Calamity of Tomorrow

Zhou Bai surreptitiously picked up the candle that represented hexagram 28, delightedly watching the golden light flood into the gemstone within his consciousness, as the Time Reverse duration increased to 40 minutes, "Heh heh heh, now I can reverse time for a full 40 minutes."

Christina said, "Hahaha, my gemstone is the most powerful! Zhou Bai! And that Wu Zheng’s hexagram! When are you going to get it? The Dao School must have confiscated it, right?"

Zhou Bai nodded, "I’ve asked about it before, but there’s been no news. When I return this time, I’ll be sure to inquire thoroughly. I must get my hands on that hexagram, if they refuse to let me touch it, I might just sell the school."

Upon hearing Doctor Zhuang’s transmitted inquiry, Zhou Bai also nodded.

Doctor Zhuang continued, "Zhou Bai, you must continue cultivating the Primordial Dao Collection. With your talent, as long as you keep cultivating, you will undoubtedly be able to help humanity defeat the Heavenly Demon."

Zhou Bai asked in confusion, "Why do you value me so much? Don’t you cultivate yourself? Don’t you look for others to cultivate the Primordial Dao Collection?"

Doctor Zhuang looked at Zhou Bai with a complex expression, "The Primordial Dao Collection I left behind is not that simple. Your success in cultivating it already demonstrates your extraordinary nature."

Zhou Bai asked, "Did you manipulate your Primordial Dao Collection somehow? Is it different from the original version?"

Doctor Zhuang smiled, "Continue cultivating and you will find out."

"I hate it when people beat around the bush with me," Zhou Bai pressed on, "Do you know what’s going on with Christina? Your journal mentioned her, is she still alive?"

Doctor Zhuang was slightly taken aback, as if he hadn’t expected Zhou Bai to bring up this name, "Miss Christina? Why are you asking about her?"

After a moment of thought, and realizing he hadn’t used his Time Reverse yet, Zhou Bai bluntly stated, "She turned into a cat and is now inside my head."

"What?!"

Zhou Bai seemed to see Doctor Zhuang’s pupils suddenly constrict, and the look he gave Zhou Bai had become somewhat different, "No wonder, no wonder you were able to cultivate the Primordial Dao Collection, so it was like this? Is it really so?"

Zhou Bai said, "Hey, don’t just stand there in shock, tell me what’s going on!"

Doctor Zhuang pondered for a moment then shook his head, "I can’t be certain, but it might be related to the Three Pure Dao Sect’s Ming Ri Project."

Zhou Bai asked, "The Ming Ri Project? What’s that?"

Doctor Zhuang replied, "I’m not sure, I only heard Miss Christina mention it before. She was involved in the Three Pure Dao Sect’s Ming Ri Project. It’s a plan that seeks to change the path of cultivation, hoping to find a new way to grow stronger beyond Ascension."

Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Become stronger without Ascension? Does it mean after reaching 100% Dao integration and not ascending, one can still grow stronger?"

Doctor Zhuang said, "Zhou Bai, don’t be impatient. Just keep searching and cultivating the Primordial Dao Collection. As your strength increases step by step, you will naturally uncover more and more secrets of this world. Cultivate with patience, accumulate your power, and don’t worry about temporary gains or losses..."

As he spoke, Doctor Zhuang’s body began to fragment, breaking into countless particles of dust, scattering onto the ground.

Zhou Bai anxiously called out, "Hey, don’t die on me! I still have so many questions for you!"

Christina sighed, "Sigh, I had a few more questions to ask too..."

Dr. Zhuang looked at Zhou Bai, his face completely shattering within his smile, "Keep it up..."

Watching Dr. Zhuang completely dissipate, Zhou Bai sighed. Lv Chongyang and the others beside him had already noticed that Dr. Zhuang seemed to be having a private conversation with Zhou Bai, and now they couldn’t help but ask, "Zhou Bai, what did Dr. Zhuang say to you?"

Zhou Bai sighed, "Nothing much. Just encouraging me to cultivate and telling me to fully master the Original Dao Collection."

Lv Chongyang said, "Yan Hui, you have your subordinates stay here to gather intel; we’ll take Zhou Bai back first." He looked at Zhou Bai and said, "After all, you have practiced Original Dao Collection 03, and it’s been tampered with so severely, combined with Dr. Zhuang’s work on Original Dao Collection 03.

We must rush you back for a check-up, just to make sure there’s no problem."

Zhou Bai nodded, feeling Lv Chongyang’s concern, "Okay, let’s go then."

...

On the way to the Dao School in the eastern region, where Zhou Bai and his group were heading.

Between them and the Dao School, in a mountain range,

a few mysterious figures stood together, one of whom was Le Zhenzi, sent by Zi Yang True Monarch to look after Zheng Wentian.

Le Zhenzi was seen forming Taoist hand seals, his Primordial Spirit’s power surging. He had already sent the intel on Zhou Bai, Lv Chongyang, Kuang Tu, Shang Beibei, Yan Hui, and others to the rest of his group.

Le Zhenzi spoke, "Lv Chongyang is a sixth realm Zi Yang figure, adept at dividing sword lights, able to use them to form a Sword Array, making him the strongest attacker among them."

"Kuang Tu is an old sixth realm Qilin figure, tough and resilient, the strongest and most enduring life force among them."

"Yan Hui is a fifth realm Yellow Turban figure with about a hundred Yellow Turban strongmen under his command. They’re well-equipped and capable of launching several Arrays. If they fight at the same time, they can match a sixth realm expert for a short time."

"Shang Beibei is a first realm Sky figure line, a Spirit Healing figure, and also a researcher, so her combat capability is negligible."

"And last is our target this time, Zhou Bai."

Le Zhenzi’s eyes narrowed slightly, "This Zhou Bai, he has extraordinary talent. According to my observations, even though he is only in the second realm, he has already defeated Zheng Wentian, who is of the fourth realm. Only fifth realm cultivators can suppress him. Plus, he has practiced Twilight Taoist Skill, which makes him all the more formidable."

"Alright, Le Zhenzi, we’re not here to listen to your praises of Zhou Bai," said a young man in a purple Taoist robe with an air of a celestial being.

He directly said, "Our strength is far superior to theirs; there’s no need for any cunning strategies. We can simply crush them head-on, kill everyone except for Zhou Bai, and then take Zhou Bai back to Central City."

Le Zhenzi didn’t speak but looked at the purple-robed Taoist and the other two in front of him.

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They were the reinforcements Zi Yang True Monarch had sent to capture Zhou Bai along with him—a total of three sixth realm, and one fifth realm cultivators.

Compared to Lv Chongyang and Kuang Tu’s sixth realm, and Yan Hui’s fifth realm level, and considering they practiced the divine figures specially supplied by the celestial court, they indeed could be said to have an overwhelming advantage.

The purple-robed Taoist speaking was the leader of this mission, also the strongest among them—a human figure line sixth realm, who practiced the Heavenly Dragon figure, Tianchenzi.

"The people of the Eastern City are short-sighted, only concerned with their own sect, forever trying to form cliques, standing in opposition to the celestials and gods." Tianchenzi continued, "Zhou Bai possesses the power to practice the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword, and such a talented individual must not be left in the hands of those rats in Eastern City."