At this moment, Lin Zixiao suddenly felt creepy.
"Could it be that Lin Fan will indeed be in danger later?"
"There are only two possibilities now, right?"
Her mind raced, and many ideas suddenly emerged in her mind, but they were eliminated one after another. In the end, only two possible guesses remained.
"First!"
"That female zombie did come from the ancient times of the Earth, and she also knew that Lin Fan would be in danger. At the same time, Lin Fan and she are inextricably linked? Or is Lin Fan extremely important to her?"
"So, when her spiritual energy was exhausted, she sealed herself, waiting to be awakened, and then left a backup to protect Lin Fan..."
"That also explains why she could have defeated me, or even killed me to restore her own strength, but she didn't do it. She just separated from me as soon as she touched me, and even left a backup plan to protect that guy."
"second!"
"She... is from the past, or the future, not the present?!"
"If that's the case, then she is most likely from the future!"
"Because, that guy once said that he saw a woman on the Three Lives Stone, walking upstream on a long river that spanned the entire universe..."
"A long river that spans the entire universe? As far as I know, the only such river is the River of Time!"
"To go against the flow of time is to go back from the future to the past!"
"Could it be my future self?!"
Thinking of this, Lin Zixiao suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.
"Could it be that Lin Fan in the future eventually dies, and when I reach a certain level of strength, I will go upstream along the river of time to protect him?"
"No, that's not right..."
"How could I not recognize myself?!"
"It's not me!"
Palpitations, even fear.
It was as if he was getting closer to the truth and was being warned by an unknown being.
This is scary!
At this moment, Lin Zixiao's thoughts were scattered and he thought of so many things.
"And if it was me, why did I become the first generation zombie? It can't be me! Then... if it's not me, then who is it?"
"What's more, he went against the flow of time and even stayed here?"
"What an amazing strength that is!"
"Even a ninth-level emperor can't do it. Is he a true immortal?"
"No, according to the records, even if one is a true immortal, the most he can do is swim upstream in the long river of time and make small moves. He will eventually return to the 'present world'. It is impossible for his true body to cross the long river of time and appear in the past."
"In other words, if my guess is correct, then the zombies' original strength should be above that of a True Immortal?!"
"this… "
This is amazing.
Even though Lin Zixiao was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
The fear in his heart became stronger, forcing Lin Zixiao to stop thinking in this direction...
She didn't know what happened, but she vaguely grasped some clues. Unfortunately, she couldn't explain it clearly.
At this point, she could only guess and ponder based on some minor details.
"If it is as I guessed, then we can be sure of a few things now. First, that guy is dead after all."
"Second, my future self used some means to change the past and protect him?"
"Third, the zombie has no ill will towards that guy and will even protect him at all costs, so there's no need to worry too much."
"Fourth, will my future self have reached a level above the True Immortal?"
"Unfortunately, the long river of time, the reverse flow of time and space... This is too profound, and it is not a field that I can touch now. I can only guess."
"But if we speculate this way, it seems very likely..."
"You can go against the flow of time, but why does it take you so long to defeat someone like me who is in the early stage of Nascent Soul? Is it because you cut off your own cultivation?"
"Otherwise, even a true immortal cannot descend in person. According to records, the long river of time is the law that governs all the heavens and the worlds. If she were to descend, she would not be able to maintain such terrifying strength. Otherwise, once she descends, she would be able to destroy everything. Is this a protective mechanism?"
"In order to come here, she not only cut off her own cultivation, but also sealed her memories, leaving only the deepest thought as an instinct, and this thought is... Lin Fan?"
"Secondly, why did it appear at least a thousand years ago? Was it because something went wrong when it tried to forcibly descend into the past, so it descended into an earlier time and space?"
"In this case, it barely makes sense."
Lin Zixiao gradually connected things together in his mind.
Lin Fan eventually passed away in the future just as what was said in Tui Bei Tu!
But I am unwilling to do so, so as to follow the oath I made in the beginning and try every possible means to save him, even at the cost of disrupting time and space
Then something went wrong, she went back in time and appeared in the past, cutting off her own skills and memories, leaving only her instinct...
Then, because the earth's spiritual energy was exhausted, if she did not leave, she would gradually degenerate. Knowing that she was going to die, she found a way to seal herself. It was not until the recent revival of spiritual energy that she unsealed herself.
Then, he left these four guys to guard Lin Fan for him.
Connected in series!
"However, this is just my guess based on the clues I know so far. There is no evidence and there are even many loopholes!"
"But if that's the case, who is she?!"
"Where should she go at this moment?!"
"What the hell happened in the future..."
Although he knew it was just speculation, Lin Zixiao couldn't help but think in that direction. After all, this seemed to be the only explanation at the moment
Of course, it is also possible that the female zombie is indeed a native of Earth. Because Lin Fan may play some crucial role in the future, after learning that Lin Fan would be in trouble, she sealed herself in this world at all costs, just to protect him
"It's a pity that we don't know her identity, otherwise we could be sure of many things."
Lin Zixiao sighed softly.
"Mr. Lin?"
