Old Acquaintances Meet

Zhang Xuezhou believes that his physical limitations mean he can only lie down for twelve days at a time, making him easy for others to locate.

However, for others, Zhang Xuezhou's whereabouts were unpredictable and difficult to find; not many people could accurately locate Zhang Xuezhou.

Many people who searched for someone at the Zhang residence returned empty-handed.

In the past few years, only Jin Chang managed to stay at the checkpoint, and Dong Zhongshu came from afar to visit. Apart from these, no one else had ever truly grasped Zhang Xuezhou's whereabouts or met with him.

"You mean you went to Chang'an City to look for me?"

Hearing the Feiyu Feather Demon King mention that he had entered Chang'an City to search for him, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

"Three times! We've been looking for you three whole times!" The Feiyu Demon King held up five fingers. "Every time I went, I was on tenterhooks, terrified that ruthless woman would catch me and stuff me into the Nine Dragon Cauldron to be refined!"

"It seems I was away on business at the time!"

The ruthless woman the Feiyu Feather Demon King mentioned was the Empress Dowager, which made Zhang Xuezhou sigh.

"Honestly, why did you have to become an official in the Great Han Dynasty? What's so great about that?" the Feiyu Demon King complained.

"It's good to be an official. Someone will give you grain and money. You don't have to do anything and people will come to you on their own initiative," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Does such an official exist?" the Feiyu Demon King asked in surprise.

"Yes, definitely," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "I also aspire to become an official like that!"

"You've made me envious!"

The Feiyu Feather Demon King flapped its wings, its body swirling lightly, while constantly pulling Zhang Xuezhou downwards.

High-altitude soaring aircraft mostly maintain independence, only being led by the hand in situations like Zhang Xuezhou guiding Rong Tianding, and rarely engaging in any pulling or tugging behavior.

But for masters of aerial maneuvering, the mutual pulling and tugging is more of a test and contest of their aerial maneuvering skills.

Seeing the opportunity, the Feiyu Feather Demon King was overjoyed and dragged Zhang Xuezhou through the air more than thirty times, changing directions repeatedly, while the two still managed to communicate normally.

"Are there really such officials in the world?"

"Just a corrupt official!"

Feiyu Feiyu Demon King soared through the air, but he didn't forget to send messages to others.

Moments after an ancient tree in the mountains opened its eyes, two more people emerged from a cliff face.

"You, my Zou Bugui son, aspire to be a corrupt official?"

A buzzing sound came from the ancient tree, which surprised and delighted Zou Bugui as he emerged from the cliff passage, completely oblivious to the teasing he was being made to.

He glanced nervously at the white-haired, long-faced old man beside him, only to see the man shake his head.

"It seems he's been quite greedy these past few years, even mastering the ' Technique Within the Clouds ' to this extent!"

The white-haired, long-faced old man was commenting with great interest.

Normal cultivation is one thing, but the "Technique Within the Clouds" truly requires all sorts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures for refinement. Even Sacred Land would have to spend a fortune to cultivate someone to Zhang Xuezhou.

No demon king would envy an official position in the Great Han Dynasty, but after being explained, the eyes on the ancient tree widened to almost twice their normal size.

"Then what ambition does he still need to make? If he continues to be greedy, won't he just become Leizhenzi legendary figure known for his cunning and greed)?"

The ancient tree muttered a few words, feeling that even if he worked for two hundred years, he wouldn't be as successful as Zhang Xuezhou by being greedy for ten years.

If the wings that Zhang Xuezhou grew on his back could transform into wind and thunder wings, this would be an extraordinary top-tier physical body among demons. From then on, he could travel through wind and lightning without damage, and could also summon gales and lightning. The harsher the environment, the stronger he would become, and he might even become the king of power in certain specific areas.

This is indeed an enviable ability.

"Your Excellency, did this Little Zhang embezzle the treasury of the Great Han Dynasty?" Old Tree asked. "The Qin Dynasty is one thing, but I don't think the Great Han Dynasty could be that wealthy. No normal official could have done that, could he?"

"The Qin Dynasty plundered over 80% of the wealth of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent at that time, but wealth in the world is always renewed; perhaps the Great Han Dynasty will also recover after a hundred years!"

The white-haired, long-faced old man looked up and saw the Feiyu Demon King carrying Zhang Xuezhou plummeting headfirst. When they were only a few meters off the ground, they suddenly turned around and spun around.

As the wind and waves blew against their faces, both the Feiyu Demon King and Zhang Xuezhou had already landed steadily.

The level of stability achieved during this high-speed flight was so impressive that he couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Your Excellency!"

Zhang Xuezhou respectfully bowed to the white-haired, long-faced old man, and then called out to Zou Bugui, clearly indicating that they were old acquaintances meeting again.

"Indeed, indeed. Cultivation is difficult, but achieving mastery is even more difficult!"

