All Dispersed!

Everyone stayed in the living room for another half hour or so before leaving one after another.

Now that Jiang Zhe had broken through to the Planetary Level in both Psychic Master cultivation and martial cultivation, the old man felt at ease assigning him work. With a thousand-year lifespan, it would not delay his cultivation by much.

First, create an Ultimate Secret Manual with at least 10 Times Force Amplification;

Second, improve the Six Harmonies Dragon Roar Lance, abandoning Force Amplification, spear techniques, and such, to focus solely on the "Inner Three Harmonies" and pave the way for a domain;

Third, compile a recommended reading list. From now on, everyone in the family who practiced martial arts had to value their "cultural studies" grades and cultivate their minds and temperaments.

Having witnessed the power of a domain, who would not dream of getting one for themselves?

Jiang Zhe was happy to see this, though he knew full well that they would never cultivate a domain.

But learning these things would not go to waste, would it? The foundation they accumulated would bear fruit someday.

Besides, for him, this counted as a process of verifying what he had learned. It would not take much effort.

However, Jiang Zhe did not immediately get to work. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at the Purple Gold Bracelet around his wrist.

Psychic Power carrying a thread of consciousness surged into it.

The moment it touched the Life Imprint, which resembled a dead sea, Jiang Zhe's eyes widened.

Damn it!

He actually felt as if he were drowning—and the place where he was drowning was an ocean vast enough to be called an Abyss.

The gap was simply too great!

Even though the immortal had died, and the Life Imprint was like Water Without a Source, its "quality" had declined drastically, but its "quantity" was still there.

It was as vast as an ocean. It was not something a Planetary Level Psychic Master could even hope to contend with.

"Anna, is this Foolish Old Man Removing the Mountains? This is clearly Jingwei Filling the Sea!"

Oriana had picked up Earth culture quickly. She replied with an innocent shrug.

She had told him long ago that, at this stage, he could not handle this World Bracelet.

But Jiang Zhe truly needed the treasures inside.

Whether to sell them or use them himself.

Especially the latter.

Jiang Zhe had awakened the Thunder Prison Realm. Like that Mechanical Race immortal, he followed the Thunder Origin Law, and most of their paths of growth overlapped. There had to be something in the World Bracelet that he could use.

He could only sigh. "I'll slowly wear it down first, then think of a better solution."

And then... he spent nine days washing over the bracelet. It looked suspiciously like slacking off, since the New Year was just around the corner.

At night, he cultivated the Coiled Dragon Technique.

In his dreams, he experienced the different life experiences of countless "people," but he never again encountered a dream as magnificent and turbulent as Hu Yao's.

Sometimes, he was an animal—a sparrow, rabbit, snake, wolf, or deer—living in an era similar to before the Great Nirvana. There was no path to Become Stronger, and their lifespans ranged from one year to several years, or a dozen years.

Sometimes, he was an ordinary person who received compulsory education from childhood, graduated in his twenties, became a cog in society, found a partner through blind dates, stumbled through life together, toiled endlessly all his life for those above and below him, and only finally breathed a sigh of relief at the moment of death.

A dream could end in a single night. It seemed brief and useless, yet it allowed Jiang Zhe to experience the insignificance of life.

But too much was as bad as too little.

After cultivating the Coiled Dragon Technique for seven consecutive days—

Once Jiang Zhe finished a dream life as a slave, he got out of bed and shook his groggy head. His face was gloomy, and the oppressive air around him was nearly solid.

Only after he walked to the window, watched the rising red sun, and actively adjusted his mindset did that gloomy state gradually fade away.

"Phew... That felt awful! I need to take a break..."

"Every day, I'm either some undeveloped beast or an exploited beast of burden. These oppressive life experiences are affecting me too much!"

"If this continues, it may even warp my personality, solidify the personalities from my dreams, and turn me into a madman with multiple personalities!"

The seven days of dream experiences gave Jiang Zhe a deeper understanding.

The Coiled Dragon Technique was powerful. It could temper consciousness and willpower, but if one became immersed in it, it would absolutely become the sharpest blade for harming oneself.

