Tao Rui's rebound value was set to the highest. When he walked on the street with the most zombies, the zombies became a mess and all pressed towards him. However, when they were about to squeeze him, he would inexplicably fall down or be scratched on the head by the claws of other zombies.

Tao Rui was fully armed, his eyes hidden behind large glasses. He lowered his head and slowly walked toward a dead end, intending to take care of the zombies there.

His spiritual sense covered a 100-meter radius, easily determining that no one was nearby to see him, and easily finding the location of the dead zombies nearby. He held a thin branch in his hand, casting a spell, and the branch seemed to be alive. Whenever a zombie died, the branch would instantly penetrate its head and extract the crystal core, trapping it and carrying it out.

A stream of water will emerge from Tao Rui's other hand, quickly rinsing the crystal core. After it is clean, Tao Rui will put it into the space.

Having reached a dead end, Tao Rui began to actively attack the zombies using the same method. The zombies tried to fight back, but they couldn't even hurt a hair on his head. This life-saving artifact was like a bug in the zombie swarm. Tao Rui collected thousands of crystal cores in just half an hour!

At this moment, a fast-moving zombie suddenly appeared, roaring and pushing away the other zombies as it rushed towards Tao Rui.

There was also a zombie with fire coming out of his hands. The flames were not big, but there were indeed fluctuations of spiritual power.

Tao Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at them, then raised his hand and threw a water ball out. The water ball hit the flame in the zombie's hand and instantly extinguished the flame.

Then he quickly stretched the branch in his hand and swung it at the fast-moving zombie, immediately wrapping it tightly and throwing it to the ground.

From this encounter, Tao Rui realized that these two zombies had only just gained spiritual power and were still very weak. These were the "superpowered" zombies of the apocalypse, considered level two zombies.

Tao Rui fought them like a cat catching a mouse. After figuring out their strength, he killed them and took the crystal cores.

Compared to humans with similar abilities, zombies are much slower and have significantly reduced attack power. This is because humans have thoughts and intelligence, while zombies do not. After all, they are still low-level monsters. Judging from their level, they need to level up at least two more levels before they can fight with their own thoughts.

In the original script, after the original owner entered the safe zone for a while, he didn't see many level three zombies, let alone level four ones, which means there is no need to worry for the next year.

Tao Rui looked at the crystal cores of the two second-level zombies. The second-level crystal cores were no longer transparent, but had various colors. The crystal core of the fire zombie was red, and the crystal core of the agile zombie was light green. The spiritual power of a second-level crystal core was equivalent to that of one hundred first-level crystal cores, which was very good.

The time at night was limited, so Tao Rui took a quick look and ran out of the zombie group.

The system has scanned the entire map of City A and is temporarily serving as an intelligent navigation system.

[System: Brother Rui, go straight ahead for 800 meters and turn left. There is a shopping mall 500 meters further down. There is a supermarket on the basement floor.]

Tao Rui took out his car and quickly rushed to the mall. With his spiritual awareness, he no longer needed to look at the virtual screen to know everything around him, which made everything much easier. He entered the mall very smoothly.

There are too many zombies in the mall, so even if someone comes to collect supplies, they will not stay here. Late at night, Tao Rui is the only living person.

He didn't care and ran to the supermarket to check out the fresh produce. Unfortunately, there was a power outage in the mall and all the meat, fruits and vegetables were rotten. Only the eggs were some rotten and some were almost rotten. There was still a chance of saving them, so he bought a bunch of eggs.

Other foods were scattered on the shelves and on the ground. There were no ready-to-eat products left, but there were a lot of rice, flour, and beans. Because everyone was trying to save their lives, very few people cooked. It was too easy to get sick if you eat directly. The most feared thing in the apocalypse is falling ill.

There was even more oil and seasonings left. Tao Rui walked around and found the supermarket warehouse, using his supernatural powers to open the door. It was packed with goods, untouched. Tao Rui immediately took away half the rice, flour, grain, oil, and pickled mustard greens, as well as the nearly rotten bread, and went upstairs to look for thick clothes and other daily necessities.

The door of the warehouse was open, and if anyone came to collect supplies, they could take the things inside. There were also a lot of biscuits, instant noodles, beef jerky and other things that could be eaten directly. Tao Rui was still very willing to do something when he could help others.

