How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 190 Xiang Yixiu’s Trust and Sincerity

"Of course not! I treat all my graduate students equally regardless of gender, but the issue is, what’s the use of this information to them? They don’t have your abilities. You want the police to get them to solve problems? They might end up being a new problem for the police, like, for instance, an exotic beast munching on a visiting assistant..."

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze flickered: "Fine, we have shared a camaraderie in battle after all, so I’ll take on this hot potato for you."

Xiang Yixiu smiled...

But that smile quickly froze: "Why do I feel things are getting twisted? It should be you thanking me for my favor and trust, grateful for the education I’ve provided. Why does it seem like I’m now owing you a favor?"

"You should think of it this way, Professor. You have successfully found a scapegoat. In the future, you can leisurely enjoy your time with female graduate students and embody Great Freedom, right? You can come and go as you please, always able to keep an eye on birds in the Maldives or the fur of something from some other place."

"Hmm, when you put it that way, it feels much better!" Xiang Yixiu took out his cell phone and made a call: "Captain Jin, arrange a car to take me back to Nanjiang University!"

A police car carrying Xiang Yixiu and Lin Xiaosu sped onto the highway.

Heading straight for Nanjiang University.

Nanjiang University, the most famous university in the Northwest, located by the banks of the Tali River. Amidst the vast lands of the Northwest, it exudes academic ambience.

Xiang Yixiu stepping out of the police car in white clothes was quite an eye-catcher.

Lin Xiaosu entered the campus with him, her supernatural senses catching some of the students whispering...

"That’s Professor Xiang!"

"Yes, it’s him, you can tell by the white clothes he always wears."

"Seriously, the professor looks so young and dashing."

"He’s an odd one, rumored to have mysterious relationships with graduate students. What’s it mean for him to be brought back by a police car today? Did he get caught soliciting prostitutes?"

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze turned to Xiang Yixiu.

He theoretically shouldn’t be able to hear the whispers of the students dozens of meters away, but why does he have a grimacing expression?

Sensing Lin Xiaosu’s look, Xiang Yixiu cracked a grin: "I’m definitely not taking a police car in the future."

Yeah, confirmed, he heard the students whispering...

Xiang Yixiu has a dedicated laboratory.

Several graduate students were busying themselves there.

Seeing the professor had returned, they enthusiastically greeted him, showing no reserve typical of student-teacher interactions, among them a female graduate student stood out with her flirtatious gaze and swaying body.

Xiang Yixiu waved at them: "Everyone, carry on with your work, don’t mind me."

He then entered an adjacent information room with Lin Xiaosu.

The room was somewhat chaotic.

There was a computer, paper documents, thread-bound books, rubbings, stones, and many skeletons, among them one was so bizarrely large that even without flesh and blood, it still exuded an overwhelming presence.

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze was firmly locked: "This is ’Qi Juan’!"

Qi Juan, an exotic beast documented in the Mountain and River Scripture, with bones spanning seven stars, as tough as mysterious iron, possessing immense strength. An adult Qi Juan was a mountain-guarding beast.

"Yeah, lucky for me, when I dug it out from under a temple, it was already skeletal. If it had even a breath left, it wouldn’t be me admiring its bones, but it admiring mine," said Xiang Yixiu.

"What kind of exotic beast’s skin is this?" Lin Xiaosu gently tapped a piece of black hide, which was very peculiar with scale armor on it, and bearing a very unique presence, completely different from the Ancient Wilderness’ aura Lin Xiaosu was familiar with.

"This is called ’Earth Worm,’ not a creature from the Ancient Animals. It belongs to a branch of earth’s indigenous beings."

"Earth’s indigenous beings?" Lin Xiaosu’s heart surged.

He had discussed with Chang Ye about Taoist Lu Yun from Liu Lin Temple when he was at Qianlong 101.

Chang Ye had told him that Taoist Lu Yun reached Qianlong and brought along the Mountain and River Scripture.

He also once left behind an exclamation: Demons hide in distant seas, earth’s natives restless in its core, the Ancient Wilderness seeks to break its seal to reemerge—where will this civilization go?

From this lament, he had deciphered some parts.

For instance, demons hiding in distant seas, he understood as Western nations being deeply infiltrated by the Nine-Headed Beast, with various anti-human activities emerging non-stop, threatening Daxia’s existence—weren’t that exactly demons?

He had already begun to come into contact with the Ancient Wilderness.

But the earth’s natives restless at its core, he never understood what that meant.

Now, a piece of hide surfaces, and from the mouth of Professor Xiang Yixiu, an expert in the study of exotic beasts, comes the startling phrase "earth’s indigenous beings."

"Below ground is a mysterious world which, in some ways, is even more enigmatic than the Ancient Wilderness," said Xiang Yixiu. "Because the Ancient Wilderness has countless connection points around the globe, ultimately there are some ways to understand them. But ever since Emperor Kun took thirteen of his own ribs to create the ’Absolute Earth and heaven Communication Array,’ implementing the Great Divine Power of Absolute Earth Connection, the great gates from the earth’s core to the surface were closed, and people lost all means to study this group of beings living underground."

