Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 294 - 158: Brahma Flower Blooms, Saint King Returns (One)

Soon, the person Master Hong Hu mentioned walked up the stairs.

The leader was an ordinary man in a white lab coat, with sunken eyes and a somewhat neurotic look. Besides a few young and middle-aged Divine Travel Warriors, there was also an old man following behind, exuding an ancient and profound aura; he must be the Chains Realm that Master mentioned. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Ji Jingqiu weighed the situation in his heart.

Could he, with his Lower Rank Cultivation Body that broke through to Chains Realm, contend in a battle?

As for the other Divine Travel Realm individuals, he directly ignored them.

Considering this question for even a second would be a disrespect to the superior Taoist Body!

The final answer he arrived at was inconclusive.

The span of levels in the Chains Realm, also known as the Divine Skills realm, was simply too vast, and combat power largely depended on the Divine Skills nurtured.

The Divinity of a superior cultivation body was, in essence, the nascent form of Divine Skills.

Of course, it was the nascent form of top-tier Divine Skills.

Those classified under the superior cultivation body, the Divine Skills they eventually nurtured were also top-tier.

"Ji Jingqiu! You really came back?!" The leading man exclaimed with surprise and opened his arms as if to embrace this surprise, but Ji Jingqiu coldly rejected him.

He was not embarrassed but instead looked at Ji Jingqiu intently, his gaze as if beholding the greatest treasure in the world.

He suddenly remembered something, hastily took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Ji Jingqiu:

"My name is Gao Cheng, the current head of Future Company, and I would like to invite you to visit our company."

Future Company?

The name sounded quite familiar.

Ji Jingqiu quickly recalled that this company was one of the pioneers in genome editing projects!

"You haven't folded yet?" he blurted out in astonishment.

If he remembered correctly, most companies involved back then met bleak endings, not only were they nailed as historical criminals of the Federation; some executives even faced mob attacks and died violently in the streets...

He opened his terminal, not avoiding anyone, and searched in front of Gao Cheng about the current status of Future Company, then he found a post.

Ji Jingqiu looked up in shock: "Are you mentally ill? Is your family really running out of people to the point of letting a mentally ill person run the company?"

Gao Cheng was silent for a moment, then said, "In the Gao Family this generation, only I am normal; the others don't matter."

Mental illness is considered normal?

Ji Jingqiu soon understood; the 'normal' mentioned by the other party referred to the Evil Poison Disease!

"We have no other choice." Gao Cheng was sincere, his fervent gaze and undisguised intentions, however, made Ji Jingqiu uncomfortable, "We hope you can collaborate with us to investigate the cause of the Evil Poison Disease and find a solution!"

"You won't find it," Ji Jingqiu regretfully looked at him.

The true source of Evil Poison Disease originated from the Wilderness Four Demons, and wasn't an issue related to gene editing itself.

The person before him, even if he searched for hundreds or thousands of years, would never reach this answer.

This was something that only a select few at the pinnacle inside the Federation were privileged to know, as it was strictly forbidden to disclose.

The reason being the existence of the Four Demons.

One of the Four Demons could draw upon the fear, hatred, and various negative emotions of all spirits, using it as nourishment, or even to anchor their location.

Therefore, the Federation always maintained a strict policy towards the existence of the Four Demons, forbidding its dissemination; only martial artists who reached a certain level were eligible to know the full story.

A martial artist reaching that level typically wouldn't fear, as they would have heard some rumors.

For instance, one of the Four Demons was detained and sealed by the Federation.

Historically, illegal sects had caused panic by citing the horrors of the Four Demons; thereafter, the Federation did not hesitate to deploy the Supreme Grandmaster, drawing on its resources to uproot the sect and carried out large-scale mind interventions to erase the populace's awareness of the Four Demons.

Thus, Ji Jingqiu couldn't reveal the truth to him.

Besides, the Gao Family back then was uninformed… essentially abandoned by the Federation's high echelons to serve as an outlet for the citizens.

"Do you know the inside story?!"

Gao Cheng suddenly narrowed his eyes; he caught something unusual in Ji Jingqiu's expression, stepped forward excitedly, and passionately asked,

"I knew it! You must know the reason! Maybe you've already solved the root of the Evil Poison Disease! How did you do it?!"

Ji Jingqiu calmly replied, "You're sick."

Gao Cheng annoyed, said, "That doesn't matter, what matters is that this involves the injustices our family has suffered for over a hundred years! This is also the hope for our family's revival! You have to tell me!"

Ji Jingqiu thoughtfully said, "You really are sick. Why didn't you moralize me into contributing to all the Evil Poison Disease patients?"

Gao Cheng paused, and shaking his head said, "The suffering and injustice of our family is caused by those people, why should I consider them?"

Ji Jingqiu fell silent.

After a few probes, Ji Jingqiu understood the stance and thoughts of this person and the family he represented.

He lost any interest in further interaction.

Gao Cheng suddenly took a deep breath, stepped back, and calmly waved his hand:

"It's okay if you don't want to talk, I'll take you away, and extract all the secrets from you before the forces behind you can react."

"Sorry, the Gao Family has no way out, death lies on both sides, it's better to fight desperately. I know you're a martial arts genius, but even a genius needs time to realize their potential."

"Take him down!"

The two Divine Travel Warriors behind him exchanged a look, their expressions a bit solemn, but still steeled themselves and stepped up.