At this moment, seeing that Lin Zixiao had not spoken for a long time and just frowned, the Seventh Deputy Minister couldn't help but call him softly.
"how?"
Lin Zixiao put aside all the thoughts in his mind and looked over.
"them… "
The seventh deputy minister pointed at the four people opposite him and asked, "How do you think we should deal with this?"
Originally, if there hadn't been the order to 'protect Lin Fan', he would have almost wanted to destroy these zombies and then slice them up for research.
After all, judging from their performance, it is indeed very attractive.
But with this happening, he had to seek Lin Fan's opinion.
"gentlemen."
Lao Wang bowed to Lin Fan and said, "From the moment we became zombies, we only had one goal, to protect you."
"Please let us stay with you."
“This is our mission…”
From the moment he turned into a zombie, his future fate was already determined. He was destined to become a tool and to live for Lin Fan.
Is it sad
Perhaps when they wake up in the middle of the night, they will indeed feel sad.
However, this was their own choice and there is no regret for it.
For the sake of strength, I would rather take risks. Now that I have gained strength and power, I have to pay something in the end.
"… "
After a brief pause, Lin Zixiao slowly shook his head and said, "Not for now."
"You are still too weak. You don't have the qualifications and ability to protect me."
This is a bit discouraging.
But there's really nothing wrong with it.
At present, Lin Zixiao has reached the early stage of Nascent Soul, and has a top-grade spiritual weapon such as the shield axe. With her talent and strength, she can fight even against cultivators in the middle and late stages of Nascent Soul.
Although Lao Wang and the other four are second-generation zombies, their foundations are too poor. They were just ordinary people before, and now their combat power is at most equivalent to that of ordinary cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.
It is no exaggeration to say that Lin Zixiao can kill a group of people with just one slap.
Why should they protect themselves or Lin Fan
If I can't stop the attack, it will be useless even if I tie the four of them together as a meat shield...
"But our mission is to protect you..."
Old Shen and the other three were anxious.
"If you really want to protect me, and at the same time, don't want to die."
Lin Zixiao looked at them and whispered softly: "Just work hard to become stronger."
"With your current strength, if I need you to protect me, even if there are a hundred or a thousand of you, it will be useless."
"Even if one day your strength approaches mine, if I encounter a life-or-death crisis, I'm afraid you will all die."
"If you don't want to die, work hard to become stronger."
"The stronger you are... the higher your chances of survival are."
The words may be rough, but the truth is there.
The stronger the strength, the lower the possibility of death.
At the same time, Lin Zixiao had to be more cautious, because no matter which of the two guesses was closer to the truth, it showed that Lin Fan would encounter a crisis, and it was almost certainly a life-and-death crisis.
In this case, she has to be more cautious and make more arrangements.
Even though these arrangements may be futile or have only a very minor effect, they cannot be ignored.
She continued, "This is the mission I gave you. This mission won't cause you to explode and die, right?"
Saying that he died from an explosion was, of course, a joke.
What it actually means is that doing so does not go against the will of the 'mother'.
"That's not the case, but if I practice..."
They looked at each other: "It will take time."
"I know this better than you. You should have a complete cultivation method in your mind, right?"
"Yes, as the second generation of zombies, we will inherit a lot of knowledge related to zombies from the 'ancestor'. We have all kinds of training methods."
"The first one is the most common, sucking a large amount of spiritual blood."
"The second method is relatively slow, but it is the safest. It is to absorb the Yin-attributed spiritual energy such as the power of the spiritual stars and the moonlight."
"Third, absorb the lifeblood of other zombies! This is the fastest way to practice, but among the zombies, it is considered a demonic path..."
"Absorb spiritual energy."
Lin Zixiao interrupted them.
"At present, the earth does not have that much spiritual blood for you to absorb. If there were a large group of evil demons, it would be possible, but there is not."
"Zombies, there are only a few of you. I can't let you bite people and then suck them, right?"
"How is this different from murder?"
It was right for Lin Zixiao to worry about Lin Fan's comfort, but he would not kill innocent people for Lin Fan...
After all, she is an orthodox cultivator, not some evil heretic, so she would naturally not do such a thing.
Upon hearing Lin Fan's arrangement, the Seventh Deputy Minister also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I'll listen to you, sir!"
The four of them nodded respectfully and said, "We will go find a corpse-raising site to bury ourselves later and practice as soon as possible..."
"good!"
After some communication, the four people, or the 'four corpses' said goodbye and left.
They possessed all the memories of their human lives, so they naturally had some insight. They knew that there were some things that happened later that they were not qualified to hear, so they said goodbye and left early to find a place to bury their bodies.
At this time, Lin Zixiao glanced at the seventh deputy minister and said softly, "Don't think about it."
“Not appropriate.”
"ah?"
The seventh deputy minister was stunned, touched his forehead, and said awkwardly: "I just think that their quick method is also very good."
"I know that you want to use the characteristics of zombies to quickly form a team of 'superpowers' to make up for the current shortage of immortal cultivators."
"But... zombies are still zombies."
