432: Chapter 432 Dao Sect Intercepts the Goods

In the chat interface, there were lines of messages, with the top one being what Zhou Yan had sent earlier.

"Are you there?"

"I seem to have transmigrated to the ancient past, hurry and get someone to bail me out!"

"I'm currently in Eastern Victorious Divine Continent. Ask Qing Xuan if he knows this place?"

"Are you there? Can you see this?"

1 hour and 1 minute ago.

Following that was Yuan Chenling's reply.

"Holy crap, Boss, you're not dead! You're still alive!"

"They all said you were dead. The Elders searched for you for two shichen, saying they scoured every reachable place in the underworld but couldn't find you."

"By the way, Boss, what do you mean by transmigrating? Did you fall into some Small World?"

"Don't panic, Boss. I'm going to find someone to bail you out right now. You must stay in touch with me through this thing. I will definitely save you, Boss!"

1 minute ago.

Seeing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but get excited; even the suitcase he was holding in his mouth almost fell because the corners of his mouth curled up.

He was just about to reply to Yuan Chenling to maintain contact.

However, he keenly noticed something off in the other party's reply.

"Five days have clearly passed for me, so why did he say it's only been two shichen?"

"What's going on? Could it be a mistake?"

Feeling uncertain, Zhou Yan stubbornly calculated the time again.

Yuan Chenling's message was replied to 1 minute ago, while his last message was from an hour ago.

If she had been shocked the moment she saw the message and then replied immediately, the time taken should have been just a minute or two.

That meant only two minutes had actually passed for Yuan Chenling, while he had waited for sixty minutes.

This indicated the time ratio between the two sides was roughly 30:1.

If calculated this way, for the five days he had spent, about two shichen should have passed for Yuan Chenling. Calculating it like this, the timing matched perfectly.

After recognizing this reality, a sense of helplessness washed over him.

Crap, I've encountered ultra-high latency.

Now, even if he found a place to keep time-dilation active, there would still be a massive delay. If he said one sentence, he would have to wait half a day.

But there was hope at last. Zhou Yan, pulling his spirits together, quickly wrote in the chat box.

"Listen, the place I'm in now likely has a different time flow from yours, roughly 30:1. It's 30 on my side and 1 on yours."

"Now you need to find the Sect Master or any Elder you can find at the fastest speed possible. If you really can't find them, finding Qing Xuan is also fine."

"Find a way to contact me normally as soon as possible. If normal communication is impossible, then write down everything that needs to be said and noted and send it to me quickly. This will make it easier for me to find a way to contact you normally from my end."

"Speak as much and as densely as possible. Because the time flow difference between us is not small, if you speak sentence by sentence, I will receive them very slowly on my end."

After finishing this, Zhou Yan let out a long sigh of relief. He figured he should receive a reply in another day or two.

He could only hope the Sect had a way to resolve this situation; otherwise, the trouble would be too great. This ultra-high latency was simply agonizing.

At the same time, Zhou Yan couldn't help but wonder again: If I can contact people from the present, then is this really the ancient past, or is it just a Small World similar to the ancient era?

Forget it, I can't overthink it. Until everything can be confirmed, I'll treat it as having transmigrated to the ancient era. What I need to do now is remain firm enough.

After clearing the messy thoughts in his mind, Zhou Yan took another deep breath, opened the suitcase, and took out that ancient book.

He still didn't recognize a single character on it, but he took another item out of his backpack.

It was the special script that Qing Xuan had once told him about, which he had suddenly obtained while comprehending logic.

Relying on a Cultivator's Divine Sense, Zhou Yan quickly found the content he needed from the characters provided by Qing Xuan. Just looking at the few words on the book's cover, they matched quite a few of those symbols.

If only one or two words matched, it might be a coincidence, but if most of them matched, it didn't seem like a coincidence at all.

Of the six characters on it, only the fourth and fifth had no corresponding text; all the others matched.

"Qing Xuan, Long Tianxing, special characters, Karma resistance."

"There are too few clues, but this thing shouldn't be anything foul, right?"

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like an ordinary book, yet it felt even more troublesome than the "Azure Chapter."

Zhou Yan stuffed the book back into his backpack, but he clicked a 'special follow' on its icon, pinning it to the very top.

Needless to say, this book was definitely not simple; it might even have some connection to the Immortal Realm that he couldn't touch for the time being.

If he wanted to find a way to crack it, the only thing he could probably do now was go to the Kaifeng dungeon to see if there was a mob named Long Tianxing and farm him again.

"Sigh, why are there more and more things to do? I feel like my shoulders have gotten much heavier since the System opened."

"Breakthrough Soul Transformation..." Zhou Yan muttered to himself, then opened the Soul Transformation Class Change Quest.

[Soul Transformation Class Change Quest]

Class One: [Soul Transformation] (new method)

1. Reach Level 50 (Completed).

2. Comprehend any Law to LV1 (Completed).

3. Connect Law to the Heavenly Dao (Incomplete).

Class Two: [Soul Transformation] (Old Method)

1. Reach Level 50 (Completed).

2. Comprehend the True Meaning of Soul Transformation, connect Law to the Heavenly Dao (Incomplete).

Hidden Class: [Soul Transformation] (Humanity)

1. Reach Level 50 (Completed).

2. national destiny or Human Karma reaches the standard [2/1] (Completed).

Three classes.

If Zhou Yan were still his former, inexperienced self, he would probably have decisively chosen the third option; after all, level up first, enjoy the benefits first, and worry about the rest later.

But this place was too strange. The System had its merits, but it really couldn't guarantee his safety; if he wasn't strong enough, he might not last long here.

So Soul Transformation through Humanity was out of the question; otherwise, Chen Jingyuan's former fate would serve as a warning, and he would only end up as a mediocre combatant.

So even if the hidden class was simple and attractive enough, Zhou Yan couldn't choose it. He could only set his sights on options one and two.

In terms of strength, the new method was definitely stronger; there was no question about that.

But he possessed the "Azure Chapter," and in the future, he might even need to Cultivate other techniques to assemble a Daluo Dharma.

Then the strength of the new method would be somewhat lacking.

But if he didn't choose to Cultivate the new method, what would he use to obtain other techniques?

Even if he managed to Cultivate to the Void Refining Realm of the Old Method and successfully returned, wouldn't he still be unable to beat anyone?

Perhaps even Ma Hao could mock him again; this would undoubtedly be a weakening of himself.

In this moment of hesitation, Zhou Yan failed to notice what was happening outside.

Boom!

A violent explosion suddenly erupted, and even the Magic Treasure carriage pulled by the Yao Beast shook violently.

This caused Zhou Yan to accidentally tap his hand on the second option.

"I'm screwed!"

"Wait... it seems it's not entirely over?"

Because of the violent tremor just now, Zhou Yan almost felt like killing someone.

But he suddenly discovered that after selecting the second option, he had automatically accepted the second class change quest, yet the previous quest bar was still there and showed that he could still make a choice.

"That's right, I almost forgot I have twin Nascent Souls!"

Joy overcame anger, and Zhou Yan hurriedly selected the first option as well to prevent any further accidents.

If another problem occurred and he ended up selecting the third one, Zhou Yan would go from being 'overpowered' to 'completely finished.'

After confirming that both quests were accepted simultaneously, Zhou Yan let out a sigh of relief. Then, his face filled with anger again as he wanted to see what was going on.

But just as he removed the soundproofing formation, he heard the sound of intense fighting from outside, along with several shouts.

"Unworthy Disciples of the Dao Sect have come to welcome the Old Ancestor back to the Sect!"