"Brother? Something big?"
Zhang Chulan was completely confused, but also a little curious.
There were no strangers around, so Sister Bao'er Cola and watching TV on her phone.
Zhang Chulan scratched his head, leaned closer to Xiao Tian, and whispered, " Brother Tian, tell me quickly, what kind of deal is it? I'll be able to work with you later."
A look of satisfaction appeared in Xiao Heavenly Eye; this kid really knows how to get things done.
"Let me tell you something."
Xiao Tian muttered to himself, telling Zhang Chulan about the people who were coming, what would happen, what might occur at their destination, and their plans.
Zhang Chulan's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"Why didn't you take me?" Feng Baobao turned around, her expression suggesting she was about to grab a shovel and bury someone, which made Zhang Chulan break out in a cold sweat.
" Baobao, that place is too dirty. We men aren't afraid, but it's not good for a pretty girl like you to go there. Wait until Old Zhang and I have taken care of things there, then you and Old Xiao can tell them we've gone to get some food," Xiao Tian comforted her with a smile.
Feng Baobao was not satisfied with Xiao Tian's words and raised her slender, jade-like finger.
Xiao Tian's lips twitched upon seeing this.
" Baobao, don't be too greedy."
Feng Baobao quickly closed her four raised fingers together with one.
Zhang Chulan said speechlessly, " Brother Tian, what kind of riddles are you and Sister Bao'er playing?"
Xiao Tian said irritably, "You know your Sister Bao'er has recently become obsessed with iced Cola, and she'll ask me for three hundred bottles afterwards."
"I remember now, Sister Bao'er used to say that Cola wasn't good, not as refreshing as baijiu. But Brother Tian, your Cola is extraordinary, no wonder Sister Bao'er would... But speaking of which, why not thirty bottles, or three thousand bottles?"
"Thirty thousand bottles." Feng Baobao uttered a startling statement.
"Pfft!" Xiao Tian spat out a mouthful of iced Cola mixed with baijiu, his eyes widened, and he grabbed Zhang Chulan by the collar, his face darkening.
" Old Zhang, shut up!"
Zhang Chulan was speechless, stunned by Feng Baobao's astonishing words. Realizing he had made a mistake, he obediently admitted it.
In the end, Xiao Tian quelled Feng Baobao's dissatisfaction with 600 bottles of iced Cola.
Feng Baobao bids farewell to Xiao Tian and Zhang Chulan.
"You guys should leave now, don't disturb me while I'm watching my show."
Xiao Tian and Zhang Chulan walked out of the courtyard side by side, speechless. As planned, they met Guo Liang, who had come to the courtyard gate to look for them.
" Zhang Chulan, Xiao Zhan, our village chief invites you." Guo Liang was taken aback when he saw the two people who came out. He quickly explained his purpose, but his expression and tone were not friendly. He was still wary of Xiao Tian and Zhang Chulan.
"Village Chief Ma?" Zhang Chulan feigned confusion and exchanged a glance with Xiao Tian.
"Let's go, let's see what our brother wants with us."
On the way, Guo Liang frowned and asked Xiao Tian, " Xiao Zhan, did you become sworn brothers with the village chief?"
"That's right. Your village chief and I hit it off immediately, and we became sworn brothers under the witness of the starry sky and all the gods. Speaking of which, Old Zhang, when you arrive later, let's become sworn brothers again. My brother said your grandfather and his grandfather were old friends."
"That's great! I was too tired from the journey last time, so I didn't have time to chat with Brother Ma then," Zhang Chulan said with a smile.
Guo Liang frowned even more deeply and sighed inwardly.
"Village chief, I have a feeling you're going to bring disaster to the village. Is it really a good idea to become sworn brothers with people from the company?"
Before long, led by Guo Liang, Xiao Tian Zhang Chulan arrived at the secret place where Ma Xianhong was located.
Upon entering the room, Zhuge Qing, Ma Xianhong, and Bi Yuan, an elderly man who was examining a man drooling and grinning foolishly in a chair, appeared to have lost his mind.
