Whether to go home first or go directly to Qinling Mountains, Su Xiaofan kept thinking about this question when he went down the mountain.
But when he got in the car, he decided to go directly to the Qinling Restricted Area. He was the only one at home, so there was no point in going back alone.
What's more important is that Su Xiaofan has to go find Minister Hua. A month has passed since the crackdown. Logically speaking, Hualong's injury should be almost healed.
So Su Xiaofan is going to squeeze Minister Hua's social value. The rare meteorite in Yanjing can only be solved by Hualong's intervention.
According to the uncle from Lu'an, there are not many geological research institutes in the country. Not counting the ones that are trying to do research, there are only about seven or eight that are actually doing research.
Among them, the largest and only one that has produced research results on celestial meteorites is the Yanjing Research Institute, although the results cannot be applied in practical applications.
Therefore, 90% of the meteorites handed in from various places every year are at the Yanjing Research Institute, and the remaining research institutes only get some leftovers.
Su Xiaofan was almost drooling when he heard this. If Hualong hadn't been injured so badly this time and was wrapped like a rice dumpling, he would have wanted to tie him to Yanjing to get the meteorite.
Su Xiaofan was quite patient. He didn't look through the inheritance in his mind along the way and parked the car safely in the hotel parking lot at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.
Su Xiaofan didn't bring any luggage, just a few simple changes of clothes in his backpack, and went straight into the mountain.
This time when he entered the mountain, Su Xiaofan discovered something different. The relevant departments actually set up checkpoints dozens of kilometers away from the restricted area.
However, Su Xiaofan's movements were so fast that before those people noticed, his figure had already disappeared into the mountains.
Returning to the entrance to the Qinling restricted area again, Su Xiaofan almost didn’t recognize him anymore.
In this barren mountains and ridges, an extremely modern building suddenly appeared, covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square meters.
In addition to more than a dozen five-story buildings used for living, relevant departments have also built many villas in the mountains.
There is also a commercial street, and the relevant departments are building this base completely on the scale of a small town.
The construction site was still in full swing, and Su Xiaofan found that there were almost several times more workers than before.
A simple airport was built in a relatively flat area. On the way here, Su Xiaofan saw several aircraft flying overhead.
Only relevant departments can handle such a scene and mobilize resources. There are many problems that cannot be solved by money at all.
At the entrance of the base, Su Xiaofan was stopped. In fact, he was held at gunpoint.
Those who were in charge of the security were all from behind. No one knew Su Xiaofan. When they saw this man suddenly appearing outside the base, everyone felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Finally, Lu'an was notified, and Lu'an came out to pick him up in person, and the alarm was finally lifted.
"Uncle, there's no need to mobilize troops like this, right?"
Su Xiaofan came to the building that had been built by surprise and sat down, complaining about the security level of this place.
"The department wants to use the Qinling Forbidden Zone as the core to create a place where cultivators can gather and trade."
Lu'an said: "Like our last gathering in Qingcheng, to be honest, it was a bit inappropriate. The TV station in Qingcheng received many news submissions in those days..."
After hearing what Lu'an said, Su Xiaofan finally understood. It turned out that the relevant departments felt that the cultivator group had been a little too ostentatious before.
At the gathering in Qingcheng, many practitioners came, not to mention bringing pets.
But some cultivators are used to going high and high, and sometimes they subconsciously give you a high jump that exceeds the world record. This is scary.
Also, in those days, although Qingcheng closed the mountains to all visitors, many tourists still saw a group of cultivators running up the mountains using their physical skills. If it weren't for the control of the relevant departments, I'm afraid that short video would have been all over the Internet.
Therefore, after discussion with the big bosses above, it was decided to open a place for cultivators to trade and communicate here in the Qinling Restricted Area. This place is hundreds of kilometers away from the outside world, and even traveling friends cannot get there without fear of being seen.
Of course, these places are not provided for free. On the contrary, all expenses in this base are very expensive.
For example, a tea egg sells for one yuan outside, but here it starts at at least ten yuan. Otherwise, do you really think that the relevant departments are doing charity and spending so much effort to build this base?
"It's really troublesome."
Su Xiaofan shook his head. The feeling of being pointed at a gun was not very pleasant. Because the distance was too close, if the other party fired, Su Xiaofan was not sure that he would not be injured.
