I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 99 The era of us martial artists is about to begin!
Silverwing wasps like to use various black iron, mineral sand and hard wood, mixed with saliva and sticky tree sap, to build their hives for their colony to live in.

Therefore, although this beehive is only two or three meters high and one meter square, it is actually hard and heavy, and it is difficult for ordinary monsters to knock it over and destroy it.

But for Qi Xuan, it was nothing special.

With the enhancement of his physique from Silver Gang Grass and Cold Moon Blossom, he now possesses immense strength comparable to the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, easily disintegrating the beehive on the spot.

Not to mention taking it apart like this.

He reached behind the nest and fumbled around for a while, quickly pulling out a very sticky stone.

After cleaning the stone, it was revealed to be a piece of silvery-white jade.

It appears to have been carried by silver-winged wasps as nest building material.

If it were just ordinary jade, that would be fine. He could crush the hard jadeite and agate commonly found on Blue Star with his bare hands. But he couldn't even squeeze this piece of silvery-white jade. It must be at least a first-grade refining material, or even a second-grade one.

Most importantly, two ancient seal characters are clearly engraved on the surface of this jade.

This is clearly a man-made object!

This proves the existence of the natives even more than the triangular pyramidal iron we encountered before!
Qi Xuan excitedly explained to the camera:
"You should all be able to see this piece of jade that was just taken out of this honeycomb. Although we don't know what material it is, it has two ancient seal characters on it. These two ancient seal characters translate to the name [Nangong]."

"Although we don't know what the name 'Nangong' refers to, it could be Nangong, Beigong, Donggong, or Xigong, or it could simply be a compound surname, such as Nangong Tao, Nangong Yue, or Nangong Rongyao. Furthermore, it could be a specially set pass token or something."

But regardless, considering the Heaven-Seizing Bracelet I encountered earlier, I have reason to believe that not only does an indigenous civilization exist here, but it is also an extremely powerful one!

Upon hearing Qi Xuan's conclusion, netizens became excited:
"Looks like there really are natives here."

"When we first saw the Heaven-Seizing Bracelet, we knew there must be natives among them, right?"

"That's hard to say. The bracelet could also be faked for the live stream."

"Then this jade can't be said to be fake, right? The viscosity on the surface when it was first picked out could not have been formed without decades of sedimentation."

"Actually, I doubt the strength of the indigenous civilization. Even if it really exists, it probably wouldn't be considered powerful, right? After all, we have guns and cannons."

"Look at the exploration teams lost on the island, and then look at what you just said."

"In reality, if indigenous people really exist and can survive in a dangerous environment surrounded by wild beasts, they are definitely not weak."

"Even if they can survive among the beasts, their individual strength may be comparable to those beasts, or even not much different from Qi Shen, but don't forget that civilization is never judged by the strength of the individual, but by the whole."

Take Qi Shen for example. He's hunted so many ferocious beasts; he's quite powerful, right? Ordinary firearms might not be able to handle him, but what if he encountered bombs, missiles, or even nuclear weapons? Do you still think Qi Shen could survive?

"Heh, do you really think they're primitive barbarians? Look at the phantom of the celestial palace in space and say that again?"

"I hadn't realized it until you mentioned the illusory Heavenly Palace. Look, doesn't that character 'Palace' look a lot like a certain seal script character in the Heavenly Palace plaque?"

"Now that you mention it, it's true. The plaque for that palace should be called [XXXX Palace]."

"Damn it! I only know one of the five characters, and it's the least important one. Even if I don't understand the character, I know it must be something like palace or hall. Do I really need to annotate this character first?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. It's because the sign Qi Shen received had 'Nangong' written on it, not the five characters on the Heavenly Palace plaque."

"Hey, do you think it's possible that the Southern Palace on this jade stone originated from the Heavenly Palace? After all, there are many palaces there, and this Southern Palace might refer to the Southern Palace in the Heavenly Palace."

"No way, the Heavenly Palace is quite far from the Floating Continent, and it's still in a phantom state. How could it be so easy to run into people inside?"

"There is now speculation that the Heavenly Palace is actually a floating continent, and what is in space is just its projection."

"So, Qi Shen might be able to enter the Heavenly Palace in the future? Damn! The more you talk about it, the more jealous I get. When are you going to blow up another sun?"

"Damn it! Last time, when the smallest sun was blown up, the damage caused was enough to trigger at least ten strong typhoons. If this one is blown up again, I don't even want to think about what kind of terrible disaster it will cause."

"What if the floating continent were to crash..."

"But shut up!"

……

In the live stream, Qi Xuan, overjoyed to have received the jade, patted his full belly and simply put the remaining leftover nest into his personal space.

