Ding Huanyun did not stop anywhere. He went directly to Luo River by train.
Compared to the bustling of the past, Luo River seems rather silent.
The Baoyu Group's bankruptcy in Luohe River has also given a heavy blow to the city of Luohe.
If it hadn't been for the several students from Luohe City who scored high in the blue star's ten university examinations, the leadership of Luohe City would have had an even harder time.
Ding Huanyuan had no interest in visiting the Baoyu Group; he knew that all the top brass of Baoyu Group had died overnight.
Ding Jie seems to be missing, and Ding Huanyuan speculates that someone must have guaranteed his safety.
The Baoyu Group killed so many people overnight, causing such a big disaster. Ding Huanyuan thinks that it's not enough to rely on Ding Jie alone.
There must be someone egging it on; relying on Ding Jie to make Selene popular worldwide, Ding Huanyuan just utters the words "haha."
Selene Genomics may be impressive, but it still needs time to be verified. It's impossible for it to become popular worldwide just as it is developed.
The one pushing the waves behind the Baoyu Group, Ding Huanyuan is almost certain to be Yongtang Biological Genetic Co., Ltd. and Dàyáng Biological Genetic Co., Ltd.
As for who is in charge, he doesn't know it yet.
What he knows is that after several months of the Selu Genomics drug crisis, Dàyáng Biological Genetic Co., Ltd. and Yongtang Biological Genetic Co., Ltd. jointly launched a new gene drug, Silkorigin Gene, developed by Dàyáng Biological Genetic Co., Ltd.
Silkorigin Gene is almost identical to Selene Genomics, and its anti-aging effect is even stronger than Selene Genomics.
If Silkorigin Gene wasn't a modification of Selene Genomics, it's hard to imagine anyone would believe it.
These things will be investigated later. He suspects that his father Ding Baiyun's disappearance may be related to this gene. At present, he just doesn't have the ability to investigate.
Ding Huanyuan immediately went to Yujiang University after arriving in Luohe.
If Geng Qianxing comes with the Gene Alliance to obtain the information on the endurance gene drug, they can only return to Yujiang University.
As soon as Ding Huanyuan arrived outside his residence, he knew that Geng Qianxing had escaped.
Because Geng Qianxing carved two words on the door of his room: "Old Geng".
This inside joke is known only to him and Geng Qianxing. Back then, he had told Geng Qianxing that the reason he didn't call him "Old Geng" was because he feared Geng Qianxing might misunderstand and think he was scolding him, so he called him "Little Geng" instead.
Now that the two words "Old Geng" are carved on his door, it means that Geng Qianxing is hinting to him that everything is okay.
Geng Qianxing being safe has made Ding Huanyuan feel relieved, and he goes to Qiannuo Mountain without any hesitation.
With Ding Huanyuan's strength as a second-level gene cultivator, and with the wind control technique he practiced along the way, he arrived at Qiannuo Mountain in less than half an hour.
When Ding Huanyuan arrived at Qiannuo Mountain, it was dusk. The late evening sun's rays slanted down from the mountain range, covering the Qiannuo Mountain with a light pink carpet, creating a beautiful yet bleak scenery.
Standing at the foot of Qiannuo Mountain, Ding Huanyuan was silent for a long time.
The word "bleak" is used to describe the scenery because the beautiful mountains are no longer accessible, and they will slowly become a paradise for fierce beasts.
He left Earth 1.5 years ago. Although he was under surveillance and seldom paid attention to the news of beast tide and animal uprising, he still knew what was happening.
He could also sense that around this time, the fierce beasts would become more powerful and ferocious.
The Gene Alliance organizing a fleet to explore space one and a half years later might not necessarily be without the intention of searching for a survival base.
Ding Huanyuan sighed and took a step towards Qiannuo Mountain.
During his first and second visits to Qiannuo Mountain, Ding Huanyuan was cautious, so he hardly encountered any fierce beasts along the way.
Even if he encountered a few fierce beasts, they were all harmless and unremarkable.
The strongest of the fierce beasts was the Daohuang Jin Yuan. If he hadn't known the nature of fierce beasts, he might have died in Qiannuo Mountain long ago.
Almost half a year has passed, and I wonder if the Daohuang Jin Yuan has leveled up by now.
"Roar!"
Just as Ding Huanyuan was thinking about the Daohuang Jin Yuan, it seemed as if it was responding to his thoughts, a roar carrying a scent of blood and wind rushed towards Ding Huanyuan from the side.
It was obvious that Ding Huanyuan had entered Qiannuo Mountain without any hiding, which allowed some gene fierce beasts to detect his presence.
This rushing up towards him was a mutant leopard. Ding Huanyuan did not turn his head, and even did not change his footsteps. He raised his hand and a wind blade went past.
A piercing shriek rang out, and the mutant leopard was split in half by Ding Huanyuan's wind blade.
Ding Huanyuan swept his eyes to the distant grassland, and a series of urgent, distant running sounds echoed. It should be other fierce beasts that were scared away from the grass.
Ding Huanyuan decided to use wind control technique, speeding up.
Two hours later, Ding Huanyuan stopped outside a cave.
The broken stones from the Daohuang Jin Yuan's attack were still piled up outside, but Ding Huanyuan knew that there must be fierce beasts living inside the cave.
