"What? My good disciple, are you sure you don't want to sit for a while longer?"
Seeing Zhang Tian getting up, Daoist Yimei was a little surprised. Zhang Tian had never been in such a hurry to leave when he visited before.
"No, I have some other matters to attend to. I won't disturb you any longer, Master."
Zhang Tian smiled, then got up and walked towards the small house.
Daoist Yimei and Dan He saw Zhang Tian to the door. After watching him leave, the two turned and walked back towards the small house.
"Supreme Ghost Pill, here I come."
After Zhang Tian left, the two of them, as if injected with chicken blood, ran madly towards the small house. Modesty was no longer important.
Zhang Tian was naturally unaware of their actions. He had already entered the ethereal space the moment he turned around.
"You can come out now. I'll take you to understand this world."
Zhang Tian looked at the sealed Kunlun Divine Coffin. After Zhang Tian finished speaking, the lid of the coffin, which had been tightly shut, slowly opened. Immediately, the figure of Queen Jingjue stood up. Her pale face showed no expression. However, her clothes had changed. Gone was the black robe; she was now wearing a simple outfit of Nanyun style. Her eyes were still blindfolded, but her hair cascaded down. Queen Jingjue's hair was very long, so long that even after winding it around her head twice with a hairpin, much of it still fell past her waist.
Though it was a simple dress, it had a unique charm on Queen Jingjue. It was as if a princess had donned a servant's attire; though tattered, it could not conceal her innate aura. Queen Jingjue crossed her arms, her chin slightly raised, exuding a condescending queenly demeanor, much like a formidable leader.
"Let's go."
Queen Jingjue spoke. Her lips did not move, yet her voice resonated. Zhang Tian did not rush to act but gazed intently at the tall woman before him.
"I need to state a few things beforehand. You must agree to them before I can take you out."
Zhang Tian spoke seriously.
"Speak."
Queen Jingjue leaned against the coffin, a bead-like object on the hairpin atop her head.
"First, you are not allowed to run around freely, harm anyone, or speak carelessly."
"Second, you cannot remove the blindfold. We are just ordinary people."
Zhang Tian said softly. His demands were not high; he merely asked Queen Jingjue to be low-key.
"Understood."
"When do we leave?"
Queen Jingjue's clear voice echoed.
"Now."
With that, Zhang Tian took Queen Jingjue and exited the ethereal space. Outside, the jungle was dense. Queen Jingjue looked at her surroundings, her slender jade hand reaching out slightly as if to grasp something. She inhaled the air, her face expressionless, yet somehow conveying emotion.
"Aren't you afraid of the sun?"
Zhang Tian looked at Queen Jingjue with surprise.
"Why should I be afraid?"
"I'm not dead."
Queen Jingjue replied dismissively.
"No, shouldn't you be dead already? When I brought the coffin back, I didn't see your physical body."
Zhang Tian questioned. When the coffin was brought back, Queen Jingjue should have been a spiritual entity, a ghost.
"Back then, you knocked me off the cliff and I was swallowed by the Serpent God, but I didn't die. I used the ethereal space to escape."
Queen Jingjue spoke a great deal in one go. This was the first time Zhang Tian had heard her say so much. Although Queen Jingjue hadn't finished, Zhang Tian had a rough idea of what had happened.
"No wonder I felt something was missing from the Serpent's Eye before. It turns out it wasn't completely refined by me."
Zhang Tian thought to himself. Looking at Queen Jingjue again, Zhang Tian felt a degree of admiration. Her ability to escape danger in such a situation proved she was quite capable.
"So, you now have a physical body, and therefore you're not afraid of the sun, right?"
"Yes."
Queen Jingjue nodded. The two walked slowly.
"Then, if I were to create a physical body, could a soul attach to it, achieving immortality or survival?"
Zhang Tian asked as they walked. This was a question he had wanted to ask all along.
"No."
"A physical body can only accommodate one soul. You are you, and he is he; they are incompatible."
"Someone tried this a thousand years ago, but without exception, their souls dissipated. If you were to possess a body, you would lose a significant amount of soul power, memories, cultivation, and even affect reincarnation."
Queen Jingjue spoke a lot again. It was clear that her mood had improved considerably since coming out. She was now able to communicate with Zhang Tian. Zhang Tian nodded, his doubts cleared. Before, Zhang Tian had wondered if Daoist Yimei and Dan He could inhabit the bodies of other deceased individuals. But now, with Queen Jingjue's explanation, Zhang Tian understood. A body has its unique identifier. If such a thing were easily possible, who would fear death? No, who would ever die?
The two walked quickly, their footsteps almost silent. In less than five minutes, they reached the foot of the mountain. Looking at the towering buildings before them, Queen Jingjue raised her eyebrows slightly.
"What is this? Such strange towers."
Queen Jingjue's tone was filled with confusion. Although she couldn't see, and her face was expressionless, Zhang Tian could sense her demeanor.
"These are houses. To save underground space, they are built this way. This way, the internal area can be greatly increased."
Zhang Tian explained softly. Queen Jingjue had resolved his long-standing questions, so Zhang Tian was willing to calmly explain things.
"Hmm."
Queen Jingjue nodded. Her figure flickered, and she was suddenly beneath a tall building. Another flicker, and she was standing on the very top floor.
"Holy crap."
Seeing this, Zhang Tian was shocked. "I told you to be low-key, and you go and be this conspicuous?" Without hesitation, Zhang Tian exerted himself, reaching the rooftop at his fastest speed.
"Be careful. Although there's no one here, you can't display your power so casually."
Zhang Tian stood beside Queen Jingjue and said. Fortunately, everyone here was on their side. If they were in Beili City, it would have been a huge problem.
"What is that over there?"
"What city is that? Are those horses and carriages running on the ground?"
Queen Jingjue pointed into the distance. She had been asleep in the ancient city of Jingjue for a thousand years. It was understandable that she wouldn't recognize these things. She looked like a primitive person, or someone from another world.
"That is Beili City, the capital of Xiaguo. Those running are cars. Perhaps you won't understand, but I'll take you to see them later."
"Let's go down now. Didn't you want to get to know the world?"
Zhang Tian pointed towards Beili City. Queen Jingjue nodded. This time, she wasn't impatient and followed Zhang Tian down from the rooftop. As soon as they jumped off the building, a middle-aged man appeared before Zhang Tian.
"Sect Master."
Su Nan was relieved to see Zhang Tian. "I came out to investigate when I sensed the fluctuation of energy just now," Su Nan said quickly.
"It's fine. This is my friend."
Zhang Tian introduced Queen Jingjue to Su Nan. Su Nan looked up at Queen Jingjue. The moment he lifted his head, an invisible pressure, an aura, swept over him. Su Nan dared not look up, sweat beading on his forehead.
"We should go now."
Zhang Tian's words broke the somewhat heavy atmosphere. Queen Jingjue said nothing but followed behind Zhang Tian. The oppressive aura disappeared, and Su Nan gasped for breath.
"Farewell, Sect Master."
Su Nan shouted, his heart pounding fiercely. Who was that woman? That aura seemed no less than the Sect Master's, and that sense of pressure, could she be the sister-in-law?