Chapter 9

Zhang Xin and Xie Ling'er arrived at the East Dormitory neither too early nor too late, but after they got there, Huangfu Cheng also followed. Previously, he had been unable to arrive on time due to the competition schedule, but as soon as his match ended, he followed like a shadow.

Xie Ling'er clearly had a good impression of him and was happy for Huangfu Cheng after learning he had also passed the martial test. However, for some reason, Xie Ling'er never noticed the jealousy in his eyes, and she still clung to Zhang Xin's body.

At this moment, Huangfu Cheng's gaze toward Zhang Xin, besides burning with flames, also contained a hint of wariness. He no longer dared to look down on this 'Mad Saber.'

No matter what, someone who mastered 'Intent and Power in Unison' and could defeat Mo Gong was not to be underestimated.

In the end, the dormitory allocation placed Zhang Xin and Huangfu Cheng in adjacent rooms, while Xie Ling'er was not far from them, across the way. This was due to the separate dormitories for males and females; otherwise, Xie Ling'er would have definitely been his neighbor.

As for Huangfu Cheng, he clearly adopted a persistent and vigilant stance.

Zhang Xin was helpless and could only let it be. Afterward, Xie Ling'er continued to stay in his room, recounting the past two years of interesting events in the Huiling Class and Zhang Xin's experiences since their separation.

Actually, most of what Xie Ling'er experienced in the Huiling Class had already been mentioned in her weekly letters.

Speaking of letters, Xie Ling'er sent him two letters every ten days, without fail, year after year, without interruption. Zhang Xin felt quite ashamed, as he only replied a few times a year.

They chatted until it was almost midnight. Xie Ling'er finally drove away Huangfu Cheng, who had been lingering in the room 'monitoring' them, and reluctantly bid farewell to Zhang Xin before returning to her own room. Although she wanted to talk more with Zhang Xin, she knew that midnight was the best time for a low-rank Spirit Master to practice. Especially now, her 'big brother' needed to make the most of every second.

Once the room was empty, 'Ruo'er' jumped out impatiently. This time, she directly appeared beside Zhang Xin in the form of a 'holographic projection.'

"Eh? Is this really the girl from back then? She's grown so beautiful in two and a half years, it's hard to believe, meow."

Then Ruo'er pouted and glared at Zhang Xin angrily, "Master, you threatened to lock me in the dark room again!"

"It's because you didn't listen first."

Zhang Xin's expression was calm, without a hint of guilt. He had already given instructions beforehand while climbing the Spirit Ladder. However, before entering the Tianzhu Mountain Branch, Ruo'er had come out again. Out of desperation, he had to threaten her with shutting down the smart terminal's power.

This was to prevent any mishaps. Although Ruo'er was confident, Zhang Xin knew that high-rank Spirit Masters might detect any abnormalities.

"But locking me in the dark room is too cruel, meow!"

Ruo'er complained again but then said thoughtfully, "But this place is really strange. Why are there so many Mind Masters? I sensed several of them have already reached the second ability level. Just in this Tianzhu Mountain, the number of Mind Masters is almost more than the total in the Federation."

"You can sense that?"

Zhang Xin turned his head in surprise, "Mind Masters? Second ability level? What does that mean?"

"They are like the Spirit Masters Master mentioned, who can use their mind to manipulate objects and alter physical phenomena. The second ability level refers to their mind power level. The Academy has set nine ability levels in total, the higher the level, the stronger the power. But before Master left, the highest level of Mind Masters in the Federation was only the third ability level."

After saying this, Ruo'er looked puzzled, "It's strange. Master has forgotten everything from the Federation, but you know everything here so well. Even if there was a problem with the memory transfer of the clone, it wouldn't be like this, meow?"

Zhang Xin laughed, "Didn't I already say, I'm not your master, I just used your master's body to revive."

"Impossible!"

Ruo'er shook her head, her tone firm, "In Ruo'er's database, there is no precedent for successful brainwave frequency replication between different bodies. This can only be done between a subject and a clone with 100% genetic similarity! But this body is really Master's!"

At this point, Ruo'er hugged herself, looking self-reproachful, "It's all Ruo'er's fault! If I had reminded Master again during the interstellar jump calculation, or followed the 272nd rule of the smart terminal to forcibly stop the engine, we wouldn't have fallen into the wormhole. And if I hadn't miscalculated after passing through the wormhole, causing the starship to crash, Master's clone chamber wouldn't have been damaged. Meow~"

When Zhang Xin heard terms like genes, clones, brainwaves, and interstellar jumps, it was like listening to a foreign language.

The word 'starship' he understood; it was the huge iron ship buried deep in the Guanglin Mountains, which seemed like a palace of demons.

He met Ye Ruo, who claimed to be a terminal AI, three years ago, but because he was mostly unconscious for the past few years, they had only truly interacted for eight months, and most of that time was spent recovering his physical strength and practicing saber techniques.

Therefore, even today, Zhang Xin still couldn't adapt to Ruo'er's way of speaking and only had a superficial understanding of this so-called 'terminal AI.'

Shaking his head, Zhang Xin took out the spirit pills Xie Ling'er had given him and then took out some herbs from his bag. The latter he had prepared specifically at the foot of the mountain, not expecting to use them so soon.

He skillfully selected black jujubes, Tibetan wood, and cloud-dry herbs, mixed them in a certain ratio, and began to boil the medicine.

—His room was very small, only twenty square meters, but it was fully equipped with a stove, pots, and other utensils. Zhang Xin found this very puzzling. During the entrance test, they could have just eaten in a large canteen, but the Sun Moon Mystic Sect insisted that indoor disciples must cook their own meals.

However, this was convenient for him. Otherwise, he would have had to take the Spirit Enhancement Pill and the Profound Essence Pill directly, which would have been the least efficient and most foolish approach. Ling'er didn't understand this, thinking that giving him the Profound Essence Pill would be enough, but there were still some issues.

For his current body, the effect of the Spirit Enhancement Pill was too strong. Only through other auxiliary methods could he perfectly absorb it without damaging his soul again.

However, just as he had finished boiling the auxiliary medicine, Ye Ruo recovered from her self-reproach and stared curiously at the medicine bottle like a kitten.

"Is this the spirit pill Master mentioned, which can enhance spirit power? It looks a bit strange. I suggest Master let Ruo'er scan and analyze it to confirm it's harmless before taking it."

Zhang Xin didn't have time to deal with her and just replied casually, "Feel free to scan, just don't damage the pills, especially these two bottles, I need them."

He had already taken one Spirit Enhancement Pill and one Profound Essence Pill from each bottle, ground them into powder, and sprinkled them into the decoction.

After about sixty breaths, when the two pills had completely dissolved and fully integrated with the auxiliary medicine, Zhang Xin suddenly drank it all in one gulp.

Then, with lightning-fast movements, he inserted five silver needles into his body, placing them on his forehead, shoulders, and waist, and then sat cross-legged, entering a state of deep meditation, free from thoughts and distractions.

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