Leaving Treasure Island

"All right, I won't say much more."

Xia Ping changed the subject. "I can't bear to leave these Human Race heroes lying on the ground. Why don't we gather their remains and take them back to the human cities?"

"But the journey from Treasure Island back to Human Race territory is incredibly long. I'm a little worried their bodies will decompose and cause epidemics or other diseases."

Many people nodded. They couldn't leave the remains of these Human Race heroes who had fought the demons here. That would be utterly disrespectful.

"Quite right. Why don't we burn the remains and turn them to ashes?"

"Exactly. It may be somewhat disrespectful to the Human Race heroes, but desperate times call for desperate measures. We have no choice. We can't leave them exposed in the wilderness. Besides, an epidemic would harm everyone."

"At least we can take their ashes home."

"Once we're back, we'll immediately erect Longevity Monuments for them, so they can be revered by the people and receive offerings of incense."

"Good idea. That's a fine plan."

The human Grandmasters discussed it among themselves and quickly decided to cremate the Human Race heroes, then take their ashes back to the human world. It was the best option.

Some hesitated. Perhaps they could learn how these Human Race heroes had died by examining their wounds, but out of respect for them, they said nothing. They decided to burn the remains to ashes.

After all, they had sacrificed themselves for the Human Race and died fighting the demons. There probably wasn't anything suspicious about it.

Before long, the remains had been cremated and placed in jars they had hastily made.

"All right, there's no time to waste. I'll take these ashes back to the human cities right away and tell everyone about