Chapter 2138: Seclusion
Half an hour later, Xiao Zheng and the others returned to the headquarters of Sky Net.
As for the gains, they can definitely be described as huge.
This time, on the trip to Kunwu City, Xiao Zheng led Long Qie and the others to completely capture the Witch Clan; all six were brought back as prisoners. Just thinking about the addition of six Soul Holy Stones in his possession made Xiao Zheng’s heart race with excitement.
After landing, Long Qie walked over and asked, "Mr. Xiao, how should we handle these six people next? Should we send them directly to the Netherworld King, or should we interrogate them first?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng replied, "Of course, we should interrogate them first. We must extract all resources from them. We went to great lengths to capture them; we can’t waste our efforts."
Long Qie immediately understood his intentions. After nodding, he said, "I got it, leave this matter to me."
After that, he instructed everyone to lock the Witch Clan prisoners in the dungeon.
Since Long Qie was in charge of the interrogation, Xiao Zheng didn’t stay at the headquarters for long and quickly left.
When he returned home, it was already two in the morning.
Xiao Zheng didn’t disturb Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran; instead, he went alone to the meditation room. He was planning to fuse the piece of Golden Bone in his hand tonight and formally breakthrough into the Creation Realm.
Even though, with his current strength, he could easily kill these people from the Ancient World, his gaze had already shifted to a more distant future.
Actually, Xiao Zheng always had a plan hidden in his heart. Ever since he learned about the Ancient World, he has wanted to counterattack into it!
The reason for not revealing this plan is that, given the current situation, it seems somewhat unrealistic. After all, even the vanguard force sent out by the Ancient World boasts a vast number of Transcendent Realm adepts.
Surely, many ancient monsters are lurking inside the Ancient World!
There might even be adepts beyond the Creation Realm!
Thinking about the mysteries and power of the Ancient Clan, Xiao Zheng’s heart beats with deep excitement. Facing such formidable opponents, he doesn’t feel afraid; instead, he feels exhilarated.
For him, he hasn’t experienced such a thrilling feeling in a long time!
To fulfill this plan, Xiao Zheng is now striving to elevate his realm. Undoubtedly, fusing more Golden Bone has become his sole choice now.
Xiao Zheng sat cross-legged in the meditation room. After taking a deep breath, he immediately began the fusion.
The Golden Bone quickly disappeared into his palm, and then a powerful aura began to rise in the meditation room...
This time, Xiao Zheng’s seclusion took a full two days.
When he emerged from the meditation room, his presence was entirely renewed. Even Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran, who had little understanding of realms, could clearly sense this transformation.
"Did you manage to breakthrough again?"
Leng Ruobing couldn’t help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng nodded and smiled, "Indeed, I have successfully broken through to the Creation Realm. After two days of seclusion, the gains were quite decent."
Upon hearing his words, Chu Xiaoran’s face couldn’t help but show delight, "Xiao Zheng, have you really become an adept of the Creation Realm now? Can you now create more doppelgangers?"
"Of course, want to see?" Xiao Zheng’s lips curled up as he spoke with a smile.
Chu Xiaoran then nodded enthusiastically, and even Leng Ruobing looked at him with a curious expression.
Xiao Zheng then focused his mind, and a total of four doppelgangers appeared behind him!
Seeing five Xiao Zhengs suddenly appear before them, Leng Ruobing and Chu Xiaoran were stunned on the spot! This scene was undoubtedly so shocking that they were left speechless!
Seeing the stunned expressions of the two women, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but feel satisfied internally, "Seeing such expressions on your faces, I am satisfied. The facts prove that my efforts are worthwhile."
After hearing his words, the two women finally recovered.
Chu Xiaoran then excitedly said, "Xiao Zheng, my goodness, I didn’t expect that after this seclusion, you’d produce three additional doppelgangers! If all five of you act together, who could possibly stop you?"
"My goal isn’t limited to this world alone," Xiao Zheng spoke with a smile.
His gaze was deep, as if piercing through many barriers and focusing on that other unknown world.
Leng Ruobing seemed to sense something in her heart and said, "Are you thinking about the Ancient World? Speaking of which, Long Qie seemed to have news. During your two days of seclusion, he contacted me several times, saying he has urgent matters to discuss with you."
"Long Qie has urgent matters for me? It seems it must be related to the Ancient World; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so anxious." Xiao Zheng nodded and said, "I understand, I’ll head to the headquarters now."
After saying that, he bid farewell to the two women.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Zheng arrived at the headquarters of Sky Net.
Seeing him finally appear, Long Qie couldn’t help but let out a long breath, "Mr. Xiao, you’ve finally come. I almost died of anxiety without being able to reach you these past two days!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zheng said, "I was in seclusion these past two days. What happened? What’s the trouble that made you so anxious?"
Upon hearing his words, Long Qie couldn’t help but show a bitter expression, "Trouble? It’s like the sky is about to fall!"
Seeing him describe the severity of the situation, Xiao Zheng suddenly felt a sense of foreboding, "What’s going on? Tell me quickly!"
Long Qie sighed before saying, "This matter, it started two days ago..."
What he was about to explain was indeed related to the Ancient Clan.
Just two days ago, after returning from Kunwu City, Long Qie personally interrogated the leader of the six Witch Clan members. Through a series of means, Long Qie learned from the leader a very shocking piece of news.
In addition to dispatching the eighteen members of the vanguard, the Ancient Clan also plans to send more personnel out of the Ancient World!
Among these people, there are not lacking genius figures of the Ancient Clan!
Most of these genius figures are at the Creation Realm, and their numbers are significant!
After learning about this, even Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but be slightly disoriented.
Once he regained his composure, he furrowed his brow and said with disbelief, "How can this be? If the Ancient Clan’s objective was solely to gather Golden Bones, there’s no need to send so many people out of the Ancient World!"
"What’s happening in the Ancient World that forces the Ancient Clan to dispatch so many masters?"
Upon hearing this, Long Qie shook his head and said, "This is one of the most puzzling aspects from my perspective as well; I agree with your assessment; I too feel the Ancient Clan’s actions are extremely abnormal!"
"Did the Witch Clan mention anything else?" Xiao Zheng asked.
Long Qie shook his head, then couldn’t help but sigh.