Ding Huanyuan was just about to enter the cave to see what fierce beast lived there when he saw a gray shadow rushing towards him at an astonishing speed.
First-level gene fierce beast?
With the speed and aura of the gray shadow approaching, Ding Huanyuan knew that it should be a first-level gene fierce beast. This strength could compare to the Golden-faced and Coarse-tailed Monkey he encountered at Beilong Mountain.
The difference is that Ding Huanyuan is no longer the strength he was when he was at Beilong Mountain. He raised his hand and cut with a wind blade.
Even without using wind blades, he can also punch and fly a first-level gene fierce beast.
"Poof!" A burst of blood and light erupted. The black shadow that had been struck by Ding Huanyuan's wind blade managed to twist in the air and vanish in a flash.
Ding Huanyuan was surprised. This shadow looked somewhat like a large squirrel, but squirrels certainly do not have such hard defensive fur or such small tails.
The defense of this little thing is really amazing. After hard defending against his wind blade, it can still escape with wounds?
No matter what kind of fierce beast it is, Ding Huanyuan has no desire to chase after it.
He needs to seal off this cave, then close the door and heal his wounds and practice inside.
He has prepared enough food for half a month, so even if he needs to come out, it will be half a month later.
Plus, once he starts his closed-door cultivation, his food intake will be very small. He can survive on one meal a week for a long time.
Once he starts his cultivation, the half a month's worth of food he has prepared can last him for several months.
To avoid being disturbed during his closed-door cultivation, the cave entrance must be sealed.
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Ding Huanyuan was also worried about the air circulation problem. When he sealed the cave entrance, he deliberately left some gaps.
As Ding Huanyuan carried the miner's lamp and once again ventured into the depths of the cave, he knew that his concerns were unnecessary.
A cold wind blows from the depths of the cave, indicating that the cave is originally connected.
He had not practiced before and only went as far as 100 meters into the cave, but now Ding Huanyuan is a second-level gene cultivator and plans to thoroughly explore the cave.
Ding Huanyuan has walked nearly 500 meters, and the cave still does not seem to have an end.
The lower you go, the colder the temperature feels, and it seems like the terrain is also sinking.
The cave inside is damp and dark, which is not suitable for his cultivation.
Having walked another 200 meters, under the beam of the miner's lamp, Ding Huanyuan saw some bones.
These bones have been through countless years, and we don't know what kind of animal they belong to.
Ding Huanyuan slightly bent down, and under the beam of the miner's lamp this time, he could see clearly that these are human vertebrae.
Is there a danger here?
Ding Huanyuan became even more cautious, and his speed slowed down. After only walking a few tens of meters, he heard the sound of water.
The miner's lamp shone on the ground, and Ding Huanyuan found a larger space. Although there was no light at the moment, he didn't know how big the space was.
The water must be flowing down from above; it seems that this space is connected to the outside.
Ding Huanyuan swept the surrounding area with the miner's lamp, only feeling a rough estimate.
There was a pond in the middle, surrounded by various wild grasses and bushes.
Ding Huanyuan found a dry and flat spot, took out the tent from the big bag, and set it up.
He will first practice for the night, and anything can wait until tomorrow.
There is a waterfall falling here, which might bring some light.
If there is no light at all, it doesn't matter. He came here to heal his wounds and practice. As long as his eyes recover sufficiently and he can reach the level of a third-level gene cultivator, he will leave.
Cultivating the Nostril Recognition Scripture, as soon as he enters meditation, he quickly enters a state of forgetting himself.
As qi circulated through his meridians in a complete circle, the qi in Ding Huanyuan's Dan Tian was also constantly growing.
Even though he was cultivating with the Nostril Recognition Scripture, Ding Huanyuan could also feel subconsciously that the effect of cultivation here was much stronger than outside, which means that the natural qi here seems to be more concentrated than outside.
Cultivating is time-saving, and one night's time almost vanished in a flash.
When Ding Huanyuan opened his eyes again, he could feel a dim light outside.
Stepping out of the tent, Ding Huanyuan was delighted to discover that there was indeed light shining in.
The position he is in seems like a basin, with an area of about 1,000 square meters.
The top sky is still a stone wall, with various kinds of bushes and wild grasses growing in the cracks of the stones above.
Seven or eight dim light rays are tilt downwards from above, indicating that this place can be directly connected to the outside, but these holes are all slanted.
Although seven or eight dim lights are shining down, it doesn't make this space bright enough. But for Ding Huanyuan, it was enough.
This time, Ding Huanyuan examined this place carefully. The total area is roughly the same as he estimated last night, about half an acre. In the middle, there is a pond with a stream flowing down above it.
There are some fish swimming in the pond.
On the other side of the pond, there is also a temporary wooden house constructed. The house has already fallen into disrepair.
Ding Huanyuan doubts that the set of human bones he saw earlier were the remains of the previous owner of the wooden house, and the fish in the pond should also have been brought in and raised by this person.
In addition to the flat area he organized last night, everywhere else, including the dilapidated wooden house, is covered in moss and bushes.
Thinking about the possibility that he might cultivate here for a long time, Ding Huanyuan decided to spend a day cleaning up this place.
He even didn't need to use a blade for these wild trees; just a series of wind blades could clear them away.
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