Afterward, Jiang Zhe rested for two days and focused on washing away the Life Imprint inside the bracelet.

In the blink of an eye, Lunar New Year's Eve arrived.

At the old man's instruction, the Jiang Family made extravagant preparations for the holiday, "celebrating with the people" by throwing around money throughout Lanling Base City.

As for the Jiang Family Martial Hall, they directly used secret manuals for 2 Times Force Amplification as red envelopes. Every student received one...

Jiang Zhe had also prepared gifts for the family, including Butler Wu and the future sister-in-law his second brother had just become engaged to.

One Wood Essence Crystal per person. Altogether, he gave out fewer than twenty.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, he entered the War God Palace.

Because of Hong and Thunder God, the Hanxia New Year had practically become a global holiday. A celebratory gala was held in the first-floor hall.

Jiang Zhe did not sit with the Councilors. Instead, he changed into casual clothes and sat with the younger generation of the HR Alliance.

As a lofty Councilor, there were naturally people who wanted to curry favor with him, befriend him, or try to win his heart.

But the "two guardians" on either side of him scared them off with nothing more than their looks.

Joline Far and Katlan had become acquainted through a fight. They were more familiar with him and less awed by him.

"My treasure boy, after the New Year, I'm planning to go to the Jiang Family to learn Force Amplification Technique. You can teach your big sister personally, right?"

"Me too. I want to take you as my master and seek guidance in the path of Psychic Masters." Katlan's Hanxia was fluent; he had clearly put in serious effort.

Jiang Zhe glanced at the rugged man and rejected him inwardly.

But then he reconsidered. Compiling a secret manual really did require a few lab rats, taking Earthlings' comprehension into account.

If he compiled the secret manual and, aside from Hong, Thunder God, and a handful of Councilors, no one could cultivate it, that would be a joke.

After all, most martial artists on Earth could not even master the Ninefold Thunder Blade, much less a complete Force Amplification Technique.

"If you want to learn Force Amplification, come find me at the Jiang Family."

"As for becoming a Psychic Master..."

Jiang Zhe scrutinized Katlan. The latter's muscles tightened, and he looked extremely nervous.

"I advise you to give up. Your talent is too poor. Even if you waste decades on it, reaching the Councilor Level would be difficult."

Jiang Zhe spoke bluntly, utterly unconcerned with how much of a blow his words would deal Katlan.

In the latter half of the night, Jiang Zhe found it boring and logged off.

It was not as good as the Virtual Space Oriana had constructed. It contained Yunmo Star's inheritance; to him, it was like a mouse falling into a granary.

On the first day of the New Year, after making his holiday visits, Jiang Zhe continued studying the Purple Gold Bracelet.

This time, he no longer tried to wear down the Life Imprint within. He had thought of a better idea and planned to try Magpie Occupying the Dove's Nest.

Psychic Power carrying his consciousness entered the Purple Gold Bracelet and continued washing over the Life Imprint.

But during this process, he planted the consciousness it carried into the Life Imprint.

What remained depended on the Special Ability born from his unique state of mind affecting his consciousness.

—Heaven and earth were born alongside me; all things and I were one!

What he excelled at was "blending in"!

All Things are Me!

I am All Things!

He tried to deceive the Life Imprint, becoming their long-lost "master."

For ownerless Life Imprints, without a spiritual imprint controlling them, this was highly possible! The Mechanical Race had no souls.

As he made the tense attempt, Jiang Zhe pressed his lips together. As time passed, sweat slid down from his temples, his breathing gradually quickened, and in the end, he could not help clenching his fist and shouting.

"Good! Beautifully done!"

He had succeeded!

With that faint thread of consciousness, he had truly deceived and temporarily controlled a small portion of the Life Imprint!

"Disperse!"

"Disperse for me!"

Under the control of his consciousness, part of the Life Imprint showed signs of collapse.

A thread, a speck, a piece...

One movement set off the whole. In the end, the entire Life Imprint collapsed like dominoes, its destruction impossible to stop.

In the blink of an eye, the Life Imprint completely dispersed.

The World Bracelet had finally become an ownerless object!