"This seems to be a parasitic Gu beast with considerable intelligence?" Tianxiaguihuo scrutinized the hideous ghost face and looked at Zhao Chenghuang beside him, saying:

"So Sanyang Kaitaitai died long ago. The Gu beast also possesses intelligence. It seems to know quite a bit of information. You could consider Spirit Devouring."

Zhao Chenghuang's lips twitched. "Devouring such a tainted spirit would only accelerate my madness. Yuanshi Tianzun can try it."

He turned to look at Yuanshi Tianzun, who was empty-handed. "Anyway, you're just a clone of him."

After the prophecy ended, the rule's influence disappeared. After the clone tore off the perfect human skin, he had already reacted, realizing that this wasn't the true body.

"What's wrong with a clone? Clones have no rights?" Zhang Yuanqing spat in his face. "The main body is already seizing the armored man. You guys can wait for him to come back and share the information."

As expected... Tianxiaguihuo and Zhao Chenghuang exchanged glances. The former pondered for a moment, glanced at the human skin, and said:

"You're actually unaffected by the armored man. How did you do it?"

"Hehe, I have my own secret plans. Don't ask. I won't tell you even if you do," Zhang Yuanqing said.

"Who is the armored man? Is it Ren Junzi?" Tianxiaguihuo asked again.

"I won't tell you." The clone snorted.

This clone is as annoying as the main body... Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxiaguihuo both had the same thought.

"You, what are you talking about? What main body, what clone?"

The hideous ghost face on his back sensed something was wrong.

"Since none of you are going to devour it, there's no point in keeping it." Tianxiaguihuo's eyes were cold. The Scarlet Flame Fire Blade pressed against the protruding flesh of the ghost face, and he stabbed down with force.

Amidst a heart-wrenching scream, black smoke billowed, and a burnt smell filled the air. The hideous ghost face turned into charcoal.

When a person is about to die, their spiritual power weakens along with their physical body, but Ren Junzi's spirit was like a piece of hard steel.

Hard, condensed, difficult to digest.

Even weakened, the swordsman's iron will was not to be underestimated.

The difficulty of seizing a living person was far greater than devouring residual spirits after death.

"Don't even think about seizing me. I've received the Great Protector's blessing. Spirit Devouring won't work on me. Don't even think about getting information," Ren Junzi's spirit transmitted violent emotional fluctuations.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhang Yuanqing began Spirit Devouring, a bright and clear moonlight lit up from within Ren Junzi's spirit, gradually pushing Zhang Yuanqing's spirit open.

As if stimulated, Zhang Yuanqing's spirit erupted with even stronger moonlight. In the high sky, the outline of a black crescent moon faintly emerged.

This black moon was blurry and unclear, the same as the black moon aura of the character card, but it seemed to be a projection.

The black moon seems to have merged slightly with my spirit, and its projection came over with my spirit... Zhang Yuanqing didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

The moonlight in Ren Junzi's spirit instantly collapsed, and his will was extinguished along with it.

Because it wasn't Spirit Devouring after death, the memories were complex and vast, surging like a tide, repeatedly washing over Zhang Yuanqing's spirit.

In a series of fragmented images, Zhang Yuanqing found the information he wanted.

It was a spacious master bedroom with luxurious and high-end decor. Ren Junzi was standing by the bed, listening to a phone call:

"You've done well, very well!"

"Prepare yourself and find a chance to enter Qinfeng Academy. The leader's long-cherished wish may be fulfilled by you. You should understand what kind of merit this is."

In another equally luxurious and high-end bedroom.

Ren Junzi was sitting at a table, holding a phone. A voice like phlegm stuck in the throat came from the phone:

"The leader observed the heavens at night and saw the trajectory of the future. He said that after you enter Qinfeng Academy, as long as you pay attention to Mermaid Lake, you can find that treasure for him."

"But remember, this trip is full of dangers and may involve bloodshed. The leader said that caution, carefulness, and decisiveness are the keys to resolving the crisis."

In addition to the above information, Zhang Yuanqing also saw many of Ren Junzi's private affairs.

For example, on the way home from work, a golden compass shattered the car window and smashed into the car;

For example, he was an orphan who had received training in a secret training camp filled with dense forests since childhood.

The training camp instructors trained each person according to their personality and strengths, making the irritable more irritable, the dull more dull, and the calm more calm.

They cultivated skills such as fighting, resistance to beatings, and reasoning, gradually moving closer to corresponding professions.

A very small portion of these people would obtain character cards and become The Way of the Extraordinary.

After receiving the Great Protector's blessing, these The Way of the Extraordinary were arranged into various official branches, entered Extraordinary Families, and some hid among the people, actively engaging in society under various identities, befriending official actors and family members, and developing them into members of the Dark Night Rose.

