The scene changed before Zhou Ming's eyes, and he reappeared in the stone forest.
Gently patting the purple stone pillar, Zhou Ming looked up at the vast sky, the blazing sun, and the dry, hot air of June.
"My business with Lang Ya Land Spirit can temporarily come to an end here."
Recalling how Lang Ya Land Spirit had been so impatient, hastily agreeing to his three conditions before rushing off to research Gu, and then promptly sending him out, Zhou Ming couldn't help but chuckle.
His three conditions with Lang Ya Land Spirit were simple.
First, Lang Ya Land Spirit must not, by any means, reveal any information about Zhou Ming to any entity. This included the Gu Zhou Ming gave him, which Lang Ya Land Spirit could only research himself and must never leak (being divined by a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal did not count).
Second, when Zhou Ming achieves Immortal Ascension, Lang Ya Land Spirit must lend him a Wood Path Immortal Gu to assist him.
Third, Zhou Ming had the right to trade Gu with Lang Ya Land Spirit, allowing him to purchase rare Mortal Gu from Lang Ya Land Spirit with equivalent primeval stones (even if primeval stones were essentially worthless to Lang Ya Land Spirit).
Of course, the fulfillment of these three conditions depended on Zhou Ming's promise to Lang Ya Land Spirit that he would trade new Gu to Lang Ya Land Spirit every time he visited Lang Ya Blessed Land.
Thus, both parties established a cordial and friendly cooperative relationship.
Furthermore, Zhou Ming immediately completed his first transaction with Lang Ya Land Spirit, perfecting his Rank Four Gu combination.
Zhou Ming's second objective for coming to Lang Ya Blessed Land was also perfectly achieved.
"Return to Main God Space!"
Zhou Ming, who had just appeared in the stone forest, vanished from it once again.
Upon returning to the Main God Space, the first thing Zhou Ming did was submit all the Gu he had just obtained from Lang Ya Land Spirit to the Main God, then select the Gu he needed and re-exchange them.
By backing up the Gu in the Main God Space, Zhou Ming no longer had to worry about these precious Gu being destroyed.
A Rank Five Gu had an exchange price of 4000 reward points in the Main God Space.
The reward for the first ten submissions to the Main God was 8000 points, and each subsequent submission of a new Rank Five Gu also yielded 4400 reward points, making each one a huge gain.
However, Rank Five Gu were by no means Zhou Ming's target for earning reward points from the Main God, because compared to lower-grade Gu, Rank Five Gu were still too few and too precious.
The price of a Rank Five Gu in the Main God Space was ten times that of a Two-turn Gu, but in the Gu World? It was more than a hundred times!
Therefore, Zhou Ming's main method for obtaining reward points in the future would still be to acquire large quantities of low-grade Gu and submit them to the Main God.
After checking the Gu on his person, Zhou Ming smiled with satisfaction and walked out.
"There are less than forty days until the next mission starts, which is just over four days in the Main God Space. Time is still very tight."
Stepping out of his villa, Zhou Ming knocked on Qin Wumeng's villa door.
Soon, Qin Wumeng opened the door, her expression still cold and calm, with a hint of pleasant surprise in her eyes: "Captain, you're back?"
"Yes, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you," Zhou Ming said.
"Of course, please come in," Qin Wumeng gestured, "You can also see how my newly renovated room looks."
Is that what you call renovation? That's a one-to-one replica, isn't it... Zhou Ming secretly grumbled, walking into Qin Wumeng's villa, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Sure enough, just as he guessed, all the furnishings and arrangements in this villa were identical to his own, and even the trees planted in the courtyard were restored as much as possible.
It made Zhou Ming admire her excellent memory, to be able to remember so many details after just one look.
"Captain, what would you like to drink?"
As Zhou Ming took a seat on the living room sofa, Qin Wumeng asked.
"No need to trouble yourself, I just have a few questions," Zhou Ming waved his hand.
"Don't be polite with me, Captain," Qin Wumeng said seriously, "We are already teammates, fighting side by side, teammates who can safely entrust their backs to each other. Why should we still be constrained by these formalities?"
This girl has a hidden meaning in her words! Zhou Ming felt a pang of discomfort; in such a familiar environment, just like being at home, he really didn't want to be polite.
"No, you should sit down. I want to ask you, have you returned to your Main World?"
Zhou Ming changed the subject, asking decisively.
A subtle hint of unnaturalness flashed in Qin Wumeng's eyes, and she shifted slightly, a little uneasy, whispering, "I have."
"Then I ask you, what is the time flow rate ratio between your Main World and the Main God Space?"
Zhou Ming ignored Qin Wumeng's small movements and directly asked the question he cared about most.
"Time flow rate ratio?" Qin Wumeng tilted her head, indicating she didn't understand.
"It's the time difference between the two worlds..." Zhou Ming tried to explain.
"I know what it means," Qin Wumeng looked at Zhou Ming very carefully and said, "Ten days."
"What?" Zhou Ming was startled.
"Ten days, the interval between each mission is ten days," Qin Wumeng slowed her speech to make her words clearer.
"The Main World and the Main God Space share these ten days. Regardless of which world you are in, the next mission begins after ten days."
Zhou Ming fell into deep thought.
