Lin Qingzhu took a light breath and continued, "Actually, Earth was already like this when we first returned. We were very surprised and curious at the time."
"So I contacted Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and asked him what exactly had happened."
"According to Xuan Yuan Jingxiu, Earth suddenly underwent a drastic change around half a year before we returned, less than ten months ago from now."
"The land began expanding and stretching crazily, and countless vast, unknown regions emerged. In just over two months, it became what it is now."
"Many cities were torn apart by the land's expansion and extension, divided into separate areas dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of miles apart."
"If the Xuanyuan Clan had not activated the Human Emperor Sword in time to protect the myriad people as much as possible, no one knew how many would have died in this drastic change to the land."
"However, although the Human Emperor Sword's protection preserved most of the buildings, it could not stop the land from expanding. Buildings located where the earth tore apart and expanded were still destroyed."
"There were also some casualties, more or less, though fortunately not too many."
After speaking, Lin Qingzhu paused briefly before adding, "According to Xuan Yuan Jingxiu, this is the land restoring its original appearance from Ancient Times."
"In Ancient Times, Earth, as the Mortal World of the Immortal Realm, was far larger than it had originally been. Even now, Earth has yet to truly recover its appearance from the Ancient Era."
"He guessed that before long, Earth would likely undergo another major expansion and extension..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chuxia and Shen Anran were completely stunned.
Ning Wangshu, on the other hand, wore a thoughtful expression.
"So that's how it is! This answers a question I had vaguely wondered