Watching

The most natural behavior in a state of extreme comfort is to fall asleep.

Forcing himself to push through Chapter Four of the Mental Strengthening Chapter, Zhang Xuezhou could no longer maintain his lucidity as the story neared its end.

His body curled up slightly, like a placenta in the womb, as he entered a state of extremely comfortable sleep.

Everything fell silent.

"As long as the void remains, I shall endure forever!"

"Those who believe in me will have eternal life!"

A slight noise disturbed the peace, and Zhang Xuezhou opened his eyes.

He didn't see what was happening inside the medical room, but he did see a red light.

A tremendous shaking sensation swept over him, and Zhang Xuezhou saw that the red light had already illuminated the world he was in.

"May it live on forever!"

"Eternal life!"

A murmured voice emanated from within the red light, then rushed into Zhang Xuezhou's mind.

Memories of the devastation of the Red and Blue explosion flashed through Zhang Xuezhou's mind, conjuring up an apocalyptic scene.

It was formed from the constant collision of ice and fire, radiating countless rays of light.

Countless strangely dressed people were wailing, and countless bizarre creatures were dying one after another.

The weak are swallowed up by destruction, while the strong flee for their lives.

But this is a disaster that few can escape, and powerful cultivators are no exception.

Zhang Xuezhou felt a flame engulf him, and the sensation of being burned in a furnace surged into his heart.

"As long as the void remains, I shall endure forever!"

"Those who believe in me will have eternal life!"

The murmured chanting was the final song of this extraterrestrial demon.

In the endless darkness, a black stone shimmering with runic light lit up, then streaked across the darkness like a shooting star.

As if an attempt to escape in multiple directions, dozens of tiny starbursts split off from the meteor and disappeared into the darkness.

Until a light appeared.

"It's a planet!"

Zhang Xuezhou had seen similar scenes before.

At that time, when he listened to Zhenyuan Primordial Spirit explain the "Qiankun Shuo", his thoughts traversed mountains and rivers and fell into darkness. When he was pulled back by the Venerable One, Zhang Xuezhou saw this light.

That was a world.

Unlike the world where he welcomed the light and returned to the Southern Jambudvipa Continent, this was his real world.

You've become a parasite on me!

Seeing the red light tightly binding him, Zhang Xuezhou found it difficult to move or resist.

"This is the source of destruction!"

In the X432 body repair technology, Zhang Xuezhou's comfortable sleep guided him to his most primal state and also triggered his extremely special memories.

He wasn't waiting to be chosen by the extraterrestrial demons; rather, the extraterrestrial demons likely chose his body when they escaped.

This is the worst news imaginable.

But there is good news: the extraterrestrial demon, having suffered heavy damage and lacking power, rushed into the darkness and stepped into the light, scattering dozens of small starlight rays, which seemed to have exhausted the extraterrestrial demon's power.

Zhang Xuezhou was unsure whether the other party was asleep, in a state of suspended animation, or in some other state.

He curled up, sensing the world returning to tranquility, constantly absorbing everything that helped him grow.

Until Zhang Xuezhou noticed a white light reappear in his tranquil world.

A new world has arrived.

Zhang Xuezhou thought this should be the moment he was taken out of his mother's body, but as the white light gradually faded, a familiar world suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Xuezhou.

He saw Dong Zhongshu, Wen Weng, Zhang Shu, and Zhao Liang, and he also saw 'himself' lying on top of Dong Zhongshu.

He could even hear the sounds becoming clearer and clearer.

"Brother Zhongweng, we need to fill in some stones along the riverbank to build a river embankment!"

"Flood prevention is a major issue. Zhongshu is right. I've taken this advice to heart!"

"It's not a major flood control issue, but this muddy ground is just too difficult to walk on. I've slipped and fallen three times already!"

"So?"

Wen Weng's voice sounded somewhat surprised, as if he hadn't expected that Dong Zhongshu's real reason for making the suggestion was simply because of the wrestling issue.

"Would you like me to carry Little Zhang on my back?" Wen Weng said after a few seconds, "That will make you more steady when you walk."

"You're not very strong. If you carry someone, you'll probably fall harder than I do. We can fall around without any problems, but Zhang Xuezhou is in a coma and could easily get hurt if he falls," Dong Zhongshu said.

"I wonder when he'll wake up," Wen Weng sighed. "It'll be faster if we all walk together."

"It's already quite good that he's still breathing after falling into the flood," Dong Zhongshu said. "Let's go back to the prefect's mansion and have a doctor examine him to see if he drank any dirty water and try some herbal medicine."

"There's a guy named Wang Er on Ju'an Street who's quite skilled at treating illnesses. I'll summon him over later!"

"To be praised by Zhong Weng, that person must be a miracle doctor."

"He knows herbs and is good at brewing medicinal soups. He has some reputation in Shu County, but he also has many cases where he can't cure patients."

No doctor can cure all diseases!

As they trudged forward, their feet sinking deep into the mud, the two chatted amongst themselves.

"Brother Zhongshu, is the pearl that Little Zhang is holding truly the eye of the Bashe serpent?"

"My intuition tells me so, but the gem currently only carries the aura of Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power, making it difficult for me to confirm it with a spell."

"I remember the Bashe's eyes were this big. Is that a water-repelling pearl in his hand?"

Wen Weng gestured to show the size, finding it hard to believe that the eye of the Bashe had transformed into the size of a dragon's eye.

"This serpent's eyes are unusual. Having undergone a heavenly tribulation, its eyes have transformed into demonic treasures, possessing the ability to change size. If it were a water-repelling pearl, it would be easier to predict... Who?"

Dong Zhongshu responded to Wen Weng, his gaze sweeping over the snake eye clutched tightly in Zhang Xuezhou's hand, and a sudden tightness gripped his heart.

This prompted him to quickly grab the Law Treasure fan into his hand and warily scan his surroundings.

Something's up?

Wen Weng was startled, and Zhang Shu, who was carrying Zhao Liang on his back, trembled and then drew the short knife from his waist.

I feel like something is watching me!

Dong Zhongshu surveyed his surroundings, warily observing every patch of soil.

His gaze even drifted to the distant river and some piles of weeds.

Apart from the roaring sound of the surging river, Dong Zhongshu could not detect any unusual sounds.

Now that you mention it, I also feel like something is watching me!

Wen Weng's level of understanding was a notch above Dong Zhongshu's, but his vigilance was clearly inferior to Dong Zhongshu's.

It wasn't until Dong Zhongshu reminded him that he slowly began to perceive everything around him.

The subtle sense of being watched brushed against him like a gentle breeze, and Wen Weng eventually became aware of it.

"Could it be that the Bashe is following us?" Wen Weng asked warily.

"It doesn't look like a Bashe (a type of snake)!"

Dong Zhongshu frowned, and he fanned himself several times, creating gusts of wind that blew in all directions.

"Any fellow cultivator passing by, please step forward and show yourselves!"

There was no sign of anything coming from the wind and waves, and Dong Zhongshu's expression darkened slightly.

His suspicious gaze swept across the sky, but finding nothing, he could only urge Wen Weng in a low voice.

This allowed the group to move much faster through the mud.

"Is this a real scene, or just my delusion, or perhaps my first dream in the truest sense?"

Zhang Xuezhou's eyes widened as he followed Dong Zhongshu and the others as they hurried along, until he felt a wave of dizziness wash over him and a sense of mental exhaustion washed over him. The various images in his mind quickly faded away.

"That's impossible! Could it be that there's something wrong with the X432 body repair technology products too?"

When Zhang Xuezhou opened his eyes, looking exhausted, he was met with a gaze that Ren Yisheng could hardly understand.