Tying Up Loose Ends

"Luo Burang's A9 lab has been destroyed. He should be staying at our B13 Research Institute for now. Treat him politely and make him feel at home at our B13 Research Institute!"

Before the world changed, Zhang Xuezhou considered many things and gave all the necessary instructions.

Only after Zhang Manqian and the others agreed did he lie back down.

There were too many things to do, and the timing of his lying down was just right.

His consciousness went black for a moment, and then Zhang Xuezhou heard chanting in his ears.

And from afar, it seemed as if Human Dynasty him.

It's like Zhang Xuezhou walking towards a mirror in the distance, and the two will switch places the moment they pass through the mirror, thus continuing different identities and lives.

Zhang Xuezhou felt his mind drawing ever closer to darkness.

This is the place where he and the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon transformed, the dark area he had previously identified, and also the 'mirror' in their exchange of concepts.

A sense of distortion washed over him, and Zhang Xuezhou did not resist, but instead chose to perceive it as much as possible.

As his mental strength grows, his perception becomes more refined, allowing him to transform rapid passing sensations into slow, deliberate observations.

"There really is something!"

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't sure if every otherworldly demon was like this, or if the otherworldly demon that chose him was rather special.

In this dark and unfathomable abyss, there was indeed some object or medium that facilitated his transformation into the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, thus enabling him to live a dual life.

"I subtly inquired about Naggs on Alliance Island, and he doesn't seem to have this problem!"

Alliance Island wasn't exactly a suitable place for communication, and even when Zhang Xuezhou and Nagos met, they didn't talk much.

However, Zhang Xuezhou also asked some more pressing questions, such as those related to Huang Daoxian, Qin Meng Huoliuxing, and Tiankeng. He even asked Naggus to use himself as an example, which allowed Zhang Xuezhou to learn a lot about these topics.

"Did you go too far or mess things up?"

As the distortion and exchange occurred, Zhang Xuezhou whispered.

He couldn't fully manifest the content of spiritual communication through his physical body, but it wasn't difficult for Zhang Xuezhou to convey his thoughts in his consciousness.

In the dim light, Zhang Xuezhou felt as if he heard a faint, emotionless humming response from the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, or perhaps the loud quacking of ducks.

His consciousness was distorted. When he finally left the area of darkness, Zhang Xuezhou himself remained the same, but the body he returned to had been replaced.

As his mental state slowed and his thinking power faded, Zhang Xuezhou felt the darkness recede in an instant.

He opened his eyes a crack and felt the sunlight streaming down upon him.

"I shouldn't have looked down on the rabbits. What's wrong with them? Eating their meat is better than eating Cynomorium songaricum. If we had eaten a lot of rabbits back then, we wouldn't have found Cynomorium songaricum. If we hadn't found Cynomorium songaricum, we wouldn't have eaten it indiscriminately. If we hadn't eaten it indiscriminately, we wouldn't have harmed people. If we hadn't harmed people, we wouldn't have harmed the Longevity Fruit Tree. You're just a tree, why are you undergoing Lightning Tribulation with the Holy Son..."

Only one person in Broken Soul Ridge can speak.

Zhang Xuezhou sat up and saw a pile of weeds below him, with the Empress Dowager, dressed in a jade burial suit, lying beside him, while fifty meters away, Divine Lord Zhenyuan was muttering incessantly.

"The Divine Lord?"

"Holy Son, you're awake. Would you like some rabbit?"

"Eat!"

Zhang Xuezhou greeted him, which stopped Divine Lord Zhenyuan from rambling on, and he quickly extended an invitation.

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou wasn't picky about food at all, Divine Lord Zhenyuan sighed deeply, realizing that he had indeed been too picky back then.

"How are you feeling?" Divine Lord Zhenyuan asked.

"It's good to be alive!"

Zhang Xuezhou stretched his arms and legs and felt that they were quite strong.

Ten years ago, he struggled to carry even 150 pounds, but now he's a completely different person; a thousand pounds is just a heavy object to him.

Without needing to examine his own Technique Method, Zhang Xuezhou knew perfectly well that he couldn't possibly unleash any Technique Method at the moment, not even the most basic Yin Entity Tracking Technique.

