Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Because of the dark clouds, the night was unusually dark, and the mountains and forests under the night were just a blurry black shadow, with nothing visible.

They sat quietly on the back of the rhinoceros beetle, which slowly glided through the dark night. The buzzing sound of its rapidly flapping wings filled the air around them. After the initial shock and excitement, Qin Xiaochuan had now completely calmed down. The rhinoceros beetle flew very steadily, and he could hardly feel any turbulence.

Qin Xiaochuan thought that if it were daytime, sitting on such a big insect and looking at the surrounding scenery would definitely be a pleasant experience. But now it was night, and all around them, even above and below, was only pitch black. This darkness was boundless and made it impossible to distinguish directions, just like blindly sailing in a vast ocean.

But the rhinoceros beetle wasn't flying blindly; Han Kexin held a GPS device in her hand, constantly guiding it.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at the top of the canyon that Mo Yu had mentioned.

Lights shone from the Grand Canyon and the houses outside it, illuminating the canyon entrance. As they sat atop a rhinoceros beetle and looked down, the canyon entrance resembled a luminous pearl embedded in the ancient mountains—a truly rare sight.

After discussing it, the four decided to let the rhinoceros beetle stop in the forest on the left side of the lake, because Mo Yu said that the wooden houses on the left side were actually a commercial area, which would make it easier for them to sneak in.

The rhinoceros beetle stopped a hundred meters away from the commercial area. They walked towards the brightly lit area, and as they got closer, bursts of music with various mixed sounds kept coming from the commercial area.

"It sounds really lively. I didn't expect them to be so high in this deserted place," Qin Xiaochuan said speechlessly. He felt like he was going back to the bustling streets of the city.

Mo Yu said dismissively, "I told you before, don't underestimate this place. Although it's not big and the population is small, the entertainment facilities here are no less than those in big cities. There are shopping malls, bars, nightclubs, and KTVs. Otherwise, who would want to stay in this mountain valley year after year?"

Actually, Qin Xiaochuan hadn't taken Mo Yu's words seriously at all. Now that he had seen it for himself, he found it incredibly unbelievable. He couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "According to you, just maintaining so many entertainment venues must require several thousand people."

"Not bad." Mo Yu nodded, then pointed to the lake in front of him and said, "Look over there, in addition to the entertainment facilities on the shore, they have also built a water park on the water."

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at the lake. The lights on the shore shone on the surface, creating a constantly pulsating phosphorescence. Sure enough, there were quite a few recreational facilities. Even though it was night, people were still boating in the middle of the lake, their faint lights floating on the surface like a drifting ghost.

He expressed his curiosity about how they managed to bring all this infrastructure to such a secluded valley.

"Air transport. Everything here is airlifted. Since construction began, the base's boss has been sending transport planes here every week to deliver various foods and consumables," Mo Yu explained.

"Going through all that trouble!" Qin Xiaochuan's eyes widened. "Then everything here must be very expensive."

"No, that's not the case. The shipping and infrastructure costs are all paid by the bosses behind the scenes. Think about it, their salaries are all paid by those bosses, and the employees' wages are definitely not out of sync with the price level here. If prices rise, their wages will rise as well. In the end, it's all the bosses' money that's being spent, so raising prices is completely unnecessary."

"That makes sense." He nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Guo Shiyi couldn't help but chime in, "If you put it that way, this place is practically an independent little society. If the boss distributes resources fairly, it's like the legendary 'eating from the same pot,' so what need is there for prices?"

Mo Yu shook his head and said, "Logically speaking, it should be as you said, but most of these people have families abroad. After they earn money here, in addition to spending it here, they also have to send money back to their families, so it's not as simple as eating from the same pot."

"No matter what's going on here, the boss behind this went to such lengths to build this place, it must be for greater profits. We must get to the bottom of this tonight." Han Kexin stared intently into the depths of the canyon, her voice sounding even colder in the dark night.

She was genuinely concerned about the fact that someone was experimenting on the Blood Witch Clan.

"That's right." Mo Yu nodded and said, "Next, I'll tell you about my action plan."

Mo Yu pointed to a house at the foot of the mountain and said, "That's a late-night snack shop. Every night at eight o'clock, two people from the base come to buy snacks. We can abduct those two people, disguise ourselves as them, and enter the canyon."

Han Kexin frowned and said, "But there are two of them. How are the four of us going to get in?"

"Every time those two go back, the shop owner will accompany them and deliver the late-night snacks into the canyon, so you can disguise yourself as the shop owner."

"What's the last one?" Guo Shiyi asked quickly.

"The proprietress has a daughter who is also seventeen or eighteen years old, and Guo Shiyi can disguise herself as her."

"Does the proprietress's daughter usually go to the canyon with her?"

"No." Mo Yu shook his head. "But we can try. If they really won't let us in, it's okay for Guo Shiyi to come back first. She shouldn't be easily suspected, since we've all disguised ourselves as their people."

Guo Shiyi frowned upon hearing this, clearly feeling that this was not a good idea, but given the current situation, it was impossible to think of a better plan in a short time, so she said, "This is the only way for now."

Then Han Kexin said to Guo Shiyi, "Shiyi, if they don't let you in later, go back up the mountain and wait for us where we just stopped. Once we find out some useful information, we'll come to pick you up on a rhinoceros beetle."

Guo Shiyi seemed a little unhappy with the result, but since things had come to this, she had no other choice but to nod and say, "Okay, I understand."

Seeing that they had made all the arrangements, Qin Xiaochuan asked, "So what should we do now? Should we wait here until eight o'clock?"

"No, before we disguise ourselves as them, we need to observe their words and actions," Han Kexin said as she approached the wooden hut selling late-night snacks.

The wooden house is built along the mountainside and has two floors. The first floor is lit up, presumably for business purposes, while the second floor is pitch black and has a balcony facing the lake.

Han Kexin pointed to the balcony above and said, "Let's go up."

Guo Shiyi nodded, and then quickly formed several hand seals, creating a wooden ladder that extended directly from the ground to the second-floor balcony.

"Wow, this works too?" Qin Xiaochuan looked at Guo Shiyi in surprise.

"What's the big deal? Don't make a fuss," Han Kexin said dismissively. "When your spiritual power reaches level 6, you'll be able to do it too."