Hongku the Ascetic

None of the people involved in Abnormal Human Research Project are normal.

Zhang Xuezhou wholeheartedly agreed.

The seemingly mature and composed Ren Wuyang stumbled so easily that Zhang Xuezhou couldn't believe it.

Ren Wuyang's judgment standard was probably that Zhang Xuezhou would never betray Zhang Weimeng.

"Is that really the concept of a martial arts novel?"

Upon learning the truth, Ren Wuyang's face turned somewhat pale.

Aside from transforming Law Power into True Qi and changing acupoints to the acupoints defined in martial arts novels, Zhang Weimeng did not make significant changes to the "Yin Yang Great Compassion Nine Heavens Incantation".

Of course, for the sake of Dongfang Bubai's character design, Zhang Weimeng specially added the eight characters "To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself" to this book.

"Yes, it's fine whether you cut it or not," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"That doesn't make sense, brother," Ren Wuyang said. "Are you saying I can cultivate without cutting anything?"

"Yes," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"Then what exactly have I cultivated?" Ren Wuyang asked.

"An advanced version of the Heart Incantation," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If you can directly tackle complex content without starting with learning the Heart Incantation, you can learn this directly!"

"Is there any difference?" Ren Wuyang asked.

"The latter is a little more difficult, and the training will be a little more troublesome in the future," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Congratulations, you have chosen the hard mode."

"I..."

After hearing Zhang Xuezhou's explanation, Ren Wuyang felt even worse.

He glanced at Ren Anran, who was listening intently, and saw that Ren Anran did not express any obvious opinion, clearly understanding the profound truth in Zhang Xuezhou's words.

The surgery was a waste of time, and so was the cultivation practice.

Besides the physical damage and financial losses, he also made his spiritual practice even more difficult.

"Is this the complex content you're practicing?" Ren Anran asked.

"Of course I am," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

Aren't you afraid it will be difficult?

"Afraid!"

"Then why...?"

"It's impossible to go from simple to difficult, or from difficult to simple. Your brother is eager to try it, and I'm eager to try fixing it too. What can I do? I regret it, but it's too late to go back now, and your brother can't go back either."

Zhang Xuezhou replied listlessly, then stopped responding to Ren Anran and just stared blankly as he played PUBG.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat subdued. Ren Wuyang looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who had a dejected expression, and thought that Zhang Xuezhou's difficulty level must be higher than his own.

The sudden appearance of two versions of the cultivation technique undoubtedly caused Ren Yisheng to fall into deep thought.

Of course, given that Zhang Xuezhou casually drafted a piece for Zhang Weimeng, even considering including it in a martial arts novel, Zhang Xuezhou didn't have any particular intention of keeping it a secret.

When the mystery was finally revealed, Ren Wuyang found it difficult to accept.

There's nothing that's the best in the world, and nothing that's particularly special.

In fact, they were completely indistinguishable in the early stages of their cultivation; at least Ren Wuyang did not perceive any difference at the moment.

This awkward attempt even somewhat damaged their relationship.

But looking at Zhang Xuezhou eating the guinea fowl with a blank expression, Ren Wuyang felt that Zhang Xuezhou probably had no intention of having such thoughts.

Ren Wuyang's grief was genuine, but Ren Wuyang sensed that Zhang Xuezhou's grief was equally profound.

He pondered for a long time, considering Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Xuezhou family, then Feiyu Live for several seconds, and even Zhang Xuezhou's studies, but Ren Wuyang couldn't figure out what caused Zhang Xuezhou's death.

"Could it be Hongku?"

A thought flashed through his mind, and he also recalled Ren Yisheng's judgment.

The only thing that could cause Zhang Xuezhou to behave abnormally was the influence of Hongku.

He had been diligently practicing at the Jishi Medical Center in the Academy District for the past few days, but Ren Anran kept a close eye on Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Xuezhou was also fast asleep.

