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Shen Binghua was puzzled by this, and she asked, "Does the Divine Venerable of Wood... not fear that these rare and precious materials will be secretly used up?"

Given the strict entry and exit controls of Osmanthus City, no one could possibly take away these clearly marked natural treasures.

But what if they could secretly refine it directly within the city?

Especially considering its limited use, could the Divine Venerable of Wood really send people to check on it every day?

This is far too wasteful of manpower and resources.

Cheng Rui was clearly also thinking about this problem. He said, "Let's go investigate! Li Yang is in charge of mapping; let's go and learn about the details of this city first."

Li Yang nodded and said, "Then let's split up and meet back here later."

Cheng Rui and Shen Binghua agreed in unison and quickly disappeared into the magnificent Osmanthus City.

Li Yang gazed at the enormous city from afar, and couldn't help but sigh.

The creation of this map will likely cost her countless years of her lifespan.

"Consuming lifespan, search for Osmanthus City, then record the map."

[Would you like to consume 100,000 years of your lifespan to conduct a search?]

Li Yang was very surprised. She had prepared herself for it to take a million years, but she didn't expect it to only take 100,000 years.

Fearing that Sister Longevity might change her mind, she immediately said, "Consumption!"

[Searching... Current progress: 1%]

Li Yang: "..." Based on her understanding of Sister Longevity, she already had a vague idea of what she was going to say next.

[Would you like to consume 100,000 years of your lifespan to increase search speed?]

Sure enough... she was waiting for him here.

Li Yang paused for a moment, but didn't rush to spend her life on it. She decided to observe the current progress first.

The time in Osmanthus City follows the Astral Realm Calendar, which is the same as the time flow in Huaxia.

About ten minutes later, the progress bar had progressed one percent.

Therefore, it will take 1000 minutes to complete the survey.

Trading sixteen hours for a lifespan of 100,000 years seems like a pretty good deal.

But when Li Yang thought of Lianlian, who was missing and suffering somewhere unknown, she couldn't wait any longer.

Without certainty, she dared not rashly use the Time Rewind, as it would not only fail to find any clues about Lianlian, but would also endanger her martial uncle and Teacher Shen.

Therefore... she needs to understand this city as soon as possible!

"Consumable!"

Every 100,000 years, the speed of surveying doubles.

Li Yang ultimately invested a million years, and the surveying time could only be shortened by tenfold, not any further.

The survey was finally completed in less than two hours.

Flower of Evil: "Why do you need the entire map? Just surveying the area around the Osmanthus Palace would suffice."

The Divine Venerable of Wood must be staying in the Osmanthus Palace.

Once this Divine Venerable of Wood is defeated, Time Rewind can be used at will.

Since the mission is assassination, why does the map need to be so large?

Li Yang shook her head and said, "If you don't understand the whole picture and only focus on the Osmanthus Palace, it's easy to fall into a trap."

I didn't quite understand the Flower of Evil, but I was too lazy to say anything.

Anyway, mapping the entire city wasn't a difficult task for this person.

About two hours later, Li Yang had a map of Osmanthus City, Cheng Rui and Shen Binghua returned from two different directions.

They were extremely efficient and had a clear division of labor, and they gathered a lot of information.

The three communicated rapidly through Spirit Connection.

Li Yang: "This is a map of Osmanthus City..."

Both of them gasped upon seeing it, with Cheng Rui exclaiming, "This is too detailed!"

With this map, the entire cityscape of Osmanthus City became clear.

This city is quite large and is home to a large number of members of the Lost Space Society.

Combined with the information brought back by Cheng Rui and Shen Binghua, they gained a very clear understanding of this important stronghold of the Lost Space Society.

Cheng Rui: "I knew those bastards from the Lost Space Society weren't that loyal or righteous. This Divine Venerable of Wood isn't so much rebuilding Fenglie City, but rather finding a propitious location for his original Osmanthus City!"

The Divine Venerable of Wood is quite adept at crafting his own persona.

Although he was Fenglie Clan, he had not yet advanced to the Divine Venerable Realm 28 years ago; he was merely the first disciple of the then Divine Venerable of Wood.

After the fall of the Divine Venerable of Wood, he quickly inherited the authority from his master, and under the guise of avenging his master, he placed his original Osmanthus City directly on top of the Fenglie Main City.

When the Nature Department launched a surprise attack on Fenglie Main City, their objective was very clear: they did not harm any innocent people, nor did they completely destroy the city.

Instead, the Divine Venerable of Wood, in order to make his Osmanthus City superior to Fenglie City, completely destroyed it and seized this naturally formed treasure land.

Then he spread rumors that it was Master Realm- level expert of the Nature Department who massacred the entire Fenglie City, forcing him to rebuild Osmanthus City.

Li Yang asked curiously, "Uncle-Master, how did you find out about this information?"

