After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Lin Chu gently patted Cang Yao's back, and after a while, the trembling in her shoulders slowly stopped.

Looking at Cang Yao, whose eyes were brimming with tears, he raised his hand and gently patted the top of her head.

Cang Yao felt the warmth of the hand above her head and was stunned for a moment.

Then she smiled, her peach blossom eyes curving into crescents, with traces of tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes.

"I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage," Lin Chu comforted her.

"With each increase in cultivation level, more of my memories will be restored. Before long, I will be able to remember everything."

Cang Yao raised her head, her eyes still red.

"real?"

"Yes, really!"

Lin Chu smiled. "So don't be sad, at least we're still together now, aren't we?"

Cang Yao looked at Lin Chu.

She thought to herself that no matter what, Lin Chu was right beside her now, alive, warm, and within reach.

This is enough.

It's okay if you can't remember some things, as long as the person is still here.

Then, as if she had thought of something, she let out a soft hum.

"What's wrong?" Lin Chu asked.

"It's nothing." Cang Yao changed the subject, looked up at him, and suddenly put on a mysterious expression. "I have something to do."

"What is it?"

"I have a surprise for you."

"What surprise?"

"Would it still be a surprise if I told you?" Cang Yao shook her head. "You'll find out later."

She moved lightly and quickly disappeared into the night.

Lin Chu watched her retreating figure.

Whether it's a god or a monster, some things will never change.

……

After parting ways with Cang Yao, Lin Chu returned to the villa.

He leaned back on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, going over the events of the evening in his mind.

Cang Yao's words, and those fragments of memory pieced together amidst excruciating pain.

I can remember more and more, but it's still not enough.

He needs to recover all his memories as soon as possible.

Then Lin Chu thought of the Book of Myriad Realms.

No matter how long you stay inside, only one day has passed in reality.

It's only been a day. After collecting the reward, my cultivation level might increase significantly.

Lin Chu stood up, went upstairs, and entered the study.

Sit cross-legged in the center of the spirit-gathering array, close your eyes, and silently recite in your heart.

"Enter the Book of Myriad Realms".

The small book shimmering with a pale golden light slowly surfaced from the depths of my consciousness, and a familiar feeling welled up in my heart.

The book automatically turned the first page, then turned the next page and stopped.

Then a new line of text appeared.

Lin Chu was taken aback.

Why is it still the Xuan Tian Realm?

But what appeared below was completely different from what he had expected.

Lines of text slowly appeared.

The Realm of Ten Thousand Demons.

One of the four domains of the Xuantian Realm.

Ten thousand years ago, after the great war between humans and demons, the main force of the demon race retreated to this place.

From then on, the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons became the domain of the demon race.

However, the Demon Realm has native human inhabitants, whose bloodline had already multiplied and thrived there before the great war between humans and demons.

Before the great war, they were unable to withdraw, and after the war, they were not accepted by the three realms.

The Vast Domain regards them as "descendants of the Demon Realm," the Upper Pure Domain despises them as "impure blood," and the Brahma Domain sighs that they are "those without affinity for the Dharma."

The demon race naturally did not recognize them as their own, calling them "two-legged sheep".

They can be killed and eaten, or enslaved and used as servants.

For tens of thousands of years, the human race in the Demon Realm has been barely surviving.

They hide in the mountains and forests, gather underground, and scatter in the wilderness.

Several times the flags were gathered, but they were all trampled flat; several times the fortresses were established, but they were all reduced to scorched earth.

To this day, there is not an inch of land to stand on, nor a place to call home.

Lin Chu stared at him for a long time without saying a word.

He recalled his first life in the Vast Domain, where he studied and served as an official. Historical records only briefly mentioned the Myriad Demon Domain—"Demon Domain," "A Land Beyond Civilization," and "Not in Contact with the Central Plains."

There has never been any mention of humans living there.

Soon, the text went dark.

When it lights up again, it's already the task interface.

World type: High-level martial arts fantasy.

Entry method: Birth.

Identity: Jiang Yan, the eldest son of the Jiang family, a prominent human family in the Tushan Dynasty of the Ten Thousand Demon Realm.

Task 1: Cultivation. Reach the Nascent Soul Realm or above in this life. The higher the realm, the richer the rewards. The cultivation limit affects the final settlement coefficient.

Task Two: Establish Your Clan. Lead the remnants of the Demon Realm to seize a territory from the demon race that can sustain over a million people long-term, is self-sufficient, and can withstand attacks from the demon race's regular army. The task is considered complete if the territory survives for three years. The longer the territory exists, the larger it is, and the more prosperous the human population becomes, the higher the reward bonus.

Do you wish to enter?

Lin Chu looked at the two lines of tasks.

He is currently at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Nascent Soul realm, with the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages in between.

Moreover, if it's a birth, shouldn't it start from scratch?

There is also the Li Clan, who led a group of people who had been oppressed for tens of thousands of years to seize territory from the demon race.

Lin Chu took a deep breath and did not click to enter immediately.

He mentally reviewed the existing information again.

The Realm of Ten Thousand Demons, the Tu Shan Dynasty, the Jiang Family, Jiang Yan.

He thought of someone—Jiang Ruoshui.

Also surnamed Jiang.

She said you'll find out soon.

I remember she had said "Jiang" before... then she changed her address to Lin Chu.

Could she be a member of the Jiang family?

If so, then many things make sense.

Why did she suddenly appear? Why was she so proactive towards me?

Before going in, Lin Chu did some preparations.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Zhou Caiwei.

Lin Chu: I'm going into seclusion for a day tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll be out soon.

Caiwei: Received, be careful.

Lin Chu: Don't worry.

Then I sent a message to Cangyao as well, with similar wording.

Cang Yao replied almost instantly.

Cangyao: Okay.

Cangyao: The retreat went smoothly.

Cangyao: [Little Fish, Keep Going! Emoji Pack]

Lin Chu put down her phone.

Then I took a deep breath and mentally clicked the "enter" button.

The pages of the Book of Myriad Realms began to turn, flipping faster and faster with a rustling sound.

Golden light poured out from between the pages of the book, engulfing his consciousness.