He then carefully disassembled the honeycomb, crushing it into powder, but still could not find the next piece of jade, nor any other obvious man-made objects.

With a sigh of regret, Qi Xuan rode Sunday away from the hillside, accompanied by the silver-winged wasps.

There was no other way; the effect of the beast-repelling powder was limited. If they didn't leave soon, they would have to engage in a fierce battle with the silver-winged wasps.

No need.

It's really unnecessary.

Having shaken off the last silver-winged wasp, Qi Xuan happily said to the camera:
"Now that we have the jade and the evidence, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to encounter the natives in the next few days. Thinking about it this way, I won't lose the bet I made earlier, and I won't have to perform any sword-swallowing or flying-on-grass tricks."

"Since we have nothing else to do, and we've just acquired the jade, why don't we teach you some of the local language? That way, when we communicate with the local natives later, you won't be completely unable to understand anything. Mastering a foreign language is quite important."

Upon hearing this, netizens were all excited:

"Is this the damn thing that classes are finally starting?!"

"Damn it! How long have I been waiting? I've been calling all the nearby martial arts gyms non-stop."

"Looking at Qi Shen's incredible performances before, heaven knows how much I coveted his martial arts!!"

"Say no more. As long as Master Qi is willing to teach, he will be my mentor, just like my parents. I will do whatever he asks me to do!"

"Wait, wait! We didn't say we were going to teach martial arts, what are you all getting so excited about?!"

"Don't you understand? Qi Shen said he would teach writing. Isn't learning writing the first step in learning martial arts? Do you really think martial arts are written in Chinese?!"

"Damn it! Now that you mention it, there's some truth to it. I'm learning English, it's interfering with my martial arts practice!"

"I strongly suggest that the country include the language of the floating continent in the nine-year compulsory education. We may never encounter foreigners in our lives, but we cannot go a day without practicing!"

"Yes, yes! The era of us martial artists is about to begin!"

"Croak! The Celestial Master Qi is invincible!"

……

Netizens were extremely excited, and Qi Xuan did indeed begin teaching characters.

Although ancient seal script is quite complex and sounds very archaic, it has many correspondences with Chinese characters, making it much faster to teach than one might imagine.

As for whether netizens can learn it or keep up, that remains to be seen.
To be honest, that wasn't in his consideration. The reason is simple: he can't cater to everyone's learning pace. If he were to provide nanny-style instruction based on the worst idiot standards, he wouldn't be able to do anything else but sit in front of the camera every day teaching characters.

Moreover, anyone who wants to learn can review the recorded lectures later, not to mention that there are also quick learners who can help explain.

Have faith in human wisdom!

By the time the morning's live stream ended, he had already explained more than fifty seal characters.

After the live stream was shut down, the world was immediately filled with complaints, and countless netizens expressed their deep resentment towards Qi Xuan:

"What is this writing? What is all this?!"

"Damn it, I never studied English this hard back in the day, how come I can't remember a single word now?"

"I have a Level 8 English certificate, an IELTS score of 8.5, and a TOEFL score of 110, and I still couldn't remember it?"

"It would be a miracle if they could remember that! You're teaching one word every ten seconds on average, and the total teaching time is less than five minutes! Who gave you the right to teach like this?!"

"Isn't this treating everyone as a genius with a photographic memory?"

"Ancient seal script is so simple, is there any human being in the world who can't learn it in five minutes?"

"Even the most foolish person can learn ancient seal script—Qian Xuesen."

"Smith Marseille, I'm such a burden to everyone."

"Don't even mention it! It's one thing for you Daqian people, at least you can compare your writing systems, but what are we foreigners supposed to do?!"

"Exactly! How can those distorted characters be text? My eyes are getting blurry from looking at them."

"Let me show you the pain we went through when we were learning English."

"This is much more painful than learning English. After all, Chinese is known for its difficulty, not to mention ancient seal script."

"Now, here's a question: ['Xiaoming, there's bird droppings on the windowsill. Would you like to wipe it off?' 'I'll wipe it off!! I won't wipe it off!!' — Question: Will Xiaoming wipe the windowsill or not?]"

"【“Hey beautiful, wanna have some fun?” “Get lost!!” — Question: Did the beautiful woman agree to sleep with Xiaoming?】"

"Haha, from now on we'll have to use ancient seal script for the exam questions."

……

There's been a constant stream of complaints online.

