After seeing Elder Long off, Zhang Shaozhong felt as if he had fought a tough battle and was completely exhausted.
He slumped in the chair, just about to catch his breath, when he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly took out the black disc that the Boundary Stone had turned into from his bosom.
Upon seeing this, my heart sank!
The disc, which had previously shimmered with a soft glow and possessed a rich texture, was now dull and gray, resembling a burnt coal briquette. The mysterious patterns on its surface had also faded and lost their luster. Touching it no longer revealed the warm, pulsating energy of the space it once possessed; instead, it felt lifeless and stagnant.
"Holy crap! No way?!"
Zhang Shaozhong shook it vigorously and tried to inject a trace of chaotic energy.
No reaction at all!
That bit of chaotic energy vanished without a trace, not even causing a ripple.
"The Boundary Stone... has run out of energy?"
Ling Qingxue noticed it too, walked over, picked up the disc and carefully sensed it. A trace of solemnity appeared on her cold face. "Traversing time and space, especially the forced breakthrough of the Eye of Return to Nothingness and the Chaos Membrane at the end, consumed too much energy. This thing... has lost all its spirituality."
Ye Meier leaned over for a look, then pouted, "Well, the key fob battery's dead. That's a total disaster."
Their conversation naturally reached the ears of Xuanji Zhenren and the Demon Lord.
Master Xuanji frowned slightly, and with a grab from a distance, the dusty gray disc flew into his hand.
A clear light flickered at his fingertips as he tried to investigate. After a moment, he shook his head: "The source is exhausted, the structure is on the verge of collapse, and it's just a piece of waste rock."
He casually tossed it back to Zhang Shaozhong like trash.
The Demon Lord scoffed, "Useless is useless. It can't even withstand a single complete time travel."
Zhang Shaozhong hurriedly caught the disc, cursing those two old guys who were talking nonsense a hundred times over in his mind.
If it weren't for trying to escape from you, would it have consumed so much energy?!
Now, I've found my way home, but my car key battery is dead! What should I do?
“Um… seniors,” Zhang Shaozhong forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, “you are both very knowledgeable, do you have any ideas… to recharge this thing?”
"Charge?"
Master Xuanji seemed to have heard a joke. “This is a Boundary Stone, containing the fundamental laws of space. How can it be replenished by ordinary energy? It needs to be nurtured by the same source of spatial power, or... a higher level of source power, to have any chance of recovery.”
The Demon Lord lazily added, "Or, you could go find a few more new ones. But such divine objects are extremely rare; you've already struck gold by the fact that you managed to collect three."
Zhang Shaozhong's heart sank to the bottom.
Spatial power?
The power of origin?
Where can he find it?
Earth is so stingy with even its spiritual energy!
Ling Qingxue pondered and said, "Husband, your chaotic energy seems to be somewhat sensitive to the Boundary Stone, and you were able to activate it back then. Perhaps... if we persevere and slowly nurture it with chaotic energy, in time, we can restore a trace of its spirituality?"
Ye Meier rolled her eyes: "How long would it take to nurture this stone? By the time it's fully charged, I'll probably be old and faded!"
Zhang Shaozhong looked at the "brick" in his hand with a worried expression.
Grind it slowly with chaotic energy?
How long will this drag on?
His current chaotic energy at the Golden Core stage is like a small stream compared to the energy originally contained in the Boundary Void Stone—it's like comparing a small stream to a vast ocean!
"Is there... really no way?" he asked, unwilling to give up.
Master Xuanji closed his eyes to rest, too lazy to pay him any more attention.
The Demon Lord's blood-red eyes flickered, revealing a strange smile: "As for a solution... it's not entirely impossible."
Zhang Shaozhong and the other two immediately looked at him.
"Although this world is barren, since it can produce fragments of the 'Eye of the Ruins,' it may not be without other strange objects or... secret realms containing spatial power."
The Demon Lord said slowly, "If we can find it, we might be able to use its power to accelerate the recovery of the Boundary Stone."
Upon hearing this, Master Xuanji slightly opened his eyes, seemingly in agreement.
Although they look down on Earth, they also acknowledge that this world is somewhat strange.
Zhang Shaozhong's eyes lit up!
Yeah! Earth may be a "starter village," but it has plenty of hidden dungeons!
The Cloud Mist Mountain that gave birth to the Chaos Membrane was extraordinary!
"You're right, senior!"
Zhang Shao perked up again, "We can go look! Elder Long and the others must know some hidden places on Earth!"
"Elder Long?"
The Demon Lord scoffed, "That Nascent Soul cultivator from the lower realm? What truly valuable things could he possibly know?"
Master Xuanji said calmly, "That's not necessarily true. The natives of this world may know some secrets that are not easily discovered by us. We can cooperate with them."
Although the two bigwigs disliked each other, they shared the same goal: to "find a way home as soon as possible."
Seeing an opportunity, Zhang Shaozhong immediately patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me! I'll contact Elder Long right away! He has connections; he's bound to have some leads!"
He quickly took out his phone (which Xuanji Zhenren and the Demon Lord looked at with great curiosity) and sent a message to Mr. Zhou, subtly expressing his desire to ask Elder Long some questions about "special locations" on Earth.
Not long after the message was sent, Mr. Zhou replied, saying that Mr. Long invited them to come over for a chat the next day.
Having settled things here, Zhang Shaozhong turned to the two bigwigs and cautiously asked, "So... before we find a solution, what are your plans, seniors?"
Master Xuanji glanced at him and said, "Since you are staying here temporarily, you need a quiet room and should not be disturbed."
The Demon Lord yawned: "Find me some 'fun' in this world, so I won't be bored."
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