Chapter 2385: Return!
The person gave a faint smile.
"My name is Zhou Yu, and I’m not an elder of Fengyuan City."
This person was indeed Zhou Yu.
At this moment, it had been almost ten years since he left Upper Mansion City.
To say it, Zhou Yu himself was rather depressed.
He originally thought that the teleportation array in Upper Mansion City could directly transmit him to some city or important place in the Southern Territory of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
At least to a place where there were people.
But he never expected that the endpoint of the teleportation array would be random.
In other words, the teleportation array in Upper Mansion City was not a point-to-point transmission array in the traditional sense.
It merely constructed a void passage, sending the teleportation array into it.
The void passage only had a general direction, and where it transmitted to was completely random.
This resulted in Zhou Yu finding himself in a wilderness after being transmitted.
As for the specific location, Zhou Yu had no idea.
Thus, he had to continue heading south, like a headless fly, following his instincts.
During this time, he encountered numerous formidable wilderness ancient beasts.
Of course, Zhou Yu killed a few.
And he was also hunted.
The most perilous time, Zhou Yu almost wielded the demon blade inside him.
It was imaginable how strong those wilderness ancient beasts were.
Along the journey, amidst killing and escaping, Zhou Yu spent seven or eight years.
In these seven or eight years, Zhou Yu was not entirely without gains.
At the very least, he completely stabilized his realm at the late stage of the Void Refining Realm, and even made some slight progress.
More importantly, Zhou Yu further deepened his understanding of the Five Thunders True Scripture.
The further benefit was that Zhou Yu learned another divine skill from it — the Thunder Escape Technique.
The so-called Thunder Escape Technique utilizes the power of thunder to traverse the void, transporting continuously within a certain range.
This divine skill, whether for travel or for escape, can be considered top-tier.
Therefore, Zhou Yu spent an entire year comprehending this Escape Technique.
Afterward, he began to frequently use the Thunder Escape Technique to travel.
With constant use, his comprehension of the Thunder Escape Technique grew deeper and deeper.
The range of the Thunder Escape Technique increased from the initial ten thousand miles to nearly a million miles now.
Just now, Zhou Yu used the Thunder Escape Technique to instantly cross a million miles, appearing here.
Upon arriving, he witnessed the four people being hunted by the Giant Crocodile Ancient Beast.
However, upon seeing these four cultivators of the Divinity Transformation Realm, Zhou Yu rejoiced, finally realizing that he was about to reach Fengyuan City.
"So, it’s Senior Zhou!"
"We four juniors, pay respects to Senior Zhou."
Zhou Yu nodded faintly, then noticed that these four individuals were already heavily injured.
With a wave of his hand, a spiritual boat treasure appeared before everyone.
Zhou Yu himself couldn’t remember which Divine Horn Clan cultivator he had taken it from.
Now, it’s most appropriate to use it for traveling.
Zhou Yu said:
"You four are seriously injured, you can recover on the spiritual boat, and just have someone point out the direction."
Hearing this, the four were extremely excited.
"Thank you, Senior Zhou!"
After expressing their gratitude, the four immediately boarded the spiritual boat.
Zhou Yu then cast a primordial power.
The array of the spiritual boat was instantly activated.
Subsequently, under Zhou Yu’s control, the spiritual boat swiftly flew across the heavens towards Fengyuan City.
On the way, Zhou Yu looked at the four and asked:
"The four of you, where do you hail from?"
The middle-aged man quickly and respectfully replied:
"To answer Senior Zhou."
"We four juniors come from the cultivators of the Mystic Spirit Domain."
"Especially this time, we came to Fengyuan City to venture into the wilderness for training."
Zhou Yu nodded.
The Mystic Spirit Domain was the area governed by Xuanling Heavenly Venerate.
Xuanling Heavenly Venerate was one of the Five Great Venerables of the Human Race.
Though Zhou Yu had never met him, he had heard of him.
Then, Zhou Yu asked:
𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Since you came here via Fengyuan City, you should be quite familiar with the situation in Fengyuan City."
"In answer to Senior Zhou, we do indeed know a lot about the situation in Fengyuan City."
The middle-aged man responded quickly.
"Good, let’s hear it then."
"Senior Zhou, which aspect do you wish to hear about?"
"Tell me everything you know." Zhou Yu said casually.
The middle-aged man, hearing Zhou Yu’s request, along with his earlier demeanor and words.
He deduced that Zhou Yu had been away from Fengyuan City for some time.
This time returning, he wanted to understand the past situation in Fengyuan City.
The middle-aged man immediately said:
"Senior Zhou, Fengyuan City is indeed a stronghold for both the Human and Demon Clans, which I’m sure you’re aware of."
"In fact, the greatest crisis in a stronghold area is the siege by alien races."
"And it has been nearly a hundred years since the last alien siege."
"Then, junior will start from the time of the last alien siege."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu’s heart stirred.
His departure from Fengyuan City was also nearly a hundred years ago.
The alien engineering this person spoke of should be the one that happened when he left.
Zhou Yu nodded.
"Alright, go ahead."
The middle-aged man immediately said respectfully:
"Actually, the alien siege a hundred years ago was extremely grand in scale."
"At that time, Fengyuan City even sent out a plea for help to the Five Great Venerables."
"Similarly, the Demon Clan also appealed for help from several Demon Emperors."
"At that time, the highest combat power of both the Human and Demon Clans were almost entirely present."
"Originally, this should have been a world-shaking battle, even one concerning the survival of both the Human and Demon Clans."
"However, just as the alien siege began and they were about to break through Fengyuan City’s defenses, suddenly, they retreated voluntarily."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu was taken aback.
"Retreated?"
"Why?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said:
"This, no one can say for sure now."
"In short, there are many rumors."
"Some say that one of the Five Great Venerables broke through to the Mahayana Realm."
"Others say that a Demon Ancestor descended, scaring off the alien races."
"Of course, these are likely untrustworthy."
"This junior did hear a theory, which I find rather credible."
"Of course, this is just my own thought, not knowing if Senior wishes to hear it?"
"Oh?"
Zhou Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Let’s hear it then."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and said:
"The theory I heard says that someone within the Human and Demon Clans obtained a shocking treasure."
"It’s said that this shocking treasure is a top-tier item across the entire plane."
"Hence, attracting the scrutiny of the alien races."
"Moreover, these alien races were just minions under some top powerhouses, and their task was to find the location of this exotic treasure, paving the way for those top powerhouses."
"Later on, the reason for the alien retreat should be related to the disappearance of this treasure."
Upon hearing this, a subtle wave pass through Zhou Yu’s deep-set eyes...