"You've worked hard; now take a good rest," Nuwa said with a grateful look at Lin Shiqi and Qin Yan, who lay on the ground, exhausted. She knew that without their help, she wouldn't have been able to successfully refine this colorful stone.

With a whoosh, Nuwa's body flew up into the air, heading towards the sky above the holy mountain, with the colorful, large stone floating above her, following her towards the sky above the holy mountain. After a while, Nuwa and the colorful stone both entered the clouds above the holy mountain and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Let's leave this place; the rest can be left to Lady Nuwa," Zhen Jun said, his tone very relaxed, showing his great trust in Nuwa.

After going through so much, Qin Yan and the others were also completely drained of their energy. They left the vicinity of the holy mountain and went to a farther and safer place to rest and recuperate.

The next day, after finishing their rest, the group came back to the vicinity of the holy mountain. At this time, the sky above the holy mountain no longer had flames and meteorites falling like the day before, and the grassland was no longer on fire. Seeing this scene, Zhen Jun happily said, "It seems Lady Nuwa has already repaired the hole in the sky, and the holy mountain is intact. Now you can return to the human realm."

"Then let's hurry up; I really want to return to the human realm quickly!" Lin Shiqi said excitedly, taking the lead towards the holy mountain.

Yi Tianchou had been seriously injured the day before. Although he had woken up and his injuries had mostly healed, his physical strength had not fully recovered. Therefore, they did not climb the mountain by flying but by walking, ascending from the foot of the holy mountain along the mountain path.

Perhaps because of the turmoil the day before, most of the wild beasts on the holy mountain had fled. During their climb, Qin Yan and the others did not encounter any wild beasts, and Gonggong, who had fled, did not appear to attack them again, which made them quite relieved.

The group admired the scenery of the mountain while climbing. When they were tired, they sat on the mountain to rest and picked fruits from the trees on the mountain to quench their hunger. In this way, stopping and going, they spent most of the day and had already reached a very high position, above the clouds.

"How tall is this mountain? We've been walking for so long, why can't we see the top of this mountain?" Lin Shiqi looked at the clouds below and then at the endless mountain above, feeling very shocked.

Qin Yan asked Zhen Jun, "How much longer do we have to walk? Do we have to climb to the top of this mountain to return to the human realm?"

Zhen Jun smiled and said, "No need, just follow me. We're almost there." Saying this, he took the lead.

Under Zhen Jun's guidance, everyone continued towards the upper part of the holy mountain. After a while, they arrived in front of an extremely vast rock wall, and on this rock wall, there was a huge cave. Zhen Jun led everyone into this cave.

"Eh, why is there so much white fog in this cave?" Lin Shiqi said. Upon entering the cave, a vast expanse of white fog rushed towards them, and looking around, everything was shrouded in white fog, with no other objects in sight.

"Let's not get separated, everyone follow me," Zhen Jun said, leading everyone through the white fog and continuing deeper into the cave.

Soon, they arrived in front of a huge, dark cave that extended downwards. Zhen Jun stopped here and said, "What do you see inside this cave?"

Everyone immediately concentrated and looked carefully into the depths of the dark cave—

They saw a faintly visible blue ocean appearing in the depths of the cave, with islands, seabirds, and even humans and ships on this ocean.

Lin Shiqi exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on? How can there be an ocean here? Aren't we on a mountain?"

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A woman's voice came from the white fog nearby: "No, this place is not on the mountain, but at the junction of the heavenly realm and the human realm."

Everyone turned their heads and saw a woman with a human face and a snake body emerging from the white fog, floating in the air, appearing in front of everyone. This woman with a human face and a snake body was none other than Nuwa, who had repaired the holy mountain and the sky the day before.

"Lady Nuwa, you are here too," Zhen Jun said with a respectful expression on his face, bowing to Nuwa. The others also greeted Nuwa warmly.

Nuwa nodded to everyone and then said, "This place is the junction of the human realm and the heavenly realm. If you want to go to the human realm, just enter the cave below you."

"Ah, is it that simple?" Lin Shiqi said.

Nuwa's gaze turned to Qin Yan, and she said very seriously, "Heir of the Emperor of Heaven's Sword, I have some questions for you."

Qin Yan said, "Yes, ask away."

