In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 449 Li Muxuan

Outside the institute's gate, Shimizu and Chen Dong got into the car one after the other.

Yue Qian, sitting in the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, started the car, and drove off.

Before long, the car stopped in front of a bunker in the suburbs.

A uniformed official from the Dark Fortress was already waiting at the entrance, and led the three Shimizu members who had gotten out of the car inside.

How is Ma Xianhong doing lately?

In the clean and bright corridor of the bunker, Shimizu asked the bunker staff member.

"In our psychiatric tests, most of his modified memories have been corrected. According to the professional assessment of relevant mental health experts, it is expected that the hidden dangers caused by the altered memories will be basically suppressed after this course of treatment."

The staff member in the white coat answered.

"So fast? Have you already found his family and arranged a meeting?"

Shimizu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

He had originally anticipated needing two more courses of treatment.

As for the treatment method, it involved using a method for cleansing the mind that the Marvel universe avatar had recently learned from the Mind Stone, and teaching Ma Xianhong some sexual techniques that he had compiled and refined from the Mind Stone, to strengthen his mind.

No matter how much Shuangquanshou modifies memories, those modified memories are always acquired later in life. As long as Ma Xianhong's mind is strong enough, his mind will consciously detect every abnormal memory and correct it on its own.

This is far more effective than the superficial examination by an outsider using the Lü family's Soul-Clearing Technique.

After all, no matter how much you go through your memories, nothing is as profound as your own personal experiences.

With a two-pronged approach, Qu Tong's influence on Ma Xianhong will eventually be completely eliminated.

The bunker staff nodded to the water and continued:

"As you suggested, the National Security Bureau has already found out about several other people in the Ma family who are related to Ma Xianhong last week. They are Ma Yuanlu's only surviving fourth son, Ma Juncai, and Ma Juncai's eldest son, Ma Junyu. In order to avoid the attention of the supernatural world, the two have changed their surname to He and fled to Hong Kong Island, where they run a furniture factory based on the skills passed down from their ancestors."

They had many interactions with Ma Xianhong during his childhood. After contacting him a few days ago, the slight resistance Ma Xianhong still had had largely disappeared. Stimulated by associated memories, when we asked him about events related to Qu Tong, we found that his mental state had improved significantly again. Therefore, we believed that we could reduce the treatment course to one.

During their conversation, the two arrived at the area where Ma Xianhong was being held.

Yes, a zone, a zone that includes normal living, exercise and entertainment.

Moreover, saying it's "detained" isn't entirely accurate.

Aside from his memory and mental state being affected by Qu Tong, Ma Xianhong showed no other abnormalities, and his harm to society was almost zero.

Since he hasn't committed a crime, he's not really being detained; he's just receiving treatment here.

This area is like a sanatorium. The people living here are mostly like Ma Xianhong, whose situation is special but not very dangerous and relatively controllable.

For example, Liu Hongzhong, the older brother of Liu Wu Kui, who also came from Biyou Village, stayed here to receive treatment and research.

This brother and sister were born with the destiny of children. The sister was a fairy child, born with a spiritual mutation, and transformed into the Five Directions Protector to protect her. The brother was indeed a sick child, weak and sickly, and could not even walk a few steps before becoming breathless. He had little ability to take care of himself.

When Shimizu met Ma Xianhong, he was sitting by a basketball court playing chess with Liu Hongzhong, whose health had improved considerably, and there were quite a few people watching.

"Oh, Professor Zhuo, you've arrived!"

“Teacher Ma, why don’t you go and get treatment from Professor Zhuo first? I’ll continue this game of chess for you.”

"Come on, Lao Zhao, with your terrible chess skills, it's pointless for you to play. I might as well take over."

The chattering crowd automatically cleared a path for Qingshui, allowing the chessboard in front of Ma Xianhong and Liu Hongzhong to be perfectly displayed before Qingshui.

Then Shimizu realized that he couldn't understand the game.

The chessboard was large and novel, with images representing mountains, rivers, vegetation, and various buildings and people whose principles were unclear.

Both the chessboard and the people playing the pieces faintly exude an aura of Qi. It is evident that this is a magical artifact that Ma Xianhong personally crafted using the Divine Refinement Technique in his spare time. It is estimated that its level is not low and its power is not weak.

However, no matter whether you incorporate chess, military chess, Monopoly, or other board games, it doesn't fit.

