Nan Xing raised her hand and patted Nan Tang on the top of his head. A hint of amusement flashed through her eyes.
“Good boy. Grandmaster Uncle has a meeting gift for you!”
Her hand reached for the storage bag, but she suddenly paused. Then she gave Nan Tang an awkward smile.
She was the youngest disciple of the Nanjí Sect. It had taken her ages to finally meet someone of a younger generation than herself, so she had gotten excited and forgotten that most of the treasures in her storage bag had already been lost.
“You’re from the Nanjí Sect?” Nan Tang finally realized it and exclaimed in surprise.
Nan Xing rolled her eyes at him disdainfully.
“Of course I am. How could the Nanjí Sect possibly have a disciple as stupid as you otherwise?”
“Whose Grandmaster Uncle threatens people with a sword the moment they meet?” Nan Tang muttered quietly in his own defense. “Wait, you’re not even that old. You should be calling me Senior Brother instead!”
Smack!
Nan Xing slapped the back of Nan Tang’s head with a crisp sound. Gritting her teeth, she said, “I’m already six thousand years old!”
“You old monster!”
Nan Tang’s breathing stopped for a moment. He stood frozen in place for a long while, unable to recover from the shock.
“I crushed your meeting gift!”
Nan Xing angrily slapped the back of his head again. Then she clenched both fists and raised them in front of her.
“Go back to your teammates. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself.”
“Grandmaster Uncle, I have one last question.”
Nan Tang raised his injured finger. His eyes were filled with curiosity.
“Does the cultivation world also have blood tests to verify family ties?”
“Otherwise, how would we determine whether you’re a disciple of the Nanjí Sect?”
Nan Xing waved her fists and roared at Nan Tang.
This was a secret technique unique to the Nanjí Sect. It had been created to identify disciples and prevent members of the demonic sect from disguising themselves as Nanjí Sect disciples.
She watched Nan Tang slowly walk away. She suddenly lowered her fists and repeatedly comforted herself in her heart.
He’s one of our sect’s disciples. I can’t hit him. I can’t hit him!
Only after her mood had settled down did she have a chance to look around.
She discovered that she was in a courtyard.
When she lowered her eyes and saw severed limbs and internal organs scattered all over the ground, she frowned and walked to a clean spot. She lazily sat on the ground, held a spirit stone in her hand and began meditating to regulate her breathing.
Those people she had seen earlier looked like the puppets that the demonic sect had maliciously refined in the cultivation world.
Could this be the difficulty Heavenly Dao had encountered while upgrading the Apocalypse?
“Heavenly Dao, tell me. How do you want me to help you?” Nan Xing asked in her heart.
Once Heavenly Dao finished upgrading the Apocalypse, she could ascend to the Divine Realm sooner.
“Those things you saw just now are called zombies. They are a danger created by the Apocalypse upgrade. If an ordinary person comes into contact with their blood, there is a ninety percent chance they will become a zombie and a ten percent chance they will become an ability user. And they’re not the only danger. There are also mutated plants and animals.”
“Humans not only have to face these three types of dangerous creatures. They also have to deal with contaminated soil, food shortages and water shortages.”
Hearing the worry in Heavenly Dao’s voice, a trace of worry gradually appeared between Nan Xing’s brows as well.
“Can I change my mind now?”
This was too troublesome.
She felt that waiting here until spiritual energy fully recovered wasn’t such a bad idea.
“Don’t!”
The childish voice anxiously rang out in her mind.
“As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Spiritual energy is also slowly recovering, and many heavenly treasures have appeared because of it. More importantly, I prepared an assistant for you!”
Nan Xing’s eyes immediately lit up.
She put away the spirit stone in her hand and circulated her cultivation technique. She carefully sensed her surroundings.
A strand of spiritual energy thinner than a strand of hair had entered her spiritual sea.
It was indeed slightly more abundant than when she had first arrived, but the difference was almost negligible.
Nan Xing abandoned her plan of waiting for spiritual energy to fully recover.
“Then what counts as a successful upgrade for you?”
“I bought a book from another Heavenly Dao that successfully completed an upgrade. It’s a book about the experience of teaching others.”
The childish voice excitedly shared its discovery.
“I took a look. Basically, we need to solve the problems with the soil and water resources and then give humans the ability to protect themselves.”
“Are you sure you weren’t scammed?”
Nan Xing frowned. Her eyes were filled with suspicion.
“No! This book is number one on the sales ranking!”
The childish voice rang out firmly in her mind.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be able to sense whether there’s any progress!”
“Best be true!”
Nan Xing agreed immediately.
When you’re under someone else’s roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
At this rate of spiritual energy recovery, she would have to wait here for tens of thousands of years.
