Planting Markers to Test a Theory

A single case might be considered accidental, but repeated occurrences would make Zhang Xuezhou approach the situation with caution.

He had seen the Xuan Yin Heavy Water gush forth like a spring in the capital of Qinmeng, causing the Seven Spiders to flee for their lives.

Zhang Xuezhou encountered a similar case during his search of the snake pit.

It was as if a certain sample had been selected, and the originally ordinary object was transformed into heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

It might have been a drop of Xuan Yin Heavy Water accidentally spilled by the Seven Spiders, or perhaps a small fragment that Zhang Xuezhou missed while excavating the Qinmeng Secret Stone.

What were originally insignificant factors, once replicated and overlapped, brought about a completely different change.

The world is being transformed by Qinmeng, and the power of this change is beyond human imagination and beyond ordinary people's understanding of matter.

It can turn stone into gold, stubborn rocks into Spirit Jade, and ordinary groundwater into mysterious yin water. Anything similar to or close to the original power of the world will be transformed into another form.

How can I draw upon the power of the world's origin?

Zhang Xuezhou believed that cultivators who possessed the origin of the world did not have good control over this power of creation. Based on his experience, this transformative power was not infinite, but rather a finite power.

If the source could transform everything, all the stones in the Sinkhole No. 2 would have already turned into Spirit Jade.

Holding onto the scraps of Spirit Jade that could potentially cause changes in the snake pit, he couldn't help but wonder if he could also influence and transform other things.

For example, creating high-quality Spirit Jade veins, or transforming holy springs that heal the wounded and save lives, or condensing void gold.

These are some special heavenly materials and earthly treasures that Zhang Xuezhou could produce; they are also top-tier materials.

While these materials can be used to guide and transform stubborn rocks and spring water for profit, this is not Zhang Xuezhou's fundamental purpose. The most important thing is to drive the consumption of the power to transform the source.

This might mitigate the impact of Qinmeng's influence, or slow the continued spread of ice and snow.

"If my guess is correct, he may not have been in the Qinmeng capital the whole time!"

Zhang Xuezhou put down the scrap of Spirit Jade in his hand and kept looking around, seemingly trying to find other possible factors.

"Huang Dao said he would eliminate the threat. The Void Furnace base has likely been investigated, and his arrival is very likely to be the factor that triggers change!"

Zhang Xuezhou would occasionally test some of the gadgets he carried. He even dripped the holy water he obtained from the Seven Spiders into a nearby water source, but the lack of any change forced him to think.

"I wonder if he's investigated Tiger Nurturing and Seven Spiders?"

"How could he have tolerated Hu Yu's existence in the capital of Qinmeng in the past?"

Various thoughts kept flashing through my mind.

Zhang Xuezhou hadn't originally intended to search for Hu Yu, Qi Zhu, and others. He was more focused on surveying the surroundings in Qinmeng and getting as close to the Qinmeng capital as possible, ready to flee at the first sign of trouble.

That was his whole plan, but right now he wanted to test it, or even invite Nagesi to test it.

"I wonder if Fire Meteor, who brought Mengtesi Badun with him, is in Qinmeng? If his base helps, perhaps Nagesi can obtain the most direct information by risking his life!"

Relying on the Spiritual Qi of the snake cave to restore his Gene Power, Zhang Xuezhou's cloud wings appeared behind him, and he leaped quickly towards the northern region.

Although the speed of the Crimson Gold Cloud Wings did not break the sound barrier, Zhang Xuezhou's flying speed was still top-notch, and he could traverse the Qinmeng Continent from north to south in about six to seven hours.

When he arrived at Hu Yu's temporary residence at the oil well, the area was covered in ice and snow, and there was no sign of Hu Yu or Hu Hao.

"I made this container out of ice, sealed the holy water inside, and then placed it in the spring. If he comes to check on Tiger's Breeding and triggers the primal transformation again, the spring water here might become a holy spring!"

With readily available materials in the icy and snowy landscape, Zhang Xuezhou used ice to make containers, which he then soaked in the spring water of the Tiger Yu camp area.

The extremely low temperature causes ice containers to melt very slowly in the spring water; if the temperature continues to drop, they may even turn into solid blocks of ice and increase in volume.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't sure if Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, would come, or if he could guide the creation of the Holy Spring. He was just gambling on the probability; if it succeeded, it would verify his thoughts, and if it failed, there wouldn't be much loss.

"Seven Spiders' cave can also be used to store things. Speaking of which, the stone shell that sealed Liao Meng in her cave seems rather strange. I wonder if the cave itself has been transformed into components of the stone shell!"

After conducting some simple tests at Tiger's temporary lair, Zhang Xuezhou turned his attention to the Spider God's Cave where the Seven Spiders were located.

Compared to the Tiger Nurturing area, the Spider God Cave is a truly fortified territory.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't sure if the Seven Spiders' fire meteor had fallen near the Spider God's Cave, but he felt there was a high probability that Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, would have entered the Spider God's Cave to investigate when eliminating dangerous individuals.

The dense spider webs in the forest were destroyed by the accumulated snow, hanging everywhere like tattered rags. The spiders, which were once so numerous that they were somewhat repulsive, were no longer as active as before. They had retracted their limbs and hid under the dead branches and leaves, or burrowed into the soil to avoid the excessively cold weather.

These spiders, which once baffled the Aomeijia Alliance, are dying and going into hibernation due to the extreme cold. Two consecutive snowstorms could reduce the spider population to an extremely low level, and they may even disappear due to a lack of prey in the surrounding area.

Zhang Xuezhou pondered the matter, feeling that this was the only good thing that had happened to Qinmeng Biotechnology amidst its continuous decline due to extreme weather.

"Seven Spiders!"

Leaping into the air and stepping onto the entrance to the Spider God's Cave, Zhang Xuezhou shouted.

His voice stirred several large spiders, each the size of a millstone. As if sensing the guest's mark given by the Seven Spiders, these spiders quickly crawled back to their burrow.

"Where are the Seven Spiders?"

Where are the Spider God Guards?

Zhang Xuezhou called out several times, but received no response for a long time, so he leaped into the cave.

The cave was originally teeming with spiders crawling around, but now these spiders are like crabs with their legs bound, obediently huddled together to resist the cold, and some spiders are even tearing apart the corpses of their own kind.

"Bury a piece of void gold here!"

"Put the Spirit Jade here!"

Using Stone Transformation Technique to dig and repair, Zhang Xuezhou also buried two nails in the Spider God Cave.

One area is the stone-shell cave that sealed off the Spider God Liao Meng, and another area is the lair where everyone first fought against the Spider God's guards.

His spellcasting methods were quite secretive, and these two places were also forbidden zones for ordinary spiders, so not many spiders noticed what was happening.

If the Seven Spiders actually manage to find the sealed item, Zhang Xuezhou will consider it a gift.

After making his simple arrangements, he was about to continue riding the waves and leave when he heard a cutting sound coming from afar.

The cutting sound wasn't a single sound, but rather like thousands of chefs simultaneously chopping vegetables and meat in different ways.

"Seven Spiders are so agile, she couldn't possibly make that kind of sound!"

Zhang Xuezhou has some connection with Seven Spiders and Tiger Yu, but he really has no connection with Qinmeng's other Fire Meteor creatures. It would be extremely easy for the two to clash if they met.

This allowed him to reach out and pull on the partially ajar cave rock, directly entering Mengtesi Badun's secret passage.