"The game you're playing is..."

"The Creation Mountain, the rift of the earth at the beginning of creation! We saw a game online, and since we were tired of playing other games, Teacher Ma created this game board based on the gameplay map online. Although it's a bit complicated, it's still quite fun."

A tall, thin man answered from the side.

What a long name.

Shimizu shrugged and said to the hesitant Ma Xianhong:
"Hey Lao Ma, how much longer is this going to rain? Don't waste our time."

"This... never mind, Lao Bai, you take over for me."

Ma Xianhong hesitated for a moment, but still stood up from his seat with reluctance. Before leaving, he even moved a certain chess piece slightly before leaving with Qingshui.

After one hour.

In a simply furnished room, Ma Xianhong sat cross-legged, opened his bright eyes, and felt that his thoughts were clearer than before. The disharmony in his memories that he had previously found difficult to perceive had been sorted out and perfected by the spontaneous action of his mind.

The influence that Qu Tong had on him has been largely eliminated.

"So, what about those things I told you when I came last time? How are you thinking about them?"

Furthermore, given your skill and the fact that this inspires everyone to choose to become an "Outsider," it aligns to some extent with the Mohist philosophy of valuing wealth and status. After you leave, would you be interested in joining the Mohist sect?

Qingshui sat on the sofa opposite Ma Xianhong, holding a cup of tea, and asked him.

"Can I go out now?"

Ma Xianhong exclaimed in delight.

"Hmm, I think so. Anyway, I just checked, and Qu Tong's influence on you has been basically eliminated. After a second examination by relevant authorities in the field of mental health in a couple of days, you should be able to leave."

Qingshui nodded to Ma Xianhong.

"That's wonderful! By the way, how is Qu Tong doing now?"

"They're being investigated by both Na Du Tong and the National Security Bureau. The entire world of supernatural beings was thrown into chaos for a while, causing a lot of trouble. Even the Celestial Master was invited down the mountain to ruthlessly kill a group of Quanxing members who were taking advantage of the situation. Tsk tsk, Quanxing wanted to retaliate, so they gathered fourteen Quanxing masters, including Ding Shian, and challenged the Celestial Master to a duel on the Xilin Gol Grassland. They knocked him down with just two slaps." "Two slaps?"

Ma Xianhong exclaimed in surprise.

“Slap Ding Shian, and slap everyone else.”

"So fierce?"

"Otherwise, after that battle, the entire world of supernatural beings became peaceful. No one wanted to cause trouble anymore. It's just that Zhang Chulan has been showing off a lot while he's out and about, but thankfully he hasn't been too arrogant. Okay, let's get back to the main topic. You still haven't told me the answer."

Qingshui took a sip of tea and continued to ask Ma Xianhong.

"Although Qu Tong deliberately manipulated me and amplified some of my thoughts, they are still my thoughts. It's just that now it seems that my path is blocked, just as you said before. It seems that I have no other way but to get on your pirate ship."

Ma Xianhong scratched his head, looked at Qingshui, and then said seriously:

"But before boarding the ship, I have to ask again: is the end of your journey the same place as the destination I want to reach?"

"Humans are too weak. If we don't change, even if we leave Earth, we won't be able to go much further in the universe. If we want to make changes, the complete alienation of society is a good option. Although it will bring many accompanying problems in the process, as long as we make contingency plans in advance, we can minimize the negative impact. However, it will take a lot of time, maybe fifty years, or maybe a hundred years, to achieve a smooth transition."

"If you said five or ten years, I might not believe you. But after experiencing so much, I have a pretty good idea of ​​how difficult this is."

Fifty years it is. A hundred years? We can't wait that long. But in eighty years, I think we'll be close to success and see results, right?

Ma Xianhong smiled slightly and stretched out a hand towards Qingshui.

Shimizu also reached out and shook hands with Ma Xianhong.

A top young talent who has mastered the Divine Refinement Technique and possesses exceptional weapon-making skills has been successfully recruited.

One more utility user.

After coming out of the bunker, in addition to the car that Yue Qian had driven when Qing Shui came, there was another van parked at the entrance with the logo of Na Du Tong Express Company.

“Professor Zhuo, if you don’t come out soon, I’ll have to leave now. If I’m any later, I’ll miss the bullet train. I’ve never seen a scene like that in my life.”