But as Qi Xuan predicted, there is no shortage of geniuses among humankind, especially geniuses in language. This can be seen from history, such as Ji Xianlin, who is known as the beacon of Eastern linguistics; Chen Yinque, one of the four great mentors of Tsinghua University; Zhao Yuanren, who mastered 33 Chinese dialects and more than 10 foreign languages; and Su Amang, who taught himself 21 languages ​​in prison.

In modern times, with the addition of various audio-visual devices and the updating of learning methods, language learning will only become easier.

Less than an hour after Qi Xuan finished his broadcast, separate explanations of each ancient seal character began to appear online.

As for more specialized scholars and experts, they have begun to integrate the commonly used structures and internal language logic of ancient seal script, attempt to construct sentences, and try to write new ancient seal script characters.

Furthermore, a large number of bloggers and even scammers have started offering various quick tutorials on ancient seal script online, attracting a large number of netizens to watch.

Class One Garden Party.

【Chrysanthemum's Slight Sweetness】shared a video:
"This content creator has done a great job deconstructing the ancient seal script of the floating continent. You can check it out when you have time."

Upon seeing this news, the students all started complaining:

"I've been out of school for two years already, and that damn foreign language is still chasing me?"

"I'm exhausted from work every day, and I finally get a little time to relax after get off work, and now I have to learn a foreign language?"

"I can't learn it, I really can't learn even a little bit. I've been working overtime every day lately, and when I have free time, all I want to do is disassemble my brain and get a good night's sleep."

"Don't even mention it. Our leader just said that whoever masters the ancient seal script first will be elected as the group leader first. I just don't understand what the use of learning this stuff is. No natives from the floating continent have come down to communicate with us. But a bunch of idiots are all studying it like crazy. I can't help but learn it even if I want to."

"If anyone manages to contact Xuanzi in the future, please pass on a message for me—can the damn teacher slow down the pace of instruction?"

……

Xue Cheng: "I've already hired a private tutor; he's a top student from Shanghai International Studies University [picture]."

The picture clearly shows a tall, fair-skinned, beautiful teacher wearing a shirt and skirt.

Upon seeing this picture, all the students couldn't hold back their laughter:
"Damn it! You want to learn a foreign language?!"

"Alright, alright, so you're trying to learn a foreign language from your teacher, huh?"

Where is morality? Where are the bottom lines? Where is dignity? Where is the price?

"@【Spring Sleep Never Dawns】, aren't you going to do anything about your man?"

"Forget it, Chengzi has already decided to embrace the forest, so don't let him ruin Manman's life."

Seeing this, Xue Cheng quickly explained:

"Brothers, I was wrong, okay? He is indeed a top student from Shanghai International Studies University, but my cousin from afar just happened to see Xuanzi teaching characters in the sky. Could you please give me some advice?"

Song Manman: "?"

Xue Cheng: "Manman, you know I'm sincere towards you. If you don't believe me, you can come to my house and see for yourself."

Song Manman: "I'm on a business trip in Jiangcheng today. Send me the address."

Xue Cheng: "Oh? That's great! I'll come pick you up!"

Song Manman: "I was just kidding."

Xue Cheng: "[Speechless]"

At this moment, Zhang Chu, known as "Number One at the East Gate," reappeared:

"My dad just said he wanted to set up some kind of ancient seal script research association. I was lucky I stopped him. You know, we don't use ancient seal script in real life. What can an association do? It's just a waste of money!"

“I disagree with that,” Xue Cheng replied immediately. “So many people outside are planning to learn martial arts now. Ancient seal script is a prerequisite for martial arts, so it will definitely create a craze.”

Zhang Chu scoffed, "Let's not even talk about whether that kid really intends to show his martial arts techniques. Even if he does, he'll probably explain them in Chinese. And even if he explains them in ancient seal script, there are so many talented people online who can translate them for you in no time. Why bother learning ancient seal script yourself? After studying English for so many years, how many of you actually use it after graduation?"

"Whether you use it or not is one thing, whether you learn it or not is another. Many organizations outside will check whether you have an English certificate when evaluating professional titles and selecting talents. Maybe in the future they will introduce a certificate in ancient seal script, which will be more valuable than English."

"Come on, this thing is just a passing fad. Do you really think it can influence all walks of life and international exchanges like English does? Why don't you bring down a few natives from the floating continent?"

"Anyway, I'm definitely going to learn it. You'll regret it someday."

"Let whoever wants to learn, learn it. I'm not learning it! At worst, I'll hire a secretary who knows ancient seal script. Isn't that how money is spent?" At this moment, Chen Yutong suddenly sent out a price list:

"Master Chen has started a class, specializing in teaching ancient seal script. Does anyone else want to join? There's a discount if we all join together."

