"The resting place of Pluto..."

His lips parted, muttering as if chanting a spell. The starry sky responded as if summoned. A certain star trembled, colliding with the star next to it. That star then crashed into another, creating a domino effect.

The entire starry sky began to swirl in the collision.

Zhang Yuanqing's pupils were filled with intense starlight. He stared unblinkingly as his brain, like a high-speed computer, received feedback and made deductions.

In a lush dense forest, a tall and sturdy man cautiously paced through the mountainous terrain covered in decaying leaves and fallen branches.

He had a typical Western face, with a high nose and blue eyes, deep-set eye sockets, light brown short hair, and a circle of charming stubble around his mouth.

Wearing hiking clothes for easy movement, the man wasn't aimlessly wandering. He followed the marks he had left in the previous days and quickly found an abandoned cave.

After his last resting place was almost discovered by local indigenous forces, Pluto realized that ordinary deserted places weren't safe.

He needed a true forbidden zone, a no-man's-land where ordinary people wouldn't come and indigenous Players would avoid.

Through days of reconnaissance, Pluto had locked onto the Shiwan Mountains where the Qinghe Branch was located.

The Shiwan Mountains were vast. Tourists only visited fixed areas. Orderly and free Players didn't dare to explore the mountains, perfectly meeting his needs.

Even the Players of the Qinghe Branch had fixed living areas. The Shiwan Mountains were so large that they wouldn't wander around aimlessly.

They couldn't explore it all in a few days. The only hidden danger was the exotic beasts living in the mountains. The Qinghe Branch's Wood Elementals raised many combat-type exotic beasts in the mountains.

But after Pluto's observation over the past few days, these exotic beasts weren't allowed to come to the outer areas. After all, if these creatures were seen by tourists, it would cause quite a stir.

The exotic beasts' activity area was the central region of the Shiwan Mountains. The place Pluto chose was exactly at the junction of the outer and central regions. There was no water source, no fruit trees, only large areas of pine forests. Pine forests were relatively barren, so even animals were scarce, and even squirrels were rarely seen.

Rustling, stepping on the withered yellow pine needles, Pluto entered the shallow cave, looked around, and chose a dry, flat place to sit. Then, he took out essential oils, candles, silver charms, rose hydrosol, and other materials, and simply set up a magical ritual to hide his aura and sound.

After putting away the materials, he took out the only piece of oily, dark jade carved into a blindfolded ghost child statue from his item bar.

He knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and prayed to the ghost child. This was a consumable he had purchased from the black market in Southeast Asia. The consumable integrated some characteristics of Night Wanderers and Psychics. A powerful infant spirit was housed in the sculpture, possessing the ability to bestow blessings.

As long as one prayed to the infant spirit, one could receive blessings and have their wishes come true.

The illusory galaxy perfectly replicated the movement of the stars in the night sky. Similarly, a star fell in the southeast direction.

This star crashed into his sea of consciousness, stirring up a vision of the future.

In the vision, mountain ranges undulated like a dense forest.

As the vision zoomed in, it finally focused on a pine forest.

"Found Pluto's resting place!"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly opened his eyes. As expected, it was easier to locate items that Pluto had been in contact with for a long time.

"Pluto is indeed hiding in the Shiwan Mountains. If it were normal times, the chance of him being discovered would be very low. But now, with the thousands of people from the Qinghe Branch searching everywhere, they will find his resting place within a day at most. I must act quickly and decisively, and can't delay."

He immediately took out his phone and dialed the phone of Zhuidu Zhe, saying, "Prepare to depart for the Shiwan Mountains."

Immediately, he took out the Little Red Riding Hood and shook out Yin Yao Junzhu, acting according to the plan, using the Perfect Human Skin to transform into Yun Meng of the Qinghe Branch.

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly noticed the pouch at her slender waist and twitched the corner of his mouth. "You can't bring this thing."

Under Yin Yao Junzhu's aggrieved protest, Zhang Yuanqing forcefully removed the pouch and put it back into the hat space.

Qinghe Branch.

In the annex building of the clan chief's villa, the arrogant Sea Demon Osmon was talking eloquently about his family background and knowledge, describing the foundation of his century of capital accumulation.

As Osmon flaunted his family background, he eyed the girl named Yun Meng beside him. She was very beautiful, with clear, bright, and large eyes, and a pure and innocent temperament that deeply attracted Osmon.

As a noble son of an old capital family, Osmon had the common ailment of noble sons - philandering.

He was happy to have some wonderful things happen with this beautiful girl in a foreign land. Although this relationship was destined to be short, that was exactly what he wanted.

After speaking for a while, Osmon noticed that the girl at the table was a little absent-minded, so he asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm going to feed the pigs soon. After feeding them, I have to help you search the mountains. Tell me quickly, I'll leave after you're done," Yun Meng answered honestly.

Osmon's expression froze.

Yun Meng looked at him and said seriously, "Are you trying to pick me up?"

"What does 'pick up' mean?" Osmon asked.

"It means you want to sleep with me."

Osmon squeezed out a smile, "Your purity and smile deeply attract me. Love is not about sleeping, it's about mutual attraction."

