Infiltrating the world of cultivation

Inside Han Dianli's residence, Zhang Quan's wounds have healed, and it is believed that with a little care, he will be fine.

"Master, it was my fault for not fighting. I will work hard to cultivate and wash away today's humiliation!"

Zhang Quan's expression was calm. Wang Chao's sword strike had greatly shocked him, but he also had to thank Wang Chao. If it weren't for Wang Chao, he didn't know when he would have been able to comprehend these things.

Having experienced life and death, Zhang Quan's mindset has changed, and he is no longer arrogant.

"Yes, health should be the most important thing."

Han Dianli frowned slightly. He had finally found someone with spiritual roots, and if he lost them, all his previous efforts might be in vain.

He had cultivated a method that required Zhang Quan's assistance, so he could not allow Zhang Quan to take any more risks.

"Thank you for your concern, Master."

In Zhang Quan's eyes, Han Dianli's words were a manifestation of concern.

Han Dianli nodded slightly. Although he had a good impression of Zhang Quan, he had to be ruthless for his own advancement.

“That old scoundrel Zuoqiu Zhen has schemed against me today; I will not let this go.”

His sole purpose in cultivating the dynasty was to have it participate in the market auctions.

The dynasty must have a large number of spirit stones in its hands. At that time, I might just have to take advantage of the situation and reap the benefits.

You led your men to ambush in the western suburbs of the market, which was the only way to reach the No. 3 mining area.

Now that we've already torn off all pretense of civility, don't blame me for being ruthless!

Han Dianli's face was contorted with rage. He had wanted to get rid of Zuo Qiuzhen for a long time, and he would not be able to eat or sleep in peace until he was gone.

How can one tolerate another's snoring beside one's bed? Two tigers cannot share one mountain; this No. 3 mining area cannot have two mining tycoons!

Zhang Quan nodded in agreement, but inwardly he disagreed with Han Dianli's actions. After all, killing and robbing at the drop of a hat was a violation of the code of chivalry.

Although Zhang Quan was arrogant, he also had his own bottom line. If he was not as skilled as others, he was not as skilled as others. Why did he have so many reasons to excuse himself?

Those who deserve to die should be killed. But if someone kills for personal gain, how is that any different from a beast?

These miners all came from the secular world and valued the code of honor among the common people. Although the world was a mixed bag, with all sorts of people from different schools of thought, they were all present.

However, the overall atmosphere of the martial arts world is that loyalty comes first when traveling, and the dynasty's interactions with these people were naturally influenced to some extent.

One can imagine that if the atmosphere here were rife with murder and robbery, the dynasty's future path would inevitably be affected by such an atmosphere.

The environment has a great influence on a person; this is what is known as regional differences. People from different provinces within the same country have cultural differences, let alone those from two civilizations.

The dynasty was alright. Ancient China was very similar to the lives of ordinary people on Qiling Star, so the dynasty did not experience much discomfort when it first arrived.

It's hard to imagine what the other three undercover agents are doing now.

Let alone joining a cultivation sect, they're probably still pretending to be mute while learning a language.

The earliest development of civilization here was quite similar to that of ancient China, both using pictographic writing.

A single character can generate more than ten interpretations, and different tones, different scenarios, and different times will result in completely different variations.

Wang Chao could already imagine the scene: the three undercover agents going to the market to buy tofu and saying to the old lady selling tofu.

"Auntie, how much is this piece of tofu?"

"One or two yuan."

"Is it one or two yuan, or two yuan for one?"

"Two pieces, one piece."

So the question is, how much does a piece of tofu actually cost?

This cultivation civilization has a history of hundreds of thousands of years. The reason why the dynasty adapted so quickly is entirely due to the support of the five thousand years of Chinese civilization.

Wang Chao was completely unaware of this undercover mission, and even now he doesn't understand what the purpose of learning embroidery from the Four Books and Five Classics is.

It's possible that even the higher-ups weren't clear about the situation on Qiling Star, so they could only use the crystallization of five thousand years to cultivate the dynasty.

The dynasty quickly mastered everything that could be learned, and stored everything that couldn't be learned in its smart mobile terminal.

Even some technologies that were not yet fully developed were brought over by the dynasty.

