought about by this system has two different, diametrically opposed side effects, which are somewhat similar to the side effects of Gene Serum. What is the relationship between the two?"

Many thoughts flashed through Chen Wang's mind.

Chen Wang left the Shelter with a nonchalant air, evading the massive manhunt that had already entered a state of war preparedness, and even managed to kill Old Wang under these circumstances, which caused a sensation!

It's important to know that Chen Wang is an extremely famous Gene Warrior.

His meteoric rise to fame, achieved by stepping over the corpses of the Church, is remarkable!

Especially since Chen Wang had just returned from East Island Lake with his team and had provided a lot of feedback.

One of the most crucial pieces of information is that the Zombies in East Island Lake are now highly contagious and possess a high level of intelligence.

If the higher authorities had taken this contagiousness seriously, it would have been very likely that this disaster could have been avoided. The importance of this news is self-evident.

Not to mention that he had previously killed many fourth-tier warriors of the Church and uncovered many conspiracies.

Yet, this very person was suddenly declared a traitor by the authorities, a spy, and a city-wide manhunt ensued!

The news had already caused a sensation, but it was heavily censored at the time and did not circulate.

The news that followed was even more shocking: Old Wang had died! You must know that Old Wang was an evergreen figure who had stood firm throughout the struggles.

Moreover, he holds a high position of power and is the head of the Shelter C.

Now he has all the power firmly in his hands, and even the Special Task Committee Member is no match for him.

Furthermore, they performed exceptionally well in the last major siege of the Church, demonstrating excellent command and successfully launching a counterattack.

Such a high-ranking and powerful elderly man, a senior member of the Shelter, was killed on the same day!

How he was killed remains a mystery.

Some information was blocked, but some information still leaked out.

Those in the know were quite surprised after learning the inside story.

That day, a fifth-tier warrior made a move, and two fourth-tier warriors were killed by Chen Wang.

In this situation, Old Wang also made many backup plans, disguising himself as a soldier and escaping at the first opportunity.

But even in more than a dozen different directions and in more than a dozen different cars, he was still caught by Chen Wang.

Everyone gained a new understanding of Chen Wang's combat strength.

This caused a great sensation, both within the Church and elsewhere.

Three old men were sitting in a Church building.

Without exception, they were all covered in wounds.

It's just that everyone has a different temperament; they all look like superiors who are in a high position and usually give orders.

This outpost wasn't a particularly large one, but the three elderly men who arrived were high-ranking members of the Church.

The old man sitting in the middle was surnamed Wen and named Wen Zhen. His fingers kept tapping on the table, and his face was completely unreadable, so it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

After a long silence, he slowly said, "Just who is this Chen Wang?"

"He fooled us all!"

An old man dressed in black smiled, his smile chilling, like a cobra staring at you. "There are rumors circulating that he was trained by our Church, and is the most successful and outstanding undercover agent since Winter."

Another elderly man with a ruddy complexion chuckled and said, "This is really interesting. Who would go to such lengths to train an undercover agent?"

"Are we going to kill the founder of Qiongqi Mining?"

Chen Wang killed a great many experts from the Church, which was shocking. It was alright to say that he killed several third-level experts, but it was also heartbreaking to see that Chen Wang killed several fourth-level experts.

Not only that, he also thwarted many of the Church's plans, causing many of the Church's plans to be destroyed and resulting in heavy losses.

If anyone in the hell arranged for such an undercover agent, they must have gone to great lengths! The old man named Wen Zhen didn't seem to like joking. He was silent for a moment and then slowly said, "There's no smoke without fire. There's a reason for everything. That's why I called my two old friends here today."

The old man in black glanced at him and said in a hoarse voice, "Do you believe the rumors?"

"This Chen Wang is actually an undercover agent sent out by our Church, but you don't know it. Someone did it behind your back?"

Wen Zhen said slowly, "Is that not possible?"

They were several high-ranking members of the Church, holding positions of great power and influence, and their status was much higher than that of Old Wang.

If Qin Feng is a young man with a powerful background, then these elderly people are the ones with a powerful background in the Church.

If the Three Great Powers figures knew that these three old men were gathered here at this moment, they would probably join forces at all costs to find a way to keep these three men here! The ruddy-faced old man still smiled and said, "This is not the way to cultivate undercover agents. He is too high-profile and has attracted a lot of attention. Moreover, he does not seem to be keen on climbing the ranks."

Clearly, they also knew some information about Chen Wang.

For them, this is nothing.

Chen Wang was invited to join the official Qiongqi Mining later.

Wen Zhen said, "What if someone deliberately created this illusion?"

The old man in black shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Whether he is an undercover agent of our Church or not, if someone really made this move, it doesn't matter now. He is being hunted down by Qiongqi Mining and has been designated as the number one wanted criminal."

"This is the first time in many years that someone has single-handedly taken down such a high-ranking official, the de facto leader of a Shelter."

What do you think we should do?

The ruddy-faced old man laughed and said, "Logically speaking, this person has a deep grudge against our Church. If it wasn't one of the three of us who arranged this, but someone else who planted an undercover agent, we should have killed him too."

The Church also has some factions, and there are some higher-ups besides the three of them, but the three of them form a relatively solid small group.

The old man looked quite well; if it weren't for his status, and if it weren't for the Winter of this era...

The man walking down the street looked like a retired old man who had nothing better to do than tend to his flowers and birds.

He chuckled and said, "How about we take this opportunity to recruit this person?"

Wen Zhen slowly said, "Absorb him in?"

He looked up at his old friend and said in a deep voice, "Such a lawless person directly killed his own powerful leader, even while being wanted by the entire city."

"You dare to hire someone like that?"

The elderly man, who looked quite well, was surnamed Jiao. This man of high status was sitting with his legs crossed, picking up the hot tea next to him and taking a sip.

This mannerism really does resemble that of a retired old man.

He laughed and said, "I wouldn't dare."

The old man in black, whose eyes were as sinister as a venomous snake, laughed upon hearing this, "If you dare not, then why did you say such a long thing!"

The old man smiled and said, "If all three of us agree, then I dare to do it."

"Isn't it precisely these lawless people who should be used to overthrow this era?"

Upon hearing this, even the most serious Wen Zhen smiled faintly, "Old Jiao may seem unreliable, but he often says surprising things and is actually quite accurate in judging people."

The Church greatly admired Chen Wang's actions, while the Qiongqi Mining authorities were in an uproar! There was a charming little house in a bamboo grove...

An old man sat in the small house, a blanket draped over his legs, while a graceful woman massaged his shoulders behind him.

This scene looked extremely heartwarming.

In front of him was a small stool, and sitting on it was a somewhat shy and handsome young man named Qin Feng.

Qin Feng sat at his feet, blinked, and said with a smile, "Grandpa, you really won't scold me?"

You should know that he was the one who caused this.

His grandfather was unaware of this beforehand. Although Qin Feng was young, he had already been authorized to handle many high-level matters.

The consequences of this incident were quite simple: one of the most renowned Gene Warrior in recent years turned against them.

The killing of a powerful leader of a district Shelter with strong military command capabilities has damaged the credibility of Qiongqi Mining.

The old man simply said, "You're a filial child, just a little slow."

"This was an unsavory act, and the result was terrible, but that's nothing."

He stared at his grandson and said slowly, "Your biggest mistake was not killing him."

That's why things have gotten to this point.

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