The Pig-Slaughtering Scheme Entraps the Five Domains; the Evil Plant Claims Lives and Recognizes Its Mother

"...And just like that, my corpse shattered into starlight. That was the scene witnessed by my final wisp of spiritual consciousness, Lord Li."

"Then I came out!"

Outside the Crystal Palace, in Muzi Li, the newly established intelligence department of First Pavilion Under Heaven, a black-clad middle-aged man clutched his neck, his face still full of lingering terror.

Death was a terrifying experience.

Even if one would not truly die within the Ran Ming Ruins.

Having one's throat slit still left a profound shadow upon this intelligence worker, who was not skilled at combat.

Li Fugui had long since emerged from the Crystal Palace. His expression was grave as he looked at the man before him and asked:

"So, you were the last person to emerge from the ruins?"

"For a full quarter-hour after you, none of our people came out?"

First Pavilion Under Heaven was admittedly still in its infancy, but Li Fugui had plenty of people at his disposal, thanks to his former status as one of the Eighteen Flower-Grass Orders.

To investigate the rules of the Ran Ming Ruins, he had established a rule early on: "One person rotated every hundred breaths."

That was to say, after the first batch of intelligence personnel entered the Ran Ming Ruins to explore, regardless of whether anything major happened inside, one person would enter every hundred breaths, while one person would return at the same time.

This ensured the timeliness, effectiveness, and accuracy of their intelligence, while also ensuring that this final "lifeline passage" remained usable.

The accident had occurred a quarter-hour ago! Those entering could still shout "Ran Ming" and go in, but nobody came back out anymore.

At first, everyone had assumed an urgent situation had arisen inside the ruins, requiring the intelligence personnel to organize a large