With tears streaming down his face, Yang Zhen recounted the life of human society over the past 'tens of thousands of years,' interspersing his account with descriptions of various delicacies and beautiful scenery, even including a Ferris wheel.
Yang Zhen talked until his throat was dry, then the little girl excitedly sat down next to Yang Zhen, hugging his legs, and asked, "Is that Ferris wheel you mentioned really something that all children have to ride?"
Yang Zhen clapped his hands and said, "Of course it's true! I don't know how long I played, but now ten thousand years have passed, and there's nothing as interesting as that in the Cultivation World anymore. By the way, what's your name?"
The little girl rubbed her nose and said with a look of annoyance, "My name is Jiajia. Is that spicy snack you mentioned really the most delicious thing in human society?"
Seeing Jiajia drooling as she talked, Yang Zhen secretly felt guilty. If he had known this guy was a little glutton, he would have suggested things he could make. Where was Yang Zhen supposed to get spicy strips in the Cultivation World?
Yang Zhen sighed, and Jiajia's expression also darkened. She said, "Is there none left?"
"That's all!" Yang Zhen nodded and said, "But don't be discouraged. There are still plenty of delicious foods in human society these days, as that Shameless Cat can attest."
Jiajia looked at the Shameless Cat with interest, patted Shameless Cat head, and said, "Little kitty, have you also lived in human society with Yang Zhen for tens of thousands of years?"
The Shameless Cat curled its lip and said, "It's more than ten thousand years. I don't even know how long I've lived, and I've even heard about how you were sealed away by Heavenly Punishment."
Jiajia was taken aback, her eyes flashing with disbelief, and said, "I heard my mother say that we were all sealed away for twenty thousand years. Could it be that you've lived for twenty thousand years?"
Yang Zhen shoved the Shameless Cat aside and said, "Don't listen to its nonsense. You haven't lived for 20,000 years, yet you know about the Demon Race being sealed away. Why can't it know?"
Upon hearing this, Jiajia suddenly realized what was going on, glared at the Shameless Cat, and said, "So you also heard it from your mother, you rascal, you lied!"
Yang Zhen suppressed a laugh and said to Jiajia, "By the way, you were sealed away for 20,000 years, so why are you able to come out now?"
Just as Jiajia was about to speak, a series of angry roars suddenly came from all directions. Jiajia's face lit up with joy, and she said, "Mother and the others have come out too. Yang Zhen, I'm going back. Come back with me. I don't know who has broken the Heaven and Earth Shackles. I heard that this is the second layer of Heaven and Earth Shackles. We have waited for 20,000 years. Finally, someone has been able to break the Heaven and Earth Shackles. Otherwise, we don't know how many more years we would have been sealed away. Don't worry, now that our Demon Race has been reborn, you don't have to live alone in human society anymore. We will definitely stand between heaven and earth again."
Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "I've gotten used to life in human society, so I won't go back with you. Did your mother tell you what your plans are after you were born?"
Jiajia tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "No, but many powerful members of our clan are still looking for revenge against humans, while many others are just looking for a quiet place. Twenty thousand years have passed, and we no longer hate humans."
Yang Zhen watched Jiajia's departing figure and sighed. What a pitiful race.
The Shameless Cat grinned and said, " The Demon Race has always struggled beneath the heavens and earth, using their heaven-defying talents to do things in accordance with the heavens, yet they are still not tolerated by heaven and earth. Now that they have emerged, with the world undergoing great changes, who knows what will happen?"
Yang Zhen waved his hand and said, "This is none of our business, you Shameless Cat. Look, we're only this tall. These kinds of inter-clan matters are as high as the sky; we're still too far from that level."
The Shameless Cat let out a soft "Oh!" and said, "I never expected you to have such insight; you're far more knowledgeable than most people."
"Absolutely!" Yang Zhen said smugly, then looked at the Shameless Cat suspiciously and asked, "By the way, why weren't you locked up?"
The Shameless Cat chuckled and said, "Do you think the great war between humans and Demon Race was caused by humans driving the Demon Race to this place and sealing them off?"
"Didn't Jiajia just say that divine punishment was coming?" Yang Zhen asked instinctively, startled.
The Shameless Cat spat and said, "So, not all Demon Race were sealed away. In fact, Demon Race who were sealed away were lucky. Where did the others go?"
Yang Zhen was stunned. "Dead?"
"Dead!" The Shameless Cat looked at the azure sky and said, "Legend has it that during the great upheaval of heaven and earth, apart from human cultivators, all other races of living beings were either dispersed or sealed away. Those who clung to life were all struck down by Heavenly Punishment."
Yang Zhen gasped, his face filled with disbelief, and said, "What on earth happened? Why does this Sage of Saunter suddenly feel like the heavens aren't a good person?"
Boom!
A violent bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and Yang Zhen immediately shut his mouth.
Is this for real? We're not allowed to say a single word?
The Shameless Cat glanced at the vanished lightning and grinned, saying, " The Will of Heaven and Earth and earth is something that no living being can transcend. In High Antiquity times, during the Primordial Era, the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth was unknown, but now that I think about it, that Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth was probably a cleansing of countless living beings by heaven and earth."
Yang Zhen skipped a beat as a terrifying black lightning bolt resounded, capable of annihilating everything in heaven and earth.
Under that kind of power of heaven and earth, wouldn't they be able to cleanse whatever they want?
But... why?
"Why?" Yang Zhen asked with a puzzled look, voicing the question that countless people have been searching for all these years.
The Shameless Cat glanced at Yang Zhen: "Don't ask me, I know nothing! Damn it, I've even forgotten how many years I've lived. My memories are all jumbled up, I'm in a daze all day, it's so annoying!"
Yang Zhen smacked the Shameless Cat on the head and glared at it, saying, "Do you know why you can't remember anything?"
"Why?" The Shameless Cat suddenly perked up, staring intently at Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily and said, "You learn things too fast, you've learned everything that's troublesome. I'll take you to our village another day, I guarantee no one will recognize you as a transmigrator... no, a transmigrator cat."
The Shameless Cat looked at Yang Zhen with great interest and said, "You said it yourself! I've been very curious about your village for a long time. What kind of place is it that could raise a creature like you?"
"You Shameless Cat, do you want to fight?"
"No, no, no, a gentleman uses words, not fists. Not everything can be solved with violence."
Yang Zhen found these words very pleasing. He let out a long sigh, looked at the endless sky, and then at the surrounding roars that shook the heavens and the surging waves, where monstrous Yao Qi energy surged up. His State of Mind had been elevated to its peak.
No matter what happens in the future, Yang Zhen has to survive. Perhaps, if he survives, he should go back to the Blue Planet to take a look?
Even just one glance was enough for Yang Zhen.
If I really went back, damn, that would be awesome! Wouldn't I be able to show off even when I was breathing?
At this moment, the violent aura between heaven and earth had gradually calmed down, and countless cultivators were rushing back towards the High Antiquity Ruins.
When Yang Zhen sensed the primordial energy in the world gradually surging, his expression changed. He exchanged a glance with the Shameless Cat and said, "It's begun."
The Shameless Cat nodded and said, "Let's begin."
"I really don't know what this encounter means for humans or Demon Race alike. So... shall we begin?"
"Let's get this going, hey, let's get this party started, ha!"