A Visit to Bring Warmth

Zhang Xuezhou has a very deep-rooted conflict with the Zuo Household.

It was Zuo Teng who led Zhang Manqian onto the path of sequencing, and it was Zuo Denggao who almost killed Zhang Manqian.

Then it involved Zuo Quan and Zuo Jin, and occasionally Zuo Lianguang as well.

The Zhang Household and Zuo Household are deeply intertwined, involving both good and bad aspects.

Zhang Xuezhou had no objection to the Zuo Household. He knew very well that when he was weak, he was surrounded by difficulties and dangers, but when he became strong, he was surrounded by friends. At present, few people had any ulterior motives towards him.

He has gradually infiltrated this elite class, gained considerable influence, and even begun to move into the limelight.

As long as they can establish themselves firmly, the status quo will remain stable, and they will become increasingly intertwined with more and more people.

Zhang Xuezhou doesn't mind being bound by interests, nor does he talk about interest groups. After all, he himself is neither perfect nor an idealist. He will only move towards his goal without harming the overall interests of society, until he can no longer move.

"Left Front Committee Member!"

Having entered Hall 2 of the Twilight Mansion with relative freedom, Zhang Xuezhou stood in front of the large screen for dialogue and was met with Zuo Lianguang's hesitant and fearful gaze, which also held a glimmer of hope.

Zhang Xuezhou's gaze swept across the screen, and he could see that everything in Zuo Lianguang's room had been smashed, and even the underground laboratory was in ruins.

The initial joy of acquiring the ferocious beast had vanished without a trace, leaving Zuo Lianguang practically a walking corpse.

Failing to break into the Seventh Sequence is not terrible; what is terrible is that Zuo Lianguang lacks the opportunity to try again.

At their age, their bodies are far from being as healthy as they were in their youth, with significant declines in physical vitality, endurance, and other qualities.

The extract from ferocious beasts is not a panacea for nourishing the body; it has an extremely strong stimulating effect on the body. Once you enter the Seventh Sequence and have a resistance layer, you can greatly reduce this stimulating effect, but if you do not have a derived resistance layer, you will have to tough it out on your own.

Failure at this level even once can cause your physical condition to age ten years instantly.

It's not hard to understand the fear in Zuo Lianguang's eyes; he must have encountered a near-death situation and still hasn't adjusted his mindset.

Are you interested?

Zhang Xuezhou waved the sealed bottle in his hand, glanced at Zuo Lianguang's wrinkled face, then looked at Zuo Lianguang's pale yet thick hands, before extending the invitation.

"Can I do it?" Zuo Lianguang asked in a hoarse voice.

"You'll probably lose all interest in life after you fail. What does it matter whether you succeed or fail!"

Zhang Xuezhou's words were like knives; Zuo Lianguang opened his mouth, unsure how to respond.

He knew very well that Zhang Xuezhou's medicine was an experimental product. He had tested it and found that it could further enhance the body's vitality, but failing to break through to the Seventh Sequence a second time would likely result in death.

Zhu Bufan only gave Zuo Lianguang one chance to break through to the Seventh Sequence, and Zuo Lianguang was no different; if he tried again, he would likely die.

But Zhang Xuezhou wasn't wrong either. For Zuo Lianguang, being given a glimmer of hope only to have it shattered was extremely damaging to his mental health.

For a moment, Zuo Lianguang felt that it would be better if he died.

"You're lucky. We've recently been researching some gadgets that might have some side effects; we can give them to you to try!"

Zhang Xuezhou shifted his position, and Luo Burang peeked out from beside him.

"What potential problems could arise?" Zuo Lianguang asked.

"We've initiated research on a method tentatively named 'Sequence Lock,'" Luo Burang explained. "The current research period is only seventeen days and thirteen hours, which has inherent flaws that are difficult to overcome. If the Sequence Lock fails, the entire sequence strength will be wiped out!"

"I don't understand," Zuo Lianguang said.

"The sequence lock can concentrate the power of your body's genes into a single point, creating a stronger stretching force on the entire gene locus," Luo Burang explained. "And when this point disappears, this stretching will rapidly contract, causing the overall collapse of the genes!"

"I... I'm no longer capable of practicing a new Gene Fighting Technique," Zuo Lianguang sighed. "And I don't have time to practice a new ability that matches my current level!"

Even the best skills require time to practice, and even more so, talent.

The Mental Strengthening Chapter, considered a lifesaver by everyone in the Twilight Mansion, has been practiced by the group for several years. Most of them have entered the fourth chapter, while only a handful have entered the fifth chapter.

This progress looks good, but it doesn't match the sequence level of the group.

Aside from maintaining mental stability to prevent mental confusion in old age, no one can promote mental combat techniques to strike opponents like Ren Yisheng, and it is even more difficult to adapt to the level of opponents they target.

"You've got a lucky break," Luo Burang said. "It's rare that you haven't recovered from your physical decline. Zhang Xuezhou should be able to help you quickly form your sequence lock!"

"Oh?" Zuo Lianguang replied, slightly surprised.

"My assistance in rapidly forming the sequence lock will create an additional problem," Zhang Xuezhou cautioned. "If I were to guide you, your sequence lock would be tainted by my power, and once I die, it might collapse over time!"

"Uh..." Zuo Lianguang hesitated slightly before asking, "Can't others help push it?"

Zuo Lianguang wouldn't compete with the younger generation in terms of lifespan, since no matter how long he could endure, he couldn't possibly outlive them.

But Zuo Lianguang was genuinely worried that Zhang Xuezhou might suddenly die of premature aging, since Zhang Xuezhou had been in a state of semi-death for years and his condition had not improved.

"This is Zhang Xuezhou's main research topic. I only assisted in the derivation. Ren Anran deduced and verified it, and Ren Wuyang did the testing. Apart from that, no one else has tried it, and no one has started from scratch to condense the sequence lock," Luo Burang laughed. "If you want to ask for help, you can ask someone else. If you don't want to, that's fine too. We can find someone else to test it later!"

Luo Burang and Zhang Xuezhou had limited acquaintance with Zuo Lianguang, and their initiative to offer assistance was aimed at pushing for testing, thereby examining the role of drugs and sequence locks in the Seventh Sequence.

"I definitely would!"

Zuo Lianguang looked at the two people on the screen.

He only felt that, through his blurry vision, the faces of Zhang Xuezhou and Luo Burang kept overlapping with Gao Tingsheng's, treating them, the group of people who trampled on the forefront of the sequence, as test subjects.

Despite their verbal resistance to Gao Tingsheng, he remains the first person invited when genetic mutations or other diseases occur.

Compared to dying from physical pain, other costs are nothing.

The current situation is clearly like this: Zuo Lianguang takes a step back, he will die of old age filled with resentment and unwillingness; if he takes a step forward, he can still struggle, but if he can't struggle and dies directly, the outcome is not too bad.

Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou and Luo Burang had fallen silent, Zuo Lianguang knew very well that the two were waiting for a definite answer from him.

If they agree, it's a test; if they disagree, the two of them simply leave.

This made him smooth out the wrinkles on his face as much as possible, and he forced a smile at the two of them, quickly agreeing to the request.

But Zuo Lianguang felt a heavy weight in his heart.

Just like his assassination attempt on Luo Zhong years ago, which was a do-or-die situation, he felt that he was once again facing a life-or-death situation, and he had no other choice.