So far, apart from the house and the raincoat shop, he hadn't emptied out anything else. He would just take a portion to last them for a while. The raincoat shop was too small and there were not many things. With so many people, if each person had a set of rain gear, some would be damaged. Of course, they had to have everything.

Tao Rui did the same thing upstairs at the mall. He picked out clothes and shoes he thought wouldn't wear out easily and packed some of them. Then he went to the warehouse and took out a lot of hot packs, pots and pans, kettles, tissues, and other things—things that ordinary people without space wouldn't easily take. He then found a lot of long steel hangers for hanging clothes and put them into the space. He checked his watch and saw that it had been an hour since he left.

Tao Rui stopped collecting and ran to the window and jumped out. He covered his whole body with a thin film of water to clean his raincoat, then drove back to the hotel.

He entered through the bathroom window again. The old man and the others were still asleep and didn't notice he had left. Only then did he speak to wake them up.

"Grandpa, wake up, we have to go to the kitchen to cook."

"Hmm? Oh, okay, Lao Lei, get up and get down to business." Tao Yuanfeng pushed Lei Xiao, and they both sat up to wake themselves up. Tao Rui, who was standing nearby, also woke Zhou Yangyang up and went to knock on the next door.

Ji Yingying was standing by the door. She glanced over alertly and saw Tao Rui, who had just arrived, quickly opened the door and woke up Xie Qiulan and Xia Lin. In order to avoid partiality, Tao Rui also woke up Fan Qi, who had just joined their team.

The group quickly washed up and headed straight to the kitchen on the first floor.

Tao Rui took out rice, flour and other things, and everyone divided the work among themselves. Some kneaded the dough, some made pancakes, some steamed buns, some boiled noodles, some simmered rice, some made porridge, and some squeezed soy milk.

With no fresh produce left, we only have these staple foods, so we can only make them more varied. It's rare to have such good cooking conditions, so it's good to let everyone eat better.

Fan Qi couldn't cook any other dishes, so he helped to fry eggs, boil eggs, poach eggs, scramble eggs, and make egg soup. In short, he made eggs into various shapes.

Everyone worked together, and there was a sense of prosperity. The two people in the supermarket team who had special abilities were drunk and didn't notice anything was wrong. The others were all half asleep at this time, so they didn't take any noise seriously.

Tao Rui and his team had prepared a lot of food, and no one from the supermarket team upstairs noticed.

After Tao Rui put away all the hot food, Xie Qiulan wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and smiled with relief. "Finally, it's all done safely. It's five o'clock now, so I can take a break."

Tao Rui said, "Yes, everyone go back to your room and take a nap. We'll sleep until eight o'clock and then get up. We'll have breakfast in my room at half past eight and leave at half past nine."

Everyone nodded and went back upstairs. The large amount of food really gave them a great sense of security. Knowing that they would have hot meals for many days to come, everyone relaxed and fell asleep in their rooms not long after returning.

This time, Tao Rui offered to keep watch and let them all sleep. He sat cross-legged inside the door, turned on a small light, took out a jade pendant and carved a defensive formation on it.

Now he is in the first level of Qi Refining Stage and is a true cultivator. The success rate of injecting spiritual power into the knife to carve formations is very high, and it is not easy to waste jade.

He did not rest at all that day and should have been the most tired one, but he had broken through the barrier before and reached the Qi Refining Stage, where he became sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, and his physical strength increased greatly. He would not feel tired even if he did not rest for three days and three nights. He could take advantage of this opportunity to make some low-level magic weapons for them.

Because the knife was blessed with spiritual power, it was able to move across the jade without any sluggishness. Just like painting, it carved out intricate patterns very smoothly.

In two hours, Tao Rui had already carved four pendants. At this time, he heard some movement outside. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he found that it was Liang Yurou and Peng Yuedong who had gotten up.

Liang Yurou drank the spiritual spring water and felt refreshed. Peng Yuedong, having reached the second level of supernatural power, became stronger and did not feel any hangover headache. He was in good condition.

The two of them woke up the supermarket team, prepared to eat some compressed biscuits and then went out to collect supplies.

Tao Rui heard them discussing while eating.

