176: Teacher Jiang, I’m sorry!

Aphrodisiac?

Enhance sexual desire?

Zhang Fan was a bit dumbfounded.

If he remembered correctly, he had eaten three longyang fruits, right?

Will he transform into Lao Ai later?

“Teacher Jiang, why don’t you go out first?” Zhang Fan asked, feeling a bit guilty.

Jiang Shengnan immediately agreed; she didn't dare to stay there any longer.

Her teammate had died because of the longyang fruit, so Jiang Shengnan knew a lot about it.

The aphrodisiac effect of this item was even stronger than its bloodline purification effect!

Even demigods couldn't resist it!

Let alone Zhang Fan?

Facts proved that Jiang Shengnan had foresight; as time passed, the longyang fruit continued to take effect.

Zhang Fan felt his whole body growing hotter and hotter, male hormones secreted frantically, and his desire to mate became increasingly intense.

At first, he could endure it, but as the effects of the longyang fruit continued to manifest,

Zhang Fan even found his busy Shadow Clones to be attractive.

Seeing the corpse of the Lava Giant Dragon, he even had an impulse to stab a million transparent holes into it, like Zhang Fei.

His consciousness was being devoured by desire little by little; strong desire occupied the high ground, and his clear rationality was gradually replaced by desire.

“Whoosh!”

Zhang Fan, with bloodshot eyes, rushed out of the volcano like a madman.

When he reached the crater, he saw Jiang Shengnan waiting.

Zhang Fan pounced directly.

“Oh no!”

Jiang Shengnan didn't expect that even after she had hidden outside, Zhang Fan would still chase her out; she immediately realized something was wrong.

She quickly released her hovercar, wanting to escape, but it was too late; Zhang Fan hugged her tightly, and she could no longer break free.

“Zhang Fan, let go of me! You can’t do this! Let go of me now!”

Jiang Shengnan was both ashamed and angry, pushing Zhang Fan forcefully and struggling violently.

Unfortunately... it was useless!

The power gap between the two was too great; how could she, a mere Core Formation Realm practitioner, break free from Zhang Fan, whose physical body was stronger than a King of Monsters?

“Rip!”

“Rip!”

Clothes were violently torn off one by one and discarded on the ground.

Accompanied by a cry of shame and despair, Jiang Shengnan’s virginity, which she had kept for 28 years, was completely taken.

...

Six hours later.

The medicinal effects gradually faded.

Rationality returned.

Zhang Fan looked at the person in his arms, his heart sinking, thinking, “It’s over.”

“Teacher Jiang, I’m sorry!”

Zhang Fan lowered his head.

Jiang Shengnan didn't even look at Zhang Fan, her face flushed as she took out a set of clothes and silently put them on piece by piece.

Once everything was properly handled, she said one sentence: “Don’t tell Mimi!”

With that, she released her hovercar and drove away directly.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the sky was getting dark.

Teacher Jiang was only in the Core Formation Realm, so Zhang Fan worried about her safety and immediately followed, keeping close behind.

Zhang Fan’s heart was filled with guilt, remorse, and... embarrassment.

All this time,

He had regarded Teacher Jiang as a respected elder, as his teacher and aunt, and had never thought of anything happening between them!

Unexpectedly, such a thing occurred!

“This is messed up! How will I get along with Teacher Jiang in the future? And if Da Mimi finds out, how will she react?!”

Zhang Fan was filled with remorse.

He followed all the way.

As they neared Fuping County, several unfamiliar memories flooded his mind.

Zhang Fan was no stranger to this situation; every time a Shadow Clone dissipated, the memories they carried would return.

These memories were undoubtedly feedback from the Shadow Clones Zhang Fan had sent out to investigate the volcano after they dissipated.

And indeed, that was the case.

But the information contained in these memories startled Zhang Fan greatly.

“Zhurong… Divine Palace?”

It turned out that the Shadow Clones had discovered a palace at the bottom of the magma.

Through investigation, the Shadow Clones learned that the palace was called Zhurong Divine Palace!

Moreover, in front of that palace, a large number of skeletons were found.

“This is a major discovery; I must go back and investigate!”