Modern weapons can still cause great damage to cultivators. If firearms were not usable in restricted areas, so many restricted areas in the country would have been cleared long ago.
"I'll take you to take some photos later. Then you can just come here and swipe your face to enter."
Lu'an said with a smile: "We use the most advanced intelligent surveillance system here and install countless cameras.
As long as the camera captures your figure or face, it will immediately intelligently analyze your identity and then notify the security personnel."
"Why do I get more and more dangerous the more I hear it?"
Su Xiaofan shook his head. He was a young man and very receptive to technology, but the feeling of having to guard against cameras even when going to the toilet was not very good.
"What's so dangerous? With our current sense of consciousness, you still don't know where the cameras are?"
Lu'an curled his lips. Those cameras were fine for ordinary people, but they were of little use to high-level cultivators.
"By the way, uncle, do you know the situation in overseas restricted areas?"
Su Xiaofan had always heard from his father about overseas matters before, but the relevant departments should also have overseas information.
"You want to go overseas?"
Lu'an looked at Su Xiaofan, shook his head, and said, "Don't go there just yet. It's too dangerous. If you want to go, you have to wait until you reach the Yangshen realm at least..."
"Do you know why there are so few high-level cultivators above Yangshen in our country?"
Lu'an has been working in relevant departments for so many years, so he naturally knows a lot of things. "Most of those Yang Shen seniors are practicing overseas. After Mr. Yang recovers from his injuries, he may also go overseas!"
"Is it because of restricted area resources?" Su Xiaofan asked.
"Yes, the restricted areas overseas are quite rich in spiritual energy and are suitable for Yangshen realm cultivators to practice. However, the restricted areas in China are still too small."
According to research by relevant departments, the size of the restricted area is directly proportional to the abundance of spiritual energy.
Just like a place like Shuangmen Village, a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building can absorb all the spiritual energy in the entire restricted area.
The Qingcheng restricted area is much larger, and the energy aura overflowing from the space cracks can be used by a Yangshen realm and several ordinary extraordinary practitioners.
But it won't work anymore. This is why Duobao was expelled from the restricted area by the old monkey as soon as he completed his evolution. This is also because the Qingcheng restricted area cannot accommodate more cultivators or extraordinary beings.
The Qinling restricted area in front of us is larger.
However, the Saint-level Xiong Zhen is rather domineering and occupies the inner circle of the restricted area. Otherwise, there would be no big problem for the Qinling restricted area to accommodate two or three Saint-level or Yangshen cultivators.
The area of the Qinling restricted area is only a few thousand square kilometers, and the spiritual energy produced can be used by two saint-level or Yangshen realm cultivators.
The large restricted areas overseas often cover an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, which is much larger than the land area of many countries.
The number of cultivators living there may be extraordinary, even surpassing the creatures in the restricted area, which shows that their spiritual energy is abundant.
For a late Jindan cultivator like Su Weixuan, he only occupies a small area of land at the outermost edge of the restricted area, which is enough for his cultivation.
Moreover, some rare treasures produced in overseas restricted areas are not available in small restricted areas. Various benefits immediately attracted high-level cultivators to flock to them.
Therefore, although survival in overseas restricted areas is cruel, there are also many opportunities. Su Weixuan's cultivation has improved so quickly, which is also related to some of his encounters in the restricted area.
"Xiaofan, although overseas is good for high-level cultivators to practice, it is also very dangerous. You don't need to be in such a hurry to go there."
Lu'an could see that Su Xiaofan was very interested in the overseas restricted area, and immediately said, "You and Mr. Yang have made the greatest contribution to the Qinling restricted area. This restricted area is enough for you to practice for ten or eight years."
Lu'an's words also represent the attitude of the relevant departments. The inner circle belongs to Su Xiaofan and Mr. Yang, and no one else will be included.
"Let's talk about this later."
Su Xiaofan shook his head. He did not go overseas to practice. With the repair system, the Qinling Forbidden Zone can indeed meet Su Xiaofan's needs.
But her mother, who was sick and frozen in ice, was overseas. Even if she couldn't collect enough repair points, Su Xiaofan planned to go there after he advanced to the Yangshen realm.
