Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 293 - 292 Meeting (Thanks to the alliance leader Zhong Kui for the reward)

Zhou Bai looked at the bizarre statue in front of him, a densely packed humanoid statue with many arms and many heads.

Each arm was clutching a small figure, male and female, young and old alike, all with expressions of fear and despair so vivid that they seemed alive.

The people gazed at the statue and even felt as if they could faintly hear sobbing in the air.

Yan Hui transmitted his voice, "Many of the people close to the statue are the villagers we encountered the last time we were here."

Lv Chongyang nodded, "It seems that the entire village and its villagers have entered the distorted realm."

Yan Hui, "However, by their looks, they seem to trust Zhuang Yan a lot and are not panicking."

On the head of the statue, the largest face was all too familiar to Zhou Bai; it was the likeness of Doctor Zhuang from the underground base.

At this moment, Zhou Bai realized that the dozens of heads growing on the statue all bore Doctor Zhuang’s appearance, but some had calm expressions, looking at Zhou Bai with serenity, while others had crazed faces, wide-mouthed with various eerie smiles.

Now, these heads all turned their necks in unison to look at Zhou Bai, and below the statue, a person who looked exactly like Doctor Zhuang looked at Zhou Bai and said indifferently, "Do you know me?"

Zhou Bai thought for a moment, considering he had the ability to reverse time, and he had pretty much explained his dealings with Doctor Zhuang to the Dao School’s Lv Chongyang and the others, he forthrightly said, "I’ve seen your likeness in a hospital, read your notes, and even cultivated your original Daoist treasure."

Although the first place where Zhou Bai met Doctor Zhuang was that underground base, all traces of the base had been destroyed by Doctor Zhuang’s self-destruction.

Later, when Zhou Bai had asked around, the statues that resembled the original Daoist treasure in that base had also not been preserved, so Zhou Bai simply did not mention it to the teachers at the Dao School, only talking about the hospital incident.

Doctor Zhuang smiled slightly, sensing that Zhou Bai indeed had cultivated the original Daoist treasure 01, 02 he had left behind, because he had set up a contingency within it and could naturally sense the presence of a cultivator.

Moreover, he had just observed Zhou Bai’s dreams through his unique Daoist technique and greatly appreciated Zhou Bai’s temperament.

Among the black-robed people around the statue, several had just observed Zhou Bai’s dreams with Doctor Zhuang.

So looking at Zhou Bai in front of him, Doctor Zhuang said, "What is your name?"

"Zhou Bai."

Doctor Zhuang nodded, "Zhou Bai, you have probably seen the overall situation here, the original Daoist treasure ran amok, causing distortions and leading to the overlay of this place with the virtual void. And to end the distortions here, the original Daoist treasure 03 needs to be sealed."

Zhou Bai looked at Doctor Zhuang and asked, "What is the state of the original Daoist treasure 03 now? Have you become the original Daoist treasure?"

"After the original Daoist treasure went berserk, my replicants tried to seal it several times to suppress it. But they still failed to seal it."

Doctor Zhuang sighed, "There is no Celestial Star Formation of Donghua City here, and the original Daoist treasure 03 has been too deeply contaminated by the corrupt spirit mechanism, going beyond my expectations in its rampage.

It can’t be helped, after all, we are in the wilderness, and the degree of distortion here is probably much more severe than what you encountered in the hospital."

"In a situation with no solution, to suppress the distortion caused by the original Daoist treasure 03, I used the power of the 28 hexagrams to combine a large number of replicants with the original Daoist treasure 03, temporarily suppressing the intensification of the distortions."

"However, the abilities of the 28 hexagrams can only allow life and matter to combine and master some properties of matter. Under this combination, although I have temporarily suppressed the distortion of the original Daoist treasure 03, the replicants have also been affected by it and are gradually becoming aberrations."

"I’m afraid it won’t be long before all replicants become completely insane and utterly aberrant, and the distortion of the original Daoist treasure 03 will become unstoppable, pulling this entire area into the void."

Zhou Bai nodded, noticing the statue’s chest where a candle burned slowly, never shortening or consuming, as if it was destined to burn eternally like this.

Within Zhou Bai’s view, a golden light churned inside the candle, seemingly striving to break free from its waxen confines.

Zhou Bai pondered, "Could that candle be the 28卦?" He felt a bit eager, really wanting to touch the candle.

Lv Chongyang asked, "Since even you and Yuanshi Daocang 03 combined couldn’t seal it, is there still a way to do so?"

Dr. Zhuang replied, "The only method is to master Yuanshi Daocang 03. Only by learning and mastering it, comprehending the Heavenly Dao within, could it be sealed amidst such severe distortion." Experience more on novelbuddy

Unable to hold back any longer, Kuang Tu asked, "What’s with these people?" He pointed at the black-robed figures around them and said, "They should be long dead, shouldn’t they?"

Dr. Zhuang glanced at him and said indifferently, "They are not the people you know; they merely bear a resemblance."

Kuang Tu frowned, eager to ask further, but he heard Dr. Zhuang say, "Stop wasting time. My condition could become uncontrollable at any moment. Zhou Bai, begin contemplating Yuanshi Daocang 03 now and hasten your training."

Lv Chongyang placed his hand on Zhou Bai’s shoulder, not rushing him to begin his cultivation but instead saying to Dr. Zhuang, "I can’t let Zhou Bai take such a risk lightly. We need to inspect the state of Yuanshi Daocang 03 before making a decision."

Dr. Zhuang closed his eyes, "As you wish, but I truly do not have much time. You’d best hurry."

Lv Chongyang nodded toward Shang Beibei, who approached and triggered the Rotating Plate Magic Treasure, scanning back and forth over the large statue.

Throughout the entire process, whether it was Dr. Zhuang in front of them or the black-robed figures around, everyone remained still, showing no reaction.

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Fifteen minutes later, Lv Chongyang looked at Shang Beibei and asked, "How is it? Any problems?"

Shang Beibei furrowed his brow, "There’s not enough time to identify the specific issue. It would require our whole team and ample time to determine what’s going on with this uncontrollable Yuanshi Daocang."

Lv Chongyang sighed. He knew it was too much to ask Shang Beibei to figure out the condition of Yuanshi Daocang in such a short amount of time. However, letting Zhou Bai directly cultivate Yuanshi Daocang was far too dangerous.

As Lv Chongyang felt conflicted and Shang Beibei continued his diligent inspection, the statue, merged with Dr. Zhuang via Yuanshi Daocang, trembled slightly; all the heads’ eyes snapped open abruptly.

Among the dozens of heads, one with a previously calm face slowly opened its mouth, revealing a ghastly grin, as if stepping closer and closer to madness.

A black-robed man stood up, the one who had led them to the statue, whom Kuang Tu suspected to be the "Self-mastered Immortal."

The "Self-mastered Immortal" warned, "Be careful, Dr. Zhuang is about to go mad."

"What do you mean?" Lv Chongyang asked, on guard.

The "Self-mastered Immortal" explained, "Even Dr. Zhuang, who created Yuanshi Daocang 03, can’t fully suppress this thing. He can remain lucid most of the time, but every so often, a new clone completely succumbs to madness.

Every time this happens, the distortion intensifies."

As he spoke, the other black-robed figures also stood, drawing near to the statue.

The "Self-mastered Immortal" continued, "Find a way to block the distortion outside; leave Dr. Zhuang to us."

Before Lv Chongyang could comprehend what was happening, screams, roars, laments... a cacophony erupted from within the village. Pairs of malevolent eyes turned toward them.