The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Li Chunfeng sat upright in the center of the Bagua Formation with his eyes closed. The ancient and mysterious formation was transmitting spiritual power to him in a subtle rhythm, like a clear mountain spring continuously nourishing the parched land.

His face was calm as water, as if he were one with heaven and earth, immersed in this endless ocean of spirit.

After an unknown amount of time, a strong mental fluctuation suddenly swept through the room. Immediately afterwards, a stream of immortal energy quietly emanated from Li Chunfeng's body, like swirling clouds and mist, instantly filling the entire room.

"Has it broken through?"

"That's fine too."

Li Chunfeng held his breath and concentrated, materializing his spiritual power to surround himself, feeling the powerful spiritual energy.

"The first of the nine heavens has now descended."

"The organization's internal strength is growing stronger every day, while those people in the Diviner Alliance seem to be getting lazy. If this continues..."

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Shen Jing walked in and then asked with concern, "Master, are you feeling better?"

"I returned here after you asked me to use the Eastern Emperor Bell to open the first gate of the Nine Heavens last time."

"You won't let me leave even a step."

I really want to know now.

Li Chunfeng knew exactly what Shen Jing wanted to ask, and then raised an eyebrow, "What do you want to ask? Is Jiang Chuan alright, right?"

"I…"

Shen Jing stammered, and Li Chunfeng sighed, "Jiang Chuan is fine."

Hearing this affirmative reply, Shen Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, the weight in his heart lifted. His master hadn't lied to him; he had said he wouldn't kill Jiang Chuan this time.

"But I can't guarantee what might happen on the battlefield next time."

"Master!"

Shen Jing wanted to try and get something more, but Li Chunfeng waved his hand and said, "We are master and disciple. You know about this variable. If Jiang Chuan is alive, then two years from now, humanity will surely perish."

"I have already promised you, and I have kept my word. Next time, on the battlefield, you and he will meet again."

"Could it be that you're going to help Jiang Chuan kill your master?"

As soon as Li Chunfeng finished speaking, Shen Jing's body trembled slightly.

Kill my master? Impossible.

Killing Jiang Chuan? That's impossible!
Why did this have to happen to me? On one side is my master who taught me skills and made me stronger, and on the other side are my brothers who are like family.

why!
Why do these two people have to stand on opposite sides?

Shen Jing's expression turned somewhat pained.

Seeing his disciple in such pain, Li Chunfeng could say nothing more. After all, this choice would eventually come to him; it was just a matter of how he chose.

"Alright, let's get back to studying."

"I'll call you out in a while."

Shen Jing walked out of the room somewhat dejectedly and returned to his own room.

He took out his phone, intending to ask Jiang Chuan about the changes that had occurred in the past few days.

However, he still didn't utter those words.

Every move he made was being monitored by his master, which was why Shen Jing was unhappy here. Apart from his master, he had some affection for everyone here; the rest were all dispensable to him.

Shen Jing sometimes wondered why his awakened memories were those of Li Chunfeng's disciple.

If not, I would be by Jiang Chuan's side right now, fighting against the enemy.

Shen Jing recalled the last time he rang the Eastern Emperor Bell, after which the celestial phenomena changed, and his master told him to quickly return to the Diviner Alliance.

This war is destined to have sacrifices. Now, Shen Jing is even a little confused about whether the Diviner Alliance on his master's side belongs to the righteous path, or whether the various organizations on Jiangchuan's side belong to the righteous path.

After Shen Jing left, Li Chunfeng did some calculations.

Five days, five days later.

Open the second gate of the Nine Heavens.

……

Yanjing.

"Jiang Chuan, congratulations! You've become a Yellow-Rank expert!"

The crowd surrounded Jiang Chuan and started jeering.

"No way, we still have a long way to go to reach those masters. This is just the beginning."

"Oh, oh, oh, that's not being modest, is it?"

As Wu Zhen spoke, he patted Jiang Chuan on the shoulder.

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, then said to everyone, "Everyone, hurry up and improve your strength. Mr. Zhou and I just finished talking."

"The next move of the Diviner Alliance may be to guide those divine beasts from the upper realm down to the lower realm."

"Upper realm?"

