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Zhou Xingdou felt as if his consciousness had been churned into chaos by a tremendous force, completely losing his sense of direction and time. Before him was only endless darkness, like a bottomless abyss, filling him with utter despair and terror.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Xingdou gradually awoke from the chaos, his faint consciousness beginning to re-gather. Just then, he suddenly noticed a light appearing in the darkness before him, like the dawn's first rays piercing through the darkness.
"call!"
Zhou Xingdou suddenly sat up, drenched in cold sweat, his heart pounding, and his breathing becoming extremely rapid.
Although this was not the first time he had experienced the feeling of death, the fear of death was still deeply imprinted in his heart.
In the moment of death, everything becomes meaningless.
There is no consciousness, no thought, and not even time exists.
The feeling is like being trapped forever in a boundless, chaotic world, where every breath could be ten thousand years, a hundred million years, or even countless epochs. This long and endless wait is enough to break anyone's spirit.
Stephen Chow once vowed never to experience that feeling again, but unexpectedly, he still tasted the bitterness of death once more.
But then, a wave of excruciating pain washed over him, clearing Zhou Xingdou's dazed mind. At that moment, he realized that he seemed to have come back to life.
For Stephen Chow now, these excruciating pains are actually a good medicine for him, at least allowing him to clearly feel that he is still alive.
However, countless questions also flooded his mind.
He was quite certain he was dead; after all, it wasn't his first time, and he had plenty of experience with what death was like.
Even if Zhou Xingdou were two realms higher, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Yun Jinzhi's spear strike in his prime, let alone when he was already exhausted of his life essence and his body was in ruins.
Furthermore, why did Yun Jinzhi suddenly appear and possess such powerful strength, using Luo Anzhu's quasi-emperor spear to trigger an ominous force that killed her?
But at that moment, an extremely ordinary voice rang out, interrupting Zhou Xingdou's thoughts:
"Hey bro, you're finally awake!"
Zhou Xingdou's eyes narrowed, and his still somewhat blurry vision turned toward the source of the sound.
This was a young man, about the same age as Zhou Xingdou. His appearance, like his voice, was extremely ordinary, but there was a righteous aura between his brows, and he exuded a power fluctuation that Zhou Xingdou had never seen before. He was no ordinary person.
Stephen Chow frowned, and with an extremely weak voice uttering between his lips:
"Who are you?"
The extremely ordinary-looking young man smiled, politely clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Zhou Xingdou, and introduced himself:
"Xiao Tianzuo, a rogue cultivator."
Zhou Xingdou looked at Xiao Tianzuo, whose smile was very innocent and whose expression was sincere, unlike a deep and deceitful person.
At this moment, Stephen Chow also noticed where he was. It was a very simple but not shabby bedroom, and it seemed that sandalwood incense, full of life essence, had been specially lit in the room.
The room also had a faint medicinal fragrance, suggesting that many miraculous medicines were being used in the room.
Seeing that Zhou Xingdou remained silent, instead looking around at himself and the room in deep thought, Xiao Tianzuo smiled awkwardly and broke the silence. He slowly began to speak:
"It's strange, a few days ago I just finished my seclusion and found you lying in my yard, so I carried you inside and treated you."
After saying these words, Xiao Tianzuo looked at Zhou Xingdou quietly, his eyes revealing a hint of concern.
Clearly, he was also filled with curiosity and questions about this stranger who had suddenly appeared in his yard.
Stephen Chow stared back at him, trying to glean more clues from his words and actions. Silence fell between them once more.
At that moment, Zhou Xingdou exhaled a long breath, breaking the silence. His deep, silvery-white eyes looked at Xiao Tianzuo, and he said in an extremely calm tone:
Thank you.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tianzuo immediately waved his hand and said:
"Oh, why thank me? I didn't do anything."
But his face was beaming with an extremely bright smile, as if Zhou Xingdou's very simple "thank you" was enough to make him extremely satisfied.
After laughing for a short while, Xiao Tianzuo's face suddenly darkened, filled with guilt, and he lowered his head, saying:
"I'm sorry, I couldn't save your companion. She was already dead when I found you..."
Upon hearing this, Stephen Chow looked slightly puzzled:
"companion?"
Xiao Tianzuo immediately pointed to Zhou Xingdou's side. Only then did Zhou Xingdou belatedly realize that there was someone lying next to him, and seeing this person, Zhou Xingdou couldn't help but feel sad.
"Thanks."
This prompted him to thank Xiao Tianzuo again. The person beside him was none other than Qing Yanjing.
But this also confused Zhou Xingdou. He was lying in Tian Jiu'er's arms when he died, so how did he end up in Xiao Tianzuo's courtyard and be rescued by him?
And why is Qing Yanjing here with me?
Xiao Tianzuo noticed Zhou Xingdou's absent-mindedness and assumed he was grieving over the death of his companion. This caused a sadness to show on Xiao Tianzuo's face as he softly said:
"The dead cannot be brought back to life, brother, don't be too sad."
As he spoke, Xiao Tianzuo walked towards the door and continued:
"Please calm down first. If you need anything, just call me."
After Xiao Tianzuo left, the house fell silent again. Zhou Xingdou stroked Qing Yanjing's hair, a look of confusion returning to his face.
Because he only now realized that his dantian was now completely destroyed, just like before he died, his soul had also disappeared, and his body had become weak due to the emptiness of his life source.
Coupled with his injuries, he didn't even have the strength to stand up. He only sat up for a short while before feeling tired and experiencing even more intense pain from his injuries.
What surprised him even more was that there seemed to be no spiritual energy in the place where he was at this moment. The environment was completely different from that of the Primordial Dao Domain and the Primordial Beginning Dao Domain, which made him feel uneasy.
One fact is already before us.
He is probably not in the Primordial Dao Domain or the Primordial Dao Domain at this moment, and may not even be in the Primordial Origin.
This also explains why he was in Tian Jiu'er's arms before he died, but appeared in Xiao Tianzuo's courtyard after being resurrected.
But who could take him away right under Tian Jiu'er's nose, revive him, and then leave him in Xiao Tianzuo's courtyard?
Fortunately, Xiao Tianzuo is a kind person, otherwise his situation would probably be extremely dangerous.
The fact that Qing Yanjing was present here with him speaks volumes.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you guessed correctly, it is indeed this system...]
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