With this thought, Zhang Fan immediately stopped Jiang Shengnan’s hovercar.

“Teacher Jiang, my Shadow Clones have made a significant discovery at the bottom of the magma lake; I think we need to go back and take a look!”

Zhang Fan bit the bullet and explained the discovery at the bottom of the magma, but Jiang Shengnan immediately refused: “You go by yourself!”

Her mind was in chaos now, very chaotic; she didn't know how to face Zhang Fan, nor how to face Guo Mi.

She just wanted to escape now, and as for where to escape, she didn't even know herself.

After refusing Zhang Fan, Jiang Shengnan drove her hovercar and continued flying forward.

“Forget it!”

Zhang Fan sighed and didn't insist further, continuing to escort her along the way.

To Zhang Fan’s relief, Teacher Jiang eventually returned to Chang'an Base City.

After watching her enter Chang'an Base City, Zhang Fan left.

What Zhang Fan didn't know was that shortly after he left, Jiang Shengnan drove out of Chang'an Base City again, disappearing into the vast night.

...

The Golden Armor activated its full-speed flight mode, breaking through 10 times the speed of sound.

Logically, flying at such a high speed would create a sound barrier and produce sonic booms, making a lot of noise.

However, it didn't!

As Zhang Fan passed, it was like a needle dropping into water, causing no ripples, incredibly quiet.

Under the high-speed dash of the Golden Armor, a journey that would normally take four hours was completed in just half an hour.

Zhang Fan didn't rush into the crater; he first went to the Fuxi Shrine, recovered to his peak state, and then entered the crater.

He quickly arrived at the magma lake level, Zhang Fan activated Void Transformation, his body merged into the void, and he began to descend.

After descending for an unknown amount of time, a crimson light shield appeared below.

The light shield was like a barrier, or a layer of glass, standing in the scorching magma, completely isolating the magma.

“This is it!”

Zhang Fan quickly arrived in front of the barrier and looked down through it.

The space below the barrier was very large, spanning hundreds of kilometers.

In the center of the space, a palace, entirely crimson, stood tall.

Around the palace, countless skeletons of various forms lay scattered.

Some were human-shaped, some were beast-shaped, and some were giant human-shaped.

Especially the two corpses in front of the palace, which should be two dragon corpses.

They were hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters high, like two mountains.

Chains were looped around their necks, and the other ends of the chains were tied to two pillars in front of the palace.

Zhang Fan did not enter rashly.

Because the information feedback from the Shadow Clones indicated:

This barrier was a one-way barrier; one could only enter, not exit!

Once inside, one would never be able to come out again; most of the numerous skeletons here were likely trapped to death!

Zhang Fan created ten Shadow Clones and sent them to continue exploring.

The Shadow Clones touched the barrier, like passing through ripples in water to enter, and then flew non-stop towards the palace.

The Shadow Clones had already investigated the skeletons around the palace; there was nothing unusual about them, nor were there any treasures on them.

Therefore,

There was no investigative value; the only thing left to investigate was this palace, suspected to be the Zhurong Divine Palace!

The Shadow Clones arrived in front of the palace, pushed the palace doors, but couldn't open them, then searched for mechanisms everywhere, but still couldn't open them.

Subsequently, the Shadow Clones also tried to enter using Void Transformation.

Still failed!

Finally, with no other options, they tried fire, lightning strikes, sword stabs, fist boom, ultimate alchemy, Annihilation Dragon Breath, Purple Spirit Yin Fire...

All possible methods were used by the Shadow Clones.

The result was useless!

Zhang Fan was instantly helpless; he possessed all the methods his Shadow Clones had, and if his Shadow Clones had no solution, neither did he.

“Why not consult Mao Du and Golden Scale? They’ve lived for who knows how long; they should have a way, right?”

Thinking this, Zhang Fan immediately entered the Fuxi Shrine and found Mao Du.

“Zhurong Divine Palace?”

Mao Du was lazily sprawled on the ground; hearing this, he recalled for a while, seemingly finally remembering the name Zhurong.

“You mean Zhurong!”

