An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

Once mastered, one can control billions of Yin spirits, including techniques for utilizing the Dao of Souls such as soul extraction and refining.

Lu Li's divine sense echoed in Lu Xueyao's mind.

"These two cultivation methods, one focuses on cultivating the physical body and blood, and the other focuses on cultivating the spirit and soul."

From this day forward, you must diligently cultivate yourself in this bizarre world.

If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, simply call out to me in your heart immediately.

"Remember, in the eyes of the demonic path, everything can be refined."

After leaving this instruction, Lu Li's projected image flickered slightly.

His figure transformed into countless black specks of light and dissipated within the cave.

Lu Xueyao stood there blankly, sensing the two mysterious cultivation techniques emanating an ancient aura within her sea of ​​consciousness.

She was completely unfamiliar with concepts like cultivation and demonic paths. Subconsciously, she believed that this must be some kind of secret technique from the underworld that her brother had obtained after falling into the underworld and enduring many hardships.

"Brother, don't worry, I will never let you down!" Lu Xueyao bit her lip hard, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and the fear and weakness in her eyes were swept away, replaced by an unprecedented determination.

Since Lu Li directly transmitted these two cultivation techniques to her through initiation, many of the cultivation routes, insights, and even difficulties in the cultivation process of the Blood Nerve Scripture and the Myriad Souls Emperor Scripture were directly imprinted deep within Lu Xueyao's sea of ​​consciousness, making her seem to know these two cultivation techniques from birth.

She instantly understood the profound meaning of her brother's words, "Everything can be refined," especially when her gaze fell once again on the complete, pseudo-human corpse.

Her perspective changed; this was no longer a deadly monster, but a piece of excellent nourishment containing rich blood essence, perfect for cultivating the introductory stage of the Blood Nerve.

Meanwhile, on Blue Star, in the Dragon Kingdom, in Kyoto.

749 Bureau Headquarters, Conference Room.

On the holographic projection screen, a scene of Lu Xueyao's cave in the Eternal Night Wasteland was being played.

At the head of the conference room sat an elderly man in a Zhongshan suit who exuded an air of authority despite his lack of anger.

He is none other than Shen Xingzhou, the highest-ranking official of the 749th Bureau of the Dragon Kingdom.

Eight people sat upright on either side of the conference table.

Without exception, all of these people are A-level monster hunters from the Dragon Kingdom, and are top-level investigators standing on the front line of fighting against the supernatural.

At this moment, Shen Xingzhou is having a conversation with Qin Chuan, who is in Tianhai City, via an encrypted video link.

"Chief, colleagues, this is the situation."

On the other side of the screen, Qin Chuan gave his analysis with a solemn expression: "Lu Xueyao has an older brother who has been missing for three years, named Lu Li."

Three years ago, in the early stages of the bizarre invasion of Earth, he had already completely disappeared in an A-level paranormal event.

"Because the incident had a very wide impact at the time, the 749 Bureau classified it as a bizarre case, and therefore there are detailed records of it in the archives."

As Qin Chuan spoke, he tapped a few times on the control panel.

Soon, the large screen in the conference room was split in two.

On the left is a screenshot of the middle-aged man in black that Lu Xueyao just summoned in the cave.

On the right is a high-resolution portrait of Lu Li during his youth, taken from the archives three years ago before his disappearance.

"Please look at the comparison results." Qin Chuan pointed to the big screen: "Although the humanoid monster that Lu Xueyao summoned today has a younger appearance compared to the old man form she summoned during the awakening ceremony."

However, after facial bone scanning and contour comparison, the middle-aged-looking monster today bears a more than 90% similarity in facial features to Lu Li, who disappeared three years ago.

"We have every reason to suspect that these two individuals are very likely the same person!"

Shen Xingzhou stared at the two faces on the big screen, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, this matter is of great importance, directly involving the potential of our Dragon Kingdom's Chosen Ones in the National Destiny Game. Let's all share our opinions."

The meeting room fell silent. After a moment, the man sitting at the first table on the left stood up.

His name is Xu Tianming, an A-level Ghost Master. The ghost pet he controls is a purple-quality eerie nightmare. This ghost pet can not only cause people to die in their sleep, but it also grants Xu Tianming the ability to infiltrate other people's subconscious to spy on their memories, and even forcibly spy on the fragmented memories of ghosts of lower levels than himself.

It is precisely because of this special ability that Xu Tianming is extremely authoritative in the field of paranormal logic analysis.

"Director, I have carefully analyzed the information provided by Qin Chuan."

Xu Tianming said calmly, "Based on my past experience of peering into strange memories, I have come to a conclusion."

"Three years ago, this ordinary human named Lu Li was most likely killed in that A-level bizarre event."

However, there is a very small probability that the human soul will undergo a transformation when faced with extreme death or harboring a particular obsession.

"I believe that Lu Li's protective instinct towards his younger sister Lu Xueyao before his death became a kind of obsession that transcended life and death."

This obsession, combined with the malevolent energy from the supernatural event, caused his spirit to linger.

After three years of mutation and fermentation, it finally transformed into a humanoid, rule-based monster.

"And now, due to some mysterious bloodline bond, he has been forcibly pulled out of the supernatural space by Lu Xueyao, who has awakened the talent of a ghost tamer, in the form of summoning her natal ghost pet."

Xu Tianming's reasoning was logical and well-founded, which made the several top investigators present nod in agreement.

"Captain Xu's analysis is very insightful, and did everyone notice?" another female investigator chimed in, "Just now in the live broadcast, that fake humanoid monster collapsed and died instantly."

Although the public believes it's a bug in the national fortune system, everyone here knows perfectly well that the supernatural can't possibly have a bug.

"This shows that Lu Xueyao, this brother pet born from obsession, possesses a rule that allows her to instantly kill low-level monsters, which is beyond our comprehension."

This might be a good thing for our Dragon Kingdom.

This special kind of strange pet, possessing human reason and protective instincts, may have far greater growth potential and practical value than Liu Mengxi's Chu Renmei, which kills purely out of instinct!

Of course, some people raised objections: "But how do you explain the change in form? He was an old man when he awakened before, but now he's middle-aged? The strange form is always fixed, which doesn't make sense in paranormal science."

Everyone had their own opinion, and the debate raged on.

"alright."

Shen Xingzhou raised his hand, making a definitive statement and interrupting the crowd's discussion: "Regardless of the origin of this strange pet, it is currently protecting Lu Xueyao, that is an indisputable fact."

Shen Xingzhou turned his gaze to Xu Tianming and issued the highest order: "Tianming, this matter is your responsibility. After the meeting, you will immediately use your highest authority to lead a team to reinvestigate the Class A case of Lu Li's disappearance three years ago."

At all costs, we should try to find out the truth behind his disappearance and what kind of mutation occurred in him.

This intelligence may provide strategic support for our subsequent efforts to survive and ensure the nation's survival, and could play a decisive role.