Cheng Rui coughed lightly and said, "Every city has its share of all sorts of people, and I'm quite good at dealing with them."

Shen Binghua rolled his eyes.

Cheng Rui quickly replied, "Pah, I'm not good at it, I'm really not good at it, but I had to compromise for the sake of the mission..."

Shen Binghua sneered and said, "What's there to explain? You decided the terms of the marriage contract yourself. I didn't force you to write down either remain chaste or die."

Cheng Rui blushed slightly at the thought of Li Yang still being there, and said, "Well, it's basically the kind of place that's not suitable for children, but the information is reliable and the most efficient."

Although Li Yang is always told that she is too young.

But in her own world, she is a true adult.

How could she not understand Cheng Rui's meaning?

When it comes to gathering information, the more chaotic and disorderly the place, the easier and faster it is.

Getting back to the main topic, Shen Binghua also started talking about the intelligence on his side.

"This city is indeed full of rare and precious treasures, but absolutely no one dares to touch them... because the Divine Venerable of Wood can indeed monitor the entire city."

Li Yang stared intently at her, listening very carefully.

Shen Binghua continued, "The Divine Venerable of Wood has a very special disciple, named 'Shennü'."

"Is this a name or a title?" Li Yang asked curiously.

Cheng Rui had obviously also heard about this, and said, "It's her name, her name is Shennü."

Li Yang: "What a unique name."

Shen Binghua continued, "This Shennü inherited the Authority of God known as Heavenly Sight."

Because they were communicating on a spiritual level, Li Yang was able to clearly see the two characters.

She murmured, "Is the entire Osmanthus City under her watchful gaze?"

"That's right, she can see everything happening in Osmanthus City, like a pair of eyes suspended in the sky, accurately covering every corner of Osmanthus City."

Li Yang's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Then can she see spiritual energy?"

Shen Binghua: "No."

Cheng Rui added, "However, she can see emotions, especially murderous intent, which she is extremely sensitive to."

Li Yang: "!"

Shen Binghua said solemnly, "This is quite a tricky issue, and it's one of the reasons why the Divine Venerable of Wood her."

No wonder Osmanthus City dared to openly display so many rare and precious materials in front of everyone.

With the Shennü present, who would dare to act recklessly?

Shen Binghua also investigated many things that had happened before, and now he told Li Yang about them one by one.

Osmanthus City is very large, and the people living there are a mixed bag. There are always those who don't believe in superstition and try to refine materials on the spot.

However, before this man could even begin to act, the Shennü descended, and her guards swiftly seized the opportunity, hanging An Ren directly onto the city wall.

Such examples appear every now and then.

With such precise surveillance and such decisive action, no one in Osmanthus City dared to covet these rare and precious materials anymore.

Li Yang cautiously asked, "If she can see emotions, could it be that she has already seen us?"

Both Cheng Rui and Shen Binghua harbored intense killing intent—killing intent towards the Divine Venerable of Wood.

After a moment's consideration, Shen Binghua said, "As long as we don't get close to the Osmanthus Palace, he shouldn't be able to tell the difference. After all, there are countless people harboring murderous intent in the heart of Osmanthus City."

The Flower of Evil found this quite intriguing and said, "This authority is interesting. With this Shennü around, you'll probably be discovered as soon as you get close to the Osmanthus Palace."

Though he said that, he couldn't help but admire him greatly.

Fortunately, Li Yang insisted on investigating, and it turned out that Osmanthus City was indeed full of hidden talents.

Li Yang was deep in thought.

The presence of the Shennü certainly increased the difficulty of their mission.

A Divine Venerable Realm who can overlook the entire city, observe every detail, and even see emotions... is really difficult to deal with.

Li Yang's eyes sharpened, and he said firmly, "In that case, let's take down the Shennü first."

Cheng Rui and Shen Binghua showed no surprise; clearly, they were thinking the same thing.

With the Shennü present, they wouldn't even be able to get close to the Osmanthus Palace, let alone assassinate the Divine Venerable of Wood.

However, if the Shennü is killed, the Divine Venerable of Wood will be thrown into a brief state of panic, as if he has lost his eyes.

They can then seize this opportunity to attack the Divine Venerable of Wood.

As for how to kill the Shennü...

This matter needs further consideration.

Li Yang had already pieced together a clue. "Judging from this Authority of God, the Shennü's combat power shouldn't be strong."

The once unfathomable Authority of God has become increasingly clear to Li Yang.

The Upper Three Realms' obsession with the Myriad Phenomena Origin Soul is also due to the limitations of these Authority of God.

Just like the seven elements, even if they reach the Divine Venerable Realm, they are easily restrained.

Just like the Divine Venerable of Wood, if he were to face the Huoji Sacrifice, who had reached the Ninth-Grade Supreme and carried a large amount of the Laws of Heaven and Earth... he might actually be killed by the Fire Sacrifice.