The Divine Beast

Suddenly receiving the agreed-upon urgent telegram, Li Fan hurriedly made a trip to Earth to clean up Zheng Zetian's mess. His Blood God Child clone also rushed back to the lunar base to add the acquired Immortal Zombie Insects and experimental subjects to his research and collection.

Then, through the spaceship's communication system based on the mood system, they contacted the original body and exchanged various intelligences that Zheng Zetian had collected and organized over the course of time travel.

He then immediately gathered all members of his small team—the system Pisces and Xuan Tian, omitting Kun—for a small meeting. The topic was rescuing Li Fan. Of course, by the time Ancestor Luo reached enlightenment and returned, Ink Bamboo Mountain would have been wiped out long ago...

Pisces were all surprised.

Li Kun, "Good heavens, the rollback technique, the Empty Star... Li Fan getting more and more outrageous..."

Li Gan, "He actually ascended to the seventh dimension. To avoid the company finding out, we'll have to set up a special secure communication line."

Li Kun, "It's too conspicuous. The company's fleet is all here, so they must be able to detect higher dimensions. Hmm... how about we borrow the Thousand-Faced Immortal's frequency band and hide it in Tai Su Non-Thing's brainwaves to deceive everyone?"

Li Gan, "This is a solution. We can modify the Thousand-Faced Magic Puppet, so we can worship the gods and communicate without Moon Worship..."

Xuan Tian: "Wait, wait a minute! This Zheng Zetian is the reincarnation of Luo Yin?! Are you kidding me?! Have you all gone mad and helped that demon reincarnate??"

Li Fan (Blood God Child) shrugged, "There's nothing we can do. We can't beat him. If we let him stay on the moon, his brainwaves will severely interfere with our equipment, and we won't be able to collect experimental data. We can only trick him into reincarnating."

"And we also need him as the prototype for Unit 1, not just for the Empty Star body, but also to retrieve the initial data of the Dao Fruit and the parasitic system. It's all for you, Xuan Tian."

Xuan Tian: "For me!? What the hell does that have to do with me? I wish I could just chop him down with my sword!"

Li Fan (Blood God Child) sighed helplessly, "Haven't you already killed him once? Besides, aren't you going to be reincarnated too? Sword Ancestor has far more enemies than Ancestor Luo. If you can cover up Ze Tian's secrets, at least you'll be safer when you're reborn, right?"

Xuan Tian scoffed, "Hmph! What a waste! Who doesn't know how to teach a disciple! Xingyun was corrupted by this madman! If he leads Asha astray, I'll kill him!"

Li Fan (Blood God Child) waved his hand, "Alright, alright, you can fight him yourself after you reincarnate. Anyway, the main body is bored out of his mind and wants us to fix the communication problem as soon as possible so he can teleport back to his clone to play around anytime."

Li Kun: "Damn, you make it sound so easy! It's not that simple! This isn't just cross-dimensional, it's cross-dimensional brainwave linking! And we still have to guard against the company deciphering and analyzing it! Do you know how outrageous this is?!"

Li Fan (Blood God Child): "But can you do it?"

Li Gan, "It's not a question of whether it can be done or not. Li Fan can connect to the clone, but can the clone withstand it? If the signal is weak, it won't transmit; if the signal is strong, its brain will be burned out. So, are you willing to give it a try?"

Li Fan (Blood God Child): "... Let's try the Guiche. The Guiche has nine heads and isn't afraid of being burned."

Li Kun said, "This has nothing to do with the number of heads. How should I put it? Li Fan is now on the same level as those non- Material Dao Ancestors. Directly connecting with him is like an ordinary person coming into contact with a non- Material Dao Ancestor—unable to process the massive amount of information, suffering permanent brain damage, losing function and self-awareness, and falling into a mental breakdown."

Xuan Tian said, "That's right. Back then, Luo Yin went mad when he tried to absorb the Void Star. I was also severely injured, and my cultivation was greatly damaged. I only managed to preserve my Divine Sense. If we act rashly, not only will we fail to bring him down, but we will also be wasting our time."

Li Gan, "Well, all our clones are currently busy with important tasks. Guiche is our only remaining mole in the cult, and we can't afford to lose him. We need to find someone with a certain level of strength, but who isn't currently of much use, to test him out..."

