Profound Origin Fourth Revolution

Seeing what Chen Wu was worried about, Officer Li smiled. "Student, you can rest assured. What happened just now will never make it onto the internet. This operation has already been placed on file within the bureau. Everyone connected to this case will be stopped by the people in the Information Department. Not only you—even our records can only be requested by the chief and higher-ranking department heads."

How could the Ministry of Public Security have failed to consider Chen Wu's concerns in advance?

Given the Myriad Evils Cult's countless misdeeds, there was naturally a full set of measures to protect informants and case handlers.

Hearing that there was no chance of his identity being exposed, the great weight in Chen Wu's heart finally fell away. "That's good, then."

Seeing that Chen Wu still did not intend to accept a reward, Officer Li decided to take another route. "Student, you helped us arrest criminals. Although we can't reward you publicly, the bonus is still quite substantial."

At the words "bonus," Chen Wu immediately reacted. "Can it be exchanged for points?"

"Of course it can."

"Alright. What do I need to do?"

Right now, Chen Wu desperately needed points to exchange for the Primal Heaven Mirror.

Don't be fooled by the fact that "White Cloud Smoke" and "Roseglow Lament" only required 1 point each. By the third layer, "Earth Kunlun," the cost rose to 10 points; the fourth layer, "Jade Ice Snow," and the fifth layer, "Violet Star River," required 50 and 100 points respectively.

The final three layers of the cultivation art required a total of 160 points.

If he relied solely on refining top-grade Qi-Accumulating Pills, even without counting costs, he would need to refine more than 500 bottles.

For Chen Wu, who was about to obtain a pill furnace, that workload would take less than a day. But doing so would be far too shocking.

He wanted to be seen as a genius, not a monster. It was better to exercise some restraint.

If he could obtain points through other channels, that would naturally be best.

Seeing how quickly Chen Wu's attitude had changed, Officer Li said with a smile, "You only need to take out your student ID and let me register it."

"Mm."

Following Officer Li's instructions, Chen Wu took out his student ID and let him scan it with his phone. The information immediately popped up.

Seeing Chen Wu's information in the internal police system, Officer Li was rather surprised. "You're Captain Chen's son?"

Chen Wu had not expected someone from the city bureau to know his mother. "You know my mother?"

A look of reminiscence surfaced on Officer Li's face. "The year I graduated from the police academy, I interned under Captain Chen for three months. After the internship ended, I stayed on at the city bureau. By the time I saw her again, it was already... sigh. I never expected the captain's child to have grown so big. And to be so capable, too."

After learning Chen Wu's identity, Officer Li's expression turned serious. "Chen Wu, are you interested in attending a police academy?"

Though Chen Wu had only just reached the age for his senior year of high school, he had already attained the fifth revolution realm. His talent in martial arts was self-evident.

Moreover, as the surviving family of a martyr, he was one of their own in the truest sense.

If he attended a police academy, he could enter the police system directly after graduation. His future would be boundless.

Chen Wu naturally understood what Officer Li was thinking.

After all, his elder sister had taken this very path. Despite her young age, she was now the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade.

Once she broke through to the sixth-grade realm, she could take up the post of police station chief.

However, Chen Wu was not in any hurry about it.

So he said solemnly, "Uncle Li, I haven't decided on a school yet. I want to look around first."

Understanding his meaning, Officer Li apologized. "That's true. With your talent, you'll stand out wherever you go. Choosing a school too early would only limit you."

"However, with your background and qualifications, if you intend to develop in this direction, getting into the Police Martial Academy is as sure as nails."

The Police Martial Academy Officer Li spoke of was the number one police school in the Republic.

Since the founding of the Republic, it had produced three Ministers of Public Security, two vice ministers, and more than a dozen provincial public security directors.

It could be called an important base for cultivating police talent for the nation.

Chen Wu's answer to this was, "I'll consider it."

After driving Chen Wu back to his residential complex, Officer Li did not forget to add, "Also, I'm only twenty-six. Next time we meet, don't call me uncle. Call me brother."

With that, he gave Chen Wu no chance to respond. He rolled up the window, slammed on the accelerator, and drove the police car away at high speed.

After returning home, Chen Wu did not rush to begin cultivating the Profound Origin Art. Instead, he opened his phone and browsed today's news.

There was not a single video or Weibo post about everything that had happened today in front of the mall beside the provincial library.

Only the official media outlet, "Today's Jincheng," had posted a brief report titled "Our City Police Arrest Myriad Evils Cult Members."

Not a word was mentioned about the specific location, time, or people involved.

Only then did the great weight in Chen Wu's heart finally fall away.

Everything truly was as Officer Li had said. The city bureau's Information Department was really capable.

Because of that unexpected interruption, Chen Wu had missed lunch and could only order takeout.

After eating, Chen Wu sat back on his bed and prepared to condense his true qi source seed anew.

"After being busy all morning, I can finally cultivate. Come to think of it, I should thank that person for appearing. He could be said to have helped me out."

Even if he had not encountered that incident, he had planned to abolish the results of his previous five rounds of essence tempering once he returned, then use the Profound Origin Art to forge his foundation anew.

That cultist's appearance had, in the unseen workings of fate, actually helped him.

He sat cross-legged, his five centers facing heaven, and began cultivating the newly acquired art with no distractions in his heart.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was drawn in by the Holy Demon Embryo, transforming into streams of warmth that flowed from his limbs and bones into the area above his dantian.

Within his inner vision, a radiant, multicolored mass of true essence condensed over the sea of qi.

"Now is the critical moment."

Following the method recorded in the Profound Origin Art, Chen Wu used that mass of true essence as the center and rapidly absorbed the qi coursing through his meridians.

Above the chaotic sea of qi, the mass of true essence spun at high speed.

Countless tiny streams formed from qi were drawn in, converging above his dantian and merging into the qi vortex, complementing one another.

As the true qi rapidly spun, it was compressed and purified to the utmost. With an unending influx of qi pouring in, a true qi source seed was born at the very center of the vortex.

With the qi of heaven and earth as his support, Chen Wu returned to the first revolution essence-tempering realm in only a few breaths.

Feeling the highly condensed source seed within his body, Chen Wu made a rough estimate in his heart.

"The spiritual energy used to condense this true qi source seed was more than three times that of an ordinary one. It even feels much stronger than my former second revolution essence tempering. That's an unexpected delight."

In his original plan, the source seed condensed and forged anew through the Profound Origin Art would, at the first revolution realm, be at most equal to the second revolution.

He had never imagined it would be this much stronger.