"Let's go!"

"Let's head back!"

After complaining for a while, these royal clan leaders ultimately didn't dare voice too much of their resentment.

Lest the kings and emperors of the foreign races sense it, which could cause trouble.

Afterward, they silently offered their prayers for the countless beings that perished in Cangyan State, then turned and dispersed, heading towards their respective species!

Half a day later.

The clan leader of the Ji Imperial Clan, Ji Haoran, had already rushed back to Dongli Province from the vicinity of Cangyan State.

Then, with a flicker of his form, he returned to the Minor World of the Ji Imperial Clan.

"The clan leader is back!"

As Ji Haoran returned to the Ji Clan's Minor World, immediately, a clan elder sensed the changes, unable to hold back their joyful cheer in reporting the news.

"Boom!!"

Suddenly, the Ji Clan elders, along with the younger generation still in the Minor World, unless in deep secluded cultivation, all came out to welcome Ji Haoran.

"Alas..."

Seeing this, Ji Haoran couldn't help but sigh mournfully in his heart, without revealing his troubles to them.

"Clan leader, what happened at the Earth Emperor's Relic site? Is it over?"

"What does the Earth Emperor's Tome look like?"

"Did the Earth Emperor's Tome fall into the hands of that foreign race?"

Ji Clan members chirped inquiries at Ji Haoran.

Ji Haoran then recounted everything that happened over the past month and more at the Earth Emperor's Relic.

"Several royal clan leaders died?"

"A Divine Race Divine Emperor was taken away by the Earth Emperor's Skeleton before it perished?"

"How terrifying, it was merely one of our Human Emperor's skeletons, yet it could endure siege from so many foreign race kings and emperors for over a month! Just how strong was our Human Race in the past!"

"The Earth Emperor's Tome isn't in Cangyan State? Suddenly feeling inexplicably fortunate it didn't fall into foreign race hands!"

"Just don't know where it is, it would be great if it could become my Magic Treasure!"

"Alas, Cangyan State was directly wiped out, what a tragedy..."

"..."

After hearing Ji Haoran's recount, Ji Clan members couldn't help but voice their various sentiments, longing for the past glory of the Human Race.

Wishing to return to the bygone Canglan Realm.

With their talents, they surely could rule the world, and wouldn't have to be reduced to lapdogs of foreign races like now.

Facing Heaven's Pride from the foreign races, completely not daring to contend with them!

This is the regretful thought in Ji Changkong's heart.

"Hmm, has anything happened within our clan during my absence?"

Listening silently to the discussions of young clansmen, Ji Haoran felt a wave of desolation in his heart, then he shook his head, collected himself, and asked the few clan elders who presided over affairs during his absence.

Upon Ji Haoran's inquiry, the faces of those clan elders stiffened, looking somewhat grim.

Seeing this expression, Ji Haoran instantly understood something had indeed occurred within the clan.

And it wasn't good news.

Those clan elders sighed, then allowed the most respected elder to speak on their behalf.

"Clan leader, during this month and a half, quite a lot has happened within the clan. First, Heaven's Pride Qingli from the War Clan brought someone to our clan, forcibly requesting to browse 'Humanity Path Sutra' and other Human Race texts. We had no choice but to let them view..."

Hearing this, Ji Haoran frowned slightly, thinking, a mere young junior from the War Clan now dares to bully us.

Yet, as the War Clan is a Powerful Race, it's not something the Ji Imperial Clan can provoke, and they're not viewing our core Cultivation Methods, just Human Race Cultivation Techniques like 'Humanity Path Sutra', which isn't much.

Thus, Ji Haoran sighed: "Let it be, just let her browse."

"Is there anything else?"

Ji Haoran asked again.

He felt that if it was only about Qingli forcibly browsing Humanity Path texts in their Scripture Pavilion, it shouldn't make their expressions this grim.

Clearly, something else had happened.

"Clan leader, it's like this, half a month ago was the day the Tiangan Secret Realm opened..."

That elder spoke again.

Knowing Ji Haoran had been enduring hardship at the Earth Emperor's Relic in Cangyan State recently, he surely forgot about this matter.

Indeed, hearing the elder's words, Ji Haoran's face changed slightly, evidently belatedly recalling this matter.

He scanned the room, seeing Ji Changkong present, but his brother Ji Changfei was nowhere to be found...

This caused a jolt in his heart, immediately sensing an ominous premonition.

"Where's Changfei? Did something happen to him in the Tiangan Secret Realm?"

Ji Haoran asked solemnly.

"Hmm, that's how it is..."

The elder truthfully replied: "Changfei and Little Xiao and other clansmen, all perished in the Tiangan Secret Realm this time!"

"We suspect their incident is related to Dongyue Mansion!"

"Hmm? How so?" Ji Haoran frowned and asked.

The elder detailed their suspicions to Ji Haoran.

"Eerie blood shadows only kill imperial family descendants, hardly any Dongyue Mansion students?"

Hearing the elder's words, Ji Haoran also frowned.

Indeed feeling Dongyue Mansion seemingly has some issues.

This time the elder also conveyed Wei Qiankun's earlier conjecture, thinking there might be some demon beast or demon born in the Tiangan Secret Realm, needing to feed on High-Grade Bloodlines, thus attacking these imperial family descendants while mostly sparing Dongyue Mansion students, informing Ji Haoran.

"This possibility indeed exists!"

Ji Haoran tightly furrowed his brow, saying: "Although Dongyue Mansion's suspicion is indeed quite significant, without conclusive evidence, we can't just directly attack them demanding answers!"

"By the way, besides Changfei, did other royal clans' core descendants die in the Tiangan Secret Realm?"

Ji Haoran asked once more.

If many other royal clans' core descendants also died, then those clan leaders finally freed this moment might be able to unite and demand answers from Dongyue Mansion.

But if only a few fell, it might merely be normal casualties, then even if several royal clans united, it'd be difficult to demand any answers from Dongyue Mansion.

"Besides Changfei, there's also Yaao Yunfei from the Yaao Clan!"

The elder answered solemnly.

"So it's just us, the Ji Clan and the Yaao Clan? Then there might be no way!"

Ji Haoran frowned.

If only two imperial clans united, Wei Qiankun might not fear them, letting them properly investigate his students' issues.

The elder added: "There's another matter, this time when Changkong and Changfei entered, they also took a replica of the Yin-Yang Qiankun Sword. Though it's a duplicate, it's still a Creation Divine Weapon. With Changfei's death, we don't know if it fell in the Tiangan Secret Realm, or was taken by someone from Dongyue Mansion!"

"Back then, Changkong tried to use Yinqian Sword but failed to summon back Yang Kun Sword."

The elder frowned and said.

"Hmm?!"

"Yang Kun Sword replica fell outside?!"

Upon hearing the elder's words, Ji Haoran's brow immediately tightened.

Even though it's a duplicate, it still involves some key points of the genuine article. If it truly falls into the hands of another royal clan or Dongyue Mansion, it would be dire for the Ji Clan!

"Bring the Yinqian Sword replica, let me try!"

Ji Haoran extended his hand to Ji Changkong.