Mao Du said lazily: “He was a lucky boy; I remember he later seemed to have joined the Virtual Universe Company?”

“Virtual Universe Company?”

Zhang Fan was startled.

“The Virtual Universe Company, the Cosmic Vientiane Academy, and the Time-Space Divine Palace are the Three Great God-Level Civilizations of the universe!”

Mao Du said lazily: “These Three Great God-Level Civilizations, if I were to explain them in detail, it would be very troublesome, so let me give you an analogy!”

“The Virtual Universe Company is equivalent to a combination of an internet company, a gaming company, a bank, and a technology company on Earth!”

“The Cosmic Vientiane Academy is equivalent to a weapon research institute, a weapon manufacturer, and a cultivation technique research institute, specializing in manufacturing weapons!”

“The Time-Space Divine Palace is equivalent to a logistics company plus a real estate developer, specializing in transporting goods, and manufacturing and transforming planets and stars!”

“This analogy is not entirely accurate, but it generally explains the nature of the Three Great God-Level Civilizations!”

Zhang Fan nodded repeatedly; after Mao Du’s explanation, his understanding of the Three Great God-Level Civilizations was indeed very clear!

“That Zhurong you just mentioned, he should have been in…”

Mao Du thought carefully for a moment: “He should have joined the Virtual Universe Company and left Earth 6100 years ago!”

“In fact, there are many people like him; Fuxi, Nuwa, Shennong, and Huangdi have all left!”

“And the organizations they joined are one more impressive than the last; the vast majority of them joined the Three Great God-Level Civilizations!”

“That powerful?”

Zhang Fan found it hard to believe that a backward and remote Earth could have so many people join the Three Great God-Level Civilizations?

It was too fantastical!

It was like a primitive tribe in an African rainforest producing many high-achievers from Harvard, Cambridge, and similar universities!

Too absurd!

“Back to the Zhurong Divine Palace!”

Mao Du continued: “This thing should be Zhurong’s legacy left on Earth before he left, right?”

“I remember many people tried to find it back then, but they all ended up dead!”

“Zhurong should have been a god before he left, but his strength was just average!”

“The legacy he left behind shouldn’t contain anything good!”

Zhang Fan was a bit speechless: “So, there’s no need to investigate?”

“If you want to investigate, do as you please!” Mao Du said indifferently.

Zhang Fan said helplessly: “I actually really want to go in and see, but that barrier outside can be entered, but not exited!”

“And that divine palace is a single entity; it can’t be opened at all!”

“Go ahead, don’t worry!”

Mao Du said lazily: “I will help when the time comes!”

Zhang Fan was immediately overjoyed; after thanking Mao Du, he left the Fuxi Shrine and returned to the barrier outside the divine palace.

Looking at the palace in front of him, Zhang Fan didn't hesitate this time and went straight in; after a while, he arrived in front of the Zhurong Divine Palace.

“Click, click, click!”

The tightly closed palace gate suddenly opened, revealing a passage.

“It just opened?”

Zhang Fan was stunned.

The Shadow Clones had been busy for a long time and couldn't open the palace gate, but it opened as soon as he arrived?

As expected of Mao Du!

He was indeed powerful!

Zhang Fan gave Mao Du a silent thumbs-up in his heart, then stepped into the palace.

It was empty inside, with a row of crimson pillars on both sides, carved from an unknown material.

At the end of the palace was a table, and on the table were two items.

Zhang Fan sent a Shadow Clone in first to scout, and after confirming there was no danger, he cautiously entered the palace and approached the table.

On the table lay a fist-sized colorful stone and a neatly folded piece of beast hide.

Zhang Fan glanced at the stone, somewhat surprised: “Memory Crystal?”

This colorful stone looked very similar to the one his grandfather had given him.

However, Zhang Fan couldn't confirm whether it was indeed a Memory Crystal.

He first picked up the beast hide, opened it, and it was covered in writing.

“Golden Armor, translate!”

“Yes, Master!”

The Golden Armor was about to translate when Mao Du’s voice sounded in Zhang Fan’s mind, with a hint of surprise:

“Zhang Fan, your luck is pretty good; you actually found something good!”