Central Wilderness, Administration Building.
Upon learning that Feng Xu had returned safely, Yunfeng summoned the entire Human Race to the Central Wilderness for a grand assembly.
Apart from the elderly and children, each tribe left behind only a handful of able-bodied adults; everyone else headed to the Central Wilderness.
Figures departed from the Central Wilderness to spread the word, while those there prepared an assembly ground capable of accommodating more than two million people at once.
Just then, Feng Xu happened to encounter Bai Hao and rode him toward the Central Wilderness.
When he learned on the way that Yunfeng was summoning the entire Human Race, he urged Bai Hao to quicken his pace.
Upon reaching the Central Wilderness, he went to the Lord's Residence.
Bai Hao stood guard at the entrance while Feng Xu went straight to find Yunfeng.
"Lord, was it worth it? You consumed most of your origin essence to break through to Mysterious Immortal. You've cut off your own path of cultivation."
Yunfeng smiled faintly and invited Feng Xu to sit.
"As Lord, I had to do something for the Human Race."
This breakthrough had not only broken the Human Race's cultivation ceiling, strengthened its fortune, and permanently unlocked the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler.
It had also allowed Feng Xu to expend merit to briefly reach Mysterious Immortal, enabling him to defeat the Demon Race.
"Even without you doing that, we could have solved the problem. It would only have taken longer. You wouldn't have had to sacrifice your future."
Feng Xu felt the burden on his shoulders growing ever heavier, pressing down until he could barely breathe.
"Back then, we all thought the Human Race was certain to lose. We all thought going to rescue people meant throwing our lives away for nothing. Look, haven't