Lu Ren turned his head to look at the window. Through the slightly open gap, the setting sun was like blood, illuminating the entire world in an eerie red glow, making one's heart palpitate.

His eyes narrowed slightly. He could clearly feel a subtle change in the magnetic field between heaven and earth.

The negative attributes of the magnetic field were gradually increasing. The entire world seemed to be undergoing a qualitative change, with the positive magnetic energy being slowly neutralized before reappearing.

Lu Ren didn't pay much attention to it, noting that there seemed to be about a day's time left before everything would completely dim.

What surprised him about this world was the use of the twelve-hour system, and the presence of sundials following daily schedules, as well as craftsmen creating clocks.

Overall, this society seemed to be in a stage where capitalism was gradually flourishing. The New Dynasty had a relatively open mindset, even supporting various inventions to the extent it did.

Lu Ren simply lay down and slept quietly in his clothes. The mental exhaustion from long periods of intense concentration could be recovered through meditation, but the fatigue in his heart could not be soothed.

Sleep was the best way to recover, alleviating mental exhaustion.

After sleeping for a full twenty-four hours, Lu Ren finally opened his eyes.

The fatigue in his mind had been greatly relieved, and his mental state had been restored to perfection. The exhaustion from the battle with Kong Qiu had completely eased.

It seemed even Liu Xuansu sensed Lu Ren's need for rest and hadn't sent anyone to disturb him during this time.

Lu Ren didn't wake up on his own but because someone was walking on his roof.

"Ding, you comfortably slept in, feeling mentally invigorated. Your Spiritual Proficiency has increased significantly."

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Lu Ren was a little surprised. He hadn't expected sleeping could also increase proficiency, though this state was somewhat torturous.

After fifteen days without sleep, even Lu Ren found it unbearable. If it wasn't for the fear of Kong Qiu escaping, he wouldn't want to experience this exhausting chase again.

If Kong Qiu escaped, with such a deep-seated grudge, Lu Ren wouldn't be able to eat or sleep in peace.

The life energy of martial arts family practitioners who focused on the Bright Awakening Realm was truly tenacious. Even if their heart was shattered, they could sustain full-load activity for quite some time.

Unless their head was instantly severed, their brain pulp smashed, their soul will obliterated, and their magnetic field destroyed, there might still be a chance for them to make a comeback.

Especially for qi cultivators who focused on the spirit path.

The Yang God's dispersal was like the flow of heaven and earth's qi, intangible and non-substantial. If the magnetic field isn't disrupted to form a field beforehand, it would be impossible to intercept them if the opponent was determined to flee.

Lu Ren got up silently, not making any noise, listening to the sound of light steps on the thin tiles of the roof.

To his surprise, the person moved lightly without breaking a single tile.

It was a woman.

A woman practiced in the path of agility, and also an expert.

This nightlife that began just after nightfall seemed a bit improper.

As Lu Ren was about to push the door open and go out, his expression changed subtly, and he picked up a letter from the floor.

He opened it to read.

"Scholar Lu, darkness has fallen. Please refrain from going out in the next five days. Your room has been stocked with food for five days. From Liu Xuansu."

Lu Ren raised an eyebrow. The information given by the Security Bureau indicated that once night fell in Kunlun, strange happenings occurred.

In the end, they simply assembled a large magnetic field generator, which, once activated, made all anomalies disappear.

But such equipment was extremely costly to produce and wouldn't have been manufactured if not for being unbearable.

At night, the Kunlun Exotic Realm seemed to transform into another scene.

Evil proliferated, and the negative energy in the magnetic field reached unimaginable heights.

Then who or what was the entity on his roof stepping on the tiles?

This was a question worth pondering.

He stood silently for a moment, about to turn back to bed when suddenly a tall, thin shadow appeared at the door, its outline visible through the colorful papered glass.

The terrifying sight made Lu Ren involuntarily utter an expletive.

Lu Ren's pupils moved sharply, and his fingers twitched slightly as he restrained himself from throwing a punch, quietly stepping back.

