255: I tricked myself into traveling through time!

The dinner incident quickly passed.

Lu Yuchen ate a few bites and returned to his room.

His mind was now completely occupied by the palm-sized box he had brought out.

His Divine Sense couldn't penetrate it, and inputting Cultivation Technique had no reaction.

Lu Yuchen turned it over and over, examining it, almost using a magnifying glass to study the patterns on it.

The patterns were ancient, carrying a profound DaoCharm.

"I can't just use brute force, can I?"

Lu Yuchen pinched his chin, muttering to himself.

With his Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, if he really slapped it, not to mention this small box, even the entire Earth would probably shake three times.

At that time, the commotion would be too great, and it would be hard to clean up.

He placed the box on the table, his fingers unconsciously tapping on it.

"How exactly do I open it?"

"A mechanism? A secret phrase? Or does it require a specific key?"

Thoughts flashed through his mind, only to be dismissed one by one.

The box was a single, integrated piece, without even a seam to be found, so where would a mechanism be?

As for a secret phrase... he chanted "Open Sesame" at the box for a long time, but it showed no reaction.

Just as he was at a loss, a flash of inspiration struck him.

He suddenly remembered.

Didn't he open the Bronze Immortal Palace with his own blood?

"Could it be... this thing also recognizes blood?"

Lu Yuchen lightly cut his fingertip.

A drop of crimson blood seeped from the wound and fell onto the ancient bronze box.

A strange scene unfolded.

The drop of fresh blood was absorbed by the bronze box like a water droplet falling into a sponge.

Immediately after.

A click sounded.

The perfectly sealed box opened by itself.

Lu Yuchen leaned closer.

Inside the box, there were no gold, silver, or jewels, nor were there any Divine Ability Secret Manuals.

Only a Jade Slip lay quietly there.

He reached out and picked up the Jade Slip.

His Divine Sense probed it.

Boom!

Information surged into his mind.

Within that information, there were no Cultivation Techniques, no Divine Abilities, only a man's message, filled with endlessvicissitudes of life and... a hint of helplessness.

【My future self, seeing this is like seeing me in person.】

【When you see this letter, I presume you have already recovered this item.】

【No need to be surprised, nor confused. You and I are one, merely separated by... two thousand years of time.】

【My name is Lu Chen, and I am also you, Lu Yuchen.】

【That girl, Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin, is indeed my direct Disciple, and also... your Disciple.】

What the hell!

That Lu Chen from the Warring States period... was really himself?!

That girl, Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin, was really his Disciple?!

What in the world was going on?!

【I know your heart must be filled with countless confusions.】

【The answer lies in the Bermuda Triangle.】

The message ended there.

A certain person stood rooted to the spot, unable to recover for a long time.

The amount of information was too vast.

"Bermuda Triangle..."

He murmured to himself.

...With this thought, Lu Yuchen no longer hesitated.

He didn't even bother to say goodbye to his family.

The next instant, he had already appeared ten thousand meters in the sky.

His Soul Transformation Stage Divine Thought surged out like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire Earth.

Soon, he found a strange place in that mysterious and unknown sea area.

Taking a step, the stars shifted.

When he reappeared, he was already in the bottomless, pitch-black seabed.

The surrounding seawater was pushed away by an invisible force, forming an absolute vacuum Domain.

Before him, a dark fissure, several zhang in size, constantly twisting and rotating, as if to devour everything, hung silently there.

It wasn't an opening, but more like a never-healing scar.

"What is this?"

Lu Yuchen looked at the miraculous scene before him, his heart also greatly shaken.

He curiously walked inside, and his entire being disappeared into the fissure... As soon as he entered, an indescribable pulling force came from all directions, as if to tear his Divine Soul apart.

Countless bizarre images flashed before his eyes.

There were roaring Dinosaurs, bowing ancient apes, the rise and fall of Dynasties, and also... towering future buildings and interstellar warships.

The River of Time.

After an unknown period, the pulling force suddenly eased.

Lu Yuchen only felt his vision brighten, and he felt as if he had been kicked off a high-speed train, slamming heavily onto the ground.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and, at the last moment, protected his body with Cultivation Technique, thus avoiding landing face-first.

He got up from the ground and looked around.

What met his eyes was a vast primeval forest, with ancient trees reaching the sky, birds singing, and flowers fragrant.

The air was filled with a refreshing scent of plants.

"What's going on! Where is this now?"

Lu Yuchen was utterly bewildered.

But then, he noticed something was wrong.

Around him, several gazes, filled with surprise, confusion, and... looking at him like an idiot, were all focused on him.

He instinctively looked down.

He saw himself still wearing the yellow, SpongeBob-printed large T-shirt he wore at home, along with beach shorts, and flip-flops on his feet.

The style was utterly out of place with the ancient primeval forest around him.

"..."

Lu Yuchen's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

He looked at the several 'ancients' not far away, dressed in coarse linen clothes, holding wood-cutting knives and wooden bows, staring at him warily.

A very awkward, yet polite smile appeared on his face.

"Um... sirs, may I ask, where is this?"

Upon hearing this, the ancients looked at each other, then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! Look at this idiot, dressed like he's going to a play!"

"He's probably some rich landlord's foolish son who ran away, isn't he?"

"Look at his fair and tender skin, he probably hasn't even killed a pig!"

Lu Yuchen: "..."

Right now, he just wanted to find a hole to crawl into... Half an hour later.

Lu Yuchen, now dressed in similar coarse linen clothes, walked on an official road paved with yellow earth.

He used the only valuable item on him, a gold lighter, to exchange for these clothes from the hunters, and also... an important piece of information.

This place was within the territory of Zhao State during the Warring States period.

"Lu Chen, I xxx you..."

"Forget it, I won't xxx, after all, it's myself."

He looked at the ancient people coming and going, some driving ox carts, others walking, feeling the rich historical customs, and his restless heart gradually calmed down.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

He muttered to himself, a playfulradian curving on his lips.

"Warring States..."

"It's a good start."

"Let this Seat see what kind of surprises this era can bring to this Seat."