Liang Yurou said, "We've been traveling for several days and are all very tired. This hotel is great. The environment is good, the beds are comfortable, we can take a hot shower, and it's safe once the door is locked. How about we stay here for a while?"

As long as we gather enough supplies, we won’t have to go out for many days.”

"What if a lot of zombies come in? Should we go to the safe zone first?" Someone hesitated and didn't want to stay.

Liang Yurou smiled gently and said, "We are all very tired. This will reduce our fighting capacity and make it unsafe to travel quickly. If we rest well, we can be more efficient. Besides, we have to collect supplies."

"Didn't we collect a lot of supplies before? Are they gone so quickly?" someone muttered softly, suspicious but not daring to question.

This time, Peng Yuedong was annoyed. "What do you mean by that? Do you think Xiaorou is hiding something, or am I hiding something? We fought tooth and nail to protect you, and in the end, you're the ones who suspect us like this?"

"No! Brother Dong, I didn't mean that. I just asked casually. I'll go collect supplies after dinner."

"Brother Dong, don't be angry. City A is not small, and there should be a lot of supplies. My hometown is in City A, I know. There is a shopping mall not far from here, and there is a supermarket on the underground first floor. There must be food there, but... there may be a lot of zombies. With our level, going there is just asking for death."

Peng Yuedong and Liang Yurou exchanged a glance, and Liang Yurou smiled and said, "Having more people isn't necessarily convenient. Brother Dong won't be able to take care of everything. How about this: Brother Dong and I will go alone. Brother Dong has a second-level ability, so he can easily protect me. If he gets injured, I can heal him in time, and the two of us can successfully find supplies.

Since it's a supermarket, there must be a lot of stuff. Once I clear it out, we can stay in the hotel for a while longer. Maybe we can convince other psychics or friends with strong abilities to join us and increase our strength. Maybe by then, Brother Dong will become a third-level psychic, and then we will be much safer.

Tao Rui paused while carving the formation, then realized why Liang Yurou wanted to stay in the hotel. She hadn't yet convinced Fan Qi, and wanted more time for him to join.

Fan Qi and Peng Yuedong both had second-level abilities, equivalent to the second level of Qi Refining, and their attack power was slightly stronger than his current. There were no third-level abilities at the moment, so it was no wonder Liang Yurou wanted Fan Qi so much.

Besides, Liang Yurou really enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. If she really entered the safe base, with so many people and so many people with special abilities, she would definitely not be looked up to like she is now. So when she found a comfortable place like the hotel, she wanted to stay there for a while.

But they were going to that mall? Wouldn't Liang Yurou get all the things he left behind?

Tao Rui listened to the detailed description of the route from the person whose hometown was City A. Peng Yuedong and Liang Yurou had also agreed to go to that shopping mall. He immediately stood up and used the light body technique to go to the shopping mall.

If it was a bargain for Liang Yuruo, he might as well take it all.

Tao Rui entered the mall and quickly bought out all the food, drinks and daily necessities, leaving not even the shelves empty. It was completely clean.

He even bought all the clothes and other things sold upstairs, almost filling up the space. Then he took out a musical toy and threw it on the basement floor, carving a jade pendant while waiting.

The zombies heard the noise and rushed to the basement level. Tao Rui sat on the second floor, carving a pendant. There were many zombies around him, but the zombies would kill each other. He would dig out the crystal cores of the dead zombies every once in a while, and then dig again after a while. He actually collected quite a few crystal cores.

However, he did not encounter any level 2 zombies this time. Perhaps there were very few level 2 zombies now. When he was gathering zombies on the street at night, the two had already been killed by him, and there were no more nearby.

It was just past seven o'clock, and he waited patiently. Liang Yurou in the hotel changed into sportswear and dressed up to knock on Fan Qi's door.

Fan Qi had spent so much time cooking eggs that night that he was sound asleep and was very unhappy to be woken up. He didn't want to pay attention, but Liang Yurou kept banging on.

Fan Qi opened the door with a frown on his face, "What's the matter?"

Liang Yurou put on her most beautiful smile and made an invitation, "Mr. Fan, we're going to the nearby supermarket to collect food. I see you don't have much to eat here. Would you like to come with us? Don't worry, Peng Yuedong is also a superpowered person, a level 2 superpowered person. We won't be in danger if we go there."

