"Alright, how many people in your city are actually willing to leave, or rather, how many of those who meet the criteria are willing to leave? It’s best if you quickly provide an accurate number; otherwise, I can’t help coordinate with the real world. Just judging from this city, it seems like there are quite a few people."

Feng Yuan couldn’t help but step forward and speak. He didn’t intentionally interrupt the two catching up; he could obviously see that Min Si and Xia had a good relationship, but he simply didn’t have much time to waste.

Given the current situation in this Parallel World, it could endanger the real world at any time. To prevent severe damage to the real world, Feng Yuan would undoubtedly step in and directly address the danger if necessary.

Resettling these people isn’t something he can just speak of lightly; it requires the help of Agunas and others to coordinate, which will inevitably require a considerable amount of time to prepare.

Xia pursed her lips and glanced at Min Si, saying

"I can persuade everyone to leave, but... I want to take all the books from the Forbidden Library."

Min Si understood what the other meant. She sighed and said

"Why bother? We were meant to disappear from history."

"But for us, the dedication you once made should not be forgotten. Even if, even if everyone can’t know, I don’t want the traces you left to be completely erased!"

"Fine, suit yourself."

Min Si helplessly let it go. She didn’t want their data to continue circulating because it involved too much, but she also understood that persuading Xia was impossible.

Forget it, as long as it’s not their internal data and only just those things, so be it.

For their sake, she’d definitely not spread those materials further, as for an accident...

Perhaps it’s destiny. At least, like this time, Feng Yuan’s appearance seemed like destiny to Min Si. Heaven didn’t completely cut off all their paths because of their actions but gave them a way out.

As for those who don’t want to leave, that’s their own business. Feng Yuan wouldn’t force them, because if they really choose to return to the real world, he’d have a headache figuring out how to manage the situation.

After all, they have been isolated for a thousand years, most of their grievances have long since faded away. However, this doesn’t mean their past mistakes are wiped clean, at least in the eyes of the Divine Beasts and special Spirit Beasts, their guilt is still evident.

Min Si knew something even clearer, that is that the real world does not revolve around Feng Yuan. Even if he could help them, he could not support them unconditionally if the descendants and people from the real world experienced conflicts, they’d have to intervene if they stayed.

At that time, it might evolve into a war difficult to end.

Compared to this possibility, she’d rather choose that the descendants may suffer some losses but avoid escalating into an extreme conflict. She believed that others would make the same choice.

Walking aside, Min Si took out her token, a token made of special metal, with a suspected phoenix pattern.

As Min Si moved, numerous butterflies danced in the air, these blue butterflies extended from the window deep into the evening glow, forming a dreamy Path of the Butterfly.

The window opened at this moment, wind blew in from outside, Min Si deeply looked at Xia and said

"From here on, it’s up to you. Though it’s cruel, I can only trust you... I’m sorry."

Without turning back, she walked into the Path of the Butterfly. In the evening glow, the butterflies flapped their wings tirelessly. It seemed everyone was stepping on a path made of blue butterflies, but in essence, they were walking on an invisible barrier.

Of course, the continuously blowing wind and the feedback from Divine Sense allowed Feng Yuan to understand that this Path of the Butterfly is not to be trifled with.

Casually picking up Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan held it in his arms, quietly following Min Si as he walked forward.

Watching everyone leave, Xia busied herself once more. She knew where the Path of the Butterfly led to, and she also knew this might be the last chance to meet the Guardians, but she still chose to give up.

Persuading the city’s residents to leave, even in their current situation, wasn’t easy in Xia’s view. Moreover, she must clearly explain the impending problems to everyone; otherwise, things might get even worse once they reach their destination.

The butterflies scattered, and the evening glow returned to its original appearance. Unfortunately, at this moment, Xia no longer had the mind to appreciate the familiar dusk.

"Feng Yuan, the darkness of the Devouring World isn’t something they can handle. Any thoughts?"

Silent as they advanced, Qiu Hanmo suddenly spoke up. Hearing his words, Feng Yuan thought for a moment and said

"Let’s just resolve it directly, that area may be beyond their capabilities, but it doesn’t mean it can’t be eliminated. After all, it doesn’t transcend the world’s rules, though we might need your help then, after all..."

Glancing at Min Si leading the way ahead, Feng Yuan didn’t finish his sentence. Although he wasn’t sure what exactly conjured the darkness of the Devouring World, he was certain that if they were to handle it, it would be bound to lead to some trouble.

It’s not that they harbor malice, but they are deeply entangled with the causality of the darkness of the Devouring World, and the means he intended to employ weren’t suitable given their current situation.

For Feng Yuan, if there are no requests, then directly finding a way to wipe out the darkness of the Devouring World would be sufficient.

But for now, in order to maintain balance and avoid complications afterward, there’d be no immediate action taken.

No matter how the darkness of the Devouring World formed or what damage it caused to the Parallel World, at least temporarily, the two are considered one. If that entity is violently removed, the collapse of balance might lead to unpredictable consequences for Feng Yuan.

Whether the Parallel World continues to function remain intact or collapses outright is uncertain.

It is precisely for this reason that Min Si didn’t immediately request Feng Yuan to destroy it, or rather, in her perspective, as long as that thing doesn’t follow the descendants into the real world, they could even drag it down along with the Parallel World.

Of course, Feng Yuan would prevent such an approach; it’s not out of mercy, but because the Parallel World can’t be managed in such a simple and brutal manner. After all, these world rules shouldn’t have been activated, and suddenly deactivating them might potentially trigger a disaster in the real world.

Moreover, the world source occupied by the Parallel World needs to be returned; internal self-destruction alone wouldn’t facilitate a quick recovery of the world source.

Feng Yuan viewed these troublesome issues as needing solutions. Fortunately, Qi Chen and the others had come along this time, and together, resolving the darkness of the Devouring World was not an impossible task. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Strength, when it comes to Feng Yuan, isn’t a problem at all; he had ways to temporarily boost Qi Chen and the other’s strength. Instead, it’s the individual response capabilities that proved troublesome, otherwise sending Agunas in would not be so bothersome.

The end of the Path of the Butterfly was not the final destination everyone imagined, but rather the beginning of another segment of the journey.

The lavish corridor, paired with the sparkling decorations, clearly suited Veronia’s aesthetic, or rather, it was not just to her liking; during that era, such style was favored by many Divine Beings.

This led most temples of that era to adopt this architectural style, which similarly influenced them as contemporaries.

For them, constructing like this wasn’t an attempt to replicate Divine Beings, but following cultural habits to add a degree of solemnness to this crucial creation site.

"Divine temples, huh. It seems they never escaped the influence of the Divine Beings."

Veronia observed the grand and imposing yet lavish corridor and said, while Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, replied with a hint of grumpiness

"Living in that era, could they really manage to create something else? Instead of contriving peculiar things to oppose the Divine Beings, isn’t directly borrowing better? For them, it was innately part of that era, regardless of preference."

"Sort of, that seems true."

Veronia pondered for a moment, finding the reasoning sound. Living in the Mythical Era, they couldn’t avoid being influenced by that time. As for preferences, even if they were singular, what did it change?

In that period, they continually aided ordinary people.

Even Divine oppression couldn’t stop the culture created by Divine Beings from spreading among ordinary people. Rebelling against this culture was troublesome and unnecessary for them.

As for the end of the Mythical Era, those elements became memories. Sincerely desiring a total break from the past wouldn’t have led them to where they are today.

Raising her head and looking forward, Veronia quietly spoke in a voice only audible to Feng Yuan

"Have you prepared yourself?"