Calamity of Tomorrow

Zhou Bai first called Elsa and made her spit out the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor, planning to inspect the armor.

He then saw the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor that was spat out slightly trembling, seemingly still harboring some agitation and madness.

Zhou Bai manipulated the Primordial Spirit power to drive the armor, activating the array within it to nourish and maintain the armor; he then saw the entire Abyss Nether Dragon Armor slowly wriggling, gradually repairing the damage from the recent battle.

After about half an hour, the armor stood quietly in its original spot, seemingly devoid of any previous ferocity.

Zhou Bai thought to himself, "Although I have refined this Abyss Nether Dragon Armor, I cannot eliminate the twist within it, only forcefully suppress it with power, which still poses a potential issue."

However, Zhou Bai wasn't deeply knowledgeable about such Twisted Treasures and had no immediate solution, so he planned to keep using it for now, as he could treat any influence from the twist with laziness points.

After confirming there were no major issues with the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor, Zhou Bai had Elsa go back, then had her spit out the Original Dao Repository 05.

He then saw the statue representing the Original Dao Repository 05 had swelled to over a meter tall and was still slowly trembling, seeming to have a tendency to continue unsealing.

"Sun Jingping, that idiot, luckily he didn't fully unseal the Original Dao Repository 05."

"Speaking of which, Sun Jingping is also the secret weapon of the Evil Sect in this Daluo Heaven debate, right?"

"The secret weapons of the four major sects already possess Sun Jingping's Seventh Realm strength and have mastered the Supreme Divine Power."

"Who knows how strong the seed players prepared by the Immortals of Wanxian Island will be."

"I was too arrogant; I must try harder moving forward."

Zhou Bai, following the sealing method previously described by Dr. Zhuang, first slid his fingertip across his palm, shifting his Primordial Spirit power to move the flowing blood, and with the blood, he drew an array around the statue.

As he drew the array, Zhou Bai muttered incantations.

"Unknown fears, born from the void."

"Ignorant obtuseness, the source of humanity."

"Praise the Heavenly Dao."

"Praise the Heavenly Dao."

Accompanied by his actions, the atmosphere in the room became increasingly mysterious and eerie; Elsa rolled to the side, trembling as she watched the scene.

The blood on the ground emitted a faint red glow, slowly wriggling along with the incantations from Zhou Bai's mouth.

Zhou Bai felt a chill constantly seeping up from the depths of his heart.

He persisted in reciting the incantation, then saw the blood move on its own, forming a complete array.

He then saw the statue continuously tremble and contract, flesh and bones emitting terrifying twisting sounds, as if an invisible force was forcefully compressing their bodies.

Simultaneously, the statue with numerous human brains began to vibrate violently; each opened their mouths wide, emitting piercing, spiteful, and fearful screams.

In the next moment, accompanied by a "bang," the statue contracted and was instantly compressed to the size of a palm.

Zhou Bai breathed a sigh of relief, "It worked."

Elsa rushed up, constantly circling around the shrunken statue, "The new Original Dao Repository has arrived."

Zhou Bai nodded, "Elsa, wait until you've finished training with 04 before training with this one, I'll try out 05 first."

As he spoke, Zhou Bai unsealed it, and because it wasn't violently unsealed, the statue grew larger but remained quiet without any signs of twisting, and it was fine as long as it was resealed within the prescribed time.

Watching Zhou Bai begin to contemplate the statue, Elsa lay bored on the couch, feeling utterly uninterested in anything.

She stared intently at Zhou Bai, waiting for him to finish his cultivation.

Half an hour later, the dormitory door opened, and Christina, controlling Zhou Bai's body, walked in, and seeing the scene before her, she smiled slightly: "You're back."

Elsa hurriedly went up and hugged Christina, saying, "I've missed you so much, Tina."

"Let go, let go." Christina, looking disgusted, pushed Elsa away and glanced at Zhou Bai, who was still cultivating, and the statue in front of him: "Is this the 'Primitive Dao Collection 05'?"

As Zhou Bai cultivated with a serious face, Christina pulled Elsa to one side and transmitted her voice using her Primordial Spirit's power. "Did everything go smoothly on the trip? Tell me all about your itinerary. Who did Zhou Bai meet?"

While she was speaking, Christina suddenly rubbed her head, and Elsa asked concernedly, "What's wrong?"

Christina feeling a bit odd, touched her head and said, "I don't know; recently my head has felt a bit heavy." She shook her head: "Never mind, keep talking, don't leave out any details, make everything clear."

Thus, through Elsa's narration, Christina listened to all that Zhou Bai had done.

Half an hour later, Zhou Bai opened his eyes and deeply exhaled, seeing his breath come out in a white puff.

Zhou Bai checked his Dao integration level, which had increased by 0.1%. He could feel his Primordial Spirit having improved and becoming stronger.

He turned to look at Christina and said, "Tina, you're back? How did your cultivation of 'Primitive Dao Collection 04' go? I've managed to get 05 back this time."

Christina nodded her head, "It went quite well. By the way, Zhou Bai, do you feel a bit lonely?"

Zhou Bai, sensing the strangeness in her tone, furrowed his brow: "What's this 'lonely' about?"

Christina said, "Are you thinking of finding a girlfriend? Let me tell you, you really need to choose carefully. Mismatched social standings have no future."

Zhou Bai rolled his eyes, "Why would I need a girlfriend?"

He thought of the pressures of debating in Daluo Heaven, the plots and schemes of the immortals of Wanxian Island, and countless acumulations.

Zhou Bai: "Is this the time for me to be finding a girlfriend? Women will only slow down my swordplay. I need to focus fully on cultivation for the next two months, don't distract me with women."

Christina nodded reassuringly, "That's good. You're at a critical period in your career right now, so you must strive and not get distracted by romance."

...

The next day, in Nan Mountain City.

Qiu Xingze, an investigator from the Plague Department, was walking in the alleyway when he suddenly stopped, looking at the twisted, crooked writing on the wall.

"Leave the ignorant island, embrace the path of madness."

He approached the writing, feeling the aura within it and said, "Was this left by him?"

Behind him, Yan Shan, his face hidden in the shadow of his hat brim, said, "It very much looks like his handiwork."

Seeing these words, Yan Shan's pupils slightly contracted, the nightmarish vision from that day flashed through his mind, and he abruptly closed his eyes, clenching his teeth and deeply inhaling several times before slowly calming down.

Yan Shan looked around; the entire alley was deserted. The official explanation was a leakage in the city protection Array requiring repairs.

But Yan Shan knew, beneath the seemingly ordinary accident lurked a more terrifying and shocking truth.

The alley had been contaminated by an indescribable corruption and was completely sealed off as an area where a Twisted Phenomenon occurred.

Residents of the alley, suspected of being contaminated by the Twisted, were sent to a psychiatric care center for observation.

The two looked deeper into the alley; under the dim firelight, the alley resembled a giant beast's mouth, seemingly ready to completely devour anyone who entered.

Whispers of twisted, dark aura continuously came forth; in the darkness, it seemed as if something was whispering secretly, making both feel waves of discomfort.

"Gu Letian, what exactly does he want to do."