"No." Fan Qi refused and closed the door.

Liang Yurou was anxious and quickly pushed against the door and said, "Mr. Fan, I didn't tell you before that I'm actually a space expert. If you and I go collecting food together, you can take a lot more things, and I can use my space to bring them back for you. This way you don't have to go out to collect supplies so often, isn't it much safer?"

I don't know if Mr. Fan has any misunderstandings about me, but it's the end of the world, and we just happened to meet. We met by chance, and we should help each other. I have always admired Mr. Fan, and I hope I can help him..."

Before she finished, Fan Qi already felt that she was too annoying. He frowned and pointed to the room across the street and said, "I have joined their team. Please don't harass me again in the future. I don't need your help."

Fan Qi showed no mercy to such an annoying person like her, and his disgust was clearly shown on his face.

Liang Yurou's heart sank. She said in disbelief, "I've invited you so many times, but you refused to join our team. Last night, those raincoat men just arrived, and you joined them? Why? You don't even know them, so how do you know they're trustworthy? Your decision is too hasty!"

Fan Qi asked in return: "How do you know I don't know him? Please leave."

"Do you know him? Who is he?" Liang Yurou saw that Fan Qi didn't want to answer at all and even reached out to push her away, so she quickly threw out another bait, "I also have the ability to heal. Who can guarantee that they won't get sick or injured? I can treat them all, and I don't even need medicine. Mr. Fan, you and I can increase our chances of survival together!"

When Fan Qi heard about this ability, he paused. He had never thought that there was such a powerful ability as healing. He became curious and asked, "Can zombie bites be cured?"

Liang Yurou pursed her lips. It could be cured, but she couldn't say it. If she were to be found out, wouldn't she be like Tang Monk's meat?

So she shook her head and said regretfully, "The zombie virus is still too strong, and my healing ability can't cure it. But if you get injured in a fight, even if it's a serious injury that can't stop the bleeding, I can treat it, not to mention the usual headaches and fevers. Mr. Fan, please join us and come with me."

Fan Qi lost interest when he heard that she couldn't cure the zombie virus. Besides, he had metal abilities, so it was very difficult to hurt him.

If he had a headache or fever, Tao Rui was a doctor and had so many medicines in his space, so Liang Yurou was no different. Of course, he would choose Tao Rui, whom he liked, rather than Liang Yurou, whom he disliked.

So when Liang Yurou thought he would definitely agree and relaxed his grip, Fan Qi dragged her out the door and said coldly, "I have teammates and will not join you. Don't harass me again, or I will be rude to you."

Fan Qi held a sharp knife to Liang Yurou's neck. He watched Liang Yurou step back before slamming the door shut. With over an hour left until 8:30 for lunch, he hurried back to sleep. He didn't know what the fishing grounds would hold, so he had to conserve his energy and be prepared.

Liang Yurou was once again furious. She turned and stared at Tao Rui's room, then walked over to knock on the door. Then she thought that the team that had Fan Qi join might be quite strong. After all, those raincoat men the night before were not afraid of them at all.

Now she and Peng Yuedong are going out to collect supplies. If Peng Yuedong uses up his supernatural powers, he won't be able to protect her well when he goes out. It's better to wait until he comes back to settle the score.

She never thought that Tao Rui and his group would leave, because the hotel was so comfortable that anyone who had escaped the apocalypse would not be able to help but stay for a day or two.

Liang Yurou went to find Peng Yuedong, and the two drove towards the mall according to the route given by their teammates.

Liang Yurou was in a bad mood, with no expression on her face.

Peng Yuedong asked, "What's up? Did your whatever reject you again? I think you should save some energy and come with me. Isn't it better? Do you think Brother Dong's ability is not strong enough?"

Liang Yurou immediately adjusted her expression and said with a smile, "How could that be? I've been with Brother Dong since the beginning of the apocalypse, so of course I'm closest to him. I just don't want you to be too tired, taking care of so many people. Isn't it because I thought joining the psychics would help you share the burden? You still misunderstood me."

Peng Yuedong wasn't very smart, but Liang Yurou's words made him feel flattered. Liang Yurou used to be a celebrity's assistant, and she'd boss him around like that, and now she was being gentle and courteous to him. That alone was enough to make him feel good.

