Calamity of Tomorrow

Accompanied by the sound of Qing Yun Zi speaking, Zhou Bai felt the struggling force within the 'living corpse' disappear; it just lay on the ground, seemingly devoid of any intention to resist.

Then, Qing Yun Zi's voice was heard again: "Let go of me, I can suppress it for now and won't take action."

Zhou Bai cautiously retreated, but his Primordial Spirit power and the gravitational pull of the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword continued to suppress the opponent, ready to erupt at the slightest sign of movement.

After all, the opponent possessed the abilities of the Nine Disasters of Heaven and Man; who knows what other hidden powers he might have.

Then 'Qing Yun Zi' turned around and slowly stood up, looking somewhat forlornly at his own body.

Zhou Bai probed: "Qing Yun Zi?"

'Qing Yun Zi' was slightly taken aback, and the next moment looked at Zhou Bai: "You know 'Qing Yun Zi'? Oh, it should be the notes I left for you after you took the original Daozang 07, telling you about it. You came too late."

Zhou Bai exclaimed in surprise: "You... are Zhuang Yan? Didn't you say you didn't know where Qing Yun Zi's remains went?"

'Qing Yun Zi' sighed: "Because it was long after I wrote the notes that I encountered these remains."

"I first hid the original Daozang 08 in the Zuo Family's treasury, and later when the Zuo Family brought these remains here, I saw 'Qing Yun Zi' again."

Zuo Dao stared at Qing Yun Zi and asked: "Why are you here? Did the Zuo Family know?"

Looking at Zuo Dao and Zuo Lu's piercing gaze, Dr. Zhuang asked: "You are descendants of the Zuo Family, right?" Suddenly a look of confusion appeared on his face: "Your age... is a bit young, are you in the ninth realm?"

This was also what Zhou Bai had always wanted to ask: "The Zuo Family treasury requires someone in the ninth realm to enter, how come you trusted to leave the original Daozang 08 here? What if the Zuo Family had no one left, wouldn't I be unable to enter?"

Zhuang Yan furrowed his brow: "How could the Zuo Family have no one? They should be the family where Qing Yun Zi's bloodline has recently exploded, producing many strong individuals, perhaps even talents that master the five Divine Skills..."

Zuo Dao said: "The Zuo Family now only consists of the two of us..."

Listening to Zuo Dao narrate the disastrous reality of the Zuo Family being attacked by Heavenly Demons and facing extermination, Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment and then sighed softly, "Is that so?"

Zuo Dao asked: "You said our family would have a bloodline explosion? Should produce many strong individuals? Is that why we were exterminated?"

Although, theoretically, the Zuo Family was attacked by Heavenly Demons and suffered annihilation.

But regarding that attack, Zuo Dao had many doubts and suspects, even suspecting the Celestial Court and Donghua City.

Zhuang Yan shook his head: "It's possible, but I don't know. My consciousness accompanied the original Daozang 08 stored here, unaware of external changes."

Zuo Dao clenched his fists, having read the notes, he naturally understood the so-called bloodline explosion.

If as Zhuang Yan said, the Qing Yun Zi bloodline in their family was about to explode, then the Zuo Family would originally have welcomed glory but was abruptly thrust down.

Zuo Dao asked again: "Your note mentioned that Christina took Qing Yun Zi's remains, was it her who placed the remains in the treasury? Who exactly is she, and what is her relationship with the Zuo Family?"

Zhuang Yan said: "I deliberately left my consciousness in the original Daozang 08, then intentionally let Zuo Ji discover it, allowing him to place the original Daozang 08 into the treasury. The Zuo Family likely doesn't know my consciousness remained in the treasury with original Daozang 08."

Zhou Bai thought to himself: 'Zuo Ji? Seems to be mentioned in the notebook, was also involved in the Ming Ri plan with the Zuo Family.'

Zhuang Yan: "As for how the Zuo Family obtained Qing Yun Zi's remains... I have a guess that they discovered these remains first. Later during the Ming Ri plan's execution, the remains were supposedly taken by Christina, and then found again by the Zuo Family.

So, I suspect the Zuo Family at that time had some method to sense Qing Yun Zi's remains. And perhaps... this might relate to their Qing Yun Zi bloodline, the placement of the remains in the treasury, and even the reason behind their extermination."

Bloodline... remains... treasury... extermination... as Zhuang Yan spoke, everything seemed connected yet remained shrouded in mystery.

Zuo Dao tightened his brows, sinking into deep thought, but regardless of his contemplation, he felt the puzzle lacked pieces, with some crucial, key clues still unknown to them.

"Regarding Christina..." Dr. Zhuang thought for a moment and said: "She should be one of the Ancient Demons; her disguise as a human and approach to Donghua City should be related to the Ming Yue plan."

Hearing Dr. Zhuang's words, Zhou Bai and Christina both felt slightly anxious, as if their breathing became slightly rapid.

Christina shouted in the sea of consciousness: "Zhou Bai! Ask him! Quickly ask him what the Ancient Demon means!"

"Understood, don't rush."

Zhou Bai asked Tina's question, and Dr. Zhuang replied: "The Ancient Demon, as the name implies, is the first batch of demons to appear in this world, how they came about... I don't know either. I only learned about their existence after seeing another Ancient Demon."

Zhuang Yan observed the confusion and curiosity in Zhou Bai's eyes, and before the other could speak, said: "That Ancient Demon is called Zhu Long, I encountered this demon while researching and trying to hide the original Daozang 08 and finally learned of Christina's Ancient Demon identity."

"According to Zhu Long, there are nine Ancient Demons in total. They predate humans, predate celestials and gods, being the first intelligent life to appear in this world. The myriad creatures of later generations evolved from the Ancient Demons."

"Regarding the Ancient Demons, I don't know much, so you better not ask too many questions."

"I can't persist long in this body with my consciousness, make sure to ask what you want to know."

"It's so annoying when people say things halfway!" Christina said angrily: "Ask him! Why aren't you asking! Quickly ask more about the Ancient Demons, ask him about me!"

Zhou Bai frowned, realizing Zhuang Yan seemed unwilling to discuss it further: "Hold on, let me ask other things first, especially about the original Daozang 08, then we'll ask about other things."

So Zhou Bai asked again: "What's your current situation?"

Zhuang Yan looked at Qing Yun Zi's body and slowly said: "Qing Yun Zi's body has an incomprehensible defensive power, almost indestructible, and it relates to the first contact between the Void and the Material World."

"So upon discovering the Zuo Family brought this living corpse, I began trying to research it."

"But unfortunately, I'm only a consciousness left in the original Daozang 08, lacking research tools here."

"The only thing I'm sure of is that there is no consciousness in this corpse, but some of Qing Yun Zi's instincts remain."

Saying this, he looked at Zhou Bai: "For instance, the sudden attack earlier was an instinct. Can you guess what triggered it?"

Zhou Bai shook his head, thinking to himself: 'Was it due to contact with my Primordial Spirit power?'

Zhuang Yan saw Zhou Bai shake his head but wasn't disappointed, continuing: "I tried many methods to research this body's abnormalities, all failed, and in the end..."

Zhuang Yan smiled wryly: "Instead, it devoured the original Daozang 08, becoming what it is now."