Li Fan (Blood God Child): "Oh, if you had said that earlier, it would have been fine. Let's just use Qiongqi then. It's been suppressed for fifty years, so it should have recovered by now. Xiao Jiu go and dig it out for experiments."

"Oh, and the Huang family is secretly colluding with the Divine Cult, smuggling our goods to Kunlun. Guiche hasn't heard a word about this, so it probably can't handle it alone. We'll have to send Xiao Jiu on the trip."

Xuan Tian said, "Wait, wait, wait! There are priorities. He hasn't even finished clearing out the demon tide in the South China Sea yet! How can he worry about the Divine Sect? Tell this kid to hurry up, lest we miss the opportunity and those demons pollute the Sword Pool! This time, the furnace is being opened specifically to forge a sword for him, so I'll put in some effort myself!"

Li Gan, "Since the parasitic system worked fine in both tests, we can install one on Qin Jiu too. Even if it doesn't significantly improve his performance, it'll be good to have more data records."

Li Kun, "Wait a minute, I need to finish making the communicator with Li Fan first. I'll make a list and ask him to send me the materials."

Li Fan (Blood God Child): "One by one, one by one! Let me register them and send a flying crow to deliver a message to him! Sigh, only one disciple is truly useful; we're really short-handed. I hope Ze Tian can grow up quickly too..."

Zheng Zetian felt a chill run down his spine, his spine trembled, and he suddenly sprang up from the prayer mat like a cat.

"Senior brother?" "Ze Tian, what's wrong?"

In the dormitory at Tianyu Mountain, Ling Chan and Ling Juan were sitting on either side of him, around the alchemy furnace, breathing in and out, refining their Dao Breath to cultivate their inner strength. Their meditation was rather shallow, and Zheng Zetian was startled awake when he jumped up. They also got up, wiped the alchemical dew and sweat that had condensed on their skin with light gauze, put on a Daoist robe, and gathered around him.

"It seems someone is plotting against me... Never mind, it's getting late. I need to go down the mountain to Moon Worship. Your willpower isn't strong enough yet, so stay in your cave and cultivate for now."

Ling Chan and Ling Juan skillfully tied his hair, put on his crown, dressed him, and adorned him with jade ornaments.

"Okay." "We'll wait for you to come back."

So Zheng Zetian left the dormitory, summoned Tu Lou, and flew over Tianyu Lake.

This time, with the hidden dangers completely eliminated, Song Dayou had a way out. He was also very cautious and did not want to disturb the cause and effect of the Xuan Girl Heavenly Book for the time being, lest he needlessly invite trouble.

As for the company, although a conflict is inevitable sooner or later, the company system is probably preparing for a 'stress test' right now. As long as I don't actively recommend myself to the company, Xieluo Mountain, that temporary worker, probably won't provoke or test me. In short, I'll avoid it for as long as possible.

This time his injuries weren't as severe; he only needed to rest in the medicine furnace for two or three days. Moreover, he was brought to Tianyu Mountain by Senior Brother that same day, giving him several more days than before. As long as he focuses on cultivation, and with the help of the Purple Radiance Pill, Nine Flower Pill, and the Spirit Control He and Chanjuan, he should be able to form the Azure Sky Heavenly Origin Golden Core very soon.

With the foundation of two Golden Cores, the reinforcement of the Flesh Scorpion parasite, and the protection of various magical treasures, Zheng Zetian was confident that he would have some ability to protect himself before the company's stress test.

Of course, to be on the safe side, I still need to pray for a month and update the save file at the game master's place before I can feel at ease. To be honest, this save-to-reload technique is truly magical and addictive. If one could use it at will, any regret could be undone and anything could be accomplished. Those with weak willpower might really fall into a mental trap and endlessly reload their saves.

However, Zheng Zetian had long understood the principle that things can be done once or twice, and one shouldn't expect too much from fate. Besides, as a reincarnated Heavenly Immortal being, he would feel somewhat embarrassed if he were constantly forced to start over. He would just let things take their course.

Having been disturbed from his seclusion, Zheng Zetian was still quite early, just past noon. He went to the Yuling Courtyard first. This time, because Tu Lou hadn't gone hungry for several days, he had eaten well at the Huang family's place and was in good health. He didn't faint from the sword rainbow. Moreover, since there were many people there, Real Person directly opened a dormitory for Zheng Zetian, and the three of them went into seclusion to cultivate together.