"Emperor Kun? Absolute Earth and heaven..."

"This is a legend submerged in historical records, a legend not widely known because it’s too horrifying and would completely overturn one’s worldview..."

In this legend...

The world wasn’t as everyone imagined.

This civilization wasn’t as people thought.

Long, long ago, the first creatures that appeared on Earth according to this legend, were the Earth Core Race, not carbon-based life, but silicon-based.

Silicon-based life thrives in high heat and extreme environments. For a lengthy period, Earth was ruled by them, because back then, Earth wasn’t hospitable like today, with almost no oxygen in the air and the temperature extremely high. In such harsh conditions, carbon-based life had no grounds to sprout...

Later, the surface environment began to change.

The oxygen content kept increasing, and carbon-based life began to sprout.

The surface became less suitable for silicon-based life, but they were not willing to lose their habitat, and they were also improving the environment.

However, from their perspective, improving the environment was the complete opposite of what we mean today by environmental improvement.

We advocate for green mountains and clear waters, with a pleasant climate.

What they wanted to create was an environment ravaged by volcanoes, with extreme climates.

This is what we call no good or bad in the environment, only the distinction between suitable and unsuitable.

As a result, the first batch of carbon-based life had barely begun to sprout before they disappeared under the slogan of "protecting the environment" proclaimed by silicon-based life...

In the long period that followed, the struggle between carbon-based and silicon-based life, and the conflict of environmental concepts, was the main conflict on Earth.

In fact, carbon-based life was no match for silicon-based life at all.

Because destruction is far easier than construction, and these silicon-based beings were suffocatingly powerful, easily triggering volcanic eruptions and effortlessly changing the course of the land. Giant creatures could, with just one roll-over, annihilate cities that carbon-based life had spent decades or even centuries building.

At this time, the concept of "human" didn’t even exist, as the species had not yet appeared on Earth.

Not until the arrival of the Outer Realm Immortals.

With their immense energy, capable of controlling the rules of nature, they managed to truly suppress the silicon-based life forms.

Just when silicon-based life was overwhelmed and struggling, a great change occurred in the world.

The Ancient World shattered.

The people of the Ancient World, also masters of the rules of nature, started a contest lasting ten thousand years with these outsiders on this Blue Star.

Until a stunning genius emerged.

This man was Emperor Kun.

No one knew where Emperor Kun came from; his might was the stuff of legends.

He could destroy stars by plucking a leaf.

He could split the earth with a single finger.

He could change the course of mountains and rivers with a wave of his hand.

He could also cast unparalleled magic, sealing the Ancient passages. He took thirteen of his own ribs and turned them into eighty-one Bone Nails to seal the native earth-dwellers once and for all.

From then on, this world was devoid of Earth and heaven Communication.

But with these ruthless moves, the spiritual energy of this planet was completely depleted, and it was no longer suitable for cultivation.

Only then does the long history of the Earth, measured in "eras," begin.

Until today...

"Human beings are actually just outsiders, truly a shock to the world!" Lin Xiaosu exhaled softly.

"So this is the absurd legend!" Xiang Yixiu said, "This computer contains the relevant data, if you’re interested, feel free to stay here for ten days to half a month. By the way, although my research is on animals, I do have my focus. The data I’ve included in the computer is mostly about the Earth Core Race. You can take a look, but it’s not yet appropriate to make direct copies..."

After Xiang Yixiu finished speaking, he casually left the data room.

He wasn’t worried about Lin Xiaosu stealing anything.

Because the things here cannot be stolen if you wanted to; the computer only has one monitor.

Lin Xiaosu opened the folder within.

Information of various Underground Races flowed like streams into his Sea of Consciousness.

Before him, a whole new world opened up.

The Guai Clan, capable of transforming into rocks, immobile for ten years.

The Yun Clan, moving underground, even the hardest stone to them was like flowing water.

The Ye Clan, human-shaped, but without eyes.

Di Ting, lion-sized with nine heads and ears, not only able to hear any movement within a hundred miles but also skilled in reading minds.

The Li Tian Clan, belonging to the Various Heavenly Species, possessing traits of both silicon-based and carbon-based life. Some say they are a hybrid of the Human Clan and the Underground Race, their appearance indistinguishable from humans - the only tribe that might still mingle among mankind...

Upstairs in a room, Xiang Yixiu and the curvy female graduate student were tumbling in bed.

After a bout of passion, Xiang Yixiu sat up and the graduate student lit a cigar for him and nestled into his embrace with seductive eyes: "Professor, who’s the guy you brought with you?"

"A scapegoat! A fire brick!" Xiang Yixiu smiled craftily.

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"Yes!"

"Why?" asked the graduate student, "Even Qianlong asked for your help, that’s a great honor, why would you willingly hand it over to someone else?"

Xiang Yixiu exhaled lightly, "It’s precisely because Qianlong has set his sights on me that I must stay out of it. My identity means I can’t get involved with them, but it concerns national livelihood and the safety of the people – I must act. Therefore, the best solution is to find this fire brick."

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