Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 393 Zhang Ze, a Master of Naming
Linglu Valley.

Zhang Ze's thick arms couldn't be kept secret after all; the news leaked out.

Because Ah Li couldn't resist seeing the creature in the Spirit Deer Valley, she abandoned her deep affection for Zhang Ze, revealed her true form, and hurriedly jumped to the ground.

Watching Ah Li chase after him into the bushes, Zhang Ze sighed and raised his little arm to push away the unruly wooden stick that kept poking him.

"Didn't you have something to do at Jian Ge? Why are you back so soon?" Zhang Ze stretched out his skilled hand and unleashed a sword aura, severing the wooden stick in Li Yueqi's hand.

"I'm just going to take a quick look at the Black Canal, of course I'll be right back," Li Yueqi said.

"Black Canal? It's still there?" Zhang Ze realized his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth, and quickly corrected himself, "Ahem, I meant it hasn't given up practicing swordsmanship yet?"

Li Yueqi looked Zhang Ze up and down with a strange expression. "Are you even from the Sword Sect? How come you don't know anything about this?"

Seeing that Zhang Ze really didn't understand, she took out the small walnut and showed him the photo.

In the photo, Shadow Wolf Black Canal is riding a flying sword, while behind it, an elephant stands on a jade sleeve sword in a golden rooster stance.

Besides elephants, there were also rhinoceroses, turtles, and a host of other mythical beasts, all traveling on swords.

Some exceptionally gifted spirit beasts, like a certain monkey, even wield six swords—one in each hand and foot, one in their mouth, and one curled around their tail.

Looking at the mountain scenery in the photo, Zhang Ze was certain that it was Jiange.

Zhang Ze: "Is this... Jiange turned into a zoo?"

"You're really getting dementia," Li Yueqi sighed. "Didn't you bring this up yourself?"

"Me?" Zhang Ze pointed to himself with his little finger.

"Heh." Li Yueqi chuckled indifferently, then mimicked her grandfather's tone and said sarcastically.

"Yueyue, you should learn more from Zhang Ze. You need to have a broader vision and look at his ideals."

After saying that, she flipped her hand and took out a piece of paper with Zhang Ze's handwriting on it.

It was the plan he conceived while he was in the North.

On the first line of the paper, Zhang Ze wrote, "Northeast Family Reunification Plan"
In this plan called "Northeast China as One Family".

In the future, the relationship between the North and the East will become closer, and exchanges will become more frequent, not only in business and casual conversation, but also in cultivation methods.

The same applies to the various sects within the Eastern Continent; it's no longer just small-scale skirmishes disguised as the Thousand Machine Pavilion, but rather more formal exchanges.

Of course, some projects that are not easy to expose at this time, such as Tongtongzhijia, will still be covered by Qianjige or Zhendong Trading Company before gradually promoting some usable technologies.

All of this was done to increase the strength of the North and the East as much as possible in order to deal with potential future troubles.

The upwelling of the Earth Sea is a fact, and although we don't know when it will happen, it is necessary to prepare in advance.

Zhang Ze began to consider this plan after discovering Tongtong's home, but at the time he was unaware of the existence of the Earth Sea, only feeling vaguely uneasy.

Therefore, in the original plan, this process was supposed to be much slower.

Until that sudden tremor in the sea.

Although Zhang Ze was almost brought down, it made the big shots realize the existence of the problem.

Once the promotion of something becomes top-down, and the decision-makers and de facto rulers, the Six Sects and Baidi City, decide to make concessions and stop hoarding their own possessions, many things become easy and simple.

For example, let spirit beasts come to the Sword Sect to practice swordsmanship, and let the cultivators of the Sword Sect go to Longhu Mountain or Tianzong to take cultural classes.

For example, sending elders and disciples to small and medium-sized sects to carry out cultivation-related poverty alleviation, etc.
"Oh, so that's what it was about. I didn't expect Old Master Li to act so quickly."

Looking at his own handwriting, Zhang Ze pinched his chin with his small hand, marveling at the old man's decisiveness.

"So, you really want to share those things too?" Li Yueqi asked Zhang Ze curiously.

The things she was referring to were, of course, Baidi City and the Tongtong family.

“Yes, and I’ve already asked. Sister Wang nodded and said it was okay, and Xiangxiang also said it was fine,” Zhang Ze said.

"But why?" Li Yueqi asked.

