I long to return home!

"You're the one who's sick, your whole family is sick."

After a moment of silence, Jin Yuluan Feng blushed as red as an apple, crossed her arms, and turned her head away with her small red lips, muttering a curse.

"Damn it, get up! You're crushing me!" Xue Wu looked at the golden phoenix pressing heavily on top of him, unable to move an inch no matter how hard he tried.

Jin Yuluan Feng then realized that she was sitting on Xue Wu's lap in a rather undignified manner. However, she heard Xue Wu's words implying that she was fat. Her already red cheeks turned even redder. She stood up angrily, leaned against the side, and sulked, pouting her cherry lips like a child throwing a tantrum.

Xue Wu, supporting his aching back, staggered to his feet and moved slowly and carefully, feeling excruciating pain with every slight movement. Seeing the sulking Golden Feather Phoenix, he shook his head helplessly and walked step by step on the first floor, cursing inwardly, "Such a big pheasant, yet acting like a child."

Jin Yuluan noticed that Xue Wu had ignored her and walked away alone. Her anger reached its peak, and her fair skin instantly turned red as she stomped her feet in frustration. After thinking for a moment, she decided to follow Xue Wu, as she was also curious about what he was looking for.

Xue Wu, supporting his back, moved among the bookshelves, searching for books about the world he inhabited.

found it!

Xue Wu came to a bookshelf and looked up to see an old book called "Ancient Books". It was covered in dust and looked like it hadn't been read in a long time.

This is understandable, since the people who were born and raised here know this world very well and rarely rely on history books to acquire knowledge.

Although he found it, the book was located on the top floor. Normally, Xue Wu could reach it with just a jump, but he had strained his back. Not to mention jumping, even standing up straight was a bit difficult. He tried to jump lightly while holding onto the bookshelf, but before he could jump very high, his back moved slightly, and the bone-cracking pain instantly spread throughout his body.

"Sigh~"

His face contorted in pain as he gritted his teeth, enduring the agony of his fractured bone. Though resentful, the reality was stark: he had to wait until his back healed before he could reach it. After a moment's hesitation, he slowly leaned against the bookshelf and sat down on the floor, deciding to try again once his back was better. After all, what he wanted was right in front of him, yet he couldn't reach it. Besides, he was an impatient person; he couldn't possibly have the patience to go back and rest for a few days before checking again.

Suddenly, a golden figure flashed by. The golden phoenix spread its golden wings and flew high up, easily taking down the books. Wherever its golden wings passed, streaks of golden light danced in the air, a breathtaking sight.

"Let me see what kind of books you're so obsessed with." Jin Yuluanfeng glanced at the ancient book and then tossed it aside with a look of disdain.

"What a lousy book! So much dust, it's filthy." She waved her delicate, dust-covered hands.

The moment the ancient book fell, Xue Wu caught it with lightning speed. Looking at the book he had been longing for, he didn't know how to express his feelings.

The ancient book was very old, covered in dust, and even the spot where the golden-feathered phoenix had just touched was clearly visible. The pages were yellowed.

Xue Wu didn't find it unclean at all. He excitedly opened the ancient book and began to read it carefully. Even though he didn't like reading, he had no choice at this moment. If he wanted to go back to his hometown, he had to read this ancient book carefully. Perhaps there was a way in the book to find a way back home.

He read intently, word by word, not missing a single one. He was so focused that he shut out all his senses. At this moment, even the noisy chatter of the Golden Feather Phoenix beside him fell silent. It was as if he were the only person in the world.

Jin Yuluan was furious. She had kindly offered to help, but the person in front of her hadn't even said a word of thanks, completely ignoring her and instead starting to read a book on his own.

However, she did not disturb Xue Wu's reading, because she saw an unprecedented seriousness in him. Although she made a fuss for a while, she quickly shut her mouth and sat down next to him to read the ancient book together.

As she read, she became somewhat puzzled. The contents of this book were something that even ordinary people could know a lot about, but Xue Wu seemed to be from another place and knew nothing about the matter. She turned to look at Xue Wu with a serious expression, but seeing his focused expression, she sighed and continued to lean against him and read.

The way the two of them snuggled together made them look like a loving young couple to others, creating a warm and cozy scene, like a beautiful painting.

After reading for a while, Xue Wu had a general understanding of this world from the ancient book.

The world he lived in was called the Nine Heavens Star Domain. As the name suggests, it was a vast world composed of nine planes of different levels.

These are the Human Realm, the Divine Realm, the Demon Realm, the Spirit Realm where the Golden Feather Phoenix race resides, the Underworld, the Buddhist Realm, the Demon Realm, the Ghost Realm, and the Immortal Realm, the highest plane among the Nine Realms.

After reading for several more hours, Xue Wu was about to stretch when his gaze swept over him and he noticed Jin Yu Luan Feng sleeping on his shoulder. Looking at her delicate face, Xue Wu felt a surge of heat in his blood, but he quickly suppressed the wicked thought. He smiled slightly and did not wake the sleeping Jin Yu Luan Feng, continuing to read his book.

The descriptions of the other realms in the ancient books unfolded before his eyes like a series of magnificent and colorful paintings, immersing him completely and making it difficult for him to extricate himself.

The description is not very detailed, but it does contain some basic information.

After a mortal dies, their soul goes to the underworld and becomes a spirit. If a spirit accumulates resentment, it can become a vengeful ghost and return to the human world, or go to the ghost world to cultivate.

After a certain period of cultivation, ghosts can transform into demons and achieve true rebirth. However, gods and demons have always been inseparable. All human and divine cultivators must fulfill their duties to kill ghosts when they encounter them and destroy demons when they encounter them.

The spirit realm is the home of elves and spirit beasts, possessing pure spiritual energy and life force. It is mostly covered with lush, fragrant forests, full of vitality and life.

The Demon Realm is the gathering place of demons, who come in various forms and possess powerful demonic energy and magic. It is a place full of danger and opportunity, and the mountains and rivers are permeated with demonic energy.

The realm of gods is the most mysterious and sublime existence, inhabited by deities and divine beasts. They possess immense divine power and near-immortality, controlling the order and laws of the universe. Celestial music fills the realm of gods, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere.

Once a cultivator in the human realm reaches the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, they break through the shackles of life, and their physical body undergoes a transformation. All the stored spiritual power is transformed into divine power, and they ultimately ascend to the God Realm. However, once they ascend to the God Realm, they can no longer participate in the affairs of the human realm.

There are no actual records of the Immortal Realm in ancient books. Very few people can ascend to the Immortal Realm. One must reach the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcending Stage in cultivation and withstand the Heavenly Tribulation in order to ascend. The Heavenly Tribulation is extremely terrifying. Most cultivators who have reached the Tribulation Transcending Stage are annihilated by the Heavenly Tribulation, without even a chance to be reborn. They are completely obliterated.

"It seems that only by diligently cultivating can I find a way home." Xue Wu gently closed the ancient book and casually placed it on a bookshelf.

He turned to look at the golden phoenix sleeping soundly on his shoulder. Her adorable sleeping posture stirred Xue Wu's heart. Her body curled up like a kitten, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her soft breathing like pearls rolling down her cheeks were all clearly audible. How could a young man full of vigor resist such things?

Looking out the window, it was already dark. What kind of behavior was it for a lone man and woman to be out here? After a moment, he gently lifted the golden phoenix by the head with one hand and slowly stood up. With his other hand, he laboriously lifted it up from under its legs.

Xue Wu looked at the sleeping Golden Feather Phoenix and shook his head helplessly before walking out of the Scripture Pavilion.