With these words, she continued, "The praise I speak of is not self-flattery."

"Even in that era of Immortal Gods, filled with Spiritual Energy, I was among the topmost powerful beings."

"To survive through self-sealing like I did, and live on until the coming of a new life in the Era of Spiritual Qi on Earth, that would probably be a handful at most."

"..."

Lin Zichen believed what Qi Qingmo had said.

If there were many strong beings from the Era of Spiritual Energy like Qi Qingmo, there wouldn't only be one Qi Qingmo who had awakened now.

In the time that followed.

Lin Zichen was transfusing blood to Qi Qingmo while pestering her with questions about the Era of Spiritual Energy.

No matter what he asked, Qi Qingmo patiently gave Lin Zichen answers to each.

After all, she was currently relying on Lin Zichen's blood, and since she accepted his help, she couldn't afford to appear impatient.

During their question and answer session, Shen Qinghan, who was sitting on the bed, remained silent the entire time, listening and looking exceptionally well-behaved.

Unconsciously.

Six hours had passed by.

The sky outside the window had gradually shifted from pitch black, where one couldn't see their hand in front of them, to a faint light.

The three people in the room had not slept.

It was the same as it had been six hours ago.

Lin Zichen was still transfusing blood to Qi Qingmo whilst constantly asking her questions.

Qi Qingmo was still drawing blood while patiently answering Lin Zichen's queries.

Only Shen Qinghan, who had originally been sitting on the side, had become less reserved, now lying lazily on the bed.

"That's enough, stop. You have already depleted most of your Qi-Blood; take a rest for a day, and we will continue in the evening," said Qi Qingmo as she took Lin Zichen's hand away and sat up on the bed.

She had made it clear to Lin Zichen that she would be staying here for a while in the coming days.

During this time, she would need to feed on blood twice a day, six hours each time.

She needed to accumulate as much Qi-Blood in her body as possible to prepare for the journey into the Origin Land.

"This is your compensation for transfusing blood to me every day in the coming period. Take it," said Qi Qingmo as she conjured a glaze bottle containing more than a dozen pills and tossed it casually to Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen caught the thrown glaze bottle and glanced at the red pills inside, recognizing them as the same kind he had taken the night before.

Qi Qingmo explained, "These are Bloodbath Pills. Take them to recover Qi-Blood quickly. They can come in handy when you're attempting to break through the Heart Aperture or Body Aperture or when you're locked in a life-or-death struggle with an enemy."

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"Thank you, Pavilion Master, for your gracious gift."

"Don't mention it; this isn't a favor. It's compensation for the blood transfusions you're giving me," she replied.

Having said that, Qi Qingmo summoned the Bronze Ancient Coffin out of thin air and placed it beside the bed, preparing to lie down for hibernation.

In the days that followed.

Apart from the two periods of time in the morning and evening when she would draw blood from Lin Zichen, she would spend the rest of the time lying in the Bronze Ancient Coffin, hibernating to minimize the loss of Qi-Blood in her body, fully preparing for the entrance into the Origin Land.

"By the way, Pavilion Master, I still have a question I'd like to ask you," Lin Zichen said as Qi Qingmo was about to open the lid of the coffin, suddenly remembering he had one very important question left unanswered.

Qi Qingmo paused, turned her head back to Lin Zichen lying on the bed and said indifferently, "What question?"

Lin Zichen took out the Mysterious Runes he had recorded before, which were the ones that had swirled around Shen Qinghan in the Coastal Forest, and showed them to Qi Qingmo, asking, "Pavilion Master, do you recognize these runes?"

After a glance, Qi Qingmo shook her head, "I don't recognize them."

Hmm? She doesn't recognize them?

Lin Zichen was somewhat surprised.

He had thought that someone like Qi Qingmo, who had lived for so long, would be well-informed and recognize the runes.

But she did not.

What exactly was the origin of those Mysterious Runes that had enveloped Shen Qinghan that day?

Qi Qingmo inquired, "Where did you see these runes?"

"I saw them in a certain ruin," Lin Zichen casually fabricated a reason.

After hearing this, Qi Qingmo fell into deep thought.

A moment later, she spoke, "I truly do not recognize these runes, but I remember seeing some ancient inscriptions in the ruins from my Era of Spiritual Qi that bore a slight resemblance to these."

Ruins from the Era of Spiritual Qi?

Lin Zichen was surprised at hearing this.

The Era of Spiritual Qi that Qi Qingmo spoke of was already long past.

How ancient were these ruins from the Era of Spiritual Qi?

It seemed like layers upon layers of antiquity.

Thinking this, Lin Zichen requested, "Pavilion Master, could you tell me more about the inscriptions in those ancient ruins?"

After recalling for a moment, Qi Qingmo said, "I'm not very clear about the specifics. I saw those inscriptions on a mural in a sea ruin. I couldn't understand the meanings they conveyed."

Sea ruins?

Murals?

With these two pieces of information in mind.

Lin Zichen couldn't help but recall the sea ruin footage Liu Chuanwu had shown him earlier and the pearl shell bracelet retrieved from the sea ruin.

"Pavilion Master, don't hibernate just yet. I need to go to the research institute to get something to show you, some footage about the sea ruin," he said.

With that, Lin Zichen immediately got off the bed, put on his shoes, walked to the window, and leaped out, heading in the direction of the research institute.

Seeing this, Shen Qinghan hurriedly got off the bed, put on her shoes, and followed him out the window, calling, "Lin Zi, wait up, wait for me – I'll go with you!"

Qi Qingmo teleported to the window, halted, and watched their retreating figures disappear into the distance, her curiosity piqued.

Footage of the sea ruin?

Was it similar to the sea ruin she had entered before?

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