"Village chief, the person has been brought here."
Ma Xianhong nodded, indicating that Guo Liang could do as he pleased.
"What the heck! Zhuge Qing, what are you doing here too!" Zhang Chulan exclaimed in surprise, taking the initiative to speak.
Ma Xianhong smiled and said, " Zhang Chulan and Zhuge Qing were the first to arrive here; I invited them."
"We're all acquaintances here. I didn't expect to run into you. Xiao Zhan is your name, huh?" Zhuge Qing said, looking at Xiao Tian with a speechless expression, playing along perfectly.
This almost made Xiao Tian want to give Zhuge Qing an award.
"Since you already know Brother Zhuge Qing, I won't go into further introductions."
"Second brother, here's the thing. I called you here for two reasons: first, to introduce you to Brother Zhuge Qing; and second, because of that man." Ma Xianhong explained, staring at Xiao Tian, and pointed to the middle-aged man sitting in the chair where the old man Bi Yuan was checking the situation.
Xiao Tian witnessed the entire incident involving the middle-aged man and was aware of the situation.
"What's wrong with this man? Has he lost his mind?" Zhang Chulan asked, puzzled.
"I'll trouble Brother Zhuge Qing to explain this," Ma Xianhong said.
Zhuge Qing nodded, looking at the man sitting in the chair, drooling and fast asleep, and explained to Zhang Chulan and Xiao Tian, "This man wanted to change himself, but the change went wrong. His consciousness got stuck in his Inner Landscape, and he's trapped inside, unable to extricate himself, and has lost his way."
"I see. Then we should continue using the same method as before to enter the Inner Landscape?" Zhang Chulan asked.
Zhuge Qing nodded and said, "That's right, let's go in and see what he's been through, and see if we can rescue him."
"But Wang Ye isn't here."
Ma Xianhong smiled and said, "Brother Wang Ye will be here soon."
After a long while, the Wang Ye arrived.
"What's going on? Why is it so lively?"
Wang Ye almost burst out laughing when he stepped inside and saw so many familiar faces.
Ma Xianhong explained the situation, Wang Ye nodded, indicating that he could help.
"Brother, you need to explain to me how this guy got trapped in the Inner Landscape?"
Ma Xianhong smiled and began to introduce his prized work, the wondrous uses of the magical artifact, the Body Self-Cultivation Furnace, to Wang Ye.
"Transforming ordinary people into extraordinary Root Vessel! Evolver!"
Zhang Chulan Wang Ye's eyes widened in shock, while Xiao Tian also put on a good act, gasping in horror.
"Such a wondrous creation truly exists in this world! Is this the terrifying power of the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements, one of the Eight Impure Techniques?!" Wang Ye exclaimed in astonishment.
" The Self-Cultivation Furnace still has some minor flaws, but it will definitely be perfect in the future," Ma Xianhong said with pride.
Zhang Chulan frowned and asked, "If ordinary people suddenly become Evolver, does Brother Ma have any regulations governing them?"
Ma Xianhong laughed and said, " The Self-Cultivation Furnace is not open to just anyone. It must be approved by me before it can be opened. Furthermore, the Self-Cultivation Furnace is not 100% successful, as seen with that man."
"My Biyou Village, is named after the ancient Jiejiao's act of cutting off the last thread of life in the world. Therefore, all the people of Biyou Village are New Jiejiao. My actions will benefit the world and usher in a new era!"
Xiao Tian gave Ma Xianhong a thumbs-up for his somewhat manic and proud remarks, without revealing his true thoughts.
Ma Xianhong has become biased. He only understands the ancient Jiejiao's policy of teaching without discrimination, but he has lost the ability to judge the current social situation.
This is the reason why Ma Xianhong was destined to fail. A person who tried to turn countless ordinary people into Evolver and enable many losers to change themselves and easily achieve unimaginable success completely subverted the stability of the country.