Of course, there were also memories of the recent murders of Xia Chaoxue, Lin Su, and Sanyang Kaitaitai. Ren Junzi used a compass fragment to secretly harm Sanyang Kaitaitai, implanting a parasitic Gu beast in her body and turning her into a "companion."

Yesterday, during the battle with the Tiger King, knowing that the Tiger King would break into the library, he deliberately allowed Sanyang Kaitaitai to be seriously injured by the Tiger King, then dragged her out of the library, handed the compass fragment to Sanyang Kaitaitai, let her make a prophecy, and then rushed into the library to fight, to show his innocence.

This was deliberately done to expose Sanyang Kaitaitai's flaws, arouse Yuanshi Tianzun's suspicion, and then use the compass to predict the four people's actions tonight, while he secretly attacked Sun Miaomiao.

Of course, the memory scenes also included his and Teacher Song Man's soul-stirring experiences of lovemaking.

Before long, Zhang Yuanqing withdrew from Spirit Interrogation.

He held his head, his forehead throbbing with pain, his face distorted with joy and sorrow.

It took a long time to suppress the negative effects of Spirit Devouring, feeling that the Taiyin power in his body had slightly increased.

--The Evil-Breaking Talisman is one less for each use, so if I can handle it myself, I will try not to use it.

"Hoo~"

Zhang Yuanqing exhaled and bent down to pick up the golden compass that had fallen on the ground.

He carefully read the item information. Although he had already learned about the function of this prop through Ren Junzi's memory, he still clicked his tongue:

"Truly perverted, but it's a pity that it's only a Saint-level item. It doesn't work on the Ruler."

If it was a Ruler-level item, he would have struck it rich.

"The legendary fragment of the Light Compass, was it snatched by that president back then? Tsk, let me think, should I embezzle it or hand it over?" Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself.

He actually preferred to hand over the compass in exchange for benefits.

Because the storm caused by Ren Junzi was destined not to be hidden from the headquarters, the difficulty of embezzling the golden compass was very high, and he had to give the officials an explanation.

That president was still offering a reward for the lost prop, perhaps he could get a top-quality item from him.

But Ren Junzi's purpose in entering Qinfeng Academy, he chose to hide. If the headquarters asked, he would say he didn't know, and that he was also an innocent victim.

If the headquarters asked, "Didn't you use Spirit Devouring?" he would say that Ren Junzi had a means to erase the spirit, and at the moment of death, his soul was scattered.

Stroking the golden compass in his hand, Zhang Yuanqing thought of the legacy left by his father. He suspected it was also a fragment of the Light Compass, but there was no evidence.

I'll put it away first, and when I leave the Spirit Realm, I'll ask the Palace Master and Fu Qingyang for their opinions before deciding whether to hand over the compass fragment or keep it myself... Zhang Yuanqing put the compass into the item column.

Then, he began to think about the information obtained from Spirit Devouring.

A certain sentence from the Great Protector on the phone made him very concerned: The leader's long-cherished wish may be fulfilled by you.

"There are many people who know about the hidden mission of Qinfeng Academy, but that leader seems to know that there is something in the dungeon, otherwise, why would there be a 'long-cherished wish'? This is strange. The dungeon has never been opened, and the senior management of the Hundred Flowers Association doesn't know what's in the dungeon."

"It's impossible for the leader of the Dark Night Rose to know. Perhaps there is another possibility, that the so-called long-cherished wish is just to enter the hidden dungeon of Qinfeng Academy?"

Just like Fu Qingyang.

Fu Qingyang took the initiative to mention the hidden mission of Qinfeng Academy to him, never forgetting it, but regretting that he could no longer enter the academy.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing's heart beat wildly a few times.

He thought of a possibility, if, um, just if, the leader of the Dark Night Rose had entered Qinfeng Academy before and accidentally discovered the hidden mission.

But at that time, his ability was limited, or he didn't take it to heart. Years later, he reacted and used astrology to deduce that there was an extremely important treasure in the dungeon of Qinfeng Academy.

Only the actors cultivated by the officials could enter Qinfeng Academy in the low-level period. Was the leader of the Dark Night Rose an official person, no, used to be an official person? Hiss, this idea is a bit terrifying...

"When I leave the academy, I'll flip through the list of people who entered Qinfeng Academy in the past. My guess may not be correct, but it can't hurt to check. The Dark Night Rose has provoked me several times, and investigating their leader is a must," Zhang Yuanqing thought.

At this moment, Sun Miaomiao by the window called out, "What are you dazing off for? What information is in Ren Junzi's spirit?"

