Gains and Losses

"Little Zhang?"

Don't ask me, I don't know anything!

Emerging from the cave, the Venerable One, now in human form, took a set of clothes, mounted the demonic body of the Left Envoy Feiyu, and vanished swiftly.

Lu Baibai stayed behind to look after the Venerable One's clone.

The Venerable One entered the underground palace full of confidence, but left in a disheveled state. Lu Baibai was very curious about what exactly happened in the underground palace.

"When Your Excellency went in, you were only carrying a one-foot-tall candle. How come you came out carrying a ten-foot-tall candle?"

"I suggest you ask His Majesty!"

Zhang Xuezhou asked Zou Bugui, but Zhou Bugui waved his hand, refusing to answer Lu Baibai's question.

But Lu Baibai Lu Baibai n't really have the courage to ask the disheveled Venerable One.

"So what exactly is wrong with you?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Baibai stopped asking about matters related to the Venerable One and instead asked Zhang Xuezhou why he also seemed to be in pain.

"I was almost beaten to death, I was terrified, and my health has been damaged in the long run, so I really can't be happy!"

Zhang Xuezhou tilted his head and looked at Lu Baibai, then at the Venerable One's clone who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

"Your Majesty, I need to return to Chang'an City to recuperate!"

"Your Majesty, I need to return to Chang'an City to recuperate!"

Lu Baibai was curious, but since the Venerable One hadn't spoken about the situation, the other party could only pester Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou, preventing him from leaving the cave.

Left with no other option, Zhang Xuezhou could only grumble in the Venerable One's ear.

"You used to be able to use the ' Great Wilderness Creation Scripture ' to communicate, so why can't you do it now? You're just buzzing in my ear like a mosquito?"

After a long while, the Venerable One's clone finally opened his eyes with a helpless expression.

"Perhaps it was because it erupted at a life-or-death moment, but now that I'm back to normal, I can't use it anymore," Zhang Xuezhou said, spreading his hands. "After I return to Chang'an City, I will definitely devote myself to cultivation and try to understand its mysteries as soon as possible!"

"Okay, go ahead!"

His Excellency waved his hand, indicating that Zhang Xuezhou could leave.

This time, Lu Baibai didn't nag anymore and instead let Zhang Xuezhou through the Mountain-Subduing Stone.

"Your Excellency..."

"Don't say anything, don't ask anything, just go to Shu Commandery City and find out where Ba Snake is!"

Kong Ning previously said...

Go!

Just as Zhang Xuezhou emerged from the cave, Lu Baibai followed suit a few seconds later, leaving only Zou Bugui and the Venerable One's clone inside.

Lu Baibai looked at Zhang Xuezhou with a resentful expression, only to see that Zhang Xuezhou also had a miserable face, his head hanging low in dejection.

"I want to go to Shu Commandery City," Lu Baibai said dryly.

"Then we're not going the same way!"

Zhang Xuezhou gave a similarly dry reply.

Feathers appeared on his arm, and the feathers, which were originally jade-colored, had a few more red blushes. The feathers that were newly grown by the Supreme Purity True Technique had changed their appearance, as if the crystal clear jade had turned into blood jade.

A familiar scent washed over her, Lu Baibai's heart tightened suddenly.

He was about to ask another question when Zhang Xuezhou was nowhere to be seen.

With a quick glance, Lu Baibai saw a faint red shadow flicker on the distant horizon before disappearing from sight.

"Feiyu said that Little Zhang's flying leap strength is only slightly inferior to his, but I feel like they're about the same?"

Lu Baibai shook his head, then conjured a gust of demonic wind and began to soar.

If a flying expert's strength reaches the level of Feiyu, regardless of whether their destinations overlap, it's impossible for them to go the same way.

"It seems like cultivators from the Immortal Court have arrived. I've heard they're very good at shifting blame and passing the buck internally. They're moving so fast they can't even catch up with hot shit!"

