Chapter 1016: stranger, Why Have You Come Again?

In the next instant, Qi Yuan's figure appeared at the Resistance Army headquarters.

Seeing the man suddenly appear before her, Xuanyuan Wei, who was busy at her desk, was startled and hurriedly stood up from her seat, greeting him cautiously:

"Lord Chief Helmsman, do you have any instructions?"

As she spoke, there was a faint hint of confusion in her tone.

Hadn't this guy gone to the Holy City to help execute the [Dawn Project]… Why had he suddenly run back to her place?

Of course, in her eyes, the man before her was a god-like existence; not only had he single-handedly created the Cyber Branch, he was a legendary figure to whom even "Ancestor Xia" had to bow.

Therefore, despite Xuanyuan Wei's surprise, she didn't dare ask too much, nor would she show any neglect.

On the other side, seeing that the half-quarter hour was about to pass, Qi Yuan naturally didn't waste words and immediately took the final [ancestor module] out of his storage space.

"My business is finished. This is the [ancestor module] that was hidden in the Holy City's root database."

Then, as he placed it on the desk, he gave instructions at a rapid pace:

"You must summon Mu Qingqing's consciousness as quickly as possible. If my guess is correct, that super brain will soon attack at all costs. Xuanyuan City had better prepare early!"

After using the Luck Loan function, Qi Yuan's time had become extremely tight.

Waking the true Mu Qingqing from the [ancestor module] required some special procedures that only the group of top scientists within Xuanyuan City could perform.

To be safe, he hadn't returned to the secret stronghold in the Holy City to find Mu Feiyu, but had instead teleported directly back to Xuanyuan City.

After all, once the effect of the Luck Loan ended, Qi Yuan would enter a three-day period of low Luck where any unlucky thing could happen.

If he didn't return to a relatively safe place early, he might get trapped in the Holy City and be unable to get out.

As for Mu Feiyu, who was still undercover in the Holy City, he had already instructed him that if he didn't return after two hours, he should run away immediately.

Although doing this felt like abandoning a companion, if he didn't, even Mu Feiyu might be implicated by his bad Luck, and the danger he faced would only be greater.

Moreover, given the super brain's intelligence and style, it certainly wouldn't give up without a fight and allow Xuanyuan City to wake Mu Qingqing's consciousness through the [ancestor module].

Therefore, if Qi Yuan's guess was correct, Xuanyuan City would soon face an all-out siege from the Mechanical Alliance.

Though he wanted to help, he was currently unable to look after himself. Staying in Xuanyuan City would only have the opposite effect unless he waited three days for the bad Luck effect to vanish…

On the other side, seeing the metal cube placed on the table, Xuanyuan Wei's delicate body trembled, and an uncontrollable shock appeared on her face!

After confirming that this metal cube was indeed the tenth [ancestor module] that the entire Resistance Army dreamed of, her breathing immediately became rapid, her heart pounded, and she was enveloped by a sudden surge of excitement and ecstasy.

As long as they could wake the consciousness with supreme authority from the [ancestor module], they could rescue the citizens of this world from the super brain's cruel exploitation; this was the goal she had fought for all these years!

Now, thanks to a certain someone, this long-cherished wish was finally achieved, making Xuanyuan Wei feel as if she were in a dream.

As for the [super brain]'s impending offensive against Xuanyuan City, Xuanyuan Wei no longer took it to heart.

Over the years, Xuanyuan City had survived countless encirclements by the Mechanical Alliance and remained standing, having long ago built a mature defense System.

Now, the most difficult time had passed. As long as they weathered this wave of crisis and successfully woke the consciousness of the First Generation Grandmaster, everything would change!

After a moment of daze, Xuanyuan Wei regained her composure, clenched her fists, and bowed solemnly to Qi Yuan, her voice still trembling slightly:

"Lord Chief Helmsman, I am infinitely grateful for everything you have done for the Resistance Army. On behalf of all the citizens of this world, I offer you my most sincere thanks!"

As she spoke, her eyes reddened, and her gaze toward the man was full of heartfelt admiration and reverence; she was clearly excited to the extreme.

Seeing that the lucky halo on his body was about to disappear, Qi Yuan had no heart to say much. He immediately waved his hand and said quickly:

"No need to thank me. I have an important matter to handle now and can only return in three days. I'll leave the rest to you…"

As his voice fell, his figure vanished before Xuanyuan Wei's eyes, as if he had never appeared.

After staring blankly for a moment, Xuanyuan Wei finally snapped out of it. Not pausing to marvel at anything, she grabbed the [ancestor module] on the table and rushed out of the office at her fastest speed…

At the same time.

Qi Yuan only felt a blur before his eyes, and his body appeared in a vast and boundless strange space—it was precisely the location of that great dao divine tree.

As soon as he appeared, countless profound insights surged from all directions, constantly washing over his mind.

However, he had already prepared for this. He immediately emptied his mind completely, letting the information containing the true meaning of the Dao flow through his mind without obstruction. His main strategy was that as long as he didn't 'read' the words, he wouldn't get addicted to learning.

The reason he chose to teleport here was to safely pass the three-day bad Luck period without affecting those around him.

Qi Yuan wasn't new to the Cultivation World; he naturally knew the trickery of Luck.

So-called bad Luck didn't just affect him personally; it would spread like an all-pervasive plague to anything that had a Karmic connection with him.

In other words, during the three days of Qi Yuan's low Luck, anything connected to him would develop in an extremely unfavorable direction.

If he didn't find a way to completely isolate this influence, not only would he be unlucky, but the family and friends around him would also encounter disasters. Wouldn't it be a disaster if an accident occurred?

He didn't want to see Xuanyuan City collapse in three days because it couldn't withstand the Mechanical Alliance's army, nor did he want to see the tragic scene of the Yuan Realm being completely destroyed by the Immortal Court…

Therefore, if it hadn't been absolutely necessary just now, Qi Yuan would never have easily used the Luck Loan function.

The feeling of having a lucky halo over his head was indeed great, but it was miserable when it came time to pay the debt.

After much thought, Qi Yuan found that only by teleporting to the space where the great dao divine tree was located could he temporarily avoid all Karmic entanglements until the bad Luck effect ended.

Originally, the divine tree space, like the Great Void, was somewhere he had entered during the Primordial Era. After returning to the later generations, he couldn't teleport there directly unless he reactivated it.

Fortunately, by relying on the divine tree branch to re-enter the Great Void, he had also activated the coordinates of this divine tree space, allowing him to use the System's teleportation to revisit the old place.

This ability to face the great dao divine tree anytime and anywhere would probably make Haotian Immortal Emperor die of envy if he saw it…

Just as Qi Yuan was secretly marveling, a grand and distant voice suddenly reached his ears:

"stranger, why have you come again?"