Human Seeds

"Luckily, Jin Chang didn't give me the Creation Pill, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to withstand it either!"

Jin Chang said he was going to find the Yin-Yang Sacred Land and he really did leave, without even paying attention to Zhang Xuezhou anymore.

This relieved Zhang Xuezhou.

He yearned for the Divine Ability Realm, but Zhang Xuezhou never expected that even Jin Chang's exhausting efforts and debts wouldn't allow Zhang Xuezhou to take off.

Of course, in the eyes of the Yin Yang Nine Heavens Sect cultivators who were skilled in using medicine for cultivation, Jin Chang's past achievements were indeed rather meager.

In reality, pills like those in Zhang Xuezhou's pills are supplied in unlimited quantities, enough for everyone who needs them. Unlike Jin Chang, who is so stingy that he gives him one pill at a time.

Having exhausted all his options, Jin Chang could only seek out the Sacred Land rumored by the Yin-Yang School.

Zhang Xuezhou was examining his own body.

Without the breathing technique to stagnate the Yang Soul, his cultivation would be nothing more than a stepping stone for the Yang Soul.

This is the Yang Soul condensed by the Venerable One, and the benefits from normal cultivation are minimal. Taking pills within the prescribed limits does not have a significant impact on the Yang Soul.

As long as Jin Chang doesn't lose his mind and stuff dozens or hundreds of Spirit-Forging Pill into his mouth at once, or force-feed him Creation Pills, Zhang Xuezhou feels that no matter what cultivation pills he takes, he will just smile slightly.

He worked hard for a week, and with the help of Jin Chang's Qi circulation and magical Law Power, he completed all the procedures, but his cultivation level remained unchanged.

Breaking the confinement within Zhang Xuezhou's body will be quite difficult.

Guided by Jin Chang's Yin Yang Great Joy Nine People Incantation, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but wonder if he could ask Zheng Wukong and others for help in suppressing Yang Po and then break through the limitations of the Divine Ability Realm by relying on the fusion of the two realm techniques of the Yin-Yang School.

"Don't panic. What if Jin Chang really finds a Sacred Land abundant with Spiritual Qi? I can reach the Divine Ability Realm simply by cultivating the Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Incantation!"

Zhang Xuezhou was well aware of Jin Chang's little scheme.

If he hadn't lacked the methods, how could he have cultivated himself upwards according to the rules and regulations set by Jin Chang?

If there were no other options, Zhang Xuezhou would undoubtedly choose the Jin Chang path, no matter what, to reach the Divine Ability Realm first.

The increased difficulty of cultivation brought about by the two-way fusion is another matter entirely.

He was extremely satisfied with the Yin Yang Great Joy Nine People Incantation fusion scheme taught by Jin Chang, which would undoubtedly save Zhang Xuezhou a lot of detours and was also suitable for rapid upward progress under the condition of having 'land'.

"Uncle-Master Jin Chang can barely be considered a half-good person!"

He was extremely satisfied when he left the small courtyard where he lived in Jin Chang.

When Zhang Xuezhou went to the inn to meet Rong Tianding again, he found that Zhang Cigong.

Just like Yang Deyi, the dog supervisor in charge of hunting dogs by the new emperor's side, Zhang Cigong held a minor official position as a horse supervisor in Huainan.

After returning from Chang'an City, Zhang Cigong began looking for an opportunity to investigate the matter.

"I borrowed Lord Lei Bei's name and spent money to bribe him before I could access the relevant files. The files concerning Jin Chang were related to his search for longevity medicine for the King of Huainan," Zhang Cigong said. "He took on this task ten years ago!"

"Are there any clues involving us?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"I don't know," Zhang Cigong frowned. "But one volume in the report mentions the discovery of 326 different human races. I don't know if this is related to us!"

Race?

Zhang Xuezhou pursed his lips.

The 'race' mentioned by Zhang Cigong does indeed fall under the category of medicine, and even falls under the category of medicines that are contraindicated.

If human race is difficult to understand, then the cultivation of medicinal snakes and similar creatures is much easier to comprehend.

This involves continuously feeding people various medicinal herbs, thus imbuing the body with medicinal properties.

Some people believe in the principle of "you are what you eat," and this is especially true for humans, who are most compatible with the concept of "like cures like." However, normal human bodies lack the medicinal properties, so it is necessary to combine various medicinal materials to gradually cultivate a "medicinal human" before these "humans" can be used in medicine.

Jin Chang's discovery of the human race only proves that these people were not trained by the King of Huainan's Household, but rather that the King of Huainan's Household took over the project after seeing suitable 'medicine human seeds,' and may even have continued to train them or used them.

