Chapter 107: Chapter 107 Today, I was reborn, I want revenge...
Zhang Ze used the simplest and most understandable language to explain to Xiaoxuan that she was out of spiritual qi and needed to recharge it.
"How long do I have to stay here?" Xiaoxuan asked.
Zhang Ze looked at Lily, who shook her head.
"I don’t know, other Stone Pills aren’t like this, you’re the first one."
"A few days, maybe?" Lily was a bit uncertain.
Xiaoxuan was desperate.
She had developed a stress response to being imprisoned, especially underground.
If she could, she didn’t want to stay underground for a second.
Lily pinched her chin and thought for a while, "It’s not that there’s no way."
"What way!" Xiaoxuan asked.
"We’ve already figured out this array, replicating it isn’t difficult."
"Just shrink this array a bit, use more expensive materials to improve its quality, and hang it on you."
"Even if it’s less efficient, it should be enough to keep you active."
Xiaoxuan was about to cheer, but Lily raised her hand to interrupt her.
"But you have to wait at least a day." Lily poured cold water on Xiaoxuan.
Seeing Xiaoxuan wilt again, Zhang Ze thought he should find something for her to do.
Since there was nothing else, he suggested reading novels.
Zhang Ze handed Xiaoxuan the unlucky novel he wrote, and also gave her a copy of "Four Continents Chronicles".
"If you’re really bored, read a book to pass the time."
Taking the book, Xiaoxuan flipped it open to the middle and asked, "What does this mean, what does it mean to gently lift her...?"
Zhang Ze quickly snatched the book back. After rummaging through the Hundred Treasures Bag, he realized he didn’t have the abridged version with him.
"Wrong one, take this one first." Zhang Ze handed her a new book.
Xiaoxuan stared suspiciously at Zhang Ze for a moment, but said nothing.
She took the new book, opened it, and was immediately captivated.
Chen Qin, curious, leaned over on tiptoe to take a peek.
[In a past life, I was the direct descendant of a major sect, my senior sister was reborn, and she told me a great calamity was about to descend on humans!]
[For the sake of the human race’s survival, I gave her the magical treasure my father gifted to me, and when the calamity came, I became a mortal.]
[Meanwhile, my senior sister, who had always cared for me, pushed me into the beast horde, where I was eaten until nothing remained.]
[Today, I am reborn, and I will have my revenge...]
Chen Qin stepped back and looked at Zhang Ze with a weird expression.
"Senior brother, did you write this?"
Zhang Ze nodded, "How’s the book?"
Chen Qin shook her head, "Not interesting, not interesting at all."
"Why?" Zhang Ze glanced at Xiaoxuan, who was engrossed in reading.
Could this overly melodramatic revenge narrative style not win over junior sister?
Chen Qin crossed her arms and sighed, "Senior brother, have you forgotten."
"I am the direct descendant of a major sect." Chen Qin pointed at herself.
"So I find your writing foolish, how could anyone be so foolish in this world."
"Can’t relate at all."
Zhang Ze awkwardly smiled, then changed the subject, starting a discussion with Lily about charging Xiaoxuan quickly.
Though somewhat impolite, Xiaoxuan’s abilities seemed not just limited to wheelchair competitions.
As a research subject for decoding Stone Pill secrets, Xiaoxuan was also the best sample.
Therefore, Zhang Ze thought of making Xiaoxuan a replaceable array talisman backpack.
If any new discoveries came from the Cold City array later, the new array could be directly installed on the backpack.
Of course, this had to be discussed with Xiaoxuan beforehand.
Zhang Ze explained the matter’s origin and risks to Xiaoxuan using about three thousand words.
And Xiaoxuan responded with just two words.
"Okay then."
Zhang Ze repeated it, and Xiaoxuan’s response became, "Whatever, up to you."
Having the consent of the involved party, Zhang Ze began to draw on the blueprints.
Finally he drew out an old model Transformer.
"Average." Chen Qin glanced at the blueprints and evaluated.
"Not pretty." Lily shook her head.
"Then you do it." Zhang Ze tossed the pen to Lily.
Lily was limited in skill, lacked aesthetics, and drew a bunch of dragon heads spitting special effects.
"Worse than senior brother." Chen Qin commented again.
"Then you do it." Lily tossed the pen to Chen Qin.
In no time, Chen Qin finished drawing.
Zhang Ze took a look and was impressed.
Junior sister’s design was very immortal cultivation, very cyberpunk, and heavily influenced by the Thousand Mechanism Technique.
Yet Lily was not convinced, she took the three blueprints to Xiaoxuan.
"Which do you like?"
Xiaoxuan raised her head from the book, took one glance, and pointed to Chen Qin’s drawing.
"This one."
Lily pouted, still unconvinced. She gathered the blueprints and turned to leave the room, mumbling all the while.
Zhang Ze’s hearing was excellent, he heard clearly.
Lily was saying things like, people who don’t share the same path won’t understand each other, you don’t understand the beauty of the Heaven-Blasting Gang, and other strange comments.
Chen Qin had overheard, and having played with Lily often, felt Lily might very likely tamper with the blueprints, ultimately changing her design beyond recognition.
"Lily, wait, I’ll help you." Chen Qin flashed over too.
Claiming to help, but really supervising.
Zhang Ze glanced at Xiaoxuan, who was already buried in reading, and greeted her.
After getting a simple "mm" in response, Zhang Ze walked through the teleportation array back to Black Tower.
Outside the Black Tower, Zhang Ze glanced back again, unsure of how much Lily had spent on all this.
But it didn’t matter since he could always make money off those loose cultivators.
...
Outside Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, Underground City entrance.
After a few days, these loose cultivators had discovered some methods, and the Corpse Demon and Broken Ditch at the Heavenly Cave Tomb’s entrance could no longer stop people.
After all, most of them had been kicked once, they were already on guard.
And some acquainted cultivators began forming teams, sharing information, striving to pass through.
Now, many groups had cleared the graveyard circle, reaching the first checkpoint’s end.
Then they were stopped by the Shi Gandang Zhang Ze had set there.
The Thousand Mechanism Puppet was provided by a Thousand Mechanism Cultivator from Dragon Tiger Mountain, fully equipped with Earth Series Taoist Skills.
Ordinary Foundation Establishment stage spells and magical artifacts couldn’t even break the Shi Gandang’s defenses.
Getting the Passage Spirit Talisman embedded in Shi Gandang’s chest was extremely difficult.
Yet despite the difficulty, these cultivators refused to give up, because the reward for passing this stage was a Sword Sect swordsmanship manual.
For this swordsmanship, they were filled with fighting spirit.
Zhang Ze searched at the Underground City entrance for a long time before finding Lin Feng.
Lin Feng wasn’t lining up, but had found a secluded corner to sit by himself, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhang Ze was about to greet him, but Lin Feng signaled for him to hold, then got up and walked towards the marketplace.
"There are too many eyes here."
"Senior brother, please follow me."
Zhang Ze heard Lin Feng’s sound transmission by his ear.