All the heavens begin with the mind-monkey.

Seeing this, Zheng Zha offered a suggestion, saying, "Actually, in terms of direct combat power, even if the power that can be unleashed in a short time is strong, can it be stronger than Brother Monkey? I think it would be better to exchange for that Shadow Lurker. According to the description of the main god, lurking in the shadows can completely avoid physical damage, and it might even play a special role in certain situations."

Zhao Yingkong was actually quite inclined to make this exchange, and after hearing Zheng Zha's explanation, she nodded directly and exchanged for the enhancements to Shadow Walker and Shadow Lurker.

After these two exchanges, she didn't have many reward points left. Finally, as Chu Xuan requested, she exchanged for a dagger called Netherfire Fang to increase her magical damage.

Next up are Zero Point and Overlord. Zero Point's exchange is the Dot-Line Demon Eye, while Overlord's exchange is the Troll Mutation System.

Although this bloodline did not provide greater power, it made it less likely for the Overlord to die.

After the two people finished their exchanges, Chu Xuan didn't immediately decide on the remaining people's enhancement exchanges. Instead, he first asked for their opinions, since they didn't seem to have any obvious preference, so any kind of exchange seemed acceptable.

However, Chu Xuan spoke first: "I suggest you choose the functional exchanges, because the Central Continent Team's combat power will not be significantly lacking in any horror movie they enter. On the contrary, functional exchanges can further increase the Central Continent Team's actual combat power. You don't need to decide on these exchanges immediately; you can consider them more."

Hearing this, Li Xiaoyi and the others calmed down and thought about it.

Chu Xuan said, "But there is one thing you can exchange in advance, and that is the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique and the Sunflower Manual. Because no matter what you choose to exchange, you should also exchange for these two, which are very cost-effective, to improve your survivability."

Upon hearing this, everyone no longer hesitated and exchanged for the two cultivation techniques.

Then Chu Xuan turned his attention to the last person, Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha asked, "So, Chu Xuan, what are your thoughts on my exchange?"

Chu Xuan said, "Actually, the best option for your exchange is to find a way to transform it into a functional support. However, since you have already exchanged for the vampire bloodline and internal energy, any other exchange may not be able to completely transform it, and may even cause further mutations in your bloodline, leading to some dangers. Therefore, the best option is to continue strengthening it according to the original plan."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha said, "But last time in your lab, didn't you detect that because of the conflict between vampire energy and internal energy, I couldn't fully utilize either of my powers?"

Hearing this, Zhan Lan asked curiously, "What happened?"

Zheng Zha didn't hide anything, only saying that when he came back from the last horror movie, he went to Chu Xuan's laboratory to have him do some tests and found that he couldn't exert his power at all because of the conflict between the two powers.

Zheng Zha said, "At that time, Chu Xuan gave me some advice, which allowed me to successfully taint some vampire energy into my internal energy through small-scale energy contact. As a result, my internal energy exhibited certain corrosive characteristics, which could be considered as an improvement in my combat power. Later, I asked Chu Xuan to help me think of a way to solve this problem, or to completely abandon both enhancement methods."

Chu Xuan said, "I've basically thought of it. In reality, it's impossible to give up these two enhancements. If you choose these two enhancements and want to do other enhancements, you either have to do mechanical modifications to turn yourself into a robot, or you have to give up one of the enhancements and focus on the other, such as focusing on vampire enhancement or internal energy enhancement, and you don't have to care about the other enhancement at all."

"Because once one type of enhancement reaches a certain limit, due to the conflict between the two enhancements, the remaining enhancement will gradually dissolve or be completely absorbed by the other enhancement. Of course, there is actually a third possibility, which is to continue to enhance, but we need to find a way to resolve the conflict between the two enhancements, or even to merge the two enhancements together and elevate them to another level."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha gave a wry smile and said, "It's not that easy. If it were as simple as you say, wouldn't it have been resolved last time?"