After seeing the tall, thin shadow remain still, unaffected by his movements, he felt reassured.

It seemed that the house created a barrier, forming two separate worlds.

Then what exactly was the mechanism behind these strange occurrences?

Magnetic field?

No, the other entity did emit a magnetic field, completely of the negative type, not confined to inside or outside the room.

What was the mechanism limiting its access to the room?

What would happen if the window was opened?

Then lie back on the bed, closing his eyes.

After all, this place belonged to others, and damaging the building would be quite embarrassing.

After about ten minutes of trying to sleep, Lu Ren felt a little stifled, so he casually opened the window, leaving a gap.

The tall, thin shadow, which had remained unmoving, finally reacted to Lu Ren's action.

The shadow flickered, and in the next moment, it appeared in front of the window.

So fast!

Lu Ren's pupils contracted sharply, and he sat up suddenly.

Almost half his full speed if he went all out.

Most importantly, this entity achieved such speed without disturbing the air, seemingly merging with the surrounding air.

A soft rustling sound began to echo.

In Lu Ren's eyes, the slender ghostly shadow finally moved, its azure-black fingers were incredibly sharp and long, the fingertips black and metallic in sheen.

It wasn't a spirit body but an entity, which made Lu Ren secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he couldn't attack spirit bodies now. Whether it was his spirit will evolving into the Fourth Earth Bodhisattva Statue or using his fist imbued with spirit will and qi to attack, he could effectively harm living beings in a spirit body state.

Then why not destroy the house but rely solely on the weak glass of the window? Why didn't it attack it?

On the roof, the sound of footsteps stepping on tiles was becoming more frequent, as if it turned into a marketplace with many people coming and going.

Seeing the slender shadow's hand growing longer and about to touch the bedside.

Lu Ren suddenly reached out and grabbed the thin ghostly shadow's wrist.

"Ding, you were attacked by Changwu, and your physique proficiency passively increased by 1."

It was cold, akin to holding an ice block, causing blood flow in his palm to slow and even the vibrant life energy to stall slightly.

His skin cells began to necrotize. Normally, without intervention, they would constantly update, resulting in dead skin.

Changwu?

What a ridiculous name.

Changwu, whose wrist was grabbed by Lu Ren, halted its movements, seemingly not expecting Lu Ren to dare grab its wrist. Before it could react, it felt an overwhelming force pulling it into the room.

The window quickly shut, and silence returned.

After a few muffled thuds, silence reigned again.

"Ding, you've twisted off Changwu's head, slightly improving your Ten Lands Great Accomplishment Golden Body Bodhisattva Path proficiency."

Lu Ren looked down at Changwu's head in his hand and its still flapping body underfoot, its sharp claws flailing erratically, while curiosity filled his brows.

This thing's head was gone, yet its body could still twitch for so long; its vitality was exceptionally tenacious.

He drew out the High-Frequency Vibrating Sword, slicing open Changwu's torso, observing carefully.

"So that's how it is."

After a long while, Lu Ren let out an amazed sigh.

Changwu's body structure was quite peculiar, with highly developed nerves making it extremely sensitive to external stimuli, easily perceiving subtle changes in its surroundings through its skin.

Its internal organs were also strange, lacking the typical organs for respiration and oxygen exchange; the stomach was a sac occupying the lower abdomen and, when opened, released an acidic fluid. Its corrosive nature was comparable to aqua regia but didn't corrode the porcelain container it was stored in.

The driving force of the entire system was a tumor-like structure, which, when dissected, revealed considerable complexity.

Lu Ren stood up slowly, wiping his hands with a nearby towel, his expression somewhat odd.

If judged by characteristics, this thing resembled cancer cells, capable of limitless proliferation, but the tumor structure seemed to confine the proliferating cells within, proliferating according to a predetermined form.

Could his own body possibly control unlimited proliferation like Changwu, guiding cancer cells to evolve in his way? Wouldn't that be a path forward?

Interesting.

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