Everyone was a little confused.

At this moment, Tang Songming stepped forward and said, "What Brother Jiang has described is the celestial realm, where strange and ferocious beasts are found everywhere."

The group frowned, seemingly still pondering the meaning behind Jiang Chuan's words.

Jiang Chuan also summarized it simply in two sentences.

"I've sorted things out. First, there were the strange beast tides in various places. This time, they seem to have gained sentience and are much more ferocious than before."

Wu Zhen nodded. "Yes, this beast tide is a bit difficult to handle."

At this point, Wu Zhen suddenly seemed to remember something, "Not to mention those strange beasts in the upper realm, our group also encountered Western demons, succubi."

"That demon, you know what... she's quite beautiful, but Tang Songming also awakened the power within him at the crucial moment, thus defeating the succubus."

"Then came the alligator dragon."

"We were really scared when we first encountered it."

Do you know what I wanted to do the first thing when I saw a dragon?

"It's about kneeling down before it. I feel that it's a kind of inner submission that makes you unconsciously want to kneel down before it."

"But you all know how powerful I am. I swiftly and easily slew that alligator dragon."

"Phew..." Everyone sighed in unison, making Wu Zhen blush.

"Well, in the end, it was our group that all of them awakened at the crucial moment."

"Brother Zhu awakened as Zhang Liao, and the yellow dragon hook sickle in his hand was really cool. I was so envious at the time."

"Fortunately, I also successfully awakened my memories, which is the second awakening, and then I also got my current weapon, the Sangmen Sword."

As he spoke, Wu Zhen then demonstrated the Sangmen Sword to everyone.

However, Jiang Chuan still had a furrowed brow, as if he was thinking about something.

"Jiang Chuan, what are you thinking about?" Zhong Huahua tilted her head and asked Jiang Chuan.

"I'm thinking, if I were Li Chunfeng, what should I do next?"

"They can't just sit here and wait to die while we live a good life."

After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought. However, Lin Ci broke the ice, saying, "So, the next battle is very likely to break out again in the next few days?"

Jiang Chuan nodded slowly.

Just then, everyone's phone rang.

"It's a method for enhancing our strength using mental power that was sent to us from within the organization."

After reading the message, everyone began to test it according to the method described, and the results were quite different.

Tang, Song, Ming, Wu, and Zhen were among those who were able to quickly find ways to advance and gradually find their direction.

Others are relatively slower.

For their total mental strength, any improvement would be a significant step forward.

Jiang Chuan held his breath and focused his mind, immersing himself entirely in the cultivation of his spiritual power.

He guided the intertwined red and blue spiritual energy within his body in an unprecedented way, circulating it throughout his body like two agile little dragons, intertwined and complementing each other.

When these two forces mysteriously entered the dantian, they seemed to be compressed and condensed by an invisible force, forming a dazzling pill-like object that quietly floated in the dantian.

To outsiders, this series of changes was just a blur; they only saw two beams of red and blue light surrounding Jiang Chuan's body before disappearing into his abdomen.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan could clearly feel the depth and solidity of his spiritual sea, like a vast and boundless ocean. Each tide carried away a trace of impurities and toxins, making his spiritual state increasingly pure and transparent.

"What's wrong with Jiang Chuan? Is he taking a sauna right here?" Wu Zhen was incredulous; he had never seen anything like it before.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment. Following this method, they could only slowly feel their total mental energy increasing. They never expected that Jiang Chuan would directly convert his mental energy into another kind of energy.

Five minutes later, Jiang Chuan slowly opened his eyes. He felt his mental energy surging like a raging torrent, as if he possessed an inexhaustible source of power.

However, when he noticed the strange looks he was getting from the crowd, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Looking down, Jiang Chuan blushed instantly. He realized that his clothes had disappeared without him noticing, leaving him completely naked.

The girls present shyly covered their eyes, peeking through their fingers at this rare scene.

After all, Jiang Chuan was often seen in battle, but this was the first time he had been so "open and honest".

Seeing this, Wu Zhen quickly threw over a piece of clothing, which Jiang Chuan hurriedly put on, thus easing the awkward situation.