"Uncle, you are also the deputy minister of the relevant department now. Can the meteorites from Yanjing be released this time?"
Su Xiaofan mentioned business matters. He was naturally more familiar with Lu'an than Hualong. If Lu'an could handle this matter, Su Xiaofan would not go to Minister Hua.
"No chance, that's a unit with the prefix "国", they won't give me this face."
Lu'an laughed bitterly when he heard this. The research institute in Yanjing actually didn't want to offend him. The last time Lu'an went there, they also gave away a few meteorites.
But this method of hiding needles in cotton wool is what makes Lu'an the most uncomfortable. It's not like others don't give it to him, and he can't find a chance to have an attack.
But it was different when Hualong came forward. With Hualong's way of doing things, he even dared to seal off the institute's warehouse, take away the needed meteorites, and then say hello to the institute.
The reasons are all ready-made, that is, the relevant departments have detected that these meteorites contain harmful radioactive objects, and they can just take them away and destroy them without even needing to write a note.
Don't ask why Minister Hua is so domineering. Ask him if there are people above him. No matter where the institute's lawsuit goes, Minister Hua will not lose.
"Okay, then I'd better go in and find Minister Xia Hua."
Su Xiaofan did not make things difficult for Lu'an. The old man tried his best, but unfortunately he did not have as much power as Hualong.
When it comes to Hualong, Su Xiaofan also admires him very much.
With strength and background, Hualong can still perform steadily in his current position even if he does nothing.
But Hualong can still fight on the front line, and he is the kind of person who does not hesitate to die. If he were not lucky this time, he might have fallen into the penalty area.
Therefore, there is a reason why Hualong can stick to its word in relevant departments. Just by being able to lead by example, everyone in the relevant departments is convinced.
Just like Liu'an, a cultivator of the same level as Hualong, under Hualong's arrangement, he stayed at the base conscientiously and did not privately go to the restricted area to rest and practice.
"Yes, Minister Hua can definitely solve the problem of meteorites for you, so that you won't have to worry about energy absorption for ten or eight years!"
Lu'an encouraged Su Xiaofan to enter the forbidden area. As long as Minister Hua comes out, he can enter the forbidden area to practice. He spent more than a month guarding the treasure mountain without gaining anything, but Lu'an was frustrated.
"Let's go, I'll take you to take some photos, and then hurry up and ask Minister Hua to come out."
Lu'an couldn't wait any longer, so he took Su Xiaofan to help him resolve the matter of entry and exit qualifications, and then sent Su Xiaofan to the entrance of the restricted area.
Although Su Xiaofan was one of the biggest contributors to the restricted area, before applying for identification, Luan signed a guarantee before sending him in.
"The spiritual energy in the restricted area seems to be more intense than before."
After entering the restricted area, Su Xiaofan immediately felt something different.
According to Su Xiaofan's guess, the cultivators who entered later could not absorb spiritual energy as fast as the extraordinary ones before, so the spiritual energy escaped throughout the restricted area.
Su Xiaofan marched more than ten kilometers into the depths of the restricted area and let out a long roar, revealing the pressure of the Yin Shen cultivators.
Perhaps the propagation method of spiritual energy is different from that of air. When Su Xiaofan revealed his coercion, all the cultivators hidden in various places in the restricted area felt it.
At the same time, Su Xiaofan also sensed Hualong's position. At the moment, he didn't even bother to go to the inner circle to see Mr. Yang and Duobao. He used his body skills and rushed towards the place where Hualong was practicing.
"Minister Hua, congratulations, you are a blessing in disguise."
Seeing Hualong, Su Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then held his fists and congratulated him.
After only a month of absence, Hualong's injuries were completely repaired, and his spiritual consciousness in his body fluctuated greatly.
Can Su Xiaofan see that this is a sign that Hualong will cultivate the Yin God? In a few months, maybe Hualong will be able to cultivate the Yin God and advance to the later stage of foundation building.
"I have to thank you for the bear meat, otherwise I wouldn't be able to recover so quickly."
When Hualong woke up for the first time after being injured, he thought he was useless.
But Hualong didn't expect that under the dual effects of the holy level bear flesh and forbidden area spiritual energy, he would actually fully recover. Moreover, after experiencing this break and then standing back up, his cultivation level was about to go a step further.
