Chapter 56: Discovery

"Where is the Zombie King now?" the middle-aged man asked, scanning the group.

"On the roof of the Shi Dai Shang Chang Da Lou belonging to the He Family; our people are watching from a distance," the young man replied in a flat tone.

The middle-aged man nodded: "Then contact Li Ruixi immediately and have her go investigate the situation."

"We should go to the Li Family directly; we must explain the situation clearly to Li Ruixi," the old man said in a deep voice.

"I'll make a phone call first to see if she's home."

Ten minutes later, a car pulled up outside the Li Family's small villa.

……

The fifth-floor roof.

He Yongsheng was in so much pain he no longer had the strength to scream, only able to emit hoarse, rattling sounds.

His entire body was soaked in cold sweat, and he lay limp on the ground.

At the edge of the roof, Chen Yusheng and Xiao Jiu stood side by side, their gazes fixed on the street below.

There were quite a few pedestrians on the street, with the occasional person passing by on a bicycle.

There were not many shops along the streets, with only one visible every long distance.

This was a small city with a population of less than one hundred thousand, so it was normal for there to be few shops.

"Xiao Jiu, back in the tunnel, why did you rush over to save me the first chance you got?" Chen Yusheng asked, stroking Xiao Jiu's head.

At that time, the bomb in the tunnel was about to explode, and Xiao Jiu's first reaction had been to pounce over and shield him behind her.

Xiao Jiu's actions warmed his heart.

Xiao Jiu tilted her head to think, looked up to meet Chen Yusheng's eyes, and after a while, said softly: "Because you cannot die. If you die, I cannot live either; the Curse Seal on your body will erupt, and I will be in such pain that I'd rather be dead.

So, rather than that, it would be better to just be blown up."

After hearing this, Chen Yusheng didn't know what to say for a moment.

If Xiao Jiu had said she didn't want him to die, or that it was an instinct to save him, he would have been deeply moved.

But Xiao Jiu being so honest also made him feel she was quite sincere.

"Xiao Jiu, do you want to become stronger quickly?" Chen Yusheng asked again.

"I do, I want to," Xiao Jiu nodded without hesitation.

"Alright, once I finish handling things here, I will teach you how to become stronger."

"Thank you, Brother!" Xiao Jiu immediately thanked him happily.

At this moment, Chen Yusheng turned his head to look at He Yongsheng, who had stopped moving, though his body was still twitching from time to time.

Chen Yusheng walked over and squatted down beside He Yongsheng.

This guy was clearly exhausted and unconscious.

Chen Yusheng reached out and pressed his palm onto his head.

He wanted to figure out what exactly was going on with Ability Users and why Ability Users appeared in this world.

Chen Yusheng's True Qi moved rapidly through He Yongsheng's body, and his Spiritual Power probed along with the True Qi.

A few minutes later, he made a major discovery regarding Ability Users.

It turned out that Ability Users could manifest abilities primarily because, just like the Sangshi, they also had a crystal inside their brains.

This crystal was the source of an Ability User's energy.

Besides that, Ability Users could manifest abilities mainly because they had opened up the Meridians and Acupoints of their internal organs.

Take He Yongsheng, for example; he was a Fire Ability user, and the Meridians and Acupoints near his heart had been opened.

When he manifested his ability, he would first mobilize the energy from the crystal in his brain, transmit it to the Acupoints near his heart, then convert the energy into fire-type energy through the Acupoints, and finally strike it out along the Meridians in his hands.

Of course, it could also be spat out from the mouth, just like many Bianyi Shou.

For instance, the mutated wolf Xiao Hui fired wind blades from its mouth.

Looking at it this way, if one helped an Ability User open the Meridians of their internal organs, could they have whatever type of ability they wanted?

……

After checking He Yongsheng's ability situation, Chen Yusheng intended to finish him off.

Pfft!

Chen Yusheng condensed a Qi Blade and sliced off He Yongsheng's skull directly.

Soon, he extracted that crystal from He Yongsheng's head.

He discovered that the crystal in a human's brain was not much different from that of a Bianyi Shou.