Zhang Yuanqing first put away the Little Red Riding Hood and the Ten Thousand Slaughterers, then threw the Soul Summoning Banner to Sun Miaomiao, and was about to explain the information when he heard Teacher Song Man at the entrance "moan" and wake up faintly.

Her pupils lacked focus, and after a few seconds of blankness, she finally remembered what happened before she fainted, and suddenly jumped up, summoned her weapon, and rushed into the room.

Then she saw Yuanshi Tianzun standing by the bed, Sun Miaomiao slumped on the chaise longue, and Ren Junzi dead by the wall.

The room was filled with the smell of blood.

"Yuanshi Tianzun? You..." Song Man looked at the corner in confusion. "He..."

Her mind was still a little confused, and she only remembered that Ren Junzi attacked her.

"He is the Armored Man," Zhang Yuanqing said lightly:

"And he is also a pervert, intending to molest Miaomiao, and I happened to arrive to save her. Miaomiao's butt was pinched several times by him. When the headquarters asks about it, Teacher Song Man must testify for us."

"Ren Junzi is the Armored Man?" Song Man grinned with her small white teeth. "No wonder I didn't think Miaomiao was the murderer. I fell for his trick just now, ptooey, and I even thought he was good in bed."

You sea queen, Teacher Song Man, you and Ling Jun are a good match, I'll introduce you to him later, and you can put hats on each other... Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart.

Walking to the side of the chaise longue, he picked up Sun Miaomiao horizontally and said:

"There will be no more danger. Teacher Song Man, I'll take Miaomiao back first. You deal with the corpse. In a few hours, we'll be out of the instance. See you again if we're destined."

Song Man was full of doubts, but Zhang Yuanqing didn't give her a chance, and walked out of the room with Sun Miaomiao in his arms.

Leaving the girls' dormitory, Zhang Yuanqing went straight towards the boys' dormitory. The moonlight was bright, and the ground was covered with frost, but there were no more delicate flowers to be seen by the flower bed.

--They were all poisoned to death by them.

Sun Miaomiao was limp in Zhang Yuanqing's arms, tilting her head, her eyes looking diagonally at the ground, seeming a little stiff and unnatural.

"Have you never been hugged by a man?"

Zhang Yuanqing glanced at her. "Tsk tsk, you're quite old, but you've never had a boyfriend."

Sun Miaomiao was three years older than him, had a beautiful appearance, and came from a good family. She probably had no shortage of suitors.

"What's it to you? You talk too much," Sun Miaomiao pouted.

"You're cute, but your personality is not cute at all." Zhang Yuanqing pinched her soft and elastic butt hard.

Sun Miaomiao had a youthful appearance, with big eyes and a round face like a pure girl, but in reality, she had a good figure, with a full and fleshy butt, already possessing the plumpness of a mature woman, rather than the small butt of a girl.

She was a rare example of pure desire.

"You you you..." Sun Miaomiao blushed and said angrily: "You wait, when we get out of the instance, I'll have my grandfather beat you to death."

Feeling unsatisfied, she angrily reached out to tear Yuanshi Tianzun's face.

She was pinched a few more times.

Boys' dormitory, room 508.

Xiahou Aotian's room.

Zhang Yuanqing put the limp Sun Miaomiao on the chaise longue, sat down next to her, and looked at the three companions and one clone, saying:

"The way you guys are looking at me is a little strange."

Zhao Chenghuang and Tianxiaguihuo didn't speak. Xiahou Aotian frowned and said:

"How did you get the scratches on your face? Did the Armored Man scratch them?"

"Oh, these were scratched by Miaomiao. I saved her, and she wanted to offer herself to me, but I refused. Humph, don't even think about it!"

"Bullshit, you were the one who took advantage of me."

"You can't walk yourself, is that my fault?"

Tianxiaguihuo impatiently interrupted:

"Alright, I'm not in the mood to listen to your flirting. Return the Ten Thousand Slaughterers to me."

Zhang Yuanqing took out the dark red full-body armor and threw it on the ground with a "clang."

Sun Miaomiao glared at Tianxia's famous disgrace to fire masters:

"There was no flirting."

Tianxiaguihuo gave a "heh" and quickly retrieved the Ten Thousand Slaughterers, while retorting: "Didn't you two think about letting Teacher Song Man detoxify? One wanted to hug, and one gave them a hug, that's all there is to it. What's there to show off?"

Zhang Yuanqing and Sun Miaomiao were stunned.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Tianxiaguihuo sneered in disdain.

Tianxiaguihuo was indeed a fire master, and fire masters didn't understand romance.

