After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Zhou Yan continued along the stream. The further he went, the wider the stream became, and soon it became a river. At the end of the river was Qingqiu City, where Bai Rusu had been before but almost died.

Zhou Yan carefully walked to the city wall of Qingqiu City.

The young man carefully assessed the situation and found no danger; more accurately, there was currently no danger.

Zhou Yan's danger perception cannot detect dangers that require certain opportunities to activate. For example, there is a chance that Zhou Yan will choke to death while drinking water, but his danger perception will not react to a glass of water.

So there might be some dangers lurking in this city that have no ill intentions towards me and won't target me, but if I do something wrong, these dangers could be triggered.

Therefore, we must not let our guard down in this city under any circumstances.

Zhou Yan closed his eyes and began to simulate the future.

As far as the eye could see, Zhou Yan entered Qingqiu City.

The scenery inside Qingqiu City was consistent with the illusion Bai Rusu had previously shown: collapsed houses and various molds, ivy covering the area, and the whole place exuding a sense of timelessness and ruins.

Then came Bai Rusu's corpse.

Zhou Yan walked up to a skeleton whose entire body was riddled with rusty rebar. The skeleton was impaled on the ground by the rebar, which was so rusted that it was beginning to separate. The white skeleton was covered in cracks, showing that the rebar had broken many of the bones when it was inserted.

Zhou Yan used his omniscience to explore the skeleton's identity.

It was Bai Rusu, sixteen-year-old Bai Rusu. At this stage, Bai Rusu had not yet awakened. Zhou Yan was able to use this skeleton to look up Bai Rusu's ancestors for three generations, as well as her three dimensions, development, and even see how the scumbag who deceived her had tricked this somewhat immature child into bed.

It's no exaggeration to say that Zhou Yan understands Bai Rusu better than Bai Rusu herself at this moment, both in terms of Bai Rusu's past life and her physical condition.

Awakened beings are also human, at least they were human in the past. When Zhou Yan observed Bai Rusu's past, he saw that this person, who now regards humans as different, had lived no different from ordinary people in the past.

The only problem is, if this skeleton is Bai Rusu, then what is the Bai Rusu outside?

Zhou Yan thought of some classic scenes from ghost movies, where the main characters are hiding from evil spirits and have just arrived at a house when they suddenly see a corpse inside. Everyone is stunned when they see the corpse, and then something even more frightening happens: the corpse is actually a major supporting character.

After seeing his own corpse, the main supporting character remembers something. Here, some important information can be revealed, telling the audience the origin and weakness/solution of the final boss. Then, the main supporting character turns evil, kills several other supporting characters, and the protagonist escapes using the protagonist's halo.

This idea was rejected as soon as it came out.

The body of Bai Rusu was only sixteen years old. It was impossible for a sixteen-year-old Bai Rusu to find Qingqiu City and die there without awakening or inheriting her bloodline. Therefore, there is only one truth.

That is, the awakened one, Bai Rusu, is the real Bai Rusu, and these are Bai Rusu's remains...

Zhou Yan didn't know what was going on, but he was certain that Bai Rusu, who had brought him to Qingqiu City, was more real than these corpses.

Zhou Yan continued walking forward.

This time, Zhou Yan saw a skeleton lying on the ground with its skull shattered.

It was also pure white.

Bai Rusu, after being tricked into sex by a scumbag and unable to bear the bullying and humiliation from her classmates, committed suicide by jumping off a building at school. ￣∫

Zhou Yan used his omniscience to see that he could still see Bai Rusu's ancestors for three generations. At the same time, Bai Rusu's three-dimensional body condition matched the first corpse he saw.

This is a person, but the body exists in two different time periods.

But the problem is, if a person has two bodies from different time periods, then who is that person?

What exactly happened in Qingqiu City that would cause a single person to have corpses from different time periods?

Zhou Yan continued forward.

The first corpse of Bai Rusu, the skeleton of Bai Rusu in the form of a little loli, has also appeared.

In the simulated vision of the future, Zhou Yan walked to the little girl's remains, knelt down on one knee to examine them.

