The Seeds of Doubt Jiang Zhen Planted in Hexi's Heart

"You mean the Super God Academy is limiting our development?"

Jiang Zhen looked at Hexi, shaking his head with a serious expression.

"No! That's not what I mean. I don't know the Super God Academy's purpose, nor am I clear on it.

Perhaps this matter—when the Super God Academy, the people of the Divine River Civilization, spread their path of technology—was something that formed unintentionally.

Perhaps they did it on purpose, wanting to use other civilizations to probe the depths of the Void!

But these things, we have no way of knowing.

Because whether it's your technology or my methods, neither can probe a person's heart.

Even if you could see it, that would only be a momentary glimpse.

'The human heart is fickle'—that saying is no joke.

Even you angels—can you truly guarantee that the faith you speak of remains unchanged?

Perhaps, in the very next moment, the faith of some of your little angels will shift a little.

Then that tiny bit will branch off into another path entirely!"

With that, Jiang Zhen waved his hand, and a seed flew out from the apple Hexi was eating.

At this, Jiang Zhen smiled and said:

"What do you think this apple tree will grow into? Oh, right—you can use that Celestial Computer you mentioned to calculate it."

Hexi, hearing this, didn't hesitate. Her Insight Eye scanned, and then she waved her hand. An image appeared: the seed sprouted, broke through the soil, grew, blossomed, bore fruit, shed leaves, and withered.

The entire growth cycle played out directly in Hexi's hands.

Then, Hexi's gaze turned to Jiang Zhen.

But Jiang Zhen just smiled faintly, waved his hand, and the seed appeared in the courtyard.

"Watch closely!"

With that, Jiang Zhen pointed a finger, and instantly, the seed cracked open, sprouted, took root, and grew—expanding at a visible rate.

Hexi watched this but said nothing. After all, she could do the same.

But what she used was a special energy she had developed, vastly different from Jiang Zhen's methods.

"See? The growth cycle matches my deduction exactly!"

Yet Jiang Zhen didn't answer her words. Instead, he picked up a pair of shears, walked over, and went snip, snip on the tree's branches several times.

"You cheated!"

Hexi's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

But after Jiang Zhen finished pruning the apple tree, he looked at Hexi and said:

"Lord Hexi, your words are quite amusing. When did I cheat?

Pruning a fruit tree is a normal practice, isn't it? If a fruit tree isn't pruned, how can it yield delicious apples?

The human heart is just like this apple tree. You can control the time it takes to grow, its shape, but you can never truly control its growth.

Just now, you calculated everything perfectly, yet you didn't expect me to take action.

And even after I pruned it, it's still hard to guarantee it will grow the way I like.

The human heart is the same—it can never truly be predicted. If it could, it wouldn't be a heart; it would be a machine.

So when it comes to beings like the Super God Academy, I remain skeptical, but I won't jump to conclusions."

Hexi listened, fell silent for a moment, and finally nodded thoughtfully.

"Lord Hexi, I don't know why you angels are the way you are, with no other technologies.

In fact, as I see it, this tech tree—though it might consume a lot for you—

if you just spared a little time now and then to calculate, I think it would be enough for you to find another path for genes!

Alright, we've said enough this time. I don't want to say more, and I have no interest in doing so.

You should leave. And don't reveal my existence.

Especially on this Earth Star—don't tell anyone where I am."

Hexi, hearing this, stood up, gave Jiang Zhen a deep look, and finally nodded lightly, saying:

"This discussion with Lord Jiang Zhen has taught me a great deal.

Would you be willing to visit my Merlot Heavenly Court as a guest? Our Queen would surely welcome you warmly."

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Jiang Zhen, after hearing this, shook his head and said:

"No interest! And I don't have the time. Next, I still need to continue cultivating and do some training.

So you should leave. Don't let anyone disturb me casually from now on!"

As his voice fell, Jiang Zhen waved his hand. A flash of light passed, and Hexi vanished from the spot.

The courtyard where Jiang Zhen was located vanished directly into the wind and snow.

Outside, Hexi used many detection methods but couldn't find a single trace. In the end, she left helplessly with a resigned expression.

Not long after Hexi left, inside the courtyard, Jiang Zhen watched Hexi, who had already flown away from Earth Star, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Finally gone, is she? After one round of discussion, Hexi, this research fanatic, will probably start questioning the Divine Body Evolution Path that Shenhe Civilization came up with.

She might even open up other paths. With a thousand years of time, given Hexi's wealth of knowledge, she should be able to reach a certain stage quickly.

Even if her research can't reach the Fourth Generation Divine Body, at least she should be able to study the Divine Body itself.

After all, once there's one doubt, it brings countless more. Then the path of the Angels, before the official plot begins, the Angels might even undergo a revolution, maybe even a major one.

I just wonder what ideas the remnants of Shenhe Civilization and the Super God Academy will come up with.

With the Angels as the vanguard, that's enough to test the thoughts of those guys!"

Thinking this, the corner of Jiang Zhen's mouth curled up slightly.

"But, having only the Angel Civilization isn't enough to test things out. This Super God Academy has no small amount of problems.

That Space Principal, who vanished and merged into the world, is very strange. His appearance is just like the Ancestor Hongjun who merged with the Dao in those novels.

Also, the Super God Academy student, Karl, directly became the leader who brought the Void in.

And that Teacher Wu, who created Sun Wukong, is also very strange.

And that Du Kao, why does he have so many gene samples in his hands?

If the Super God Academy didn't have a hand in this, not even a ghost would believe it. And I don't know what they're hiding either.

So, to figure this out, the only way is to disrupt their plans.

But, that way, I might be able to borrow from the random intrusions in those satisfying web novels."

Thinking this, Jiang Zhen directly turned his gaze to the Chat Group, then said:

"Or maybe, I can try starting from here! But now isn't the time yet!

However, I can set things up in advance now, so the people of Deno Civilization can't figure out the truth of this matter!"

Thinking this, Jiang Zhen directly said:

"Little Sprite, do me a favor!"

"Host, go ahead!" Little Sprite immediately said.

"Help me pick out a few cheap stones from the System Mall. I don't need these stones to have any special abilities.

Just this one trait: hardness, extreme hardness. Preferably stones that are hard to decay for millions of years.

Also, it would be best if I can carve words on them!"

Hearing this, Little Sprite immediately said:

"Host, rest assured, this is very simple. This kind of stone isn't expensive either. If it's just hardness, the cheaper ones cost a few Chat Points, and the more expensive ones cost a hundred."

Saying this, it directly waved its hand, and several stones of different appearances appeared before Jiang Zhen.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhen's eyes lit up. He pointed at a pile of stones that seemed to have every color and said:

"What are these stones? How much?"

Little Sprite: "Host, these stones are just some waste material.

From a big world, they're stones that took root beneath some Heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Besides being a bit hard, they have no abilities at all. Especially since all their energy has been absorbed, they've become nothing but hard stones with no other use.

So, you can get one for just thirty points! Does Host want these?"

Jiang Zhen's eyes flickered with a hidden light as he heard this: "These are the ones. This stuff is very good, very good!"

Finished speaking, Jiang Zhen directly paid six hundred Chat Points and bought twenty stones of various colors.