The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 180 Meeting, Potion, Natural Energy
Potion No. 1 is hidden in the safe of the research institute.

The old dean regained his complete memory and returned to the research institute with ease.

Without any other accidents, the two arrived at the door of the research institute smoothly.

"Stop, who are you?"

Unlike the guards and the investigation team, the system of the research institute is based on scientists and supplemented by infected people. Many people are both infected and scientists. Even if there is no leader, they will carry out their daily research according to good behavioral habits, including the personnel on duty, all of them maintain the operation of daily work as if the old dean is still there.

Holding loaded guns, the on-duty personnel stopped the old dean and Huo Ying.

The old dean smiled and gave Huo Ying a look, indicating that Huo Ying should look at him and he could handle it easily.

As the old dean raised his head, the two officers on duty were stunned.

"Dean, you're back?"

"Thank you for your hard work, both of you. Don't worry about me and my friends, just continue with your work." As he said this, the old dean wanted to go inside, but was stopped again by the two on-duty personnel.

The two men did not give up their vigilance because of the old dean's words. They looked at the old dean carefully for a few times. One of the duty personnel picked up the intercom on his collar and said, "Report, a person who looks exactly like the old dean was found at the gate. We can't tell whether it is the old dean himself. Please ask for instructions from the superiors."

With the disappearance of the old dean, the confidentiality was suddenly lifted. The top management of the research institute has issued an announcement to inform all personnel that the old dean has passed away. Now, seeing the old dean coming back to life, the two on-duty personnel did not feel any surprise, but became more cautious.

In this world, the infected people have various abilities, and there is no guarantee that someone will disguise himself as the old dean.

Huo Ying couldn't help but chuckle.

The old dean looked embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he became proud again and tried to make excuses for himself: "See, this is how cautious we researchers are. Apart from the Research Institute, there are no other such responsible fighters in XN City."

Soon, the two women hurried towards the door.

The woman in the lead was wearing the institute's iconic white coat, with a Libra pattern embroidered on the chest.

Obviously, she is the warrior with the zodiac code name, Libra.

The woman behind Libra looked heroic and even Huo Ying seemed familiar with her.

Zhang Yuqi.

The moment she saw Huo Ying, Zhang Yuqi was stunned for a moment, and then she actually nodded to Huo Ying openly.

"You two actually know each other!" This time it was the old dean's turn to be surprised. He had long seen through Zhang Yuqi's purpose, but Huo Ying's strength was obviously stronger than the entire research institute. Why did Zhang Yuqi leave Ailing Town and come to the research institute to look for some way to get promoted?

"Old Dean, you are not dead?"

The sign with the biggest mood swings is Libra.

Seeing that his teacher was safe and sound, Libra was surprised and happy, and excitedly rushed up to hug the old dean, but when he was close, Libra could see clearly that there was something wrong with the old dean.

The dead who were resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation would have cracks on their skin, just like a doll that was broken into pieces and pieced together again. Although the old dean had put on an extra piece of clothing, the cracks could not be hidden at all if one looked closely.

"If there's anything, let's talk about it when we get back."

The old dean signaled Libra with his eyes to be patient, and then the four of them walked into the research institute.

"I have already informed the other seniors of your return. Teacher, what happened to you?"

When they came to a deserted place, Libra finally couldn't help but asked the old dean.

The old dean frowned and turned to look at Huo Ying.

"There's no rush. You should arrange your students first. I just happen to have something else to do here."

After hearing Huo Ying's permission, the old dean pulled Libra to another room. In the empty hall, only Huo Ying and Zhang Yuqi were left.

"Long time no see. You have recovered your memory now, right?" Zhang Yuqi was a little nervous. It wasn't the kind of nervousness that comes from fear, but the shyness and nervousness that a woman shows when she sees a man she likes.

The power of the Sharingan had not yet recovered. Huo Ying could only rely on his Byakugan to observe. He could not tell whether Zhang Yuqi was acting or showing her true feelings. He could only ask coldly, "Yes, if you had not left Ailing Town and the little stutterer you left behind was too weak, I might still be living in the beautiful dream you wove until now."

Zhang Yuqi frowned slightly, then asked in confusion: "You didn't recover your memory?"

After staring at Huo Ying for a while, Zhang Yuqi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. You didn't recover your memory. On the contrary, you solved the problem of the stutterer and helped Bai Xizhi recover her memory. Your hostility towards me now is all because of what Bai Xizhi said to you, right?"

