Here We Go Again

There were originally two paths: one was to go to the sister research group of the [South Force Research Group] to obtain resources, and the other was the [Ghost Domain] itself.

The [Ghost Domain] itself is a top-tier resource for most Paths, but the current situation in the Ghost Domain is unpredictable, with layers of undercurrents and extremely high unknown risks. Su Luo felt that he was likely to fail.

He has no ambition for dominance, invincibility, or a yearning for the Dao; if something feels off, he won't go.

If you can't win, run away; if you can win, crush the weak; in evenly matched battles, have endless backup plans and layers of countermeasures.

The battle against the Alchemical Puppet was only undertaken after utilizing the Resurrection point, the Spiritual Light, the Near-Death Teleportation ability, testing its Evolution capabilities, and some backup plans...

In Su Luo's memory, the only person who truly embodies the spirit of seeking the Dao is [Jianfeng] from the Large Dungeon.

Besides, if they realize they can't win or something is wrong, they'll run away, okay?

The next thing is some experiments; we just need to make sure there's an empty room for Su Luo here in Chilie.

As for how to leave after the Dungeon ends.

Su Luo has two options: one is to directly revoke her lecturer status and see if that counts as "graduation".

If that doesn't count, Su Luo can simply spend one million to enroll in the school on the same spot and then graduate on the same spot.

Graduation from the Adrian Academy is extremely easy; it usually involves passing a final exam.

Students who pass this [graduation exam] generally possess the Knowledge to advance to [Demigod], and it is also the method by which most students graduate.

Alternatively, one could directly possess the strength of a [Demigod] and graduate immediately.

After all, the primary purpose of [Adrian Academy] was to cultivate [Demigods ] for the vast illiterate civilization, with academic exchange being secondary. It can be considered a major force with the widest World Cluster.

After sorting out all the trivial matters and making plans, Su Luo stepped forward and pushed open the door of the Elemental Laboratory.

Inside, the familiar Chilie was organizing experimental data, while beside him stood a completely unfamiliar figure.

The old man had silver hair and a white beard, and his Daoist robe flowed freely. He held a whisk in his hand, and his whole body was filled with an aura of immortality. His Daoist charm was profound and restrained. At first glance, he was a veteran master who had deeply cultivated the Immortal Dao. He was the kind of person who would dare to charge more money even if he set up a stall on the roadside.

However, appearances are often unreliable. When Su Luo went out with his Laboratory, people thought he was from the Technology Side.

Who is this?

Upon seeing Su Luo, Chilie immediately introduced her, "Scholar, this is an invited lecturer from the West Thirty-Fourth Courtyard, who has come specifically to find you."

The two had no prior interaction. After Huachenzi arrived at the Laboratory, he waited Jingjing. The two chatted for a while, which can be considered their initial acquaintance.

Huachenzi smiled gently and said in a humble tone, "Fellow Daoist, you may simply call me Huachenzi."

He then bowed slightly and sincerely invited, "Fellow Daoist, would you mind moving to the Library for a chat?"

Su Luo wasn't surprised that someone would come looking for her, but she was somewhat surprised that this guy came to the Laboratory to find her.

Is it about the [Ghost Domain]?

"Exactly."

Huachenzi nodded and teleported directly to the Library with Su Luo, where they casually found an empty seat to sit down.

Due to the isolation provided by spatial technology, the college Library has many functions, and many people even hold academic conferences in the college Library.

The two chose an empty seat and sat down.

Huachenzi spoke first, his attitude humble and considerate. "I made a special trip to the Laboratory to wait for you, fellow Daoist, in order to avoid disturbing your private residence and to show my respect."

Su Luo nodded thoughtfully, "Fellow Daoist, please don't be so formal. Just speak frankly, and I will do my best to help in any way I can."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huachenzi became serious. "In this Ghost-Catching Operation in this plane, seventeen students participated, and fifteen of them died tragically under the rules of the Ghost Domain. Their demise was extremely rapid, almost instantaneous."

"I have come here to ask you, fellow Daoist, whether you witnessed any unusual phenomena or anomalous auras on the battlefield that day?"

"The remaining two students survived by sheer luck. I heard they were protected by fellow Daoists. I wonder how they are doing now?"

Su Luo stared at Huachenzi for a while. "These two students are frightened and need to rest. They won't be participating, and you don't need to go looking for them."

"As for the special aura, didn't you detect it? An alchemical creation once appeared there. It wasn't powerful, but its origin was extraordinary. Even Demigod like you might have perished at its ultimate attack. One of my avatars died there."

The Alchemical Puppet's final [World-Destroying Weapon] was indeed far too powerful; Su Luo didn't even know exactly how it was achieved.

Huachenzi nodded. "So that means it's related to [Wizards ], right?"

He had already visited Joyce's Laboratory and toured [Truth-Wizard Path]. The vocabulary he was using now was a newly coined term, but Su Luo still understood it.

"Yes, I suggest you thoroughly investigate Joyce," Su Luo said bluntly.

Judging from Huachenzi's attitude, Su Luo felt that he was treating her as someone with connections.

If you're already being treated as a relative by connections, and you don't take advantage of those connections, then you're just wasting your time.

"Very well then." Huachenzi hesitated for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before replying.

Then, he took out a yellowish bamboo tube from his spatial bag.

Su Luo immediately noticed the words "[Immortal Dao Alchemy—Structure Chapter]" written on the bamboo tube.

"There's one more thing. After your battle with that alchemical creation, did you find anything similar?"

Su Luo: "..."

"Where did you get this from?"

"It was picked up from the battlefield ruins of your Clone and that alchemical creation." Huachenzi frowned slightly. "This thing is very strange; holding it in my hand ignites a surge of curiosity."

Huachenzi realized that the bamboo tube was strange, but he found it difficult to make the difficult decision to dispose of it directly, so he began to investigate the origin of the bamboo tube.

When he was looking at the bamboo tube earlier, he saw a lot of knowledge that refuted his foundation in cultivation. In that instant, his thirst for knowledge was like a city dog that had never eaten excrement before coming to a rural outhouse.

Whether Sealing at the bottom of his own spatial bag to reinforce the restriction, or entrusted it to someone else, his desire for the bamboo tube continued to rise like he was taking an aphrodisiac.

"Have you tried throwing it away?" Su Luo spread out her hand, gesturing for Huachenzi to give her the bamboo tube.

"No, but I did some calculations, and this thing and I seem to have a closed loop in our causal relationship. I suspect that after I lose it, it will return to me many years later."

The saying "fate is not a joke" truly applies here; strong correlations at the causal level can indeed lead to coincidences and Miracles in complex systems of the world.

Huachenzi hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly handed the bamboo tube to Su Luo.

Knowing something is suspicious, yet being reluctant to discard it, Huachenzi hadn't experienced this psychological conflict in a long time.

Su Luo simply and swiftly stuffed it into the [Eye of Guixu], her movements clean and decisive, without any hesitation.