"Drip-drop…"
It was like the sound when a faucet wasn't closed properly, with water droplets falling every few seconds.
Mu Jinyu heard this noise, but he didn't rush in immediately. Instead, he stood in front of the open door, extending his Divine Sense inside to check the situation.
He saw, near the Golden Coffin, there was a pool of bright yellow Corpse Water which, seeming conscious, flowed toward the golden briefcase beside it and encircled it.
However, it must have been because of the properties of gold that the Corpse Water did not dare to get too close or manage to release the Ghost-Faced Demon confined inside.
"That's good, fortunately we discovered the properties of gold earlier, otherwise who knows what the situation would be like now!"
Mu Jinyu, seeing this scene, felt much more relaxed.
He thought Li Yaotong knew a lot and might consult him about the young man's right foot's transformation. Perhaps this was another astonishing discovery.
Cherishing one's own modest belongings may not be a good thing in this era.
Mu Jinyu took a step into the storeroom.
And the young man, hesitating with his expression, ultimately followed him in.
Ignoring the pool of Corpse Water, Mu Jinyu walked up to the Golden Coffin and looked at the holes forcefully punched out by fingers. Rather than leaning in to look inside with his eyes, he explored with his Divine Sense.
"Thump!"
The Zombie Demon lay silently in the Golden Coffin, now soaked in a substantial amount of Corpse Water, while the evil-suppressing talisman Mu Jinyu had previously thrown in was soaked to the point that the runes drawn in cinnabar and blood were no longer visible.
As Mu Jinyu observed, the Zombie Demon, which resembled a rotting corpse, gently nudged the Golden Coffin with its elbow.
That intermittent noise was hence produced.
The Zombie Demon was locked in the Golden Coffin, severely suppressed, unable to move freely, let alone break the Golden Coffin to escape, even though there were damages now.
But it still struggled continuously, seemingly preparing to overturn the Golden Coffin, allowing the accumulated Corpse Water to spill out entirely.
Mu Jinyu didn't know if releasing all the Corpse Water would give the demon some means to kill, but he wasn't prepared to find out.
He withdrew his Divine Sense, uncompromisingly covered his right hand with True Yuan, then pressed it against the holes pierced by fingers.
Then, with his left hand, he took out a gold bar from his pocket, melted it into a pool of Gold Liquid using Taoist True Fire, then immediately covered it over the holes and cooled it down quickly.
Suddenly, the opening was sealed by Mu Jinyu.
Of course, the repair wasn't great, and there were still some gaps.
Mu Jinyu continued to melt gold bars several times, until the Golden Coffin was completely seamless, preventing the Zombie Demon from expelling the Corpse Water.
"Hiss!"
Just then, the pool of Corpse Water that had surrounded the briefcase, planning to move toward Mu Jinyu, evaporated quickly as the Golden Coffin was sealed.
Mu Jinyu, seeing this, then turned his gaze towards the young man.
Looking at his highly decayed right foot.
He found no signs of it reverting back to its normal state.
Mu Jinyu frowned and then relaxed, saying, "It looks like it indeed requires thorough research."
The young man, a bit nervous, said, "You're not going to dissect me for research, are you, Dragon Master?"
"Of course not!" Mu Jinyu assured.
Afterward, he glanced at the golden briefcase beside him, walked over, and picked it up.
He also carefully checked it and found that it wasn't damaged and didn't need any repairs. Then he said, "Alright, the zombie demon is taken care of; let's head out first."
There were signs that the zombie demon was escaping, but because it was discovered in time, it hadn't caused greater calamity.
However, its impact was significant.
Firstly, the young man's right foot had mutated. It was unclear whether this was a good or bad thing.
Secondly, it seemed that the Tide of Chaos had tampered with the memories of the members of Dragon King Hall, which would require time to properly investigate.
This would make Mu Jinyu cautious about trusting people in the future.
As for this underground storage room, more defensive lines would need to be added to prevent easy access.
With these thoughts, Mu Jinyu first closed the door of the storage room and then walked out of the long corridor with the young man. After leaving the second basement layer,
Mu Jinyu headed toward Mu Hongchen's office to check on their current situation.
At the same time, he sent a message to the members of Dragon King Hall, asking those who were currently not on a mission to return to headquarters.
Finally, he sent a message to Li Yaotong, informing him of his situation and asking him to come to Dragon King Hall if he had the time. If that wasn't possible, he could send someone else from the Omniscient higher-ups.
"Hmm? You've found a victim of the Tide of Chaos. Can you be sure that their blood won't show abnormalities? Let me know once the Dragon King has thoroughly investigated this issue."
"As for the mutation of the right foot, I've also noticed several such cases here. I was planning to collect complete data and then inform you. But now I can notify Dragon King Hall ahead of schedule."
"It happens that I am also interested in the Gold Inlaid Jade Magical Instrument created by the Dragon King, which can block the erosion of the overwhelming disaster. I had planned to visit later, but now I can come earlier."
"I'm leaving now and expect to arrive in Capital City in about three or four hours."
Li Yaotong sent several messages, replying to Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu replied that Dragon King Hall awaited his arrival.
Just then, he arrived at Mu Hongchen's office.
Using his Divine Sense, he peered inside.
He discovered that within half an hour, all five had awakened from their deep meditation state. They were looking at Wen Rou with envious eyes, speaking softly.
"Wen Rou, I had no idea your cultivation talent was so good. You've already managed to draw spiritual energy into your body,"
said Mu Hongchen, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at Wen Rou.
"Wow, Wen Rou, you're amazing! I only just sensed the existence of spiritual energy after over an hour of meditation. I had no idea how to absorb it, and here you are, already drawing it into your body and storing it in your dantian!"
The speaker was Mei Yinxue, who was also envious but slightly self-satisfied, feeling her talent wasn't too shabby either!
"Mom and Sister Mei are impressive too. I'm the slowest, only barely sensing the presence of spiritual energy just before I woke up,"
said Gu Xiyan, her tone filled with disappointment.
After speaking, she looked at Wen Rou with a bright smile, hiding her disappointment, and said, "Wen Rou, you really need to cultivate diligently from now on, so we can all ride on your coattails!"
Wen Rou was somewhat unaccustomed to everyone's enthusiasm as she had always been low-profile, almost invisible. If it weren't for her early association with Mu Jinyu, she doubted they would have accepted her.
Hearing everyone's words, she smiled shyly and said, "I'm not sure why this is happening. Sister Yan, don't tease me about riding coattails. Aren't we all family? When Jinyu wasn't around, it was you all who took care of me. It just might be my turn to take care of everyone in the future."