Chapter 1005

Zhang Sheng stood with his hands behind his back. In an instant, it was as if heaven and earth had ceased to exist, leaving only her standing there alone.

"The State of Ji has the aura of a king emerging; you can seek it out yourself, so why come here first?" Zhang Sheng had absolutely no interest in the king's aura, not even asking a single question about it.

If it were anyone else, Li Zhi would certainly have thought the other party was playing hard to get. Only with Zhang Sheng did he have no doubts, knowing she was truly completely uninterested.

Li Zhi said respectfully, "According to my calculations, what is emerging in the State of Ji this time is the aura of a human king. Brother Wei has always had profound attainments regarding the destiny of humanity, so I felt he should also be interested in the human king's aura. Therefore, I made a special trip to invite him to explore it together. If we gain anything, we shall split it equally."

When Wei Yuan was mentioned, Zhang Sheng turned around and said, "He is not here right now; he is rushing about everywhere, preparing to secure some benefits for the people within the territory. I fear he won't be able to return for a while. Our foothold here is still very rudimentary, and all supplies rely on transmission through the mystical realm passage. The quantity is limited, and construction is slow, barely able to maintain a scale of ten thousand people. However, if you have any needs, just speak up."

Li Zhi sighed and said, "It is a pity that Brother Wei is not here. Sir, you need not worry about me; I have scholars from the academy following me on this trip, so there should be no danger. Besides, although the human king's aura is precious, there are not many who can truly use it. To the royal families of the Nine States, it is even more like a fatal poison, so I imagine there won't be too many people fighting over it."

"Oh, I will leave a communication array disk for Brother Wei. If he returns early, he can contact me; perhaps he might still make it in time."

Zhang Sheng did not refuse, reaching out her hand and saying, "Bring it here."

Li Zhi held the array disk with both hands and placed it onto Zhang Sheng's hand, which was spread open like an orchid, being extremely careful not to touch even a bit of her skin.

After delivering the array disk, Li Zhi turned and left. After flying for several dozen miles, he saw two old scholars playing chess by the forest. Seeing Li Zhi arrive, the two old scholars did not ask much, took Li Zhi, rose into the air, and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

One day later, the three appeared outside a remote county town. Looking at the county town destroyed by a great fire, both old scholars frowned, then focused their spiritual light and stared intently, immediately becoming both shocked and furious. One old scholar shouted, "What a vicious method! Slaughtering the city is one thing, but to make the souls unable to be reborn is another! Hmph, better not let me run into you!"

The other old scholar said, "How could the human king's aura emerge in such a place?"

The first scholar said, "The human king's aura is unpredictable and emerges as destiny dictates; it is mostly a fleeting glimpse, so it is not strange for it to appear anywhere. As long as it appears, there must be a reason. Even if we cannot obtain the human king's aura, as long as we can research and understand the reason for its appearance, that is also a great harvest."

Li Zhi looked up at the city gate tower, where the plaque had been mostly burned away, but one could vaguely see the character "Bao." For some reason, he suddenly remembered the little girl who had beaten him to a pulp during the Immortal Sect's general examination years ago.

I heard that the Prince of Qi has been paying increasing attention to me lately and intends to arrange a marriage... Li Zhi's mind drifted for a moment.

"Let's go, let's enter the city and take a look."

The three entered the city and saw charred rubble and ruins everywhere, with corpses scattered about, some of which had already mostly turned into white bones. These corpses looked extremely painful, each staring in a different direction.

Li Zhi suddenly shook all over, feeling as if something was calling to him. A golden sword of the Son of Heaven actually emerged from the top of his head, and behind the sword was a grand hall, with a precious chair inside.

Seeing Li Zhi's Dharma Form emerge, both scholars were pleasantly surprised and immediately rushed toward the direction Li Zhi sensed. A moment later, the three stood in the main hall of the county government office.

What was eerie was that the entire city had been burned down, yet only the main hall of the county government office was preserved intact. On the hall sat a precious chair, crudely made, looking like a prop often used in opera troupes, but at this moment, it was emitting a faint light in the eyes of the three.

Li Zhi was in a trance, as if he saw an ancient human king sitting there, suppressing the world, commanding a great army in a bloody battle against an alien race.

The old scholar's voice trembled slightly: "The aura of an ancient human king? There is actually a trace remaining!"

The other scholar immediately took out an ancient sword from his backpack, slightly unsheathed it, and approached the precious chair, but the precious chair had no reaction at all. He pulled the ancient sword out a bit more, but it was still useless.

The scholar frowned and said, "Could it be that this imitation Human Emperor Sword, refined with the human king's aura, cannot contain the true human king's aura?"

At this moment, Li Zhi walked forward two steps as if possessed. In an instant, all three saw a man with a primitive, tall, and fierce appearance appear on the seat. He was shirtless, painted with oil, and depicted with a holy beast never seen before. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the three. The two scholars were instantly struck as if by lightning and were unable to move!

That figure then stood up, walked straight toward Li Zhi, and stepped into his body. The Dharma Form of the Golden Palace reappeared above Li Zhi's head, only this time, there was vaguely one more figure on the precious throne in the hall!

Both scholars were shocked and overjoyed. They looked at each other, and the old scholar's expression suddenly changed, saying, "Not good! Let's go!"

Both scholars threw down a book each, then took Li Zhi and disappeared from the spot!

After they left, the two classics flipped on their own. Every time a page was turned, it would instantly burn. In the blink of an eye, the two books turned to ashes, and a young man in gray appeared in this place.

He looked around and muttered to himself, "To be willing to destroy two top-tier spiritual treasures, that's ruthless enough. But why are these pedantic scholars not staying properly in their own territory and running here for what?"