Lu Ran took Deng Yutang and Guan Yiren into the Chifengwen Gourd, then, familiar with the routine, invited out the Divine Idols in the garden and had them merge with the two.
When he flew out of the gourd, Wang Ling and Bai Manni were still waiting.
"What are your plans?" Lu Ran called out from afar. "Those two have already advanced. There's no more free ride here. Are you going back to Yunhai Cliff?"
"God Ran, I'll stay on the island and cultivate in seclusion!" Wang Ling said decisively.
His teammates, Qiao Yuanxi and Niu Zhengzheng, as well as his uncle Wang Quan, who had entered the mountain with them, had all become gods. Guan Yiren was about to become a god as well.
Only Wang Ling himself remained at the Sea Realm Fourth Stage. He truly had no face to show anyone.
Lu Ran understood his feelings and advised, "You were delayed in the Human World for too long. You're already at the upper Sea Realm now. You've worked hard enough."
"Thank you for the encouragement, God Ran!" Wang Ling's gaze was resolute. "When I advance to the Heaven Realm, I'll leave these Ends of the Earth.
"I'll protect Yuanxi and fight shoulder to shoulder with everyone!"
"Good." Lu Ran nodded in satisfaction. Since Wang Ling had already made up his mind, he did not try to persuade him further.
Lu Ran then looked at Bai Manni.
Under the moonlight, the fair-skinned young woman still seemed to glow with whiteness.
No, that wasn't right!
Lu Ran knocked his forehead, silently cursing his own stereotypes. Manni should not be called a young woman anymore. She was already a mother.
"God Ran, I... I want to go see Lingyi. Is that alright?" Bai Manni asked timidly.
"Of course!" Lu Ran