“Tell me, from which era did you fall into slumber?”
Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow, wanting to figure out when exactly this Bai Xiaohu had begun its slumber.
“I don’t know what the current time division is. I only woke up recently, and I had just taken control of that group of Spirit Tigers when they started chasing me. Then I ran into you.”
Bai Xiaohu said with a hint of grievance.
After all, it had just awakened from a deep slumber and was not clear about the current situation.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan pondered for a moment.
“Qin Xuan, ask it how many ruins from the ancient era it discovered before it fell into slumber? Were all these ruins from the same era?”
Han Ye offered Qin Xuan an idea.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan quickly nodded, then began to question Bai Xiaohu.
“ancient era? Ruins? I did discover quite a few ruins back then, but as for the era, they were all from the same era.”
One era!
“Then it must have been the ancient era when it fell into slumber. Only in the ancient era would there be ruins from just one era.”
Han Ye said with certainty.
ancient era!
Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan’s eyes immediately lit up.
If it was the Ancient Era, then this Bai Xiaohu probably knew quite a lot.
Among other things, the ancient era was the era closest to the Ancient Era.
This meant that this Bai Xiaohu probably knew a lot, which made Qin Xuan temporarily suppress the idea of refining the Bai Xiaohu.
The knowledge this Bai Xiaohu possessed was far more valuable than its Bloodline.
Similarly, soul-searching was also out of the question.
After all, soul-searching could only reveal some important things, and it required a certain level of Mental Energy from both parties.
The Bai Xiaohu’s Mental Energy was not weak at all, and Qin Xuan couldn't force his way into the Bai Xiaohu’s Mental Energy to investigate.
After a long while, Qin Xuan let out a breath.
“Using our current time division, your era is called the ancient era.”
“ancient era?”
Bai Xiaohu looked up at Qin Xuan in surprise.
It clearly hadn’t realized it had been asleep for so long.
“Next question, how did you sleep for so long? And who made you sleep?”
This was also what Qin Xuan was most curious about.
So-called slumber wasn't just falling asleep and not waking up; only with special methods could one sleep for so long and still maintain vital energy.
Hearing this, Bai Xiaohu rubbed its chin with its tiger paw in a very human-like manner, as if deep in thought.
“Hmm? You can’t even explain how you fell into slumber, can you?”
Hearing this, Bai Xiaohu shook its head.
“Of course, our Baihu Clan’s Clan Chief sealed me, allowing me to fall into slumber. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so simple…”
“Sealed you?”
Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow, looking at Bai Xiaohu with a half-smile.
“I’m not proficient in Seals, but this isn't something that can just be sealed. Moreover, would your Baihu Clan only Seal you, one descendant? The time of sealed slumber wouldn’t span such a long period!”
“Your language is so fluent, and your Realm and strength are so low. The only explanation is that you once consumed Spirit Medicine or Medicinal Pills that enlightened your intelligence, and you must have lived with humans for a long time.”
“Not one or two days, but a very long time!”
Qin Xuan said emphatically, his eyes sharpening.
“Little fellow, if you confess what you should, I won’t make things difficult for you. But if you don’t, just for leading that Shangqing Realm Cultivator towards me earlier, I won’t let you off.”
This was not a threat, but a statement of fact.
If this Bai Xiaohu was truly reckless, Qin Xuan wouldn't mind letting it know the consequences.
Hearing this, the Bai Xiaohu seemed to realize that Qin Xuan’s words were not just a threat, and it raised its two tiger paws in a very human-like manner.
“I surrender, I give up, I will confess honestly.”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded, waiting for the Bai Xiaohu to confess honestly.
“It wasn’t the Baihu Clan’s Clan Chief who sealed me. I am actually an outcast of the Baihu Clan. Other Baihu Clan members are born as Level 3 Spirit Beasts, but I wasn’t even a Level 1 Spirit Beast when I was born. That’s why the Baihu Clan abandoned me.”
“After being abandoned, I was almost killed by other Spirit Beasts. A Human Race expert adopted me and even healed me with Spirit Medicine.”
“I lived with him for a very long time.”
At this point, Bai Xiaohu’s voice became somewhat low.
It was clear that it missed that expert from back then very much.
“Human Race expert?”
Qin Xuan was momentarily stunned.
A Human Race expert from the Ancient Era, and one capable of sealing Bai Xiaohu for such a long time.
This strength could no longer be described simply as 'strong'.
This could already be said to be extremely powerful!
“I was sealed in a Lingshi Mine and only awakened recently. The Spiritual Qi in the Lingshi Mine had slowly dissipated over time, which allowed me to wake up from it.”
Using a Lingshi Mine for a Seal?
Qin Xuan frowned.
Seals were commonly made using ice; if ice was used appropriately, it could Seal for a very long time.
However, the duration of an ice Seal was limited and couldn't last for such an extended period.
Among other things, spanning several eras was simply impossible.
“Using a Lingshi Mine is indeed a method. Only Spirit Stones and Spiritual Qi, which condense the best of a given world, can withstand the baptism of the river of time.”
Han Ye said, very earnestly.
It seemed he highly approved of Bai Xiaohu’s explanation.
The baptism of the river of time.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan nodded.
It seemed that what Bai Xiaohu was saying now had no issues.
“I wonder if you could tell me the name of that expert, so that us juniors may also pay our respects.”
Hearing this, Bai Xiaohu sighed deeply.
“It’s not that I’m unwilling to say, but that name, if spoken, is not something you can bear right now. His name already resonates with this world.”
What was going on?
Qin Xuan frowned. He had thought Bai Xiaohu was unwilling to speak and was about to open his mouth.
“Qin Xuan, don’t ask. This is not something you can ask about right now.”
Just then, Han Ye transmitted a serious message to Qin Xuan.
“Senior, why is that?”
Qin Xuan was very confused; after all, how could there not even be a name?
After such a long time, how could a name not even be spoken?
Hearing Qin Xuan ask this, Han Ye sighed and began to explain to Qin Xuan.
“Cultivators absorb the Spiritual Qi and spiritual objects of this world to enhance their strength. When a Cultivator’s strength reaches a certain level, it becomes difficult for them to improve further; this is a Bottleneck.”
“Why do Cultivators experience Bottlenecks? It’s because Cultivators constantly acquire Spiritual Qi from the world without giving back. To the world, this is Cultivators plundering its resources.
“When your cultivation reaches a certain profound level, this plunder becomes too much, to the point that even the world cannot tolerate it.”
“The Dao of Heaven diminishes the abundant to supplement the deficient. The Heavenly Dao will suppress your advancement, making your cultivation progress slow. This is a Bottleneck.”
