Returning to the Dust of the World, Dao Rhyme Harmonizing Habitual Differences

After the order of the Mind-Speech Pathway restored clarity, the dividends of resource sharing grew increasingly prominent. They not only benefited the living beings of all races but also attracted a batch of "reclusive beings" who had long lived in seclusion deep within the Hongmeng Great Land. Most of these beings were races that had existed since ancient times. Because they disliked strife, they had hidden away in rarely visited secret realms, cutting themselves off from the world for tens of thousands of years. Now, the renown of the Mind-Speech Pathway and the Resource Pathways had spread across the land, and the peace and symbiosis outside the secret realms moved them to return to the mortal dust.

The first to step out of their secret realm were the "Rock Spirit Race", who resided in the Western Kunlun Secret Realm. Born from the stones of the Kunlun Mountains, the Rock Spirit Race possessed boulder-like physiques with skin as hard as iron, and they were calm and taciturn in disposition, excelling at refining metal and stone artifacts and reinforcing spiritual veins. After stepping out of the Kunlun Secret Realm, they headed straight for the sharing hub in Black Stone City of the Western Territory, hoping to trade for spiritual herbs and cultivation manuals of the Hongmeng Great Land through the Resource Pathways, while also wishing to share their metal and stone refining arts with all living beings.

However, the Rock Spirit Race's path of integration was not smooth. With their massive physiques, the ground shook when they walked, striking fear into the hearts of the common folk of Black Stone City. Accustomed to the silence of their secret realm, they disliked communicating too much with others; even when using the Mind-Speech Pathway, they merely transmitted necessary information in a simple manner, leading