Ye Tian nodded, "Once I figure out the mechanism of the gene potion, I'll help you build a powerful armed force."
Bing Feng smiled, "That would be great!"
After the car had been driving for a while, the sky suddenly became overcast with thunder and lightning. At this moment, Ye Tian had a sudden ominous premonition. He immediately said to Bing Feng, "I need to leave for a while. Go immediately to where I told you to notify Lin Ziyi and Han Lingyan, and tell them not to worry!"
With that, he kicked open the car door and vanished instantly.
Ye Tian's unease grew stronger. He flew for several hundred kilometers in the air but still couldn't escape the dark clouds.
"Damn it! It's the Earth Immortal Tribulation, this is trouble!"
As soon as he thought this, a bolt of lightning struck him from the sky. The terrifying power plunged him into unconsciousness, and he fell from a great height, crashing into a drainage ditch beside a road.
He was covered in mud and water, his face pale, and his breath weak.
Just then, a truck passed by. The driver had a high vantage point and saw one of Ye Tian's feet. Startled, he quickly slammed on the brakes, then cautiously got out to investigate.
The driver was a Chinese-American who had come here to make a living in his teens, and he was a truck driver.
The driver approached and felt Ye Tian's nose for breath. He was still breathing. He quickly pulled the man out of the ditch, patted his face, and said, "Hey, buddy, wake up, what happened to you?"
Ye Tian forced his eyes open and looked at the driver, asking, "Who are you?"
The driver replied, "Buddy, why are you lying here?"
Ye Tian frowned slightly. He had lost his memory and said, "I don't remember."
The truck driver shook his head, "If you're okay, come with me. I'll take you to the town ahead. What do you say?"
That lightning strike had left Ye Tian's mind blank, and he had forgotten many basic life skills. He didn't answer the driver but stood up on his own and walked forward with long strides.
The lightning had severed Ye Tian's connection with his Nascent Soul, but his physique remained the Pure Yang Immortal Body, which was incredibly resilient, allowing him to walk very quickly. This was quite different from the situation during the Human Immortal Tribulation.
The driver watched Ye Tian walk ahead and quickly drove to catch up. But then, a shocking sight occurred: even driving at fifty miles per hour, he couldn't catch up to Ye Tian, who was walking!
"What the hell!" The driver's scalp tingled, so he stepped on the accelerator and overtook Ye Tian.
He shouted, "Friend, get in the car, I'll give you a ride."
Ye Tian's mind was a blank slate, and he looked dazed, his thoughts not quite coherent. Fortunately, he understood the truck driver's offer. With a light leap, he darted through the window and sat in the passenger seat.
The truck driver's eyes widened. "How did you do that?"
Ye Tian remained silent, his eyes fixed straight ahead. A thought vaguely formed in his mind: he needed to find someone. But when he tried to recall, he couldn't remember anything.
The truck reached a small town. The driver said, "Buddy, there's a police station here, as well as a Chinese-owned supermarket and gas station. You can go there for help. I have to get back to work, so I'll be going now."
Ye Tian was dropped off in front of a gas station. He watched the truck drive away without a word.
At that moment, a girl in a work uniform with a ponytail greeted him in English from behind, "Hi, you're so dirty, did you fall?"
Ye Tian turned his head, his gaze somewhat vacant.
The girl was quite pretty, with a beauty rating of eight out of ten. She sensed that the person in front of her was not quite right and walked over, asking in Chinese, "Don't you understand English?"
After a few seconds, Ye Tian replied, "I understand now."
The girl breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you'd fallen and gone silly."
Ye Tian looked down at himself and realized he was indeed very dirty. He asked, "Do you have any clothes to change into here?"
The girl glanced around and said, "My boss isn't here, but I can find you a set of work clothes."