Guessing at the Truth

"Dragon King, does your dragon pearl continuously supply Demon Power to your body, replenishing it indefinitely?"

Zhang Xuezhou held the Dragon Ball in his mouth for twelve days, and he felt that the Demon Power had become unbelievably strong.

All energy follows the principle of conservation; he can only use the Technique Within the Clouds to convert his physical strength into the power of flight when he has accumulated enough Demon Power.

As Zhang Xuezhou continued to fly forward, the Demon Power within him would gradually diminish.

But after flying back and forth between Jiangdu and Bashu, and then heading towards Chang'an City, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his Demon Power had not yet been fully exploited.

After calculating back and forth, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he had flown nearly six thousand miles.

This is similar in distance and range to the bird demon Pilan's leap, and is also close to one-fifth of the Feiyu Demon King's strongest flight ability.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that the flight distance supported by his Demon Power was too far, even with the assistance of the Heavenly Robe.

If he used the Cloud Soaring Technique, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he would be exhausted after flying hundreds of miles, and the distance he could fly would be less than one-tenth of that of the Technique Within the Clouds.

This made Zhang Xuezhou very curious as to why the Demon Power within him was so formidable.

His only source of external Demon Power is the Dragon Ball.

"How could that be?" Ao Li laughed. "If the Dragon Ball could continuously replenish Demon Power, wouldn't Ao Qing and I no longer need to cultivate?"

"I wish I had a dragon ball that could endlessly replenish my Demon Power," Ao Qing murmured.

"The greatest function of the Dragon Balls is healing, especially for us dragons," Ao Li said. "If you have any injuries, just put the Dragon Ball in your mouth, and it will continuously heal your body!"

"A continuous healing process?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully, "Will all injuries continue to heal indefinitely?"

"Yes, continue healing until he's fully healed or until the Dragon Balls' power is exhausted!"

Ao Li nodded.

The fact that Zhang Xuezhou was brought back to life after being drunk on saliva and nearly dying is the best proof of this.

After twelve days of treatment, the half-demon had returned to life, a testament to the remarkable effects of the Dragon Ball.

Although Ao Li felt that the Dragon Pearl's luster had dimmed considerably, life-saving things are meant to be used, and with his continuous breathing exercises, the Dragon Pearl would eventually regain its usefulness through his cultivation, so it wouldn't have much of an impact.

After a more intimate inquiry, Zhang Xuezhou finally understood why such a massive amount of Demon Power had accumulated within his body.

He had no physical injuries, but the damage to his brain's two bridges (the bridges to the heaven and earth) was most likely considered an injury by the Dragon Balls.

However, healing injuries to the brain's two cerebral bridges is extremely difficult.

Once it is determined that the Heavenly and Earthly Bridges are damaged, it is almost always considered that there is no hope for further cultivation.

This was not only the opinion of doctors like Zheng Wukong; even someone of the new emperor's status believed it would be difficult to cure. Zhang Xuezhou also placed his hopes for a cure on the Life-Creating Pill, hoping to repair the two bridges of heaven and earth by continuously taking it.

The Dragon Ball might be considered a kind of life-saving elixir in a different sense, and it healed Zhang Xuezhou for a full twelve days.

If Zhang Xuezhou doesn't regain consciousness, the dragon ball will continue to exert its healing power, even if it uses Demon Power to burst Zhang Xuezhou's body.

Zhang Xuezhou's golden wings were a product of the continuous abundance of Demon Power.

He Zhang Xuezhou only because he relied on the wings that required the Technique Within the Clouds to continuously absorb the Demon Power of the Dragon Balls, and because his limbs lacked the ability to feel pain.

If he were conscious, the dragon ball would not only be unable to exert such a great effect, but Zhang Xuezhou himself would also be unable to withstand such a stimulating change.

Only then did Zhang Xuezhou finally understand all the connections.

He was also glad that his treatment plan when he felt dizzy was still correct. As long as he continued to consume the excess Demon Power in his body, his body would gradually return to normal, and by this time he could hardly feel any symptoms.

"Stimulating the two bridges of heaven and earth seems to have a nourishing effect on the mind, but why does this stimulation in this world affect the continued benefits in reality...?"

After so much time had passed, Zhang Xuezhou finally began to discover the pivotal location where the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon connected his two bodies.

That is also very likely the location where the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon reside.

"The Two Bridges of Heaven and Earth!"

The bodies of the two worlds were most likely connected by the two bridges of heaven and earth.

