Lingering Troubles for Each

"The Buddha Son Shigong should be able to escort me safely to the Western Kunlun Holy Land!"

Zhang Xuezhou originally planned to fly to the Western Kunlun in twelve days.

Under the optimal solution, he felt it would take seven or eight days to fly there.

But plans can't keep up with changes; after soaring over the Great Snow Mountain, he actually flew into the territory of Xiniuhe Prefecture.

As for his brief trip to Xiniu Hezhou, Zhang Xuezhou had nothing to complain about. He had only seen a war briefly and witnessed the chaotic, disorderly, and backward development of Xiniu Hezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou encountered many demon kings and also found the Buddha Son Shigong. They then traveled together to the Western Kunlun Holy Land.

There's no need to involve others when you can enjoy something alone. So, Buddha Son Shigong didn't Western Sect to follow, which ultimately resulted in their team consisting of only two people.

However, there are many monsters in Xiniu Hezhou, and the number of demon kings is also quite large. Zhang Xuezhou hopes for a safe journey.

His thoughts only lingered for a few seconds before quickly returning to the real world.

"Um?"

As Zhang Xuezhou swayed his body inside the X432 device, he felt no pain whatsoever when his head was shaken.

How are you feeling?

Zhang Manqian's question came over, and Ren Anran added the same question.

"I feel... it seems pretty good!"

The X432 device was not yet fully used up, and Zhang Xuezhou did not want to crawl out of the device now. Instead, he carefully sensed his physical condition.

He had a premonition that Zuo Quan and his group would tamper with his body as he was about to teleport, and Zhang Xuezhou was immediately checking what tricks they had put inside his body.

"When I escaped from my Yang Soul to observe, I was affected by a purple light, making it impossible to see what they were doing. I could only vaguely hear them talking about how their abilities were countered by the power of dawn, which was likely the crowing of a rooster..."

That night, Zhang Manqian was reading the novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". In her daze, she felt as if she had stepped into a dream of the martial arts world. When she woke up again, it was already bright daylight.

Ren Anran hid Yang Po behind the training room door and also overheard some of the sounds.

She recounted the relevant information in a low voice, and also described the many sounds she had heard that night.

Ren Anran recounted the sounds she heard from beginning to end in a calm and unhurried manner.

"So, they really did use their magic on me because I'm afraid of roosters crowing? Something's wrong with me, of course something's wrong with me!"

Ren Anran spoke in a low voice, and Zhang Xuezhou listened attentively as he carefully examined her body, even offering some responses.

Zhang Xuezhou will use instruments to examine his body, something Zhang Manqian and others had done before.

Unlike Zhang Manqian and others during their examinations, Zhang Xuezhou was awake at this time.

Zhang Manqian's previous physical examinations showed that all her data were normal, and her condition was no different from Zhang Xuezhou's previous episodes of unconsciousness.

At this point, Zhang Xuezhou awakens and recovers all bodily functions, and his physical data will show significant differences.

On the X432 medical device, various indicators related to Zhang Xuezhou's body continued to improve and gradually returned to stable values.

"The data is completely normal," Zhang Manqian said, comparing it with the original data several tens of seconds later.

"Don't I have any data related to tumors in my body?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"This device doesn't examine the body that deeply!"

Zhang Manqian shook her head.

The X432 device Body Control, including heart rate, which is difficult to use to identify tumors. If Zhang Xuezhou wants to check for tumors or other related conditions, he will need to undergo additional examinations.

"I heard that guy named Zuo Luo say 'Go,' which probably means he threw something at you," Ren Anran asked. "Do you suspect you have a tumor?"

"Should it be cut off?" Zhang Manqian asked.

"If it were just a tumor, this would be easy to solve!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about his contact Gao Tingsheng and felt that Gao Tingsheng should be able to take on this job.

But before letting Gao Tingsheng take the job, he had to make sure he had a tumor, lest Gao Tingsheng's uncontrollable medical mentality flare up and accidentally remove the unhealthy parts of his body that were being eroded by the genes.

"You can try pressing on certain parts of your body to see if there are any tumors," Ren Anran said. "Tumors are either a bit hard or quite painful!"

"Should we come out and get a full physical exam first?" Zhang Manqian asked.

No rush!

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head.

Having confirmed that Zuo Quan and the others would not be fatal to him, Zhang Xuezhou even lay down and gave up resisting, allowing himself to be controlled by them.

This was a gamble for Zhang Xuezhou, a risky move.

But as long as he thought about how he had drawn upon the fortune of the Luofu Dynasty at the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum to protect him, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he wasn't too unlucky.

His gaze swept over the machine data, and he touched parts of his body, especially pressing on himself while comparing them to Zuo Quan's medical examination report from back then.

After a simple examination, Zhang Xuezhou found nothing unusual.

It wasn't that he was carefree or greedy for the mild mental healing effects of X432, which led him to stay inside the device. Rather, Zhang Xuezhou noticed that the tingling sensation in his brain had significantly decreased, and his injuries from Pei Jing's severe blows seemed to have healed considerably.

Zhang Xuezhou felt a powerful spiritual energy within his brain that did not belong to him.

Just as Zhang Weimeng described in his book how Xuzhu received the internal energy infusion from Wuyazi, Zhang Xuezhou felt as if he had also received the infusion of spiritual energy.

Having an extra force that doesn't belong to him suddenly appear in his body is not entirely a good thing. Zhang Xuezhou felt that after this spiritual energy greatly reduced his original mental trauma, it also became a ticking time bomb in his brain. If not handled properly, it could easily trigger rejection and impact, leading to even worse brain damage.

"Your situation seems similar to a blood transfusion during a war emergency. You survived at the time, but an incompatible blood type could lead to more serious problems!"

When Zhang Xuezhou mentioned what he had perceived, Ren Anran couldn't help but frown.

As a medical expert who also deals with spiritual cultivation, Ren Anran was well aware of the terrible situation Zhang Xuezhou was facing.

If not handled properly, Zhang Xuezhou will be overwhelmed by this spiritual force that does not belong to him, causing serious consequences in his brain, and may even lead to mental blanks and death.

"The good thing is that this spiritual energy is currently clearly separated from the spiritual energy in my brain, as if something has separated them into two parts," Zhang Xuezhou said. "The bad thing is that half of my brain is occupied, which makes me feel a bit blocked. I'll see if I can adjust it to a safe boundary using the X432 device!"

"I've never encountered this kind of brain domain isolation in any of my knowledge," Ren Anran said with a slight headache. "This is a serious problem. I'll go ask my dad for help!"

"Was the thing isolated in your brain something that Zuo Luo threw in?" Zhang Manqian asked.

"Possibly!"

An Ran said that Zuo Luo could barely walk when he left our research institute, and he kept saying he had suffered a great loss. Will he come back to take revenge on you later?

"Revenge?"

Zhang Xuezhou was speechless.

The immense mental energy in his brain didn't come from nowhere, nor could it be easily restored simply by instilling it.

This spiritual energy is different from the power of martial arts techniques. It is like condensed Essence Blood, which diminishes with each use and can cause harm to the body if used in large quantities, making recovery difficult.

With so much mental energy left in his brain, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Zuo Luo's ability to control his mind had declined by at least two levels, and he had most likely developed symptoms such as mental weakness.

In this situation, let alone Zuo Luo retaliating against him, even Zuo Luo maintaining his normal life would be a problem.