Liu Hui took out a small sphere from his bosom and handed it to Zhou Teng. "Boss. What is this thing?" Zhou Teng asked, taking the sphere curiously.

"First, calm your mind. Then, cover the sphere with your hand and concentrate all your energy on feeling the connection with this sphere," Liu Hui said. He had already taken the sphere capable of testing Spiritual Roots from Xiaoyaozi.

Zhou Teng indeed stopped asking. He let out a deep breath, then placed his right hand on the sphere, carefully feeling the connection. Simultaneously, his eyes were fixed intently on the sphere.

"Third Brother, switch hands!" Liu Hui urged, seeing no reaction from the sphere.

Zhou Teng switched hands and continued to sense the sphere, but it still showed no response. He lowered his hand and looked at Liu Hui with confusion.

"Third Brother, the reason I could sense the killer's killing intent and his direction earlier is because I have started cultivating, and my spiritual perception has improved," Liu Hui explained.

"Boss, are you saying you've started cultivating? If one cultivates, can they become the legendary immortals?" Zhou Teng asked excitedly.

"It's not that easy. Human beings naturally lack the potential for cultivation. I only gained a bit of cultivation ability by using a certain drug to transform some internal functions of my body. But I can't become one of those legendary immortals; I'm just slightly stronger than ordinary people," Liu Hui sighed.

"Then what about that sphere just now?" Zhou Teng hesitated.

Liu Hui placed his hand on the sphere, and it immediately emitted a faint, hazy glow.

"Third Brother, this sphere is an instrument to test whether humans have the potential for cultivation."

"If one has cultivation potential, this sphere will emit a brilliant light. My cultivation potential is low, so it only emits a hazy glow," Liu Hui explained.

"If that's the case, then I don't have any cultivation potential?" Zhou Teng asked.

"I will think of a way for you. Let's see if the drug I took has any effect on you. After all, cultivation can greatly enhance your abilities. It will give you an extra life-saving trump card when dealing with those at Feiyuan. How about this: I'll draw some blood for analysis first." As Liu Hui spoke, he took out a syringe.

Zhou Teng rolled up his sleeve, allowing Liu Hui to draw blood from his arm. He was, in fact, very interested in cultivation. The assassin they had just killed was far more formidable than the female assassin they encountered at Bashan. This killer could conceal his killing intent when attacking, making his presence completely undetectable. If it weren't for Liu Hui's spiritual perception working and locating and eliminating the assassin, Zhou Teng doubted he would have survived today. If he could cultivate, his strength would gain a massive, invisible boost. The innate male yearning for power made him highly anticipate cultivation.

Liu Hui placed the syringe full of blood into his storage space. Just as he was about to withdraw from the storage space, he suddenly spotted the sniper rifle inside and took it out.

When Zhou Teng saw the sniper rifle, he couldn't help but exclaim in awe: "Boss, this rifle is a Barrett M82! It's the most widely used large-caliber sniper rifle today. Its power is enormous. If it hits a person, that person will be utterly pulverized; even a helicopter can't withstand a single shot from it. Its maximum sniping range can even reach 1,800 meters."

"Ah, is it that powerful? I couldn't tell. It is quite heavy, though. But it did punch two massive holes in those hard reefs," Liu Hui commented.

"It really is that powerful. I once watched a video about someone using this rifle for hunting. After one shot, a tiger was instantly blown into pieces; the scene was terrifying," Zhou Teng affirmed.

"Damn it. Then we were lucky not to have been hit by it!" Liu Hui threw the rifle into his storage space with lingering fear.

"Boss, I'll go down now to investigate that assassin," Zhou Teng said.

"Alright. Be extra careful."

After Zhou Teng left, Liu Hui secretly cursed the person who wanted him dead and began contemplating how to root out the hidden person or organization. Just then, his inter-dimensional transaction device began to vibrate.

Liu Hui looked and saw that it was Alexander from the Magic Plane summoning him. He quickly connected the call.

"Dear Alexander..." Wait, who are you?" Liu Hui froze when he saw the person on the screen.

On the screen of Liu Hui's transaction device appeared a hunched-over old man with snow-white hair and a sorrowful expression, looking extremely old. The old man remained silent when he heard Liu Hui's question, staring blankly at Liu Hui.

Liu Hui’s mind raced, and he immediately understood. He smiled, "Dear Alexander, what trick are you pulling now?"

"Respected Teacher, how did you know it was me? I thought this transformation was very realistic?" The old man's appearance slowly shifted, transforming into the younger version of Alexander.

"Heh, because on your personal interface, there is only your transaction device. If your device changes owners, all the data on it will be wiped clean. The new owner would not be able to find my plane coordinates again in a short time. So, by elimination, it had to be you playing tricks," Liu Hui chuckled. "I knew I couldn't hide it from Teacher's eyes. But it really can make me look like someone else?"