That was a technological path different from that of the human, demon, and barbarian races, and unlike weapon crafting and the Thousand Machine Technique, these technologies were specifically designed to assist in cultivation.

Even just the development of its technology gave rise to sword spirits and the art of illusion.

It can be described as a divine skill.

Putting herself in her shoes, Li Yueqi knew she wouldn't be willing to hand over those things if they were in her possession.

At most, it's only for use by family members.

Zhang Ze squinted at the bushes where Ah Li had disappeared and said, "If you ask me what I think, then I can only tell you that I like it this way."

Simply put, it's what I want to do.

"If I had to give a reason, it would be that there are many benefits to doing this."

Zhang Ze used his small hands to pick at the bark of the tree next to him, saying, "First of all, doing this can ensure that these technologies will not be lost due to accidents."

"Secondly, a certain degree of public disclosure of information is itself a form of protection, just like your Beast Taming Sect's Beast Taming Techniques and our Sword Sect's Sword Dao."

"Even if a heretical cultivator is at his wit's end, he would never have the thought of attacking the two sects' gates and seizing the six sects' teachings."

"Besides not being able to beat them, there's another reason: he knows that the art of beast taming is for raising dogs, and the flying swords of the Sword Sect are for killing people, not some mysterious remedy that can solve all problems."

"But they are all different from those in Baidi City. They have become legends and have been passed down as destiny."

"If we keep the secret, who knows what other trouble might arise in the future."

"But when something is no longer mysterious and can be obtained by paying a certain price, then taking the risk for it is not worth it."

"So, I'll go public and expose it. Once the technology is fully integrated, I'll open a training room in the Thousand Machine Pavilion."

"Fifty yuan per hour! Two hundred for an overnight stay!"

Zhang Ze waved his hand and said.

Li Yueqi looked at Zhang Ze, remaining silent for a long time.

After Tongtong Home moved here, she also experienced the function of the space that Zhang Ze called the trial space.

Although she couldn't be as monstrous as Zhang Ze due to her physical condition and other limitations, cultivating within him and deducing the gains and losses of her cultivation was truly twice as effective with half the effort, saving her a lot of time.

so.
"Brother, can't you be a little more sensible? This is such a magical item, can't you charge a little more? Our Beast Taming Sect charges three hundred for a full set of care and maintenance for spirit pets, and you're charging this much?"

Li Yueqi sighed, rubbing her forehead.

"Then it's four hundred, no more than that!" Zhang Ze held up four fingers.

Li Yueqi, “.”

As the two were chatting idly, there was a rustling sound in the bushes, and Ah Li emerged from them with a smile.

It was holding a small animal in its arms.

That little beast was the one Li Yueqi mentioned, the one related to the Primordial Body.

Although it wasn't their first meeting, Zhang Ze's expression was still complicated as he looked at the little beast in A Li's arms.

It was a young beast that was entirely emerald green and had skin like that of a crocodile lizard.

The cub has a large head, stands on two legs, has short forelimbs, and maintains its balance with a large tail.

On top of its big head was a single, adorable-looking eye.

What appeared before Zhang Ze was a green, one-eyed Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Of course, the one-eyed Tyrannosaurus Rex is just Zhang Ze's opinion; if classified, this little guy is actually a real dragon.

Unlike the Qilin dragon descendants in Linglu Valley who have been mutated by the dragon's energy, or the dragon servants like the giant tortoise Zhu Luo who have inherited their homeland's traditions.

Instead, he is like He Xiang and Ah Li, a true dragon.

So it's no wonder Ah Li was happy, after all, this little guy was its only remaining member of the clan in the world after it fell into a deep sleep in the village.

At the same time, the existence of this little guy also proves that Zhang Ze's so-called square pig remarks are pure slander.

A dragon is a dragon; it can never be some kind of square pig.

Although Ah Li was holding the little guy, it kept squirming and struggling. After a while, it suddenly let out a cry and looked at Ah Li with its big eyes.

Suddenly, the useless Ah Li felt a wave of dizziness for no reason, and in a moment of distraction, she let go of the little Tyrannosaurus Rex she was holding.

The little guy jumped to the ground, but this time he didn't run away again. Instead, he looked at Zhang Ze curiously, staring at Zhang Ze's equally small right hand.

It ran over and rubbed its big head against Zhang Ze's trouser leg, seemingly regarding Zhang Ze as a companion.

Zhang Ze bent down, picked up the little one, and turned to look at Li Yueqi.

