Murderous Intent

"Big!"

"Small!"

Li Shaojun mentioned that the Law Treasure cloth contained a hidden world, but Zhang Xuezhou only felt a sensation of the rise and fall of heaven and earth.

For someone as skilled a flyer as him, this is what he sees when he's flying at high speeds.

The sky is an endless expanse of blue, while the ground is covered in a mottled array of colors. If you step into the desert area, you'll find yellow sand everywhere, creating a hazy, gray landscape.

Zhang Xuezhou, however, had not experienced such a dramatic upheaval.

He glanced at Rong Tianding, who was clinging tightly to his leg and remaining silent, then looked at Li Shaojun, who was shouting and yelling.

When dust and turbid air rose and touched their bodies, the two people's bodies seemed to shrink rapidly, as if they had been shrunk. When the blue clouds fell and touched their bodies, their bodies rapidly expanded.

Zhang Xuezhou was not spared either; his body shrank as it was eroded by dust and turbid air, and expanded as it was contaminated by Qingyun.

This was originally a subtle and imperceptible change, but with Rong Tianding and Li Shaojun as references, and Zhang Xuezhou possessing the ability of the Law of Heaven, he could keenly perceive the changes in their bodies shrinking and expanding.

"This seems to be the method of creating Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed!"

The Mustard Seed Sumeru is a method of making storage bags, thus achieving the goal of containing large items in a small size, providing cultivators with a convenient means of storing their belongings.

However, a bag can only hold the dead, not the living. It is difficult to hide anything involving living beings or the breath of the living inside, let alone stuff three living people inside.

Zhang Xuezhou was also speculating about this situation, but his limited knowledge made it difficult for him to make a judgment.

This might be the reason for his success in fishing; the Law Treasure cloth, which hadn't responded to any tests, suddenly produced an unusual effect with a simple flick of his wrist.

The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon might know how to use it, but Zhang Xuezhou certainly doesn't have that ability.

His gaze swept quickly downwards.

"Li Shaojun, you say that Zhuangzi and Laozi share a common lineage, but how exactly is that lineage?"

"It's about inheriting the same lineage!"

Clinging tightly to Zhang Xuezhou's leg, Li Shaojun felt his body fluctuate in weight, as if a small boat were being tossed about by waves.

Li Shaojun not only used the gong, but also other personal items for testing.

Any object that failed to cling to Zhang Xuezhou's leg turned to dust the moment it fell, then vanished into nothingness. However, as long as it was connected to Zhang Xuezhou, these objects remained perfectly preserved no matter how much dust and green mist eroded them.

Through a simple test, Li Shaojun clearly understood that Zhang Xuezhou had benefited from being bedridden for so long; otherwise, he wouldn't have woken up two days later than usual.

"I'm a little scared, get me out of here right now!" Li Shaojun shouted.

"If you don't understand this method of inheritance and don't give me any hints from Zhuang Sheng, how can I possibly get out?" Zhang Xuezhou said. "After all, I've only just woken up and have no idea what's going on!"

"The lineage of Laozi and Zhuangzi is equivalent to the lineage of Emperor Qin and Emperor Gaozu," Li Shaojun explained after a moment's thought.

"It's a bit messy," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Their lineage isn't a direct lineage between masters, but it's intricately connected," Li Shaojun said. "You can think they're unrelated, or you can think they are."

"I want to know the relevant parts," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"You've heard me recite the Daoist scriptures; that's their relationship!"

One cannot hold onto another person forever, and Li Shaojun knew very well that he might have to let go at some point.

At this moment, he dared not test whether he was just lucky or Zhuang Sheng's treasure was fierce; he only hoped to escape safely.

"The Way that begins with Heaven and Earth is the Way that can be spoken of, but it is not the eternal Way..."

Li Shaojun shouted and began to read aloud.

He had previously been restricted from speaking freely, but now he was reciting without any restrictions and didn't mind Zhang Xuezhou eavesdropping.

"It's either heaven or earth; understanding and applying this is too difficult. What if I were Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon?"

Zhang Xuezhou had heard of Daoist scriptures and related information from Zhuang Qingdi, but hearing about them did not mean he understood their mysteries.

If someone had demonstrated it once, Zhang Xuezhou could imitate it fairly well.

Asking him to start something new at this point would undoubtedly be difficult for him.

Zhang Xuezhou could only focus on the outcome of the battle against the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon; if it wasn't necessary, the opponent obviously wouldn't rashly gamble on the outcome of the fishing game.

"It's been so hard for me to keep clinging to you, hurry up and figure this out!" Li Shaojun shouted after reading it aloud, "If you fall down like this, you'll die a horrible death, everything will turn to ashes!"

"Completely dead?"

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and grabbed a handful of turbid air, then grabbed a handful of green air.

As the two auras intersected, Zhang Xuezhou saw the muddy water, which had been swaying, stop, and the green and turbid auras gradually became distinct in his palm.

"Li Shaojun used an object to test its fall, while I used the lingering spirit within me to test its ascent. His object turned to ashes, and my spirit was also completely annihilated. If we were separated from you, we would have died a terribly!"

The simple test also confirmed the consequences of being separated from Zhang Xuezhou's body.

Zhang Xuezhou was not afraid of the green and turbid air, but Li Shaojun and Rong Tianding could not avoid the erosion.

Rong Tianding's test results sent a slight shiver down Zhang Xuezhou's spine.

"If the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon wins the fishing game, he'll be standing here, and I'll be the one clinging to his coattails. If he kicks me, I'll be dissolved by this turbid, green energy!"

Perhaps it was for real; the life-or-death struggle between the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon was happening earlier than Zhang Xuezhou had imagined. Or perhaps it was a warning, or perhaps some of Zhang Xuezhou's actions had threatened the other side, or perhaps something else entirely.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't fathom the true reason behind the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon' actions.

But he had just defeated such an unpredictable opponent.

The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon may have been very powerful, but the Yellow Immortal was also very powerful.

Defeat often stems from seemingly insignificant oversights; any miscalculation can lead to a series of setbacks.

A potential massacre was averted unexpectedly, and even after considering the consequences, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

"It wasn't such a great fortuitous opportunity after all!"

Having figured everything out, Zhang Xuezhou was now clear about the spoils of his successful fishing trip.

This was not a cultivation fortuitous opportunity granted by Zhuang Sheng, but rather he avoided a calamity because of it.

"In other words, he must reach this level right now in order to have any chance of completely eliminating me without any future troubles by relying on external forces!"

Zhuang Qingdi's Law Treasure cloth was not a common treasure, and Zhuang Zhou was no ordinary person either.

For a cultivator to be able to make Divine Lord Zhenyuan admit that he is slightly inferior, he must be at the top of the Three Realms.

The opponent's Law Treasure is unique and has incredible uses.

This might indeed be a very good opportunity for the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, after all, Zhang Xuezhou is currently developing quite well, and things wouldn't be too bad even without his management.

"This Law Treasure cloth is too risky; it must stay away from me!"

Zhuang Sheng's Law Treasure cloth is impervious to water and fire, but even the strongest treasures have their limits and cannot be completely indestructible.

But as soon as Zhang Xuezhou saw the blue and turbid aura surrounding his body, he knew very well that this was a powder keg, and the consequences of forcibly destroying it would be dire.

Only when the treasure is stored in the hands of someone beyond the reach of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, making it impossible for them to obtain it no matter how much time they spend, will the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon find it difficult to utilize the power of Zhuang Sheng 'Law Treasure.

Thinking of his opponent's words of "see you next time" after losing the fishing trip, Zhang Xuezhou felt that only "never again" could completely guarantee his own safety.