Holding the Crystal Core, Chen Yusheng tried to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb the Spiritual Qi within; the process went surprisingly smoothly.

He also discovered that whether it was a Zombie Crystal, a Mutated Beast Crystal Core, or an Ability User's crystal, the energy inside was very pure and lacked any spiritual imprint.

As for what a spiritual imprint was?

It was like the True Qi Chen Yusheng cultivated, which was a combination of Spiritual Qi and his own spiritual imprint.

If the energy contained someone else's spiritual imprint, he would be unable to absorb it directly; it was too inefficient.

If there was a spiritual imprint, one had to first use their own Spiritual Power to erase the other person's imprint before it could be refined.

Even if it were refined, it might still be contaminated by the other person's spiritual imprint.

On Earth, there used to be evil cultivation techniques that absorbed others' primordial energy to become stronger.

Although such techniques could make one stronger quickly, once one's cultivation reached a certain level, they would almost always suffer from Qi deviation.

The reason was contamination by others' Spiritual Power.

But in this world, no matter the type of Crystal Core, there was no risk of spiritual contamination.

For an ancient Qi Refining practitioner of the immortal path, this place was simply heaven.

"Brother, someone is coming," Xiao Jiu's voice sounded from the side.

Chen Yusheng immediately released his Spiritual Power to investigate.

Very quickly, he sensed a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old downstairs, running rapidly toward the roof.

In less than twenty seconds, the girl's figure appeared on the roof.

She was very youthful and pretty, dressed in a pure outfit, looking just like a student.

As soon as she came up, she first saw the wrecked helicopter and the corpses on the ground, then she saw Chen Yusheng and Xiao Jiu standing at the edge of the roof.

Finally, her gaze landed on Chen Yusheng's face.

Seeing Chen Yusheng, a look of surprise and joy immediately appeared on the girl's face.

"Chen Hai!" she shouted in surprise, running straight toward Chen Yusheng.

From several meters away, the girl opened her arms.

Chen Yusheng had been vigilantly prepared to counterattack, but seeing this, his movements stopped abruptly.

The next second, he was tightly hugged by the girl.

Chen Yusheng froze completely.

"Chen Hai, it's so good to see you again." The girl's voice sounded in his ear, choked with sobs.

Afterward, the girl let go of him, grabbed his shoulders with both hands, and carefully examined his face, her tears already streaming down her cheeks.

"Chen Hai, why aren't you saying anything?" the girl asked.

"Um, I have amnesia; I don't remember who you are," Chen Yusheng decided to tell the truth.

He had not inherited the original owner's memories and truly did not recognize the girl before him.

However, he guessed that this must be the original owner's childhood sweetheart, Li Ruixi.

"Chen Hai, you're joking with me, right? I'm Li Ruixi!" Li Ruixi did not believe he didn't remember her.

Hearing this, Chen Yusheng thought to himself that it was as expected; it was indeed Li Ruixi.

"I'm not joking; I really don't remember. I was hit in the head by people from the He Family before, and after that, I didn't recognize anyone," Chen Yusheng explained.

"By the way, I heard you married the He Family Third Young Master; is that true?"

Chen Yusheng suddenly remembered meeting Ge Ning in the mountains earlier and the things Ge Ning had told him.

Hearing this, Li Ruixi asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say you didn't remember me? Then how do you know I was going to marry the He Family Third Young Master?"

"I heard it from a person named Ge Ning; he told me you were going to marry the He Family Third Young Master..."

"And then you came to save me, didn't you? I haven't married yet; I have always disagreed with this matter.

I was thinking that if they forced me, I would kill He Jun on the wedding day and then commit suicide; the person I have always liked is you!" Li Ruixi said, hugging Chen Yusheng with teary eyes.

Hearing this, Chen Yusheng found it hard to believe; he had transmigrated from Earth in the twenty-first century, where the concept of love had basically died out.

But from Li Ruixi's emotions, his Spiritual Power perception told him that what Li Ruixi said were her true thoughts.

This situation suddenly left him feeling somewhat at a loss.