The cause of death, physical condition, how he died—all the available information was fed into Zhou Yan's brain.

If he were just an ordinary person, then Zhou Yan's omniscience would be true omniscience.

But the problem is that the more Zhou Yan saw of these corpses in their entirety, the more puzzled he became.

A body of a person in three different time periods.

What does it mean?

Zhou Yan turned around and looked at the two white corpses behind him.

Zhou Yan originally thought that these corpses were remnants of illusions or dream-like spells. After Bai Rusu left, these illusions and dreams would have disappeared without a basis. He thought that if he came to Qingqiu City again, he would definitely not be able to find Bai Rusu's corpse.

But now four have been found, and these corpses, very much in line with the timeline, have all turned into bones.

The most fatal thing is that his omniscience also confirmed that these skeletons were real, and that he could analyze their history and bodies.

Therefore, if Qingqiu City can pull people out of history and kill their historical selves, its destructive power will be negligible.

The scariest question is: is the self that appeared in the past the same self, or the self that is now the same self?

Who is oneself, and who is oneself?

Chapter Seven Inspection

Zhou Yan, with his eyes fixed on the Nuwa Temple, arrived.

That concludes our time for gazing into the distance.

Zhou Yan opened his eyes outside Qingqiu City, the young man's face solemn.

Su Xiaowan, who was in Zhou Yan's arms, asked.

"Brother, what's wrong? Are there bad people inside?"

Zhou Yan took the little fox out of his arms and held it in his arms.

"No, it would be better if there were bad guys."

If Zhou Yan had a target to confront, he wouldn't feel anxious.

It is common sense that the most terrifying enemy is not the most powerful enemy, but the unknown enemy.

This common sense is roughly equivalent to not panicking when you see a seemingly invincible boss in a PV or preview video displaying its health bar and displaying its ferocious, powerful abilities.

Zhou Yan hadn't seen the health bar of the target he was going to confront appear, and he kept wondering about it.

Of course, given Zhou Yan's current abilities, he could only grumble and wonder.

Zhou Yan opened his eyes again.

This time, Zhou Yan passed by the three corpses of Bai Rusu on the road and arrived at the Nuwa Temple, which had the inheritance of Qingqiu.

Since he was in the distance and Su Xiaowan wasn't actually there, Zhou Yan didn't plan to go to the Dharma Transmission Hall. Instead, he decided to visit other places with books or similar collections.

But when Zhou Yan first stepped into the Nuwa Palace, an unexpected event occurred: Zhou Yan's vision was instantly blocked by a vast power.

Zhou Yan, who was outside Qingqiu City, suddenly opened his eyes.

Su Xiaowan, who was in his arms, hurriedly said.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Zhou Yan's expression changed slightly.

Nuwa...

The divine power of Nuwa enshrined in the Nuwa Temple still remained. When I entered, these remaining powers reacted and interrupted my vision.

Logically speaking, this is quite normal. Zhou Yan estimated that some temples and Taoist temples that worship great gods should have similar divine power residing there. If others were to do so, his own vision might not be able to simulate the future of these great gods' temples.

Otherwise, I could use the Extreme Eye Simulator to drug Bixia Yuanjun/Huanxi Pusa/Jiufeng/Lin Anru/Leng Qing/Su Bijun/Mu Younan and unlock all the CGs.

Oh no, it seems that my eyes can only see, not feel.

Damn, what a pity...

Otherwise, I could have remained a virgin (although I am no longer one) and tasted all the beauties in the world.

The only problem is that the deity enshrined in this Nuwa Temple is Nuwa.

Nuwa, who insisted on coming to Qingqiu to retrieve the five-colored stones herself.

Nuwa herself was going to retrieve the five-colored stones, so why did Nuwa's divine power still prevent him from peering into Nuwa's palace?

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

The reason is actually quite simple: Nuwa probably didn't want to just linger at the door without going in; she wanted her to go in.

Recalling that Bai Rusu's past changes only occurred after she entered the Nuwa Palace, Zhou Yan guessed that some subtle and strange changes must have happened after entering the Nuwa Palace. These changes led to the alteration of the past that Bai Rusu encountered later, and even her past selves came out of history and were killed one by one.

