Seeking a Place Worthy of Favor

Relying on the pressure of his realm, Zhang Xuezhou maintained control of the situation for the first half of the night.

He never expected that he would be killed by two axe blows in the middle of the night.

The feeling of death was terrible; he felt a pain that went straight to his heart.

The destruction of the Yang Soul Dharma Body does not equate to death, but the Venerable One never said that the pain caused by the destruction of the Dharma Body was so intense that it almost crippled a person.

The Demon Power and Law Power within Zhang Xuezhou's body surged erratically, like internal bleeding, causing his body to spiral out of control.

This is very similar to the backlash of Technique Method.

"Too... too pure... true..."

He tried the Supreme Purity True Technique, but the Technique Method failed.

This pain was not from bleeding, but from the disorder of Law Power and Demon Power, which completely disrupted Zhang Xuezhou's spellcasting process.

When his Demon Power and Law Power are out of control, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult to successfully unleash a Technique Method.

Of course, there's a problem with his Demon Power and Law Power, but there's nothing wrong with Zhang Xuezhou's physical body.

If he could bear the pain, he could walk, jump, or even run without any problem, which was the main reason why Zhang Xuezhou wanted to use magic to relieve the pain.

"I've cultivated magical abilities, how could I possibly end up being attacked with two axes the moment I see someone?"

Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had been having a string of good luck lately, even when he was rescuing the people of Zhang Household Village, he encountered chaos in Shouchun City.

But the current situation can only be described as a misfortune.

Little did he know that the great cultivator of Xiashi Mountain was actually personally burning charcoal, and that he had even touched the face of the cultivator.

Those two blows were well-deserved.

He always liked to use his verbal skills, but this time the other party didn't give him a chance to use them at all. He had only listened to the other party's words and made a judgment in the few seconds before the other party blocked him and then launched a fierce attack.

"Unlucky!"

He muttered something under his breath, then clutched his chest and mounted his horse.

His physical condition was currently quite poor. He had encountered an unreasonable powerful cultivator, and if the other party continued to act unreasonably after him, Zhang Xuezhou felt he was doomed.

It was clear that no further investigation could be conducted tonight, nor was it possible to rescue Lady Yourong and the other members of Zhang Household Village. With chaos erupting in Shouchun City, it was bound to be heavily guarded. Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to find another place outside Shouchun City to pass the time, and return to the city during the day to recuperate.

"This doesn't make any sense at all. I'm just having good luck as I walk... or maybe I've just run out of luck?"

Luck can bring good fortune, but it's impossible to have good luck forever.

If the powerful cultivator wielding the long-handled axe had exceptional luck, it wouldn't be surprising if Zhang Xuezhou, who relied purely on luck, was caught red-handed.

If the other party's luck is limited, then there can only be another possibility: Zhang Xuezhou's luck is not enough to support him to continue his actions, thus falling into a slump.

"Either absorb His Majesty's luck, or find a favored spot by the water!"

Zhang Xuezhou's methods of cultivation present two possibilities: one is to rely on the theory of "Zaiyou" to guide people so that they are unconsciously influenced by the fate of the Great Han Dynasty; the other is to seek a place of favor as described by Bai.

The former requires Zhang Xuezhou to return to Chang'an City to recuperate slowly, while the latter requires Zhang Xuezhou to try his luck in the water source area.

Unable to return to the city at this time, and not wanting to get involved in the vortex of Buddha's troublemaking, Zhang Xuezhou could only wander around Shouchun City.

Outside Shouchun City is a moat, the water of which is drawn from the Ying River, a tributary of the Huai River. Following the Ying River, the Huai River can be seen in just over thirty li.

These are all places with water, and Zhang Xuezhou hopes that getting closer to the water will bring him some good luck.

He clutched his chest and rode on, hearing a faint commotion in the distance. Zhang Xuezhou didn't care; although he had suffered a loss at Xiashi Mountain, he hadn't left any evidence against him.

As long as it wasn't that hot-headed, reckless cultivator wielding a long-handled axe yelling at him to fight, Zhang Xuezhou felt that encountering other people wouldn't be a big problem.

The distance from Xiashi Mountain to his location was quite far, and even Cheng Bushi, who was skilled in Cheng Bushi, would need a considerable amount of time, and would most likely lose track of him.

Cheng Bushi Zhang Xuezhou felt would be equally difficult for the other party. Martial arts practitioners were not the same as Technique Method, and Zhang Xuezhou had never heard of any martial art that was good at tracking.

"Hoping to find a place that will favor me!"

The danger of being targeted by top experts came so quickly that Zhang Xuezhou realized how important it was to have a favored place.

This is a way to avoid death.

Today his vital essence may be shattered, but if he cannot escape one day, his physical body may also be destroyed.

Being able to fly and run is not as good as being able to hide; Zhang Xuezhou felt it was necessary to continue improving his survival skills.

If he could find multiple places with favorable waterways within the territory of the Great Han Dynasty, even using the Dragon Riding Technique would be convenient for him to travel. Traveling hundreds of miles at a time would give Zhang Xuezhou extremely fast travel capabilities, and he might even surpass top-tier flying masters like the Feiyu Demon King in long-distance travel.

Having his Yang Soul shattered by Mao, Zhang Xuezhou was greatly shocked. After all, he had been affected by factors such as the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, and the concept of survival was deeply ingrained in his genes. Whenever faced with a sense of crisis, he would involuntarily think about how to save his life.

He hadn't had such an urgent need for places he favored in the past, and even felt that places that could only be found through a sense of mystery were too difficult to locate and were simply a waste of time.

But Zhang Xuezhou felt that he could easily travel to rivers, lakes, or even the sea. If he found a suitable place, it would be an extra skill to save his life.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou only has a high perception of places favored by water; it is not impossible for him to discover a place favored by water on land as well.

He clutched his chest as he rode his horse around the Ying River. When he heard the thunderous roar of the waves at the confluence of the Ying and Huai Rivers, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of exhilaration. The disorder in his body's Law Power caused by the shattering of his Yang Soul had greatly subsided.

"Supreme Purity True Technique, suppress!"

He used the Supreme Purity True Technique, which he had mastered to an extreme degree, and the pain in his body disappeared instantly.

The shattering of the Yang Soul Dharma Body caused a disruption in Law Power and a significant decline in physical strength. Zhang Xuezhou needs to recuperate for a period of time, or rely on elixirs and other methods to restore his health.

This physical condition indeed disrupted many of Zhang Xuezhou's subsequent plans. He even realized that he would have difficulty leaving his body for the time being, and his greatest reliance had been directly abolished, making it difficult for him to explore Xiashi Mountain to find Lady Yourong.

Zhang Xuezhou could only sigh and prepare to seek other ways to solve the problem.

He gazed at the surging Huai River for a long time before tying his horse to the riverbank to graze, and then leaped into the Huai River.

The water's contact with his skin brought a sense of intimacy. As long as he wasn't in poisonous water like the Yellow Springs, Zhang Xuezhou was extremely at ease in ordinary waters. He could move freely in the water even without actively releasing his water-repelling spell.

"I'm a bit like an amphibian..."

As Zhang Xuezhou drifted along the Huai River in search of a suitable place, some small thoughts were running through his mind when he heard someone waving and shouting in the distance.

"Why would you jump into the river? Coming to a place like this in the middle of the night to try and die! I've caused all this trouble and I haven't even wanted to die. What's wrong with you?!"

The roaring river made the other person's voice sound extremely faint.

But the voice does sound quite familiar.

After Zhang Xuezhou thought for a moment, he realized that this was Lei Bei, whom he had wanted to visit after arriving in Huainan.