Volume 7: Passing the Torch

Bai Qiuran accompanied Jiang Lan for a total of ten years.

Over the course of ten years, they traversed almost every known place of this era, visiting famous mountains and rivers, and Bai Qiuran recorded these magnificent wonders of the Divine Age in that book.

Jiang Lan added the character "sea" to the book, and from then on, the book became known as the Classic of Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Along the way, whenever they discovered any races persecuted by Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Heavenly Palace, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan would go there, either to negotiate with the Chief or to snatch people directly from the Heavenly Gods Army that came to besiege them. Ten years later, the thickness of the Classic of Classic of Mountains and Seas had increased considerably.

During this time, the two deliberately exposed their whereabouts time and time again, Eastern Emperor Taiyi people to arrest them. Naturally, there was a fight, but under Bai Qiuran's protection, they managed to escape danger every time.

These ten years were probably the happiest time of Jiang Lan's life, but good times always come to an end. One day ten years later, Bai Li Bai Qiuran summoned by the Heavenly Dao and was about to undergo Tribulation Crossing.

So the two had no choice but to prepare to return. On the night they went back to find Bai Li, Bai Qiuran lit a campfire in the Wilderness and cooked a pot of fragrant meat soup for Jiang Lan. Then he began to organize his thoughts and prepared to reveal his secret.

He poked the campfire and said, "Lan'er, that annoying girl who's always been getting in my way and preventing me from speaking or doing anything, she won't bother me anymore."

"Um."

Jiang Lan didn't know what Bai Qiuran was trying to say, but she vaguely Consciousness something.

Bai Qiuran looked at Jiang Lan and said earnestly, "So, Lan'er, after being married for so long, I can finally tell you the truth."

"What truth?"

Jiang Lan thought for a moment, then countered, "You've found other women outside? I don't care."

"That's not the issue."

Bai Qiuran sighed, "Didn't you ask me where I came from and who I am?"

"Oh, that's the question."

Jiang Lan smiled and said, "I don't care anymore."

Even though you don't care anymore, I still have to say it.

Seeing that the medicinal meat soup was almost ready, Bai Qiuran took out a bowl and chopsticks and served Jiang Lan a bowl.

He blew on the steaming soup, touched the scalding bottom of the bowl, thought for a moment, then applied a heat-insulating spell to the bottom of the bowl before serving it to Jiang Lan.

"Be careful, it's hot."

Jiang Lan took the soup bowl, blew on it, and then took a small sip. Although Bai Qiuran had only added a little bit of salt to the soup, the aroma of the herbs combined with the natural umami of the wild animals of this era made the soup taste very delicious.

The steaming hot soup went down her throat and into her stomach, and the warm feeling invigorated Jiang Lan.

Seeing her expression soften, Bai Qiuran picked up the stick and poked the campfire again, then said, "Lan'er, I come from an era countless millennia in the future. I am actually a person born in the future."

"Future..."

Jiang Lan pondered the word for a moment, and suddenly felt a sense of realization.

In the first few years of their marriage, she and Bai Qiuran learned from each other. She taught Bai Qiuran a lot of knowledge about Heavenly Gods and the Divine Age, and in return, Bai Qiuran taught her a lot of knowledge that she had never heard of before.

Including this knowledge, as well as Bai Qiuran's various behaviors in daily life, all made Jiang Lan feel that he was out of step with this era in some ways.

Bai Qiuran's ideas were completely out of step with the times. For example, when the Heavenly Emperor bestowed a beautiful woman upon him, he would Consciousness feel uneasy and guilty, looking at her with a very concerned gaze.

No other male Heavenly Gods would behave this way. Even if he is deeply in love with his wife, a male Heavenly Gods would not feel guilty towards his wife for occasionally defiled women of other races.

Because this was the end of the Divine Age, Eastern Emperor Taiyi's ascension to the top not only symbolized the peak of the Glory of the Heavenly Gods, but also represented the zenith of patriarchal society.

Just like Eastern Emperor Taiyi, besides his principal wife Yellow Dragon, he also married countless goddesses as his concubines, fathering many children. The number of women from various ethnic groups he had sex with was even more countless.

His principal wife, Yellow Dragon, knew all about these things, but Yellow Dragon never expressed any dissatisfaction.

Now, after hearing what Bai Qiuran said, Jiang Lan felt that many things had connected.

So you don't actually belong to this era...

Jiang Lan looked at Bai Qiuran and felt a pang of heartache for no apparent reason.

"So you lost everything you knew and came to this era? How did you get here?"

"It's a long story. In my pursuit of a breakthrough in my cultivation level, I went to a very strange place. There, I encountered the Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Bell, fought with it, and was then transported to this era by it."

Bai Qiuran replied.

Seeing Jiang Lan's eyes, though her face remained expressionless, Bai Qiuran knew what she was thinking. He touched her cheek and said, "Don't think too much. Although I came to this era by Underworld Emissary, it's not all bad for me. At least it taught me how to walk the path ahead, and besides, I met you..."

"Ouch."

Suddenly, a voice exclaimed, "Wow, the cycad is blooming! That's amazing!"

The sudden sound startled Jiang Lan, who almost dropped the bowl. Fortunately, Bai Qiuran reacted quickly and helped her hold the rim of the bowl.

"Who?"

Jiang Lan immediately resumed her icy expression and demanded an explanation.

"Take it easy."

Bai Qiuran waved his hand, then took a skull from his belt and placed it in front of them.

Green sparks flew from the skull's eye sockets. Wisdom Immortal greeted Jiang Lan, "Hello, little girl."

"He is Wisdom Immortal, and he's kind of my friend."

Bai Qiuran introduced him to Jiang Lan: "He was swept from that era to this one with me, but for some reason, he couldn't speak in front of outsiders before."

"I'm so sorry, I disturbed you two."

Wisdom Immortal chuckled, "It's just that this iron tree actually took the initiative to say a sweet word to another woman today, and I really couldn't help it... That little girl who was the Sect Master before kept pestering him for so long, but he didn't say a word. You're really amazing, I admire you."

Jiang Lan blinked and looked at Bai Qiuran, saying, "You mean he also had a partner in that era?"

"Cough cough."

Bai Qiuran coughed twice, glared at Wisdom Immortal, and then replied, "Not quite a partner, barely..."

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "... Could you call her my confidante?"

"Yo."

Now, Wisdom Immortal became worried. He asked, "Old Bai, did the death of the First-Generation Heaven's Envy upset you? I thought you were going to say that you and that Sect Master girl were friends."

"Get lost."

Bai Qiuran replied impatiently, "Xiangxue fucking kissed me first. If I still didn't understand what she meant, then it wouldn't just be a matter of low emotional intelligence, it would be a matter of being mentally challenged, okay?"

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Lan with a somewhat ashamed look.