"Three hearts and one mind. Isn't my little Magic Mask very impressive?" Alexander pulled the small mask from his face and shook it in front of Liu Hui, showing off like a child.

"It's quite good; it's incredibly magical. But where did you find it? You never mentioned it before!" Liu Hui asked curiously.

"Heh, a few days ago, while surveying the terrain, we accidentally rescued an old man in the forest. Later, that old man said he had escaped from the outside Elven World and got lost in the forest. If we hadn't appeared in time, he might have been eaten by a magic beast. He insisted on thanking me for saving his life, so he gave me this Magic Mask. He said the mask was made by an Elven Mage from the outside," Alexander boasted.

"An old man who escaped from the outside? Did you ask him about the Elven World?" Liu Hui inquired.

"I already did. That old man was a slave to an Elven noble. He said his name was John. Because he was good at caring for plants, the Elven noble put John in charge of his garden. Since John managed the garden so well, the Elven noble was very pleased, so John lived quite comfortably for many years. He could even read Elven books. However, recently, another Elven noble had a dispute with John's master, which led to war between them. Unfortunately, John's master was killed in battle, so John took a few things from his master during the chaos and fled, which included this Magic Mask. Later, he encountered me in the forest," Alexander explained.

"Did you ask him what the outside world is like?" Liu Hui was genuinely curious about the world of the Magic Plane.

"John lived in the Elven World for many years and learned some general information about this world. According to him, this world is boundless; no one has ever known where its end lies. This world is currently the Elven World, and the continent is covered everywhere with vassal states composed of Elves. Some of these Elven vassal states are massive, with populations in the hundreds of millions, while others only have a population of a few million. These vassal states frequently wage war against each other; vassal states are destroyed across the continent daily. However, all these vassal states ostensibly follow the rule of a Great Elf Sovereign called the Elven King. Reportedly, there are several other Great Elf Kings in other parts of the continent. These Elves worship a deity called the Goddess of Nature. It is said that the Goddess of Nature created everything for the Elves, even the power of the most formidable Elementalist Mages originates from the Goddess of Nature," Alexander stated.

"Your world is like that? In terms of structure, it seems somewhat similar to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of our world. But how can a world be boundless? Are the Elves very lazy, unwilling to explore the unknown world?" Liu Hui asked.

"John said the Elves are indeed very lazy; they only focus on creating art and enjoying life, and their imagination is very poor. But the Elves are very powerful; many Elven Mages can fly. These Mages have never stopped trying to explore the mysteries of this world, but after countless millennia, not a single Elf has ever discovered the boundary of this world," Alexander sounded incredulous as he spoke.

"Hmm, this situation is a bit strange. How can a world have no boundary? By the way, dear Alexander, why did you suddenly contact me today? It wasn't just to startle me, was it?" Liu Hui asked.

"Teacher, during this time, we have completely scouted the canyon where the Golden Slime is located and have learned the weakness of those slimes. It is difficult to kill those slimes with weapons because their bodies are like water and can change shape at any moment; weapons have very limited damage against them unless an extremely powerful force is used to smash them into dust. However, based on our observation, if we can eliminate that Golden Slime, the slimes in that canyon will certainly start killing each other, making it easier for us to drive them away afterward," Alexander explained.

"I see, those slimes are that troublesome! Oh, right, I have an idea." Liu Hui suddenly thought of a method.

"Teacher, do you have a plan?" Alexander looked at Liu Hui full of hope.

"I need to strategize carefully first. I'll contact you once I have concrete news," Liu Hui said. "Teacher, I've been receiving your support for so long, and I feel quite bad about it. Please allow me to give you this Magic Mask as a small token of my disciple's respect and filial piety, how about it?" Alexander placed the Magic Mask in his hand onto the transaction device and said expectantly.

"Heh, thank you very much, dear Alexander." Liu Hui was overjoyed. He had actually been wondering how to trick this transformation item out of him, and unexpectedly, Alexander offered it first. He quickly clicked the trade button, and the Magic Mask appeared in his hand.

"How do you use this thing?" Liu Hui asked curiously.

"Teacher, put it on your face, and then imagine in your mind what appearance you want to transform into, and you will become that appearance," Alexander instructed.

Liu Hui placed the seemingly plastic mask on his face and imagined Zhou Teng's appearance. He felt a slight tightening on his face and heard Alexander laugh, "Teacher has already changed!"

Liu Hui was amazed. He picked up a mirror from the table and looked. He saw that he had truly become Zhou Teng—not only had his facial structure changed to match Zhou Teng's, but his height had also become exactly the same as Zhou Teng's... The change was vivid and flawless, and the magical face mask had almost no impact on him.

Liu Hui was delighted. He immediately reverted to his own appearance and laughed, "Thank you, dear Alexander. I really like your gift!"

