91: Zhou Zhou's Bizarre Adventure

In a special space, a Cultivator resembling a Manta Ray stood before a giant curtain, sweating profusely from anxiety.

"What's going on?"

"Why is the vision of the second layer constantly being lost?"

He angrily punched the curtain, but only hurt his hand, while the curtain remained motionless.

"Old Bat, what's happening? Why haven't you reported back yet?"

"Our Lord is pressing for it."

Hearing the voice from behind him, he quickly clicked open a random screen and turned around in a fright.

The newcomer was a Cultivator resembling a Sea Horse.

Old Bat first lowered his head, pretending to be in deep thought, then picked up a water cup nearby as if to drink, and finally, as if remembering something, picked up a strand of hair from the ground and examined it carefully.

It wasn't until Old Ma walked up to him that he seemed to notice the other person.

"Ah? Oh!"

"It's Old Ma."

"Is something wrong?"

Seeing his strange behavior, Old Ma couldn't help but become curious.

"What's wrong with you? I've been calling you for ages, and you're so intently studying a strand of hair?"

Old Bat, seeing that he had somewhat bluffed his way through, quickly spouted the excuse he had just fabricated.

"Ahem, I just found this hair on the ground to be very strange."

"We've all undergone Half-Demon transformation now, yet there's a strand of hair here. Could it be that someone has infiltrated?"

Old Ma was somewhat speechless after hearing this.

"Are you out of your mind? You're Half-Demon transformed, not actually turned into a demon."

"It's normal for hair that fell off in human form to stick to clothes and remain after Half-Demon transformation, isn't it?"

"Oh—I see!"

"Hahaha, I must have been too sensitive. After all, this matter is of great importance."

Old Bat rubbed his smooth bald head and laughed awkwardly.

Old Ma ignored him and turned to walk towards the curtain.

"I was just about to tell you, the Boss said we need to keep a close eye on Zhou Yan's movements at all times."

"By the way, why are you here watching these young ones fight?"

"Don't you know that important matters should take precedence?"

At this moment, the curtain displayed the scene of Hun Wushang suddenly attacking and battling Zhou Yan's team (Zhou Yan-less version).

Wang Yao and Hun Wushang were locked in battle, one with surging Qi and blood like a rainbow, the other unpredictable and sinister.

Mu Qianqiu assisted from the side, a long flute pressed to his lips, its melodies transforming into invisible attacks that slashed towards Hun Wushang.

Shi Suiyan stood silently in the back, observing the battle.

Seeing this disorderly fight, Old Ma also scoffed, secretly thinking that this generation of young people was indeed lacking.

Then he walked to the curtain, zoomed out the picture, and prepared to check the monitoring of the second layer.

Upon seeing Old Ma's actions, Old Bat's heart pounded like a drum, knowing he was about to be exposed, and his face turned pale.

But perhaps that punch just now had an effect, as the screen suddenly froze during the switch.

Old Ma subconsciously raised his hand and patted the curtain a few times.

The next second, the screen successfully switched, but more than half of the second layer's display turned completely black and continued to spread.

Old Ma was dumbfounded and hastily explained to Old Bat behind him.

"This... this isn't my fault!"

"I just gently patted it a few times, really just a few gentle pats!"

Old Ma's face was terrified at this moment, while Old Bat, who had been nervous, suddenly gained confidence and straightened his back.

"Old Ma!"

"You actually broke the curtain!"

"Losing track of Zhou Yan will ruin our Lord's important plan!"

Upon hearing this, Old Ma's brown Sea Horse face turned blue with fright.

"However..." Old Bat changed his tone and sighed, "Forget it, forget it. You and I are friends after all, and I can't bear to see you punished."

"We didn't have many arrangements on the second layer to begin with; the original intention was just to wear down Zhou Yan a bit."

"Although it's a bit of a waste of those mechanisms and consumables, it's not a big deal."

"You go out first and tell them the plan is going smoothly, try to stall them. I'll keep an eye on things here for you."

"Once he enters the third layer, no one will pursue the matter of the lost vision on the second layer."

Old Ma's eyes turned red, and his face returned to normal.

"Old Bat, brothers for a word, brothers for life! I owe you this favor. When we return to the capital, I'll treat you to drinks!"

And so, an unexpected incident was covered up with a satisfactory outcome for both.

And the cause of all this was actually—

"Seeking the Dao Coin +23."

Another orb appeared in the air, then fell and exploded.

The golden bow dissipated in Zhou Yan's hand, and he smiled slightly, looking at the reward displayed on the panel.

This Secret Realm is quite interesting.

When he first arrived at the second layer, Zhou Yan was also a bit speechless.

Four rows forcibly changed to single-player, even the map was different; anyone would be at a loss.

However, having experienced much, Zhou Yan had grown accustomed to his luck.

He quickly adjusted his mindset and headed towards Mirror Lake marked on the map.

Along the way, he noticed many red markers appearing on the mini-map.

Unsure of their exact location and target, Zhou Yan could only pull out his golden bow and launch indiscriminate attacks.

It was also thanks to the golden bow's powerful enemy-seeking ability that he learned what the red dots were.

Zhou Yan strode to the wreckage and put it into his backpack.

[Heavenly Eye Type II (Damaged)]

[Quality: Inferior]

Description: Possesses high stealth and observation capabilities, can establish ultra-long-distance visual communication, and achieve remote monitoring.

"The last one, obtained."

Zhou Yan hummed a little tune, collecting the last Heavenly Eye Type II in this map. Seeing the 432 Heavenly Eye Type IIs in his backpack, he contentedly headed towards the central Mirror Lake.

Being in another world, yet seeing something with such a "hometown flavor," he couldn't resist his collecting habit from acting up.

Moreover, these things were easy to find, easy to fight, and could even drop Seeking the Dao Coins.

Although he wasn't sure what use these game coins were now that even the main city was gone, why not take something for free?

As for the damaged monitors, he would see if they could be repaired once he took them out. If they could, it would be like getting another treasure for free.

Anyway, he was the only one here, and it wouldn't waste much time, so Zhou Yan walked and destroyed monitors along the way.

Because of the Silver Bullet's ultra-long range and auto-aim, every monitor's destruction appeared causeless.

This was precisely why Old Bat and Old Ma saw the curtain suddenly turn black.

The grassland looked vast, but unlike Qingxu Grotto-Heaven, it had no restrictions on cultivation.

With his Foundation Establishment Stage physical condition, Zhou Yan advanced at full speed and soon arrived near Mirror Lake.

It was here that he encountered the first living creature he had found in this place.

The creature also sensed Zhou Yan's arrival and slowly turned its head.

Zhou Yan's reflection was in its arrogant eyes, and he heard it speak faintly.

"Human?"

"I never thought that with such a frail body and foolish mind, a human could keep up with this Lord's pace."

"Rejoice, for merely keeping up with this Lord's pace, you are already at the peak of your generation of humans."

Zhou Yan ignored the arrogance in its words, as it was still far too inferior compared to the 'Oil King'.

Therefore, compared to its speech, Zhou Yan was more concerned about its appearance at this moment.

"Cat... demon?"

"Bastard! You're the Cat Demon!"