Indeed, the plan was to lure that mass of black fog.
The fog had easily escaped the combined assault of 'Fluctuation' and several other high-order superhumans, proving its extraordinary strength.
Furthermore, it was a confidant of Maya Miyaki, capable of providing Wen Wen with ample intelligence. Even if it revealed nothing directly, Wen Wen could glean hints from its words and actions.
And so, a rather unorthodox luring plan began.
Although the black fog's form gave no indication of gender, its speech and behavior revealed it to be male.
Wen Wen frequently "admired" Hu Youling. Based on Hu Youling's demeanor, he made a formless white mist appear as if it contained a woman of unparalleled grace.
The white mist had little independent will, so all its movements, words, and expressions were controlled by Wen Wen.
On the first day of the operation, it managed to attract the mist, which had existed for at least two thousand years.
On the second day, they were already chatting.
On the third day, the two masses of mist began to subtly intertwine.
Wen Wen found himself quite enjoying the act of transforming into a female mist to deceive a male mist.
On the noon of the fourth day, Wen Wen was playing mahjong with some demon hunters when he suddenly sensed a powerful, fleeting aura.
Wen Wen was very familiar with this aura; it belonged to Xun Ying, one of the Punishers of the Hunter Association in the Huafu District.
All the superhumans who felt the aura looked out the window and saw a colossal sword, tens of meters high, descend next to a building. A white-robed youth with a stern expression sat on the sword's hilt.
His aura was contained, yet everyone who saw Xun Ying felt as if a sharp sword qi was pressed against their throat.
Many superhumans displayed envious expressions. This was the bearing of a strong individual who had reached the 'True Self' realm. When would they ever reach such a state as Xun Xian?
But just then, to the stunned disbelief of all the superhumans present.
A pale hand with black fingernails appeared from nowhere and suddenly tapped Xun Ying on the shoulder.
Xun Ying's expression remained unchanged. He drew a miniature jade sword and, with a swift 'swish,' stabbed it into the hand. Black blood flowed out, but not a single drop stained Xun Ying's clothes.
The hand suddenly transformed into a palm-sized, long-bearded figure wearing a black dragon robe and a crown, clutching its hand and hopping on Xun Ying's shoulder.
The veins on Xun Ying's forehead bulged, yet he maintained his cold demeanor, "I have important matters. Do not disturb me. While I cannot kill you, I..."
The small figure pouted on Xun Ying's shoulder, "You've killed all my relatives, from three generations above to eighteen generations below. Who else do you think you can kill?"
Xun Ying was speechless. If he had the means to control this entity, he wouldn't be constantly held back by it, unable to move freely in the Huafu District.
The brief exchange left those present confused. Xun Ying's personal involvement was certainly a good thing, but that little figure...
That wasn't the highest bounty on the Huafu District's monster wanted list... Feng Gui Shen! Su Dan Novels Network.
Legend had it that Feng Gui Shen had killed countless people and possessed terrifying ferocity, but why did he appear as such a palm-sized figurine?
Xun Ying sighed. He knew this would be the scene upon his arrival.
As the sole Punisher in the Huafu District, Xun Ying's most crucial task was to suppress the Ghost City.
And within that Ghost City resided an extremely malevolent disaster-level monster, the exceptionally wicked ghost that called itself Feng Gui Shen.
As long as that fellow was awake and there were no disaster-level beings watching, it would cause trouble.
However, with two disaster-level powerhouses about to awaken, Xun Qing had no choice but to come. Thus, he could only engage in a battle with Feng Gui Shen, tiring it out enough to force it into slumber before he could appear and establish order.
But Feng Gui Shen was no pushover. It knew Xun Ying had important matters to attend to, so before entering its slumber, it specifically created a small clone to stick to Xun Ying and harass him.
This small clone had no lethality but couldn't be destroyed.
Imagine the person you detest most in the world constantly sitting on your shoulder, incessantly babbling and nagging...
Consequently, Xun Ying was furious. Every second, he accumulated anger, waiting to unleash it upon those two ungrateful disaster-level beings who dared to revive.
Just then, a gentle breeze carried a stunningly beautiful woman in a pale lavender dress, who landed gracefully on the spacious sword hilt.
The woman's eyes sparkled as she looked at Xun Ying, but she merely stood behind him, reaching out with her delicate hands to massage his shoulders.
"Ah Xun, Su E has been waiting for you."
The moment her hand touched Xun Ying's back, all his anger towards Feng Gui Shen's clone vanished, replaced by apprehension towards the woman behind him.
Upon hearing her voice, Xun Ying got goosebumps all over. In the entire Hunter Association, he feared only this one person.
"Hey, who is this woman?" Wu Liugen whispered to Wen Wen.
Wen Wen rolled his eyes, "How should I know? I haven't added her."
"...Wait, based on her figure, she looks like the Vice President of Heavenly Punishment!"
"???"
Wu Liugen was utterly perplexed. The Vice President of Heavenly Punishment he had met, though his face was unseen, wore black combat attire and had a demeanor as cold as frost, like a resentful woman in a deep palace during menopause. He couldn't possibly connect her to this beautiful woman in white.
"This, that... I'm here for important matters, I don't need to engage in such useless activities."
"But, but she's massaging your shoulders, it's not delaying your important business."
Seeing the Vice President of Heavenly Punishment, Feng Gui Shen chuckled sinisterly, "Is this your wife? Don't let me catch you."
With a swift 'pat,' Xun Ying flicked Feng Gui Shen away. He then expanded his senses, scanning the entire building in an instant. When he scanned Wen Wen, his expression brightened.
He immediately pushed the Vice President of Heavenly Punishment's hand away, then flashed before Wen Wen and said inscrutably, "It seems you have found your sword. Have you learned it then?"
"Learned, learned what?" Wen Wen was bewildered. How did he suddenly become the center of attention?
Other superhumans looked at Wen Wen with envy. From their perspective, it seemed like the legendary Xun Xian was personally teaching Wen Wen something.
"Ahem, the Heart Intent Divine Sword."
"Then I..."
Wen Wen had already informed Xun Ying through the hunting terminal that he had found his sword and learned the Heart Intent Divine Sword, and he had even received a reply.
But Wen Wen soon realized Xun Ying's intention; he was using him to change the subject.
Therefore, he immediately said to Xun Ying, "I've learned some, but not completely. I would like to ask for your guidance again."
Xun Ying nodded and said, "Then follow me, I'll give you some pointers."