Lu Baibai glanced towards the Jade Emperor Peak and saw white light shining down from the mountaintop, revealing the passageway through the Heavenly Gate.

It takes nearly half an hour to travel from the Immortal Court Gate to the Jade Emperor Peak, Lu Baibai felt that these people had arrived too late.

The Venerable One's true form has been out of the Sacred Land for five full days and has already returned. These Immortal Court cultivators have only just descended to the mortal realm. Even if the Three Pure Ones Heavenly Venerables came in person, it would be of no use whatsoever.

Why hasn't Your Excellency left?

Looking back at the cave entrance, Lu Baibai saw that the Venerable One had not left, but was standing on a high place, also looking towards Jade Emperor Peak, as if waiting for someone from the Immortal Court to arrive.

This surprised Lu Baibai.

"Something major must have happened in the tomb, but what could be so important that Your Majesty would need to communicate with the Immortal Court? Could it be that the Emperor Qin is still alive after more than a hundred years?"

Lu Baibai pondered for a while, but then felt that this reason was very unreliable.

In the past, Emperor Qin was no different from the Venerable One. He also lamented the brevity of time and sought to prolong his life and maintain physical stability. If such a mad emperor could live for a hundred years without dying, Lu Baibai felt that the Southern Jambudvipa Continent, Western Continent, Northern Kuru Continent, and Eastern Continent would have long since changed beyond recognition.

After thinking it over, he felt that none of the reasons seemed plausible.

But since His Excellency remained silent, and Zhang Xuezhou also avoided the topic, it was destined that the truth would be difficult to ascertain at this point.

Lu Baibai guessed for a long time, but had no choice but to follow the Venerable One's instructions and go to find the Ba Snake.

"Miss Kong once said she saw a Ba Snake that looked very much like the Zhu Shiyin, which might be the one His Majesty wants me to find. I need her help with this!"

He pondered the matter back and forth, and finally returned to his own mission, distancing himself from this place of trouble.

What is right and wrong for Lu Baibai is also right and wrong for Zhang Xuezhou.

His worried expression didn't ease until he had flown a thousand miles away.

"His Majesty bled in the underground palace, I can't very well be laughing and joking in front of him!"

His worried expression vanished, and he returned to his usual calm.

Perhaps because he had been frowning for too long, Zhang Xuezhou's face no longer showed any signs of anxiety or worry; instead, he appeared somewhat happy.

He gently swayed his arms, which had transformed into wings. The surge of Divine Ability Demon Power allowed the wings to easily tear through space, making Zhang Xuezhou fly even faster.

He even gained a similar ability to fly, either permanently or temporarily.

A red light appeared on his wings, Zhang Xuezhou's body darted past, appearing a hundred meters away in just a moment.

His penetrating speed was slower than normal, but this kind of leaping left no trace of his body in the air. Even if there was something blocking his way, Zhang Xuezhou would not be hit, but could use this shift between reality and illusion to pass through.

It's hard to say what special benefits Zhang Xuezhou's aerial agility might offer; perhaps it allows him to avoid potential collisions at high altitudes, or perhaps it helps him evade the blockade of skilled aerial fighters.

But whether it's the former or the latter, the probability of such a thing happening is extremely low.

For Zhang Xuezhou, the ability to fly is more like icing on the cake, as this ability does not originate from his own cultivation. His true flying strength is still reflected in speed, distance, and other aspects.

"Now that I possess Divine Ability Demon Power and have even created a demon core, even if I can only use half of my Demon Power, I can still fly at least four to five thousand miles!"

Flying faster and farther remains a key objective, and Zhang Xuezhou is constantly assessing his own capabilities based on his energy expenditure.

A red light swept across his eyes, and as he spat out the Demon Essence Pill, an eye appeared in his palm.

Aside from the changes in the form of the technique, the Eye of the Ba Snake also brought Zhang Xuezhou benefits he had never imagined.