Darkness.
On the tidal flats of the Outer Sea.
Zhou Zhi was looking at the stars and the purple mist beyond.
"The information currently available to the public is... during the twenty years we spent entwined with the Immortality Tree, the Chengyun Dynasty fell. Together with Xuanyuan, it became one of the three great realms of the Disease Kingdom."
Zhou Zhi was expressionless.
The overwhelming majority of pestilences existed by attaching themselves to humans.
They could not truly establish a nation of their own.
Thus, Pestilence God Island came into being.
The pestilences styled themselves as gods, while making it their mission to contaminate humanity and reshape their values, firmly seizing control of the discourse.
"If this continues, then after another generation... things will only get worse."
Twenty-Three said gravely.
Zhou Zhi pondered for a moment.
"Fang Yuan is still just a child, after all. His understanding of the world is limited. He does not even have a concept like [Plague Exterminators], let alone the world beyond the Disease Kingdom."
Zhou Zhi's gaze settled in the distance. "But I have already planted the seed of [Plague Extermination]. Now that Fang Yuan has awakened, the [Cerebral Palsy] pestilence on him will allow him to grow stronger rapidly and overcome every obstacle."
"No matter how many years it takes, the human body's immune system will eventually conquer the abnormality."
"The remains of neutrophils will pile up into white wounds, guiding my return to the world."
Twenty-Three looked at Zhou Zhi. "What are you going to do? Start with the Disease Kingdom?"
Zhou Zhi nodded, his gaze indifferent yet resolute.
The next day.
Frontier Pestilence Academy.
Le Xiao led a group of people to block Fang Yuan's path.
"Today, Class Monitor Fei went to find Su Hao. No one can help you