Then all my cultivation as an immortal has been for nothing?

Chapter 54 Thankfully, the captain's warm embrace remained.
Wang Yi didn't initially realize what state he was in.

He didn't remember tearing apart the apostle—no, the part about tearing apart the demonic cultivator. From his perspective, he passed through the door to reality and landed in a pool of blood, covered in blood.

He didn't understand why he was acting this way, so he stood up and reported the situation first.

So he raised one hand and said, "I killed the monster."

Then he saw Elsa, and his master's eyes widened, his face filled with surprise.

Wang Yi immediately decided to boast to his master, his mindset resembling that of a kindergarten child waiting for praise from their teacher.

The next moment, a figure rushed over and hugged him, the impact almost knocking him to the ground.

Lin Weiwei's voice came from very close by, and for some reason it sounded like she was crying: "That's great! I thought I had lost two of my men this time. That's great!"

Huh, is that the captain?

After realizing that it was Lin Weiwei who was holding him, many of Wang Yi's senses became more active than ever before.

What is this soft touch?
The young virgin who was just showing off has suddenly entered cowardly mode and is panicking.

He had only one question in his mind: Can I hug the girl with both arms? Is it really okay to hug her? This should be one of the perks of being the winner, right? Since things have come to this, he might as well hug her first.

He clasped his hands together and hugged Lin Weiwei's trembling shoulders.

Oh, this is the first time in my life that I've ever hugged a girl.

If I squeeze harder, will the feeling of pressure on my body become even stronger?

Wang Yi pulled his arms in, and sure enough, the feeling of compression became even stronger.

A part of his mind was telling him, "Don't be fooled, this is just a hormonal illusion," but Wang Yi couldn't care less.

Previously, when dealing with Wang Chengyan, Wang Yi had been restrained because he knew she was being twisted, and had not been able to fully enjoy the benefits.

Now that the other party is also a cultivator, they won't be corrupted, so I'll accept this benefit!
Elsa, standing in the distance, had a look on her face that said, "Damn, you spineless virgin!" Wang Yi pretended not to see it.

Ah, this fragrance, this warmth...

Suddenly, Lin Weiwei forcefully broke free from Wang Yi's embrace: "You even took advantage of me!"

She roared, raising her hand as if to slap Wang Yi.

Wang Yi closed his eyes, waiting to be slapped. After all, he was really taking advantage of the situation, so it was only right for him to stand at attention and take the beating.

However, the slap did not land.

He opened his eyes and saw that Lin Weiwei's hand, which had just been raised, had been pulled back to wipe away her tears: "I'm sorry, I was too emotional for a moment. After all, I thought you were dead."

Elsa came over and said to Lin Weiwei, "If you don't slap her now, someone will overthink things."

Wang Yi quickly replied, "No, no, I wouldn't dare to think that way!"

He stood at attention again and saluted Lin Weiwei: "Reporting to the captain, team member Wang Yi has eliminated the monster transformed from the demonic cultivator and is now officially back in the team."

Lin Weiwei quickly wiped away her tears one last time, stood at attention and returned the salute: "I understand. Please write a report later, detailing how to eliminate the monsters transformed from demonic cultivators."

Oh, I have to write a report?

Is it too late for me to pretend I've fainted and don't know what's happening?

Wang Yi: "I... actually don't have a very clear impression..."

Lin Weiwei frowned: "I don't have a very clear impression?"

Wang Yi's mind was racing at this moment. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he grabbed it as a lifeline. So he said, "I seem to have been captured and taken to a strange space. The monster seems to be refining me. The specific memories are no longer clear."

"At that moment, someone suddenly appeared, instantly killing the demonic cultivator. Then he fed me a pill, saying things like, 'I'll send you back now,' 'Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda,' and 'Amitabha.'"

"And then I came back."

After finishing the fabrication, Wang Yi regretted it. Damn it, would anyone believe such nonsense?
Never mind, Uncle 301 will figure out a way to cover up his lie.

Elsa: "What? You were saved by a powerful being who happened to be passing by? I was wondering how you could possibly have survived under those circumstances."

Lin Weiwei frowned: "You... last time you encountered a monster transformed from a D-level cultivator, you survived by stuffing candy into its mouth. This time you encountered a monster transformed from a demonic cultivator, and you even swallowed a monster whose strength was exponentially increased by a cultivator. Luckily, a powerful figure happened to pass by and saved you..."

"Your luck is just too good, isn't it? Surviving twice like this is suspicious."

Damn it, why don't you fall for that?!

However, Wang Yi thought for a moment, "If she doesn't buy into this, it means she's the female lead. There might be all sorts of developments later because she suspects me."

Elsa said, "Did you know there's a saying that luck is actually part of one's personal attributes? People with naturally strong luck always seem to turn bad luck into good, but we don't yet have a way to measure luck attributes. This guy is clearly one of those lucky charms; after today, I bet a lot of teams will be asking him to be their mascot."