"Where did this little guy come from, and what is its relationship with the Primordial Body?"

"It grows on a tree," Li Yueqi said, turning around and pointing to the giant tree behind her.

After the out-of-control Zulong Township was slain by Zhang Ze at Cangshan Mountain, it transformed into a giant tree and slumbered in Linglu Valley, its awakening unknown.

After the Qinghe Meeting, one day, the giant tree suddenly produced a fruit.

The fruit is entirely greenish-blue, as large as a human head, and hangs from the top of a giant tree.

The Beast Taming Sect initially thought this was a sign that Xiang was about to awaken, but upon inspection, they found that Xiang was still asleep inside the giant tree and showed no signs of revival.

The egg-like fruit seemed to be an independent entity, with life growing within it, but it was also unknown when it would awaken.

Until a few days ago, this greenish-blue fruit suddenly fell to the ground and gave birth to this little creature.

Its aura and bloodline, verified by the giant tortoise Zhu Luo, confirmed it to be a true dragon, and it had countless connections with the village. Zhang Ze's expression turned strange after hearing Li Yueqi's explanation.

"What did you do to the village? Isn't it male? How could it get pregnant and give birth while asleep? Could it be..."

Seeing Li Yueqi's fist, which was as big as a sandbag, Zhang Ze swallowed back the words that were about to be asked.

The little guy thought Li Yueqi was going to bully Zhang Ze, so it immediately opened its eyes wide and glared at Li Yueqi. The inexplicable dizziness made Li Yueqi feel dazed for a while.

After calming down, Li Yueqi continued, "We didn't do anything; this little guy just grew out of nowhere."

“After it was born, we did some simple checks on it. The elders found that the little guy’s soul and body were integrated, like a primordial body. That’s why I wanted to call you to take a look.”

Zhang Ze lifted the little guy with one hand and held it in front of him.

Looking into those big eyes, Zhang Ze tried to communicate with him using the Floating Life Listening Technique.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Zhang Ze heard the little dinosaur's voice.

"Ahahaha!"

A burst of cheerful but meaningless laughter.

Then came the voice of the village, a message.

"That is the answer..."

"Answer?"

Hearing that this message was likely from the village, Zhang Ze took a while to process it before realizing what the village was looking for.

If Ah Li's biggest problem in life is not having enough to eat, then the problem that has always plagued the village is its inexplicable madness.

As time goes by, the desire for killing and destruction in the village will become increasingly uncontrollable.

The reason for its madness was a mystery before, but now it seems that it should also be related to Earthsea.

Just like the demon race.

However, the village probably didn't know about the existence of the Earth Sea.

There was no way around it; it was just too much of a homebody and had practically never interacted with the demon race.

In the primordial era, its greatest hobby was playing race simulation management games.

They hide in a secluded corner, waiting to be discovered, then become a guardian deity, protecting the settlement and guiding its development. When they realize they are going mad, they find a secluded place and kill themselves.

Once I'm back to normal, I'll play it again.

The demon race in the primordial era were all mentally ill, and too much contact with them would only lead to misfortune.

Therefore, the demon race is not among the goals of the village's development.

When the great primordial chaos ended and it revived once again, it was already the Eastern Qi Dynasty.

This time, the village has directly nurtured a Beast Taming Sect...

But until the very end, whether it sealed itself with the help of the Beast Taming Sect or was stabbed by Zhang Ze, ending its cycle of reincarnation, it never spoke a single word to a demon...

Therefore, the answer that the little guy in front of us came to was based on the premise that he did not know the truth about Earthsea.

This answer has nothing to do with the sea, but rather with the village itself.

The village believes that the way to combat madness is to combine the body and spirit to achieve a balanced and unified primordial body.
To verify his guess, Zhang Ze amplified his aura and once again courted death.

This time, I tried to sneak in, but couldn't.

The feeling of falling into the deep sea returned, and this time, Zhang Ze saw that besides himself, there was also the one-eyed Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Of course, the little guy is in much better shape than I am.

Both are of the same primordial nature, but the little one is complete.

It was drifting on the sea, while Zhang Ze himself was sinking...

To put it simply, Zhang Ze is like a large ship with a hole in it, while the little guy is like a brand-new speedboat.

When it comes to going to sea, taking a boat is the right thing to do, but only if the boat doesn't have holes...

To prevent his left hand from also merging into the sea and becoming a relative of the little Tyrannosaurus Rex, Zhang Ze quickly 'floated' to the surface.

