Miss, I Really Am Human!

A moment later, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan emerged from the Small Woods one after the other.

Bai Qiuran walked ahead with a normal expression, while Jiang Lan followed behind him, her eyes vacant. She held a clean and beautiful Beast Hide in one hand and rubbed her shoulder with the other, where there was some dust.

Upon reaching the vicinity of the Settlement and seeing the Log Wall, Bai Qiuran stopped and asked, "Miss Jiang Lan, given your sensitive status, won't following me inside cause panic?"

"Um?"

Jiang Lan composed herself, then glanced at Bai Qiuran with a complicated expression, and replied, "No need. As Heavenly Gods, I naturally have ways to conceal my whereabouts from Mortals."

"That's fine."

Bai Qiuran arrived at the entrance of the Settlement and once again used her speed to dodge the sight of the two guards before entering the Settlement. Jiang Lan, on the other hand, walked past the guards with a normal expression and came to Bai Qiuran's side. For some unknown reason, the guards and the people in the Settlement ignored her.

"Stop looking, you need to match the Divine Power."

Noticing Bai Qiuran's gaze, Jiang Lan responded coldly.

Just you wait, I've got True Essence now. When I get back, I'm going to dig out the Invisibility and Concealment Arts from the Azure Nether Sword Sect Library Pavilion and learn them to my heart's content!

Bai Qiuran pursed her lips, thinking to herself.

With Jiang Lan by his side, he went to the house located on the edge of the Settlement. It was afternoon, and the simple-minded boy was not at home. So Bai Qiuran asked a few people in the Settlement. These people did not recognize Bai Qiuran, but seeing that Human Race, they still told him where Li was.

Because of his guidance, he successfully broke through the Foundation Establishment Stage and seemed to have gained the appreciation of the Settlement Chief. He joined the Settlement's Hunting Team and became one of its members, and is currently on his way to hunt.

"I know where the Hunting Team are going. They always return to the Settlement via the same route. We just need to go there and wait for them."

After hearing Bai Qiuran's answer, Jiang Lan spoke up.

So this time, Jiang Lan led the way again, and the two left the Settlement and went straight to the crossroads where the Hunting Team was returning.

While waiting, Jiang Lan, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but ask, "What kind of Heavenly Gods are you? I've never seen such strange Divine Power before."

"That's not Divine Power, that's called True Qi, and um, a portion of True Essence."

Bai Qiuran emphasized the second half of her sentence.

When he saw Jiang Lan pass on the Sword Qi he had taught her to the Human Race, he understood that they were partners on the same side.

Therefore, even though they weren't close, Bai Qiuran could trust Jiang Lan because their ultimate goals were the same. So, Bai Qiuran decided to tell Jiang Lan everything.

"When we first met, I told the truth: I am Human Race, not Heavenly Gods."

Bai Qiuran said in a confident tone.

"But why are you so strong?"

Jiang Lan asked doubtfully, "Can Human Race also become as strong as you?"

She recalled how, in the Small Woods, Bai Qiuran deliberately made the Poisonous Creatures he controlled spray Poison and Poisonous Miasma onto her face, and even inhale the Poisonous Miasma into her nose. In the end, the Deadly Poison that he had inhaled, capable of killing even Heavenly Gods, only caused him to sneeze twice.

"Of course... I don't know if Human Race can become as strong as me, but it's certain that they can become as powerful as Heavenly Gods, True Gods, or even the Heavenly Emperor Eastern Emperor Taiyi."

Bai Qiuran carefully considered her words before replying, "Although we Human Race are born weak, our potential is terrifying."

"Bai Qiuran." Jiang Lan thought for a moment, still unable to believe it, and then looked at him and asked, "Since you say you are Human Race, then from which Human Race are you from?"

Bai Qiuran lowered her head and thought for a moment before replying, "I can't tell you that right now, but I will when the time is right."

If we were to tell Jiang Lan now that he came from countless millennia into the future, it would likely cause a rejection from the Heavenly Dao.

He wasn't afraid, but he found the feeling of being tossed around by the Heavenly Dao extremely annoying. Ever since that thing clashed with him in the River of Time, it seemed that it wouldn't easily confront him directly anymore. Bai Qiuran also wanted to find it to clash him and help him temper his True Qi, but whenever he tried to interfere with history, the Heavenly Dao would throw him into another Plane different from the Main World.

Bai Qiuran's Spatial Arts were not yet fully developed, and he was no match for the Heavenly Dao in this regard. Therefore, he could only let it squeeze him out of the world.

Jiang Lan wanted to ask more questions, but Bai Qiuran said, "Look, the Hunting Team is back. We can talk about those things later. Now, watch me operate."

Jiang Lan looked up and, sure enough, the Hunting Team from the Human Race Settlement had returned. They were chatting and laughing, carrying their prey on several stretchers, and looked like they had had a good haul.

Leading the way were the Chief of the Human Race Settlement and another unfamiliar young man she hadn't seen much before. The young man was scratching the back of his head, smiling shyly at the Settlement Chief.

The young man walking beside the Chief was Li. After not seeing him for a while, his True Essence had indeed made some progress, which made Bai Qiuran deformed.

Seeing that they were in a good mood, Bai Qiuran used her Spiritual Sense to send a message to Li.

I'll be waiting for you at our usual spot.

Upon hearing the voice in his mind, Li Ming was startled, but Bai Qiuran ignored him and instead took Jiang Lan directly to the Pool where he had been helped to comprehend the Dao that day.

After waiting a moment, he immediately came over, bowed respectfully, and said, "Master, I've arrived."

"Um."

Bai Qiuran turned around and nodded to him.

It seems you've been doing well lately.

He straightened up and glanced at Jiang Lan, who stood coldly to the side. Of course, he recognized her as the Plague God, but he didn't know how his master had ended up associating with Plague God.

"Don't worry, Miss Jiang Lan won't harm you."

Bai Qiuran and asked, "But you, have you taught anyone how to become stronger? Don't think you've hoarded this treasure and are secretly pleased with yourself."

"Of course I taught him, otherwise the Chief wouldn't have let me join the Hunting Team."

Li scratched his head and chuckled, "Three Warriors in our Settlement are already on the verge of a breakthrough, but strangely, they're all breaking through very slowly. So the Chief sent them to a quiet room to figure it out on their own."

No, my disciple, it's you who's strange.

Bai Qiuran complained, while also feeling a little regretful.

If the Foundation Establishment Method is spread, it is foreseeable that there will be more and more Foundation Establishment Stage among the Human Race in the future. At that time, when walking in Human Race Settlement, everyone will have True Essence, rather than True Qi.

I destroyed the Great Harmony Society with my own hands.

Bai Qiuran annoyed, but she quickly composed herself and said, "Today I'll show you something new. Come here."