The Great Seminary

Chapter 364 has another 'trend'

Watching the lion-headed spider disappear from sight, Zhang Gui strode towards the stone forest.

He walked and shouted:

"Chonghe, Sun Chonghe, come with me and see what bargains we can find."

As soon as he finished speaking, a moment later, a leopard-phoenix bee scurried onto his shoulder, and together they plunged into the chilling stone forest.

The frozen ground was littered with the corpses of leopard bees, and occasionally the hard, unyielding remains of nine-tongued tigers.

Because of the alternation of high temperatures exceeding 100,000 degrees Celsius and low temperatures of minus 200 degrees Celsius.

Even though both types of earth demons have 'magic defense' hundreds of times higher than 'physical defense', they still look like they have a shape.

But in reality, it still breaks at the slightest touch, making it completely worthless for dismemberment or 'collection'.

After carefully taking a stroll, I felt that all the intact, mobile earth demons within my sight had already fled.

Zhang Gui dispelled the divine power and returned to his normal appearance.
"It's unlikely that any more demons will appear in this area in the short term."

"Chonghe, go ahead and 'swipe' that 'sword-wielding' thing of yours."

The leopard-phoenix bee perched on his shoulder took flight upon hearing this, rolled in the air, and transformed into Sun Chonghe, landing on the ground with a strange expression.
"The shortcut to cultivating the secret technique of 'Man and Sword as One' is to 'kill' the Earth Demon and use its demonic spirit to wield the sword."

Those who are already dead are useless; otherwise, there would be no need to descend into the deep underground caves to cultivate.

In Zhang Gui's previous life, the scientific world had already seen scientists invent 'cryonics'.

Some bigwigs suffering from terminal illnesses or nearing death have used this as an opportunity to freeze themselves.

They want to wait until hundreds of years later, in an era with more advanced medical technology, to revive it.

Although there wasn't a single successful case until the moment he was reincarnated.

However, it has long been proven that freezing can delay the so-called 'brain death' process in organisms.

Zhang Gui then burst into laughter, glancing triumphantly at Sun Chonghe.
"Although you have read many books, you do not understand the mysteries of how biological life works."

Sometimes, physical death and the death of the soul are two completely different things.

"I also know that even when one's vital energy and blood are depleted, one's primordial spirit remains alive."

But that requires cultivating some kind of supreme 'Valley Spirit Immortal Technique'...

Upon hearing this, Sun Chonghe muttered softly, "If I hadn't just witnessed Zhang Gui's terrifying display of slaughtering the earth demons like an ancient god or demon, I would have been speechless."

Judging by his current arrogance, he would have to spit his rebuttals in Zhang Gui's face.

Now, however, he could only spit out his own sword pellets. With a crane's cry, he flashed through the corpses of several leopard-phoenix bees on the ground in a flash, turning them into powder.

Most of the 'bee corpses' showed no abnormalities, but one of them actually 'released' a demonic spirit!
Even when life is completely cut off, some earth demons' 'spirits' are still trapped inside their bodies.

Sun Chonghe was completely stunned.

However, considering the unpredictable methods Zhang Gui had displayed, she only opened her mouth and didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, knowing the importance of the task, he focused intently and began to extract demonic spirits by using the surrounding earth demon corpses.

He transformed into a 'bridge', connecting his primordial spirit and his sword, thus beginning the cultivation of the secret technique of 'man and sword as one'.

However, how much time has passed?

Sun Chonghe awoke from his meditation and unconsciously opened his mouth to swallow the sword pellet, letting out a clear crane howl.

His body subtly transformed into the form of a dragon's head and a crane's body, then flashed back to human form.

Zhang Gui, who was standing to the side, had actually gained more after several hours of initial training in the other world.

The divine structure within his body was influenced by the laws of the demon world, giving rise to a strange 'tendency'.

However, this is only the most preliminary stage of evolution, and he can hardly make any predictions yet. He can only suppress his cat-like urges and open his eyes nonchalantly.

Looking at Sun Chonghe, who leaped up from the ground refreshed and invigorated, he said:
"How does it feel? Have you mastered the secret technique of man and sword as one?"

"I've got the basics down." Sun Chonghe nodded vigorously, beaming with joy. "To be honest, if it weren't for your spectacular victory, I wouldn't have..."

"Alright, as long as things go smoothly, that's good. Don't be so polite; it doesn't suit your personality."

"How could I 'pretend'? I'm genuinely grateful to you, okay?"

After mastering the basics of "Man and Sword as One," even the "Dragon and Crane Transformation" of my internal spiritual energy became much more complete, not to mention the sword pellet I was nurturing.

Everything is a matter of fortune and misfortune. Since the benefits I gain from cultivating 'man and sword as one' are much greater than those of ordinary people.

Then the difficulty of cultivation must also be much greater.

If we didn't have enough magical spirits to 'sword' this time, it would be difficult to succeed in one fell swoop.

This could lead to a decline in health and eventual exhaustion, wasting one's entire life.

Sun Chonghe then formally bowed and said, "Therefore, how could I not thank you!"

Seeing this, Zhang Gui could only apologize and return the courtesy. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Sun Chonghe said, "Brother Gui, now I truly understand how 'powerful' you are."

However, the scenery and customs of this demon world are very different from those of our human world.

I think it's still necessary to continue following the "Fengjin Group" to learn about the rules after descending into the underground cave. What do you think?

"Hmm, this place is strange. There's a cave below the first one, and then another one above it. Is there anything above that?"

If so, there are several layers, like a Russian nesting doll; we need to figure that out.

"What are these, Russian nesting dolls?"

"It's like hollowing out a wooden goose egg and hiding a duck egg inside;"
The duck egg was hollowed out, and inside was a chicken egg;
The egg was hollowed out, revealing a sparrow's egg inside... and so on, layer upon layer.

Zhang Gui answered casually and left the stone forest with Sun Chonghe, heading towards the 'Fengjin Group' camp.

At this time, the dome above had not yet been illuminated again.

The camp was quiet, except for the night watch team and their leader, Jin Tizi, who were still awake.

Seeing the two appear by the firelight, Jin Tizi acted as if she hadn't seen Sun Chonghe at all, and only bowed solemnly to Zhang Gui.

"Zhou Jinti is ashamed that he did not recognize his senior brother's true face."

Zhang Gui once used his connections and money to buy the status of a disciple supported by the 'Three Holy Swords Northern Sect'.

Those who support disciples without proper lineage are essentially 'grandsons' in front of everyone, but conversely, they can address everyone as 'masters'.

So Jin Tizi's address of "senior brother" is not bad.

After all, in a desolate, terrifying, and isolated alien world, facing a powerful figure with an unpredictable identity and the ability to slaughter an entire hunting party, humility is practically a 'must'.

Although Jin Tizi was cold and proud, she understood this principle.

Especially for those who are extraordinary, regardless of whether they consider "great power to be attributed to themselves" as a guiding principle, they will always unconsciously respect power!
Zhang Gui's trip down to the underground cave wasn't a one-off deal; he planned to continue hanging around the Three Saints Sword Northern Sect.

His words and actions were naturally very polite, and he returned the greeting with a cupped hand:
"You're too kind, Senior Brother Jin Tizi."

My main reason for going down into the underground cave was to help Miss Chonghe learn the secret technique of "Man and Sword as One".

So when I saw the 'Leopard Phoenix Bee' swarm yesterday, I impulsively revealed some of my true form transformation and combat techniques.

It was so reckless of me to think about it afterward; I'll definitely be more careful next time.

(End of this chapter)