He feigned composure, coughing to cover his embarrassment: "Ahem... You must be mistaken. How could I be naked?"

Everyone rolled their eyes. Then Jiang Chuan realized that when he used his mental power, the power in his dantian was also being mobilized. The two were essentially one, and seemed to resonate with each other.

"Have you noticed that when you mobilize your mental energy, there's another power within your body that seems to be fused with your mental energy?"

Jiang Chuan also made another discovery: while mobilizing his spiritual power, the hidden power within his dantian was also silently responding. The two seemed to have found a point of resonance, merging into one and working together.

He tentatively called it spiritual energy.

"Jiang Chuan, what kind of power are you talking about? We haven't felt anything." Zhong Huahua looked puzzled, and the others exchanged glances, clearly not having the same special feeling as Jiang Chuan.

Wu Zhen scratched his head and joked, "Did your mental energy just now go berserk and evaporate your clothes? Was that power the heat generated by your overflowing sense of shame?"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, instantly easing the previously awkward atmosphere.

Jiang Chuan smiled helplessly. He knew they didn't truly understand his feelings, but he didn't explain further, since such feelings were indeed hard to describe.

"Okay, no kidding."

Lin Ci stepped in to take charge, saying, "Jiang Chuan, although we didn't feel that power like you, we believe what you said. Now that you've made a new discovery, perhaps this is a new breakthrough for us in improving our strength."

Tang Songming pondered for a moment and then said, "Actually, I also felt something. When I was cultivating just now, there seemed to be a faint aura and spiritual power resonating with each other, but it was not as obvious as it was for you, Jiang Chuan."

Jiang Chuan nodded slightly. This situation may vary from person to person, which is normal.

……

The next morning, Jiang Chuan awoke from his deep cultivation in the dream world.

In an instant, he clearly felt his spiritual power, like a trickle, quietly increase by a little.

Although this improvement may seem insignificant, for Jiang Chuan, the real accumulation of strength comes from the gradual progress made over time.

This means that even on days without fighting, his power continues to evolve and grow stronger, as if he has unlocked a cheat code to become a powerful being.

"That's interesting..." Jiang Chuan smiled, basking in the joy of this growth, when his phone rang at just the right moment. The caller ID showed Li Yu's name.

"Brother Li, what's up?" Jiang Chuan answered the phone, his tone relaxed.

On the other end of the phone, Li Yu's voice came through: "Given your outstanding performance in the last mission, we've secured a special opportunity for you—you can personally go to the craftsmen's group and choose something that suits you. If you have time, go talk to Lin Mengru."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan seemed to be injected with a stimulant, and instantly jumped out of bed.

He had long harbored the desire to have a weapon crafted by the artisans to be his perfect match, one that would make him invincible on the battlefield.

After all, while combat suits offer advantages in speed and defense, a handy weapon is undoubtedly a more practical choice for Jiang Chuan than piloting a mecha.

Relying on the power of the mechs for every sortie is somewhat limiting.

"That's wonderful! Please thank you all for me!" Jiang Chuan replied with great joy.

Li Yu responded with a laugh on the phone: "You always do great things. If it weren't for your timely collaboration with Mr. Zhou to repel Li Chunfeng this time, who knows how long that beast tide would have lasted."

When this matter was mentioned, Li Yu's words were full of praise and pride for Jiang Chuan, after all, he was an outstanding talent that he had personally cultivated.

However, Jiang Chuan's joy immediately diminished when Li Yu mentioned that there would be an internal meeting in the afternoon.

"Oh? Another meeting? My stomach hurts this afternoon, can I skip it?"

Jiang Chuan tried to find an excuse to decline, but recalling his conversation with Mr. Zhou yesterday, he had a premonition that he might still need to give a speech in the afternoon. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

"Your stomach hurts this afternoon? Does your stomach have a built-in predictive function?"

Upon hearing this on the other end of the phone, Li Yu's voice instantly turned serious. "Let me tell you, you absolutely must be there this afternoon. This is an important meeting that Mr. Zhou specifically requested you to attend!"

Jiang Chuan muttered a few words helplessly, but finally agreed. He obediently got dressed and prepared to head to the craftsmen's group. (End of Chapter)