Nuwa said, "What is your purpose in going to the human realm? Do you have some important matter to attend to?"

"Well, it's like this..." After pondering for a while, Qin Yan informed Nuwa about the crisis facing humanity in the human realm and his purpose in going there.

After listening, Nuwa sighed softly, her face showing a look of sadness, "It seems that humanity in the human realm is about to face a huge catastrophe, and I fear many people will die in this disaster."

Qin Yan asked, "Lady Nuwa, do you have any good suggestions for this matter?"

Nuwa shook her head and said, "I haven't been to the human realm for a long time, and I'm not as familiar with the situation there as you are, so this matter can only be dealt with by yourselves."

Qin Yan remained silent, feeling as if an invisible pressure had been placed on his shoulders.

Nuwa's serpentine body transformed to produce two white arms, with which she removed the golden hairpin from her head, golden earrings from her ears, and the golden bracelet from her neck, handing them over to Qin Yan.

Qin Yan, puzzled, said, "Lady Nuwa, what are you doing?"

Nuwa responded, "These items can strengthen and enhance magical powers. I am giving them to you, hoping they can help you."

Qin Yan politely declined, "How could we accept this? You should keep them for yourself."

Lin Shiqi, eyes fixed on the shimmering items in Nuwa's hands, tugged at Qin Yan's arm, her face filled with longing, "These are so beautiful. Since Lady Nuwa wants to give them to us, we should accept them."

Nuwa smiled and said, "Actually, this is also a gift for the current Emperor of Heaven. If you feel indebted to me, then strive to accomplish the task you have set out to do. That would be repayment enough for me."

Saying this, Nuwa stuffed the golden bracelet, earrings, and hairpin into Lin Shiqi's hands. Lin Shiqi, with a beaming smile, thanked her and took the shimmering items.

"Dream Butterfly then asked, "Lady Nuwa, after we arrive in the human realm, how can we return to the heavenly realm?" Everyone else was also very interested in this question and listened intently to Nuwa's explanation.

Nuwa explained, "Now that the gate to the heavenly realm is open, if your magical powers are strong enough, you can directly return to the heavenly realm. If your powers are not that strong, you will need a little help…"

After saying this, a palm-sized golden object appeared out of nowhere, flying towards Qin Yan. Catching it, Qin Yan looked at it and found it was a shell-shaped piece of golden metal, with exquisite patterns carved on it, resembling a piece of art.

Nuwa continued, "After you go to the human realm, as long as you are in the right place, you can use the power of this object to return to the heavenly realm."

"So, that's how it works. Thank you very much," Qin Yan said.

"You're welcome. Let me send you off one last time…" Nuwa said. She waved her hands in front of the pitch-black cave, and at that moment, the scenery inside the cave changed—

The blue ocean disappeared, turning into a gray land with tall buildings, streets, cars, and even pedestrians in modern clothing. Seeing this scene inside the cave left Qin Yan and the others utterly astonished.

Zhen Jun said, "After you jump into this cave, you will return to the human world you are familiar with. If you are ready, you can leave now."

"What about you?" Qin Yan looked at Zhen Jun. "Zhen Jun, don't you want to come to the human realm too?"

Zhen Jun shook his head and said, "No, I still have to pursue the whereabouts of the Nine-Tailed Fox. After dealing with the Nine-Tailed Fox's matter, I might visit the human realm again. Let's hope we meet again in the future."

Qin Yan hummed in acknowledgment, then turned to Yi Tianchou and Feather Princess, "What about you two? You can stay in the heavenly realm and not return to the human realm."

Yi Tianchou was momentarily stunned, then said in a dull voice, "What are you talking about? If I wanted to stay in the heavenly realm, I wouldn't have come here in the first place."

Feather Princess said, "Staying here alone wouldn't be interesting for me. I'll go back with Brother Tian this time."

"Then, Shiqi, Dream Butterfly, are you two ready?" Qin Yan looked towards Lin Shiqi and Dream Butterfly, and both nodded their heads.

"Alright, let's go!" Qin Yan grabbed the hands of Lin Shiqi and Dream Butterfly, and together, they jumped into the dark cave below，Yi Tianchou and Feather Princess followed suit, jumping in after them. Then, their figures all disappeared into the depths of the dark cave, leaving no trace behind.