"So, in your heart, I am now an unforgivable villain?"

"You keep modifying the memories of Liang Yao, Bai Xizhi, and me. Could it be that you are a good person?"

At this moment, Zhang Yuqi no longer posed a threat to Huo Ying, so he didn't mind chatting with her for a few more words and asking about the ins and outs of Ailing Town.

"Why do you believe Bai Xizhi's words?" Zhang Yuqi's eyes became serious: "Is it because she is your wife-to-be?"

"If you really believed in Bai Xizhi so much, why did you hide me in your wedding room? It was because you discovered that there was something wrong with the research and Bai Xizhi that you decided to save me and find out the truth."

Huo Ying was a little curious, then cut off the sharing ability and motioned Zhang Yuqi to continue.

"Ailing Town is a shelter I built for you. The people who survived in the town were all carefully selected by me. They are infected people with strong survival abilities. As long as you don't leave Ailing Town, with your survival skills, no one will be in danger."

"If the corpse ghost affects you, Liang Yao can help you purify it. If you don't have food, Elsa and her daughter can either exchange it with XN City or cultivate a small amount of special products themselves. If you need weapons, Wang's father and son are very accomplished in hidden weapons. If any foreign enemies enter Ailing Town, Xiao Jieba and Hou Ping will solve it for you."

"Moreover, a large number of level 3 infected creatures have been tamed by me and imprisoned in the Azure Gene Factory. Other powerful creatures can sense the power inside the factory and regard Ailing Town as the territory of monsters and will not easily set foot in it."

"You are not infected. The more you know, the more powerless and desperate you will become. Losing all your memories and surviving well in Ailing Town, isn't that a good thing for an ordinary person?"

"Since you have come to XN City, you should have learned about the forces in XN City."

"Bai Xizhi should have told you my purpose, right?"

"But have you ever thought that the Savior Project was not initiated by the Research Institute, but by the Guards, and the Guards' background is Chang'an City."

"The highest commander of the guard team, the person in charge of XN City, was arranged by Chang'an City."

"And, the dean of the Savior Researcher Program, Bai Xizhi, is also an academician from Chang'an City."

"All I did was to protect you, cut off Bai Xizhi's connection with Chang'an City, and then upgrade to a level 4 infected person to see what Chang'an City is doing."

Zhang Yuqi exhaled slowly and said somewhat dejectedly: "You were the first to discover that there was something wrong with Chang'an City, so you saved me regardless of everything. What I am doing now, in addition to doing it for myself, is also to dig out the secrets of Chang'an City for you." "After all, it was you who said that Chang'an City is not a protective umbrella for mankind, they are the culprit that destroys mankind."

There was no change in Huo Ying's expression. He was no longer the Huo Ying he used to be. He didn't care who was right or wrong between Zhang Yuqi and Bai Xizhi.

However, Huo Ying has always known that Bai Xizhi has problems.

Because Bai Xizhi never said why she betrayed the Blue Gene Laboratory.

And, the most important thing is.

Bai Xizhi is the dean of the Blue Gene Laboratory. His predecessor betrayed the laboratory. In essence, wasn't that a betrayal of his wife, Bai Xizhi?

From a dialectical point of view, the predecessor and Zhang Yuqi are on the same front.

Chang'an City.

Bai Xizhi is from Chang'an City.

All the doubts finally formed a closed loop.

The arm monster who was fortunately promoted to level four in the blue gene laboratory kept receiving calls from Chang'an City.

Bai Xizhi silently added fuel to the fire, allowing Zhang Yuqi to come to XN City and be promoted to level four. She even did not kill Zhang Yuqi when controlling the two-tailed cat.

Huo Ying did not expose these details because after reading the diary of the arm monster, Huo Ying became wary. Even the fourth-level infected people could be bewitched by Chang'an City, which proved that the power possessed by Chang'an City must be higher than that of the fourth-level infected people.

Is it even possible that the reason there are no level 4 infected people among humans is that they have all entered Chang'an City?

"Believe me, no matter what I do, I will not harm you." Zhang Yuqi said seriously.

Huo Ying did not directly answer Zhang Yuqi's question, but just stretched out his hand and pointed to the gate of the research institute: "You are lucky. I am in a good mood today. I am able to survive in Ailing Town, thanks to your care, so I will let you go today."