His Majesty stroked his beard and praised.

Mastering the Technique Within the Clouds is extremely difficult, and the higher one climbs, the more challenging it becomes, requiring rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, mastering the Technique Within the Clouds is one thing, but being able to use it well is another. Zhang Xuezhou's current skill in using the Technique Within the Clouds Technique Within the Clouds is clearly extremely high.

"I think Little Zhang Zhang's current flying skill is stronger than Lei Ming's," said the Feiyu Feather Demon King.

"No, no!" Zhang Xuezhou waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "My Demon Power is insufficient; I can't fly even a short distance!"

"That's true!"

Humans are humans, and demons are demons. Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation of Demon Power in a human body is inherently restricted, and he even has difficulty producing a demon core. His cultivation of Demon Power is destined to be inferior, and no matter how high his flying skill is, he will find it difficult to maintain his position for a long time.

"Your flying skills are quite impressive; no wonder you're so hard to find!"

His Excellency sighed in admiration, but couldn't help feeling a little wistful.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously cultivated his "Great Wilderness Creation Scripture." Although the Venerable One possessed the back door to the "Great Wilderness Creation Scripture," he could not say that he controlled Zhang Xuezhou's life or death, but at least he knew where Zhang Xuezhou was.

Once Zhang Xuezhou's Zhang Xuezhou was cracked open and his health deteriorated, the back door to the Venerable One's "Great Wilderness Creation Scripture" was also blocked.

The Feiyu Demon King went to Chang'an City three times to search for Zhang Xuezhou, but to no avail. Even the Venerable One was at a loss.

The Venerable One's teaching of the "Great Wilderness Creation Scripture" was unintentional; who would have thought that one day he would actually need to use Zhang Xuezhou, a once insignificant little cultivator?

Even if we go back ten years, the Venerable One felt that his judgment at that time would not have changed. Even if he believed that the young talents would be more inclined to choose Wu Chao than Zhang Xuezhou.

But things just happened to be so coincidental. The exceptionally talented Wu Chao went to the West and never came to fruition, while the Venerable One had dealt with Zhang Xuezhou quite a bit over the years and had even used the other's abilities.

And this demand has arisen again in the present day.

"Do you need me to perform Acupoint-Fixing Technique?"

Just moments before, Zhang Xuezhou was contacting Li Shaojun and Divine Lord Zhenyuan to guard against Zhu Jiuyin and others potentially causing trouble at the Empress Dowager's funeral. He never expected to run into these demons so soon, and they even had to greet each other with smiles and cooperate.

"You performed well when you set up the Primordial Chaos Formation, so setting up this formation shouldn't be a problem for you," the Venerable One said happily.

"My skills are lacking; I haven't practiced Acupoint-Fixing Technique all these years," Zhang Xuezhou complained. "Moreover, when I was setting up the Primordial Chaos Formation, I was almost burst by the Spiritual Qi, and my Yang Soul got stuck in my body, restricting my cultivation. These past years have truly been unbearable!"

"Haven't you already reached the Divine Ability Realm?" the Venerable One asked, his face flushed and slightly tipsy.

"It's difficult," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I only managed to suppress the Yang Soul Body thanks to the specific breathing techniques given to me by two great physicians, which allowed me to risk breaking into the Divine Ability Realm. But I still haven't been able to get rid of that Yang Soul Incarnation!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on His Excellency's face.

The Venerable One enlightened Zhang Xuezhou with the Yang Soul Incarnation back then, originally as a reward for Zhang Xuezhou's establishment of the Hunyuan Wuji Formation, so that the other party would have the ability to sacrifice himself in the Yang Soul Incarnation. Who would have thought that it was easy to enlighten the Yang Soul Incarnation, but there was no way to make Zhang Xuezhou control it at will.

A small horse can't pull a big cart. Back then, Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation was insufficient, so he possessed a Yang Soul Incarnation, but he couldn't control it. In fact, the high level of the Yang Soul Dharma Body he had enlightened even blocked his own cultivation.

The reward he bestowed upon the juniors had caused a major problem. Even though the Venerable One had lived for many years, he still had some pride. He felt his face flushed slightly after being criticized by Zhang Xuezhou.

But a thought couldn't help but stir within him.

"What kind of breathing technique is that? How could it suppress the Yang Soul Body I've awakened?"

His Excellency asked a question and then pointed to Zhang Xuezhou.

"I won't take advantage of you or cause you any trouble. Tell me about this breathing technique, and I'll see if I can integrate it into the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique to achieve sustained suppression of the Yang Soul until your cultivation level returns to normal and you can control it!"

The Venerable One touched Zhang Xuezhou's body, and when he pressed down with a finger, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. He felt that Zhang Xuezhou's acupoints were blocked, and he almost had no room to use his Law Power normally. His body was in terrible condition.