Peng Yuedong tilted his head and kissed her on the cheek, then said nonchalantly, "There's no need to share the burden. I'll just protect you. You're my treasure. Those people all have their own little plans. How could I not know them? If we really encounter danger, we can push them away and block them. We will definitely reach the base safely."

Liang Yurou sighed, "Pushing him out isn't a good idea, but if it's really too dangerous, Dong Ge, you should protect yourself first."

On the surface, she seemed to disapprove, but in reality, she acquiesced to Peng Yuedong's approach. Only Peng Yuedong couldn't hear it and thought she was too kind.

So Peng Yuedong specifically instructed them, "Just like every time, put everything into the space. When you go back, tell them that all the food has been snatched away by the other survivors, and there's only a little left. Just enough for them to survive, and save the good stuff for us to eat privately."

By the way, if we collect a few clothes and give them back, it will be considered as our best efforts, and no one can find fault with it."

Liang Yurou hesitated for a moment, looking embarrassed, and nodded.

In fact, she hid more things than Peng Yuedong thought. After all, only she knew what was in her space. But who would complain about having too many things?

It's the end of the world. What if the end of the world lasts for decades? Her life is so long, so the more things she has, the better. She should also take them out occasionally to show her kindness. The more surplus she has, the more she can show kindness and win people's hearts, and the safer she will be. So no amount of supplies will be enough.

Besides, she was taking risks by going out to collect supplies, and those people didn't seem to be worried about her, so why should they get anything from her? They were of no use to her at all, just strangers traveling with her. She was already good enough by giving them food, so asking for more was really wishful thinking.

The two of them agreed and went straight to the basement floor after entering the mall.

Because Tao Rui attracted all the nearby zombies into the mall, there were only about twenty zombies left on the street outside, making it seem a bit empty.

Liang Yurou asked in confusion: "Isn't this a shopping mall? Why are there only so few zombies?"

Peng Yuedong got out of the car without caring. "Who knows what happened? Maybe there are restaurants, movie theaters, or other crowded places nearby, and zombies have gone there to eat people. Let's go. Isn't it better to have fewer zombies? We can collect more for a while."

"Okay, let's go to the supermarket first!" Liang Yurou didn't think about it anymore and followed Peng Yu closely to the basement.

Tao Rui on the second floor had already seen them with his spiritual sense. After they entered the door, he jumped down from the second floor, pulled down the metal roller shutter outside the mall and locked it. He took out a spray paint and wrote a big line of words on it: The mall is empty, there are countless zombies inside, do not enter.

He gave a warning and locked most of the zombies nearby inside, creating many opportunities for other escapees.

As for those two scumbags, just have fun with the zombies in there.

Tao Rui checked the time and hurried to the hotel. Liang Yurou and Peng Yuedong, who were in the mall, saw a dense swarm of zombies as soon as they reached the basement level. Their hair stood on end and they ran back in panic.

"What's going on? Why are there so many zombies? Where are the things in the supermarket?" Liang Yurou was shocked. She didn't see a single shelf. Wasn't this place open for business? Why did it look like an empty shell?

Peng Yuedong ran to the door and found it was locked. His pupils suddenly constricted. "Who locked the door? Someone wants to kill us!"

He immediately activated his superpowers, but the metal roller shutter was locked behind a bulletproof glass door, and the two doors together were not that easy to break. Peng Yuedong's superpowers were fire-related, so he was good at burning things, but not so good at head-on confrontations.

The zombies caught up with them after three moves before they could break the door.

Peng Yuedong acted decisively and dragged Liang Yurou to the second floor, only to find that there was a pile of zombie corpses and countless zombies on the second floor.

They are surrounded!

Peng Yuedong broke out in a cold sweat, unleashing his supernatural powers non-stop, completely oblivious to Liang Yurou. He desperately tried to reach the window; it was open, so he could jump out. But there were simply too many zombies, and he was exhausted and barely moved. When he was about to be overwhelmed by them, he looked back for Liang Yurou, but she was already gone.

At this time, Ji Yingying and others in the hotel also became anxious and looked for Tao Rui up and down the stairs.

The old man sleeps little, so Lei Xiao and Tao Yuanfeng got up early, but they didn't see Tao Rui. They went out carefully and looked around but still couldn't see Tao Rui, so they became a little anxious.

