Zhang Shaozhong was still lying on the ground, groaning and rubbing his sore elbow. Hearing this, he looked up blankly:

"Huh? What's that sound? Birds chirping? Nothing strange about it..."

"Shut up!"

Ling Qingxue reprimanded in a low voice, listening intently, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"That deep, continuous hum... was neither a beast's roar nor the sound of wind and rain!"

And then there were those occasional sharp, ringing sounds… like the clash of metal, yet even more piercing and precise! The spiritual energy here is so thin, yet such strange sounds occur; this is definitely not a benevolent place!

Night Enchantress also suddenly looked up at the sky, her pupils contracting sharply:

"Look at the sky! What's that?!"

In the azure sky, a clear, straight white cloud line stretched across the horizon, with a tiny, silvery-white "iron box" reflecting sunlight slowly moving at its end.

"Flying...flying boat?"

Ling Qingxue saw it too, and subconsciously murmured, but immediately denied it.

"No! That's not right! There's no spiritual energy fluctuation at all! And its shape is completely different! What kind of magical artifact is this?! How can it fly in such a thin spiritual energy environment?!"

Her voice was filled with disbelief and deep apprehension.

The fact that this "place" can create such a "flying artifact" that doesn't rely on spiritual energy at all suggests that its resources are probably terrifying beyond imagination!

Zhang Shaozhong followed their gaze, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly:

"Uh...that's an airplane...it's...a kind of transportation with people inside, flying in the sky..."

"Humans?! How can mortals ascend to heaven?!"

Ling Qingxue abruptly interrupted him, looking at him as if he were a fool.

"Without cultivation to protect him, the gale could tear him apart! Nonsense!"

"And over there!"

Night Enchantress pointed to the distance of the forest. Through the sparse trees, she could vaguely see some square, differently colored "giant blocks" standing in the distance, reflecting an eerie light in the sunlight.

"Those huge square mountains? Or some kind of fortress? Why is the style so strange?"

I have never seen such a building before!

When Zhang Shaozhong saw it, he almost choked on his breath:

"That's...that's an apartment building! A residential building! Just...a house where people live!"

"house?"

Ling Qingxue sneered, her tone laced with sarcasm.

"What kind of weak race would need to build their dwellings so high?"

Without any protective formations, and made of neither spirit wood nor metal, it looked as if it would topple over with a single push. This place is indeed extremely strange!

Just then, a faint, rhythmic "beep-beep-beep" sound drifted over on the wind (it might be the sound of a car horn on a distant mountain road).

"Enemy attack?! Some kind of sonic attack?!"

Ye Meier instantly bristled, abruptly adopting a defensive stance. Although her body was empty, she was incredibly imposing, her eyes fiercely scanning the direction from which the sound came from.

Ling Qingxue's face also turned pale. She subconsciously pointed her fingers like a sword, but unfortunately, she couldn't unleash any sword energy. She could only look over there nervously.

Zhang Shaozhong:

"...That's a car horn...there are too many cars on the road, there's a traffic jam, they're honking to urge others to hurry up..."

"Car? What's that? Traffic jam? And what does that mean?"

Ling Qingxue frowned, completely unable to understand these words.

"Kid!"

Ye Meier suddenly approached Zhang Shaozhong. Although she couldn't fight due to the contract, her imposing aura still made Zhang Shaozhong tremble.

"What kind of hellhole is this?! Tell me! Did you do this?"

"Did they teleport me to some weird illusion or other world?!"

Her eyes were filled with suspicion and vigilance, clearly believing that Zhang Shaozhong, this "variable," was the culprit behind all of this.

Ling Qingxue's icy gaze once again focused on Zhang Shaozhong, clearly sharing the same suspicions.

The boy's strange behavior and the suspicious timing of his appearance made them suspicious.

Zhang Shaozhong was utterly speechless and on the verge of tears.

"Two big shots! Two grandmas! This is the human world! It's Earth!"

It's the 21st century! Not some fantasy world or otherworld!

"Those things you're talking about—airplanes, cars, buildings—are just perfectly normal things here!"

"Human world? Earth? The 21st...century?"

Ling Qingxue repeated these completely unfamiliar words, her beautiful eyes filled with even deeper confusion and wariness.

"Stop making up these strange terms to deceive us! Where in the land of humanity can such a bizarre sight be found?"

Why has the spiritual energy depleted to such an extent?!

Ye Meier also looked completely incredulous:

"Bullshit! I've roamed the demonic path for years, and I've been to every nook and cranny of the mortal world."

I have never seen such a strange place! It must be some kind of secret realm or small world that we have never known before!

Tell me! Where's the exit?!

Zhang Shaozhong felt like he was about to collapse. This was like talking to a brick wall—no, it was like trying to explain high technology to ancient people! He scratched his head in frustration:

"I'm not lying to you! This really is the world you came from! Maybe it's been... um... a lot of years? Times have changed, boss!"

The things you talk about, like cultivating immortality and spiritual energy, are practically myths and legends here!

"Myths and legends?"

Ling Qingxue's delicate body trembled violently, her face instantly turning deathly pale, and for the first time, a hint of disbelief...panic appeared in her eyes?

"You mean... the Dharma-ending Age?"

The spiritual energy has been completely depleted? This... how is this possible...?

Night Enchantress was also struck dumb, standing there in a daze, muttering:

“There are indeed prophecies in the sacred scriptures… Could it be… could it really be…”

Seeing that the two seemed shocked by the news and were starting to waver, Zhang Shaozhong quickly pressed his advantage, pointing to another plane flying overhead:

"Look! That really is an airplane! There are hundreds of people inside! It's a big iron bird that flies by burning oil... uh, some kind of fuel!"

He then pointed to the road that was faintly visible in the distance:

"That's the highway over there, for cars. They don't need horses; they can run on their own and they're very fast!"

He wanted to take out his phone to prove it, but when he reached into his pocket, he realized he had dropped it somewhere.

Following his guidance, Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier watched the large iron bird flying steadily in the sky without any fluctuation of spiritual energy, listened to the continuous, rhythmic "strange buzzing" and the occasional "sharp cry" in the distance, and felt the shockingly barren spiritual energy environment...

A fact that terrifies and chills them to the bone seems to be slowly unveiling its cruelty.

here……

It might not really be the "human world" they know anymore.

Or rather, it was the "human world" they were familiar with, but during the time they were trapped in the valley, some earth-shattering, unimaginable upheaval occurred?

Time passes? The world changes?

The two looked at each other and saw unprecedented shock, bewilderment, and a hint of... deep panic in each other's eyes.

If what this kid is saying is true...

So what are they now?

An old relic abandoned by the times?

Moreover, they're old relics bound together by a damned contract!