Back at his residence, Wang Chao began to summarize the battle and wrote down his insights in his undercover log.

The biggest gain from this battle was not the combination of martial arts and spiritual energy, but the inexplicable triggering of the nine-story ancient pagoda.

This nine-story ancient pagoda is quite mysterious, lying quietly in the sea of ​​consciousness. The dynasty does not know whether this is good or bad.

After Zhang Quan unleashed the fireball, his swift and deadly strike was too fast for him to dodge, and he was in dire straits.

The nine-story ancient pagoda actually stopped time, or rather, made the dynasty's reaction speed reach an incredible level, creating a relative freeze in time.

This power is at a very high level, but its exact level is unknown, as there is no point of reference and even dynasties cannot measure it.

The fact that the nine-story pagoda activated this ability during a time of dynastic crisis suggests that it may have an automatic protection function, making it highly likely that the pagoda is conscious.

But why doesn't it communicate with me? Is it because I'm too weak? Or is it because it has suffered some kind of damage?

Wang Chao immersed his consciousness deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, to the first level of the nine-story ancient pagoda.

"Hey basil bro, are you conscious? If so, can you say something?"

Instead of practicing the Qingfeng Sword Technique and the Treading Wind Step inside the nine-story ancient pagoda, Wang Chao shouted at the pagoda walls covered with inscriptions.

After a long time, there was still no news.

"We're all from the same planet, so we're practically from the same hometown. I hope you'll take good care of me in the future."

Being an undercover agent isn't easy for me either. I don't dare use the equipment my family gave me. I always feel that using too much of these things will get me into big trouble.

"Regardless, you helped me during my battle with Zhang Quan. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

Wang Chao didn't know if the nine-story pagoda could hear him, but it was an undeniable fact that the pagoda had saved him, so it was only right to express his gratitude.

After waiting for a while, Wang Chao saw that the nine-story ancient pagoda still did not respond, and withdrew from the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness in disappointment.

Perhaps this nine-story ancient pagoda is somewhat spiritual? How could an ancient pagoda possibly have consciousness?

Wang Chao prepared to take out his smart mobile terminal to continue recording his undercover log, something he did every day.

"what?"

Wang Chao discovered that he couldn't take out his smart mobile terminal. Looking down, he found that the storage chip in his palm was gone!

"what's the situation?!"

Wang Chao refused to believe it and observed it repeatedly, discovering that the storage chip had indeed disappeared.

"What on earth happened? Did we encounter a ghost?"

This storage chip contained a wealth of equipment data, yet it's now gone—a weapon of mass destruction!

And what about Zuo Qiuzhen's thousand spirit stones? If they're lost, where can we return them?

The dynasty was momentarily stunned and at a loss; this was all too sudden.

Wang Chao then immersed his consciousness in the nine-story ancient pagoda deep within his sea of ​​consciousness. The only thing he could think of was that the nine-story ancient pagoda was behind it all.

Upon arriving at the nine-story pagoda, Wang Chao discovered that the items in the storage space were all placed on the first floor of the pagoda.

"Brother Nine-Layer Pagoda, can we be honest? This isn't how you play with fire!"

Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the items were still there. If all the items in the storage chip had been lost, Wang Chao would have been devastated.

"Shen!"

Before the dynasty, a single word emerged.

"Brother Nine-Story Pagoda, what does Shen mean by this?"

When the dynasty saw that the nine-story pagoda was actually communicating with him, he was overjoyed. This ancient nine-story pagoda was indeed sentient.

After a long while, the nine-story pagoda did not respond again, and the dynasty knew that it had probably gone out of business again.

The fact that the nine-story ancient tower could communicate with him indicates that it possesses consciousness. The fact that it only uttered the single word "慎" (shèn, meaning "cautious") suggests two possibilities.

Firstly, he was very sparing with his words; secondly, he was subject to certain restrictions or constraints, and did not have the extra power to communicate more.

Wang Chao speculated that it was most likely the latter, but what did it mean that the Nine-Story Ancient Pagoda destroyed his storage chip and sent a "Caution" message?

Is the goal to reduce his use of these items? Or is it to teach him to be cautious in everything he does?

The dynasty decided that unless it was a matter of life and death, he would reduce the frequency of using Earth's technology, otherwise something bad might happen.