Everyone got excited when they heard that a leading Chinese linguistics expert was going to give a course on the subject.
"Add me, add me."

"Count me in!"

"Damn, this tuition is dirt cheap, count me in too."

"You son of a bitch Zhang Chu, didn't you just say you weren't going to learn?"

"Times have changed, but these ancient seal characters still look quite elegant."

"Fuck you, you bastard."

……

After the excitement subsided, Song Manman remarked:

"I didn't expect you, Yutong, to be learning ancient seal script too. Aren't you very busy with work? How can you still find the time?"

Chen Yutong posted a helpless emoji:
"I don't really want to learn it, but I have no choice. Everyone in the company is learning it, and the higher-ups are even planning to use it as an assessment tool. I can't possibly get a zero on the test, can I?"

"Sigh, so curly."

"Actually, everyone can relax. There aren't many people learning this in society yet. We should be considered the first batch. Once we learn it, we'll have more career options in the future. Moreover, elites from well-off families and government leaders are also learning it."

Leaving aside distant examples, let's talk about Yuwei. She mentioned hiring a linguistics professor and dedicating several hours each day to studying ancient seal script. While this is simply a hobby, it also reflects a certain trend: learning ancient seal script is never a bad thing.

Hearing her words of advice, many students couldn't help but sigh:
"I never expected that Goddess Ji would also come to learn this stuff."

"Yes, I never expected that she would have such a rare and difficult ancient seal script."

"I must say, this kind of writing really suits her cool and aloof temperament."

"If we had started learning earlier, we might have had more in common with Goddess Ji."

"Come on, back in college, did you ever see Goddess Ji pay attention to anyone? How many of those popular young talents on campus could she even strike up a conversation with?"

"Hey, speaking of which, I just remembered, Xuanzi must have had quite a bit of contact with Goddess Ji, right?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Yutong and Goddess Ji share a dorm room and are best friends. Even if you're going to take the best friend route, you still have to get along well first."

"Stop talking, the person involved is still in the group chat, let's talk about something else."

"That's true. I'm considering using this ancient seal script for my child's prenatal education, so that we can have a head start, right?"

……

Ji Yuwei turned off her phone and said to the linguistics professor, who was over fifty years old, not far away:

"Teacher, let's begin."

……

in the afternoon.

After the live stream started, Qi Xuan continued teaching characters while riding a pig around.

Since there was no blackboard, he simply wrote the words on his hand.

Teach one, then write one.

However, the bumpy journey almost made netizens' eyes blurry:
"Can't you just stop writing for a second?!"

"Who gave you permission to teach like this?!"

"Qi Shen, please don't move! I'll do it!"

"I can't take it anymore, I'm about to faint, ugh..."

"Damn it, I've never felt this dizzy even when playing 3D games."

"This is terrible! The outpatient clinic is packed with patients suffering from vertigo."

……

Netizens are full of complaints, and various items have been removed.

Fortunately, the situation changed not long afterward.

Because teaching was interrupted.

Qi Xuan and Sunday beneath him have encountered a new opponent.

It was a red bear with square ears, nearly four meters tall, covered in red fur, except for its black square ears.

When netizens saw this guy, they were almost dumbfounded:
"Holy crap, this thing actually exists. I thought it was a joke."

"What the hell does it take to evolve so that the ears become square?"

"This appearance is too strange. Surely it's not some natural predator that catches and eats a bear with round ears, right?"

"...You better not be human!"

"That's definitely not true. Even if a human is a bear with square ears, it will still eat them!"

……

While netizens were discussing, Qi Xuan had already faced off against the ferocious red-haired square-eared bear.

Despite its formidable strength, reaching the peak of the second tier and being virtually unmatched among second-tier creatures, this red-haired square-eared bear was still quickly defeated by the incredible duo of Qi Xuan and Sunday, who, despite their various skills, were brought down on the spot.

The sudden and fierce burst of energy left both the man and the pig exhausted.

Regardless, taking down the red-haired square-eared bear is ultimately a good thing.

At least we can have roasted bear paws this afternoon.

Qi Xuan was pondering whether to sprinkle salt and pepper or cumin.

A sudden warning came from my [spiritual awareness].

Qi Xuan casually patted him, and Sunday immediately led him into the nearby woods.

Almost the instant they darted into the woods, a sharp gust of wind whistled past them.

A sharp claw, comparable to steel armor, instantly tore apart an entire ironwood tree nearby.

The other sharp claw directly grabbed the thousands-pound red-haired square-eared bear and easily carried it into the sky.

A strong wind howled past, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

I stood in the woods on Sunday, my body trembling slightly.

