Feng Yuan did not continue persuading the other party. He was well aware that for her, this was also a kind of release. As for the responsibility of protecting those people, Feng Yuan believed Veronia and the others would be willing to help.

As for letting those people return to the real world to continue being their protectors?

This was something Feng Yuan hadn’t considered, or rather, he knew well enough that if he did so, in consideration of him, Agunas and the others might not say anything, but this would ultimately be a hidden threat.

Moreover, their goal was to protect those people, who had always lived on this false land, and once they returned to the real world, they would have to face the issue of territory.

Even Veronia attempted to rebuild Mitradite was stopped by them, let alone such a large group of people. If it’s merely about placing them, that might be alright, but Feng Yuan believed that if there was any force involved, conflict would be inevitable.

After all, they had been separated from the real world for too long, and their culture and habits were already different.

Perhaps she also realized this, which is why she did not plead with Feng Yuan to shelter them. Although the status quo could be maintained, she knew this parallel world was not the correct solution.

If not for this, why else would she have parted ways with them? Did they not understand the reality behind all this? She believed they knew, but for the sake of their descendants, they had no choice.

After leaving the altar, Feng Yuan remained silent, while Xiao Ji anxiously flitted around him, worried. However, this time, Feng Yuan paid it no mind.

Seeing Feng Yuan emerging from the passage, Qi Chen and the others let out a sigh of relief; at least Feng Yuan was unharmed. However, Xiao Ji’s unusual behavior drew their attention.

When Feng Yuan approached, his gloomy expression was unsettling for everyone. It was rare to see him like this, but every time he wore such a face, it meant something significant had occurred.

Could it be...

"It seems like the situation is quite tricky,"

Veronia spoke bluntly, and Feng Yuan glanced at her, shaking his head as he said,

"It’s mainly troublesome."

After giving a brief account of the information he had, Feng Yuan omitted anything about himself. Qiu Hanmo, after listening, secretly scrutinized Feng Yuan. Although Feng Yuan spoke about those people, and it could be inferred from the information that Feng Yuan was not a descendant of the parallel world’s people,

but for someone capable of breaching the Yin World, how could he be simple? Moreover, he couldn’t ignore a crucial point: the group that had intruded into the Yin World didn’t all support the parallel world plan, meaning, after that, they likely splintered into multiple factions.

Qiu Hanmo didn’t make any deductions or show any abnormality. Whether he suspected Feng Yuan or not, he wouldn’t reveal it, which is also why Yang Hongzhi and others didn’t have a particularly close relationship with him.

Qiu Hanmo wouldn’t disclose everything to them, no matter how well he disguised it. To Yang Hongzhi and them, they could still sense Qiu Hanmo’s distrust.

Or rather, rather than saying it’s distrust, one might say he was even suspicious of himself. Even though they knew Qiu Hanmo wouldn’t betray them easily, Yang Hongzhi and the others were still instinctively wary of getting too close to him.

The other party naturally understood the situation but had no intention of changing. Emotions are one of the things most likely to influence someone into making incorrect judgments. He could only choose to minimize this influence.

After all, he served as the strategist in the team, and if his judgment were mistaken, it could turn hazardous.

"I see, the remnant of the Mythical Era, although I would suggest that there is enough space in my World of Mirrors, I assume you wouldn’t want to do that, correct?"

Veronia, after listening to Feng Yuan’s explanation, fell silent for a moment and then looked at him, asking. Nodding, Feng Yuan said,

"If they can’t integrate into the real world, remaining isolated isn’t good. Even for the World of Mirrors, there’s no guarantee there won’t be any mishaps, let alone it’s your most crucial possession. It’s better not to risk it if there’s no need."

Providing a place for a group of people to live is different from placing a small group of Spirit Beasts or merely storing some things. No one could guarantee what those people might do in the World of Mirrors.

Even though they hadn’t imparted all their technology to their descendants, Feng Yuan wasn’t confident that these people were without means.

Moreover, placing them inside the World of Mirrors might not be their wish. Besides, Feng Yuan wasn’t sure whether he could even take them away in the first place.

Don’t forget, she doesn’t represent these people’s will, or rather, because she couldn’t accept their actions, she chose to distance herself. This means she couldn’t influence their decisions at all.

For Feng Yuan, as long as they didn’t resist him taking them away, it didn’t matter if others tried to stop them. Besides, the parallel world was bound to be utterly destroyed, regardless of their choices; this wouldn’t change.

There was no way around it. Maintaining such a vast parallel world was not beneficial for the world today. Ignorance was one thing, but now that there was an issue, letting them continue was impossible.

At the same time, Feng Yuan was also questioning what exactly that dark area was. Logically, a parallel world opened with the Yin World’s data shouldn’t have something so chaotic.

Though the Yin World is the dark side of the world, it’s still a world of order, incapable of carrying something so chaotic in nature. Given the Yin World’s importance, it’s subject to far more protection and surveillance than the real world.

Those people hadn’t given up on forcefully entering the Yin World again, but their first success was only because no one anticipated their actions. After their intrusion, both the World Will and Xilnais heightened their vigilance. Attempting to forcefully enter the Yin World like before was no longer possible.

Feng Yuan was convinced that their data was certainly incomplete, and that dark region likely emerged as a result of this incompleteness, but as to what it truly was, Feng Yuan couldn’t fathom.

It’s not that he couldn’t speculate, rather there were too many possibilities, leaving him unable to determine which one was the case at the moment.

"Remnants of the Mythical Era who haven’t integrated into our civilization are a destabilizing factor."

After considering, Qiu Hanmo finally decided to speak up. In his opinion, those people were very dangerous. Even if they hadn’t bloodied their hands, it didn’t mean they were harmless; although they were humans, even the real world had national divisions, let alone humans segmented by eras.

"Hanmo,"

Zhong Hanmo lightly patted Qiu Hanmo’s back, signaling him to stop, even though what he said was correct. But he should also consider the situation with those Divine Beasts.

Gitalien was easier to talk about since it was a contemporary Space Divine Beast, but Agunas and the others were all closely connected with the Mythical Era. Even if these people had done such things, Veronia was still considering housing them in her World of Mirrors. Now, mentioning this matter was only inviting trouble.

Qiu Hanmo smiled faintly at Yang Hongzhi without explaining. Divine Beasts might have their likes and dislikes, but compared to humans, they wouldn’t go out of their way to target others; at least, most Divine Beasts didn’t hold grudges that much.

"Hmm, it certainly is a hassle. Gathering them all makes it quite complicated to arrange. Finding a suitable unclaimed territory in the real world isn’t easy, and how they would interact with others is also troublesome, but ignoring them is not an option either."

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan said as he swept his gaze over everyone,

"For now, let’s prepare to bring the people back. Whether they will follow us or not depends on the circumstances."

If those people didn’t wish to leave, Feng Yuan wouldn’t force them, and Veronia understood Feng Yuan’s stance. Forcing them away against their will wouldn’t be appropriate. However, she felt as though resolving this issue wouldn’t be straightforward either.

If those people were incapable, it would be fine. They could just pay extra attention to the locations where those people were; others, out of respect for Divine Beasts, wouldn’t interfere. The real worry was if these people had capability and ambition; that would be a real issue.

They could not and would not aid them in initiating a new cycle of conflict. However, ignoring them also didn’t feel right.

This dilemma, even if postponed, still had to be faced. Perhaps, they truly didn’t want to leave with them?

For some reason, the thought suddenly occurred to Veronia, a thought she considered rather unkind.