You quickly arrived at the zoo.

The He siblings saw you and felt a huge relief, hurriedly coming over to discuss their resignation.

You told them to wait a moment first.

Then you went to the tall laboratory specially built for Dong Zhijie; the He siblings did not follow.

You pushed open the door and entered the lab. Dong Zhijie didn’t even look up and continued working: “If you don’t like what I do, you can leave. Don’t bother me!”

“Who will provide you with experimental resources if I leave?”

Dong Zhijie was stunned, then looked up excitedly: “Young Master He! You’re back!!”

“I came to check your experimental results.”

Dong Zhijie laughed heartily: “Good, good, I wanted to show Young Master He anyway. Please, come this way!”

Dong Zhijie led you to a larger room deeper inside.

As the door opened, all kinds of creatures came into view.

“Young Master He, look, this is a two-headed horse—one head in front, one in back!”

You frowned: “When it runs, does it run forward or backward?”

“Sideways!” Dong Zhijie answered cheerfully.

You looked at the two-headed horse again; in fact, a horse’s rear end had been grafted with a head. You asked, “Without a rear end, how does it defecate?”

“It spits it out of the mouth on the rear head!” Dong Zhijie said excitedly.

Your pupils shrank; you gave Dong Zhijie a thumbs-up: “Damn, you really are something, nothing can stop you!”

Dong Zhijie got even more excited after your praise: “Young Master He, and this one here is a mermaid!”

You saw a huge water tank with a big blue fish swimming inside, estimated to weigh over a hundred jin (about 110 pounds).

You asked, “Isn’t this just an ordinary big blue fish? Where’s the mermaid part?”

Dong Zhijie immediately jumped into the tank with a splash, scooped up the mermaid, and held it in his hands: “Young Master He, look!”

Your eyes twitched as you saw the mermaid’s upper body was fish, but the lower half was a human waist and legs, struggling fiercely.

It turned out the mermaid’s legs were paddling underwater; you had only seen the fish head before and missed the lower half.

You didn’t know what to say, so you muttered nonsense: “Alright, fine, you’re still a pragmatist.”

Dong Zhijie even explained proactively: “Young Master He, I bought the human torso from the execution ground—very fresh!”

You shook your head: “No need to explain so thoroughly.”

Dong Zhijie grew more and more excited: “Young Master He, there’s this too!”

He led over a camel with a lizard lying on its back.

Dong Zhijie quickly said, “The excrement of the five-colored camel contains nutrients essential for the scaled lizard, so I sewed the lizard’s mouth onto the five-colored camel’s...”

“Enough! Stop sewing!!” You hurriedly interrupted Dong Zhijie. “I’m going out to get some fresh air.”

You walked out of the laboratory with a solemn expression.

You went to the He siblings, patted both of their shoulders, and sighed deeply: “These past two years, you’ve worked hard!”

The two siblings immediately had tears in their eyes; finally, someone understood their pain.

You also finally understood why they gave up high salaries just to escape.

What Dong Zhijie created was too disgusting.

If Dong Zhijie were back in your hometown, he would definitely be charged with crimes against humanity.

At this moment, Dong Zhijie happily ran out: “Young Master He, feeling better now? I still have many things to show you!”

“No need to show me anything else; you’ve already won!”

Dong Zhijie’s creations were just too ruthless, and you were a bit overwhelmed.

Now you understood that the powerful vital blood from beasts could stack, so there was no need to focus on the number of species, just the quality.

You told Dong Zhijie not to create these anti-human things anymore, at least not in your zoo.

Although Dong Zhijie didn’t fully understand, he agreed and promised not to do such things in front of you.

You asked Dong Zhijie to accompany you to the Qianming Mountain Range later to raise small animals using the Beast Taming Sect’s secret beast taming manual.

You instructed him to stay in the mountain range for at least three to five years.

Dong Zhijie agreed immediately.

He originally was from the Beast Taming Sect and was very familiar with the Qianming Mountain Range.

Besides, Dong Zhijie was a lonely old bachelor; he could stay anywhere. If he got bored in the mountains, he could at least interact with the mermaid.

Dong Zhijie was very happy to receive the beast taming manual, which he couldn’t get before as an ordinary disciple.

He held the manual lovingly, itching to dive into the Qianming Mountain Range and play happily with the animals right away.

The He siblings were left at the zoo to also raise small animals using the beast taming manual.

The two siblings were very happy to live a normal life again and wouldn’t have to see those disgusting things anymore.

They felt psychologically traumatized and really needed to see a psychologist for counseling.

After arranging these matters, you returned to your manor.

This time, you planned to close yourself off completely to finish comprehending the Heavenly Mist Blade.

As soon as you entered, Old Wang told you that Guo Lan from the Danxia Sect had been waiting for you for a while.

You were a little puzzled: “What is he here for again?”

You walked straight into the reception room, and Guo Lan politely stood up.

You walked over and sat down: “Sit down. Haven’t seen you for years. Where have you been making money recently?”

Guo Lan forced a weak smile: “Young Master He, I have already quit the Danxia Sect and am going home.”

You tilted your head: “No need to be so euphemistic. Tell me how you got expelled.”

“Young Master He, I really quit voluntarily.”

You took a sip of tea from Old Wang: “Go on.”

Guo Lan hesitated: “I feel the Danxia Sect isn’t suitable for me to refine pills…”

“The Danxia Sect isn’t suitable for your pill refining?” You raised an eyebrow and looked at him. “Then do you think the Blood Demon Sect or the Joyful Zen Sect is suitable for you?”

Guo Lan heard your sarcasm but wasn’t angry. He sighed: “Ah, I just think I’m not cut out for pill refining. I haven’t made any progress in three years!”

You paused for a moment: “It’s fine if you go home. You can’t stay in a bustling international metropolis like Youtong County. Youtong County doesn’t believe in tears.”

Guo Lan just looked at you without saying anything.

You continued: “After going back home, you have a first-grade pill refining technique. You can be a barefoot doctor, treating headaches and colds, earning some money, marrying a big plump wife, and having a chubby little son. That’s not bad.”

Guo Lan was silent for a long time after hearing you. Finally, he stood up: “Young Master He, then I’ll take my leave!”

You smiled: “See you again someday!”

Guo Lan left the manor directly.

You stood for a moment, shook your head, and went to the cultivation room.

You knew Guo Lan wasn’t just here to say goodbye; he actually wanted to play the pity card and ask about your ancestral pill book.

But seeing you gave him no chance, he had no choice but to give up.

You entered the cultivation room, calmed your mind, and began comprehending the Heavenly Mist Blade.

When a person’s spirit focuses, time passes quickly.

The sixth year.

While cultivating, you suddenly opened your eyes!

Although you opened your eyes with great momentum, it didn’t help much.

You still hadn’t fully comprehended the Life-and-Death Slash.

Fortunately, you made great progress; you estimated that in about half a year, you would completely understand and fuse the Heavenly Mist Blade’s Earth Source.

Your rapid progress was mainly because you had already fused the Earth Source of Dry Metal affinity, so like attracts like.

Secondly, you were naturally adept at blade techniques, so comprehending the blade art felt effortless.

After a year of cultivation, you needed to balance work and rest; otherwise, mental fatigue would slow your comprehension speed.

You went to the Danxia Sect.

You wanted to see who won between Xie Huide and Hu Zhongxuan; you hadn’t been keeping up with the gossip for over a year and desperately needed updates.

Also, during the last simulation year, Jiao Mingxu and Bai Chen had joined Xie Huide’s discipleship.

You planned to meet these two unfamiliar brothers as well.