The next day would mark the third day of the Immortal Dao Conference, also known as the day of the grand finals.0

Only two hours had passed since the two unaffiliated practitioners visited the celestial tablet, yet the Special Investigation Unit had already detected some unusual signals. Dozens more cultivators had arrived at the small town at the foot of Mount Sanqing, most of whom seemed to be unaffiliated practitioners with limited cultivation.0

Using the surveillance network along the various highways surrounding Mount Sanqing, the unit had identified over ten familiar faces within a few hours. They were all corrupt Daoist experts who were notorious for their crimes, yet they had mysteriously vanished in the past two years.0

Under the cover of night, members of the Special Investigation Unit began withdrawing from Mount Sanqing. Since most had already completed their tasks, they started returning to their original posts to resume their daily duties. Though it appeared as if their labor was being relentlessly squeezed out of them, the true purpose was simply to keep the non-cultivator investigators temporarily away from danger.0

The Special Investigation Unit was still primarily composed of young, ordinary people. Although a formal Cultivator Police Unit had been established...0