Qi Xuan stared at the golden-eyed pterosaur flying past, his face extremely gloomy.

What angered him was not just the near-fatal attack he had just suffered, nor simply the loss of his prey.

Also, because this guy is his old enemy!!

When the sun collapsed, the monsters in the forest fled in all directions. He was almost caught by a golden-eyed winged dragon that swooped down from the sky, but he managed to escape by using a talisman to burrow into the ground.

From that moment on, he remembered the other person's features, especially the very conspicuous red scales behind the ears, making it impossible to mistake them!

Unexpectedly, this guy, who had survived the cataclysm of the sun's collapse, attacked him again!

It's hard to imagine how angry Qi Xuan is right now.

He had never suffered two losses at the hands of a single monster.

"BYD, do you really think I can't do anything to you just because you're flying in the sky?!"

Qi Xuan suddenly urged Sunday to hurry after the other person in the direction they had gone.

at the same time.

On the mainland and islands.

Smoke filled the air around a small hill, and corpses littered the ground.

The members of the Daqian exploration team, who had just wiped out a group of woolly-tusked elephants, were systematically collecting materials.

Not only the silver grass growing on the steep cliffs nearby, but also the carcass material of the woolly tusked elephant.

As everyone was busy working, a warning whistle suddenly sounded from behind.

The team members quickly stood up and then saw the golden-eyed pterosaur flying towards them from the sky.

The captain, who was leading the group, put down his binoculars and shouted loudly:
"Retreat! Everyone retreat!"

One of the team members said unwillingly:

"Captain, we'll be able to finish harvesting the remaining Silver Spirit Grass soon!"

"That's an order! Everyone retreat!"

Several team members glanced at the few remaining silver grass stalks on the cliff face, then retreated quickly with faces full of reluctance.

Almost as soon as they retreated back into the forest, a golden-eyed pterosaur descended from the sky and seized the already dead woolly-tusked elephant, devouring it on the spot.

Seeing this, the artilleryman asked:
"Captain, should we take it down? With the weapons we have, we should be able to!"

"No! Don't do it!"

The captain said cautiously:
"Qi Xuan almost died at the hands of this kind of pterosaur back then, so we'd better not act rashly against it."

After speaking, he looked solemnly at the people around him:
"You've all heard the news from outside. Many exploration teams have been wiped out by wild beasts. We've already been incredibly lucky to get this far. As long as we get back safely, that will be our greatest achievement. Even if we don't get much, it doesn't matter. Just try not to cause any unnecessary trouble."

Although some people did not agree with the order, everyone stayed where they were and watched as the Golden-Eyed Pteranodon finished eating the Woolly-Toothed Elephant, licked the Silver Grass off the cliff, and flew away.

Northwest side of the mainland island.

Screams echoed continuously from within a dense forest.

Then, a large number of lighthouse soldiers rushed out of the woods in a great panic.

Behind them, in the seemingly deep and secluded forest, there appeared to be no enemies at all, yet soldiers who were lagging behind were constantly being dragged into it uncontrollably.

Immediately afterwards, a dense, gnawing sound came from my body.

The source of the sound was none other than a group of jade spiders, each no bigger than a fingernail, which many netizens had previously believed could not possibly be very strong.

The lighthouse soldiers, who had finally managed to escape, looked back at the forest with utter terror and refused to go any further.

After discussing it, the group decided to go around the forest.

But they hadn't gone far when they encountered another group of pseudo-limbed moles that looked like dead trees.

With their superior firepower, the group quickly killed all the pseudo-limbed moles.

Just as they were about to go forward to collect materials, a ferocious figure suddenly swooped down from the sky.

The soldiers who got close instinctively fired their guns into the air.

This immediately enraged the golden-eyed pterosaur that had come to hunt it.

With a flap of its wings, more than a dozen wind blades shot down from the sky, instantly cutting the team members on the field into a bloody mist.

Seeing this, the rest of the people were stunned. They quickly urged their spears and short guns to fire at the golden-eyed pterosaur.

However, thanks to its aerial advantage and agile movements, the firepower inflicted minimal damage on it, and team members continued to fall victim to the wind blades that landed.

Not long after, the remaining team members could no longer hold on and hurriedly fled into the nearby forest.

However, similar predators exist in the forest.

The group fled in panic for an unknown amount of time, and in the end, only seven or eight of the original thirty-odd people remained, and they had even lost many of their weapons.

The remaining soldiers looked at each other, their faces all pale and ashen.

Just then, one of the team members suddenly said with a look of surprise:

"Look, what is that?"

As everyone looked up, they saw a small wooden house that looked very familiar standing on the slope not far away.

(End of this chapter)