The Programmer Cultivator

Zhang Deming didn’t answer her. His expression darkened as he said, ”So you really were the one who put it up for auction. Does that mean you were using it to bait me?

”Huayue is so far away. How could you be sure I would find out about it and come?

”Wait, that’s not what’s important. The important thing is, why go to all this trouble to lure me out of the... Sect...”

Before Zhang Deming could finish, a terrible thought struck him. He paid Guann Zhenzhen no more mind. His Spiritual Power surged, the Light Wings on his back pulsed, and he transformed into a streak of light, rocketing away.

”Oh, endless spirits of knowledge, heed my call;

Let the language of knowledge decipher the world;

Let the touch of knowledge feel the world;

Let the discerning eye of knowledge perceive the world;

Three-Ring Knowledge: Source Code Lockdown!

Four-Ring Knowledge: Source Code World!”

As the uniquely styled chant echoed, peculiar Runes leaped out of the void, enveloping an area several miles across.

A strange fluctuation spread out, and the surroundings began to change. A phantom platform rapidly condensed and formed above the dense forest.

In just a few moments, Zhang Deming found himself transported from the dense forest to a peculiar canyon.

He was surrounded by endless skyscrapers that reached for the sky, resembling a massive sinkhole.

He now stood within this sinkhole, which contained a canyon-like space. Birds sang and flowers bloomed, with streams murmuring peacefully—a stark, jarring mix of urban and primitive styles.

Zhang Deming stopped, his expression turning even darker as he looked back. He saw a figure standing beside Guann Zhenzhen.

The man’s face was haggard, his eyes dull and lifeless. He was gaunt, with only a few sparse hairs left on his head. He looked as if he was at death’s door.

He seemed to have been standing beside Guann Zhenzhen the whole time, just half a step behind her.

But he had been completely shrouded in a black robe before. That, combined with Guann Zhenzhen’s Extreme Charm Power, made her particularly eye-catching. When someone was near her, they would often only notice her.

As a result, the affected Zhang Deming had only noticed Guann Zhenzhen, completely oblivious to the other person.

Zhang Deming stared at the man’s appearance, momentarily stunned. He felt the Array Space around him, constructed from the aura of an Exotic Realm, and then his gaze fell upon the watch on the man’s wrist.

Zhang Deming exclaimed in astonishment, ”Xue Su?”

Besides the drastic change in his appearance, the bigger change was his strength. Before, he was only a Peak Apprentice whose power bursts could barely reach the Tai Chi level. Now, he was actually a Pseudo Duality Cultivator.

However, his aura was bizarre, fluctuating between Duality, Tai Chi, and Apprentice levels.

His Life Aura was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment. He was also in a daze, his mind clearly under someone’s control.

Surrounded and sealed by a Tier Four Array from an Exotic Realm, Zhang Deming stopped trying to Escape. He looked at Guann Zhenzhen and Xue Su and asked, ”What exactly are you trying to do?”

Guann Zhenzhen said lightly, ”Oh, it’s nothing major. I just wanted to invite you to my home for a chat.”

Zhang Deming replied indifferently, ”What, are you short on men at home? With your looks and your path, you could find a consort anywhere. Why do you insist on me?”

Guann Zhenzhen replied, completely unbothered, ”But of all the men Zhenzhen has met, only you, Fellow Daoist Zhang, are so special. So unwilling to take pity on poor Zhenzhen.”

A smirk played on Zhang Deming’s lips. He glanced at Xue Su and said,

”Heh, is that so? That desperate? Then I’m truly sorry, but I have no desire to end up like the man next to you—completely drained dry!”

In the time it took to exchange these few words, Zhang Deming had already used his Tier Three Array Dao to survey this special Space.

He confirmed that it was a Technique from the Outer Realm. Given time, and with the foundation he had from the Rune Fusion of the Surveillance Elf, Zhang Deming could break it open without much trouble.

But in the current situation, he didn’t have the time to slowly dismantle the Array. Furthermore, since this Array Space was constructed by a Law-Level Technique, breaking it would be troublesome.

A thought flashed through Zhang Deming’s mind. His Heart Spirit entered the Spirit Nurturing Space, and a ball of light appeared.

Rune Summoning: Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique - Qu Qingxian!

Rune Technique: Enhancement Skill!

The two Techniques activated, instantly merging into Zhang Deming’s body. He immediately withdrew from the Spirit Nurturing Space.

From the outside, it looked as if Zhang Deming’s aura had suddenly begun to skyrocket in the middle of their conversation.

By the time the surge peaked, his power was roiling, and his Cultivation had already entered the Duality level.

Zhang Deming wasted no more words. He made a grasping motion with one hand, and countless emerald, thread-like Vines rapidly wove themselves into a jade-like Long Sword.

Wielding the Long Sword, Zhang Deming charged directly at Guann Zhenzhen.

”How annoying. Why are you in such a hurry? I’m not even ready yet!” Guann Zhenzhen said coyly as a pink mist swirled around her.

Zhang Deming’s advance faltered for a split second before he instantly recovered. The entire process took less than half a second and had almost no effect as he continued his charge toward Guann Zhenzhen.

Seeing that her Charm was having less and less of an effect on Zhang Deming, the seductive look on Guann Zhenzhen’s face vanished, replaced by a grim expression.

At the same time, Xue Su, who stood beside her like a flickering candle, slowly faded from sight.

Zhang Deming ignored him, closed the distance, and swung the emerald Long Sword directly at her.

’Against an Extreme Charm Cultivator like this, close-quarters Combat with high-intensity, evasive maneuvers is the best option. Creating distance would just let her unleash her full arsenal.’

’If she’s also minoring in Music and Dance Charm, it would be even more troublesome.’

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