Alexander was also happy to see Liu Hui liked his gift. He said, "Since Teacher likes my gift, I won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye!"

Liu Hui said goodbye to Alexander and happily closed the transaction device. Today was truly a stroke of luck; he hadn't expected Alexander to bring him such a huge surprise. With this Magic Mask, he essentially had countless identities, which would make his future actions much more convenient. It seemed the decision to invest in the Magic Plane was very correct. This plane would surely bring him even greater surprises in the future.

Liu Hui opened the transaction device again and contacted Xiaoyaozi from the Cultivation World. Xiaoyaozi seemed busy and only appeared on the screen after a while.

"Senior, we meet again."

"Little friend, I am glad to see you. Hmm, are you about to enter the initial stage of cultivation?" Xiaoyaozi chuckled.

"Senior, I'm almost there, but I have another matter to discuss with you today. I wonder if you have a way to inscribe a formation onto a tiny object that can instantly turn a person into a block of extremely hard ice?" Liu Hui asked with great anticipation.

"What difficulty is there in that? My Cold Ice Formation can easily achieve such an effect," Xiaoyaozi stated proudly.

"Then can you inscribe this formation onto this object for me?" Liu Hui placed a sniper round specifically for the Barrett rifle onto the transaction device. Xiaoyaozi immediately traded for it and held it in his hand, examining it closely.

"Inscribe the formation right at the front of this thing." Liu Hui held a sniper round himself, pointing to the tip of the bullet.

"Little friend, this front part is too tiny. Inscribing a formation there will cost me a lot of time and energy," Xiaoyaozi complained.

"Senior, if you can inscribe the Cold Ice Formation onto it for me, I will compensate you for the wasted time and energy with one of those High-Grade Attribute Crystals. What do you think?" Liu Hui tempted Xiaoyaozi.

"Are you serious?" Xiaoyaozi's eyes lit up, and he immediately became energetic.

"Of course, I'm serious. How should I compensate you?" Liu Hui smiled.

"How many of these things do you need inscribed?" Xiaoyaozi asked.

"That depends on your compensation," Liu Hui replied with a smile.

"How about this: for every ten formations you inscribe for me, you get one High-Grade Attribute Crystal, how does that sound?" Xiaoyaozi watched Liu Hui nervously.

Although Liu Hui wasn't short of these magic beast crystals, he didn't want to encourage Xiaoyaozi to raise prices. He smiled, "Senior, your asking price is a bit high. Inscribing ten formations doesn't require that much compensation! How about this: for every twenty formations you inscribe, I give you one High-Grade Attribute Crystal?"

"Deal, certainly no problem!" Xiaoyaozi instantly agreed, as if afraid Liu Hui would change his mind.

"This... alright!" Liu Hui rubbed his head. Although he had cut Xiaoyaozi's price in half, he somehow felt he had still been overcharged.

"Little friend, quickly give me the things that need inscriptions! I'm full of energy right now and need to start working immediately!" Xiaoyaozi said happily.

"Senior, don't rush. I only have too few of these things that need formations inscribed right now. I'll go find some more, and once I have them, I'll come back to you for the inscription!" Liu Hui said.

"Little friend, are you trying to go back on your word? A person can't be untrustworthy. How about this: for every twenty-five formations I inscribe, I'll charge one High-Grade Attribute Crystal?" Xiaoyaozi thought Liu Hui was regretting the deal and proactively lowered his price.

"Fine then, but hurry up. I’m quite idle lately, and if I don't have anything to do for too long, I might develop senile dementia," Xiaoyaozi said helplessly.

"I'll be quick," Liu Hui said before hanging up the call with Xiaoyaozi.

As soon as Liu Hui disconnected from Xiaoyaozi, he called Zhou Teng. Zhou Teng answered quickly.

"Boss, what is it?"

"Third Brother, come back here for a moment; I need to talk to you," Liu Hui instructed.

Zhou Teng hadn't gone far and was nearby, so he appeared in the basement quickly.

"Third Brother, immediately contact that arms dealer—what's his name—and have them prepare one thousand Barrett sniper rounds for me right away. I only care about the quantity, regardless of their asking price," Liu Hui stated.

"I'll contact them immediately," Zhou Teng replied decisively.

Liu Hui now had a plan to deal with the Golden Slime in the Magic Plane: utilizing the long sniping range of this Barrett sniper rifle. The slimes' bodies can deform, and ordinary bullets might not completely harm them, but Liu Hui had prepared a foolproof scheme for the Golden Slime. He only needed to fire two shots: the first shot, using a bullet inscribed with the Cold Ice Formation, would first freeze the Golden Slime solid. The second shot, using a regular bullet, would shatter the frozen Golden Slime ice block, thus perfectly eliminating the slimes in that canyon.

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