Just as the two were discussing the issue of burying the person, Ye Fan pushed open the door and came in.
"I've already told Lin Qiye and the others what to do. You two should come with me now."
Shang Yan, who was still pinching Zhou Ping's face, was taken aback upon hearing this. He looked up and asked, "Huh?"
"Aren't we going to discipline Qiye and the others?"
"Something's happened up north." As he said this, Ye Fan glanced at Shang Yan and asked, "What's your strength right now?"
This statement carried a hint of probing.
After a moment's hesitation, Shang Yan asked, "Should we go all out?"
"Who is it?" his voice grew cold.
"The Church of the Ancient Gods made two preparations. After Osiris died in Lintang City, members of the Church of the Ancient Gods in the north, led by Yuehuai, opened the Altar of the Wind God and summoned the Egyptian Wind God," Ye Fan said with a cold expression.
The Egyptian wind god is also one of the Ennead.
Shang Yan lowered his eyes. "Why is there another one?"
"I've been wondering about this for a while now. Those gods from outside have already invaded our territory, so why haven't the gods of Great Xia made a move yet?"
Sitting next to him, Zhou Ping reached out and touched his slightly frizzy hair, explaining reassuringly, "The gods of Great Xia are repairing the origin of the Heavenly Court somewhere, and cannot appear for the time being."
"Ye Fan had told me about this before, but you were sleeping for too long during that period..." Shang Yan was awake for too short a time during that period, so he didn't tell him about it.
Ye Fan nodded and continued, "After the Great Xia God appeared and intimidated them, we speculate that the other divine kingdoms will become wary and join forces to suppress the Great Xia. However, this process involves the interests of various parties..."
"This period is the best time to repair the origin of the Heavenly Court and build a divine kingdom that belongs to the Great Xia itself."
"We can't miss it."
"These two altars this time, are they a test?" Shang Yan quickly figured out the key point.
“Yes,” Ye Fan nodded in response, turning his gaze to Zhou Ping.
“I know a little about Shang Yan’s situation. He can’t recover his original strength…” Ye Fan looked at Zhou Ping with burning eyes.
It was as if he were looking at the hope of the entire village.
He spoke with some anticipation, "Among us, you are the most likely to break through the human ceiling, Zhou Ping."
"I'm entrusting the Great Xia to you."
"..." When Zhou Ping heard this, his dark eyes deepened even more.
“I think…” He took a deep breath, as if he had finally found something, and slowly began to speak, “I…”
Hearing this, Ye Fan's eyes lit up, and she quickly leaned closer. "Can you feel it now? Do you feel like you're about to be promoted?"
Shang Yan was greatly shocked upon hearing this!
"Ah...?" He couldn't hide the surprise on his face. "Is...I'm going to give birth?"
"How could that be? We two are clearly..." He rubbed his hands nervously. Could it be that the people in this world are different from the people in their cultivation world?
How could she get pregnant like that?
Realizing he might be going to be a father, Shang Yan's heart pounded with excitement.
Ye Fan gave him a strange look. "What I mean is, Zhou Ping looks like he's about to advance to the next level..."
I was a little excited just now, and I only said the word "upgrade" when I was advancing in rank.
But what exactly is Shang Yan so excited about?
"Uh... um, I think I've touched that barrier, almost there." Zhou Ping didn't need to look at Shang Yan to know what he was thinking.
Having spent a long time with Shang Yan, he had come to understand Shang Yan's strange and abstract thought processes to some extent.
His body reacted faster than his brain; Zhou Ping had already covered Shang Yan's mouth to prevent him from saying anything outrageous.
"That's good, that's good." Ye Fan rubbed his hands together excitedly and patted Zhou Ping on the shoulder.
Shang Yan asked softly, "By the way, should we say goodbye to Qi Ye and the others?"
As teachers and students, they are now leaving, and it is time to say goodbye.
Zhou Ping stood up and replied, "Yes."
Seeing that he had agreed, Shang Yan pushed him towards the door, "Then what are you waiting for? Are you shy? Hurry up and say goodbye, we still have a big problem to solve!"
"Aren't you coming with me?" After being pushed out the door, Zhou Ping turned back to look at Shang Yan, who was about to close the door, and quietly clenched his hands at his sides.
"I have something to say to Ye Fan. You go ahead, I'll be there in a bit," Shang Yan said with a smile as he closed the door.
“Oh…” Zhou Ping stood there, and only turned around silently after all the doors were closed.
After closing the door, Shang Yan turned around.
"You're saying the reconstruction of Heaven will take at least two years?" The smile on his face gradually faded, and a thoughtful expression appeared.
"Yes," Ye Fan replied, then asked the question that had been on his mind, "After your strength breaks through, how long can you stay here?"
“…Three years.” Shang Yan stretched out his hand, and a green crystal appeared in his right palm. In that instant, his complete divine power descended, though he had already restrained it considerably.
"The less I use my divine power, the longer I can stay here." He then opened his left hand, and a black halo slowly floated.
Ye Fan pondered for a moment, then looked at Shang Yan, who had sincerely revealed his divine essence, and couldn't help but ask, "Why... are you helping Great Xia like this?"
"...Isn't that obvious?" Shang Yan retorted for the first time, "My wife is from here..."
"He is my stance."
After taking the divine spark back into his hand, Shang Yan sighed. He had been sighing more and more often these past few days.
Do you know the difference between humans and gods?
"It's incredibly difficult for humans to become gods," he said calmly, his voice tinged with an unreadable emotion. "The difference between humans and gods is that if a human were to master the laws, their body wouldn't be able to withstand it..."
"To put it another way, it's about transforming into the Dao."
As he said this, Shang Yan's face tightened, and his voice became somewhat hoarse, "After breaking through this realm, he will also face the problem of Dao transformation."
You know about this, right?
Ye Fan fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.
Shang Yan gave him a deep look. Ye Fan was certain that when Zhou Ping decided to break through the human ceiling, he would also regain his original strength.
To resolve Zhou Ping's Dao transformation issue, he cannot simply remain at the human ceiling; he must restore his original divine power to fully utilize the laws and use their power to stop Zhou Ping's predicament.
"...I hope he made the right choice." Shang Yan chuckled lightly. "I said before that there were at least five years left, but now that time has been cut in half."
"Remember to keep this a secret," he said, turning and walking towards the door.
"Thank you..." Ye Fan said slowly, watching his departing figure.
"If it's all worth it, there's no need to thank me."
A faint voice drifted over, but Shang Yan did not turn around.
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