Xu Si sat in the back seat of the car, opened the window, held a cigarette in one hand, and waved to Qing Shui with the other.

"Then let's set off quickly, we should be able to make it."

Shimizu glanced at the time on his wristwatch and then got into his car.

"Alright, baby, let's go."

Xu Si said to Feng Baobao, who was sitting in the driver's seat drinking milk through a straw.

"Okay, let's go to the train station first."

Feng Baobao slapped the steering wheel, stepped on the gas, and led the way.

Yue Qian also started his car and followed behind the Na Du Tong transport truck.

The next day, Qingshui, Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao and their group arrived in Zhangjiajie, Hunan. After spending the morning there, they went to Tianmen Mountain in the afternoon.

At the foot of a mountain that has not been developed for tourism, Shimizu and his group walked to this place.

"This place is way too remote. Why would Old Man Li choose this place?"

"This mountain had a name decades ago: Sanyi Peak. You should know why it was chosen from that name!"

"Is the site of the Trinity Gate on the mountain?"

"Yes, it's been abandoned for so many years. Other factions in the circle are unwilling to risk it, but there are quite a few people outside the circle who want to take over and develop it into a tourist attraction. However, the terrain is too dangerous and the construction is difficult. I guess the patriarch of the Sanyi Sect must have gathered a lot of extraordinary talents to establish his sect here back then."

In modern times, although development is still possible, something always seems to happen to the inspectors at the crucial moment of final approval. While nothing ultimately goes wrong, the project always fizzles out. Some say it's the vengeful spirits of the Trinity sect members at work, but then again, the dead shouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

On the contrary, it's hard to say what the living people did in all of this.

Xu San pushed up his glasses and looked at Lu Jin, who was sitting on a bench wearing a pure white long robe.

Beside Lu Jin was one of his grandsons, a middle-aged man in his forties.

That was Lu Lin's father. Their lineage inherited the Three Realms of Reverse Rebirth, and both Lu Lin and her father had reached the second level of Reverse Rebirth.

If Lu Jin dies, then this father and son will be the last remaining descendants of the Sanyi Sect in this world.

This is why Lu Jin brought the father and son along.

Behind Lu Jin, in the rows of seats, were members of the Feng family led by Feng Zhenghao and members of the Wang family led by Wang Ai, as well as representatives from various forces who came to witness the event.

In the last row were Ding Shian, whose arm was in a cast, and Na Ruhu, who looked bored.

Ding Shian joined Quanxing to make it easier to challenge others, but he was actually an upright person, so the Old Master spared his life.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on an old man with a full head of white hair, sitting cross-legged opposite Lu Jin.

Li Muxuan.

This man, known as the "bad boy" back then, committed numerous evil deeds and caused trouble for various sects, offending many people. However, he only caused trouble and disgusted people without taking their lives. Although he did not seem to make a big fuss, he still ruined many people.

Because of his childhood experience in the Sanyi Sect, he infiltrated the Sanyi Sect with Wugensheng. However, due to his willfulness, he and Wugensheng caused a great disturbance in the Sanyi Sect, which directly led to the death of the Sanyi Sect Master, Zuo Ruotong, who was disheartened. This caused a conflict between the Quanxing and the Sanyi Sect, resulting in a full-scale war.

It can be said that Li Muxuan and Wugensheng were the direct cause of the death of Zuo Ruotong, who was the leader of the righteous path at the time and one of the two top masters in the world, and the culprits behind the destruction of the Xuanmen sect, Sanyi Sect.

Then, this person, who had caused trouble but dared not commit suicide to atone for his sins and stop the war between the Trinity and the Quanxing, was sent by Wugensheng to Nathan Island, where he hid for over a hundred years.

He couldn't be a good person, and he wasn't evil enough when he was evil. Although he was talented and intelligent, he lacked responsibility and wanted to do things. In his more than 100 years of life, he accomplished nothing but killed many people. He was a complete joke.

Now, this immortal who spent his entire life escaping and deceiving himself into believing that he remained untainted by those who were corrupted has finally admitted that he has been tainted by those things and is making a final effort to remain untainted.

"Today is the seventh day. When the sun sets and the moon rises, and the gong sounds, according to the rules of the Dao, I will settle my karma and leave Quanxing. I just don't know what I can share with you all."

Li Muxuan sat on the ground with his legs spread apart, looking at the new visitor.

(End of this chapter)