Meanwhile, Lu Chenxing and Yan Pingsha walked in silence, heading straight for Bai Yuntian's office.
Upon their arrival, before they could even knock, the door to the Principal's office opened automatically, clearly indicating that the person inside was already aware of their presence.
Without hesitation, Lu Chenxing immediately carried Long Zhi inside, with Yan Pingsha following closely behind.
Bai Yuntian looked at the two young ones who had suddenly appeared and asked with a smile, "What, are you having trouble with the investigation?"
"No, Principal Bai, we're here for two other matters this time, as well as some issues regarding the planning of subsequent actions that require your assistance," Lu Chenxing shook his head slightly, then gently placed the Xiao Longzhi he was holding on the table. "Could you help me see why this child is always sleeping?"
Xiao Longzhi slept sweetly, her silver hair spread across the table. Although her hair color and Bai Yuntian's were both silver, they were distinctly different: one was a somewhat deep, pure silver, appearing full of vitality, while the other leaned towards silver-white, with time having left its marks upon it.
Seeing the two small protrusions on Long Zhi's head, Bai Yuntian knew her identity and chuckled, "So this is your adopted daughter, is it? She's quite beautiful and adorable, no wonder President Long suddenly changed his mind and wanted to adopt her. Alright, I'll take a look for you."
As he spoke, Bai Yuntian reached out and placed his hand on Xiao Longzhi's wrist, and pure, gentle spiritual energy slowly entered her body for examination.
Lu Chenxing was not at all surprised that Bai Yuntian knew about everything that had happened on their journey; these powerful figures always had a way of knowing world affairs without ever leaving their homes.
A moment later, Bai Yuntian withdrew his spiritual energy and said with some astonishment, "This child truly has pure human bloodline; it's just that her physique is special, which causes these unique manifestations."
"However, since this child is from another world, I'm not surprised. The methods of human development in other worlds are not the same as ours, possessing many energy systems we've never heard of. But our knowledge of humans from other worlds is limited, so most people don't know about it."
Noticing Lu Chenxing's concerned gaze, Bai Yuntian smiled and said, "Don't worry, this child is fine. She's just a bit tired, and her special physique seems to show signs of awakening. Pay attention to her when you go back."
"This child's physical body is much stronger than that of an ordinary child. If she awakens, you can bring her here, and I can help you find a teacher specializing in body cultivation."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chenxing's slight worry for Long Zhi disappeared. He then picked up the little one again and thanked Bai Yuntian with a smile, "Alright, thank you, Principal Bai. Now for the second matter: I brought you a local specialty from Tianyuan City."
As he spoke, Lu Chenxing pulled out the inheritance secret manual left by the Corpse Refining Demon Lord, as well as the old, ancient projection stone, and handed them over. This was a decision he had carefully considered.
Originally, he hadn't intended to take out the projection stone, as he had a bit of selfishness. If the carved stone diagram was really that amazing, what if he managed to collect them all? Wouldn't he immediately gain another secret art of the human race? Wouldn't that be another trump card?
However, he then recalled what the Corpse Refining Demon Lord had said: this man-high mural was just a corner of one of the carved stone diagrams, and most of the carved stone diagrams had been destroyed by foreign races and were now missing, possibly not even in the same world.
He couldn't retrieve them with his strength alone. Although he could use the power of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce to do this, the carved stone diagrams would automatically restore themselves, and they would surely discover the anomaly, likely leading to the same outcome.
Furthermore, if the foreign races knew he was intentionally collecting the carved stone diagrams, then according to the Corpse Refining Demon Lord, they would likely launch an endless pursuit against him again. At that time, it wouldn't be as easy to resolve as with the Plague Lord and the King of Mad Blood.
At that time, it was likely that the entire foreign race and the Church of the Myriad Gods would be united in their desire for his death, and he would have nowhere to hide!
So, it was better to directly bring this item out into the open and transfer this risk to the entire Canglan World. Even if they were petty and didn't let him see the carved stone diagrams after collecting them, it wouldn't matter.
After all, Lu Chenxing, by himself, as long as he had enough time, was confident he could be invincible in the world.
When Bai Yuntian, who was opposite him, heard him say the words "local specialty," his eyebrows involuntarily twitched. The last local specialty he brought back was a clone of the Plague Lord, and the images extracted from his head afterward had left him restless recently. Now another one?!
But even as he thought this, his body was very honest, and he reached out to take them.
Lu Chenxing said with a smile, "Principal Bai, please look at the projection stone first. There's something in there that will interest you."
"Oh?" Bai Yuntian was a bit puzzled. How could Lu Chenxing be so certain that it was something he would be interested in? But there was no harm in looking at the projection stone first, so he released a wisp of power into it, and the figure of the Corpse Refining Demon Lord was immediately projected.
Aside from Long Zhi, who was still sound asleep, the expressions of the three people present varied. Lu Chenxing had a faint smile on his face, Yan Pingsha was somewhat interested but not overly so, while Bai Yuntian's gaze suddenly became intense.
"The clothing on him seems to be a very ancient style... Someone researched this type of clothing before and concluded that its formation time seems to predate the formation of the Canglan World!"
Bai Yuntian was, after all, very knowledgeable and could tell at a glance that this was from a very distant time.
As the Corpse Refining Demon Lord finished speaking word by word and the image disappeared, Bai Yuntian sometimes frowned and sometimes his brows relaxed. The doubts that had arisen because of the Plague Lord were now answered.
However, the various pieces of information within were truly too alarming, making it impossible for him to jump to conclusions for a while. He still needed other various materials to corroborate them before he could determine the truthfulness of the information.
Now he also understood why Lu Chenxing wanted him to look at the projection stone first, because this ancient book with a black, blank cover was precisely the inheritance left by this Corpse Refining Demon Lord, and it was even a complete inheritance!
As for the other inheritance, Bai Yuntian knew without even thinking that Lu Chenxing had taken it, because he had just detected a faint, obscure energy fluctuation on Lu Chenxing's body. Although it was very subtle, it was still very obvious in his eyes.
As he was deep in thought, Lu Chenxing took out the man-high mural and used magic to levitate it in mid-air. "This is the carved stone diagram that Senior Corpse Refining Demon Lord snatched. Principal, please take it."
Looking at the sincere smile on Lu Chenxing's face, Bai Yuntian was momentarily at a loss for words. If others obtained such a thing, even if they couldn't collect them all, they would probably die before speaking of it.
But Lu Chenxing, on the other hand, was able to take it out, even including the Corpse Refining Demon Lord's inheritance, and hand it over to him. This truly exceeded his expectations.
For a moment, Bai Yuntian fell silent. After a while, he earnestly promised Lu Chenxing, "I will hand these three items over to the largest authority in the Canglan World, which is the military central headquarters of the entire Canglan World. You can state your demands now; whatever you need, I will help you retrieve it."