Sun Miaomiao secretly glanced at Yuanshi Tianzun, feeling a little embarrassed and a little annoyed.

Zhang Yuanqing coughed:

"The Armored Man is Ren Junzi, and I've already killed him."

He narrated the course of events, took the handed-over human skin, and then took out the Yata Mirror to retrieve the clone.

"So that's how it is." Tianxiaguihuo asked in realization: "What do you plan to do with that compass prop?"

"I'll probably have to hand it over. It's not easy to fool the headquarters. I plan to consult Elder Fu first," Zhang Yuanqing said, stating his thoughts. "Before that, let's get our stories straight, so that we don't get caught by the headquarters."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if we get caught. At most, they'll suspect, but they can't verify whether the dungeon was opened," Zhao Chenghuang said.

Next, everyone discussed and finalized a unified statement. After that, Zhang Yuanqing said:

"I think it's necessary to add another layer of insurance. It's not that I don't trust you, but it's better to be careful."

"What insurance?"

"I have a gang order. You guys join my gang. Members are not allowed to betray each other, so as to prevent Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao from leading their elders to assassinate us," Zhang Yuanqing said half-jokingly and half-seriously:

"Moreover, when the time comes to distribute the materials, we won't have to meet in private. I'll just put them in the gang warehouse, and you can apply for them. The same goes for antiques. The antiques will be handed over to Xiahou Aotian to auction, and everyone will share the money."

The grassroots Tianxiaguihuo immediately nodded: "I agree."

Sun Miaomiao rolled her eyes and didn't object.

Zhao Chenghuang pondered for a moment, thinking that this matter was not a loss.

The gang order could indeed increase the degree of trust, and the primary gang order had single functions and almost no additional restrictions on the members.

Xiahou Aotian thought for a while and hummed:

"Alright, when I get a gang order in the future, you guys have to join my gang too. I've already thought of the name, it's called 'Salvation Group', not bad, right."

What a shitty name... everyone thought.

Immediately, they heard the Spirit Realm prompt:

[Ding! Yuanshi Tianzun invites you to join the gang - Return of the Dead!]

What a shitty name?! Everyone had this thought again.

Xiahou Aotian ridiculed:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, your ability to come up with names exposes that you're just a supporting character. The main character still has to be me, hahaha!"

Sun Miaomiao's focus was different. She opened the member information, glanced at the Spirit Realm ID, and frowned:

"They're all female members..."

She knew Xie Lingxi and Shan Ye Liang, but she didn't know Xiao Yuan, but it was impossible for a man to name himself "Xiao Yuan", right?

"Mind your own business." Zhang Yuanqing was very vengeful.

Sun Miaomiao gritted her teeth: "When the transaction is over, I'll quit the gang."

Members cannot actively withdraw from the gang. Only the gang leader can actively kick people out.

Xiahou Aotian yawned: "We leave the academy at nine in the morning. I can sleep for a while. Everyone, withdraw."

Tianxiaguihuo was the first to leave.

Zhao Chenghuang glanced at Sun Miaomiao, then at Zhang Yuanqing, and nodded at the two.

Uh, did he misunderstand something... Zhang Yuanqing thought, turning his head to look. Sun Miaomiao also had a face full of embarrassment.

"Are you going to detoxify yourself, or should I use the Mountain God Scepter to detoxify you, and then carry you to rest and have a child by the way?" Zhang Yuanqing joked.

"Go, go, you pervert." Sun Miaomiao still had detoxification pills, so she immediately took one out of the item column and swallowed it.

Her sore limbs gradually regained strength. She glared at the rogue Tianzun and disappeared in a starlight.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately left by Star Escape.

Back in the room, the first thing that entered his ears was Hongjige's deafening snoring.

He was lying on the bed with his limbs spread out, his mouth slightly open, snoring loudly.

Did your future two ex-wives divorce you because they couldn't stand the snoring...? Zhang Yuanqing slandered in his heart, endured the annoying snoring, went to bed, and closed his eyes to rest.

He would return to reality in seven hours. He didn't have time to experience the Mermaid Queen's small tiger teeth. She was really a peerless beauty. In terms of appearance, she was indeed rare to rival... He gradually fell asleep.

The next day, nine o'clock.

In a light sleep, the familiar Spirit Realm prompt sounded in Zhang Yuanqing's ears:

[Ding, congratulations on completing the multiplayer Spirit Realm - Qinfeng Academy, number: none, difficulty level: unknown, rewards are being settled...]

[Rewards are being settled... Obtained items/props: none]

[Reward experience points: 0%]

[Settlement complete. Exiting the Spirit Realm in thirty seconds.]

ps: I'll update the typos first and then correct them.