In a sense, that makes a lot of sense; a golden touch—that is, an opportunity—can be seen as a form of luck.

Elsa continued, "Even in the Freemasons' records, there was a lucky guy who always had a mysterious person appear to help him when he was in crisis."

"Later, the Freemasons' cognitive interference department incorporated this into the Fallout video game series. In the game, if you increase your luck, you can unlock a trait called Mysterio, which gives you a chance to summon a mysterious person to help you instantly kill enemies."

Hmm, is that so? Then this lucky guy probably also has some kind of special opportunity (cheat code).

At that moment, an urgent male voice rang out: "Have you encountered a powerful being passing by? What are his characteristics? Write a report describing him in detail!"

Wang Yi turned his head and saw that it was Peng Feng, the senior executive president, whom he had met once before on the screen in the briefing room.

Peng Feng: "A simple E-level mission has actually turned into this situation. It's possible that someone is manipulating things behind the scenes, and the mysterious person who saved you might be the mastermind!"

No, no, no, that mysterious person was made up by me. Actually, I killed the monster and even gained its abilities.

Hmm? This Peng Feng is so certain that the mysterious person I made up is the mastermind; something seems off.

Wang Yi stared at Peng Feng's expression, but unfortunately, with his limited social experience, he couldn't see through the old fox's mask at all.

However, based on his years of experience reading so-called "intellectual battle" themed online novels, he felt that Peng Feng's actions were somewhat like the thief crying "stop thief!"

Then Wang Yi remembered that during the mission briefing, Peng Feng had also come out and made a joke.

It's unusual for him, as the CEO of the entire Kunyu Energy Group, to personally appear at a briefing for an E-level mission.

It felt a bit odd, like Ma Huateng attending the launch event for an indie game developed by three people.

Of course, there's an explanation. Peng Feng knows Elsa, a former A-level field agent, and came to persuade her to return to the field department. That's quite something—

At the time, Wang Yi thought it made sense, but now he thinks it doesn't.

Assuming that Peng Feng did indeed orchestrate all of this, what benefits would he gain?

Good people may plan actions out of non-utilitarian factors such as a sense of justice, but bad people always have benefits from plotting and scheming—at least that's what those intellectual novels say.

Wang Yi thought about it and couldn't figure out what benefit Peng Feng, a senior executive, could possibly gain from this matter.

Unless—unless he knows I have an opportunity.

But... I should keep the fact that I have an opportunity a secret. Is Peng Feng of a certain rank enough to let him know this?

I'll ask about it next time I see 301.

Just then, Peng Feng said, "That powerful being was able to destroy this monster; it's no simple matter. We speculate that this monster may possess extremely rare supernatural abilities. After it swallowed you, it entered the phase space and is no longer in this world."

"In order to eliminate it, we all applied to the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove to mobilize the numbered magic treasure 004, the Heaven-Turning Seal."

Wang Yi keenly grasped this information.

A bold, and unfounded, conjecture has emerged.

Could it be that Peng Feng knew the monster would gain this ability after eating a cultivator, and also knew that in order to eliminate the monster, he needed to activate the numbered magic weapon 004, the Heaven-Turning Seal?
Was the mastermind behind all of this the numbered magic item 004, the Heaven-Turning Seal?
301 said that they and the monitor who knew how Wang Yi eliminated the monsters they had encountered before made an oath that could not be broken as long as the certificate used to make the oath was not lost.

If the credentials are destroyed, they will all vanish into thin air.

This crucial document was kept in the highest-level secret vault of the Imperial Observatory.

Could the Heaven-Turning Seal also be preserved there?
It is only possible for the Heavenly Seal to be stolen when it is released from the warehouse.
Was all of this designed just to make the "Flip the Print" product available for shipment?

Wang Yi stared at Peng Feng, whose expression now appeared neither sinister nor righteous in his eyes.

I will observe his words and expressions before I visit him!
So Wang Yi asked, "CEO Peng Feng, how did you know that the Heaven-Turning Seal could deal with this BOSS—I mean this monster?"

"I don't know, it's the experts' analysis," CEO Peng Feng said with a smile.

Wang Yi laughed heartily: "So it was the experts who analyzed it!"

"Of course!"

Although Peng Feng's words were impeccable, Wang Yi had already decided that the next time he saw 301, he would tell him this and that he should investigate this Peng Feng thoroughly.

Peng Feng: "You need to thoroughly recall everything that the powerful being who saved you did this time, and write it all down in a report! Ideally, you should do it today—"

Elsa chimed in, "Now that he's emerged from the monster's body covered in blood, shouldn't we first carefully check for contamination? Shouldn't we go through a purification process first?"

"Oh right, let's start with the purification process," Peng Feng decisively changed his mind.

(End of this chapter)