Collision

"Female college students are not allowed to stay!"

Despite repeated warnings, Ren Anran simply couldn't control her hands.

Ren Anran's mouth was still repeating Ren Yisheng's instructions not to let Zhang Xuezhou practice cultivation, while her right hand was fluently taking pictures and sending the contents of the draft paper to Zhang Xuezhou.

As Ren Yisheng sat on the equipment to relax his body, he could only mutter a single sentence.

"Since Zhang Xuezhou has said so, why not wait until Luo Tianming and the others come to find us and then revise it again?" Ren Yisheng said.

"How do you know he lacks the ability to innovate?" Ren Anran asked with a smile.

"He almost entirely copied what Hongku learned," Ren Yisheng said. "He was repeating Hongku's path, not forging his own. Such paths are all about following in the footsteps of predecessors, and there can be little innovation until the destination is reached!"

"But didn't you also innovate along Grandpa's path?" Ren Anran said, "Perhaps Xuezhou can also improve by following our path!"

"You're too biased towards him, and your thinking easily loses its own judgment," Ren Yisheng said. "Excessive pampering usually has rather bad consequences!"

"Father underestimated Xuezhou; he is now..."

Ren Anran felt that a cultivator who had entered the Body Transformation Realm could not possibly continue to follow the old generation's subservient ways.

Zhang Xuezhou was even planning to enter the Divine Ability Realm.

A cultivator at the Body Transformation Realm is equivalent to a master, while a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm is a grandmaster who has paved their own path of cultivation.

Zhang Xuezhou is somewhere between a master and a grandmaster; his level is not higher than Ren Yisheng's, but he is very close to Ren Yisheng.

Ren Yisheng viewed Zhang Xuezhou more as a junior and attributed his success largely to "Hongku".

Ren Anran felt that this view needed to be changed, and that Zhang Xuezhou's potential needed to be acknowledged.

With one step forward, Zhang Xuezhou will become a master-level figure.

Although Zhang Xuezhou's path of cultivation differs from the genetic sequence followed by the general public, and their strengths may vary, Ren Anran felt that the more she learned, the more humble she needed to be.

There are different cultivation paths for Mental Strengthening; there is more than one way to become powerful in the world.

She reached out and grabbed the round bead she had received from the Tuor Temple, once again feeling the transparency of her body.

This item originated from the Tuer District of the Thousand Islands Alliance, and is also the object of faith mentioned by Zhang Xuezhou. It belongs to the category of cultivation objects that gather the power of the faith of all people.

In the past, Ren Anran found it difficult to understand why people could gain strength through the beliefs of others, but as she moved forward, she came to understand this unusual spiritual power.

The power of a single believer is insignificant, but when that power is expanded to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions, it will unleash incredible power.

As an object of faith that carries the power of belief, this is undoubtedly a vessel that embodies countless threads of spiritual power.

It was precisely because of these complex and subtle power of thought that Ren Anran gained an unexpected strength.

She clutched the round bead, her eyes reflecting a myriad of images within her body.

When the feeling of disorientation returned, Ren Anran's eyes already saw the Emperor playing the zither in the Myriad Longevity Pavilion, facing her.

Ren Anran couldn't hear the music, but she could sense that it must be a very beautiful sound.

She forced a smile at the Emperor, trying her best to show goodwill to this being who appeared from time to time.

In the past, when the Emperor sought out Ren Anran, they mainly discussed the Dao and communicated through gestures and sign language. But this time, Ren Anran noticed that after they stared at each other, the Emperor, who was leisurely playing the zither, looked more anxious and was even gesturing incessantly.

"Leave... leave..."

Ren Anran was no longer the dazed person she was during their first conversation. She had learned a lot of the language used to communicate with the Emperor from Zhang Xuezhou and had also developed some discernment skills.

This time, she heard a strange warning.

When the translation was completed, Ren Anran was shocked, completely unaware of what the Emperor had seen that prompted him to urge her on.

"Could it be that religious artifact?"

If there was anything different about her compared to before, Ren Anran could only think of one thing that was different from the norm.

Her mind raced, and she saw that the Emperor had already formed a hand seal.

In the blink of an eye, the sky plunged into endless darkness, and golden lightning rolled down from the heavens and earth.

Countless golden bolts of lightning rolled in the Myriad Longevity Pavilion, where the Emperor resided.

"Scold!"

Amidst the Emperor's roar, Ren Anran felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, her soul lost and adrift.

When she regained her senses, the Emperor was nowhere to be seen.

"You've been sitting there all night, not moving at all, just spacing out. You don't respond when I call you!"

As Ren Anran got up, she heard Ren Yisheng muttering to himself in the treatment equipment.

She quickly reached out and touched the round bead she had obtained from the Thousand Islands Alliance, only to find that its slightly white luster had dimmed.

At the same time, she felt a void in her heart, as if something had broken.

"Will we never see him again?"

Ren Anran reached out and put the bead down.

Compared to the benefits of the bead, she preferred to meet with the Emperor more often.

Having witnessed the extraordinary nature of the Emperor, Ren Anran's perspective was indeed far beyond that of ordinary people. Anyone who associates with such a powerful and influential figure will become extraordinary; one who is near vermilion will inevitably be stained red.

The Emperor had never shown any intention to harm her, so making a judgment was not difficult.

"Stay... away from... that Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon! Hold fast to your principles, lest he corrupt your body. He will bring... endless calamities!"

In the dim light, another unfamiliar warning voice echoed in her mind.

This sound was extremely peculiar, as if it were a synthesis of countless human voices, filled with numerous subtle noises.

Moreover, the other party spoke Turgu, just like the tone they used when they first met Huang.

"Feather?"

As if remembering something, Ren Anran let out a cry, but the voice in her mind had already faded away.

"Could it be that Yu is on me?!"

On one side is the Emperor, with whom they have long-standing contact, and on the other is Yu, who may be the one to slay the fire meteor creature.

Both of these were warnings to Ren Anran.

"That emperor is also inside me!"

Ren Anran felt a slight bitterness mixed with a sense of unease.

Anyone who knew their body was possessed by a strange entity would find it difficult to remain calm.

Ren Anran suddenly began to doubt herself.

Just like Ren Yisheng's evaluation of Zhang Xuezhou, how can we know whether it was Zhang Xuezhou's own ability or his reliance on Hongku?

Ren Anran sensed his own cultivation level and examined himself from head to toe.

In the dim light, the sound of prayer echoed in her mind. Ren Anran felt as if thousands of points of light were shining within her body, illuminating the various hidden and unexplored treasure areas within her.

As long as he had enough Law Power and was in the poisonous powder environment of Leiata City, Ren Anran was confident that he could rely on this light to accelerate the antidote technique.

But at that moment, she felt as if these lights were pointing towards an unknown and unpredictable abyss, and the Realm Technique might also bring the same unpredictability.

"That's right, Xuezhou has Hongku in him, he must understand this kind of thing!"

If Zhang Xuezhou's situation was congenital, something he had no choice about while in the womb, then Ren Anran's situation was something that was created later in life.

One unusual incident occurred when she tried to touch Zhang Xuezhou, after which she spent the night in a state of complete amnesia.

The second time was with this bead obtained at the Temple of Thur.

This matter was beyond Ren Anran's ability to handle, leaving her completely at a loss as to what to do.

After a brief moment, Ren Anran quickly thought of Zhang Xuezhou.

Compared to Ren Anran's panic and helplessness when faced with such a situation, Zhang Xuezhou has undoubtedly fought in this situation for more than 20 years and has gained extremely rich experience.