Now Zheng Zetian remembered that the Tu Lou's license hadn't been registered yet, so he decided to go and get it done while he was at it. Now he had some money on hand; that Boss Huang was indeed generous, giving a red envelope of five hundred taels each. It was such a pity that it was killed by the 'Devil Sect Dharma Protector'. In any case, five thousand taels was enough to buy a silver license, so the Tu Lou could also cultivate. He didn't expect it to transform into a human and become an additional fighting force, but at least it could go to the garden or orchard to mooch some fruit instead of having to gnaw on grass roots on the cliff.

He led the sheep into the Yuling Courtyard, but there seemed to be no one in the main hall. After all, it was neither too early nor too late, and the disciples of the Yuling Courtyard were on the mountain listening to lectures and cultivating. Zheng Zetian also couldn't find the resident physician, Dr. Li, who specialized in treating Dang Kang's difficult childbirth. Just as he was thinking of coming back another day, an unremarkable young man walked in.

Zheng Zetian could tell at a glance that although this person had an ordinary appearance, his true energy was exceptionally surging and profound. He carried the claw of some kind of giant beast on his shoulder, walked as if on flat ground, and did not pant at all. His cultivation was unfathomable.

He wore a spirit-controlling waist tag and coarse linen clothes, unlike the female disciples who wore light and airy attire. Moreover, his expression seemed somewhat dull and simple, clearly not the kind of Daoist with a clever mind.

Moreover, unlike ordinary human cultivators who conceal their breath and gather their energy, this person exudes a strong and wild masculine aura, almost like a walking aggregate of yang energy! Upon closer inspection, one can also detect various kinds of demonic energy mixed in with this person's body, probably no less than dozens of them!

This was the first time Zheng Zetian had ever encountered someone with such a pungent smell. No, this was probably not human; it was likely some kind of Divine Transformation Realm demon in human form!

However, it didn't smell strongly of blood, so it was probably a guardian Divine Beast that had been subdued by Ink Bamboo Mountain and was working as a guard at the Yu Ling Sect. So I went up to ask for guidance.

"Greetings, Guardian Deity. I am Zheng Zetian, a disciple of Ink Bamboo Mountain, here to register my mount."

"Oh, the license plate, right? Okay, I'll go get it. Please come in and wait a moment. Help yourself to your food."

The young man grinned, casually tore open the giant beast's claw, removed its tendons and bones, and threw them into the alchemy pot in the courtyard to stew. He then beckoned Zheng Zetian to lead the sheep in, and carrying the remaining claw meat, he strode towards the warehouse.

The Tu Lou stared longingly at the pot, so Zheng Zetian ladled it a bowl. Good heavens, this smelled like some kind of wild beast stew; just smelling it made me feel hot.

Unlike the Tu Lou were busy munching on food, Zheng Zetian wandered around with his hands behind his Fourth Department, curiously observing the layout of the inner courtyard of the Yuling Courtyard.

The inner quarters of the Yuling Courtyard are quite simple, much like a typical courtyard house. Judging from the smell, there are probably two Snake Demon living here as well. They are the ones with the strongest scent on that demon god, so they must be Dao Companion cultivate together day and night and stay together forever.

This demon god, residing in the inner courtyard and overseeing the Yuling Courtyard, must hold a rather high position; he's probably the mount of that Yuling Godly Monarch...

As Zheng Zetian was lost in thought, looking around the courtyard, he suddenly sensed something. He looked up into the main hall of the house and saw a bright, gleaming mirror hanging there. Suddenly, it shone with a dazzling golden light, shining directly on his face, as if pulling his gaze and drawing his soul into the mirror. Then, he saw the figure in the mirror also look up at him, but it was not the Daoist from Ink Bamboo Mountain. Instead, it was an old man with disheveled hair, thin as a rake, and a tangled beard like straw, whose face was almost unrecognizable. He grinned, revealing bright red lips and teeth as if he were chewing something, and laughed silently at him, as if trying to suck him into the mirror.

Zheng Zetian was startled. The Flesh Scorpion was instantly activated, its whole body crackling with lightning. He darted back several steps, forcibly breaking free of its restraints, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Young man, are you alright?"

"... It's nothing, I was just seeing things..."