They all knew that Tao Rui had a grudge against the supermarket team. If he just said he wasn't going to meet her, who knew if something had happened?

They all got up, put on their raincoats and searched everywhere for the man, but they found no trace. Ji Yingying even asked the supermarket team, but they also hadn't seen the "raincoat man".

They searched for about twenty minutes before Tao Rui finally came back. He had washed his entire body with water film and came back clean.

Ji Yingying ran up to him, grabbed him, and looked him up and down. "Where have you been? Are you okay?"

"No," Tao Rui was about to reassure them, but when he saw they were all paying attention to him, he suddenly changed his tone and said excitedly, "I have activated a new superpower, a third-series superpower! I just went out to test it."

"...What???" Ji Yingying exclaimed, not even reacting at all. She turned to the others slowly, only to find that they were also filled with shock.

Tao Rui smiled and said, "Let's go back to the room and I'll show you."

Fan Qi, curious, was the first to follow him into the room. The others looked at each other. Xie Qiulan asked quietly, "I just heard Xiao Rui mention the three types of superpowers, wasn't that right?"

Lei Xiao slapped his thigh, "That's right! That's what Rui said! Come on, come inside and take a look."

The few of them suddenly woke up from their dream, hurriedly entered the house, closed the door tightly, and surrounded Tao Rui with a bit of panic and expectation.

Tao Rui took off his outer attire, turned his palm upwards, and a water ball immediately appeared in the palm of his hand. He raised his hand and waved it, and the water ball hit a cup with a "pop" sound, and the cup instantly broke into two halves.

Tao Rui said, "For now, this is all the water-based ability can do. The attack power isn't strong, but it will make it more convenient for us to use water in the future. We won't be short of water wherever we go."

Everyone was thrilled when they saw he had water powers. Zhou Yangyang clapped her hands and urged, "Uncle, what other powers do you have? Tell us now!"

"Okay, there's also earth-related abilities." Tao Rui took a step back and quickly built a small earth wall like he did during his own experiment, and then turned the small earth wall into a row of small earth cones.

Lei Xiao bent down and pressed the tip of the small earth cone, nodding and saying, "The hardness is pretty good. Once the ability is upgraded, it should be able to penetrate the zombie's head."

Tao Rui nodded and said, "When I first had superpowers, their power was still relatively low, but I believe they are still useful."

After he finished speaking, he took out a bottle of lucky bamboo from his pocket. He found it in the flower section of the mall. A lot of plants had been lacking water for so many days, and some were about to wither. Some of the drought-resistant ones were still okay. He put them all in the anti-fresh basement, so that all those that could be saved would return to their best condition.

Tao Rui held up the bottle of lucky bamboo, and the others saw the bamboo suddenly grow longer, stretching out and slowly approaching them before wrapping around them. Then a piece of lucky bamboo suddenly stabbed the glass next to them, and the glass immediately shattered!

Tao Rui put away the lucky bamboo and smiled at them, "Wood-based abilities are currently the most useful. As long as the plants are strong enough, I can control them to pierce the zombies' heads. When we're settled, maybe we can try using these three abilities to cultivate plants."

Xie Qiulan laughed when she heard this. "That's great! I saw a lot of polluted land along the way. It wouldn't be easy to reclaim it and plant crops. We're too old to do it. Now that Xiao Rui has this ability, it will definitely be convenient to grow some vegetables."

This was excellent news, and everyone was delighted. Fan Qi watched Tao Rui display three powers in amazement, then asked the crucial question, "What happened to you? Why did you suddenly activate your powers? And so many of them? Besides Liang Yurou, you're the second person I've seen with multiple powers. You actually have four?"

He was a new member, and the elderly people and Charlene and her son didn't know him. When they heard him ask such a sensitive question, they immediately became alert and cautious.

However, Tao Rui had said this just to encourage them to practice. After having everyone sit down, he said, "I'm a doctor. When I was in school, I was particularly interested in studying the human meridians. Just like I didn't want to kill zombies at first, doctors always have some strange ideas. After I gained spatial abilities, I also always wanted to study why people have superpowers. It's too unscientific."