"Third-generation zombies do have a certain level of combat capability, and are not afraid of swords, guns, sticks, and clubs. They also have human memories and thoughts, but they are no longer human after all."
"Will you disobey orders?"
The seventh deputy minister asked tentatively.
"It's possible, but the most important thing is... zombies are outside the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements."
“Even if they look no different from humans, they are no longer humans after all. And there is a saying circulating among immortal cultivators.”
"Zombies are abandoned children of heaven and earth. They are not tolerated by the Three Realms, Five Elements, and Six Paths. They are very likely to cause bad luck."
"Perhaps a single zombie in a certain place is not obvious, but if the soldiers are in groups..."
Lin Zixiao did not say anything else, but Deputy Minister Seven obviously understood.
He was even more embarrassed and smiled, "I just had this thought, but since it's not appropriate, I won't think about it anymore."
It is indeed very tempting.
Just imagine, a large number of zombies were cultivated overnight, and their strength was stronger than that of a soldier who had practiced the Hundred Battles Sutra for a month, and the zombies could also continue to become stronger...
Their defense and vitality are even stronger than those of ordinary monks.
How could this not be attractive
but…
The words "very likely to cause ominous" instantly stopped the seventh deputy minister from thinking about it. Ominous...
Some people who don't believe in fate may think this is nothing, but now, immortal cultivators and zombies have appeared one after another, who would still take the word "ominous" as just two simple words
"It's best not to think about it. Maybe many people envy the abilities of zombies, but they don't know how many zombies want to turn into humans again..."
Lin Zixiao sighed: "Just like that sentence, people in the city want to get out, and people outside the city want to get in."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's just focus on reviving the spiritual energy, developing China, and then train reliable immortal cultivators."
The Seventh Deputy Minister said seriously, "Moreover, judging from what those zombies said just now, they came here to protect you. Maybe even the 'matrix' will choose to protect you as well?"
"yes."
Lin Zixiao did not deny it, and it was indeed the case.
"So, you will encounter some kind of danger in the future?"
"It's possible."
"… "
“What can we do?”
Seven deputy ministers said they wanted to help.
"I can't say for sure. Maybe I'll tell you when I need it in the future..."
"But it's just a possibility. After all, everything is just my guess. I don't know whether there will be a crisis."
"good!"
The seventh deputy minister nodded heavily: "But please remember one thing, no matter when, no matter what dangers and difficulties you encounter, please remember that we are your most important partners!"
Lin Zixiao nodded and said nothing more.
"Now… "
The Seventh Deputy Minister thought for a moment and said, "We will clean up and sort this place out as soon as possible to see if we can find any information related to the female zombie and try to figure out the whole story."
"But we can't guarantee that, you know..."
"OK."
Lin Zixiao nodded, then stood up, not in a very good mood: "I still have to confirm some things, so I'll leave first."
After saying this, without waiting for the seventh deputy minister's reply, he got out of the armored vehicle, then soared into the sky and left at a rapid speed.
…
"What do you think?"
The seventh deputy minister looked at Liu Gang, his expression full of emotion.
"Me? Use fast b to see."
"????"
"Well, what I mean is, I don't understand... This world is getting more and more bizarre. I didn't expect that creatures like zombies actually exist."
"It's actually quite normal, right? After all, the immortal cultivators have appeared. Even if some gods or ghosts jump out in front of me now, I won't be surprised."
"At most, you're just startled?"
"… "
"Call the four of them and find out where they plan to bury themselves, so as to avoid any weird or ridiculous things."
"In addition, if possible, we would like to have some blood, saliva, hair and other samples. This should also be helpful for our research."
"I'll do it right away..."
Liu Gang also left.
Only seven deputy ministers were left sitting in the armored vehicle for a long, long time.
“What a troubled time!”
"I thought Lin Fan was invincible, but now it seems that he is not. There may even be something hidden on Earth that can threaten him?"
"We need to be more cautious and... speed up again."
"After all, the dangers outside the sky cannot be ignored..."
What dangers are there outside
Most people may not know, or even have no relevant concept, but the seven deputy ministers have a general idea and thought.
Dark Forest Law
Maybe it's possible.
If this is true, then perhaps when China's spiritual energy is completely revived, or when the entire earth's spiritual energy is completely revived, the earth will shine completely and be seen by many "hunters". At that time, the earth will inevitably suffer danger from outer space!
But the seven deputy ministers prefer to believe in another possibility...
That is, the Earth is still too weak to discover other advanced civilizations. In simple terms, how can you, a Jindan-stage cultivator, find a Mahayana-stage cultivator by scanning with your spiritual sense? !
They will definitely not be discovered. On the contrary, everything about you will be visible to others.
So, if we analyze it according to this theory...
The immortal cultivators knew that the earth was depleted of spiritual energy, but they were too lazy to care about it because it was of no benefit to them and it would be a waste of time to come here.
But, what if the earth’s spiritual energy revives
In the face of this possible crisis, we must make adequate preparations in advance!
In this regard, the seven deputy ministers are worried and worried...