Chapter 2

Holding Xiaoman, they walked in the direction of the mountain's foot. Yin Xiu released his spiritual sense. With his peak Houtian cultivation, his spiritual sense could cover a radius of several hundred miles.

"Eighty years, indeed, have brought about great changes."

Yin Xiu sighed lightly. The moon-white robe he wore suddenly shimmered, and in the blink of an eye, he was dressed in a short-sleeved T-shirt and casual long pants. Even the long boots on his feet turned into a pair of white sneakers.

Apart from the topknot on his head, he looked like a modern person.

Yin Xiu looked down at his current attire and nodded with a satisfied smile. The clothes he wore were all magical garments that could change at will.

"Right, there's still the hair..."

Yin Xiu extended his right hand, and the jade hairpin that held his hair in place glowed faintly and flew into his hand. His hair then fell loose.

Yin Xiu casually gathered the loose hair at the back of his head and lifted it up. His other slender hand held the jade hairpin and gently swept it over the back of his hair.

A faint jade light flashed, and the hair he held was instantly cut off.

Yin Xiu held the cut hair in front of him and examined it. The hair was very long, over a meter. Each strand was black, shiny, and lustrous, like jade and silk.

With his peak Houtian cultivation, even his hair was extraordinary. If woven into fabric, it would be strong enough to resist blades and bullets, and even ordinary firearms would likely not penetrate it.

However, Yin Xiu clearly didn't care about his hair and had no intention of keeping it. A flame appeared in his hand, and the over-meter-long hair instantly burned with a 'whoosh.'

In the blink of an eye, it turned to ashes.

With a casual gesture, a large amount of water vapor condensed in the air in front of him, forming a mirror-like surface.

Yin Xiu quickly trimmed his hair in front of the 'water mirror,' cutting it into a modern bob. After checking his reflection, he waved his hand, dispersing the water mirror.

Now, Yin Xiu, from his appearance, was almost indistinguishable from an ordinary modern person. The only unusual thing might be his exceptionally good skin, which was smooth, lustrous, and fair, making any woman jealous.

He put the jade hairpin into the storage ring on his left index finger and continued walking down the mountain. He turned his head and said to Xiaoman, who was standing on his shoulder, "Xiaoman, how do I look now? Handsome and suave, right?"

Xiaoman swept Yin Xiu's face with her fluffy tail, grinned, and chirped twice. Yin Xiu was delighted and said, "Looks like you agree."

"Here, for you."

Yin Xiu smiled and took a green fruit from his storage ring, tossing it to Xiaoman on his shoulder. It was a spiritual fruit he had brought back from the cultivation world beyond the stars.

Although ordinary people eating it wouldn't extend their lifespan, it would at least make their bodies stronger and less susceptible to common illnesses for three to five years. If they had any existing ailments, they would likely be cured.

Of course, this fruit was just a snack for Xiaoman.

"Chirp!"

Xiaoman nimbly caught the egg-sized fruit with her small claws, chirped happily, and started munching on it on Yin Xiu's shoulder...

Soon, Yin Xiu and Xiaoman reached the foot of Mount Tai. He looked at the passing tourists and pedestrians, a faint smile on his lips.

He glanced at the modern buildings and signs around him, his eyes filled with curiosity.

He had already 'seen' everything with his spiritual sense while in the mountains, but for someone born in the early 20th century and who had been away from Earth for eighty years, everything was unfamiliar.

The changes over these eighty years were indeed too great. So great that Yin Xiu almost thought it was a completely different world.

If it weren't for the fact that Mount Tai itself hadn't changed much and the people around him, despite their different clothing, were still genuine Chinese, he might have thought the star portal had transported him to the wrong world.

"Just now, the whole of Mount Tai suddenly shook, and those lights came out of the ground, almost scaring me to death. Do you think it might be some divine treasure emerging?"

"What divine treasure? Your imagination is really wild. What era are we in? You still believe in such things?"

"I don't want to believe, but didn't you hear many people saying the same thing when we came down? Besides, Mount Tai has always been shrouded in mystery. If there really are divine beings in this world, it's possible that Mount Tai might have some divine relics..."

"There you go again. I'm telling you, all those stories about divine beings and treasures are nonsense. You shouldn't believe in such superstitious nonsense. You've wasted all those years of education!"

"Then what do you think those lights were?"

"How should I know? It's probably some geological phenomenon caused by the earlier tremor. Maybe some special substance burned and glowed underground, then penetrated the surface. Who knows? I don't believe in those fairy tales about divine beings and ghosts. Only children believe in such things. How old are you? As long as your brain isn't damaged, who would believe such things..."

Yin Xiu walked among the tourists who had just come down the mountain, listening to their discussions and whispers. The previous anomaly had given them much to talk about.

Of course, due to the earlier tremor, neither the scenic area nor the tourists felt safe staying on the mountain, so they all came down.

Listening to the various bizarre speculations from the tourists around him, Yin Xiu couldn't help but smile. He was probably the only one who knew the true cause.

"The way people talk now is really interesting, and their thinking seems very different from back then!"

Yin Xiu looked at the people around him, pursed his lips, and thought to himself.

Just as he walked down Mount Tai, Yin Xiu was filled with curiosity about many things he saw. For example, people using mobile phones to make calls or playing with tablets... these were things he had never seen before, and they felt very novel.

"Hmm... It seems best to find someone alone and use the 'Soul Search' technique on them. Otherwise, I have no understanding of the world today. The changes over these eighty years are truly immense."

Yin Xiu looked at the many things that didn't exist eighty years ago and felt a bit lost.