He repressed this terrifying thought, and he realized that he had still underestimated Xu Fu, even though he was already placing Xu Fu on a very high pedestal. This was an immortal who had lived for over 2,000 years, and there was no reason why he had to stay in Cathay throughout his entire life, perhaps his impact could be felt all over the world.

Qin Ye took a deep breath before turning to Qi Nü. "Let's begin."

Let me know exactly what kind of monster has been hiding in the cracks of history for over 2,000 years!

Qi Nü nodded in response before crawling to the back of the statue. She then seemed to have pressed something, and a brick in front of the round futon fell away, following which a small box with side lengths of around a foot slowly emerged.

The box was entirely black and completely unremarkable. Qin Ye immediately opened the box, discovering its contents to be a stack of handwritten notes around half a foot thick.

The paper was already extremely old, and he blew away some of the dust on its surface before eagerly reading the notes.

"September 7th, 1503." The notes were written in clear Cathayan text. It was in ancient Cathayan text, but that wasn't an issue for Qin Ye.

"I've finally found a suitable experimental subject. For over 1,000 years prior to this, Cathay has always stood at the pinnacle of the entire world. In Cathay, there was no end to the knowledge that I could learn, and that knowledge will be enough for...