Since I've figured this layer out, the old man's identity and such questions aren't that important anymore.
The old man sighed.
He gazed eagerly at the meat rack in Chen Yan's hand. Chen Yan smiled, took out the meat strips again, and placed two of them on the stone slab.
The sizzling stone slab grilled the tender meat strips, making them sizzle and the aroma of fat rise once more, which finally made the old man nod with satisfaction and say, "About the history of these things, what era they belong to, exactly how many years have passed... I don't know.
Don't look at me like that. I really don't know. The era is too distant, and it's almost impossible to accurately pinpoint the time period.
However, I can be sure that these things date back further than the history of the Ghost Race.
Even more ancient than the currently known history of the Domain Realm."
"Even earlier than the 'Heavenly Law Initiation Era'!" Chen Yan asked.