In Divine Lord Zhenyuan's eyes, Zhang Xuezhou was no different from a bird with clipped wings.

While the physical techniques offer extremely strong defensive capabilities, Zhang Xuezhou, lacking knowledge of other martial arts, would undoubtedly only be a target.

Zhang Xuezhou survived, but in Divine Lord Zhenyuan's eyes, Zhang Xuezhou's fate was tragic, with only the longevity fruit tree that survived the transplant having a worse fate.

But Divine Lord Zhenyuan noticed that Zhang Xuezhou's mentality was unusually good.

Normally, he thought Zhang Xuezhou would get up and quickly check his body, then realize that he had lost all his abilities, and then complain and blame others, and might even be discouraged and need a long period of mental adjustment.

But Zhang Xuezhou took a rabbit that Divine Lord Zhenyuan had grilled and then devoured it, which surprised Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

"Holy Son, you have such a good attitude!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan stopped his nagging.

For the first few days, he was remorseful for harming Zhang Xuezhou, and for the next few days, he thought that the Longevity Fruit Tree had died too tragically Lightning Tribulation. In addition, he was all alone at Broken Soul Ridge, so he kept talking to himself.

Zhang Xuezhou's remarkably good attitude greatly alleviated Divine Lord Zhenyuan's worries.

However, Divine Lord Zhenyuan couldn't help but worry about how Zhang Xuezhou would cultivate in the future.

For cultivators, cultivation is not only an instinct, but also a way of life, and the foundation for their livelihood.

Everything a cultivator possesses stems from strength. The more strength they gain through cultivation, the more confident they become, the better they can enjoy their life, and the more resources they can acquire.

Once strength is removed, everything about a cultivator will change.

If he were to end up like Zhang Xuezhou and be unable to resolve the issue of his lifespan being too short, Divine Lord Zhenyuan felt that finding a secluded place in the deep mountains and forests to live in seclusion would be the best outcome.

One's own life will change, and Zhang Xuezhou, as the victim, will inevitably change as well.

Divine Lord Zhenyuan couldn't help but ask about Zhang Xuezhou as well.

"Don't worry, nothing has changed for me in the Great Han Dynasty, and there are no problems with the Emperor!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand.

Regardless of whether he held an official position in the Great Han Dynasty or was a holy son of the Kunlun Sacred Land, Zhang Xuezhou did not obtain these titles through his cultivation abilities.

It's a good thing he has ability, but it's not a problem if he doesn't.

Zhang Xuezhou is quite satisfied with his current situation.

With such a physique that makes him resistant to being beaten, his risk of getting involved in dangerous situations would decrease dramatically.

The cultivation of inner Realm Technique inevitably requires finding ways to promote it, and a body that is not afraid of being beaten is his greatest help at present, which is also the body that Zhang Xuezhou has always dreamed of.

He stretched out his arms, and demonic feathers, as white as jade, shot out, accompanied by a faint white light.

Demon Power emerged within his body, but it also stirred up his physical body techniques, causing Zhang Xuezhou's body to also gleam with a jade-like luster.

Without triggering the Resonance Between Heaven and Humanity, or combining it with the Dharma Heaven Technique, his body still possessed sufficient strength.

The Technique Within the Clouds he obtained from Venerable Lei were incomplete, but he managed to compensate for the deficiencies by adapting to the transformation through physical techniques.

If we only consider physical resilience and agility, Zhang Xuezhou is likely to be superior to Venerable Lei at present.

"My available Law Power is zero, nearly half of my Demon Power is locked, but my Qi and Blood and strength have greatly increased!"

Although he didn't possess any extraordinary offensive abilities, Zhang Xuezhou believed that no one at the same cultivation level could kill him. Even when facing a Sole Self Realm who was skilled in killing, Zhang Xuezhou could simply smile and escape.

He glanced at the deceased Empress Dowager and realized that his condition was related to her. If he hadn't been able to hold on using his magic, a fighter of his caliber would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Now that the Empress Dowager has passed away, his entanglement with her has finally come to an end.