Chu Xuan said, "The reason we weren't able to completely solve this problem last time was because we're not experts in this area. Think about it, if Wukong encountered this problem, how would he solve it?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha immediately began to ponder, but Chu Xuan, seeing this, didn't bother with further subtle hints and bluntly asked, "Wukong, can you solve the problem Zheng Zha is facing, allowing him to fuse the vampire energy of his bloodline with his internal energy?"

Upon hearing this, Zhe Xingsun also showed a thoughtful expression. He said, "It might not be impossible. I have thought of two solutions."

Zheng Zha's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this.

If Chu Xuan had said he had come up with two solutions, he might have thought that Chu Xuan's solution was either to make him give up some of his power or to provide some dangerous enhancements; but if Monkey King said it, he immediately felt that both solutions were definitely reliable, and stared at Zhe Xingsun with a curious look.

Zhe Xingsun then said, "The first method is the convergence of good and evil, and the fusion of yin and yang. It is said that good and evil both originate from the same source, and yin and yang are one. The book says that before chaos was divided, heaven and earth were in turmoil, and nothing could see the vastness. Since Pangu broke the primordial chaos, the distinction between clear and turbid has been made. Before Pangu broke the primordial chaos, the clear and turbid were not distinguished, and at that time, yin and yang were one, without much difference. Since this is the case, we can naturally find a way to make good and evil merge and yin and yang unite."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha's face fell. He said, "What Brother Monkey said makes sense, but it overlooks my own abilities. If I could combine righteousness and demonic power, cultivate both good and evil, and integrate yin and yang, then I wouldn't be called Zheng Zha anymore; I might as well change my name to Pangu."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan said, "Although you don't have that ability, you've overlooked Wukong's existence. Since Wukong said that, he must already have some ideas."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha's eyes lit up, and Zhe Xingsun, not to be outdone, nodded and said, "I recently read Journey to the West. In the seventh chapter, 'The Great Sage Escapes from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and the Mind Monkey is Subdued Under the Five Elements Mountain,' there is a poem that reads: 'The Primordial Body perfectly matches the Innate, Through countless eons, it remains only by nature. Vast and inactive, it is the Great Unity, Unmoved and still, it is called the Primordial Mystery. Long refined in the furnace, it is not lead or mercury, It is immortal beyond the material world, it is the true immortal. Its transformations are endless, yet it transforms again; The Three Refuges and Five Precepts are all but forgotten.'"

After reciting the poem, Zhe Xingsun said, "The Primordial Body is perfectly aligned with the Innate Body, and it will naturally develop over countless eons. However, if one wants Yin and Yang to unite in the Primordial Body, it cannot be achieved overnight; it requires countless eons of cultivation. But elder brother, you do not need to cultivate the Primordial Body. You only need to harmonize the righteous and evil Yin and Yang without changing your original mind, which is simple. If you can cultivate the Innate Body, you can use a single breath of Innate Qi to unify Yin and Yang, and naturally you will be free from illness and disaster, and without any constraints."

Zheng Zha said, "It's still too difficult to cultivate a primordial body, Brother Monkey. Is there any easier way?"

Zhe Xingsun said, "Then I can only cultivate to the Innate Realm first, and then guide you on the transformation of your physical body. Although this will not allow you to achieve the Innate Realm, it will be enough to condense a breath of Innate Qi."

Hearing this, Zheng Zha smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Monkey."

Zhe Xingsun calmly realized that innate cultivation was within reach, and thus nodded in agreement.

He added, "However, the so-called innate energy is only a solution. As you cultivate more and more, and are further strengthened by the main god, the righteous and evil energies, yin and yang energies are becoming increasingly abundant, but the innate energy cannot grow freely. If the Five Elements Mountain did not have the Buddha's invitation, it could not have imprisoned Sun Wukong forever. If we want a long-term solution, there is a way."

Seeing Zheng Zha's curious expression, Zhe Xingsun said, "That is the gene lock. Once the second-order gene lock is unlocked, it can naturally unify Yin and Yang like innate Qi; if the fourth-order gene lock is unlocked, this problem can be solved for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha sighed and said, "I don't have Monkey King's talent, and I haven't unlocked the first-order gene lock yet. But this is still a way, and we can give it a try."