"Have you heard?"

"Heard what?"

"The Earth Emperor Relic in Cangyan State! I heard that the months-long battle there has finally ended."

"Ended? Who did the Earth Emperor's Tome fall into the hands of?"

"It didn't fall into anyone's hands; the Earth Emperor's Tome wasn't even in the Earth Emperor Relic of Cangyan State!"

"I heard that too. The most tragic part is after a month of brutal battles, Cangyan State was already severely devastated, rivers of blood were spilt, and because they didn't find the Earth Emperor's Tome, those Kings of the Foreign Race flew into a rage and overturned Cangyan State and several nearby state domains, countless lives were thus extinguished, with no remains left, tragic, tragic, tragic..."

"Damn, that's terrifying!"

"Luckily, Donghua Continent of our Dongyue Mansion is a few state domains away from Cangyan State; otherwise, we'd be doomed too, wouldn't we?"

"It's just so terrifying, these so-called Kings and Emperors are utterly mad, they don't care at all about the ordinary living beings!"

"Alas, what pains me the most is the Earth Emperor's Remains being worn away by their joint siege... That was the ancestor of our Human Race!"

"Right, our Human Race was so glorious before, just the remains of one Human Emperor could contend with so many Emperor Level foreign race powerhouses, battling for nearly two months. But sadly with the drastic changes in the heavens and earth, now we have to rely on those Foreign Race Bloodlines, which were once far inferior to us, to cultivate. How lamentable..."

"Sigh, if we still had our Human Race cultivation environment now, why would we fear those Divine Race, Demon Race, Devil Clan?!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Thinking back to those years, our Human Race sages didn't revere gods, didn't respect demons, didn't fear devils, didn't dread demonic beasts, and treated them as prey. But the Human Race today is just like a dog!"

"..."

Mu Jinyu, after leaving his small courtyard, vaguely overheard some sympathetic discussions in the nearby attics, shocked that the battle involving countless powerful Kings and Emperors of the Foreign Race had ended!

Many people were also drunk, seemingly longing to return to ancient times when the Human Race rose in the Wild Wilderness, finally becoming the head of the Ten Thousand Clans with exhilarating battles!

As Mu Jinyu walked all the way through, although he didn't join their discussion, he also felt a shared sorrow of deep sympathy.

Eventually, he returned to his small courtyard with an uncomfortable heart.

"Brother Jinyu, where did you just go?"

When Mu Jinyu returned to the courtyard, Ji Xiaoyun ran toward him, her bright eyes blinking curiously as she asked.

"Just went out for a bit; staying cooped up in the room all the time isn't good."

Mu Jinyu forced a smile and said to Ji Xiaoyun.

"Brother Jinyu, do you have something on your mind?"

Ji Xiaoyun had been in contact with Mu Jinyu for quite a while now, and seeing the change in his expression, she blurted it out.

"No."

Mu Jinyu shook his head.

"Yes, there is. There must be something on your mind. Brother Jinyu, just say it out loud. Saying it might make it less uncomfortable..."

Ji Xiaoyun persistently said.

She was still young, and if it were Chu Huaxiu's age, seeing Mu Jinyu unwilling to say more, she certainly wouldn't dare to ask more.

But because of her young age, Ji Xiaoyun had less to worry about. Seeing Mu Jinyu seeming troubled and depressed, she wanted to help ease his worries.

"Oh, I know, Brother Jinyu, do you like Sister Huanian, but got rejected by her, so you're feeling down?"

Seeing that Mu Jinyu wouldn't say, Ji Xiaoyun's eyes turned a few times before she cunningly said.

"Uh?"

Mu Jinyu was speechless upon hearing the little girl's words.

He then shook his head and sighed: "No, I already have a wife, and even if I didn't, I never thought about starting a family here. You're overthinking it."

Although it's been over half a year since he accidentally came to the Canglan Realm from Earth.

But Mu Jinyu had always felt somewhat out of place with this world.

He didn't feel like he belonged to this world.

He very much wanted to return to Earth.

Even if it meant sacrificing his current cultivation, becoming an ordinary person, as long as he could return to Earth, he felt he could accept such a price!

In the Canglan Realm, he currently only had a few goals.

The first being to find his master Mu Shao'ai and the Divine Silkworm Princess Yin Li.

He believed they should be alive, also lost in the Canglan Realm like himself.

But he didn't know if they were in this Eastern Region, or in the Western Regions, Southern Domain, Northern Region, or Central Domain, these large regions.

The second being to accelerate the improvement of his cultivation, to increase his strength.

Not only for self-preservation but only by increasing his power could he traverse the endless Canglan Realm to search for his master and Yin Li, who also came from Earth.

The third is to break the current stalemate and forge a Humanity Path Cultivation Path.

No longer relying on Foreign Race Bloodlines for the Human Race to cultivate.

Only then could the Human Race be self-reliant, restoring past glory.

Currently, the only sense of belonging he had in the Canglan Realm might be the tragic state of the Human Race here, which resonated with him, unwilling to let the Human Race continue to be beaten.

So not only did he want to walk the Humanity Path Cultivation Path himself, but once proven passable, everyone could follow it, and the Human Race would no longer need to depend on others for survival.

Perhaps one day, the Human Race could recreate its former glory.

Dominating the rise and fall of this land of the Canglan Realm!

With so many elusive goals, how could Mu Jinyu have any mind for romance?

Falling into that would drain his courage and resolve, making it impossible to promote his cultivation and return to Earth.

If so, he would be utterly wasted...

"You're a kid, don't talk nonsense. What did you want to find me for?"

Mu Jinyu didn't want to talk more about these things with Ji Xiaoyun, so changed the subject.

Ji Xiaoyun secretly rolled her eyes, thinking, so what if you have a wife? It's not uncommon to have three or four wives around here. Always changing the subject, it's so boring!

Sister Huanian, it seems Little Yun genuinely can't help you!

"I wanted to ask you some questions about the 'Bone Tempering Section'..."

Ji Xiaoyun answered obediently.

"Alright, then ask away, and I'll explain whatever you don't understand."

Mu Jinyu nodded.

After a round of questioning and answering, Ji Xiaoyun didn't have any more questions.

She tried probing Mu Jinyu a few more times, but seeing he still wouldn't reply, she bounced away in disappointment.

"Come, let's have a drink!"

Soon after Ji Xiaoyun left, Chu Huannian suddenly appeared in a light blue dress, with a graceful figure, long hair flowing, very composed.

She was carrying two wine gourds, raising one hand to toss one to Mu Jinyu.

At this sight, Mu Jinyu was momentarily stunned, instinctively reaching out to catch it.

"Why suddenly drink?"

Mu Jinyu asked.

Chu Huannian looked somewhat mournful too, saying softly, "I also know about the Cangyan State thing. I know you once went to the Earth Emperor Relic in Cangyan State, you probably encountered the Earth Emperor's Remains, right?"

"Now that the Earth Emperor's Remains are destroyed, Cangyan State and the nearby state domains have been utterly overturned, with millions of lives buried. Not only are you in a bad mood, but even I feel bad!"

"Let's drink to the end tonight!"