After finding a decent mountain peak in the Kunlun Mountains, Jiang Zhen directly used his abilities to shroud the entire peak.
He then entered the mountain, intending to find a place suitable for secluded cultivation.
However, not long after Jiang Zhen entered, he heard a woman's voice from outside.
"Hello! Is anyone there? Are you in? Come out and meet me. Let's talk?"
Upon hearing the voice, Jiang Zhen immediately frowned and turned toward the outside. A flicker of light flashed through his eyes, allowing him to see what was outside.
He saw a silver-haired Angel with wings on her back, dressed in a little skirt, continuously calling out beyond the mountain.
"It's her, Angel Hexi. No, how could she possibly have found me? Logically, she shouldn't have been able to see me.
"Even if they had already developed those so-called Void Engines, it should still have been impossible!
"A Void Engine, in the end, can only barely make use of a tiny portion of the power of Laws. It shouldn't be comparable to my methods at all.
"But how did she find me? Strange, far too strange. No, I need to get to the bottom of this."
With that, Jiang Zhen waved his hand. The energy barrier instantly vanished, and the original mountain peak appeared before Hexi.
Hexi also saw Jiang Zhen standing atop the mountain.
At that moment, Jiang Zhen's long hair hung casually over his shoulders as he looked calmly at Hexi.
Hexi was immediately drawn in by his appearance, staring at him as though entranced.
However, Hexi quickly came back to her senses. The entire process had only lasted two or three seconds, but even so, her expression changed drastically.
She immediately activated the Eye of Insight, intending to examine Jiang Zhen's condition.
"Target cannot be analyzed! Target cannot be analyzed!!"
At that moment, Jiang Zhen spoke. His gaze fell on Hexi as he said coolly,
"Your Excellency has gone a little too far. Without my permission, you tried to inspect my information. Are all Angels this overbearing?
"Or do you Angels intend to go to war with me?"
As soon as he said this, a flash of light gleamed in Jiang Zhen's eyes, and an incomparably terrifying aura erupted in an instant.
"Boom..."
In that instant, Earth Star was enveloped by an unprecedentedly terrifying aura.
Even with her Fourth Generation Divine Body, Hexi felt an overwhelmingly powerful force sweep over her entire body, crushing her sacred body until it creaked.
Seeing this, Hexi endured the terrifying pressure and spoke with difficulty.
"Sorry! I was rude! Please forgive me, I meant no harm!"
Hearing that, Jiang Zhen fell silent for a moment before withdrawing his aura. He immediately returned to his original harmless appearance.
Hexi was secretly shocked as she thought,
That person's aura just now was terrifying, and he could freely suppress it.
He's somewhat unlike us. Although we can control part of our own aura and bearing, we can't achieve that level.
Yet he can conceal it perfectly. Unlike us, he doesn't need armor or anything similar to cover his own aura.
Could he truly have reached the Fifth Generation God level, or perhaps an even more powerful existence?
Thinking this, Hexi flew onto the mountain peak and landed beside Jiang Zhen.
"Angel Race, Hexi. Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Although Jiang Zhen had not wanted to come into contact with this alien race so soon, fearing unforeseen complications,
now that things had reached this point, he was no longer worried.
After all, during his recent trip out, Jiang Zhen had obtained over ten thousand Chat Points and had already purchased some resources.
If that happened a few more times, he was confident that he could enter the Stellar Realm, or even the Nebula Realm, before the Void descended.
Therefore, whether he made contact now or not no longer mattered much. Once one's strength reached the point where one could sweep aside everything, there was indeed nothing left to fear.
Jiang Zhen also gave Hexi a Tang Dynasty-style salute and said,
"Earth Star, Human Race, Jiang Zhen!"
Hexi smiled when she saw this.
"So your name is Jiang Zhen!"
Jiang Zhen nodded.
"Come with me. This isn't a good place to talk!"
With that, Jiang Zhen led Hexi toward the sheltered side of the mountain. Before long, the two arrived in front of a small courtyard.
When Hexi saw the courtyard, her eyes immediately widened, and disbelief appeared on her face.
"This... this is impossible. My Eye of Insight scanned the entire mountain just now.
"Logically, I should have been able to see this courtyard of yours. Why is this happening...?"
Jiang Zhen did not answer. Instead, he directly pushed open the gate and walked inside.
Hexi was not upset by this. It was normal that he did not wish to answer. Technology was not something one could casually share with others.
The moment she entered, Hexi was stunned by the scene inside. It was completely different from what she had seen outside.
From the outside, it had looked like a dilapidated courtyard covered in wind and snow.
But after entering, Hexi finally understood. This was practically a paradise beyond the world!
It was like spring inside, with mild temperatures and all kinds of flowers blooming brilliantly in the corner of a nearby wall, beautiful beyond compare.
On the other side stood all kinds of fruit trees, each already laden with fruit that looked sweet and delicious. A small stream also flowed slowly through the courtyard.
Seeing this, Hexi slowly said,
"This place truly is a paradise beyond the world. But there's something I'd like to ask. May I?"
Jiang Zhen walked over carrying a fruit platter and placed it on the table in the courtyard pavilion.
"Try the fruit grown here!"
Hearing this, Hexi gave Jiang Zhen a deep look. She did not refuse, instead picking up a bright red apple and taking a bite.
"Crunch!!!"
After taking a bite, Hexi's eyes lit up.
"Sweet and crisp, with a faint fragrance. It's delicious!"
Jiang Zhen smiled.
"Is that so? It seems the fruit grown from the seeds I found turned out rather well!
"Alright, Angel Hexi, tell me. Why did you come looking for me? You were lurking outside my home before.
"I had already left, yet you still followed me here. What do you want?"
Upon hearing that, Hexi put down the half-eaten apple in her hand and looked at Jiang Zhen.
"At first, it was out of curiosity. Later, I discovered that I couldn't investigate your technology, so I developed the desire to communicate!"
Jiang Zhen nodded upon hearing this.
"So that's how it is? If that's the case, then I'm sorry. I can't do that. What I use isn't really technology.
"So there's no way for us to communicate on that subject!"
The moment Hexi heard this, her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Not technology? How is that possible? Don't joke around.
"If this isn't technology, then what is it? Could it be that so-called cultivation from your Earth Star?"
Jiang Zhen did not answer. Instead, he looked seriously at Hexi.
Seeing Jiang Zhen's expression, a thought arose in Hexi's heart.
"No... could you really be... cultivating...?"
Jiang Zhen nodded, then spoke directly.
"That's right. In my view, whether it's technology or cultivation, they ultimately lead to the same destination by different paths.
"In the end, the goal is to achieve a leap in life and attain immortality, indestructibility, and eternal existence!"
Upon hearing this, Hexi fell silent for a long while before finally speaking slowly.
"Jiang Zhen, are you really not joking with me? We have seen the path of cultivation as well. Not only on Earth Star, but on other planets too.
"But at most, they can only compare to Second Generation Super Soldiers.
"And what they use is Bioenergy. It isn't powerful at all. How could someone like you possibly emerge from it?
"Besides, how could an ordinary person's body endure such evolution?
"And when you use energy, is your own computational capacity sufficient? Without computer support, how did you reach this point?"
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