"That is the solid foundation laid by Minister Hua."
After Su Xiaofan exchanged a few words of business talk, his tone suddenly changed, "Minister Hua, I think you should lay a stronger foundation now, and then it's not too late to advance to the next level."
"Wouldn't it be better to do it all at once?" Hualong felt that if he practiced for another two or three months, he would be able to break through his current level.
"You still have undigested bear meat in your body, and your body will need some time to adapt after the injury. There is no need to be in such a rush to advance."
What Su Xiaofan said is quite convincing, because he himself is a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. From Hualong's point of view, it is based on experience, and it is not unreasonable.
The reason why master's inheritance is important to cultivators is not just because of the inheritance of exercises. Those experiences in cultivation can help cultivators avoid many detours.
Hualong has been practicing to this day, but he only has inheritance and no one to guide him, because the inheritance he received has been cut off long ago, and it is just a technique found through other methods.
"Then I won't increase my cultivation recently, so I'd better consolidate it." Hualong attached great importance to Su Xiaofan's suggestion.
"By the way, if you want to practice, you can go directly to the inner circle. Mr. Yang has told you that the spiritual energy there is enough for you, him and the big cat."
Hualong valued Su Xiaofan very much. The last action showed that if Su Xiaofan used it well, its effect would be no less than that of the Sword Sect ancestor, and probably even better than Yang Lao.
"Well, I'll be there in a minute. I thought I'd have a chat with Minister Hua first when I come in."
Su Xiaofan said casually: "Minister Hua, when will you have time to ask for that meteorite I talked about last time? The energy in this meteorite will be of great benefit to my cultivation."
After chatting with Minister Hua for a long time, Su Xiaofan was thinking about this sentence. After saying it, he looked at Hua Long eagerly.
"You kid, are you still flirting with me?"
Hearing Su Xiaofan's words, Hualong couldn't help but laugh, but he didn't think that Su Xiaofan was deliberately consolidating his cultivation just to let him go out to look for meteorites.
"Well, I'll go out today and go to Yanjing to help you find the meteorite, but Xiaofan, you have to owe me a favor."
Hualong felt that it was time for him to go out and have a look, and he also needed to go to Yanjing to report some things to the big guys. He was just doing things for Su Xiaofan on a side trip.
However, Hualong is different from Lu'an. He helped Su Xiaofan get the meteorite, and it was not for nothing. The conditions still had to be mentioned.
"No problem, Minister Hua, I'll be there if you need me in the future!"
Su Xiaofan agreed without hesitation. Not to mention a single favor, he would not frown even if he was ten to eight people.
After all, I don’t know how much repair value is needed to repair my mother’s terminal illness, and when it comes to finding meteorites to recharge the repair system, I will most likely have to ask Minister Hua in front of me.
"Okay, your words are enough."
Hualong nodded. For a young cultivator like Su Xiaofan who had suddenly emerged, they had naturally conducted in-depth research on him.
Su Xiaofan's life experience, including Su Weixuan's cultivation, are all transparent in the eyes of relevant departments. They even know the reason why Su Weixuan went overseas.
It’s not like no one proposed to study the secret of Su Xiaofan’s rapid advancement in cultivation, but in the end, Hualong rejected it.
First of all, cultivators all have secrets. If you want to know other people's secrets, first of all, are you willing to disclose them? If they attack Su Xiaofan, it will definitely make everyone in the cultivator world feel in danger.
The second point is that Su Xiaofan has always cooperated with the work of relevant departments, and his sister has also joined the department. In a sense, they are integrated.
Therefore, Hualong's policy towards Su Xiaofan is to be gentle and give them whatever they want. Then Su Xiaofan will not make the wrong choice when it comes to positioning.
Facts have proved that Hualong was right. If it hadn't been for Su Xiaofan this time, let alone conquering the Qinling restricted area, even they might not have a happy ending.
"Thank you very much, Minister Hua."
Su Xiaofan bowed to the ground and gave Hualong a big gift.
If Su Xiaofan was just practicing on his own, he would still have 1,300 repair points, and the need would not be that urgent.
But now it is related to his mother's terminal illness, let alone bowing. As long as Hualong can get him enough rare meteorites, Su Xiaofan will have no problem kowtowing to him a few times.