"There's only one entry in the past files related to Jin Chang. The other confidential file hasn't expired yet, so I can't access it," Zhang Cigong said. "Is the ethnicity he's talking about someone from our Zhang Household Village?"

Zhang Cigong's many thoughts were not due to his understanding of 'races', but rather because he had come into contact with the number '326'.

If we exclude Zhang Xuezhou and others, and also exclude Zhang Cigong and several others who left the village to learn from masters, the remaining population of Zhang Household Village is very close to this number.

"Can you find out where these 'ethnic groups' are being resettled?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

If they don't need to use them immediately, ordinary people usually plant wild herbs in their herb gardens, and humans do the same.

As long as the King of Huainan's Household does not have an immediate need for these people, they will be kept somewhere and only taken out for alchemy and medicine when needed.

"We can't find this," Zhang Cigong said with difficulty. "The case file doesn't record its whereabouts. I can't overstep my authority to investigate at this level, not even Lei Bei. If we overstep our authority, it will inevitably trigger an investigation!"

"Where is the alchemy workshop of the King of Huainan's Household located?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

Zhang Cigong "Beishan," quickly replied, "Beishan is further divided into Wuzhushan, Zijinshan, and Xiashishan. Wuzhushan is a place for alchemy, Zijinshan is a place for forging swords, and Xiashishan is a place for forging armor!"

"Let's go take a look at Wuzhu Mountain!" Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"Is race related to alchemy?" Zhang Cigong asked.

"There is some connection!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

As a successor of the Yin-Yang School Nine Heavens Sect, Zhang Xuezhou's alchemy skills were only so-so, far inferior to those of Zhi Zou Bugui. However, his theoretical knowledge was extremely comprehensive, and he was also well-versed in these unorthodox and rare alchemy methods.

Since even the Yin-Yang School has its own "Human Pill," the question of race is hardly surprising.

He invited Zhang Cigong and brought Rong Tianding along, and the group rode out of Shouchun City.

Beishan is a very ordinary name; this mountain range is located north of Shouchun City.

The mountains here form a natural wall, enclosing the city of Shouchun below.

As a mountain range blocking the way, this place is extremely inconvenient to pass through. Only the three mountains chosen by the King of Huainan's Household have roads that can be traveled through, and these roads are equipped with layers of checkpoints, making it extremely difficult to enter and exit normally.

When Zhang Xuezhou and his men were still more than ten miles away from Beishan, they were stopped by the soldiers guarding the area.

However, for highly skilled cultivators, this would not pose a problem in terms of detection.

Zhang Xuezhou and the others found a secluded spot in the mountains. As Zhang Xuezhou sat down cross-legged, a phantom image materialized within his body and then floated away into the air.

"What kind of technique is this?" Zhang Cigong asked blankly, lacking knowledge.

"It seems to be called something like the Yang Soul Astral Projection Technique. We'll learn it when our cultivation level is higher," Rong Tianding said.

This was the first time Zhang Cigong had witnessed Yang Po taking form, while Rong Tianding had seen Zhang Xuezhou in this form from time to time.

"How high do you want it to be?" Zhang Cigong asked in a low voice.

"My cousin said that you only need to reach the Divine Ability Realm," Rong Tianding said.

"The Divine Ability Realm... this is too high!"

It was difficult for Zhang Cigong to suppress his complaints. He pursed his lips and felt that Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation level was unattainable.

Lei Bei, the top swordsmanship guest of the King of Huainan's Household, has a cultivation level of the Divine Ability Realm. Rong Tianding said it so easily, but the Divine Ability Realm is a cultivation level that 99% of people in the world can never reach in their lifetime.

Zhang Cigong was excited one moment and disappointed the next.

He was excited because Zhang Xuezhou, who came from Zhang Household Village, had reached a level of cultivation that he never dared to imagine. He was disappointed because they were children who grew up together in the same village, and such a huge difference was indeed hard to bear.

This is a gap that he could never close, no matter how hard he tried.

"How far are you from the Divine Ability Realm?" Zhang Cigong finally composed himself and asked enviously, "Your cultivation level must be quite high, right?"

"Not bad, I 'Meridian Circulation Realm!"

Rong Tianding nodded and directly mentioned his negligible cultivation level.

His carefree attitude annoyed Zhang Cigong.

Seeing that Rong Tianding spoke so casually, Zhang Cigong assumed that Rong Tianding's cultivation level must be very high, but he didn't expect that the other party was even inferior to him.

Compared to the cultivation level of Rong Tianding, Zhang Cigong felt that the world was still balanced; this was the normal cultivation level for young people of their age.