611: Chapter 611 The Future Is About to Undergo a Major Change

"Wait, I... my brain is a bit scrambled."

Zhou Yan held his forehead, refusing the teacup pushed toward him by the other person.

Looking at the other person, all the complaints and questions Zhou Yan had been bottling up were suppressed; the sheer amount of information in that name was simply too overwhelming.

Southern Vermilion Bird—isn't that the same as Meng Zhang?

What is this before me?

A human, a demon, or an Immortal?

She said she did it—could it be that my experiences all along this journey were orchestrated by her behind the scenes?

Various thoughts flashed through Zhou Yan's mind, while Ling Guang just watched quietly, with no intention of disturbing him.

I don't know how much more time passed; the tea in Ling Guang's cup had been refilled countless times. Zhou Yan finally raised his head, his eyes fixed intently on Ling Guang.

"It seems you have made up your mind, so I shall give you what I promised."

Ling Guang set down her teacup and raised one hand, and a rune he didn't recognize gathered from her palm, appearing in a vermilion hue.

"This object is the Summary of the Vermilion Chapter. Although it is not the original Vermilion Chapter, it is sufficient to satisfy your cultivation regarding the Azure Chapter."

"As long as you spend some time refining it, with your current cultivation, you will certainly be able to take another step forward, complete the steps of Spirit Refining returning to the Void, and achieve the Old Method Void Refining."

"In this way, relying on your current accumulation, crossing to the peak of Void Refining in one step and reaching the precursor to Ascension will be no problem at all."

"At that time, mastering one Law will allow you to master all Laws. By converting to the modern cultivation system, you might just be able to bypass Body Integration and step into the new method Void Refining."

Zhou Yan thought he was prepared, but he hadn't expected the item the other party produced to be so explosive, leaving him speechless once again.

Fortunately, he had made up his mind, so within a few breaths, he took it and tossed it into his inventory without even looking at it.

It's a gift anyway, might as well take it. As for whether there are any hidden tricks, I'll deal with that later.

"This... Senior Ling, since you just said I could ask whatever I want, may I ask?"

Looking at Zhou Yan's vigilant expression, Ling Guang just nodded, her smile remaining unchanged.

"Are you a human or an Immortal right now?" Zhou Yan took a deep breath and asked his first question.

"I am a human, and also the 24th Grand Elder of Qingxu Grotto-Heaven who achieved Mahayana through the Reincarnation of an Immortal."

"Do you need me to be more specific?"

"You are a Mahayana?"

Although Zhou Yan had long guessed that the person who arranged for him to go to the Eastern Region might be a Mahayana, this was his first time seeing a Mahayana achieved through the Reincarnation of an Immortal.

Ling Guang once again raised the teacup to her lips and gently blew away the tea foam.

"I am a Mahayana."

"Was my trip to the Eastern Region arranged by you?"

Zhou Yan didn't intend to probe; he pointed directly to the core of the conflict.

Playing mind games with people at their level was useless; he had already witnessed this when facing the Mahayana of Love.

As for the questions he asked, would they be influenced by any special power, preventing him from getting the correct answer?

Ever since completing the adventure quest for the Mahayana of Love, Zhou Yan had obtained a new epic title.

Through the Law resistance granted by that title, he was now confident that he didn't need to worry about these questions.

He was at least a Late Stage Soul Transformation, and with this resistance, what could a VIP user like him not be allowed to hear?

Of course... excluding the things in his own mind.

But Ling Guang frowned, as if feeling regretful.

"I am very sorry, but the person who wanted you to go to the Eastern Region was not me. He cannot come to see you now, otherwise, I would not be the one here."

"I am also aware of what you encountered in the Eastern Region. Here, I apologize to you on his behalf, and also on my own behalf."

"Although a verbal apology is the most meaningless thing, we really cannot offer much else right now."

"No, let me get this straight—I had to face Feng Xu, and it's all resolved with just an apology?"

Zhou Yan felt like he was about to be angered to the point of laughter.

Lv Yang's death, the deaths of so many people in Dream City, and Shi Suiyan who was still in a coma.

So many people had paid such a huge price, all for the schemes of these people, and in the end, it was all exchanged for a mere apology.

And it was only directed at him personally, and it was even just a message passed on—was there no justice in this world!

Zhou Yan's malice was straightforward; these were his true feelings, and he knew that a Mahayana could perceive his emotions.

Since everyone knew each other's bottom line, there was no need to hide anything.

If the other party got angry just because he reasonably expressed his emotions, then his previous assumptions would have been correct, and he could just run away at worst.

As for whether the other party would directly brainwash him, possess him, or place a bunch of shackles and means on him?

Still the same sentence: both sides knew each other's bottom line; if they really wanted to do that, he couldn't stop them, so he might as well vent his frustration first.

So, having figured it out, Zhou Yan put his legs on the table without a word, acting as arrogantly as possible.

"Not even daring to come in person to apologize, if you ask me..."

"If you could have returned a few days earlier, you might have been able to see him. After all, he only just left not long ago."

"If you ask me... ah?"

"What did you say? He's dead?"

Hearing what Ling Guang said, Zhou Yan didn't know whether to take his legs down or keep them up.

"Dead... i-is that what I think it means?"

"Yes, just as you think. And it was because of that matter that he died."

Ling Guang spoke very calmly, as if the person who died wasn't someone from the same sect, but just a passerby.

Having received a definite answer, Zhou Yan was completely confused; this seemed completely different from his assumptions.

Seeing Zhou Yan stunned again, Ling Guang stopped answering passively, but instead set down her teacup and began to speak on her own initiative.

"Regarding your trip to the Eastern Region, it was an idea proposed by the 51st Grand Elder."

"You must have met him when you went to the Eastern Region—that so-called Dao Ancestor of Space."

This time it was Zhou Yan's turn to answer passively. Facing the dignified Ling Guang, he subconsciously put his legs down, and his posture straightened involuntarily.

"I did see him, but not for long."

Zhou Yan recalled that Dao Ancestor of Space who had appeared, whose special effects alone had killed him once, whose presence was overwhelming, yet who was killed in the time it took him to turn his head.

"Logically speaking, he should have been your original target. You possess the fate of an Outworlder, so there is no such thing as Luck for you, which to some extent makes you an existence equal to a Child of Destiny."

"So in his expectation, with your current strength, if you want to face the future catastrophe, a battle with him might have been a good opportunity."

"It is a pity that no one expected that person who appeared out of thin air would actually be able to seize this opportunity to go against the river of time."

"It is truly unimaginable. Even we did not expect it, which is why such a tragedy occurred."

Although there was not much sorrow on Ling Guang's face, thinking of his own recent remarks, Zhou Yan felt a bit guilty.

As for the fact that the other party knew about his status as a Transmigration, Zhou Yan was already somewhat immune to it; after all, even the Cang Tian Library knew about it, so it didn't seem like much that they knew too.

"Um, my condolences. Such things are indeed very surprising."

"Looking on the bright side, the other party didn't win either. At most, it can be considered a double loss for everyone, right?"

Just as Zhou Yan finished comforting her, he saw Ling Guang looking at him with a look he didn't understand.

That look contained confusion, incomprehension, relief, and a bit of pity.

A sense of foreboding welled up in Zhou Yan's heart, making him put on the mask of pain again.

"Senior, you... what does that look mean?"

Ling Guang's expression, which hadn't changed much from beginning to end, suddenly became serious, and she said solemnly.

"Let me correct you: we lost."

"The outcome of the future has already changed. We lost too thoroughly."

"Huh?"