"Phew..." Zhang Ze opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his left hand was still there.

Because of Zhang Ze's actions, the little Tyrannosaurus Rex seemed even more convinced that Zhang Ze was its family, and it began to jump around Zhang Ze, begging to be lifted up high.

"So, how exactly did Xiang manage to create this little guy?" Zhang Ze asked, shaking the little guy with his small hands as he turned to look at Li Yueqi.

Zhang Ze felt that as long as he figured out how the little guy came to be, he might be able to find a way to complete himself.

“Yes, we do have a guess.” Li Yueqi said after thinking for a moment, “Regarding Xiang’s ability, we always thought it was immortality, but after taking care of it for a while, we think it’s more appropriate to say that it has adapted.”

Zhang Ze, "Adapt?"

Li Yueqi: "That's right. Every time a village is defeated, it will be reborn after a period of time and adapt to the changes in its surroundings."

"This is its innate ability, like withered trees coming back to life, and this little guy..."

Li Yueqi broke off a willow branch from the willow tree beside her and stuck it in the ground.

"It must have originated from the differentiation of branches and willows in the countryside."

After saying that, Li Yueqi hurriedly put a nutrient pill full of medicinal power and vitality into the ground to soothe the man-eating willow that was about to start whipping people.

I should have known better than to break it; it's such a hassle.

Looking at the willow branches on the ground, Zhang Ze roughly understood what Li Yueqi meant.

But the question is, what about myself?
The plants in the village are incredibly resilient, but I'm not. The village can bring withered trees back to life, and people can plant willow branches, but I have nowhere to plant them?
My own composition isn't mixed enough to become a vegetable...

While Zhang Ze was lost in thought, A Li Na was quite restless, still trying to get close to the little guy.

Even though it was closer to the little guy, for some reason, it was not well received by the little guy. In just a short while, Ah Li was bitten several times.

As the current leader of the Dragon Clan, Ah Li did not give up. She let out a "oi" sound, attracting the attention of Zhang Ze and Li Yueqi.

"There's plenty of time to daydream, anytime is fine. The little guy is a dragon after all, he should have a name."

Li Yueqi: "Indeed, what are your thoughts?"

When Ah Li brought this up, her meaning was quite clear: she was planning to name the little guy.

Ah Li, "Let me think about it first."

While Ah Li was still thinking, Zhang Ze casually suggested, "How about we call it Feng Chun?"

Li Yueqi: "Why don't you name her Cuihua if you're going to be even more rustic?"

"Moreover, even if we were to take the meaning of 'withered trees coming back to life,' we should only use the character 'spring,' since dragons' names are all single characters."

Zhang Ze said, "That's true. If the formal name is Chun, then the nickname should be 'Scrambled Eggs'."

Li Yueqi, "?"
"What does this have to do with scrambled eggs?"

Zhang Ze: "Because of stir-fried eggs with toon leaves."

Li Yueqi, "..."

"Heh." Li Yueqi, caught off guard by Zhang Ze's sudden awkwardness, ignored him and looked down at A Li, "Have you thought it through?"

"I've thought it through, but I think it's better to let the little one choose for himself, like a traditional first birthday celebration," Ah Li said.

Zhang Ze didn't care. No matter what the little guy was called in the end, he planned to give it the nickname "Scrambled Eggs".

A moment later, three pieces of paper with names written on them were placed on the ground.

Li Yueqi's is the simplest: a simple piece of white paper with the character "Spring" on it.

Ah Li was the most well-prepared; besides the character "sheng" written on a piece of white paper, there was a pile of other things on top of it.

Roasted meat, fruits, pearls, jade, and children's toys were all on display, clearly indicating an attempt to use some underhanded tactics.

As for Zhang Ze, he had the most characters.

[Former Name: Megatron]

Nickname: Scrambled Eggs

In the end, the illiterate little tyrant, following the scent, chose Zhang Ze's note. He ran to Zhang Ze with the note in his mouth, wagging his tail obsequiously.

In this world, the third newborn dragon has a name that belongs to it alone.

Megatron...

"Is there any story behind this name?" Li Yueqi asked.

Zhang Ze: "No, but Tyrannosaurus Rex has to be called Megatron."

Li Yueqi, "?"

After Zhang Ze finished speaking, he picked up the little guy, put the sulking Ah Li on his head, and turned to walk towards the giant tree.

"I'm going to take a look at the village."

(End of this chapter)