The Son's Melancholy

The Directors' meeting was a routine affair in itself, and on top of that, Zhou Ziming really disliked meetings.

Therefore, this Directors' meeting ended very quickly.

A group of Directors left.

The Seventh Division Head felt as if his eyes were brimming with tears.

Zhou Ziming didn't say anything when he left.

He didn't even mention a single word about what the Seventh Division Head had done before.

Furthermore, when he left, he didn't give him any warnings or anything of the sort.

But then again, it made sense.

For a person like Zhou Ziming, a warning was completely unnecessary.

His very existence was a warning to them.

The Seventh Division Head watched Zhou Ziming and the others leave.

The Tenth Director walked up to the Seventh Division Head and couldn't help but tease, "Relieved now?"

Seventh laughed heartily.

"Relieved, relieved. Let's go, let's go. We're drinking tonight, my treat!"

The Tenth Director nodded.

Afterward, the two of them headed straight for the tavern.

Because they were truly happy... Meanwhile, at the Star Sea Holy Land~

The Star Sea Saint was currently speechless.

"No, are these women sick? According to the memories of my past life, you are all Zhou Ziming's harem members. Shouldn't you all loathe me with every fiber of your being?"

"How is it that after Rebirth, all of you women are sticking to me?"

The Star Sea Saint was very melancholy.

As a stepping stone for Zhou Ziming's rise—even the very starting point of that rise—

He had already prepared himself to simply be the object of Zhou Ziming's face-slapping once he arrived at the Holy Land.

He had even planned it out.

If push came to shove, once Zhou Ziming reached the Holy Land, he would just directly suck up to him.

He would be content just becoming Zhou Ziming's lackey.

But now, everything had changed.

The elder sisters, Senior Sisters, and Junior Sisters who were originally supposed to hate him...

...were now all excessively kind to him.

It even made the Star Sea Saint doubt for a moment whether he had experienced Rebirth incorrectly.

"Sigh, it's over..."

The Star Sea Saint sat on the threshold of his room, feeling mentally exhausted.

If Zhou Ziming came back and saw his women all swarming around him...

...he would definitely try to kill him.

He had wanted to build a good relationship with Zhou Ziming.

How could he build a relationship like this?

Zhou Ziming hadn't even arrived yet, and he had already offended him to the core.

"Sigh... I'm so tired~"

The Star Sea Saint couldn't help but look up at the sky.

The Star Sea Saint couldn't resist asking, "Heavenly Dao, must I really die? Does my being alive really interfere with Zhou Ziming's performance?"

It was unknown if it was a coincidence at this moment.

As the Star Sea Saint looked at the clouds in the sky, they actually formed a squinting, smirking face!

The Star Sea Saint was on the verge of a breakdown.

Just then, the Star Sea Saint's mother walked over.

"Shan'er, look at what good thing Mother has brought for you!"

As she spoke, his mother took out an aqua-blue longsword.

Initially, the Star Sea Saint didn't pay it much mind.

But after looking closely, the Star Sea Saint jumped up in fright.

"No way, the cold phoenix sword!"

"Mother, where did you get this?"

The Star Sea Saint's mother was also taken aback for a moment.

"When did my son become so knowledgeable?"

But immediately after, she smiled again. "That's right, it is the cold phoenix sword. Well, do you like it?"

The Star Sea Saint's scalp felt numb.

This was Zhou Ziming's Opportunity, for heaven's sake.

Back then, it was by relying on this Treasure Artifact that Zhou Ziming managed to slay the Evil Fire Demon King.

How did you manage to get this thing for me?

Do you expect me to fight the Evil Fire Demon King?

The Star Sea Saint hurriedly spoke.

"Mother, where did this come from? You should just send it back!"

The Saint's mother looked at the Saint with some heartache.

But she still said, "Don't worry, just take it with peace of mind. If anything happens, our Holy Land will handle it, and your father and I will handle it too!"

The Star Sea Saint was completely speechless.

Especially after hearing his mother say that, the Star Sea Saint felt that their entire Star Sea Holy Land was going to be doomed.

Wait, no!

Suddenly, the Star Sea Saint thought of a crucial problem.

The attitudes of the Sect's Senior and Junior Sisters had undergone such a total reversal.

And now it was even more incredible; they had even intercepted Zhou Ziming's Opportunity.

The Star Sea Saint's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Mother, tell me the truth. Do you know something?"

The Saint's mother smiled slightly.

"It seems you've guessed it. That's right, I have also seen memories regarding a past life, and I also know our fate!"

"Therefore, in this life, I will absolutely not let the events of the previous life happen!"

The Star Sea Saint looked at his mother and felt mentally drained.

"Mother, although my Cultivation was crippled by Zhou Ziming in the previous life, I didn't die!"

"Later on, through a stroke of luck, I obtained other Opportunities. I reconstructed my Meridians, and my Aptitude reached a whole new level!"

"I originally wanted to seek revenge on Zhou Ziming, but when I met him again, his Cultivation was already beyond my imagination!"

The Star Sea Saint's mother smiled and shook her head.

"Don't worry. The current Zhou Ziming hasn't obtained those Opportunities. Perhaps he won't reach the heights of his previous life!"

The Star Sea Saint was stunned.

Then he hurriedly asked.

"I want to ask, in the West Continent, is that Wood Dragon still alive?"

The Saint's mother frowned.

But then she nodded.

"It is indeed still alive!"

The Star Sea Saint took a deep breath.

"Mother, do you know that this Wood Dragon is about to be tainted by something eerie, endangering the entire West Continent? Only Zhou Ziming, who has cultivated the Heavenly Heart Burning Flame, can resolve it!"

The Saint's mother shook her head.

"I really didn't know about that!"

The Star Sea Saint now felt something was wrong.

"Mother, since you have memories of the past life, it's impossible for you not to know. Back then, when Zhou Ziming dealt with that Wood Dragon, you even said 'a son should be like him.' It was because of that that I felt resentment toward Zhou Ziming!"

"You have no memory of this?"

The Saint's mother frowned.

"I truly have no memory of that."

The Star Sea Saint fell silent.

"Then can you tell me exactly what you do remember?"

The Saint's mother blushed slightly.

In truth, the things she knew were somewhat difficult to speak of.

But in the end, she still said, "I only remember that I was killed by that hypocritical fellow, and I clearly remember Zhou Ziming's evil deeds!"

The Star Sea Saint couldn't help but close his eyes.

"In other words, what you saw was all taken out of context?"

Without waiting for his mother to say anything.

The Star Sea Saint spoke again, "Originally, the Wood Dragon being infected by an eerie aura was supposed to be resolved by Zhou Ziming. Now, if Zhou Ziming doesn't know the Heavenly Heart Burning Flame, then who will resolve it? And who is learning the Heavenly Heart Burning Flame now?"

The Saint's mother's heart jolted.

"Your Little Junior Sister is currently in the West Continent, and her purpose for going this time was for that very Opportunity. As you know, your Little Junior Sister is a Fire Cultivator. That Heavenly Heart Burning Flame technique happens to suit her perfectly!"

The Star Sea Saint gave a bitter smile.

"Do you really think that Zhou Ziming's Opportunities are something just anyone can take?"

"If that Wood Dragon is tainted by the eerie aura and begins to massively absorb the Cultivators of the entire West Continent, it will enter the Peak of the Dao Integration stage in a short time!"

"Do you think Little Junior Sister can handle that?"