Alien Science Cultivation

After waiting for their disciples to gradually return, the Qingshan Sect's Fiery Peak, Shadow Peak, and Dark Peak, along with the spacecraft of the various holy lands, began to retreat from the forest's outskirts. The Qingshan Sect left Bright Peak alone, awaiting the remaining disciples. The sect would not abandon any of its disciples until the very last moment, a fact that contributed in part to the Qingshan Sect's subsequent rise to prominence. The other three peaks also did not return to the sect, but retreated to the nearest human city, Moon City, to join the first line of defense. At this moment, Zhang Qiang sat quietly at the entrance to his cave on Shadow Peak, knowing that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, someone would soon come looking for him. Sure enough, a moment later, a pair of long, snow-white legs appeared in Zhang Qiang's sight, intertwined, their legs moving forward with the rhythmic swaying of their upper body.

"I don't need to ask about your whereabouts, nor do I need to pursue the matter of you deceiving me, let alone the purpose of your coming to the sect. However, if you betray the sect and the human race, then we will fight to the death..."

"I'm here to learn. Here I find the knowledge I want to know. There's no way we can become enemies forever. Of course, I will also pay corresponding rewards for the knowledge I gain...that's all." Zhang Qiang answered calmly.

"Okay... You saved me? You also caught that ghost, right? That power that confines space... I've been looking for it..."

"It's not like I saved you. You can handle it yourself. I was just in a hurry to get on with my journey, so I just took advantage of it..." Zhang Qiang wasn't lying. Indeed, he and Chen Ying were also preparing to leave at that time. And Wang Yan's confrontation with the Black Gold Cicada King would undoubtedly affect them.

"Can you save my brother...? Please... I can give you everything I have..." As the voice fell, Wang Yan was about to kneel down and beg, but Zhang Qiang didn't let her kneel down.

"I haven't checked on Senior Brother Wang Yu's condition yet, so I'm not sure if he can be saved. I'll thank you later if he does... But I don't want anyone else to know, including Senior Brother Wang Yu... You know... And um, I have a girlfriend..."

"Haha... okay..." Wang Yan couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard that Zhang Qiang agreed to help treat Wang Yu. After all, Wang Yu's injury was an eternal pain in her heart. She was also amused by Zhang Qiang's last words, which seemed to make Wang Yan feel a long-lost touch of emotion and a glimmer of hope.

"Let's go... Let's get this resolved as soon as possible... Tell me about Senior Brother Wang Yu's situation on the way..."

As Zhang Qiang finished speaking, he stood up, and the two of them, one on each side, walked towards the dormitories at the foot of the mountain. Wang Yan revealed that Wang Yan and Wang Yu had originally passed the Qingshan Sect's tests together. Wang Yan, thanks to her speed, entered Shadow Peak and became the Peak Master's direct disciple; Wang Yu, a genius with a top-level affinity for the dark element, also successfully became the Dark Peak Master's direct disciple. At that time, the siblings enjoyed immense fame, regarded as prodigies by the sect's disciples and the future of the Qingshan Sect by the elders. Both reached the Lianxu realm in their twenties. During a trial outside the Life Forbidden Zone, Wang Yan discovered a bottomless cave with an extremely high concentration of spiritual energy at its entrance, and sought Wang Yu out to train together. That evening, they were attacked by a translucent, luminous beast. Wang Yan would have surely perished in such a surprise attack, but Wang Yu, with a subtle trick, summoned Wang Yan. Although Wang Yu's magical powers significantly weakened normal beast attacks, this time, his powers were completely ineffective, leaving him severely injured. Wang Yan swallowed her grief and fought the ghostly form, but her attacks were powerless to reach the glowing beast. She was forced to use her acrobatics to reach Wang Yu, suffering severe injuries herself. With unwavering perseverance, she brought Wang Yu to her master. However, her master was powerless to save him. Upon learning of the situation, the sect leader visited and, while he had repaired Wang Yu's dantian and meridians, and restored him to the Lianxu realm, he could no longer cultivate. As his cultivation level increased, Wang Yu would be at risk of his dantian exploding. Finally, Wang Yan searched various sources and found the information that only the interaction of Guixu Qi and spiritual energy, generating the power of annihilation, could repair the damage. However, cultivators capable of sensing Guixu Qi were few and far between, and cultivators capable of mastering the power of annihilation were even rarer. Therefore, Wang Yu's dantian continued to languish. As a last resort, Wang Yan offered herself as a reward, sought the assistance of cultivators with special abilities, and swore a Heavenly Oath... never to regret it.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Yan went into the dormitory alone, found Wang Yu, and knocked him unconscious with a blow from behind. Wang Yan placed him on the bed. A moment later, Zhang Qiang appeared beside him, his spiritual consciousness enveloping him. As Zhang Qiang had predicted, Wang Yu's dantian had been damaged by the power of Guixu, and spiritual energy could not repair it.

Strands of Guixu Qi surged through Wang Yu's dantian and meridians, their surface tinged with a faint gray from the interaction between spiritual energy and Guixu Qi. However, the injured area was sealed by a mass of pure golden spiritual energy. Wang Yu's dantian was like a broken bottle, the hole sealed with a piece of metal by someone with extraordinary skill. One could see the terror of the person repairing this hole... After a moment's reflection, Zhang Qiang activated his spiritual consciousness, causing cells in Wang Yu's dantian and meridians to grow. He then controlled his consciousness to break down the pure golden energy in Wang Yu's dantian and meridians into individual energy particles, injecting his own Guixu Qi into them and integrating them into the regenerated tissue cells. He mobilized Guixu Qi and spiritual energy to exchange throughout Wang Yu's dantian and meridians, just as he had repaired Ni Fang's dantian and meridians. Ni Fang's Dantian was damaged by spiritual energy, while Wang Yu's was damaged by Guixu Qi. For Zhang Qiang, there was no difference. The only difficulty was how much Guixu Qi to inject... If too much was injected, Wang Yu's aptitude would become as terrifying as Ni Fang's. As Wang Yu's monstrous growth continued, he would inevitably attract the attention of the sect's masters, especially the sect leader who was repairing Wang Yu's Dantian. The possibility of Zhang Qiang being discovered would be even greater... Thinking of this, he opened his eyes and looked at Wang Yan, who was looking at him and Wang Yu nervously. Even when facing the Black Gold Cicada King, Wang Yan's eyes did not show such deep anxiety... Seeing Zhang Qiang open his eyes, he quickly asked:

"How's it going...? Can it be fixed?" His voice seemed to tremble slightly. After all, Zhang Qiang had only been close to Wang Yu for a short while. Even the previous sect leader had needed half a day to simply seal Wang Yu's dantian. Zhang Qiang's inexplicable opening of his eyes at this moment undoubtedly made her feel disappointed and nervous...

"What do you hope he will become in the future...? Become a bishop like you, and then slowly become an elder and peak master of Qingshan Sect... Or achieve supreme great deeds, with life and death not in his own hands, and surrounded by swords and sabers all day long..." After saying this, Zhang Qiang pursed his lips and smiled, as if teasing Wang Yan.