"Faster! Faster! Where's the professor from Qingbei University who studies extraterrestrial civilizations?"

"Have the experts in broadcasting and telecommunications arrived?"

"Mobilize all personnel from National Security Cybersecurity and confirm once more if the signal link is on Blue Star!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Time is of the essence!"

In Jing City, at the National Security Bureau.

The spacious and bright command hall was filled with ringing phones and bustling crowds.

As the head of the National Security Bureau, Li Yuanchao stood motionless.

He silently stared at the fish-shaped jade pendant in front of him, which flickered with a faint glow, his brows furrowed.

An hour ago, officers from the local police station had delivered this jade pendant and a report to him.

As a staunch materialist and atheist, he absolutely couldn't believe in the existence of immortals or gods in this world.

Nor did he believe in the existence of parallel worlds or the cultivation realm.

But now...

"Director Li, we've clarified the situation."

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"Three months ago, there was indeed a missing person report from the Panjiayuan community."

"Moreover... according to eyewitnesses at the scene, they saw a young man vanish into thin air... and even posted about it on social media, but no one believed it."

"We've also reviewed all the surrounding surveillance, and Lu Li... indeed disappeared after touching this jade pendant..."

A young officer in a dark blue police uniform stood behind Li Yuanchao, reporting quickly with a trembling voice.

In just a few words, he was already drenched in sweat.

Clearly, this seemingly insignificant 'false alarm' was anything but simple...

Upon hearing the report, Li Yuanchao remained still, merely picking up the paper report in front of him.

Lu Li... 22 years old, a resident of Jing City, living on Panjiayuan Street...

Before disappearing, he was an intern engineer at a large machinery company...

Last seen at Panjiayuan...

"Sigh..."

After reading the report, Li Yuanchao took a deep breath and set it down.

For the first time, hesitation appeared in his eyes.

He looked at the busy crowd in front of him and slowly spoke.

"Has the signal link been confirmed again?"

"I need a definite answer, no assumptions, no possibilities... Activate our bureau's network across the entire Blue Star."

"This time, give me a certain answer."

As his words fell, the command hall fell silent.

Then... "Wow!"

A more intense flurry of activity erupted instantly.

National Security had activated all overseas resources, with languages mixing together—Chinese, English, Russian, German...

The command hall seemed to be connected to the entire world at this moment.

Half an hour later.

An elderly academic in a white research coat stood up shakily.

His face was flushed with excitement as he reported to Li Yuanchao.

"Director Li, the signal link is confirmed..."

"The signal coordinates of this jade pendant... are not on Blue Star!"

"Hiss!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire command hall was filled with the sound of gasping.

The busy scientists, National Security personnel, police officers, and soldiers all turned to look at the elderly academic in the white coat.

Their eyes were filled with shock and anticipation.

"Are you... sure?"

Li Yuanchao's expression had never been so serious.

This veteran of many foreign campaigns was uncharacteristically moved.

"I'm sure!"

The elderly academic in the white coat responded excitedly.

He picked up an urgently drafted research report.

"I'm very sure! The signal contained in this jade pendant is definitely not on Blue Star!"

"Moreover... when the jade pendant transmits communication, there is indeed a strange energy fluctuation."

"If... that young man named Lu Li wasn't lying... then this energy should be called... Spiritual Power!"

"Spiritual Power!"

"Spiritual Power!"

"......"

Upon hearing these words with obvious mythical connotations, everyone was stunned.

Spiritual Power...

Does such a thing really exist in reality?

Isn't this a term only found in web novels?

"That's right! And I also discovered... this strange energy fluctuation seems... capable of interfering with the jade pendant's force field!"

"The greater the energy fluctuation, the stronger the force field, and it might even... cause spatial fluctuations!"

"In other words..."

"Gulp!"

The elderly academic paused slightly, swallowed, and looked at the jade pendant with eyes full of hope and awe.

"In other words... theoretically, this jade pendant can not only transmit sound."

"It can also transfer objects!"

"Achieving the effect of a wormhole!"

"Wow!"

"....."

This conclusion undoubtedly shocked everyone once more.

The researchers present understood exactly what the elderly academic had just said.

If it can really be done... doesn't that mean... Great Xia... is about to make contact with another world?

And it's a world with supernatural powers and a cultivation civilization?!

"Sigh..."

Li Yuanchao took a deep breath, suppressing his shock and calming his emotions.

No matter how much he didn't believe it, the facts were right in front of him.

Cultivation... such a thing truly exists!

"Swish!"

Without further hesitation, Li Yuanchao grabbed the jade pendant in front of him.

His tone was serious and solemn as he spoke:

"Comrade Lu Li."

"I am the head of Jing City National Security..."

"In other words... the nation believes in you."

"Moreover, according to the assessment of our researchers, this jade pendant can not only transmit sound, but... with sufficient Spiritual Power, it might even be able to transfer objects!"

The solemn words echoed in Lu Li's ears like the sound of heaven.

It snapped Lu Li back to reality, his heart filled with astonishment.

He hadn't expected that in such a short time, Great Xia could make so many inferences and decisions, and so decisively. The nation is indeed the nation!

"Transfer objects?"

"As long as there's enough Spiritual Power?"

As a standard science and engineering student.

Lu Li's logic and clarity were impeccable.

The ability to transfer objects meant he could receive substantial help from a superpower in 2099.

Perhaps later, he might even use this jade pendant to return home.

Of course, this was just a guess, as gathering Spiritual Power with Five Spiritual Roots was extremely difficult.

Even maintaining communication left his dantian empty, let alone anything else.

However...

"Transferring objects... might be worth a try."

"As long as I can pay three pieces of Spirit Ore by tomorrow evening, I can temporarily ensure my safety."

"Let's get through this hurdle first!"

With determination, Lu Li steeled himself.

He gritted his teeth and took out a piece of Spirit Ore that had taken him an entire day to chisel out.

"If the Spiritual Power contained in this 1st-Tier Azure Gold Ore can help me transfer objects."

"Then... there's hope!"

"Chief!"

"Please prepare the following materials for me, I will increase the output of Spiritual Power in ten minutes."

"As long as you can transfer the materials I need, I can escape my current predicament!"

"Alright! Tell me."

Li Yuanchao immediately responded, and the personnel behind him were also on high alert.

Ready to react at any moment.

"I need the hardest handheld impact drill available on the market! The kind that can drill through diamonds!"

"And then... a Desert Eagle!"

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