373: Chapter 372 Hidden Dangers

Seeing the message sent by [Future Tang Zheng].

Chu Xuan immediately realized that something major must have happened.

He immediately replied: [What's the matter?]

After sending it successfully, Chu Xuan followed his usual habit and checked the relevant information from when he first entered the dream.

Time: 8:00 AM.

Remaining spirituality value: 10086

Originally, Chu Xuan had 10706 spirituality value points remaining, and using [Sentinel Barrier] consumed 20 points.

Now there are 10686 spirituality value points left, which means the spirituality value consumed for this dream entry remains unchanged, still 600 points.

Same as last time.

Chu Xuan raised his head, his gaze falling not far away, where the spatial portal by the pond was flickering in and out of existence.

He now understood that the reason he woke up early last time was because he stepped into this spatial portal, which forced him to wake up.

Just like when he entered the War Dragon World on the plane before, it was also a forced dream-awakening.

“Then... that place I went to using the random teleportation scroll before I avoided the Debt-Collecting Ghost, could it be that it wasn't another world, which is why I didn't forcibly wake up?”

Chu Xuan looked thoughtful, preparing to try using the random teleportation scroll again in a bit.

Since he was in a dream anyway, he didn't have to worry about wasting the scroll.

Amidst these thoughts, [Future Tang Zheng] had already sent a message over.

[Tang Zheng: Remember that set of communication tools I told you about last time, which I got from the War Dragon World? As long as one party isn't dead, they can message each other even if they aren't in the same world.

In the previous timeline, although you never responded to me through the communication tool, at least I could always send messages to you.]

When he saw this sentence from [Future Tang Zheng], Chu Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he had an ominous premonition.

Sure enough, the next sentence from the other party instantly confirmed Chu Xuan's suspicion.

[Tang Zheng: But, in this newly changed time, I cannot communicate with you.]

Chu Xuan's eyes suddenly narrowed.

He knew what this implied.

He immediately asked: [Since when have you been unable to communicate with me?]

[Tang Zheng: I haven't been able to contact you since July 25th. The time before that belongs to a month that lost its historical traces due to the influence of the Evil God's authority. I might have contacted you before then, but I don't remember if I was able to communicate with you.]

Chu Xuan checked the date.

It was currently June 26th.

Chu Xuan: [In other words, I might have already died before July 25th.]

[Tang Zheng: That's very likely.]

Chu Xuan couldn't help but squint his eyes, reflecting on everything he had done over the past day and which of those actions were taken under the influence of [Future Tang Zheng].

While his thoughts were churning, [Future Tang Zheng] sent another message.

[Tang Zheng: Did you do something particularly major in the past?

Although that blank month of history is still in a state of fracture, your name has reached a state where almost everyone knows it.

But the strange thing is, no one knows exactly what you did.

In my timeline, your most brilliant feat is the same as last time—still blasting the Azure Dragon and being appointed as an Inspector afterward—but if that's all, it clearly doesn't match your illustrious reputation.]

“Has the future changed like this...”

Chu Xuan looked contemplative and then replied truthfully:

[I started a livestream to identify and kill a Resurrection Society member, suppressed several captains in front of the Headquarters Building, killed an S-rank Specter, and forced Yan Guofa to retreat. Finally, I said some harsh words, explicitly stating that I would be inspecting the entire country soon...]

[Tang Zheng: Brother, aren't you being too high-profile? Showing off like a saint in front of people! How could your strength improve so quickly? Can you easily slay an S-rank Specter now?

And Yan Guofa—if I'm not mistaken, at your point in time, elders like Yan Guofa who remain from another era, even with their decaying bodies, can exert power comparable to top-tier S-rank Specters. You're actually so fierce that you could force him back?

No wonder the timeline changed. In my new memories, many horrific events failed to happen. It seems they were all resolved by you in advance.

However, perhaps it's precisely because of this that you died! It's possible that your actions were exploited by Revelation to scheme against you, leading to your untimely death.

Of course, there's another possibility: you significantly hindered the rhythm of the Gloom Invasion, causing horrific creatures that shouldn't have descended to risk everything to intervene early and forcefully suppress and kill you. The possibility of breaking rule restrictions like this is minimal, but it's not non-existent.]

Chu Xuan's expression was solemn. After carefully reading the long passage sent by [Future Tang Zheng], his gaze finally locked onto the last sentence.

Forcefully suppress and kill?

Chu Xuan suddenly recalled the giant hand covering the sky that he encountered when he was about to return from the War Dragon World.

With a stir in his heart, Chu Xuan told [Future Tang Zheng] everything he had encountered after entering the Tianxing Mountains through the spatial portal, in great detail.

Such as the various monsters with Transcendent Skills he met—dwarves, elves, orcs, and so on.

And the surging tides in the forest.

As well as the Disciples from the Five Qi Guiyuan Sect of the Cangyun World he unexpectedly met.

Specifically, through System verification, he discovered that the Five Qi Guiyuan Sect's Cultivation Technique had issues, suggesting that the entire Cangyun World might also be facing a Specter invasion.

After telling [Future Tang Zheng] about these events, Chu Xuan then sent a conjecture about himself:

[My original plan was to return to the Tianxing Mountains today to wipe out the elf race. Could it be possible that I encountered danger there, was targeted by some horrific creature that worships an Evil God, and died directly in the Tianxing Mountains?]

[Tang Zheng: Tianxing Mountains? Orcs, elves? So that's where you encountered the savage blood fruit!

This was the location of one of my past world missions. It's a peculiar place of world Fusion that I once fought through and destroyed.

The specific details involve forbidden secrets that I cannot explain to you in detail, especially the part about the Cangyun World, which involves massive rule taboos...]

[Tang Zheng: Dammit, the Lightning Tribulation is here again. It seems I can't even mention it.]

Chu Xuan's expression remained normal; he was already used to the other party being struck by lightning and wasn't worried at all.

Sure enough, after a while, the other party sent another message.

[Tang Zheng: The Lightning Tribulation has come to a temporary end!

I must say, after getting used to being struck by lightning, there are quite a few benefits.

Not only has my Physique significantly improved, but my resistance to various negative effects has also strengthened by more than just a little bit. It's as if I've gained some kind of special Physique.

Only I could handle this; anyone else facing such consecutive Lightning Tribulations would have died countless times already.]

Heh! Actually, you've died many times too...

Chu Xuan couldn't help but grumble inwardly.

[Tang Zheng: Back to the previous topic.

I can only tell you that there is no particular danger in the Tianxing Mountains. At least, that's the case for the combat power you're currently displaying, as long as you don't act recklessly and charge in blindly.]