Jinling.

Mu Jinyu was not visiting for the first time.

More than a year ago, he had accompanied Mei Yinxue to participate in an auction because the Blood-Drinking Sword, a birthday gift from Mei Yinxue's adoptive father, surprisingly appeared on the auction list under the name Zichen Demon-Slaying Sword.

During the journey, they also encountered Mei Yinxue's former sister, Gu Youlan.

In the end, Gu Youlan's cunning plans backfired, costing her life, and subsequently, he was attacked by San Liu, which led him to join forces with Xiang Mantang to storm the Slaughter Redemption headquarters, following a series of unexpected events, he hadn't returned to Jinling since.

Now revisiting the old place, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions.

Who would have thought that San Liu and Nameless, who once tried to kill him, are now members of the Dragon King Hall?

Who could have imagined that in just one year, Jinling suffered several waves of demon attacks resulting in tens of thousands of casualties during the dark turmoil and again after it ended, with the spiritual energy revival and the evolution of myriad beasts, several tens of thousands more were lost?

Now that he was back in familiar surroundings, walking down the street, he estimated that among the people he met, less than one in ten overlapped with those from a year ago—it truly was a situation where things remained but people had changed.

Mu Jinyu and his wives walked down a street, observing the passersby. Only about one-tenth seemed to have no cultivation, whereas most people, even if not extremely strong, had at least the strength of Mingjin, capable of killing a young bull with a single punch, without any difficulty.

This made him acutely aware of the sweeping changes brought by the spiritual energy revival on Earth, with nationwide martial cultivation.

After returning from the Kunlun Ruins, he hastened back to Yinlong Mountain without paying much attention to the drastic changes in the cities along the way. Besides, being deep in the mountains, the warriors of the Dragon King Hall were unlikely to include ordinary people, so it hadn't impressed upon him much change.

But now, seeing the people on the streets, each with their own cultivation, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved, sensing that Earth's environment was increasingly resembling that of the Kunlun Ruins.

He wondered whether these changes were good or bad!

However, there was no choice, as even animals like mice, cats, and dogs had evolved under the spiritual energy revival, gaining considerable strength. It was becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary people to survive in this world; even a mouse could potentially take their lives, and without strength, survival was impossible.

Mu Jinyu turned his gaze from the passersby to the shops lining the street.

In the past, these street-side shops were unsurprisingly filled with food stalls, barbershops, beauty salons, hardware stores, banks, etc., but now, these shops were mostly gone. Most were for selling spiritual medicines for cultivation and various miracle elixirs, with martial arts schools—teaching people how to cultivate—being the most prevalent.

There were still food stalls, but they no longer sold ordinary snacks; they offered exotic beasts that had gained considerable strength after the spiritual energy revival.

These exotic beasts, when cooked with certain herbs, could vastly improve a person's physique and enhance their cultivation, hence they were not cheap.

Retracting his gaze from these shops, Mu Jinyu looked at the nearby Purple Gold Mountain.

The spiritual energy emanating from there was indeed exceptionally dense, far surpassing even some small sects' mountain ranges in the Kunlun Ruins.

"Here, have a skewer; it tastes really good."

Mei Yinxue came out from a barbecue shop, handing Mu Jinyu a skewer of dripping grilled meat.

The women hadn't gone out to have fun for a long time. Over the past year, they were either outside battling Divine Realm ferocious beasts or being trapped by enemies on Yinlong Mountain, afraid to venture out.

Therefore, when Mu Jinyu took them out to make trouble for the Master of Purple Gold Mountain, they couldn't resist their cravings and bought some snacks from a few barbecue shops they passed by.

"Okay." Mu Jinyu took the skewer, taking a bite, and indeed, it tasted quite good.

Although these exotic beasts weren't very strong when killed, at most reaching the levels of Dark energy and Energy Transformation, far from the strength of the raw materials used for specialty snacks in the Kunlun Ruins, the culinary skills of Huaxia couldn't be underestimated, with all the spices!

The well-balanced skewer, after being specially prepared, had no hint of gaminess, and the combination of several mutated spices from the spiritual energy revival not only didn't overshadow the grilled meat's aroma but also blended it into a more wondrous flavor.

Due to the nature of the exotic beasts, the meat was more resilient, with a strong chew, although not able to melt in the mouth, after a few chews, the texture swiftly softened. At that moment, the seasoning from marinating and the burnt aroma from grilling melded together, exploding into an exceptional burst of flavor in the mouth, creating an unparalleled taste bud experience…

"Here, this ice cream is also delicious."

At this time, Lin Qiaoxia also came over, handing Mei Yinxue and Mu Jinyu each an ice cream, smiling as she spoke.

Yin Li, smelling the fragrant aroma, slowly poked her little dragon head out from Mu Jinyu's arms, her nose twitching a few times. Her large eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately dove into the ice cream, feasting gleefully.

"Delicious!"

With just a bite, Yin Li's big eyes curved into crescents, then she started frantically devouring the ice cream in Lin Qiaoxia's hand.

Soon, Gu Xiyan, Wen Rou, Yu Linglong, and Xu Qingya all returned with various delicacies.

Yin Li just finished seven ice creams, including the one Lin Qiaoxia had taken a bite of, and then she looked at the treats in Gu Xiyan's hands and drifted over to take a bite.

Gu Xiyan and the others had seen Yin Li, the Divine Silkworm Princess, before, so they were not surprised to see her appear to eat, only a little curious about how she managed to break out.

But after only one bite, Yin Li frowned and mumbled, "Not as tasty, I want the one from before…"

She looked hopefully at Mu Jinyu, then turned her gaze to Lin Qiaoxia, remembering that the sweet, icy treat Lin Qiaoxia had brought was what she craved.

Mu Jinyu hadn't expected Yin Li to be so fond of ice cream, but recalling that she was originally an Ice Silkworm and there were no ice creams in Kunlun Ruins, he chuckled with understanding and said, "Qiaoxia, could you please buy some more ice cream?"

"Sure." Lin Qiaoxia replied sweetly, smiling.

Earlier, when Yin Li flew out and quickly devoured their ice creams, it did startle Lin Qiaoxia, but she quickly realized this was the Divine Silkworm Princess and wasn't so scared anymore.

Seeing how adorable Yin Li looked when craving ice cream, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

Lin Qiaoxia took Yin Li to the dessert shop to buy more ice cream.

When Yin Li saw the lid being lifted off a tub of ice cream, revealing a full bucket, her eyes gleamed uncontrollably. Unable to contain her excitement, she rushed over to feast before the shop assistant could scoop any out.

"Ah!"

The shop assistant was startled but, given the changed world, she was well-versed and assumed this was Lin Qiaoxia's pet. Relaxing a bit, she reproachfully said, "Why did you let your pet fly out like that? What if it accidentally hurt someone?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" Lin Qiaoxia apologized quickly, explaining, "She's not my pet, and she won't hurt anyone, sorry to have scared you…"

At this moment, a group of people who also came to buy ice cream saw Yin Li on the ice cream and their eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "This...is this a dragon?!"

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