Caught off guard, Zheng Zetian was struck and his mind reeled. But since he had indeed been spying on someone else's private quarters, he had no choice but to suppress the murderous intent and anger welling up inside him and grit his teeth and admit it.

That mirror is a soul-devouring magic weapon, a Dao artifact for guarding the house and courtyard. Moreover, it must be something that has reached the Divine Transformation stage to shake his primordial spirit. There are very few such treasures in the world, and they are almost all in the hands of the Xuanmen. It's unbelievable that even a mount's courtyard has one. Ink Bamboo Mountain is truly unfathomable...

"Oh, it's alright. The license plate, right? I found it in the warehouse. Here you go."

The young man patted Zheng Zetian on the shoulder and handed him a gold medal.

Zheng Zetian frowned. "A gold medal? I don't have that much money..."

"It's alright, it's alright. It's just made from melted gold scraps, it's not worth much at all. I wouldn't feel comfortable selling it for such a high price. I'll give you one, I have a lot more in the warehouse, it's no big deal."

Zheng Zetian, "... Then thank you very much, Divine Lord."

The young man laughed heartily, "No need to be so polite, my Amao. You must be a new disciple. I know the whole of Ink Bamboo Mountain well, so feel free to ask me for help if you need anything."

Zheng Zetian looked at him, "Brother Amao is from the Yuling Courtyard, so he should know the Yuling Great Law, right?"

Amao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you want to learn too? I'll teach you. Oh, I'm the dumbest, that's not what I meant."

Zheng Zetian didn't mind. Seeing that the Divine Beast Amao was quite friendly, it seemed to be a beast that was indeed close to humans. So he asked,

"Actually, I have indeed been instructed by someone and have learned some of the cultivation methods of the Spirit Control Path. However, the other party is a female cultivator, and the methods of circulating qi through the meridians are somewhat different from those of men. Therefore, I do have some doubts about cultivation and am looking for someone to ask for guidance."

After all, his Yuling Great Law was a sham; he'd actually stolen it from Xieluo Mountain Qinglan's memories last time. It belonged to the female cultivators' style. While passing on the basics to Chan'er and Juan'er wouldn't be a problem, and it could replenish their energy for a while, if he practiced it like that too, he'd probably end up with fair skin, delicate features, thin shoulders, a high-pitched voice, and grow into a hermaphrodite—a truly shameful androgynous creature. Since he had the chance, he definitely had to ask the righteous path for advice.

Amao misunderstood and was shocked when he heard it.

"What! How old are you? Someone's already practicing dual cultivation of Yuling Great Law with you! This is too damaging to your foundation! Was someone forcing you? Who was it? Tell me! I'll get justice for you!"

Zheng Zetian was sweating profusely.

"Ah, ah? No, it wasn't me, I didn't. Sigh, I, I just happened to have the chance to witness it from the sidelines. Because I'm highly intelligent, I remembered it, and after pondering it myself, I felt something wasn't quite right..."

Amao scratched his head.

"Dual cultivation requires you to watch from the sidelines? Hmm, but I've encountered that a few times. Some people just like to watch from the sidelines; there are all sorts of people..."

Zheng Zetian quickly coughed to steer the conversation back on track.

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Amao. There's no need for your guidance, but could you lend me a Yuling Great Law to study? I have some merit points from my sect and some Banknotes to exchange for them."

Without saying a word, Amao took out a jade slip and handed it to him.

"It's alright, it's alright. The Yuling Great Law can be passed on to anyone. This is the orthodox path developed by the Grandmaster. Studying this is better than figuring it out on your own and ending up on the evil path of sexual cultivation. You'll have to learn it sooner or later. Take a look."

"Why is it another one developed by a giant company?"

The tycoon is so idle...

"Of course, the great master is learned in both ancient and modern times, and capable of anything."

Oh, by the way, I also have a comic book here, also illustrated by Ju Zi. It's very well-illustrated and easy to use for self-study, so I'll give it to you too. If there's anything you don't understand, and you're too embarrassed to ask your elders, just come and ask me!

Seeing Amao grin, revealing a set of white teeth and radiating a warm and dazzling smile like the sun, Zheng Zetian couldn't help but feel a jolt.

Ink Bamboo Mountain truly has all sorts of Divine Beast... But what kind of monster is this? He can't figure it out at all. Could it be a dragon? The nostrils do look a bit like one...