"Of course, I haven't figured it out, but I've discovered that when I absorb the crystal core, a certain energy within it is absorbed by me and flows into my meridians. This is incredible! Isn't this just like the internal energy training in martial arts dramas?

I couldn't figure it out from a medical perspective, so I tried to understand it from a martial arts perspective. Arousing superpowers is considered a natural gift, and subsequent upgrades will definitely be better if the correct meridians are circulated."

Tao Rui smiled. "I experimented many times, and finally found a route that allowed me to absorb the crystal core faster and enhance my superpowers. Maybe it's because I used so many different routes that I inexplicably activated the three elements of water, earth, and wood. It must be that these three elements are innate, so when the absorbed energy is used in the correct route, the superpowers are activated."

Everyone has seen martial arts dramas, so when he put it that way, everyone understood and found it surprisingly reasonable to follow this line of thought. Superpowers are inherently magical, so maybe martial arts really existed in the past?

However, Tao Yuanfeng and Xie Qiulan's first reaction was to frown. "You're such a daredevil! How could you experiment on your own body? You're lucky. You managed to activate your superpowers by messing around with your meridians. But what if you went crazy like in a martial arts drama? That would be the end of you!"

Tao Rui immediately lowered his head and said, "I understand. I will definitely not take such risks again in the future."

Ji Yingying was also worried. When the two elders spoke first, she comforted them, "Fortunately, everything is fine now. Everyone is happy. Grandpa and grandma, don't worry. Just ask Brother Rui to promise that it won't happen again."

Tao Rui assured immediately without any pressure, "I will definitely not take such a risk again, grandpa and grandma, don't worry."

After discussing the experiment, everyone became curious about the so-called meridian routes and began to ask him what it felt like. Fan Qi was naturally very curious as well. He was also a psychic, and if there was a most suitable "route", his abilities would grow stronger faster.

Tao Rui said, "I think everyone can give it a try. Regardless of whether it can stimulate superpowers or not, as long as we can absorb the energy in the crystal core, it's a good thing. At least it can strengthen our bodies. Let's just stay here for a few more days and give it a try."

"Okay, we're not short of food for now, so there's no need to leave in a hurry."

Tao Rui waved his hand towards the empty space nearby, and a pile of food he had collected from the supermarket appeared. He smiled and said, "I went to collect supplies while I was trying my powers. Now, except for fresh produce, the rest will be enough to last for a long time, so don't worry about that."

Everyone felt more at ease. Of course, Tao Rui was also pulled aside and warned not to run out alone and take risks again.

At this moment, several people wanted to become stronger and become very strong.

They felt that if they were strong enough, Tao Rui would definitely not run away like this. Although they all warned Tao Rui, think about it, what's the point of them following him? They might just be a hindrance.

So now that Tao Rui has come up with the "gongfa" of meridian routes, they must work hard to practice. What if they succeed? Then they won't be a drag anymore.

Fan Qi clearly sensed their unity. This atmosphere of unity and shared effort surprised him, but he was also somewhat happy. In this world, joining such a cohesive team was undoubtedly the best choice. Even though they included both young and old, Fan Qi still felt it was much better than being with anyone else.

Tao Rui took out hot food and invited everyone to eat. Seeing their hopeful expressions, he felt relieved.

He had been looking for an opportunity for them to practice, and finally found the most suitable opportunity.

After all, he was a novelist in his previous life, so he made up a story on the spur of the moment and made everyone believe it. Next, he took out the crystal core to help them practice well. It wouldn't be too late to go to the fishing farm after some results were achieved.

As for the cultivation techniques, he would have them all practice the superior basic techniques first. Once they were able to draw Qi into their bodies, he would then carefully identify their spiritual roots.

If you really don't have spiritual roots and can't practice...

Tao Rui thought about it and felt that it would be a good idea to stay here for a few days. He could find ways to find various medicinal herbs. He was not only good at carving formations, but he was also good at refining pills.

As long as I can find all the necessary things, I can make some pills to enhance their physical fitness for them.

With all the targets gathered, Tao Rui's team was complete, so he wasn't in a rush to go anywhere. That safe base wasn't particularly safe; the original owner had died during the zombie siege. So now that he had a place to stay, he decided to practice first.

Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. Sharpening the knife will make it easier to fight zombies!