Yun Meng said "Oh" and then said, "Then you have no chance. I don't want to sleep with you. You're not as good-looking as Yuanshi Tianzun." Her expression was a little disgusted. This blond-haired, blue-eyed man had features that protruded like an ape that hadn't fully evolved. Foreigners are all apes that haven't fully evolved.

She preferred the kind of handsome yet gentle appearance of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Osmon sat there in a daze, like a statue.

"Oh, sorry, I accidentally told the truth," Yun Meng quickly apologized. "I'm going to feed the pigs."

With long legs, she stomped out of the living room.

Osmon silently took out a crystal-handled mirror and looked at his dull and stiff face.

Golden hair, deep eye sockets, a straight nose, and sculpted facial lines, this face was definitely a world-class superstar beauty.

Ugly???

Osmon's face twitched fiercely. He thought, what the hell is Yuanshi Tianzun? What qualifications does a tender little kid have to compare with me? He's not as smart and handsome as Fu Qingyang.

At this moment, Osmon's phone rang.

The caller was the Demon Hunter.

"Executor." He answered the phone.

"Is there any news from the Qinghe Branch?" the Demon Hunter asked directly.

Osmon shook his head. "Not yet."

The search had already begun. The Demon Hunter, as a Wind Master, participated in the search with Hoover and Zasso, leaving Osmon in the Qinghe Branch to receive information.

Once the tribesmen of the Qinghe Branch had news to report, he could immediately notify the Demon Hunter.

The Demon Hunter gave a somewhat disappointed "Mm" and said, "After twelve o'clock, the Prophecy Realm will refresh its uses. I will predict tomorrow's situation. Hopefully, we will have some gains."

Yesterday, they had used props to predict the target, and the content was whether they could catch Pluto.

The result given by the Prophecy Realm was negative, meaning that they couldn't catch Pluto today. But there were many possibilities for not being able to catch him.

It wasn't necessarily that they couldn't find Pluto, but it was also possible that Pluto would escape that day. But as long as they locked onto Pluto, they might catch him the next day.

So the search still had to be carried out.

"Executor, don't worry, we have plenty of time," Osmon said with a smile.

He hadn't slept with the Qinghe Branch's girls yet, and didn't want to leave for the time being.

The Demon Hunter said, "You continue to keep an eye on the Qinghe Branch and notify me immediately if you have any news."

The two ended the call.

At the junction of the central and outer areas of the Shiwan Mountains, two young men wearing Qinghe clan clothing, each carrying a rifle and leading a giant wolf and a leopard, trekked through the dense forest.

"Brother Ah Xin, I'm so sleepy. Let's find a place to take a nap," the younger teenager yawned and said with a smile, "I usually sleep at this time."

"You're already Level 3, you won't die if you don't sleep," the older youth scolded, "All you know is sleep. We get two hundred Federal Coins for patrolling a day. You're still being lazy with such a good job."

"We don't lack that little bit of money."

"You don't lack it, but I lack money. Wait a few years, and when you get a girlfriend, you'll know that no matter how much money you have, it won't be enough. Women are all money-eaters," the youth said in a seasoned tone.

As they spoke, they entered a pine forest. The teenager hummed, "It's obviously you who got bled dry. Women these days are so materialistic. They suck blood as soon as they're in a relationship, and then switch to another one after they're done. It's foolish to spend money on women, no matter how much it's not enough. Brother Ah Xin, I'm telling you, money is for women to see, not for women to spend."

The youth chuckled, "Stop watching short videos, that's all to fool you little kids."

He suddenly felt dizzy, and a wave of sleepiness washed over him.

"Huh," he suddenly said. Then, he heard a "thump" next to him. Turning his head, he saw that the teenager had fallen on the mountainous terrain covered with pine needles, snoring loudly.

The giant wolf and the leopard were also swaying. Their huge bodies staggered and fell to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.

The youth's pupils shrank. He found it. He quickly retreated while taking out his phone, intending to report to his clansmen.

But a huge wave of sleepiness came over him. Just as the youth took out his phone, his eyes rolled back and he crashed to the ground, making a deafening snoring sound.

Half an hour later, a starlight rose from the darkness.

A young man with a tall figure but plain appearance appeared from the starlight.

Zhang Yuanqing scanned the area and saw the two Qinghe tribesmen sleeping not far away.

Has it already been found? He felt a chill in his heart. During dinner, he had flirted with Yun Meng for another hour, and learned about the deployments of the Qinghe clan and Heavenly Punishment from her.

For this mountain search, the Qinghe clan mobilized a total of two thousand tribesmen and several exotic beasts. They reported to the clan every hour. If anyone failed to report after more than an hour, the Qinghe Branch would notice something was wrong.

Then, they would rush over to check according to the area that team was responsible for.

He didn't know how long these two had been asleep. It could be that they had just fallen asleep, or they had been asleep for almost an hour. Maybe even the people from the Qinghe clan were already on their way.

"There's not much time!" Zhang Yuanqing dialed Yin Yao Junzhu's phone.

"Take action immediately!"