Continuous cultivation will also open up the two bridges between heaven and earth, eventually leading to a showdown with the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.

Zhang Xuezhou was also unable to stop his cultivation to block the other party. Once his cultivation weakened, the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon would continuously invade him until they completely took over his body.

In this struggle for initiative, Zhang Xuezhou was merely a runner-up, but he had no choice but to run, and even needed to strive to run faster.

"That black core is most likely the divine spark that makes the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon immortal. It's not hidden in my head, but probably in some special place, only to be used when needed. Otherwise, Huang Mei, who witnessed it once, wouldn't have failed to discover that I have a divine spark hidden in my brain!"

Thinking of the black core on the forehead of the Buddha Son Shigong, and his own black core, combined with the struggle of Huang in his brain, Zhang Xuezhou continued to speculate and move towards the truth.

If his brain does not contain a divine essence, then that divine essence can only be hidden in a special space that connects his two bodies and allows his soul to travel between them.

That was the place where Zhang Xuezhou's eyes opened and closed, a place of darkness he still couldn't see through, and possibly the source of the fire meteor.

Many things seem unrelated, yet they are intricately connected.

If he didn't want to fight in his own mind, Zhang Xuezhou could either use his high-level cultivation to erase the traces of Technique Method control that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon had hidden in the two bridges of heaven and earth, or find out where they were truly hiding and directly destroy their divine status, thus gaining complete freedom.

Originally intended to alleviate his headache and deplete his Demon Power, Zhang Xuezhou unexpectedly gained clarity on many things.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Ao Li's dragon ball was likely to play an irreplaceable role for him in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a bit more eager to please, so that he wouldn't be refused when he wanted to borrow the Dragon Ball in the future.

"We're here! We met that damned swindler Yao Yuanguang right here! He cheated me out of my life here!"

They continued to fly, getting closer and closer to Chang'an City.

Zhang Xuezhou felt his Demon Power was waning, but fortunately, they finally arrived in Chang'an City.

When Pilan pointed downwards, Zhang Xuezhou tilted his head and then plummeted towards the ground.

"Big brother is truly big brother; his leaps are much fiercer than mine, and his landings are much more direct too!"

Exhausted and slumped on top of Ao Li, Ao Qing watched Zhang Xuezhou suddenly dive down, his landing motion resembling a diver's landing, which amazed him. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou was superior to him in many ways.

"He didn't land directly; rather, his internal strength wasn't enough to support his body as he plummeted down!"

Ao Li replied casually, and his demonic body quickly reached downwards. Just as he was about to grab Zhang Xuezhou, who was falling vertically with almost no Demon Power left, he saw the wind beneath Zhang Xuezhou's feet and then steadily lift him up.

"Excellent tactic!"

Zhang Xuezhou's ability to switch from Demon Power to Law Power was almost seamless.

Few people learn other skills after mastering one, and few people possess two completely different powers within their bodies.

Zhang Xuezhou's situation amazed Ao Li, who felt that Zhang Xuezhou's abilities were no less than those of Leizhenzi's successor.

He quickly retracted his outstretched hand, twisted his body into human form, draped the prepared clothes over his body, and floated down as well.

Ao Li used to think that his movements were smooth and fluid, seamlessly switching from dragon form to human form, and that he could quickly change clothes and switch between flying techniques. But at this moment, he felt that Zhang Xuezhou's movements were more natural.

This has the violent switching of the opponent's flying technique, as well as the uniqueness of the opponent's Heavenly Robe.

While the use of external resources played a role, the ability to acquire such resources is itself a skill.

This made it rare for Ao Li to genuinely praise him.

Ao Li doesn't care much about minor disputes in his long life, even those involving conflicts of interest or whose friends his children are with.

In the long run, everything will return to its original state, and everything will return to normal.

If Zhang Xuezhou can continue to cultivate and improve himself with this talent, and even try to unlock the secret to immortality, Ao Qing might very well have a long-term friend.

Ao Li's mindset is normal. The current era is not the era of cultivating life force a thousand years ago, and it is extremely difficult to achieve immortality.

Even the once-unrivaled human prodigies of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent perished in the long river of history.

In this era of scarce Spiritual Qi and spiritual jade, it is indeed very difficult to achieve longevity. Most people are destined to be short-lived and it is almost impossible for them to extend their lifespan. Only newly born great demons can live a long life by relying on their racial advantages.

Only then did Ao Li begin to have a slight opinion of Zhang Xuezhou.