In the mansion located in the Imperial capital, Ye Qingzhou continued to lie in bed, leisurely passing the days.

Ye Qingzhou's body at this moment was gradually entering a state of losing control because his essence, Qi, and spirit were all undergoing zero reset and remolding.

In the past few days, a group of old acquaintances came one after another to inquire about his condition.

Huang Liwen, Zhu Jinfeng, Leon, and others were very concerned about Ye Qingzhou's physical condition; they did not treat him coldly because he lost his cultivation, truly showing camaraderie in adversity.

Even someone like Ye Qingzhou, who was naturally aloof, felt a rare warmth and tenderness, experiencing warmth he had never known before.

And Xu Yuebing, after Ye Qingzhou's limbs became immobile, was constantly by his side, taking care of his daily needs, melting the ice in his heart.

"Ye Qingzhou, are you hungry?"

"Not hungry, I'd like to watch some TV first."

"What do you want to watch? I'll change the channel for you."

"International news."

"Okay."

Xu Yuebing picked up the remote and selected the news channel.

At this moment, the news on the TV was reporting on the plague spreading in Xinxiang in the Western Pole Kingdom, along with the war between the Northern Alliance and Kiros, and the impact of the war on global food prices.

"Plague, war, famine... it seems that the adversary has begun to act, with a great war looming. Luckily, my Infinite Heart Image is almost complete, ensuring at least some measure of self-protection in the future."

Ye Qingzhou silently pondered, while also preparing for the imminent battle.

"In the coming days, my body will experience some changes, do not get nervous, and do not alert others—remember to decline all visitors for me."

"Alright."

Although Xu Yuebing was utterly confused and very worried about Ye Qingzhou's safety, she still obeyed his wishes, deciding to keep his secret.

Having given some instructions, Ye Qingzhou closed his eyes and began to adjust his breathing; his circulation was increasingly slowing down, nuances of presence seemed to fade until his breath became void.

Then, Xu Yuebing personally led people to seal off the entire villa.

In the bedroom, Ye Qingzhou's body lay there quietly, devoid of any trace of life, yet within him, a vigorous vitality was occurring an incredible transformation, like a cocoon becoming a butterfly.

From day to night, then from night to the rise of the second day's morning sun, the transformation never stopped.

Ye Qingzhou's consciousness completely sank into the Philosopher's Stone, absorbing the Divine Power and Rank of the Plague Knight into the Philosopher's Stone, now possessing a quality no weaker than any Cosmic Wonder.

Within the Philosopher's Stone, enclosed by the traces of time and life power, Ye Qingzhou's consciousness had merely touched upon it before witnessing an exceedingly thriving life planet.

It was a flourishing and strong Fungal Civilization, with a powerful life circulation system covering the planet's land, seas, and even skies.

Countless fungal life forms lived here, their consciousness interconnected, forming a powerful collective consciousness rivalling that of Divine Spirits.

With merely a thought, they could influence the planet's climate, raise storms, surge waves, unleash lightning and thunder, create hurricanes and downpours, even effortlessly move mountains and fill seas.

Even countless powerful fungal life forms evolved anti-gravity magnetic fields, enabling physical bodies to break through the planet's atmosphere, enter the universe, absorb various cosmic rays, continually evolve more advanced life forms.

Until... the ultimate doom descended.

The sword light that destroyed everything tore open the planet's atmosphere, split the mantle, detonated the core; continents shattered, magma erupted, ushering in the end chapter of the Fungal Civilization.

Eventually, the collective consciousness of the entire Fungal Civilization was obliterated, becoming puppets of the Emperor Slayer.

Among the countless fungal life corpses, the Life Divine Tree Kabbalah birthed, with its trunk body refined into the Divine Weapon Twin Serpent Greatsword.

"So this is the origin of the Plague Knight?"

Ye Qingzhou's mind was shaken, witnessing the destruction of a civilization in person, a shock beyond description.

Even now, his mind echoed with the roars, cheers, cries, and wails of countless fungal lives, the illustrious past they had was all gone like smoke.

Even in death, the bodies were mercilessly enslaved, falling into the enemy's claws and becoming puppets.

What terror and sorrow?

Ye Qingzhou would never accept such a fate; he would fight until the last moment, even if facing death, only to safeguard his free will.

"I will avenge you."

Perhaps it was this promise that made the Divine Power belonging to the Plague Knight within the Philosopher's Stone give up resistance, on the contrary, injecting the entire legacy and gifts from the Fungal Civilization into Ye Qingzhou's body that was about to complete rebirth.

Boundless Life Essence was pushing Ye Qingzhou's physique towards the perfect life direction, constantly evolving.

"Ah!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ye Qingzhou felt as though he had returned to being a fetus, enveloped by warm amniotic fluid inside a mother, greedily absorbing the Life Essence within the Philosopher's Stone.

Perfect Life, Innate Dao Body!

Such foundation, even the Five Ancient Emperors would envy.

In an instant, countless strands of pure gold entangled and interwove on Ye Qingzhou's body surface, forming a huge golden cocoon enveloping Ye Qingzhou entirely.

The cocoon emitted soft brilliance, full of vitality and energy, contracting and expanding, contracting and expanding like a pulsating heart, brimming with Primordial Qi.