If Zhang Xuezhou was so dejected after regaining consciousness, after ruling out many other reasons, Ren Wuyang could only think of this one thing.

This may also be related to Ren Anran's strange behavior at that moment.

In just a few seconds, a whole night had passed when Ren Anran came to her senses.

With many things piling up, Ren Wuyang suddenly understood the possible reasons why Ren Yisheng kept a certain distance from Zhang Xuezhou and even strongly opposed Ren Anran and Zhang Xuezhou's relationship.

He felt he had figured out many things, and at that moment he couldn't care less about his own dejection.

Arriving in a hurry, Ren Wuyang also left in a hurry.

Ren Anran stared at Zhang Xuezhou, who was eating pearl chicken with a blank expression, for a few seconds before turning away.

"That song, 'The Flying Sheep Walks the Wall'..."

Zhang Weimeng's low voice came through, followed by a soft response from Zhang Xuezhou.

Ren Anran took a deep breath, recalling the relevant content of the "Heart Incantation" and the "Sunflower Manual" in her mind.

With the illustrations, the contents of the Sunflower Manual have clearly been restored, and it's even possible that Ren Wuyang has successfully cultivated it.

However, Ren Anran felt that the cultivation path that everyone was studying seemed to be full of thorns and completely in a state of ignorance.

Practicing spirituality under such circumstances would cause any normal person to become abnormal.

Why can't this path of cultivation be as reliable as Gene Fighting Technique?

Ren Anran is currently an observer regarding the new cultivation path.

While Gene Fighting Technique may still be a viable path for the general public to cultivate, this training route can only satisfy a very small minority.

Ren Anran felt that more than just a simple Heart Incantation was needed; she even felt that the new cultivation path needed to be simpler.

No different from Ren Yisheng's philosophy, if a cultivation path is not suitable for the general public, Ren Anran believes that it is bound to be a failed path, and may even be eliminated in the continuous progress of civilization.

She kept comparing the two realm techniques, sensing their differences, and searching for other similarities.

"There are too few types of beginner-level techniques to refer to. If I could be given ten or twenty, I should be able to find a simpler path!"

Just like the evolution of Gene Fighting Technique, the existence of a vast gene pool and gene martial arts has allowed Gene Fighting Technique to continue to expand and develop.

If there were a collection of realm techniques, Ren Anran felt it might be possible to improve the most basic way of Realm Entry, eliminating the current struggles everyone is facing.

"Besides psychological manipulation, are there other ways to facilitate Realm Entry?"

Recommended by Ren Yisheng, Ren Anran was not opposed to this kind of spiritual practice.

As someone with keen spiritual perception, Ren Anran is not the type to eat whatever she is fed. She considers how to advance her cultivation in the most precise and time-efficient way.

Zhang Xuezhou could not possibly practice her spiritual cultivation within the dining center, which is why she had been observing it closely before, and why she has now left the dining center.

Outside the dining area, Ren Wuyang's series of "oh oh oh" responses drew Ren Anran's attention.

"What is Hongku?"

Ren Anran's approach startled Ren Wuyang.

Ren Wuyang quickly covered the communicator, and only spoke in a low voice after stealthily glancing around.

"Zhang Xuezhou knew a hermit, and those contents originated from that hermit Hongku," Ren Wuyang said in a low voice.

"The ascetic's Hongku?"

As Ren Anran responded in a low voice with surprise, a similarly surprised voice murmured from the second floor of the dining center, and the gaze also turned to Zhang Xuezhou face was full of dejection.

She lowered her ears, feeling that the strange and unusual things the two members of the Ren Household had been discussing finally had an explanation.

"The investigation at the Jishi Medical Center in the Academy District yielded nothing, but I unexpectedly made a small discovery while lurking at the Canglan Academy. However, what is the identity of this ascetic Hongku? I don't seem to remember anyone by that name."

On the side by the window, a woman wearing glasses retracted her genetic abilities.

She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped her lips clean before walking towards the table where Zhang Xuezhou was.