This is modern society, an era where 99% of people are ordinary. In this era, Evolver abilities are not publicly known and are subject to strict government oversight.
Because Evolver with extraordinary abilities who can easily destabilize the social environment are too dangerous, Ma Xianhong's use of the Self-Cultivation Furnace is an extremely subversive act that intensifies the worldview of ordinary people Evolver, especially for a country that is determined to maintain social stability and sustainable development.
Imagine an infant easily gaining the power to Destruction a building; with an incomplete mind, what a disaster that would be to society. Can Ma Xianhong guarantee that every successfully transformed Evolver will have a normal mind and values and will not pose a threat to society?
Moreover, based on the situation in the original timeline, Xiao Tian was well aware that both the company and the country had always had a limit on the number of Evolver, not allowing too many.
Ma Xianhong possesses the Self-Cultivation Furnace, and his subsequent mass production of such equipment will inevitably be Destruction.
Furthermore, the Self-Cultivation Furnace, such a magical artifact, is unfair to many Evolver in the Evolver World, whether they are Evolver with it or Evolver later in life.
How come you possess such terrifying talent and extraordinary abilities just by spinning around in the furnace?
Stubborn and absorbed in his grand dream, Ma Xianhong did not anticipate the future situation, or rather, Ma Xianhong was very confident and not afraid.
Zhang Chulan had many thoughts on this. The appearance of the Self-Cultivation Furnace made him think about various aspects, and he quickly understood the company's ideas about Biyou Village.
Instead of alerting the enemy, Zhang Chulan, along with Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye, helped the middle-aged man Li Kang rediscover himself.
"Why don't you come along, Brother Zhan?" Zhuge Qing hesitated for a moment before extending the invitation.
"Yes, Second Brother, come along, it'll be safer." Wang Ye couldn't help but recall the situation Zhang Chulan had caused in the Inner Landscape. Fortunately, Xiao Tian and Feng Baobao from the outside world helped them, otherwise it would have been a disaster.
"Okay."
"Then I'll trouble you to take care of our bodies, brother. If you find that our Qi is disordered or we are bleeding, immediately stimulate our spirit and acupoints to force our bodies to trigger the life self-protection mechanism so that we can break free from the Inner Landscape," Xiao Tian said, staring at Ma Xianhong.
Ma Xianhong nodded in agreement with Xiao Tian's words of trust.
"Don't worry, even if the Laozi of Heaven himself came today, I, Ma Xianhong, would definitely not let you be affected."
In fact, Zhuge Qing's invitation to Xiao Tian was also a test of Ma Xianhong, and it showed his strong trust in Xiao Tian. After all, Zhuge Qing knew that Xiao Tian could freely travel through the Inner Landscape, and if their bodies in the outside world malfunctioned, Xiao Tian could leave the Inner Landscape in time.
"We'll go with the usual seating arrangement, Brother Zhan, you sit in that spot. We'll use the Four Symbols to enter the Inner Landscape," Zhuge Qing said.
"OK."
"Let's begin!"
" The Dunjia Initial Formation! The Return to Origin Formation!"
The next moment, Xiao Tian, Zhang Chulan, Wang Ye, and Zhuge Qing's consciousness entered Li Kang's inner world, also known as his Inner Landscape.
The Inner Landscape are all interconnected, only the distance between them is infinite.
When Xiao Tian and the others appeared, they only saw Li Kang dressed in casual clothes, with two beautiful women in uniforms beside him carrying fruit platters and occasionally handing him water.
"Pentakill! Hahaha! You Laozi challenge me? I'll take you down this game! What professional players, what champions? They're nothing Brother Kang to my crazy, spectacular performance!"
"Ah! Brother Kang is so awesome!" The girl holding the fruit platter screamed in surprise and kissed Li Kang.
Xiao Tian and the others were speechless. This guy had actually become addicted to the world of otaku games through the Self-Cultivation Furnace.
"Guys, what do we do?"