Qin Wumeng did not disturb Zhou Ming. She got up, brewed two cups of tea, placed one in front of Zhou Ming, and drank the other herself, quietly waiting for Zhou Ming.
After a while, Zhou Ming came back to his senses, picked up the tea that was no longer very hot on the table, and drank it in one gulp.
"I understand, thank you," Zhou Ming said, putting down the teacup.
"Don't be polite with me, Captain," Qin Wumeng repeated again.
She didn't ask why Zhou Ming asked her those questions, nor did she ask what was different about Zhou Ming's world, as if she had no curiosity at all, yet she emphasized that sentence very seriously.
Zhou Ming smiled: "Got it."
Zhou Ming then asked Qin Wumeng a few more questions before getting up to leave.
"Captain, are you leaving again?" Qin Wumeng asked.
"Sorry, I have many things to do over there," Zhou Ming said apologetically, "Originally, after forming a team, we should have discussed the future direction of the team, but I am currently..."
"It's okay, I understand," Qin Wumeng's voice remained calm, "I just wanted to say that I've already used the genetic serum you gave me a few days ago, Captain."
"Oh, really?" Zhou Ming quickly asked, "How were the effects?"
"Quite good," Qin Wumeng reached out, and the teacup on the table floated up into her hand.
"Telekinesis?"
Qin Wumeng nodded.
"Indeed good," Zhou Ming agreed with a smile, "This ability sounds quite common, but if used well, it's very powerful. The key is how to develop it."
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Ming transferred some reward points to the team's public account and said, "I've transferred some reward points to the public account. You can strengthen yourself first. If it's not enough, we'll talk about it when I come back next time."
Qin Wumeng couldn't help but smile, saying, "Captain, I won't be polite with you."
"Yes, we are teammates now," Zhou Ming also smiled... The surrounding scenery changed, and Zhou Ming reappeared in the stone forest.
Looking at the familiar stone pillars before him, Zhou Ming felt a momentary trance.
Since arriving at the stone forest, he had entered the Main God Space twice and Lang Ya Blessed Land once. The constant shifting of scenes made a faint, dream-like sensation rise within Zhou Ming's heart.
"Phew, life is like a dream, like dew and like lightning," Zhou Ming shook his head, gently exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.
"Perhaps I can look for dream-related exchanges in the Main God Space. Dream Path is the future trend. Maybe I can be one step ahead of everyone and become a Dream Path Immortal Venerable?"
Back then, Old Ancestor Long Hair failed to refine Escape Void Gu for Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable, which he deeply regretted and couldn't forget until his death.
Old Ancestor Long Hair's friend, One Word Immortal, couldn't bear to see his close friend suffer such torment. He spent fifty years of his lifespan divining and finally calculated that three Rank Nine Venerables would emerge in the future: Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, Paradise Earth Immortal Venerable, and Great Dream Immortal Venerable, and that Escape Void Gu would ultimately be refined in the hands of Great Dream Immortal Venerable.
Later, Spectral Soul Demon Venerable and Paradise Earth Immortal Venerable indeed appeared one after another, creating two great eras that profoundly influenced later generations. This made the world firmly believe in One Word Immortal's prophecy.
In this current era, no Venerable has appeared, and Dream Path has just begun to develop. Everything seems to indicate that Great Dream Immortal Venerable will be born in this era.
Although all this is the arrangement of fate, fate can be changed, and Great Dream Immortal Venerable may not appear.
But the power of Dream Path is always beyond doubt.
Previously, Zhou Ming was weak and had no time to consider other things. Now, although his strength is still nothing more than a large ant in the Gu World, he can at least look forward to the future.
"For the remaining time, I'll travel with all my might until the last day."
The notification for the next mission is issued one day before the mission starts, and judging by the 90-day interval given by the Main God, this last day is likely the last day in the Gu World.
If it's in the Main God Space, then it will be issued only a few hours before the end.
Coordinating the time flow rate is also one of the drawbacks (though not entirely a drawback) of forming a team.
After all, the time flow rate between a normal Reincarnator's Main World and the Main God Space is unified; Zhou Ming is the special one.
Summoning Flying Flower Gu, Zhou Ming rode on the giant flower, flew into the air, and headed southeast... On a hillside, two groups of Gu Masters were fighting.
One side was at a disadvantage, surrounded by the other group, huddled together and barely resisting the attacks.
Three black-skinned fat beetles were protected in the middle. Black-skinned fat beetles are unique creatures of Northern Plains, good at carrying things, and are often used by Gu Master teams to transport supplies, capable of carrying a large amount of goods at once.
"Big brother! We can't escape, what do we do!"
Among the surrounded people, one shouted to the leader.
"Third brother, I'll tear your rotten mouth off sooner or later!"
The leading big brother cursed viciously, then unleashed a burst of flames, forcing back an attacking person, and continued to curse.
"These damn horse bandits!"
Another person beside him activated a Gu, raising an earth wall to block several pouncing hyenas.
"Big brother, if it weren't for that Slave Path Gu Master, we might not have lost to them!"
The leading big brother looked into the distance, at a short, rat-faced, wretched-looking Gu Master, who was protected by several other Gu Masters in the middle.
It was this Gu Master who commanded a pack of thousands of hyenas, launching a frenzied assault on them, which put them at a disadvantage, trapped them there, and eventually led to them being completely surrounded and constantly slaughtered.