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There was no time, no place.

The scene Zhang Manqian saw was simply Turkalando waving a scepter and shouting.

After Zhang Manqian roughly described the scene, Turkalando looked at herself in the portrait, then at the chief's crown and the scepter on her head, which made her scalp tingle.

"How could I possibly inherit the positions of chieftain and pope?" Turcalando thought frantically to himself, "What I dislike most is using this kind of mystical religion to control people's hearts!"

"This is just a possibility for the future, it doesn't mean it will definitely happen," Zhang Xuezhou comforted her. "You can believe it if you want, or just consider what my sister saw as an illusion!"

"But this is really mind-bending!"

Turkalando felt terrible.

Zhang Manqian saw more than just her inheriting the highest power of the Tuer clan; it also meant her mother's abdication.

If Zhang Manqian's portrait depicted her as a middle-aged woman, that would be one thing, but at least Turkalando knew that his mother was old and physically weak and had to step down.

However, she appears very young in the portrait, suggesting that Turcorando did not abdicate due to old age, but rather that she may have met with an accident.

The main reason for Turkalando's rebellious mentality was that the Turks had their own mothers to support them, but what Zhang Manqian saw made her feel terrible, and she no longer had the sense of freedom and liberation that came from escaping the Turks.

She found that she still missed her backward-thinking mother and their race that followed ignorant beliefs.

"Why don't you go back and take a look?" Zhang Xuezhou suggested.

"I'm not going back! I'm not going back!"

Turkalando shook her head vigorously, but whenever she saw Zhang Manqian's painting, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Even if it's just a possibility, or even a hallucination, Turcalando cannot ignore it.

Remembering that Turkalando had mentioned that Ren Anran would quit within three to five years, Turkalando couldn't help but quickly calculate his own final period of freedom.

She sent Ren Anran an international message for the first time, reminding him not to do anything reckless.

"I'm glad you didn't see my head bleeding!"

Turkalando was flustered, but Zhang Xuezhou remained calm once again.

As long as he doesn't get caught up in the image of a bleeding head, Zhang Xuezhou will be at ease.

His biggest unexpected factor was the backlash from the extraterrestrial demons. There were no warnings about when the backlash would begin, making it difficult for him to prepare.

"I wonder how Master Shi Gong is doing!"

Thinking of the Buddhist monk Shi Gong, who belonged to the same category, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but miss this Western Sect monk.

However, since everyone lives in different parts of the country, it is quite difficult for them to meet.

It wasn't just Zhang Xuezhou who wandered off; Master Shi also liked to run around, making it difficult to find each other even with deliberate searching.

"Maybe Senior Brother Wu Chao can pinpoint the location... Never mind!"

Zhang Xuezhou had some random thoughts running through his mind, but ultimately decided that it wasn't worth going through all that trouble just to see the situation of Master Shi.

He still seeks the mystical destiny, constantly pushing himself forward, even exploring divine techniques that might combat extraterrestrial demons, or breaking free from the entanglement of the Yang Soul incarnation within his body.

The tasks were varied, but Zhang Xuezhou would generally do whatever was in a way that would help him survive.

The current task is to eliminate the black-boned chickens until he is full and tired of eating them.

"Professor Wang, oh, I'm in China, playing PUBG in Beirehe right now, and you've already received my international email? I don't even know when I got back to China, but I only just woke up today..."

The three of them exchanged some conversations, and just as Zhang Xuezhou was stuffing his mouth with the third large plate of meat made from chicken, he received a call from Professor Wang Haoran.

What conditions are required?

It was not a problem for Zhang Xuezhou's submitted paper to pass the review, especially since Zhang Xuezhou's paper was extremely well-supported and could be considered a rare high-level paper. Even without any behind-the-scenes manipulation, it would have been rated as excellent.

What Wang Haoran anxious about was that Zhang Xuezhou mentioned in the email that it was possible to completely cure his injuries to the tendons in his hands and feet.

This made Wang Haoran unable to hold back.

"To put it simply, I need to research a drug similar to the Origin-Nurturing Pill, but one that surpasses it. This drug is called the Origin-Nurturing Pill Spirit-Forging Pill. Currently, we're in the stage of building a laboratory to screen medicinal materials. Only after successfully formulating the Spirit-Forging Pill will I have a chance to break through to the fifth realm, and only then will I be able to treat internal injuries." Zhang Xuezhou replied, "Don't worry, as long as I can advance further, I will definitely treat you first!"

Zhang Xuezhou's words were not modest, but after obtaining the Spirit Jade, he certainly had the right to be certain that he would inevitably step into the Consciousness Creation Realm.

This was a realm he had reached once before in another body, so he was clearly in complete control when he attempted to break through it again.

However, recalling the risks he faced when attempting to reach a higher realm in the Xieluosi River Holy Land, Zhang Xuezhou was not prepared to rashly attempt to reach a higher realm.

He needs to make sure everything is in place and hone his skills before moving on to the next stage.

"If conditions are right, perhaps in a month, or two or three months!"

Hearing Wang Haoran's urgent inquiry, Zhang Xuezhou could only plan a rough time.

"Are you going to send us a batch of medical research equipment?"

Even in his most destitute state, Wang Haoran came from a prominent Lineage. Despite the Wang Household's struggles with Ren Yisheng's division and subsequent split, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Wang Haoran's remaining shares and control in the Save the World Group were enough to utilize a batch of low-end medical equipment.

These instruments are far from sufficient for cutting-edge scientific research, but they are perfectly adequate for building basic introductory laboratories, testing the properties of various medicinal materials, or even conducting certain levels of cultivation.

This is also standard equipment in many small laboratories of the Scarlet Alliance State, sufficient to meet the current needs of Zhang Xuezhou and others.

"We're such good friends, no problem, no problem, don't worry, I guarantee it!"

When Wang Haoran asked repeatedly, Zhang Xuezhou could only give assurances before ending the phone call.

"These days, are there still people rushing to offer themselves up?"

The conversation between Zhang Xuezhou and Wang Haoran wasn't confidential, and Zhang Manqian and Turkalando overheard it clearly.

Not only was Zhang Manqian slightly surprised, her mouth agape, not expecting such a good thing to suddenly happen, but Turkalando was also curious.

The standard equipment for small medical laboratories in the Scarlet Alliance State is almost equivalent to that of medium-sized laboratories in the Thousand Islands Alliance. Such standard equipment is impossible to obtain without special connections and status, and it is accompanied by various stringent registration and licensing requirements, making it difficult to trade with money.

Wang Haoran dismantled one of his own laboratories to provide support.

Such a good thing is hard to believe.

But this is the deal that Zhang Xuezhou and Wang Haoran needed to build for each other.

Gold, silver, jewelry, real estate, and finance—these things are rarely as precious as laboratory equipment.

The former has a means of circulation, while the latter has no circulation at all.

Even though laboratories are expensive places, you need at least a foundation to burn through money in order to actually burn through the funds.

Wang Haoran has clearly delivered this foundation.