Chapter 2379: Thousands of Years Ago World

Are you kidding me? That would be like carrying a camera everywhere. Someone would be watching everything I do, even when I am intimate with my confidantes…

At this thought, intense killing intent suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Sensing his gaze, the Historian of Ages panicked slightly and quickly explained, “Your Excellency has misunderstood. While we can hide in the shadows and record, once discovered by a powerful individual, they will become aware of our presence as long as we remain near them. It is not as you imagine.”

“Is that true?” Zu An’s tone remained chilling.

“It is certainly true,” the Historian of Ages confirmed, realizing that if he did not explain clearly, he might be in danger. “Our mission as Historians of Ages is to record all events occurring in the various realms of the universe. However, many worlds in the universe are unique; some are extremely closed off, not allowing anyone to enter, while others have special world origins that prevent entry in the form of flesh-and-blood beings. Therefore, we, the Historians of Ages, have to alter our forms.”

As he spoke, his entire form became illusory. “You see, we are not physical entities but merely exist by relying on certain invisible substances in the world.”

“Invisible substances?” Zu An was puzzled.

“That’s a bit complicated to explain,” the Historian of Ages mused. “For us to exist, we either fabricate a plausible character to participate in that world, but this has a drawback: if a clever person realized that the character should not exist, we would vanish.”

“So, we often use a simpler method: replacing an already existing character. This allows us to integrate more harmoniously into the world’s narrative, just like the subordinate who had previously impersonated the young mistress.”

Upon hearing this, Salome gritted her teeth in frustration, cursing under her breath.

Zu An realized no wonder the impersonation had been so perfect, with no one detecting anything unusual.

He suddenly realized another problem. “Does that mean you can replace anyone you want?”

What if he or one of his confidantes were replaced? No one else would even notice the flaw. A chill ran down his spine at the thought.

“It’s certainly not that easy,” the Historian of Ages said with a wry smile. “Our mission as Historians of Ages dictates that we must interfere with the world line as little as possible. Therefore, we cannot replace individuals with strong fortunes in various worlds, as their own fortune would backfire on us, leading to our complete demise.”

“Consequently, we can only replace ordinary individuals, preferably those close to important figures, as that facilitates our operations.”

The soul of Salome’s inexplicably replaced subordinate in another world surely had some choice words to say.

Only then did Zu An feel relieved. He had intended to ask the Historian of Ages for more secrets about them, but no matter how he pressed, the other party merely evaded his questions with vague remarks, so he had no choice but to give up.

He immediately arranged for members of the Demon Clan to take them to rest, simultaneously assigning Demon Clan experts to monitor them. Salome and Mogad were severely wounded, and several True Demon elders were thoroughly tormented by the Life-and-Death Pill. The Demon Clan’s experts were sufficient to keep them under watch. As for the Historian of Ages, he was too mysterious; Zu An did not expect the Demon Clan’s experts to be able to contain him.

Next, he arranged for Solonshi and Yun Yuqing to come forward, summoning highly talented women from the Demon Clan to collect their essence blood. The blood essence power required for the blood sacrifice was immense, often necessitating several talented holy maidens to sacrifice their lives. However, if the number of participants was expanded, and each woman contributed only a small amount of essence blood, then the damage to each individual would not be too great. Of course, this would result in impure bloodlines, but that was no challenge for Zu An. Even Ji Xiaoxi knew several methods for merging bloodline powers.

Originally, Zu An had offered generous conditions, as even a few drops of essence blood could severely deplete a person’s vitality, requiring at least several months to recover. To his surprise, when the women of the Demon Clan learned they could help the Regent, they eagerly volunteered to donate blood, fearing they would not contribute enough essence blood. Their only request was to see the Regent from afar. Their fervent fangirl behavior caused Solonshi and Yun Yuqing to feel a strong sense of crisis. Through a combination of suppression and gentle redirection, they finally managed to quell the young women’s “improper desires.”

That evening, Zu An gathered the women to discuss various upcoming matters and made all necessary arrangements in advance.

The next day, with the Demon Clan women’s essence blood collected, Zu An and his group proceeded to the Priest’s Temple. Seeing Zu An perfectly replicate her original blood sacrifice method, Salome could not help but admire him. This man was truly a genius, grasping anything he saw instantly. It was a pity she had once had the chance to possess him.

Argh! The thought drove her mad with regret.

Mogad, who was always by her side, generally guessed her thoughts. He considerately patted her shoulder to comfort her, yet felt a strange sense of relief within himself. The young mistress would eventually realize that even if everyone else betrayed and left her, he would always be by her side.

At that moment, Zu An paid no attention to their machinations, concentrating intently on extracting the blood essence power. The Demon Clan essence blood was contained in small jade bottles. Zu An activated the grand formation, and soon, streaks of blood-red light floated out from the jade bottles, eventually appearing above everyone’s heads, forming a unique pattern. The Box of Creation at the center of the grand formation seemed to sense something and began to hum.

The blood-red pattern in the sky eventually projected onto the Box of Creation, which gradually floated into mid-air. Golden light began to emanate in waves around it. This golden light then shot outwards in rings into the void. Everyone present was a master, and they quickly noticed that the surrounding spatial fluctuations were becoming agitated. After another moment, a swirling mass of cloud appeared out of nowhere in the void where the golden light had vanished. The clouds churned restlessly.

The Historian of Ages exclaimed with delight, “The door to that world has opened!”

Zu An also sensed a familiar yet strange aura behind the clouds, wondering if that was the cultivation world from thousands of years ago. He noticed the cloud mass was unstable and stated gravely, “This passage will not last long and will soon disappear, so everyone should prepare themselves.”

He then looked at the Historian of Ages. “I would trouble Your Excellency to scout ahead.”

The Historian of Ages knew Zu An did not trust him, but he did not mind. He smiled and was the first to leap into the cloud mass. Sensing nothing amiss, Zu An swept his sleeve, enveloping everyone in a gentle force. Then, carrying the Box of Creation, he followed them into the cloud mass.

Everyone felt a moment of dizziness, and when the clouds before their eyes dispersed, they found themselves in a completely new world, surrounded by trees hundreds of feet tall. The surrounding mountains were lush and green; as far as the eye could see, the peaks were far more majestic and towering than the famous mountains of later generations. From time to time, strange calls echoed in the distance, and colossal, sky-obscuring monstrous birds flew across the horizon.

Feeling the dense elemental energy fluctuations in the air, Pei Mianman could not help but be shocked. “Is this truly the world from thousands of years ago?” It was no wonder she felt such emotion; the elemental energy here was incomparably more abundant than in later generations, far surpassing even the new world after its integration with the Underworld.