This time, we must be careful.

"Actually arrived?" Hearing this, Ye Tong's face instantly turned bright red, and she immediately ducked under the covers.

...

Early the next morning, Ye Tong and Ye Yu left one after another.

Xu Mu sat on the sofa in the living room. Thanks to his hard work yesterday, his current Justice Points were just enough for two consecutive ten-pull draws.

He directly activated the lottery, aiming to first make up for the Cultivation Points he owed.

After that, he would go find Chen Xuan, and the two of them would check out the two branch locations provided by Yuli.

The roulette wheel began to spin, and the rewards appeared accordingly.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 30 Cultivation Points.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 Attribute Points.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Storage Space.

...

Xu Mu nodded inwardly. These were exactly the things he wanted.

Now, his storage space was large enough to easily fit his Escalade inside.

However, his last visit to the Immortality Research Institute's branch had taught him a lesson.

If his Escalade had been taking up his storage space at that time, he wouldn't have been able to carry away all those heavenly treasures.

Although compared to heavenly treasures, a million-dollar luxury car like the Escalade was worthless.

But he had driven it for so long and developed an attachment to it; throwing it away just like that didn't feel right.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 30 Cultivation Points.

...

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Grade-Three Heavenly Treasure Gift Box.

The first ten-pull draw ended, and the results were exactly what Xu Mu had hoped for.

Apart from the gift box and the storage space, everything else was a guaranteed minimum drop.

Therefore, Xu Mu initiated another ten-pull draw.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 30 Cultivation Points.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Heaven-tier cultivation technique, Yin Spring Channeling Technique.

Seeing this, Xu Mu immediately sat up from the sofa. Another Heaven-tier technique! He would check out what it was in a moment.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 20 Attribute Points.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Grade-One Heavenly Treasure Gift Box.

...

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Title of Grade-Seven Alchemist.

Seeing the final title, Xu Mu felt a bit surprised.

He originally thought that following the previous Beginner Alchemist and Intermediate Alchemist, the next one should be Advanced Alchemist.

He didn't expect it to be a Grade-Seven Alchemist.

It seemed that even the system could not give him high-level things all at once.

Just like the God-tier technique he had obtained before, he had only mastered the first stance.

However, this didn't affect Xu Mu much.

This time, from the two ten-pull draws, Xu Mu gained a total of 270 Cultivation Points and 160 Attribute Points.

He applied them all to himself. Once everything was done, Xu Mu began to check his status panel.

Name: Xu Mu

Identity: Villain's Holy Body, HR Manager of Xu Group

Realm: Mid-stage Grandmaster

Physique: 1630

Spirit: 1630

Cultivation Points: -30 (Max 1600)

Destiny Power: 3012

Seeing this panel, Xu Mu felt a bit helpless; he was still short by thirty points.

But that was an easy fix. He just needed to save up for another ten-pull draw later.

After the lottery ended, Xu Mu immediately inspected the newly acquired Heaven-tier technique, the Yin Spring Channeling Technique.

After reading the description, Xu Mu was a bit dumbfounded.

What the hell was this?

It was similar to the technique he had given Feng Yue before, it could only be practiced by women, and it was especially suited for the water attribute.

Before practicing this technique, one needed to cultivate the Yin Spring first, and this was something women naturally possessed in abundance.

Because men inherently had vigorous Yang energy, it was very difficult for them to condense it.

To put it simply, when it came to practicing this technique, women were better suited than eunuchs, and eunuchs were better suited than regular men.

However, since Xu Mu had completely mastered it through the system, he could still use some basic abilities on a superficial level, namely the channeling.

He went to the kitchen, turned on the faucet, and then executed the technique, controlling the water to swirl in the palm of his hand.

This Heaven-tier technique grew stronger in places with more water; it was indeed very powerful.

But Xu Mu couldn't exactly castrate himself just to practice this technique.

Of course, for others, it might be a different story.

Heaven-tier techniques were something you could only encounter by luck, not by seeking. Many people could spend their entire lives without ever obtaining one.

A technique of this level could change one's destiny.

If it fell into someone else's hands, they might actually castrate themselves just to become stronger.

But Xu Mu was not lacking in Heaven-tier techniques. It seemed this one was destined to gather dust.

Of course, he could also consider who around him might need it more.

For example, Xu Ningbing, whose own Qi was of the water attribute.

However, this was an active technique, not a passive mental cultivation method, so he couldn't just let Xu Ningbing learn it normally. He could only pass it on to her once her affection level toward him was maxed out.

So, he would leave it for the future.

...

Once things were settled on his end, Xu Mu sent a message to Chen Xuan.

He learned that Chen Xuan hadn't gone anywhere today and was just waiting at home.

Xu Mu immediately drove to the Xu family manor, hopped into a helicopter, and went to pick up Chen Xuan.

Afterward, the two of them first headed to the branch in Jiangnan.

As usual, Xu Mu parked the helicopter on the roof of a hotel, and then he and Chen Xuan made their way to the branch's underground parking garage together.

Along the way, Xu Mu handed over some of the pills he had recently refined to Chen Xuan.

However, he didn't give him any Qi Sea Pills. In his mind, a male protagonist shouldn't need them.

What he gave were healing pills, stamina-replenishing pills, and a few potential-stimulating pills for life-saving purposes.

Brother Mu, do you think there will be any danger?

Chen Xuan had already heard Xu Mu's account and knew what had happened.

You mean that after the other party told me the address, instead of running away, they dispatched experts to guard the place and wait for me to walk into a trap?

Xu Mu asked with a smile.

Exactly. You took their treasures, so they might want to kill you or force you to hand over their heavenly treasures.

Chen Xuan pondered aloud while carrying a woven bag.

You make a good point. That is indeed a possibility.

Xu Mu nodded to himself. We need to be extra careful this time.

Arriving at the underground garage, he used his perception and discovered that the ancient martial artist security guard from before had been replaced by an old man.

Thus, he walked over briskly, smoothly located the entrance to the ruins, and went inside.

Only then did he realize that these ruins weren't large at all. They were only about the size of two villages, and one could see to the very end at a glance.

However, the place was completely deserted, and most of the buildings had been destroyed.

It looks like we guessed wrong. They didn't plan to clash with us head-on; instead, they chose to evacuate.

Chen Xuan said, looking at Xu Mu.

This Yuli... if nothing unexpected happened, she must have confessed to Mr. Soul.

Xu Mu originally thought that Yuli wouldn't confess, since leaking the branch's location was a severe crime.

But the fact that the place was deserted proved that Yuli had told the truth and had everyone evacuate in advance. She really wasn't afraid of death.

Brother Mu, isn't there another branch? Are we going?

Chen Xuan asked from the side.

Of course we are. Let's go, quickly!

After Xu Mu finished speaking, he and Chen Xuan hurried back to where the helicopter was.

He had a feeling that the other branch had probably moved away as well, but he definitely needed to see it with his own eyes to be sure.

...

Qilu region.

This time, the branch wasn't in a city, but deep within a mountain forest.

Xu Mu parked the helicopter in a village at the foot of the mountain and, as usual, paid someone to keep an eye on it.

Once that was settled, Xu Mu and Chen Xuan headed up the mountain together.

Old Chen, did you find anything?

Xu Mu asked with a smile.

"There is definitely someone at this branch. There are ancient martial artists in the village, and they're probably acting as lookouts."

Chen Xuan had also noticed the signs. "We have to be careful this time."