Zhou Yan then put Su Xiaowan back into his collar.

"Xiao Wan?"

"Hmm, what's wrong, brother?"

"I'm going to Qingqiu City later. Hold me tight. Don't panic if anything happens. I'll protect you."

"Yes, Xiao Wan will be very obedient."

Zhou Yan patted Su Xiaowan's head, then closed his eyes and entered Qingqiu City using the Extreme Vision simulation.

Nuwa's intention to go to the Nuwa Temple is undeniable, but investigating the road conditions in Qingqiu City to see if there are any traps or intelligence is something that cannot be overlooked.

Zhou Yan had a feeling that some unpredictable disasters would occur after entering the Nuwa Palace, and he was sure it wouldn't hurt to make more preparations before the disaster struck.

After passing the three pale, white skeletons, Zhou Yan ran to another street.

The streets were lined with houses. Zhou Yan randomly picked one and went inside. Because it had been uninhabited for a long time, the house was full of cobwebs and weeds. After looking around the front hall, Zhou Yan went to check out the kitchen.

There weren't many things in the kitchen, just bowls, chopsticks, and a rice container. Zhou Yan opened the rice container and looked inside; it was full of blackened millet.

From an omniscient perspective, these millet grains, while still edible, almost filled the entire rice jar.

In other words, this family must have just bought rice before the foxes from Qingqiu disappeared.

How can you tell if someone is suicidal? Look at their social media posts and notes. If they've expressed what they want to eat in the future, where they want to travel, or have hope for the future, the likelihood of suicide is relatively low.

The same goes for this family; judging from their rice-buying habits, they were completely unaware of the catastrophe that followed, in which all the foxes of Qingqiu vanished en masse.

After leaving that house, Zhou Yan went to visit several other residences.

On the dining table of one of the houses were three pairs of bowls and chopsticks, all of which showed signs of dried and moldy food.

Things are getting even worse.

Although the food had been corroded over a long period of time and its original state was no longer visible, Zhou Yan could tell that the owner of the house was probably eating around the dining table before he disappeared.

I was halfway through my meal when, suddenly, the fox disappeared.

This scene also happened in Lingshan. In the dining hall of Dade Temple, there was a pile of half-eaten food. However, the future of Dade Temple disappeared, and all the food remained at the moment it was half-eaten. Qingqiu is somewhat like Lingshan in the future.

Zhou Yan walked out of the house with a puzzled look on his face.

Bai Rusu and Zhou Yan had said that she didn't know what had happened in Qingqiu. Although there were no large-scale battle remnants in Qingqiu City, the fox spirits inside disappeared one by one.

They didn't even have time to tidy up the Nuwa Temple.

A disaster similar to that of Lingshan?

Zhou Yan felt a chill run down his spine.

If Qingqiu suffered the same calamity as Lingshan, Zhou Yan would be hesitant to investigate further.

This information is all poisonous; the more you know, the faster you'll die. Of course, if your awakening level increases, you can learn about it to some extent.

Zhou Yan left the street.

As mentioned before, the best way to get information anywhere is to go to the largest building.

The largest house in the village usually belongs to the village chief, while the largest building in Qingqiu City belongs to either the high priest or royalty.

Zhou Yan arrived at a royal palace called Weiyang Palace.

There wasn't a single living person inside or outside the palace. Zhou Yan entered the palace without any hindrance, then went to a garden, which connected to a study.

The scene upon entering the study disappointed Zhou Yan. It seemed that Qingqiu had been neglected for too long; the books in the study had completely oxidized, turning into shredded paper that filled the bookshelves.

After glancing around, Zhou Yan noticed a letter written on silk on the desk in front of the bookshelf.

Zhou Yan stepped forward and took the silk, on which was written a passage.

"With the sacred stone here, we still have a chance to survive..."

The Sacred Stone of Guilt...

A way out...

This sentence contains a lot of information. It seems that the fox who wrote this text must have realized something was wrong, and then planned to use the sacred stone, most likely the five-colored stone mentioned by the goddess Nuwa, to create a way out.

Then...