"The effect is quite good!"
Feeling that in the past few days, after the xuanyuan sword had absorbed various Honkai energies, both large and small, she no longer had to sit in the sea waiting. Inside the xuanyuan sword, Zeus could also easily observe the situation of Xuanyuan, the maiden. Looking at her, she seemed relatively tired recently, mainly because there were more Honkai Beasts.
"If this continues, her body will break down. I'm a little worried."
Looking at Xuanyuan, who was extremely tired, Zeus sighed carelessly inside the sword. In reality, she couldn't provide any substantial help. To instantly help Xuanyuan increase her combat power, she could only provide Xuanyuan with the Honkai energy of this world, allowing her to possess the strength to resist Honkai. This was already the limit for Zeus. The power from other worlds could not be given to Xuanyuan to cultivate, as this would attract the 'attention' of the world, and at that time, she might be expelled from the world.
"Still needs time, needs help."
No matter how strong one person's power is, it is limited. It seems that Xuanyuan, the maiden, needs an Assistant to help her, and also needs more time to train, to be able to command Honkai energy more effectively. Only then can she survive the battle with Chi You and not eventually die from exhaustion.
Thinking of this, Zeus could no longer stay in the sword. She transformed into a ray of light and disappeared from her original spot. During her time with Xuanyuan, she wasn't just cooped up in the sword, indulging in cultivation and unable to extricate herself. She also specifically observed the existence of'Shennong', the best tragic character in the original work. At that time, Zeus was deeply engrossed in cultivation and couldn't pull herself away, so she only took a quick glance, remembered the location, and didn't 'probe' further.
Today, with some free time, Zeus, no longer staying in the sword, quickly approached the small village of less than a hundred people where'Shennong' resided. When Zeus arrived in the village, she suddenly discovered a very serious problem: she didn't know'Shennong' at all, nor did she know what'Shennong' looked like. Was she supposed to rely on the image from her past life's game to find him? Come on! This is the real world, not the 3D world, alright!
"First, let me think. Red hair, and she likes gathering herbs. For gathering herbs, she'd be in the mountains! I'm so clever."
Zeus stroked her chin, considering. Since the other party was a pharmacist, she would either be in the mountains or brewing medicine. There was no smell of traditional Chinese medicine in the village, so Zeus headed for the mountains.
But Zeus searched the nearby mountains for a long time and only found a beautiful, tall, black-haired woman climbing a cliff. It seemed there was a very inconspicuous small yellow flower growing on the cliff. Just as Zeus felt she had found nothing and was about to return, the woman suddenly lost her footing and fell from the cliff. Her scream scared Zeus so much her heart stopped—though, she no longer had a heart.
"Honestly, so careless."
Watching the woman get closer and closer to the ground, Zeus sighed. Who made her so kind-hearted? So she casually drew a talisman, and instantly, the woman's descent slowed. This was the result of Zeus's recent research into Taoist magic. Although she could only use some intermediate-level talismans now, Zeus would soon enter the advanced stage, and then it wouldn't be impossible to set up a grand formation or something.
"Eh!? I didn't die."
The woman felt the solid ground beneath her, slowly opened her eyes, and thankfully said, touching her meager chest.
"Yes! You're not dead yet."
Shouldn't she be saying, 'A strange ceiling,' that old trope? Zeus, thinking this, said.
"Thank you for saving my life, Benefactor. If there is anything you need, I, Shennong, will do my utmost to repay you."
The woman respectfully knelt before Zeus and said.
"It's nothing major… Uh! What did you say your name was?"
Before Zeus could finish, she realized she seemed to have heard a familiar name, so she asked the woman with a puzzled expression.
"Benefactor, I am Shennong, just an insignificant and untalented pharmacist, not worth mentioning."
The woman… uh! Shennong said this, which instantly put Zeus into a state of bewilderment. Finally, she took a deep breath and shouted forcefully at the sky: "I despair of this gender-bent world!"
"You're Shennong!?"
Finally calming down, Zeus asked the Shennong in front of her for final confirmation, her mouth twitching slightly.
"Indeed, it is I. I do not change my name when I walk, nor my surname when I sit. Shennong is me."
Feeling her Benefactor's distrust, and not knowing what Zeus was distrusting, Shennong said to Zeus with a righteous look.
"Well, I should have known the world was never that simple. I don't know what changes the consciousness of the great universe made; it's truly heartless (well done)."
"You don't need to kneel there anymore. I need you to help someone."
Zeus frowned, looking at Shennong, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said.
"Yes, please instruct me, Benefactor."
Shennong had no objections, because if Zeus hadn't saved her, she would probably have died there.
"I want you to go and help a girl named Xuanyuan fulfill the mission entrusted to her by the heavens."
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