Huo Ying had no intention of killing Zhang Yuqi. As a time traveler, he had no feelings for either Zhang Yuqi or Bai Xizhi. Letting Bai Xizhi stay by his side had the same purpose as letting Zhang Yuqi go. Both women were related to Chang'an City, and Huo Ying was just using them to test Chang'an City's reaction.

Chang'an City must be related to the end of the world.

But the same goes for Huo Ying. The essence of the sacred tree is to absorb the power of the world, representing another kind of doomsday.

"Next time we meet, if I'm in a bad mood, I might kill you."

A faint chakra coat was draped over Huo Ying's body, and the shadow of the two-tailed Nekomata emerged.

"Level 4."

Zhang Yuqi's voice was a little bitter. She recognized the cat that scared away the octopus monster.

"Really? I was actually worried about your life."

Zhang Yuqi shook her head. She had absorbed Huo Ying's blood but did not gain his power. This proved that Huo Ying had been wary of her for a long time.

Although it was just a misunderstanding that Zhang Yuqi could not obtain her own power, Huo Ying was too lazy to explain.

Zhang Yuqi did not waste any more time and decisively left the research institute alone.

Huo Ying watched Zhang Yuqi leave until she disappeared from Bai Yan's sight. Then he withdrew his gaze and walked to the room where the old dean was.

There were a few more people in the room. In addition to the fat woman Aquarius who had met once, the infected people representing Capricorn and Taurus also rushed back.

At this moment, the old dean had a very ugly expression on his face, and he was cursing loudly: "Damn the guards, they didn't even take action when the city was in danger in order to preserve their strength. They even dared to kill Scorpio to establish their authority after Cancer and Leo died. How despicable!"

Seeing Huo Ying coming back, the old dean stopped cursing and said in a negotiating tone: "I'll take you to get the medicine now, and then I may have to go to the guard team. My students can't die in vain."

Huo Ying looked around at everyone and asked, "Are these the only ones among the twelve zodiac signs? Where are the rest of your students?"

Aquarius and others looked at the old dean's attitude towards Huo Ying with confusion, but everyone confirmed the old dean's identity. Although they didn't understand why the old dean's physical condition was so strange, they subconsciously still followed the old dean and were very respectful to Huo Ying.

Gemini betrayed, Sagittarius had problems and was sent out by the old dean, Leo, Cancer and Scorpio died in the octopus siege, and only seven of the twelve zodiac signs were left.

In addition to the Aquarius, Libra, Capricorn and Taurus in front of us, the other Pisces, Aries and Virgo have openly joined the guard team because of the decline of the research institute.

Because each of the twelve zodiac signs possessed combat power close to level three, Huang Tianding easily accepted the surrender of the three zodiac signs.

Huo Ying felt a little regretful. After knowing the existence of the twelve zodiac signs, he was very curious about what power Virgo possessed. However, business was more important than curiosity. Huo Ying looked at several of the twelve zodiac signs again and signaled the old dean to lead the way and take him to get the medicine.

"You'll never guess what my safe looks like."

The old dean chuckled and went into his office. It was obvious that his office had been searched many times by other people. In addition to Lao Hua and Scar King who took away the suicide note, other people also came to the office to search for clues.

Huo Ying was very worried about the loss of potion No. 1.

But the old dean walked to the bookshelf with confidence and took out a volume of laws and regulations of XN City from the bookshelf.

Huo Ying rolled his eyes and glanced at the old dean. There were signs of rummaging on the old dean's bookshelf. Even the books and notes that the old dean often read had been opened.

But surprisingly, no one read this eye-catching legal document.

"Haha, how can someone who can come in and rummage around be law-abiding? Even if this book and the potion are destroyed, it is not certain that someone will be able to look through it."

The old dean sneered and opened the book. There was no password protection. The only defense against this safe was human nature.

A long and narrow hole was dug in the thick pages of the book, and a test tube was buried in the hole. The old dean took it out and solemnly placed it in Huo Ying's hand.

"This is potion number one."

Huo Ying reached out to take it, and the sacred tree in his mind immediately responded.

[Natural energy resolution: 100%]

[Immortal Body: Opened (Not Activated)]

[Perfect Immortal State: Enabled (Not Activated)]

(End of this chapter)