Infinite Professions

Chapter 283 - 151: The Situation

Shen Hex entered the living room, finding a scene of tranquility.

Shen Qingyue’s door was shut tight, also absorbed in her diligent cultivation.

Having been with the Special Bureau for so long, he and she had long adapted to the atmosphere here.

Tense!

It was already tense enough usually, but now the pressure had only increased.

The threat of the Evil God, the pressure across the board, and various incidents made it impossible for the Special Bureau to relax. Whether they were combat members or non-combat members, no one dared to waste time and every moment was spent trying to strengthen themselves.

Although Shen Qingyue was a family member, she was also influenced by him and this atmosphere. She had been committed to cultivating all these years, and her cultivation was now close to the Fifth Realm, about to forge a Martial Arts Golden Core, with signs of a profession upgrade.

Fifth Realm cultivation, Tier Five profession.

This achievement had already surpassed that of Father Shen and Mother Shen back in the day.

Speaking of his parents, after joining the Special Bureau, Shen Hex had conducted investigations but found nothing special. It seemed their disappearance was truly just an accident.

Whether it was an accident or not, he was now powerless to investigate.

The Yunlan Star was currently under the shadow of the Ultimate Professional and the Cosmic Evil God. Unless this ultimate battle reached a conclusion, many things could not proceed.

So...

Shen Hex shook his head, not disturbing Shen Qingyue, leaving only a message before leaving home.

Combat Zone, Field Office, Supervisor’s Office.

"You emerged from seclusion?"

Teng Manyun looked Shen Hex over, assessing him: "It seems you’ve gained quite a bit."

"I made some progress."

Shen Hex smiled and sat down, "What’s the current situation?"

"Not good at all!"

Hearing him ask this, Teng Manyun, who had entered the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts and cultivated the Dragon Tiger Divine Gang, had a serious expression: "No clear information about the outside, but the front lines have already begun to engage. The military is constantly reallocating forces, and our Special Bureau has also sent numerous personnel. It seems a decisive battle is imminent."

"No wonder things have been so tense lately."

Shen Hex’s expression changed but soon returned to calm, "What’s the next course of action?"

"Same as usual, purging Evil God Cultists."

Teng Manyun shook her head, "But it’s much more dangerous than before."

"Assign me some tasks."

Shen Hex got straight to the point, "Just in time for some action."

Teng Manyun looked at him and then, without many words, assigned him several tasks: "Be careful, lately the activity of those Evil God Cultists has been rampant; they seem to have some intention."

"Understood."

Shen Hex nodded, then got up to leave.

Intention?

There surely was one.

The Yunlan Star had been in lockdown for nearly twenty years.

Although the sense of time for cultivators was different from ordinary people, especially for High-tier Professionals, even in terms of a war, twenty years was lengthy.

Whether it was the ultimate battle outside or the stalemate within Yunlan Star, now it was all reaching the final phase.

In such a situation, those Evil God Sects were bound to make a desperate move.

How would they move?

Shen Hex didn’t know, but upon reflection, there were only two possible directions.

The frontline army and the three cities at the rear.

The frontline army was obviously the main force suppressing the Evil God’s Favored Race. If the frontline collapsed, the army of the Evil God’s Favored Race would flood in and fully control the situation on Yunlan Star.

The three cities at the rear, however, were Yunlan Star’s three major cities, with Tianbei City among them, housing a large population, especially after the wartime chaos.

The frontline would be difficult to breakthrough, after all, one of the two Tier Nine Professionals of Yunlan Star was stationed there, coupled with the military’s strength and foundation and support from all fronts, even if the Evil God’s Favored Race exerted all their efforts, breaking through would be tough.

On the contrary, the rear seemed more precarious. The three major cities housed large populations, providing space for the Evil God Sect to hide and operate.

Recently, the activities of the Evil God Sect have been frequent, with gestures of intended purposes, as if to intimidate and distract the empire’s manpower, there is also a possibility of a real move in the pretense of a false play.

According to Shen Hex, Yunlan Star had two Tier Nine Professionals, one stationed at the frontline, another in Yunlan City, with Tianbei City not among them. The highest combat power on the surface was a Tier Eight Professional.

As for the shadows, he didn’t know much, only that the director of the Tianbei City Special Branch was also Tier Eight, with a few Tier Seven higher-ups, and elites like Teng Manyun in the Tier Five to Six range.

This strength, combined with the forces of the military and police from all sides, could barely control the situation in Tianbei City.

But only barely, nowhere near as steady as a mountain.

Hence, no wonder the atmosphere in the Special Bureau was so tense.

Everyone could smell the scent of danger.

Shen Hex reviewed the task files assigned by Teng Manyun and then left the Special Bureau, using his Cultivation Land skills and hiding techniques to silently head to the outskirts.

He had previously reported this "Saint Walker" profession, which, while drawing attention and training from the higher-ups in the Special Bureau, had likely also brought him into the Evil God Sect’s sight, and someone might be plotting against him.

Therefore, for the time being, he carried out tasks alone, acting covertly, relying on the concealment effect of a Hermit, along with various hiding methods obtained in the Taiyuan Realm. Overall, it had been relatively stable without any incidents.

Nonetheless, caution was never wrong, so once again he handled this with care, first leaving the Special Bureau and coming to a farm in the outskirts.

Over a dozen years had passed, and what initially showed some promise as a farm had now become a dilapidated ruin.

At least, that was how it appeared on the surface.

Over the years, the activities of the Evil God Sect had been rampant, making it impossible to ensure safety outside the city. His farm had been visited several times by Evil God Cultists, so after turning it into a Cultivation Land, he promptly set up an Illusion Array outside, making the place appear to be nothing but ruins.

With this Illusion Array concealing it, coupled with the effect of the Cultivation Land, it allowed his little haven to gradually fade out of the Evil God Sect’s sight, as it secretly developed in the suburbs.

"Oink, oink, oink!"

Shen Hex concealed his Qi and came through the outer Illusion Array, then saw the world suddenly change, with pig herds spreading across the mountains and fields. Dozens of Spirit Pigs stepped on the void, grandly swarming before him, wagging their tails, begging for mercy.

"Alright, alright!"

Shen Hex shook his head, tossing out packets of Emperor Feed and Beast Pills previously purchased online, letting these intelligent Spirit Pigs divide among themselves while he avoided the pig herd to find a piece of bluestone far away to sit on.

Seated stably on the bluestone, Shen Hex took out seven pieces of Spirit Jade, arranging them in the shape of the Big Dipper to begin divination.

Profound Celestial Seven Mirrors!

The foremost Celestial Secret Skill of Taiyuan Realm, the Sect’s Secret Technique of Profound Celestial Sect.

Although it didn’t seem particularly advantageous in the real world, having it was better than not having it, so Shen Hex decided to perform a deduction to see the specifics of the tasks he had accepted and then act accordingly.

As for why not deducing within the Special Bureau, the empire officially prohibited private practice of the Heavenly Mechanism Skill; the Special Bureau was especially sensitive to this. Although Shen Hex had the protection of a Cultivation Land, he didn’t want to take that risk, so he dutifully ran to his farm to conduct the deduction.

The seven mirrors united, Spirit Light illuminated.

Then, Shen Hex’s brows furrowed.

Not because something was revealed.

On the contrary, nothing was revealed.

The celestial secret... had been disrupted.