Upon seeing Yuling, Yunxi was the first to step forward, smiling as she said:
"Congratulations, Master, on restoring your source power and advancing in cultivation."
Yuling's cold features shifted slightly upon seeing Yunxi. The corners of his lips lifted faintly as he said:
"I was able to restore my source power within ten years thanks to the ten-thousand-year cold ice you left me. But this cultivation breakthrough was beyond my expectations."
At this point, Yuling paused, his brows knitting slightly.
"Ranxi, if I remember correctly, when you last left the Ancient Battlefield, you had only just passed the Mahayana stage Thunder Tribulation. How have you reached the peak late Mahayana stage so quickly? Your rate of advancement is too fast."
Yunxi knew that Yuling was worried her rapid advancement would leave her foundation unstable and hinder her future cultivation, so she could only explain softly:
"Rest assured, Master. I only broke through once everything fell naturally into place; I was not blindly pursuing speed. You will understand the specifics once you return and ask Old Ancestor Haoran. However, I snatched this garrison mission from Old Ancestor Haoran. Aside from worrying about you, Master, there are other matters I need to see through."
Seeing that Yunxi's expression was calm and the aura around her steady, Yuling nodded, ending the matter. This time, however, he transmitted his voice directly to her.
"Ranxi, aside from restoring my source power, the reason I was able to break through to the Integrated Body Middle Stage so quickly was the aid I received after the mysterious power within the Ancient Battlefield awakened. Otherwise, at my cultivation speed, it would have taken at least two hundred years to reach the Integrated Body Middle Stage.
"Yet I accomplished it within ten years. That is highly abnormal. It feels