Zhang Daoyun hastily settled the bill and fled. He clutched the three booklets Ling Tian had given him tightly. He wished he had wings to fly back to Longhu Mountain immediately and study these items with the others there!
Zhang Daoyun was overjoyed. The methods for creating talismans that had been lost for centuries were now recovered. All he wanted was to recreate these talismans with the elders of Longhu Mountain!
Once these talismans were recovered, coupled with Ling Tian's simplified versions, the strength of Longhu Mountain would increase significantly!
As evening approached, Ling Tian arrived at the airport in the southern suburbs of the capital and boarded his Falcon 6X private jet.
This aircraft, besides its two pilots, could carry eight passengers and had a maximum flight speed of 1100 kilometers per hour.
The aircraft was very fuel-efficient and had a considerable range, capable of flying from one location in the country to any other city with a single refueling.
In reality, the maintenance costs for private jets were extremely high. Ling Tian's jet, purchased for 300 million, incurred annual maintenance and airport parking fees exceeding ten million.
Many wealthy individuals who bought private jets actually leased them out. When they weren't using the aircraft, they would have airlines rent them out to generate income to cover maintenance costs.
However, Ling Tian's plane was different. Besides Ling Tian's use, it was also available to other senior executives of Bing Tian Pharmaceutical.
For instance, traveling from Jiangshan City to the capital, although there were many flights, the flight schedules were fixed. It would take at least until the next night to return after handling matters in the capital.
With a private jet, they could even travel to the capital and return on the same day.
Of course, the aircraft's pilots, maintenance, and flight path applications were outsourced to other airlines, as these were highly specialized tasks that should be handled by professionals.
The captain was named William, an Australian who had previously worked for an airline in Australia. However, due to the economic downturn there, he was laid off and came to China seeking opportunities.
The co-pilot, Old Sun, was also an experienced pilot in his fifties who had recently retired from an airline.
Originally, their crew included a flight attendant, but Ling Tian had strongly requested that a flight attendant not be present when there were no passengers. He preferred to sleep or contemplate matters on his own.
The plane soon took to the sky. Ling Tian sat in his seat, closing his eyes to rest.
This trip to the capital had been dreamlike for Ling Tian. He had gotten together with Zhang Caifeng and managed to appease the very difficult Zhang Daoyun.
Ling Tian was confident that by gaining Zhang Daoyun's further approval, he would have significant support in his future revenge.
After all, Longhu Mountain's strength was undeniable. Whether in the martial world or the supernatural realm, Longhu Mountain's name carried immense weight!
Moreover, Ling Tian had also learned this time that Zhang Caifeng herself bore the burden of avenging her mother's death, and this deep-seated hatred was also caused by those who practiced wicked arts!
The plane ascended to the stratosphere. The pilot engaged the autopilot, cruising through the stratosphere at a speed of over 900 kilometers per hour.
At this moment, Captain William stood up.
"Sun, I'm going to get a cup of coffee. Do you need one?"
"No, thank you. I'm old, and coffee keeps me awake at night."
"Okay!"
William finished speaking, turned, and exited the cockpit. He went to the passenger cabin behind and found Ling Tian lying flat on a reclined seat, sleeping soundly.
At this moment, William's eyes suddenly turned blood red, as if they were about to bleed.
William went to the service compartment behind the cockpit, opened a cabinet, took out a large wrench, and then returned to the cockpit with the wrench.
Co-pilot Old Sun was still intently focused on the screen, saying, "Oh, William, you're quite fast at making coffee... Uh..."
Old Sun's voice abruptly stopped because the wrench in William's hand smashed heavily onto the back of Old Sun's head.
The brainstem is the most vulnerable part of the human body. A severe blow here could result in paralysis or even immediate death.
Old Sun lost consciousness instantly from the blow. At this point, a sinister smile appeared on William's face.
He first securely locked the cockpit door, then returned to his seat, disengaged the autopilot, and then pushed the control stick forward. The aircraft's nose rapidly pitched down, and William then advanced the engine throttle to maximum.
The aircraft, at an altitude of over 8,000 meters, began to plummet nose-first towards the ground!
Ling Tian, awakened from his sleep, immediately sensed that something was wrong. The plane was diving headfirst, and he was pinned to his seat, unable to move!
Ling Tian desperately wanted to get up and go to the cockpit to see what had happened, but he also knew that time was running out!
At this speed, the plane would likely crash before he could even reach the cockpit!
In a flash, Ling Tian immediately released the Albatross from the nearby Beast Taming Garden in his spatial realm. The Albatross appeared about ten meters outside the plane.
Almost simultaneously, Ling Tian entered the Spiritual Realm space, and on the Albatross's neck hung a jade pendant with a key-shaped mark!
It turned out that at this moment, Ling Tian had entered the Spiritual Realm space and set the coordinates for entering and exiting the realm to the jade pendant on the Albatross's neck.
Ling Tian knew very well that the plane crashing into the ground at this speed would shatter into pieces, and he dared not gamble on whether this would affect the coordinates left in the spatial realm!
Just ten seconds after Ling Tian entered the Spiritual Realm space, the plane plunged into the ground, crashing into a valley in the deep mountains. Immediately, flames erupted!
This incident caused chaos. First, air traffic control in the local airspace detected a plane on radar descending vertically at high speed, then instantly disappearing from radar. The aircraft's transponder also showed no response.
There was only one reason for this situation: the plane had crashed!
This news was immediately reported, and soon, the high command of the Righteous Path Alliance and the Bao Jian Bureau received the information!
Especially when several key figures learned of the incident, they were furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation!
As for rescue efforts, although they had dispatched personnel, everyone knew that there was no possibility of survival for anyone on a plane falling from such a height!