"Billions of years?" Zuan was momentarily stunned; civilization on Earth was only a few thousand years old.
Even if the world after the transmigration is as wondrous as the cultivation world, it is only tens of thousands of years old, and the history with detailed records is only a few thousand years.
Although the various lost and mysterious places around the world suggest that other civilizations may have existed long ago, most people would think that it was only tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years ago.
A civilization from billions of years ago—it seems absurd just thinking about it.
"How do you know this?" Zuan asked curiously.
Jing Teng looked somewhat bewildered: "I don't know either. It's like the memory itself existed. Just now, when you talked about the Six Paths, it just popped into my head instinctively."
Zuan realized that her true form was a demon-suppressing talisman, and that the great tomb had suppressed countless terrifying powerhouses, making her origins extremely mysterious.
"Was the great tomb you suppressed before one of those powerful figures from the previous era?"
Jing Teng shook his head slightly: "I'm not sure either. I have some memory loss, and my head hurts so much..."
As she spoke, she clutched her head in pain. Zu An was startled and quickly hugged her, transferring a wisp of his energy to her: "If you can't remember, then don't think about it."
Jing Teng stopped thinking about that question, and his overall condition improved slightly.
After this incident, Jing Teng was not in good spirits. Zu An knew that she was already injured, and the energy she had just recovered from helping him in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons had been used up, so she was in a weak state.
Zuan stopped talking about serious matters and instead put his arm around her, chatting casually about everyday things.
For the first time ever, Jing Teng revealed a vulnerable side, curling up in his arms like a cat.
The two did not make any further intimate moves, but the warm atmosphere around them was unprecedented.
Hei Jingteng screamed in her heart, "It would be such a waste not to do something we love in such a great atmosphere! If you're shy, I'll take your turn."
Jing Teng completely ignored her, lying comfortably in her lover's arms. Although the two had often been in close proximity before, she had never felt their hearts so close.
In a state of extreme relaxation, Jing Teng quickly fell asleep.
Zuan carried her back to the house and saw Qiu Honglei sleeping on the other bed. He felt particularly happy at that moment.
Hong Lei finally woke up and became closer to Jing Teng. She even obtained the token from the Hungry Ghost Path. Everything was developing in a positive direction.
He had originally planned to stay by the two women's side, but suddenly a thought struck him, and he left the blessed world of the pendant and returned to the crystal ship room.
A soft knock came from the door: "Big brother, are you asleep?"
Zuan opened the door and looked at the slightly blushing girl outside: "Is there something you need, Princess?"
"I can't sleep and I'd like to chat with you, big brother. Is that alright?" Princess Peacock's face was flushed. Knocking on a man's door in the middle of the night was hardly something a lady would do.
However, the demon girl was always bold, and since she really had a lot of questions to ask him, she mustered up her courage and came over.
“Of course, please come in, Princess.” Zu An stepped aside to invite her into the room without closing the door.
Noticing this small detail, Princess Peacock couldn't help but chuckle. Her older brother was truly a gentleman.
"Big brother, can you tell me what happened a few days ago?" Princess Peacock blinked her bright eyes at him. Although he and her queen sister had mentioned some things before, it was too brief. She was eager to know everything about her big brother, especially about that beautiful girl from the Asura clan.
At the very least, you must know as much as the Queen.
Zuan didn't hide anything and recounted the events of the past few days in detail, leaving the little peacock amazed.
Zuan also took the opportunity to ask her about the demon race, and learned that when the demons from beyond the heavens suddenly appeared, the Demon Emperor led the experts of his race to fight back.
However, the gap between the two sides was too great, and the initial battles were basically all kinds of crushing defeats, with one expert after another from the demon race dying in various battles.
Later, even the Demon Emperor died in battle, and basically none of the older generation remained in the various tribes of the demon race. Now, it is all the younger generation that is carrying the banner.
Fortunately, after years of war, the demon race has gradually grown up and become accustomed to the various tactics of the extraterrestrial demons. The sudden appearance of the Holy Maiden, coupled with the fact that something seemed to have happened on the side of the extraterrestrial demons, and their offensive was no longer as fierce as it had been a few years ago, allowed them to catch their breath and even occasionally launch counterattacks to reclaim lost territory.
“Unexpected change?” Zuan keenly grasped the word. “What event likely led to this unexpected change?”
"It seems that after our royal court was captured, the war was incredibly fierce. The Demon Emperor refused to abandon his ancestral homeland and fought to the death, which is why he perished at the hands of the Lord of Slaughter," Princess Peacock said, her face filled with sorrow. "However, perhaps because the demons saw that they had captured our royal court and killed the Demon Emperor, their subsequent offensive slowed down. Even the Lord of Slaughter hasn't appeared again; it's all the Demon Lord who's in charge now..."
Upon hearing her explanation, Zu'an's heart stirred. Combining this with the information he had previously gathered, he roughly guessed why such a change had occurred.
The Lord of Slaughter had clearly seen the royal tomb of the demon race and sensed the secrets within. He was trying to find the legendary Heavenly Court, which is why he entrusted other matters to the Lord of Demons.
Whether he actually deciphered the secrets of Heaven is unknown, but precisely because he was so engrossed in studying those secrets, his power was usurped by the Demon Lord, and ultimately he was betrayed and sidelined by the Demon Lord…
Just then, a slight noise came from outside the door. Zuan looked up and saw the Mermaid Queen standing awkwardly behind the door, seemingly hesitating whether to come in.
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