Qian Shun’s expression grew increasingly grim. He slapped his forehead abruptly and exclaimed, "What terrible karma have I brought upon myself!"
"When do we set off?" Zhou Yan asked Qian Shun via telepathic message, feigning indifference.
Qian Shun fell into deep thought upon seeing the message…
This scoundrel was completely unconcerned, even asking when they should leave?
Indeed, they should depart sooner rather than later.
With this thought, Qian Shun immediately sent a message to his small team. The content was as follows: "Brothers, the matter is completely resolved. Let's set a time and depart immediately. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us."
If the Fire Saint Demon King were to truly pursue them later, it would be good to have a few friends to help. Qian Shun believed that friends should share hardships.
Upon hearing Qian Shun’s words, they discussed departing the next day. They were already prepared anyway, only worrying about Qian Shun’s predicament.
After their discussion, Qian Shun immediately said to Zhou Yan, "We depart tomorrow. I truly hope the journey is smooth."
"Rest assured, those who believe in me shall have eternal life!" Zhou Yan replied.
Believe in you for eternal life?
Did he think he was a deity?
Meanwhile, when Uncle He and the others returned to the Fire Saint Demon King’s palace, they immediately reported to the Fire Saint Demon King. Unfortunately, it was bad timing as the Fire Saint Demon King had already gone into seclusion to suppress his cultivation.
Uncle He was frantic but helpless. If he were to disturb the Fire Saint Demon King’s seclusion and cause his cultivation to become unstable, it would be even worse.
"Princess Huoling should be alright, shouldn't she?" Uncle He mused.
Princess Huoling wouldn't die, but she was suffering immensely.
She couldn't speak, only move within her confined room. She had already smashed everything she could, but regretfully, no one paid her any attention.
Princess Huoling had been eagerly awaiting her father's rescue and could only curse Zhou Yan in her heart.
Zhou Yan had already requested leave. For a student like him, his teachers entirely left the decision of attending class to Zhou Yan himself.
Who could blame them when Zhou Yan was so exceptional?
He was truly, genuinely outstanding!
Having agreed on a meeting place with Qian Shun, Qian Shun insisted on teleporting to the Lord Continent together with Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan knew Qian Shun was afraid of death, but Qian Shun adamantly claimed it was for better arrangements.
When Zhou Yan met Qian Shun at a hotel, he was taken aback. Qian Shun wore a black hat, dressed in Western cowboy attire, and had a beard covering his face, appearing completely Westernized.
"Did you get plastic surgery?" Zhou Yan asked, then couldn't help but laugh. The way he was dressed was simply too comical.
"Plastic surgery your head! This is necessary disguise." Qian Shun didn't want to admit it was due to having too many enemies.
With his extensive business dealings, even Qian Shun himself didn't know how many people he had done business with. Every time he went out, he would disguise himself in different appearances.
Only during trade fairs would Qian Shun revert to his true appearance.
"Shall we depart now?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Of course. Let's go," Qian Shun replied.
Zhou Yan began to draw arrays, prompting Qian Shun's curiosity, "Aren't you teleporting directly to your territory?"
"Didn't you give me approximate coordinates? Teleporting directly there would be faster," Zhou Yan replied.
Qian Shun was stunned, then exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect you to know so many things!"
Zhou Yan began to engrave array patterns, forming mysterious and profound formations, inscribing ancient runes.
Observing these runes, Qian Shun said with satisfaction, "You're quite something, kid. To even obtain these ancient array patterns. Money is indeed powerful; it can buy anything."
If his strength permitted, Qian Shun genuinely wanted to "do business" with Zhou Yan. However, Qian Shun knew that if he did, he would likely be the one "done business" with.
"This is nothing. These array patterns are just a drop in the ocean," Zhou Yan said after finishing the array. "Don't worry, even if this array is unstable, it will at most be half-broken. You won't die."
As Qian Shun was about to step into the array, his expression immediately changed upon hearing Zhou Yan's words, and he blurted out, "You little scamp, why are you so deceptive!"
"Let's go. I'm not afraid, why are you? Your cultivation has reached demigod, and you're so afraid of death!"
Zhou Yan forcibly pushed Qian Shun into the teleportation array. He hadn't been bluffing; Qian Shun was genuinely frightened.
After a flash of light, they arrived in a teleportation channel. Qian Shun looked at the stable space tunnel and said grumpily, "You scoundrel, you lied to me about the space being unstable!"
"Who knew you were so afraid of death!" Zhou Yan retorted.
Qian Shun fell silent.
Tens of seconds later, they arrived in an unfamiliar place. Zhou Yan observed their surroundings and said, "The location shouldn't be too far off. Let's fly there."
Qian Shun had been here before and said, "Follow me."
They transformed into two streaks of light and flew towards a certain mountain peak.
After a long while, they arrived before a black mountain peak.
"This mountain peak is a bit strange. Where is this?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.
"In ancient times, this mountain peak belonged to a super sect. It later declined, and everything around it was plundered, leaving only this mountain peak. It was left behind by a certain God Realm expert."
Qian Shun explained to Zhou Yan, which greatly shocked him. He asked, "Didn't you say God Realm experts don't appear in the lower realm? How can there be traces left by a God Realm expert?"
Zhou Yan was very curious and looked at Qian Shun.
"Haha, didn't I say earlier? In ancient times," Qian Shun replied.
"Ancient times. Oh, so in the Lord's world before ancient times, there were God Realm experts."
Zhou Yan understood and then asked, "How many years ago was ancient times?"
Qian Shun: "..."
"Did you fail all your history classes?" Qian Shun asked.
"History books only record events from the ancient period to the present. The recent ancient period is ten thousand years ago, the ancient period is one hundred thousand years ago, and there's no information before ancient times," Zhou Yan replied.
"History books have been changed so much! When I was studying, the farthest they recorded was history before the primeval era."
Qian Shun hadn't expected that after so much time, history books would have changed so much over generations.
"Primeval era?" Zhou Yan asked, "History representative, please explain it to me."
Qian Shun replied, "The recent ancient period is ten thousand years ago. The period from more than ten thousand years ago to one hundred thousand years ago is called the ancient period, and the period between one hundred thousand and one million years is the upper ancient period."
"The great ancient period was between one million and ten million years. The primeval era was between ten million and one hundred million years. As for before one hundred million years ago, that was the mythical age."
Zhou Yan clapped his hands and said, "How old are you this year?"
"How old am I this year..." Qian Shun almost revealed his age and quickly said, "You brat, don't ask about other people's ages."