She couldn’t wait that long.
The elders and fellow disciples of the Nanjí Sect in the Divine Realm were still waiting for her!
She missed them.
She missed the days when they protected her.
But upgrading the Apocalypse was so troublesome. There were far too many things that needed to be done.
Nan Xing sighed inwardly. A trace of impatience gradually appeared in her eyes.
She had been carefree for six thousand years.
Could it be that she would have to spend the rest of her life working herself to death?
Ahhh!
Grandmaster, your disciple’s life is too miserable!
“Captain Wen, you knew she was from the Nanjí Sect?”
Nan Tang’s surprised voice reached her ears.
Nan Xing raised her eyes and looked over casually. She saw the young man they called Captain Wen.
His particularly handsome and refined face carried a smiling expression. He smiled and nodded at her.
He looked very much like her Second Senior Brother. He was always smiling, but he was never softhearted when it came to tricking people.
She missed her Second Senior Brother so much.
Every time she caused trouble, he was the one who helped clean up the mess.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Nan Xing’s mind.
She stared at Nan Tang and the others. The corners of her lips slowly curled into an unfriendly smile.
Let the disciples do the work for their elders.
Nan Tang was a disciple of the Nanjí Sect. As his Grandmaster Uncle, how could he possibly stand by while she needed help?
Besides, his teammates could also be considered half-disciples of the Nanjí Sect. She had just saved their lives.
One helper would never be enough.
She didn’t mind having a few more.
Wen Ye pulled Nan Tang aside and turned his back to Nan Xing. He spoke in a low voice.
“Keep your voice down. We still don’t know what kind of personality this expert has.”
Nan Tang nodded and immediately lowered his voice. His eyes were filled with curiosity.
“Captain Wen, how did you figure out that she was from the Nanjí Sect?”
“She has the same token at her waist as you do. Hers just looks more advanced.”
Wen Ye gestured toward his waist.
“And she has the words ‘Nanjí Sect’ embroidered on her sleeve.”
“No wonder you wouldn’t let us attack her just now!”
Jiangzhou interrupted with a look of lingering fear.
Lifeng noticed the usually carefree Jiangzhou looking frightened. His rough and sturdy face became even more serious as he nodded repeatedly in agreement.
“Captain Wen, you’re amazing!”
Nan Tang gave Wen Ye a thumbs-up.
Wen Ye pressed Nan Tang’s hand down. Then he secretly turned his head and glanced at Nan Xing.
She was sitting lazily on the ground with her eyes closed. A faint glow surrounded her body.
He waved at Nan Tang and the other two.
Four heads immediately gathered together.
Their eyes glittered with excitement as Wen Ye lowered his voice as much as possible.
“Little Tang, whether we can cling to this powerful backer depends on you!”
A trace of envy flashed through Jiangzhou’s eyes.
“Everyone else says, ‘Turns out I’m a rich second-generation heir.’ I never thought you’d turn out to be an immortal descendant!”
Nan Tang couldn’t help smiling proudly. He patted his chest, making a series of thumping sounds.
“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely find a way to get you all into the Nanjí Sect!”
“Little Tang, we’ll be waiting for your good news!”
Wen Ye happily patted Nan Tang on the shoulder.
Nan Tang looked firmly at the other three.
The Lone Wolf Squad weren’t merely comrades.
They were brothers.
They were family.
“Captain Wen, Captain Shen doesn’t look right!”
Lifeng looked strong and rough, but he was actually very attentive. He noticed that Shen Huaixu’s face had turned bright red and immediately warned them.
Wen Ye hurriedly crouched down.
He saw that Shen Huaixu’s face was pale. His refined face was twisted with pain.
Wen Ye raised his hand and touched Shen Huaixu’s forehead.
The moment he made contact, an intense burning sensation surged through his fingers.
These symptoms looked very much like the onset of the zombie virus.
Shen Huaixu had previously entered this small courtyard to protect them. He had exhausted all the ability energy in his body before falling unconscious.
Could it be that they had failed to notice that he had been bitten while killing the zombies?
Wen Ye hurriedly scanned Shen Huaixu’s body.
Finally, he discovered a wound on Shen Huaixu’s ankle.
The flesh around it had already begun turning gray and rotting. A foul stench filled the air.
“What do we do? Captain Shen was bitten!”
A trace of panic flashed through Nan Tang’s eyes. Tears the size of beans continuously welled up and fell onto Shen Huaixu.
He had just been thinking about telling Captain Shen that he was an immortal descendant once he woke up.
He, Nan Tang, was an immortal descendant.
Wait!
There was also Grandmaster Uncle!
“Grandmaster Uncle, save him!”
Nan Tang turned around and wailed toward Nan Xing.